Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#894058August 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN A DOWNWARD DRIVING POSITION. IF STEERING WHEEL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY UP HEADLIGHTS COME ON. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 00V135000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP, DEALER WASN'T SURE IF RECALL WAS FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM. DEALER DIDN'T FIX IT UNDER RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750186August 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PICKUP WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AS IF THE IGNITION WERE TURNED OFF (NO POWER, NO RADIO OR AC, NOTHING), AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED UNTIL . *AKRESTARTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750175August 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FIRE STARTED WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN ON VACATION. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN MAINE - CAUSE UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION WE STOPPED TO GET GAS. FILLED UP, AND GAS STARTED POURING OUT FROM TOP OF TANK. TOWED TO SJM AUTO SALES & REPAIR, FOUND OUT ABOUT FAULTY GAS LINE AND MELTED SEALS ON TANK. CHRYSLER TOWED TO DEALERSHIP IN PENNSYLVANIA - SHERROCK BROTHERS INC. TRUCK IS STILL THERE. AS OF RIGHT NOW THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894017August 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TAILGATE BROKE ON BOTH SIDES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894020August 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DURING WHEEL ALIGNMENT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE WELDS ON THE RECTANGULAR TUBING HAVE DISINTEGRATED, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS ON FRAME .*AK A WELDER AND FRONT END SPECIALIST AGREED THAT THE WELD WAS IMPROPERLY DONE, THE FRAME HAD SEPARATED ENTIRELY ON THE LEFT FRONT, APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY ON THE RIGHT, THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS THE STABILIZER AND THE TIE ROD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894027August 10, 2001
WHEELS
WHILE TURNING LEFT HEARD A POP. CONSUMER LOST ABILITY TO STEER. STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING, BUT WHEELS WOULD NOT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ONLY ONE OF THE TWO MOUNTING TABS WERE WELDED. OTHER TAB WELDS FAILED TO DO SO DUE TO FATIGUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894030August 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893918August 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING ONTO A TWO LANE HIGHWAY VEHICLE JUMPED IN NEUTRAL AND LOST 5TH GEAR. ALSO,COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893924August 9, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUGS: NUTS SHEARED OFF RIGHT REAR WHEEL. ALL 5 HAVE SHEARED OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED LUGS: NUTS WERE EITHER TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893969August 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED FROM HI TO LOW AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893970August 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN INOPERATIVE SINCE 1999.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893972August 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FIFTH GEAR OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893979August 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR EASILY. CONSUMER CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING CHRYSLER DEALER, WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A "MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED." TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AT 57, 000, IT WAS A HEAT RELATED PROBLEM. AN OVERDRIVE UNIT W/ TORQUE CONVERTER HEATED UP SEALS WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE SEALS TO HOLD PRESSURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893994August 9, 2001
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL WOULD PERIODICALLY VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY ONCE VEHICLE MOVES APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. AT TIMES, STEERING WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE. DEALER WILL NOT PROVIDE REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750086August 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAVING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKES WORK ONE MINUTE THEN THE NEXT MINUTE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND NOT STOPPING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND HAVE HAD TWO MASTER CYLINDERS PUT ON THINKING THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL HAVING BRAKE FAILURE. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN IDEA AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NO HELP AND WAS UNSUCCESFUL IN CONTACTING THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750098August 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME. SELECTOR WAS IN PARK. WITHIN 10-15 SEC THE TRUCK TRAVELED BACKWARD AND AFTER 30 FT. IMPACTED A PARKED CAR. SERVICE REPORT INDICATED SHIFT LEVER AT TRANSMISSION WAS LOOSE AND IMPROPERLY ATTACHED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893814August 8, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING TANK UP AND RIDING GAS DOWN TO ABOUT 3/4 TANK. GAS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE GAS GUAGE NEEDLE WILL GO DOWN TO EMPTY. THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL TANK HAS BEEN COMPLETELY FILLED BACK UP. DEALER SAID FUEL SENSOR IN THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893840August 8, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
VEHICLE LOCKS CONSUMER OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED ALL THE CONSUMER HAS TO DO IS PULL THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR OPENS, THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893851August 8, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL, EVEN AFTER FILLING UP TANK. GAUGE WILL MOVE FROM FULL TO EMPTY INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRIC GAUGE WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK IS A FIRE HAZARD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893896August 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRUCK WAS ATTACHED TO BOAT SITTING ON PIER DECK ON TOP OF RAMP. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE WATER, CONSUMER JUMPED IN TRUCK TO STOP IT BUT FELL FROM THE TRUCK, THIS IS WHEN THE VEHICLE DRAGGED CONSUMER DOWN RAMP AND ROLLED OVER HER ARM CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT ARM/ELDOW, BROKE MIDDLE FINGER AND HAD ROAD BURN UP AND DOWN BODY . DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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