Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#563652October 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BACK INTO FIFTH GEAR REALIZING IT WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL, AFTER INSPECTION MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR NUT HAD BACKED OFF CAUSING FAILURE OF THE FIFTH GEAR, FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH MECHANIC REVEALED DODGE REDESIGNED THE LOCKNUT, DODGE NOW PUTS A SET SCREW IN THE NUT THAT IS TIGHTENED DOWN ON THE THREADED SHAFT TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897545October 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, THE FUEL LINE THAT IS CONNECTED TO DIESEL FUEL WILL LEAK DIESEL FUEL UNDER THE FLOOR. IT SPILLS ONTO OTHER PARTS OF VEHICLE.*AK THE METAL OVERFLOW FUEL LINE FROM THE INJECTOR PUMP TO THE MAIN FUEL TANK IS JOINED MID WAY BYA A 5/16 INCH RUBBER HOSE, THIS HOSE HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AND CONSUMER FEELS IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897554October 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, THEN, BACK INTO DRIVE BEFORE VEHICLE RESPONDS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN THIS OCCURS.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897567October 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ONLY REGISTER A READING OF "EMPTY" REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF SITUATION, BUT NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897569October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE OF WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM IS MORE FREQUENT DURING WARM WEATHER. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897589October 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004777October 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING UP HILL, STOPPED AT TOP OF HILL AND STARTED AGAIN. NOTICED TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OBSERVED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM DISCONNECTED LINES, RECALL 97V084000 DOES NOT RELATE TO THE DEISELS VEHICLES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897460October 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS FLEW OFF VEHICLE WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT 75 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED MIRRORS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897467October 9, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
01 V 040 000/HOOD LATCH: DEALER; JIM BAIER CHRYSLER; FORT MADISON, IA; PHONE # 319/372-1012 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897468October 9, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
01 V 040 000/HOOD LATCH: DEALER ;JIM BAIER CHRYSLER; FORT MADISON, IA; PHONE# 319/372-1012 ALSO REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER'S SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897494October 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A FUEL HOSE APPROXIMATELY 20" LONG WITH A DIAMETER OF 5/16" HAS SPLIT AND IS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL IN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS. HOSE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH HANDLING DIESEL FUEL AND IT CORRODED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897412October 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING WITH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHILE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOOPPING DISTANCE. SPEED ODOMETER AND ABS INDICATOR IS LINKED TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752901October 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MOVEABLE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SLIP WITH SHUTTING DOORS AND WITH TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED (>45 MPH). I (OWNER) ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR INITIAL SLIPPAGE BY TIGHTENING SCREWS. MIRRORS SOON BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN, AND VEHICLE WAS PAST 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. SCREW THREADS ARE NOW STRIPPED, MIRRORS WON'T MAINTAIN POSITION. DEALER RECOMMENDS PURCHASING TWO NEW MIRROR ASSEMBLIES (EXACT SAME STYLE) FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. MANUFACTURER REJECTED REQUEST TO PAY FOR INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT MIRRORS FROM ALTERNATE SOURCE. NOTE: I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1987 DODGE VAN WHICH SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS SEVERELY. THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY DUE TO A LONG-TERM FAILURE OF CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN. ABSENCE OF WORKING SIDE VIEW MIRRORS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD, ALTHOUGH IN THIS CASE NO ACCIDENT HAS YET RESULTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897365October 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
NHTSA RECALL 01V037000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 970: CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL, AND CALLED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT ON AUG 28, 2001. DEALER STATED PARTS HAD NOT COME IN YET, AND SHOULD BE ARRIVING IN ABOUT A WEEK. CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND NO PARTS HAVE YET ARRIVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897366October 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
SEVERE CRACKS UNDERNEATH HATCH ATTACHED TO VEHICLE. CRACKS ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH APART ON EACH SIDE, AND 90% OF HATCH IS AFFECTED BY THESE CRACKS. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED,AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563556October 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, TIRES
WHILE APPEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE (VEHICLE HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON REAR WHEELS ONLY), THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER CAUSING HIM TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT BOTH KNEES ON THE DASH, THE SEAT BELT GRABBED YANKING PASSENGER BACK INTO DOOR AND THE PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON THE WINDOW, AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897286October 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TRAILER HITCHES
FRAME OF VEHICLE IS CRACKING IN REAR, AND TRAILER HITCH IS CRACKED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563528October 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER IS NOT SATISIFIED WITH THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING TO PERFORM RECALL, EVEN AFTER HAVING PARTS ORDERED IN ADVANCE, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT VEHICLE BE SERVICED THE SAME DAY, HOWEVER HE RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT THE REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN STARTED, CONSUMER THEN RETURNED VEHICLE ONLY TO LATER BE INFORMED THAT THE PART BROKE AND WAS SAID TO DEFECTIVE, AND ANOTHER PART WAS TO BE ORDERED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752818October 2, 2001
SUSPENSION
VAN IS UNSTABLE IN CROSS WINDS, PREVIOUS 1999 VERSION WAS NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897163October 2, 2001
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
HORN WILL SOUND INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE NIGHT WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 01V153000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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