Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#8002299January 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. IN A MONTH VEHICLE HAD TO BE FILLED WITH 9 QUARTS OF OIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND DEALER NOTED THAT GASKET ON HAD BLOWEN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002300January 16, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING STEERING BECAME REAL HARD TO CONTROL, AND EVENTUALLY CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564051January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, TIRES
DEALER REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, DEALER ALSO RESURFACED ROTORS AND DRUMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756875January 15, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION, SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE, LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002194January 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL 01 V 153 000/CLOCKSPRING MATERIAL: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD MAKE NOISES. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002209January 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT 35 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8002234January 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE, WHILE INSPECTING VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUBBING ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SHARP TO THE LEFT, DEALER GRINDED OFF PART OF CONTROL ARM, BUT IT WAS STILL RUBBING ON THE TIRE, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO REMEDY.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS SERVICED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002240January 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON ENGINE SURGES, CAUSING THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES. ALSO, A "GRINDING NOISE" COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED USE OF A SPECIAL SYNTHETIC OIL AND PERFORMING A SERIES OF MANEUVERS IN A PARKING LOT TO LOOSEN THE CLUTCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002242January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THERE IS A LOUD "HUMMING NOISE" COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT BEARINGS AND GEARS FOR THE REAR AXLE HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002258January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD NOT TURNED OFF. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE DAYS. BUT, PROBLEM CAME BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002259January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE OR TO STOP VEHICLE. PEDAL WILL PULSE CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002260January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WORKED POORLY. AT STARTING/ PASSING GEAR WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002261January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WICH SOUNDED LIKE SUSPENSION WAS OUT OF PLACE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR PINION BEARING ON DIFFERENTIAL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATINON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002262January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH COULD NOT BE USE AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING GEAR. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY FOUND OUT THAT CLUTCH TRAIL BEARING WAS DESTROYED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756820January 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (62-MILES), THE ENGINE SEEMED TO PROVIDE NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION. I PARKED THE TRUCK AND NOTICED RED COLORED TRANSMISSION FLUID DRIPPING WHERE TRANSMISSION MEETS THE ENGINE (SEAL). TRUCK WAS TOWED TO ANDERSON DODGE IN ROCKFORD, IL. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE ON MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I PARK THE VEHICLE AT HOME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756828January 14, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON JULY 15, 2000, A 1994 DODGE RAM B350 VAN OWNED BY MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 59 WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A TREAD BELT SEPARATION CAUSING THE VAN TO FLIP AND ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THE MULTIPLE INJURIES AND TWO FATALITIES. THE TIRE WAS A TREAD MARK RADIAL BELTED LT 245/75 R16 LOAD RANGE E (DOT PJ11AHLV126) MANUFACTURED BY KELLY-SPRINGFIELD/GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC. ALSO THE 1994 DODGE RAM B350 VAN MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS NOT REASONABLY SAFE WHEN BEING USED IN A FORESEEABLE MANNER, BUT TO THE CONTRARY, WAS DEFECTIVE, UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS AND DID NOT MEET THE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS OF AN ORDINARY CONSUMER AS TO ITS SAFETY IN THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE VAN DID NOT POSSESS SUFFICIENT ROLLOVER PROTECTION TO PREVENT INJURIES AND DEATHS OF THE OCCUPANTS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PJ11AHLV12 TIRESIZE: 245/75 R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
7
Deaths:
2
#8002100January 14, 2002
TIRES
THERE ARE NO SNOW TIRES FOR WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002103January 14, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SUSPENSION
IN AUGUST OF 1999 WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON ODOMETER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION, AND THE DRIVER LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL BEFORE CRASHING INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SINCE REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL STEERING GEAR BOX, VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD DURING NORMAL OPERATION. STEERING GEAR BOX HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001981January 11, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND THEN STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002013January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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