Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #8008332April 23, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE JUMPING ANOTHER VEHICLE ENGINE SENSOR FAILED COMPLETELY. TOOK TO DEALER PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHCILE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008348April 23, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS MOST TIMES WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2 ND TO 3 RD GEAR, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER YET.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008365April 23, 2002SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKE OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, CONSUMER FEELS LIKE SHE IS LOOSING CONTROL. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008366April 23, 2002POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2 ND TO 3 RD GEAR, ALSO THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008434April 23, 2002AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RESULTING IN FRONT END OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE BEING SMASHED HEAD-ON, RESULTING IN AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING/ CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK *YH
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008176April 22, 2002SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AND HITTING A RAILROAD TRACK FRONT WHEELS OF VEHICLE WILL START JUMPING. LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS WILL JUMP TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT JERKING STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING CONSUMER LOSS OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HAD REPAIRS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008258April 22, 2002ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT BURNING OUT, CAUSING DASHBOARD AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. *AKHEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS CHECKED AND DEALER FOUND MELTED PLASTIC WIRE TO THE SWITCH CONNECTOR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. *JG
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #565273April 19, 2002LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V040000 NOTIFICATION FOR THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER RECALL WORK HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH DEALERSHIP. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008141April 19, 2002ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER STATES CONVERSION VAN FUSE BOX BEHIND DRIVER SEAT STARTED BUZZING. IF IT OVER HEATS, AND SHORTS OUT IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007953April 18, 2002STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL UP THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8008012April 18, 2002ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASBOARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM SPEED SENSOR WAS ON RECALL BUT THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #760798April 17, 2002SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKES DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. DODGE HAS REPLACE SENSORS, DOESN'T FIX PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, AND THIS CAUSING A CRASH. . ALSO THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T UPSHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007818April 17, 2002AIR BAGS
DODGE RAM 1500 SERIES.THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AT 25-35 MPH. UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD ON THE DASH. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NLM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007848April 17, 2002SUSPENSION
1500, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 15 TIMES FOR LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR END WHEN MAKING TURNS AND WHEN BACKING UP. THE FIRST TIME AT 625 MILES. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007864April 17, 2002SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THE BACK OF VEHICLE SWERVED WHERE CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THE TAIL END SITS UP HIGH. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED TO PUT CEMENT IN BACK END. NLMTHE WIND HAD COUGHT THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE MAKING VEHICLE'S BACK END BREAK CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE FOUR(4) TO SIX(6) FEET TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THIS VEHICLE. *JG
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007865April 17, 2002FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE METAL HANGERS IN FUEL PUMP WAS RUSTED. THE RUST FROM THE METAL HANGERS WENT THROUGH FUEL LINE AND CLOGGED FUEL TANK. DEALER CONTACTED. NLMCONSUMER HAD DEALER CLEAN FUEL SYSTEM FROM FRONT TO BACK. PROBLEM REOCCURED. CONSUMER FOUND OUT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP NOT JUST THE HANGERS. SERVICEMAN AT THE DEALER REFUSES TO LOOK AT THE FUEL PUMP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. *JG
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007877April 17, 2002SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, UPPER BALL JOINT CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO FALL OFF. NLM.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007678April 16, 2002AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK *YH
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007741April 16, 2002SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM FRAME.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8007763April 16, 2002TIRES
BRIDGE STONE/FIRESTONE DUELER AT TIRES BLEWOUT. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL TIRE, BUT CONSUMER THOUGHT THESE TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0