Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#899015November 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WOULD FOLD IN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN CHANGING LANES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899022November 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE TRAVELING SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. SOON AFTER, HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899042November 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DEALER REPLACED RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT. HOWEVER, STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754422November 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THIS IS TWICE THE FIRST GEAR HAS GONE OUT, BOTH TIMES AFTER A RADIATOR FLUSH, I WAS INFORMED BY A REFERRAL FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THE RADIATORS ARE GETTING CLOGGED AND CAUSING THE TRANMISSION TO OVER HEAT AND BY THE TIME THE PROBLEM IS FIGURED OUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN NEEDED AS WELL AS A NEW RADIATOR, APPROXIMATE COST TO THE CONSUMER, IN THE RANGE OF $3500.00. THE RECALL FOR THE CLAMPS THAT WERE CHANGED ON THE COOLANT LINES TO PREVENT THEM FROM MELTING WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT THEY FORGOT ONE THING, A BLOW OUT VALVE FOR THE TRANMISSION SO WHEN IT GETS HOT IT CAN RELEIVE PRESSURE AND HEAT BEFORE IT BURNS THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754392November 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DRIVING ALONG WHEN STARTED HEARING NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL. CHECKED FLUID, IT WAS FILL. WENT ANOTHER TWO MILES AND PINION NUT FELL OFF OF PINION GEAR ALLOWING PINION GEAR TO GO INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL, CAUSING REAR TO LOCK UP,BREAKING TEETH ON RING GEAR. ALSO HEARD OF SAME THING HAPPENING TO 6 OTHER DODGE PICK UP TRUGKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754397November 11, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
DODGE HAD PARTS ON ODER AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT HAD MANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS BEFORE. I WENT TO DODGE TO HAVE A STEERING BOX THAT WAS ORDERED BY ATLANTIC DODGE NEVER INSTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#754369November 10, 2001
TIRES
WE HAVE THREE DODGES PURCHASED NEW AND HAVE SALVAGE YARD PART ON THEM. WE HAVE 8 TIRES PUCHASED IN 1996 COMING APART AT THE SEAMS AND MAJOR CRACKS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: R39163 K84 TIRESIZE: P23575R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754319November 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD STOPPED AT A BOAT RAMP TO LAUNCH BOAT. I TIED END OF ROPE TO BUMBER OF TRUCK AND THE OTHER END TO THE BOAT. I THEN WAS GOING TO BACK DOWN TO WATER UNTIL BOAT FLOATED OFF TRAILER AND THEN PULL AHEAD, STOP AND GET ROPE AND TIE BOAT TO DOCK. THE ROPE SNAGGED ON THE BUMBER OF TRUCK SO I PULLED UP, STOPPED, GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND WALKED TO BACK OF TRUCK. I GOT ROPE OFF OF BUMBER AND WAS COILING IT ON THE FRONT OF THE BOAT WHEN THE TRUCK JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ALMOST INJURED ME TWICE. ONCE WHEN IT ALMOST BACKED OVER ME AND ONCE WHEN I TRIED TO GET INTO IT TO PUT INTO GEAR, BUT WAS TOO LATE AND TRUCK ENTERED WATER AND SUNK. EVERYONE SAYS THAT I LEFT GEAR IN REVERSE, BUT HOW DID I GET OUT AND WALK TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BEFORE IT STARTED TO MOVE?? I THINK TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900572November 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN ACTING FUNNY, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 37-3264-228. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898967November 8, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, CONSUMER LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT OFF A 300 FT REVENE, VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING A TREE HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE REGARDING BLOWER AND IGNTION, CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL RECALLS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT WHAT WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#898978November 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 970 CONCERNING THROTTLE CABLE AND THROTTLE LINKAGE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CALL CONSUMER WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN FOUR MONTHS. DEALERSHIP; TOWN AND COUNTRY AUTO PLEX, 212 WEST, HIGHWAY 50, PO BOX 778, GUNNISON, CO 81230 DEALERSHIP SERVICE GARY FORST 970 641 0051, FAX 970 641 5860. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900896November 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN ACTING FUNNY, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 37-3264-228. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754202November 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FIFTH GEAR IN MY TRANSMISSION FELL OFF THE SHAFT. DODGE HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, SEPT.25,1998, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WONDER IF THAT SOMEHOW THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 21-10-98 REV. A. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754237November 7, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE TRUCK WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SINCE NEW, THE STEERING HAS SEEMED "VAGUE". THE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL CAN BE 4" BEFORE TURNING THE TRUCK, THIS MAY VARY. THE STEERING SEEMS "RUBBERY". I HAVE HAD THE FRONT WHEELS ALIGNED TWO TIMES. THE DEALER CAN DO NO MORE; THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF BRINGING THE TRUCK INTO "SPECS". A SQUARE "LINKAGE TUBE" WAS REPLACED, WHICH PROVIDED LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, CONSTANT CORRECTION IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A SEMBLANCE OF A STRAIGHT PATH. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE REPAIRED BEFORE ONE OF THE MANY COMPLAINANTS RUNS OFF THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754238November 7, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GREAT ON LOW BEAM BUT DIFFUSE TO THE SIDES ON HIGH BEAMS. VERY LITTLE LIGHT IS FOCUSED ON THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS ALIGNED TWICE. THEY ARE MUCH IMPROVED, BUT STILL UNSATISFACTORY. NEW, HIGHER POWERED HALOGEN BULBS HELPED SOME, BUT THE HIGH BEAM SIMPLY "PLAYS OUT". THE LENSE SYSTEM SEEMS TO NOT FOCUS LIGHT WHERE THE DRIVER CAN SEE WITH CONFIDENCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898784November 6, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898792November 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE FAILS TO STAY ON AFTER CONSUMER REMOVES HAND FROM KEY AND IGNITION . UPON CONTACTING LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 00V135000. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL, AND DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE COMPONENS TO CORRECT DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898800November 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THERE WAS AN IGNITION FIRE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND OTHER PARTS. AFTERWARDS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED, AND UNABLE TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING KEY IN OFF POSITION. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898706November 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR MIRRORS VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING OVER 60-65MPH, DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A DISTORTED IMAGE OF OTHER VEHICLES IN MIRROR, HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINEERS WERE WORKING ON PROBLEM OF DISTORTION.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898566October 31, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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