Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#893899August 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND ROLLED BACK, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750018August 7, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND DID ABOUT $2000 IN DAMAGE TO REAR QUARTER PANEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893644August 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR, IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR, IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. DLR SAYS IT NEEDED A KIT TO BE REMEDIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893661August 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MIRRORS FOLD INWARD WHEN GOING HIGHWAY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893683August 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RUBBER FUEL HOSE IS SPRAYING FUEL ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. LEAK IS COMING FROM WHERE RUBBER FUEL LINE MEETS METAL FUEL LINE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM DUE TO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT, THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, CONSUMER FEELS THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL LINIE IS HAZARDOUS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893706August 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, WHEELS
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING WHEEL SEALS WHICH CONTAMINATE THE BRAKES, CONSUMER PURCHASED LIFETIME WHEEL SEALS AND LASTED TWO WEEKS.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893731August 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPUN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#893732August 7, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPUN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DIDNOT UNLOCK, AND DOME LIGHT DI DNOT COME ON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#893759August 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ENGINE LOST POWER AND ROLLED BACKWARD. THEN, CONSUMER CONTROLLED VEHICLE AND PARKED IT, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE. TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT. PROBLEM WAS JUST LIKE SAFETY RECALL ON GASOLINE O, BUT THIS VEHICLE ENGINE WAS DIESEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749924August 6, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO A SIDE WALL BLISTER AND THE OTHER FAILED FROM DRIVING OVER ROUGH STONES. NEITHER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A TRUCK TIRE. TIRE SIZE SPACE WOULD NOT RECIEVE ALL NUMBERS. THEY ARE AP P245/75R 16 M+S. *AK (TIRESIZE: AP P245/75)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893522August 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WITH ENGINE IN IDLE AND APPLYING BRAKES MORE THAN TWICE, THE THIRD TIME LOSS OF POWER BRAKES WILL OCCUR. DEALER HAS INSTALLED NEW CHECK VALVE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CONSUMER FEELS DIESEL ENGINE DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH VACCUM WHILE IN IDLE , 800 RPMS. CHRYSLER HAS NOW DEVELOPED A FIX TO INSTALL A VACCUM ACCUMALATOR AT CONSUMER COSTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893533August 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IS SOUNDED LIKE IT MAY BE THE CLOCK SPRING. CONSUMER FELT THAT AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893545August 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING:LINKAGES
FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAD TO BE REBUILT FOUR TIMES, REPLACING VARIOUS COMPONENTS INCLUDING TIE RODS/ STABALIZER BARS, ETC. SUSPENSION PROBLEMS LEAD TO POOR HANDLING CONTROL,AND IS UNSAFE FOR OPERATION ON THE ROAD. ALSO, IN MAY OF 2001 AFTER STARTING ENGINE, IGNITION WOULD NOT STOP TURNING WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893546August 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND REAR-ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED A CUT ON HEAD AND BRUISES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#749903August 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A TRACTOR TRAILER. I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER 55MPH. I HIT THE TRUCK EXACTLY PERPENDICULAR AND THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS CRUSHED IN ABOUT 2 FEET. THE FRAME WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM FILING THIS BECAUSE THE BODY SHOP HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WE TAKE ACTION. HE SAID THE AREA WHERE THE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED WAS MANGLED AND THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS CHECKED BY JOHN KELTNER (LIC. # 35844). HIS REMARKS WERE THAT THE SYSTEM TEST WAS PERFORMED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND AT THIS TIME AND NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. I AM AWARE OF SOME RECALLS WITH DODGE AND WANTED TO BE SURE THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS WOULD BE COVERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#749861August 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SEVERE BRAKE PULL TO THE RIGHT. WORSE WHEN UNEVEN OR RUTTED ROAD. HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 5 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CAN RECREATE THE PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS SAFTY HAZARD BEFORE IT CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749843August 4, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES, SUSPENSION
THE TRAILER HITCH ISSUE, I BELEVE, IS SERIOUS. "OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND" A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 1998 TO 2001.5 MODELS. INVESTAGTION SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 1994 MODELS THIS IS SERIOUS. ALSO THE TRACK BAR ISSUE, THIS EFFECTS THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE THE SO CALLED "SHIMMY" THIS ALSO NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893336August 3, 2001
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V214000. SERVICE WAS REFUSED BY DEALERSHIP(S) BECAUSE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE A 'CERTIFIED WELDER' AND VEHICLE COULD NOT FIT INTO THEIR GARAGE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893393August 3, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS GOING 10-15MPH ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AND BACK END STARTED SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT. ROAD WAS DRY. CONSUMER LET OFF GAS AND TAPPED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY, AND SHORTLY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749748August 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ROTORS THAT I BELIEVE IS UNSAFE AND A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT - MINIMUM ALLOWABLE ROTOR SPEC IS 1.215 - RIGHT SIDE IS 1.166, LEFT SIDE IS 1.164 - ORIGINAL PADS STILL HAVE MORE THAN 1/8 INCH ON EACH OF THE 4 PADS - I WAS GOING TO HAVE PADS CHAGED ON 7/28 AND THAT IS WHEN I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED - I NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT WORE OUT THE ORIGINAL ROTORS BEFORE THE ORIGINAL PADS EVER WORE OUT - I SHOUL BE ABLE TO "TRUE" ROTORS ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE HAVING TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AS LONG AS THE PADS DO NOT WEAR OUT BEFORE REPLACING SAME - MANUFACTURER WILL DO NOTHING - CLAIMS THAT THE 12 MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY IS THEIR TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER - I DISAGREE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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