Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#746253June 1, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
STEERING GEAR BOX DEFECTIVE/UNSAFE..SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DEFECTIVE UNSAFE...EVAPORATIVE CANISTER DEFECTIVE PER FEDERAL EMMISSIONS LAWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746272June 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE NOT USED THIS VEHICLE IN ANY MANNER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE WHEEL BEARINGS TO FAIL THIS EARLY IN FACT I HAVE OWNED 10 OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THE BEARINGS GO ON ANY OF THEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION , NOISE OR OTHERWISE THAT THEY WERE FAILING. WE HAD THE BRAKES REDONE IN DECEMBER OF 2000, WITH THE FRONT ROTORS HAVING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE SO WORN. IF THERE WERE A PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN THEY TOOK THE ROTORS OFF. JUST MAKES ME WONDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746191May 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES NOW FOR SAME ERROR CODE (P0442). THE DEALER HAS REPLACED QUITE A FEW EMISSION PARTS ON VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746221May 31, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DODGE HAS USED PLASTIC GAS LINES IN THE RAM TRUCK. A GROUND HOG NIPPED A GASLINE AND AN ELECTRICAL WIRE LOCATED NEAR THE GASLINE. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPT HAD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. PLASTIC GAS LINES SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN VEHICLES. ANY RODENT OR ROAD DEBRIS CAN PUNCTURE A GAS LINE CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889497May 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH THERE WOULD BE A HIGH PITCH WHINE. GOING 45MPH WOULD HAVE A DRONNING NOISE/ OUT OF ROUND. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOISE WAS NOTICEABLE. MECHANIC WAITING ON TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BEFORE REPAIRING TRANSMISSION. *AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER TO ONLY USE OVERDRIVE EVEN WHEN TOWING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889373May 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH AND TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY REAR DIFFERENTIAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889377May 30, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
LEFT FRONT RIM HAS COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889389May 30, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILOR HITCH HAS BROKEN OFF. CONSUMER CLAIMED IT WAS SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V107000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746112May 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHILE GOING TO MY HUSBANDS GRANDMOTHERS FUNERAL WE HEARD AN ODD NOISE-LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT BE LOSE -MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER AND GOT UNDER VEHICLE TO CHECK IT OUT-FOUND NOTHING-THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OR EXHAUST LEAK .WE PULLED INTO THE FIRST CAMPING SPOT AND LEFT VEHICLE-TRIED TO DRIVE HOME 2 DAYS LATER-WE GOT ABOUT 10 MILES AND THERE WAS A HUGE BANG IN TRUCK-ENGINE FAILED AND TRUCK TIRES COMPLETELY LOCKED-VEHICLE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE WEIGHT OF SUCH A SUDDEN STOP (WE HAD A CAMPER ON) PULLED THE REAR-END OUT.LUCKILY MY HUSBAND HAD THE PRESCENCE OF MIND TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND ROLL TO THE ROAD SIDE-HAD HE NOT OR IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND US IN THE CANYON IT WOULD OF BEEN VERY BAD. AFTER TALKING TO TWO INDEPENDENTT DRIVELINE PLACES I WAS TOLD THAT THIDS IS AN EXTREMELLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS OFTEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES WITH ONE VEHICLE. ALL (NOT AN EXXAGERATION) THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO WITH THE SAME MODEL YEAR HAVE HAD PROBLEMS-MOST REPLACING OR HAVING TRANSMISSIONFIXED BEFORE IT BLEW BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT IT WOULD-ONE EVEN REPLACED HIS AT 70,000 -- I CALLED A CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THAT IT ONLY EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS AND I WAS 1 YEAR OVER SO TOO BAD FOR ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746122May 30, 2001
TIRES
TIRES HAVE SPILIT FROM RIM TO TREAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P246/70021)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P246/70021 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746153May 30, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
ON APRIL 19, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING ON RT 495 IN WAREHAM MA THE FAN ON MY L996 DODGE 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE SPORT PICKUP TRUCK SUDDENLY BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE WATER PUMP SHAFT CAUSING THE FAN TO FLY INTO THE RADIATOR AND PUNCTURING SAME.AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWER STEERING PUMP,AND WATER PUMP CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING AND ENGINE OVERHEATING I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE HAD 57159 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889242May 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH A MERCEDES BENZ SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, CONSUMER ALSO PRESSED ON BRAKES, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. CONSUMER SLAMMED INTO MERCEDES BENZ, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF/ ON AND OFF. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889252May 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
40 AMP FUSE HAS BLOWN TWICE, AND JUST RECENTLY BLEWOUT A THIRD TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745938May 26, 2001
AIR BAGS
SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCK SPRING IN MODEL YEARS 1999 -2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745962May 26, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
THE PARKING BRAKE ON THIS TRUCK HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THE CABLE HAS COMPLETELY SNAPPED TWICE, CAUSING THE 5-SPEED BLACK TRUCK TO ROLL INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND THERE IT SAT ALL NIGHT (WE WERE UNAWARE THE CABLE SNAPPED). THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING, AND THEY DON'T REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE PARENT COMPANY. I, MYSELF, MADE DAIMEN CHRYSLER OPEN A TICKET, BUT I IMAGINE IT'S CLOSED NOW. THEY ONLY KEEP THEM OPEN FOR A MONTH. THE DEALER (GREG ADAMS) TOLD ME THIS IS THE ONLY TRUCK THAT'S HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT SINCE HE DIDN'T REPORT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK, I FIGURE OTHER DEALERS DON'T REPORT THE PROBLEMS THEY SEE, SO WHO KNOWS? I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKE WILL SNAP, AND ALTHOUGH NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET, IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002672May 25, 2001
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE CALIPER WERE NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED. BAD BALL JOINTS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889159May 25, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
THREE TIMES WITHIN PAST YEAR; MAY/ NOVEMBER 2000, AND MAY 2001 HEADLIGHTS/ DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889169May 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
40 AMP FUSE HAS BLOWN OUT TWICE, WHEN THIS HAPPENED CONSUEMR COULD NOT START VEHICLE. DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889205May 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REALIGNMENT 7 TIMES BECAUSE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL TO LEFT, AND TIRES KEEP WEARING EXCESSIVELY. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, AND MACHINE WAS SHOWING EVERYTHING TO BE NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745918May 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VERY BAD ENGINEER FLAWS, DESIGN, HARD TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT, TRANS. VIBRATES/SHAKES TRUCK,STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE,NO HELP FROM HOTLINE OR DEALER,ENGINE SPARK KNOCKS REAL BAD UNDER A LOAD, REAR BRAKES LOCK UP CONSTANTLY, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS CAN'T FIX AND MEET EPA EMISSION LAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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