Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#888365May 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM PERFORMS ERRATICALLY. PROBLEM WITH NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888376May 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888436May 16, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSGENER IN A 1998, DODGE, RAM 1500; AFTERMARKET TIRE INSTALLED AT 35,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P265/75R15, DOT# 7BHPUB286; TIRE CTR. NOTIFIED AND WILLING TO EXCHANGE TIRE AT A PRORATED DEAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES SINCE TIRE FAILURE, THE OTHER TWO REMAINING TIRES HAVE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION, ALL TIRES HAVE VISIBLE BULGES ON THE RUNNING TREAD, CAUSING OSCILLATIONS OF THE VEHICLE AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ONE OTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO THE ONE REPORTED, THIS OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888220May 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V075000. BRAKE ROTOR MATERIAL STRENGTH IS NOT SUFFICIENT, CAUSING HUB FATIGUE FRACTURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888256May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CONNECTED TO RADIATOR WERE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, UNKNOWN CAMPAIGN NUMBER, REGARDING THIS ISSUE. PREVIOUSLY HAD REPAIR WORK PERFORMED. *AK TRANSMISSION COOLER CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED ON RECALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888264May 15, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD RESPONDED IN DETAIL BEFORE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888275May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE AND OVERDRIVE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WITH GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED ALL WAY TO FLOOR. ALSO, THERE WAS ERRATIC OPERATION OF OVERDRIVE KICKING IN WITHOUT PROVOCATION. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DISTRICT MANAGER THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS INCREASING THE HORSE POWER AND TORQUE TO HELP SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888277May 15, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
FRONT WHEEL RIM BENT DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATIOS, CAUSING VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO DETERMINATION WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS DEFECT WITH ONLY 25,347 MILES ON RIM. NOTE: AFTER FIRST RIM WAS REPLACED, THERE WERE CURRENTLY TWO MORE RIMS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE BENT, AND WERE CAUSING VIBRATION. *AK THE VEHICLE'S VIBRATION BECAME WORSE. THE DEALER TRIED TO BALANCE AND ROTATE THE TIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888149May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND THEN WILL KICK IN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888180May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AUXILLIARY TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM HOSES THAT RUN TO THE FRONT OF THE RADIATOR ARE TOO SHORT TO REACH BED OF AUXILLIARY RADIATOR, THIS CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND LOSE POWER AND MOMENTUM, CONSUMER STATES ALL DIESEL TRUCKS WITH AUXILLIARY TRANSMISSION COOLER'S HAVE THIS DEFECT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745268May 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONTINUOUS UNEVEN WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. ONLY 1-PAD OUT OF THE FOUR UP FRONT WEARS DOWN TO METAL TO METAL WHILE THE OTHER 3-PADS ARE LIKE NEW CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745234May 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE YOU CAN SEE THE REAREND TWEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888050May 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RPMS ARE RACING DOWN AND UP, AND SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN UP POSITION. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, A CLANKING NOISE OCCURS. ALSO, WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE IT WILL SHAKE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO FAULTY COMPUTER AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS. *AK THERE WAS NOISE FROM REAR END WHEN SHIFTING GEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE. THE ENGINE HAD ROUGH IDLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745224May 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OVERDRIVE WHICH CAUSED FAILURE TO THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH REQUIRED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002460May 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN TRUCK WAS HIT BY A BRONCO, BRONCO TRAVELNG ABOUT 50 MPH, ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#887779May 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#561106May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745054May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS. REBUILT ONCE 1 YEAR BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. DODGE DEALER ADMITS THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, BUT WHEN THEY CONTACTED DODGE CORP, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR ANY PART OF THE COST. TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT COMPLETELY FAIL THAT EARLY, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAD BEEN SERVICED 11 MONTHS BEFORE FAILURE. THIS TRANSMISSION IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND IN GOING INTO OTHER WEB SIGHTS ( LEMON-AID) WE FIND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THIS HAPPENED TO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE DODGE ADMIT THERE'S A PROBLEM, AND REIMBURSE US AND OTHERS WHO HAD TO PAY $4000.00 TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION AT SUCH AN EARLY STAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745060May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP ON MY 1996 DODGE PICKUP FAILED TO PUMP GAS TO ENGINE IN AUGUST OF 2000, WHILE PARKED . THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS APPROX. 450.00 DOLLARS. I AM CONCERNED ONLY BECAUSE I PAID $25000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK AND FIGURED THAT IT SHOLUD OF LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. IT JUST IRRITATES ME THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT, NOR HAVE THEY OFFERED TO LOOK INTO THIS DEFECTIVE PART, FUEL PUMP. ALSO, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN AUGUST OF 2000, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CHRYSLER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (AUTOMATIC) WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HASAZRD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745077May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LOST TRANSMISSION IN NORMAL DRIVE ON A FLAT ROAD , WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR , HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE FILTER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION INSTANTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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