Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#758140February 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND SMOKES. LEADING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758141February 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS LOADING BOAT AT DOCK RAMP WHEN CAME OUT OF PARK INJURED LEG BADLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8003842February 11, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
REAR SEATS DO NOT HAVE HEAD RESTS. PASSENGERS THAT SIT IN REAR HIT THEIR HEADS ON REAR WINDOW. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003854February 11, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY UNLATCHED, CAUSING HOOD TO RELEASE UP RIGHT, RESULTING IN DAMAGES TO WINDSHIELD AND HOOD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003886February 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE WAS A SQUEAK NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. AT 9000 MILES DEALER STATED ROTORS WERE CRACKED. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757965February 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE TRUCK COMES TO A STOP THE BRAKES FEEL NORMAL AND THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE BRAKE FAIL. AT THE POINT YOU MUST HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL A SECOND TIME TO BE ABLE TO STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003721February 7, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING 5-10MPH, POWER STEERING PUMP AND SHAFT BROKE OFF, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED THAT SHAFT SECTOR BROKE ALSO. *AK COSNUMER STATED THE SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED IMMEDIATELY.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003739February 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL AND A PHONE POLE AT 35 MPH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003751February 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY SPEED CONTROL WILL SURGE, AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL SHORT OUT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003759February 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND THERE IS VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006435February 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTONE (THE AREA YOU PRESS IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL) WILL NO PRESS IN TO HONK, DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEM, DUE TO AIR BAG. THERE IS NOT WAY TO HONK THE HORN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564312February 6, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE THERE WAS NO ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003692February 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003534February 5, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT WHEELS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE VIBRATE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003580February 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PARKED BOLTS THAT HOLD SHIFT LINKAGE BOX BROKE AND CAUSED THE BOX TO DROP. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003612February 5, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WAS HARD TO STEER, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING BRACKET BETWEEN THE STEERING BOX AND FRAME BROKE CAUSING ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING, ALSO STEERING COUPLER BETWEEN STEERING BOX AND COLUMN WERE WORN OUT, CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE STEERING COLUMN, IT WAS THE BRACKET THAT BROKE THAT HOLDS THE STEERING GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757809February 5, 2002
TIRES
TRUCK MANUFACTURED WITH TIRE SIZE STANDARD LT225/75R16, BUT SOLD WITH SPORT PKG. TIRES P265/75R16. BRAKING SYSTEM UNDERSIZED FOR TIRE SIZE. IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP TRUCK SAFELY. LARGER BRAKES NEED TO BE INSTALLED. SMALLER TIRES WILL MAKE TRUCK LOOK DISPROPORT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757737February 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
OUR FLEET IS HAVING NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS BEFORE THE FAILURE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757757February 4, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THIS TRUCK. IT STARTED AT 6941 MILES TO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING. A DODGE DEALER IN CRICLEVILLE, OHIO REPLACED THE TIE ROD-DRAG LINK. IT DIDN'T HELP. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AT 16000 AND ASKED HIM TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. WE WENT DOWN A STRIGHT ROAD AND I TOLD HIM TO WATCH HIS HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS MOVING THE WHEEL ALL THE TIME TO KEEP THE TRUCK BETWEEN THE LINE ON THE ROAD. HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL WITH THE DODGE RAM. I WAS MAD WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER BECAUSE I NO BETTER. AT THE TIME I WORKED FOR A SEMI TRUCK MANFACTURE,KENWORTH IN CHILLIOTHE, OHIO. WHEN WE WOULD TAKE THESE SEMIS FOR TEST DRIVES THE STEERING WAS EXCELLENT. NO PLAY AT ALL.AT 22986MILES I DROVE THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALER IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. NO HELP. AT 26046 MILES TOOK THE TO SAME DEALER SAME PROBLEM REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. ALSO HAD A TRAN LEAK . REPLACED TRANSFER CASE OUTPUT SEAL. NO HELP. SAME DEALER AT 29875 MILES SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY ADJUSTED PITMAN ARM? AND REPLACED REAR AXLE HOUSING SEAL. NO HELP. AT 33696 MILES SAME PROBLEM BUT NOW I'M LOOSING POWER STEERING SITTING STILL AND ANOTHER TRANS LEAK. SAME DEALER REPLACED OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACED STEERING COUPLER, ADJ PITMAN ARM. NO HELP AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT THE GUY WHO WORK ON THE TRUCK AND TOLD HIM TO LOOK AT THE PLAY ON THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SITTING THERE. HE SAID HE CALLED THE TECH LINE FOR DODGE AND TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I CALLED DODGE THAT DAY TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOIN ON AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD KEEP IT IN THERE COMPUTERS. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! I CALLED A DEALER IN MT. STEERING OHIO. DID NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TRUCK. HOWEVER I TALKED THE SERVICE MANGER INTO PUTTING A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP ON MY TRUCK. HE ORDERED A PUMP FOR A 2000 DODGE 2500 BUT WHEN THEY WENT TO PUT IT ON THE SHAFT WAS DIFFERENT ON THAT PUMP . I HAVE A 2001 PUMP ON A 2000 TRUCK.*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003472February 4, 2002
SUSPENSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL TEND TO TRY TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE WITHOUT CONSUMER TURNING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. BRAKES GRAB, PULL, AND LOCK UP. CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP, IT WILL THROW THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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