Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#9003186July 18, 2001
TIRES:VALVE
VALVE TO TIRES FAILED DUE TO DEFECT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748705July 18, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LEFT REAR OF QUAD CAB NOT WELDED COMPLETELY. QUAD CAB DOOR AND DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR DO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. YOU CAN HEAR THEM RATTLE WHEN DRIVING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS AND THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THEY OFFERED $500.00 FOR THE DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AS WELL AS A VALUE DEFECT. WE FEAR THE DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR MAY OPEN, AS WELL AS THE QUAD CAB DOOR, IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562104July 17, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION, TO HAVE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERHSIP THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892998July 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, WET OR DRY PAVEMENT RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SEVERLY PULL TO RIGHT. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, REAR BRAKE DRUMS REPLACED,DRIVESHAFT CARRIER BEARING FAILED CAUSING THUMPING NOISE (REPLACED TWICE), UNIVERSAL JOINTS FAILED, DIFFERENTIAL FAILED CAUSING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748576July 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DODGE SAID THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AND THE SAME GOES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING, THEY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR SYSTEM AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WITH SEVERAL OWNERS AND MECHANICS BUT THEY AGAIN WILL NOT FIX THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562077July 16, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT SIX DAYS IN ADVANCE, HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS APPOINTMENT COULD NOT BE HONORED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAD A FEW PROJECTS THAT WENT OVER DUE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562064July 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE RECALL 01V-038 FOR THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE AND SENSOR, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE (ONCE) OR THE WRONG PARTS WERE RECIEVED (TWICE).*NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562129July 16, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS DUE TO HOOD LATCH BECOMING DISENGAGED, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGES SINCE THE FAILED PART WAS ON RECALL, MANUFACTURER DENIED CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING THAT THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*YH (INSURANCE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892900July 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN COULD FEEL AND HEAR TIRES RUBBING AGAINST BOTTOM CONTROL ARM. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THEY SAID THAT WAS A FACTORY DEFFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748532July 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LEFT SIDE REAR QUAD PANEL NOT WELDED CORRECTLY. THERE ARE LARGE GAPS IN THE SEAM, AND PANEL IS PUSHED OUT PASSED THE BODY LINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892827July 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE PISTON SEALS WERE NEVER SEATED PROPERLY WHICH ALLOWED ENGINE TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ENGINE LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892887July 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FLUID POURED OUT OF VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SMOKE. THIS WAS DUE TO THE RETAINING CLIP COMING LOOSE. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892695July 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH, HITTING A DEER AND RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE TOTAL THAT WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#748345July 12, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
BELT SEPARATED FROM TIRE. SIDEWALLS WAS SHREDDED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892586July 12, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A DODGE, RAM VAN, 3500 1996, TIRE SIZE LT22575R16, AND TIRE MILEAGE 15,000. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY TREAD SEPARATED ON LEFT REAR TIRE. NO COLLISON OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, FIRESTONE STEELTEX, DOT NUMBER VD1L1XD419. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892473July 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT OFF. AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WAYS TRANSMISSION MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, WHICH DETERMINED THAT TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, AND TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, MELTING VARIOUS PARTS WITHIN TRANSMISSION.TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 12, 000 MILES/40, 000 MILES, AND NOW AT 46, 000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892492July 11, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BACK TIRES OF PICKUP WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. *AK DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PINION GEAR WHERE THE DIFFERENTIAL IS. CONSUMER STATES KEYS WOULD GET STUCK IN RECESSED SCREW HOLES ON STEERING WHEEL, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE STUCK ALMOST CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892502July 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER BAR ON FRONT SUSPENSION BOLT BROKE OR FELL OUT. HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. PIECE HAD WORN OUT. ENTIRE HOUSING FOR TRACT BAR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892506July 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
IN 1997 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL 97 V 084 000 REPAIRS. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892299July 10, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER SAW A PUDDLE OF STEERING FLUID ON GROUND. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED STEERING PUMP SEAL. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE PURCHASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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