Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#721801April 22, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
BINDING AND SLIP-STICK OPERATION FROM NEW - @10,000 MI HARD BINDING @20MPH NON-REPEATABLE; DEALER REP INDICATED STIFF STEERING "NORMAL"; INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT SERVICE REPORTED NON-ADJUSTABLE INTERNAL BINDING; SUSPECT FACTORY MISASSEMBLY OR INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED INTERNAL COMPONENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860760April 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T ADJUST TO THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721720April 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PULLED AND SHOOK REPLACE BRAKES. PULLED AND SHOOK REPLACED BRAKES AGAIN, SHOOK REPLACED BRAKE AGAIN. NOW STARTING TO SHAKE AGIAN. 16000 MILES TOTAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860646April 20, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF SLACK WITHIN THE STEERING GEAR BOX WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO MANEUVER PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BOX THREE TIMES WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865670April 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 TO 50 MPH CONSUMER COULD FEEL A SURGING EFFECT OR CHOKING SOUND, LIKE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A RECALL ABOUT TO COME OUT ON THESE TRUCKS FOR THAT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721631April 18, 2000
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
ON APRIL 12 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REARENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 20 MPH. THERE IS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE BACK WINDOW OF THE BLAZER IN FRONT OF US BUSTED OUT, BUT NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS IN MY TRUCK DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721636April 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1ST OIL CHANGE NOTICED EXTRA OIL ON DIP STICK, TOOK BACK TO DEALER FOR CHECK,TOLD TRUCK WAS MAKING OIL! CHANGED FUEL PUMP "NO HELP" NEXT WEEK CHANGED FUEL INJECTORS "NO HELP" KEEP CHANGING OIL EVERY WEEK , ANY SUGESTIONS???????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860066April 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND RESISTED. BOTH BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721269April 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711175April 7, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. AUTO TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN START FROM WASHBOARD ROAD SURFACE OR HIT BUMP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER (ED MOSES DODGE) SAYS THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR. THIS INFO IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. 2. STEERING WILL NOT CENTER - ALWAYS PULLS R OR L. 2 ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED. UNSTABLE ON WASHBOARD ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711201April 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A TWO WAY RURAL ROADWAY, A MINI-VAN DRIVING TOWARD ME MADE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF ME AT 10-15 MPH (FAILURE TO YIELD). I HIT THE ABOVE MINI-VAN'S FRONT PASSENGER CORNER HEAD ON WITH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. AFTER THE IMPACT WITH THE MINI-VAN, MY TRUCK HIT AN ELECTRIC POLE WITH FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE WHERE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MINI-VAN WAS THROWN 25 PACES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN WHICH IT WAS TRAVELING. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE MINI-VAN AND DRIVER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY SEAT BELTS SAVED ME FROM BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE. MY FOREHEAD HIT THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM STILL TRYING TO OVERCOME HEAD INJURIES THAT RESULTED. PATROL OFFICER AT ACCIDENT SUGGESTED I CONTACT MANUFACTURER ON FAILURE OF AIRBAGS. I DID NOT FEEL CONCEARNED AT THE TIME DUE TO FEELING FORTUNATE THAT INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE. AFTER A WEEK OR SO WENT BY I STILL HAD HEAD INJURIES RESULTING FROM STEERING WHEEL CONTACT AND CONTINUED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ONE WEEK LATER, A SIMILAR DODGE RAM TRUCK'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SIMILAR ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY INSPECTED VEHICLE. THEIR INSPECTION RESULTED IN DETERMINING THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS INSTANCE. BASED ON WITNESS' OBSERVATIONS OF THE ACCIDENT, I'M AM BEING TOLD TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF MY HEAD INJURIES ARE CURED, I'M NOT PLANNING LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST MANUFACTURER AND/OR DRIVER AT FAULT. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF TWO RECENT SIMILAR CASES INVOLING DODGE TRUCK'S AIR BAGS. I FEEL CONCEARNED ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THIER AIR BAG SYSTEMS IN FUTURE ACCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE. OFFICER AND WITNESS ACCIDENT REPORTS AND PHISICAL MARKINGS LEFT AT ACCIDENT SCENE REVEAL THE IMPACT POINT OF VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC POLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#859822April 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE GEAR BY A 2-YEAR OLD CHILD BY SWINGING THE BACK OF HIS HAND PAST THE SHIFTER. VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARDS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SHOWED NO CONCERN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#859718April 5, 2000
STEERING
WHEN PARALLEL PARKING CONSUMER CANNOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. IF DRIVER NEEDED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF A DEER RUNNING IN THE ROAD, HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SWERVE OR STOP IN TIME. WHEN AT A STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, ALTHOUGH THEY DID OFFER TO MAKE A PAYMENT FOR THE OWNER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859691April 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER REAR ENDED A SCHOOL BUS AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER 'S LEG WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#859573April 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO SIDE, EITHER A VERY MILD OR A SEVERE PULL. CHRYSLER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720899April 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FUSE BLEW , CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO STALL EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859560March 31, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DELAER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859446March 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
UNDER NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT CALIPERS WERE STICKING, ALSO, REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER VISTING THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AN ENGINEER FROM CHRYSLER INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE TOO POWERFUL FOR VEHICLE'S WEIGHT, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO TWIST UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720697March 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER SHOCK ON 4-WD MODELS IS MOUNTED BELOW FRONT END. IT IS THE LOWEST PART OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT HITS AN OBJECT, IT BENDS THE SHAFT AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING. I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION, AND IT HAS HAPPENNED TO ME TWICESINCE LAST SUMMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551542March 27, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LOCK UP. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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