Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10015675April 18, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
FRONT WHEELS TURNING FAR ENOUGH MAKING CONTACT WITH LOWER CONTROL ARM. WHICH CAUSED EXTREME WEAR ON THE TIRE CUTTING THE GROOVE IN THE SIDEWALL APPROVIAMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES FROM THE TIRE BEAD. THE DEALER STAED THAT THE TURNING STOPS IN THE STEERING BOX WERE WORN AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MR SCC
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#10017184April 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE TWO REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAVE FALLEN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM DE LOS ESPEJOS LATERALES SE ESTAN DESPRENDIENDO.
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#10014495April 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
PICK-UP PULLS HARD AND SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PADS , PROPORTIONAL VALVE, CALIPERS, AND ROTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENSE, BUT NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *JB
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#10016054April 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER REGARDING RECALL REMEDY 02V042000. THE RECALL LETTER STATED REMEDY SHOULD NOT TAKE ANY LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES. THE CONSUMER HAD AN 8:45 AM APPOINTMENT, BUT AFTER 2 HOURS, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THEN HAD TO LEAVE WITHOUT REMEDY DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS. *JB
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#10016082April 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLES IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
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#10014441April 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL, FROM READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS, THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO TWO POSSIBLE THINGS. A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER (FREQUENT PROBLEM)AND/OR CLOGGED COOLING SYSTEM LINES AS THE LINES AND PASSAGEWAYS ARE TOO NARROW AND FILTER IS INSUFFICIENT. *NLM
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#10015740April 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 084 000, BUT THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM
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#10014353April 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1997 DODGE RAM 1500. MFG CLAIMING NEEDING ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP FROM POOR MAINTENANCE, HOWEVER, MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT BEYOND RECOMMENDATION AND IS DOCUMENTED. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP SINCE PURCHASED USED 3 YEARS AGO, ALL WITH OIL ISSUES AND ONLY NOW IS THE ISSUE W/ SLUDGE MENTIONED. AFTER CHECKING COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE WHERE PEOPLE WERE TOLD THEY NEED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO SLUDGE. MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS SEEM TO BE PENDING ON THIS AS WELL. I HAVE TALKED WITH MANY MECHANICS WHO ADVISE THAT MOST DODGE RAM TRUCKS THEY SEE HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ENGINE'S COMPRESSION IS SET TO HIGH AND IT CAUSES THE OIL TO SLUDGE UP. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT, OIL CHANGES EVERY 1500 MILES. LESS THAN 10K MILES PUT ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH WILL NOT COVER THIS.) . *NLM
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#10015809April 14, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB
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#10014369April 14, 2003
SUSPENSION
FRONT END/STEERING PROBLEMS. WHENEVER I HIT A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 JUST ABOUT WANDERS OFF OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS AS A LARGE VIBRATION OF SOME SORT IS TAKES OVER THE STEERING. *NLM
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#10015820April 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BECAME VERY HOT AND MELTED, AND SHORTED OUT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND DISABLED THE PARKING LIGHTS. *JB *TS
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#10014320April 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAIL WHILE PANIC BREAKING. APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE HYDRAULIC/ ANTILOCK FAILURE FOR THE PERIOD OF BRAKING THAT WOULD BE UNDER ANTILOCK CONTROL. *NLM
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#10014305April 12, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT BUBBLING AND PEELING ON CAB AND DISCOLORATION OF PAINT ON FENDERS. *NLM
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#10014267April 11, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY COMPANY OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK, VIN # [XXX]. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE HOOD RELEASED, FLEW UP AND LANDED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. THE HINGES AND WINDSHIELD WERE BROKEN. BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD MY EMPLOYEE WASN'T HURT. CHRYSLER ISN'T EVEN INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THIS AS THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10014269April 11, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT BAD IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BAD TO THE LEFT IN THE LEFT LANE EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT. CONSULTS WITH THE DEALER HAVE ONLY YIELDED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE OF SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING THIS RESOLVED AND DRIVING OTHER SIMILAR DODGE RAM'S I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS NOT "NORMAL".*JB
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#10014841April 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE INTAKE AIR PLENUM HAD CAUSED KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE, POOR PERFORMANCE, AND OIL CONTAMINATION. THE DEALER FOUND THE ENGINE VACUUM IN THE CRANKCASE BED LEAKING. MR SCC *JB
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#10015736April 11, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE DASH BOARD MATERIAL CONTAINED A 16 INCH CRACK. *JB THE HINGE HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE GLOVE BOX. SCC
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#10014896April 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THERE WAS A RECALL IN REFERENCE TO THE REAR AXLE FLANGE WELDS WHICH MAY FATIGUE AND CAUSE THE CALIPER TO ROTATE. MR THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A BACKLOG ON THE REPAIR PARTS AND WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS ( RECALL #02V159000). SCC *NLM
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#10014224April 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE IDLE IS ERRATIC, BOTH IN NEUTRAL AND IN GEAR. WILL SPEED UP WHILE DRIVING, OR WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, OR WHILE IN PARK. HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. IT IS MORE SEVERE WHEN COLD. *NLM
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#10015604April 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 119 000, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *JB.....*AK
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