Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#887384May 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A HOWLING NOISE IN REAREND. CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO CONTACT A DODGE DEALER ONCE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COMPLETED REPAIR. MECHANIC HAD SEEN ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT MODEL. MECAHNIC HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PINION BEARING AND AXLE BEARINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744879May 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
AT 60,000 TRANSMISSION REPLACED; 68,000 BOTH U-JOINS REPLACED; 75,000 DIFFERENTIAL REBUILT; 80,000 UNIVERSAL JOINT REPLACED; NOW DIFFERENTIAL SLIPS AFTER STOPPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887205May 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CONSUMER WAS GOING 30MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. TRANSMISSION SPECALIST SAID PLANITARY GEAR IS NOT WORKING. FIRST AND SECOND GEARS ARE WORKING FINE. *AK THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER STALL, IT JUST DID NOT MOVE AT ALL WHILE THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THAT IS, PLANETARY GEAR PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744766May 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TALKED W/ SEVERAL OTHER RAM OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION WITH THE DIESEL . I FEEL THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN FUELING THIS IS A SAFETY AS WELL AS AN ENVIRMENTAL HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744795May 1, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED CATASTROPICALLY. TREAD VIOLENTLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE OCCURRED, BUT NO CRASH RESULTED. THE FAILED TIRE REMAINED FULLY INFLATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO REST. THE FAILED TIRE SLOWLY LOST PRESSURE AFTER THE INCIDENT AND WAS AT A LOW PRESSURE WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO A GOODYEAR DEALER 40 HOURS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURED. ALL OF THE TIRES WERE WELL MAINTAINED, PROPERLY INFLATED, AND WERE NOT OVERLOADED. ALL OF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER HAS THE ALL OF THE TIRES AND WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887122April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN 5TH GEAR WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER IN 5TH GEAR, BUT IT DID HAVE POWER IN ALL OF THE OTHER GEARS. CONSUMER STATED THIS OCCURRED IN 1998 THE FIRST TIME, EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR NUT CAME LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887130April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 AND WHEN ENGINE STARTED SMOKING CONSUMER DROVE OFF ROAD. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION OIL WAS ALL OVER ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE PLASTIC TRANSMISSION LINES. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PRMATURELY, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887143April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH -70 MPH VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HAD NO POWER IN 5TH GEAR. DEALER STATED THAT 5TH GEAR NUT DISCONNECTED. PLEASE PROVVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887169April 30, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING HOOD LATCH RELEASED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLIP UP, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744728April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, TRIED TO TAKE TO THE SHOP NEXT DAY. TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT AND IT GROUND WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. TOOK TRUCK TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A CHECK VAULVE THAT WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE THAT WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. THE REPAIR COSTED OVER $2,000.00. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I HAVE A COPPY OF THE REPAIR BILL WITH A LISTING OF PARTS REPLACED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887040April 30, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED ONCE AT 70MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED..*AK CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ALSO FRAYED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887078April 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL HOSE FROM GAS TANK TO FUEL HAS DETERIORATED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744709April 29, 2001
STEERING, AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE SELLING DEALER, AND A MEETING WITH THE CHRYSLER REP. MY TRUCK STILL EXHIBITS PROBLEMS SUCH AS SAT.4/28/01 WHILE DRIVING I TURNED THE TRUCK RIGHT AND NOTICED THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION, SOMETHING INSIDE CRACKED, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE (AIR BAG) LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINRED ON, TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS SET FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY, 4/30/01. THE OWNERSMANUAL STATES ( WARNING IGNORING THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL COULD MEAN YOU WON'T HAVE THE AIR BAGS TO PROTECT YOU IN A COLLISION) THE DEALER FAILED IN ATTEMPT AFTER ATTEMPT TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINTS, AND NOW CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO DRIVE THIS DEFECTIVE TRUCK. THE BRAKES AT TIMES WHILE COMMING TO A STOP SHUDDER, OR DO YOU CALL IT WHEEL HOP , 3/15/01 DEPENDABLE DODGE REPLACED THE BRAKE DRUMS ON THE REAR AFTER THE SERVICE DIRECTOR DROVE THE TRUCK ON 3/9/01. THE TRUCK NOW THREE TIMES IS EXHIBITING FRONT TIRE WEAR, FIRST TIME THEY MATCH MOUNTED THE TIRES AS WELL AS TOOK ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES OFF THE RIM AND EXCHANGED IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK, SECOND TIME THEY ALIGNED THE FRONTEND AND ROTATED THE TIRES, 200 MILES LATER THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR AGAIN, TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT MICHELIN TIRE DEALERS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, TO SOON WITH ONLY 1000 MILES ON THEM SINCE THE ALIGNMENT. THE TRUCK EHIBITS WHAT THE SERVICE DIRECTOR SAYS IS A PING, I WAS INFORMED TO INCREASE THE OCTANE FROM 87 TO 89, WHICH HAS DONE NOTHING. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ENTERING INTO THE LEMON LAW PROCESS AND AM VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH THE RESPONSE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744644April 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE ARE TWO POINTS WHERE THERE ARE HOLES IN BACK OF STEERING WHEEL. IF YOU HAVE A LONG KEY ON YOU KEY CHAIN, IT CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE HOLES AND PREVENT YOU FROM TURNING THE VEHICLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF PLUG IN THESE HOLES TO PREVENT THIS FROM RAND POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886936April 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT/REPLACED. NOTE: SPECIALIST SAID THAT HAD HAD TO REBUILD/REPLACE SEVERAL DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886997April 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT CRASH AT 35-40 MPH, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAD WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION. $ 16000 DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887009April 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886839April 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET CAR INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC SAID BRAKES WERE SHOT AND SO WERE THE ROTORS. CONSUMER NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, NOT EVEN A WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886853April 26, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE MAKE ANY TURNS CONSUMER NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE FROM STEERING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER USED A SPRAY TO FIX THE CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886870April 26, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED INTO REAR SEAT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WILL LOOK INTO THE MATTER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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