Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#6900617December 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CATAYLIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900659December 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2 OUTER SEATBELTS ON BENCH IN REAR WILL NOT BUCKLE UP. SEAT BELTS HAD NEVER BEEN USED. CONSUMER JUST NOTICED IT RECENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755500December 10, 2001
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
TIRE WAS OUT OF SHAPE DOT # REMOVED ON ALL TIRES. BRAKE DRUM ALMOST WORE THROUGH BY BRAKE SHOE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: REMOVED TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755460December 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
#4 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED, BUT HEAD GASKET WORN ON OTHER HEAD AS WELL SO WE CHOSE TO REPLACE BOTH HEADS. WE REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY AGREED TO PAY HALF THE COST TO REPLACE THE TWO HEADS INCLUDING LABOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785810December 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DEALER AND WARRANTEE PEOPLE CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563841December 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE TRUCKS FRONT SUSPENSION WOBBLES AT HIGH SPEEDS (70 MPH) WHEN ON ROUGH SURFACES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900591December 7, 2001
WHEELS
UPON HAVING WHEEL ROTATED NOTICED 2-4 INCH CRACK IN WELDING OF ALL FOUR WHEELS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755409December 7, 2001
TIRES
DOOR JAMB STICKER CALL FOR 41LBS AIR IN TIRES, TIRE CALLS FOR 35LBS MAX. WHICH IS CORRECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755376December 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE A RUBBING SOUND,PULTSATING.LIKE WARPED ROTOR BUT I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE A BEARING GOING,BUT I WAS TOLD IT MAT BE THE WHEEL HUB.I DON'T ABUSE THE TRUCK AND IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS BEFORE I GOT IT SO,I WAS WONDERING IF IT ME BE THE RECALL ON THE FRACTURED HUB.DOES IT SOUND LIKE THE SYMPTOMS ?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755380December 6, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AT ANYTIME THE STEERING WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. ON THE FIRST 3 INCEDENTS A HARD JERK OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BREAK IT FREE FROM ITS EXTREMELY TIGHT CONDITION. THE TRUCK WOULD ONCE AGAIN RETURN TO NORMAL AS IF THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. AFTER THE FIRST INCEDENT I GAVE THE TRUCK'S STEERING SYSTEM A THOROUGH CHECK. NOTHING SEEMED WRONG OR OUT OF PLACE.I TRIED TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT OPEN ON SATURDAYS. SINCE THE TRUCK NOW SEEMED FINE I ATTEMPTED TO GO TO MY HOUSE IN IT. I DROVE 40-50 MILES TOWARD MY HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. WITHIN 6 MILES OF HOME IT OCCURED AGAIN, JUST AS IT DID THE FIRST TIME ONCE AGAIN A HARD JERK FREED THE WHEEL. ANOTHER CHECK OF THE STEERING SYSTEM REVEALED NOTHING, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE. 1.5 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I REPEATED THE SAME PROCESS AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN MY SPEEDS TO 35-40MPH TO HELP AVOID DANGER JUST TO MAKE IT HOME AND MONDAY I WOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO TOWN. HOWEVER, UPON APPROACHING THE NEXT BEND IN THE ROAD I WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE CURVE RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A CLUSTER OF TREES. I SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES COMMON IN THAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER MAKING A FORMAL COMPLAINT, RESULTING IN A INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR LOOKING AT MY TRUCK. I STRESS LOOKING AT IT BECAUSE THAT IS ALL HE DID BESIDES TAKING PICTURES OF IT. HE NEVER REMOVED ANY COMPONENT. I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATEING THAT AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION THEY CONCLUDED THERE WAS NO MANUFACTERING FLAW OF ANY KIND. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS DOING NEXT TO NOTHING TO HELP ME IN THIS MATTER. AS OF TODAY (12-6-01) THE TRUCK IS STILL IN ITS WRECKED CONDITION AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP. THE TRUCK SHOULD BE TOTALLED BUT THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WANTS TO FIX IT DESPITE A $22,000 ESTIMATE FROM A CHRYSLER COLLISION CENTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899879December 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE TRIES TO STALL WHEN GOING AROUND CURVE. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IT PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899919December 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH STRUCK AN UTILITY POLE WITH RIGHT CENTER SIDE, BUT NEITHER OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT FOR AIR BAG PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755303December 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK , TALKING TO DEALER AND MECHANIC SHOP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME, CHRYSLER HAS A TSB 09-05-00 OUT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ISSUED. HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON VEHICLE FOR 5 YRS/100000, PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT DIDN'T BECOME AWARE OF WHAT IT WAS UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, CHRYSLER WARRANTY WON'T COVER REPAIR EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM STARTED WHEN WARRANTY WAS STILL ON VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899794December 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899810December 4, 2001
SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THERE IS ONLY ONE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ON EACH OF THE BENCH SEATS IN REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE FOR 4 OF THE 6 PASSENGERS THAT MAY BE SEATED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755063November 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FROM DAY 1 OF THE NEW TRUCK, I HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS. BEFORE I HAD 1200 MILES ON THE TRUCK IT WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOOK THE TRANSMISSION APART AND INSPECTED AND PLACED BACK INTO THE TRUCK. PROBLEM SHIFTING CONTINUED. THE 2ND TIME IN THE SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH AND SLAVE CYLINDER, THIS WORKED. THEN AT 53000 MILES I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR RECALL WORK (828), TO REPLACE THE SLAVE CYLINDER. AT 60000 MILES I HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH WHICH WAS 50% OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DAY I PICKED THE TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER I WENT ON VACATION FOR 2000 MILES WHICH RESULTED IN SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AT 62000 AND THEY REPLACED THE SLAVE CYLINDER, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. AT 64470 MILES THE TRANS WENT DRY AND DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER TRANS. AFTER I PICKED THE TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER, THE SLAVE CYLINDER BLOW APART 5 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALER ON THE WAY HOME. HYDRALIC FLUID SPILLED ON TO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPES, WHICH CAUSE SMOKE. AFTER PICKING THE TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER ON 11/28/01 THE SLAVE CYLINDER BLOW AGAIN 1 MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH FLUID AGAIN POURING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPES WHICH CAUSE SMOKE. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER PUTTING IN A 5TH CYLINDER WITH 64477 MILES ON THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755039November 28, 2001
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS
MY TRUCK HAS AN ENGINE MISS, THAT IS CONFIRMED BY THE MANUFACTURES OWN ENGINEERS WHO SAY THERE IS NO KNOWN SOLUTION. DC REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR COMITTMENT AND HAS FAILED IN THEIR SO CALLED ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR. THE CLOCKSPRING HAS TWICE BEEN REPLACED, FIRST AFTER IT BROKE TWO DAYS AFTER THE DC REP INSPECTED MY TRUCK BUT REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE CONCERNS. SECOND TIME WAS THE RECALL 982 WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON 7/9/01. THE NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SINCE RETURNED AND THE STEERING AT TIMES GETS TIGHT WHILE TURNING RIGHT. THE FIRST CLOCKSPRING THAT BROKE WAS ALSO AFTER THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKES WILL SHUDDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS AT ONE POINT BUT REFUSED TO PROCEDE FURTHER. ON 5/13/01 COMING TO AN INTERSECTION THE TRUCKS REAR TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK ENTERED THE INTERSECTION APPROX. 1/3 TO 1/2 THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK, ON 11/17/01WHILE RETURNING HOME I NOTICED A BURNT ODOR AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, A FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHEELS, TOUCHING THE REAR WHEEL IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. SO HOT IN FACT I PULLED MY HAND AWAY BEFORE I WAS BURNT. FRONT TIRES STILL SHOW EXTREME SIGNS OF WEAR , DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER. IN FACT DEPENDABLE DODGE OF VERO BEACH ON 5/14/01 TOLD ME DC ORDERED THAT NO FURTHER WORK BE DONE ON MY TRUCK. THEY IN FACT STATED THEY WILL BREACH THEIR WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899612November 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT END ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD NOT CONTACTED A DEALER AS OF YET. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#754975November 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND MY WIFE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899508November 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE JUST AS THE CONSUMER HAD PARKED IT AND GOT OUT. BLACK SMOKE WAS PURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED CHRYSLER WAS SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO INSPECT AND DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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