Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#889057May 24, 2001
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 AND MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, RIGHT REAR TIRE CONTACTED A ROAD HAZARD WHICH PUNCHED A HOLE IN TIRE. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SAM'S CLUB TIRE SHOP, MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE TIRE BECAUSE IT HAD A HOLE PUNCHED IN IT, AND IT WAS "SUBSTANDARD" FOR THAT VEHICLE. MICHELIN TIRE, P245/75R16 LTX A/S WITH A 35 PSI. STICKER ON DOOR STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSE TO BE P245/75R16 XL, EXTRA LOAD WITH A PSI OF 41 - WHICH WAS A STRONGER TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889067May 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH HIT A TRAIN HEAD-ON AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889079May 24, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH HOOD FLIPPED BACKWORDS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. PREVIOUSLY, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HOOD HINGE ATTACHMENT COMING UNDONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889085May 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM;. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. VARIOUS PARTS AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745844May 24, 2001
AIR BAGS
TURNED STEERING WHEEL WHILE GOING SLOW, HEARD A "CRUNCH" COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, AIR BAG "NOT WORKING" INDICATION ON DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745845May 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL WENT "CRUNCH" NO CRUISE CONTROL,WORRIED MAY SELF INITIATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745849May 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON 11/24/00, 01/15/01 AND 03/09/01 THE DEALER OVERFILLED THE CRANKCASE ON MY 6CYL MOTOR.THIS WAS TRACED TO THE DEALER'S WORK ORDER WHICH AUTOMATICALLY LISTED AN AMOUNT WHICH IS OVER THE CRANKCASE CAPACITY. DAMAGE TO ENGINE PROBABLE, NOW EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT ENGINE VIBRATION PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745852May 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DEFECT IN FRONT AND BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561612May 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND TO 4TH WITHOUT GRINDING GEARS. THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND WAS PERFORMING POORLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888932May 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD,PULLING EXTREMELY TO RIGHT OR LEFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED TRACK BAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889024May 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT OPERABLE. PARK LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE IS A FUEL LEAK LEAKING FROM BACK OF ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745768May 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THERE ARE TWO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEMS #828 & #838. THEY DO NOT INCLUDE THE 1996 TWO WHEEL DRIVE, THE CLUTCH HYDRAULIC IS THE SAME AND WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY FIXED IT AT 98,000 MILES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED 15,000 MILES LATER. THEIR FIX DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY INSTALLED A SHIELD BUT THE PLASTIC CLUTCH LINE RUNS NEXT TO THE SHIELD AND TOUCHES. PLASTIC NEXT TO METAL MELTS AND THE LINE BURST CAUSING OR CAN CAUSE A FIRE. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN. THE RECALL ALSO NEED TO BE EXPANDED.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745780May 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR ABOUT 35 MILES. UPON DISENGAGING CRUISE, THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN BELOW 60MPH WITHOUT SEVERE BRAKING. BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AS RESULT. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE IDLE ADGUSTMENT SCREW HAD LOST ITS LOCK NUT AND THE SCREW VIBRATED INWARD, CAUSING THE IDLE SPEED TO STAY AT 60 MPH WHILE THE TRANMISSION WAS IN GEAR. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, I WAS AFRAID TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR FOR FEAR OF SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND PERSONAL INJURY TO ME, MY WIFE, OR POSSIBLY BOTH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561306May 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V135000) CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STALLING, INTERMITTENT FAN MOTOR FAILURE AND PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO, WHICH ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING FAULTY AND THEREFORE WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745672May 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER THE VIN # HERE IT IS: [XXX]. I WAS TRAVELING @ 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF INTERSTATE 95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. FELT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER & DECLINE OF SPEED, NARROWLY ESCAPED MAJOR ACCIDENT. FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION LOST 5TH GEAR. RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANUFACTURER PUBLISHED SERVICE BULLETIN (#21-10-98A) SEPT. 98. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. DODGE DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY CONCERN - I WISH THEY WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED INSTEAD OF MY TWO SONS & I.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002506May 21, 2001
TIRES
THREE B.F. GOODRICH TIRES PEELED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888770May 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745610May 21, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE DRIVEN AT 30MPH, HIT A VERY HIGH CEMENT STEP (WALL) AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO RAM A STEEL RAILING. AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT THE RAILING IT WAS THROWN BACKWARDS ALL WHILE THE TIRES WERE STILLING SPINNING FORWARD. THE DRIVER/OWNER BROKE HIS FRONT TEETH ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDOWSHIELD. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745615May 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
I AM REPORTING A DEFECT ON A ORIGINAL FRAME WELD. THE STABILIZER BAR THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME THAT KEEPS YOUR VEHICLE FROM SHAKING HAS SEPARATED. I HAVE HAD 3 WELDERS LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE TO REPAIR IT AND THEY ALL SAY THEY WONT FOR THEY DONT WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, BE CAUSE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE INJURED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED TO ME THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER THE MILEAGE, WELL I HAVE NOT HAD ONE PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE AND WITHOUT A FRAME A ENGINE IS REALLY NO GOOD. THEY ALSO STATED TO ME THAT MINE WAS THE FIRST ONE THEY EVER HEARD OF, WHICH I DONT HARDLY BELEIVE THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOU RTIME IN ADVANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745642May 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE TENSIONING CLIP FOR THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE PURCHASE. THESE CLIPS ARE MADE OF HARD PLASTIC AND HAVE SRINGS INSIDE TO PROVIDE TENSION TO KEEP BELT FROM SLIPPING. THE CLIPS ARE MANUFACTURED IN TWO PIECES AND SNAP TOGETHER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE CLIPS WOULD HOLD UP IN A CRASH AND WOULD FAIL, ALLOWING PASSENGER AND CAR SEATS TO MOVE FOWARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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