Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#847612September 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER , HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD-ON. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS . DAMAGES WILL BE ESTIMATED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#847156September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CHECK ENGINE & ABS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON & STAY. VEHICLE ALSO FAILS TO RECORD ANY MILEAGE. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD CLUSTER & CONNECTOR FOR CLUSTER REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846952September 7, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS WOULD NOT COME OUT ENOUGH TO BE BUCKLED. AFTER BEING REPAIRED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DLR HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710970September 6, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710947September 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY SURGE RADICALLY AND MAKE THE TRUCK SHUTTER. IN THE COURSE OF A DAY IT CAN HAPPEN ZERO TO FIFTEEN TIMES, IT USUALLY HAPPENS EVERY DAY. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR BRAKING SITUATION. WHETHER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED HEAVILY OR LIGHTLY DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER, IT JUST DOES IT WHENEVER. I CAN BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, NEVER USING THE BRAKES AND WHEN I PULL OFF AND COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKES SURGE AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHUTTERS MORE THAN A LITTLE. DUE TO THE ERRATIC NATURE OF THE OCCURANCES, THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO PINPOINT A SPECIFIC PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, EACH TIME THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX WHAT THEY THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE, THIS IS AN AREA OF GREAT CONCERN. I WOULD PREFER NOT TO FIND MYSELF IN A SITUATION ON AN ICY ROAD IN THE MID OF WINTER AND NEEDING MY ABS SYSTEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND IT DOESN'T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846446September 2, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL JERKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846548September 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN TRAVELING A LOUND NOISE COME FROM UNDERNEITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO A CRACK WITHIN THE DRIVESHAFT, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846581September 2, 1999
SEAT BELTS
REAR SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY BACK INTO POSITION, WILL NOT LOCK, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548147August 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#845756August 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE HITTING A BUMP, BRAKES RELEASE AND LET VEHICLE KEEP ON GOING. DEALER CANT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710473August 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CRANKSHAFT, TRADED FOR ANOTHER TRUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845609August 23, 1999
WHEELS
WHILE TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF THE HOUSING UNIT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STEER OUT OF CONTROL AND SLIDE INTO A STOP. WHEEL THEN BOUNCED DOWN THE ROAD INTO THE REAR WINDSHIELD, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#841290August 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT ROLLED AWAY CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710286August 20, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845429August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710168August 18, 1999
AIR BAGS
FRONTAL IMPACT WITH CONCRETE CYLINDER. EST. SPEED 40MPH. THE FRONT BUMPER CRUSHED BACK APPROX. 2 OR 2.5 FEET. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#845191August 17, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND "T BONED" ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547954August 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED INTO WATER WHEN CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PUT BOAT ONTO TRAILER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#845079August 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, HIT STEEL PIPE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT,DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES EVEN WITH SEATBELT WORN AT THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#845129August 16, 1999
SEAT BELTS
LAP BELTS DO NOT COME ACROSS LAP. BELTS RIDE HIGH ON ABDOMEN. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLMS IF ACCIDENT HAPPENS. ALSO, SHOULDER BELTS CUT TOO CLOSE TO NECK & JAW LINE AREA. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO BE CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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