Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10070662January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REPAIRED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME PART OF THAT WHICH I ASSUMED WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SEAT BELT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED THEY SAY IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, BELTS ARE MANUFACTURER?S PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION: WE WERE IN TRAFFIC IN MARCH IN HOUSTON TX WHEN TRANSMISSION DECIDED NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. DOWNSHIFTING IN TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT .THE DODGE PLACE SAID IT WAS THE VALVE BODY WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME THE BAND NEEDED ADJUSTING WHICH COST $87.00 AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST 1300.00 TO FIX I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND IT DID IT AGAIN 7 MONTHS LATER IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO TRIED TO REMEDY PROBLEM & OURSELF COULD NOT DO. CALLED DODGE CORP. AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP US FINANCIALLY FIX THIS. WE DID THEY SAID THEY WOULD EXCEPT $200. I SAID OK FIX THE PROBLEM THEN THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID SINCE SOMEBODY ELSE HAD PUT PARTS ON IT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I TOLD THEM THAT BEFORE THEY STARTED. SO GO FIGURE. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE JUST BECAUSE OF IT DOWN SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC ALONE BUT TO NO AVAIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070678January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THIS 1999 DODGE RAM WAS SOLD TO ME BY OZARK DODGE IN OZARK, MO. THIS VEHICLE IS A REPLACEMENT FOR A 2001 THAT WAS A MECHANICAL DISASTER. I HAD ASKED WHEN I DECIDED TO ACCEPT THEIR OFFER ON THE 1999 THAT THEY WOULD DO THE FOLLOWING: CHANGE ALL FLUIDS, ALIGNMENT,AND THOROUGHLY GO THROUGH THIS TRUCK. 3 MOS AFTER THE INITIAL PURCHASE I BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND HUNT FOR GEARS. I TOOK IT TO AURORA DODGE IN AURORA, MO. FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME ALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THERE WAS ALSO A NOTE ON THE SERVICE ORDER THAT THE FLUID HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY POORLY SERVICED. WHICH TELLS ME THAT OZARK DODGE DIDN'T DO A DAM THING TO THIS TRUCK BEFORE THEY GAVE IT TO ME TO DRIVE AWAY!! I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER (8 DAYS) IT BEGAN SLIPPING AND HUNTING FOR GEARS AGAIN. I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS AGAIN THIS WILL BE IT'S 2ND VISIT TO THE SHOP FOR THIS.!! I CANNOT FIND ANYONE TO HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER, I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OTHER NUMBERS THAT THEY HAD GIVEN ME AND TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS THE 2ND PIECE OF CHRYSLER ?!@#$% THEY HAVE GIVEN ME. THIS HAS TO END NOW!!! I AM REQUESTING THAT IF THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPAIRED THAT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD IT TO ME (OZARK DODGE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING ME A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH THE SAME OPTIONS ON IT WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF AN AUTOMATIC TRANS. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK DATING BACK TO THE PURCHASE OF THE 2001 THAT THEY SOLD ME KNOWING THAT IT WAS NOT ROAD READY AND A HAZARD TO WHOM EVER DROVE IT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068874January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. IN TRAFFIC DECIDES TO DOWN SHIFT BY ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069023January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
IT'S BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TOLD A PROBLEM ON TRANSMISSION/SPEED CHECKING SENSOR. UPON FURTHER CHECK AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY FOUND A LOT OF SMALL METAL DEBRIS AROUND THE SPEED CHECKING SENSOR INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054117January 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHORAGE FAILED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. THE CONSUMER WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055231January 15, 2004
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, SEATS
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BASE. THE VAN WAS EQUIPPED WITH HANDICAPPED EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.... *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054034January 14, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FELL BACK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053180January 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE WILL SURGE 10-15MPH OVER SPEED AT WHICH IT IS SET. IN ONE INSTANCE THE UNIT HAD BEEN HOLDING A STEADY 55MPH FOR APPROX. 10 MIN. AND BEGAN CLIMBING THROUGH 65 BEFORE IT WAS CAUGHT AND DISENGAGED. THIS SURGE BEHAVIOR APPEARS TO BE LOW-TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT AS IT CEASES IN THE SUMMER AND RE-OCCURS IN THE WINTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052807January 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
LEAK IN FUEL LINE DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF FUEL FITTING ABOVE FUEL TANK. POTENTIAL FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053580January 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED AND UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED, AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053372January 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED 4 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051485January 1, 2004
STEERING
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR A SQUEAL AND THE STEERING FELT ODD. AT LEAST 5 U-JOINTS, THE TRACK BAR, AND OTHER FRONT END PARTS WERE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY MY DEALER KEPT LOOKING AND I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THE U JOINTS AND OTHER PARTS?? I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051376December 30, 2003
WHEELS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
LEFT FRONT WHEEL PARTIALLY BROKE LOOSE, WITH LOSS OF STEERING, CAUSING PICK-UP TO VEER SHARPLY TO LEFT, STRIKING A SECURITY FENCE, AND SEVERELY DAMAGING LEFT FRONT, UNDER-CARRIAGE AND LEFT WHEEL SUSPENSION. SPEED APPROX. 30 MPH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049624December 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION: SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED MY TRUCK LATE IN 1999, THE TRANSMISSION HASN'T WORKED PROPERLY. I TOOK IN EARLY ON BECAUSE WHEN SHIFTING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE, THERE WAS THIS SLAPPING NOISE. THE DEALER IN JOLIET SAID THAT WAS A NORMAL THING. NOW SOME TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, THE SHIFTING SEEMS SOMEWHAT SLUGGISH. I KNOW OF A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DODGE TRUCKS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ONE HAS HAD IT REPLACED TWICE AND FINALLY JUST THIS PAST SUMMER TRADED FOR A GMC TRUCK AND THE OTHERS STILL HAVE THEIRS BUT ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME EXISTING PROBLEMS. WHEN I DO GET ANOTHER TRUCK, I WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER A DODGE, IT WILL PROBABLY BE A GMC OR EVEN A FORD AS MUCH AS I DISLIKE FORDS. MY 1999 TRUCK HAS 62000 MILES ON IT AND SETS IN THE GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042835December 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS STALLING OCCURRED SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS STILL LEAKING. THERE HAD BEEN A MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT WAS IN HER POSSESSION. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: AIRFLOW NOISE/SUCKED AIR DUE TO A POSSIBLE VACUUM LEAK, THE PASSENGER MIRROR VIBRATION DUE TO THE BUG SHIELDS, ENGINE TICKING, UNDERSHIELD RUSTED ALONG WITH THE DRIVESHAFT, U-JOINTS, AND THE BUMPER, THERE WAS RUST ON THE REAR BOX PANELS, ENGINE PING/NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON TWO TIMES, REAR WINDOW LEAKAGE, TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY/TRANSFER CASE LEAKED, HARD JUMPING WHEN IN REVERSE, REVVS OUT MORE RPM'S THAN NORMAL, ENGINE PING HAD GOTTEN LOUDER, AND THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050015December 4, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS HAVE CRACKS IN THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DOOR UNTO THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT CLOSE AND HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050081December 4, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP, PIECES OF THE DASH BOARD FLAKES OFF. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CRACKS RUNNING THROUGH OUT THE DASH BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044045December 3, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE WHEN IT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED EXTREMELY HARD THAT IF THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HOLD IT TIGHTLY, IT WOULD JUMP OUT OF HIS HANDS. *AK THE FRONT END PROBLEMS HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL HARD WHEN BRAKING. THE FRONT TIRES WERE CHANGES , BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048823November 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
STEEL BRAKE LINES ON 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP CORRODING AND BURSTING WHERE LINE GOES OVER TOP OF FUEL TANK, BRAKE FLUID IMMEDIATLY DUMPS AND AS A RESULT IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045892November 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE OVERDRIVE 5TH GEAR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD MANEUVER SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. ALL OTHER GEARS WOULD ENGAGE AND I HAD TO COMPLETE MY TRIP IS 4TH GEAR. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE 5TH GEAR IN PLACE ON THE TRANSMISSION OUT-PUT SHAFT HAD BACKED OFF, CAUSING 5TH GEAR TO SLIDE REARWARD AND DISENGAGE. DODGE HAS CIRCULATED A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM (21-10-98A) AND HAS DEVELOPED A REPAIR KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DODGE FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. AFTER RESEACHING COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ON THIS SITUATION, I QUICKLY FOUND 10 COMPLAINTS THAT RELATE TO THIS PROBLEM. ALSO AFTER TALKING WITH LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANICS, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL SIMILAR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE LOCALLY ON DODGE PICKUP 5-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL OWNERS OF DODGES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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