Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#9004565September 26, 2001
STRUCTURE
THE CAMPER WAS PUT ON WHEN NEW. THE BED ON THIS VEHICLE CRACKED IN THE BED BEHIND THE CAB ABOUT 2 INCHES BACK TO GOING ACROSS THE BED ALL THE WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896858September 26, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
RECALL 01VO4000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH FAILURE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896864September 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE FAILING TO PROPERLY HOLD VEHICLE OR SLOW VEHICLE DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896921September 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN TRAVELING UP A HILL VEHICLE WILL START TO DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF, BUT THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT 60 MPH OR ABOVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752558September 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. FRONT END COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900574September 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, CLAIM 16-N191-218. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896741September 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE VEHICLE STOPS ON A GRADE BRAKE PEDAL WILL LOSE RESISTANCE, AND FALL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THIS RESULTS IN VEHICLE ROLLING INTO AN INTERSECTION. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL OPERATION, PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES FAIL TO SLOW VEHICLE. ACCORDING DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO EXAMINE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER ISSUES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896756September 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#896765September 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BACK WHEELS LOCK UP. IT'S NOTICEABLE MOSTLY IN GRAVEL OR WET ROAD. BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,AND MAKE VEHICLE SLIDE. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752500September 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE THOTTLE STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THE BRAKES WERE JUST ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO WELL INTO THE REDLINE ON THE RPM INDICATOR. PULLING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE DEALER SAID THE LINKAGE WAS RUSTED TIGHT. THEY DON'T HAVE NEW PARTS SO THEY SCRAPPED THE RUST OFF, OILED IT AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THEY SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AS IN THE RECALL OF "95-96 VEHICLES. THIS IS A HARD TRUCK TO GET STOPPED WHEN THE THROTTLE IS STUCK WIDE OPEN. GOOD THING MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752510September 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF THE GAUGES QUIT WORKING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULLOVER THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AND THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF AND ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN OFF. A SHORT TIME LATER MY WIFE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO MUSIC CITY DODGE IN MURFREESBORO TN. AFTER TWO MONTHS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, EXPLANATION BY DEALER WAS BATTERY CABLE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752530September 24, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. FIRST TIME WAS AT 62,000, WHEN IT QUICKLEY DEVELOPED LOSE STEERING AND THEN AGAIN AT 100,000 MILES AND NOW AT 157000 MILES. WHEN I HAD THE SECOND ONE DONE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THAT DODGE HAD MADE A CORRECTION TO THIS PART AND THAT THE ONE THEY PUT ON AT 62,000 MILES WAS THE NEW MODEL. BUT IT FAILED AT 100,000. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY CLAIMED THEY HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS, BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE HAS BEEN AND ALSO THE FRONT END SHOP THAT REPLACED THE ONE AT 100,000. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT LET GO COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP YOU RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752488September 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES FOR ALIGNMENT ISSUES AND IT WAS OUT OF ALINGMENT BOTH TIMES AND DURING THE SECOND VISIT I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO PULL DO TO THE WAY THE ROADS ARE BUILT. WHILE CHANGING A FLAT I NOTICES THAT THE UPPER ARM ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING AT THE WELD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES A ARM EVEN WITH THE EVIDENCE OF THE WELD RUSTING AND A VISIBLE CRACK WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED BY SLIDING A THREAD OF STRING THROUGH IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752490September 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896636September 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRACK BARS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WONDER.*AK CONSUMER STATES IF THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH FAILS THERE IS NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896638September 21, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN STEERING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS RETURNING VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896646September 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 970. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND RECALL CALLED FOR 11/2 HOURS TO DO THE WORK. DEALER DID RECALL REPAIRS, BUT BROKE A PIECE ON VEHICLE RELATED TO RECALL REPAIRS. THAT PIECE IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, AND DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896654September 21, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE UP, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO BREAK ONCE AIR BAG DEFLATED. ALSO, SEATS WERE NOT REINFORCED ONCE LATCH WAS BROKEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
14
Deaths:
0
#563183September 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 01V-038, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE NOTICE STATES THAT THE WORK WOULD TAKE ABOUT ONE HOUR TO COMPLETE BUT IT TOOK THE DEALER 8 HOURS, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896614September 20, 2001
SEATS
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED IN POSITION WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN IT. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PASSENGER'S SEAT WOULD GO FORWARD, CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT DASHBOARD AND INTO WINDSHIELD. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED TOO MANY MILES ON VEHICLE TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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