Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#753945October 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS GOES OFF OVER MINOR BUMP SUCH AS THE WARNING BUMPS APPROACHING TOLL BOOTHS IN ILLINOIS. THIS IS A PROBLEM SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKES LOSE PRESSURE LIKE NEAR COMPLETE BRAKE FADE AND ONE MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS COULD LEAD TO REAR END COLLISIONS. I HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED TO BARRINGTON DODGE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WOULD EXPECT CONCERN ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY AFTER THE FORD TIRE RECALLS AND DEATHS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898491October 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, REPLACED STEERING BOX AND TIE ROD END, DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT. DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898519October 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
99 V 214 000/SUSPENSION, UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER METRO AUTO MALL; QUEEN VILLAGE, NY; PHONE # 718/479-6452 TO HONOR RECALL REPAIRS PROPERLY. MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE HAD TO BE CALLED IN TO INFORM DEALER TO MAKE CORRECTIONS ON REPAIRS, CURRENTLY DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM DUE TO IMPROPER TOOLS. *AK CONSUMER WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED THAT THE BODY SHOP THAT DID THE REPAIR ORIGINALLY BORROWED THE CORRECT WELDING EQUIPMENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE AND TO COME BACK TO THE BODY SHOP, CONSUMER INSPECTED THE WELDING EQUIPMENT MACHINE AND IT WAS INCORRECT PER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753885October 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF OVER EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I REPLACED THE SWITCH BODY TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM, I DID NOT NOTICE IF THE LOOM WAS ALREADY FAILING AT THAT TIME. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN I INVESTINGATED A BIT FURTHER AND FOUND THE CENTER SECTION OF THE WIRE LOOM WAS MELTED AND DEFORMED AROUND 2 OF THE CONNECTORS. TESTING WITH A VOLT METER INDICATES ONE OF THE CONNECTORS (GREEN WIRE) IS WIRED TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE WIRE ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP. I SUSPECT THE REAL PROBLEM IS A BUSTED RELAY SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT HAVENT SEARCHED FOR THAT YET. THIS IS CURIOUSLY SIMILAR TO RECALL 99V024000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753856October 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ALL INSTRUMENT GUAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. AT TIMES THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM GOING AND HOW MUCH FULL I HAVE BECAUSE THE GUAGES ARE NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE THIS CONSITUTES A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS OF 1997 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898385October 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON. HE HEARD A NOISE, AND THEN VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898388October 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR UNLESS CONSUMER RELEASES GAS PEDAL AND RPMS WILL COME DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753778October 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FAILED SENDING UNIT WILL NOT ALLOW FUEL GAUGE TO INDICATE GAS LEVEL IN TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753781October 27, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS IS 2ND TIME FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED. LUCKILY TRUCK WAS NOT MOVING EITHER TIME. THIS LAST FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT. ISN'T THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. I KNOW OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPS IN THESE TRUCKS?. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753790October 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKING DO TO ACCELERATORS DESIGN AND PROXIMITY TO THE BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898298October 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THERES WAS A SMALL HOLE LIKE A SCREW HOLE LOCATED ON SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, AND KEYS THAT HUNG DOWN FROM IGNITION GOT CAUGHT IN HOLE AND LOCKED UP STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898349October 26, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
RECALL REPAIRS FOR SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED, ALSO HOOD FLEW UP AND WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD, CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898297October 26, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT ON A DODGE, RAM,1998, TIRE SIZE P26575R16, AND MILEAGE 30,000. *AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT BACK LEFT TIRE SIDEWALL IS STARTING TO PEEL AT FIRESTONE MARKINGS, DOT NUMBERS FOR TIRES ARE BM14474-3 AND BM14976-1. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898262October 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHILE BACKING UP HEARD A NOISE, NOTICED THAT FRONT RIGHT ROTORS HAD BROKEN IN HALF. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS.*AK WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HE HEARD A METALIC NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP IT TO BRING THE PEDAL UP.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898277October 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN ROLLING OVER A BUMP ON THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900558October 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 11-3818-794. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898106October 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEARS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN OVERDRIVE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898144October 24, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. A DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT A SEAL INSIDE STEERING GEAR BOX BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898153October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE RIGHT-FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WOULD STICK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED BOTH CALIPERS AND ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898169October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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