Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10002243January 7, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567889January 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. A SAFETY RECALL WAS CONDUCTED, HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POPULATION OF VEHICLES AFFECT IN THE SAFETY RECALL. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10002111January 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH HAD FRONT END COLLSION AND AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000553January 6, 2003
SUSPENSION
MY 02 RAM QC 1500 4X4 GETS UNSETTLED WHEN HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT/BUMPS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BOTH HANDS ON ON THE WHEEL OR YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF IN THE NEXT LANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001940January 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. STEERING BOX FAILED AND REPLACED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND REPLACED. VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT AT 40 MPH. CLUNKING NOISE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. FOUND NORMAL OPERATION. OIL LEAK IN FRONT OF MOTOR. OVERFLOW BOTTLE TOO FULL. VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. STEERING BOX ADJUSTED. AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE WAS TO BLAME. CONSOLE ON SEAT DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. TURBO WHISTLES ON ACCELERATION. NO PROBLEM FOUND. TRANSMISSION SURGES AT 10 TO 45 MPH. NO PROBLEM FOUND. POWER STEERING BOX LEAKED AND REPLACED SECOND TIME. LEAK WAS FOUND AT VACUUM PUMP SEAL CAUSED LEAK AT POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. STEERING DRIFTS TO RIGHT AND WHEEL IS OFF CENTER. CENTER DRAG LINK ADJUSTED SECOND TIME. AFTER SET FOR A FEW DAYS, VEHICLE WON'T MOVE WHEN IT IS PLACED IN DRIVE. NORMAL. NO PROBLEM FOUND. ALL ACCESSORIES WORK WITH THE KEYS OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. FLUID LEAKING FROM TRUCK. REPLACED STEERING BOX FOR THIRD TIME. BRAKES PULSATES WHEN APPLIED. LOW FLUID FOUND DUE TO STEERING LEAK. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000489January 3, 2003
STEERING
I HAVE RECENTLY EXERIENCED WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A "WANDERING FRONT END" ON MY '98 RAM. I HAD A LOCAL DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY SPENT 0.60 HRS DIAGNOSING A "SLIGHTLY WORN LOWER COLUMN SHAFT". THEY WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT PERHAPS I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HOPE THAT THE SYMPTOMS WOULD BECOME MORE EVIDENT. I DECLINED ANY REPAIR. I LATER WENT "ON-LINE" AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE SUBJECT. (TSB 19-10-97 - "STEERING WANDER") IN ADDITION, I FOUND AN ENTIRE WEB SITE DEDICATED TO THIS PHENOMENA. (KEY SEARCH, DODGE RAM) THE STORIES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING AND SOME ARE MUCH WORSE - SCARY! I E-MAILED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THEY WERE CONSIDERING ANY SORT OF CORRECTIVE ACTION. THEIR ANSWER WAS NO. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001790January 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HOOD OF HIS VEHICLE FLEW UP AND BROKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001809January 2, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE HOLES IN THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND KEYS GET CAUGHT IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001818January 2, 2003
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMES OFF. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001883January 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000677January 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
A PART ON THE AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL, WHICH I BELIEVE IS CALLED THE "CLOCK SPRING", HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 1998 DODGE RAM 3500, AS WELL AS, THE 2001. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I OWNED BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES AN DHAD THE RECALLS PERFORMED WHILE I OWNED THEM. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 3500 AS WELL AND IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE THAT THE OTHER TWO DID, BEFORE RECALLS WERE PERFORMED, YET THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL. I HAVE ALSO OBSERVED SOME OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH I FEEL ARE RELATED THAT WILL MOST LIKELY CAUSE A CRASH IN THE FUTURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEEDS UP AFTER IT IS SET EVERY TIME GOING DOWN A HILL OR WHEN THERE IS LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE AGAINST THE TRUCK. THE TURN SIGNAL ALSO BLINKS OCCASIONALLY (WHETHER CRUISE IS SET OR NOT). THE ABOVE RECALLS ON THE 1998 AND 2001 TRUCKS ARE NO LONGER LISTED HERE IN YOUR DATA, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AT ONE TIME. I FEEL THE 1999 SHOULD BE A RECALL, SINCE THE OTHERS MADE THE SAME NOISE BEFORE THEY WERE REPAIRED. THE NOISE IN REFERENCE IS A SPRING BEING TWISTED OR STRETCHED SOUND. AHEM, "CLOCK SPRING".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001782December 31, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 TO 65 MPH, WHEN VEHICLE DRIVES OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE REARS OFF TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000659December 31, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
DAIMLER CHRYSLER MAILED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF A RECALL ON TH 4E POWER DISTRIBUTION CCENTER GENERATOR CABLE CONNECTION ON MY TRUCK. MY SPOUSE TOOK THE TRUCK TO DON MARSHELL DODGE AND SERVICE CENTER . 716 NORTH HWY 27 P.O. BOX1509, SOMERSET, KY 42502, TELEPHONE # 606-678-8178. THE TRUCK WAS SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER REPAIR BUT MY HUSBAND BROUGHT THE LETTER AND ASKED THAT THE CABLE ALSO BE FIXED. THE SERVICE PERSON LOOKED A THE LETTER, LAID IT DOWN AND SAID THAT THEY "LOOKED' AT IT AND IT WAS FINE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO FIX THE CABLE. THE LETTER THAT DAIMLER CHRYLER MAILED REGARDING THE RECALL STATED THAT ANY COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER REGARDING HAVING THE VEHICLE FIXED SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD THIS AGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001617December 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HAS A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 55 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001626December 30, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FRONT TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL SEPARATION CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. SIZE#24575R16 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001683December 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY COULD CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT THERE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000431December 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN 1999 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION A WEEK AGO. THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED IT EXPLAINED THERE IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE THAT STICKS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DENYING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THEREBY BURNING IT UP. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECT. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH I WAS TOLD THE DAY AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASK WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO REGARDING NOT ONLY OWNING UP THE DEFECTIVE VALVE BUT ALSO WHAT THEY WERE WILLING TO DO FOR ME DUE TO THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE WILLING TO DO NOTHING ON EITHER ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000414December 29, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000409December 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER STAYED ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING (DODGE DIESEL 95') RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564676December 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER HAD THE THROTTLE CABLE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER STATING THE REQUIRED CONDITIONS WERE NOT MET.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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