Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#866063July 26, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RETURNED FUEL LINE BECAME BUBBLY DUE TO BEING BURNED FROM RESTING AGAINST INTAKE MANIFOLD. FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE AREA WHERE IT WAS BURNED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A DIESEL ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553203July 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER DECLINED RECALL REPAIR (00V-135) DUE TO DEALERSHIP SCHEDULING PROBLEM. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725981July 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HIT TO AVOID COLLISION. AFTER WHICH ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIT ON DASH BOARD. FEESER DODGE IN HENDERSON, NC WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR. PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. I WAS TOLD AT DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT THAT WEEK LIKE MINE. THE QUESTION IS ABS BRAKES ARE DESIGNED FOR A STEADY PREASURE VERSUS THE OLD PUMPING METHOD. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WHEEL SENSOR AND WHY DOES IT GET DAMAGED WHEN HARD PRESSURE APPLIED? MY TRUCK IS USED FOR TOWING HORSE TRAILERS A SAFE RELIEABLE BRAKING SYSTEM IS MANDATORY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726011July 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DOWN SHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR WHEN BACKING OFF OF ACCELERATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865937July 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL #00V13500 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. CONTACTED PERFORMANCE DODGE IN GLENDALE, AZ. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE , DID NOT SET UP APPOINTMENT FOR CONSUMER . CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND HAS ALSO CONTACTED OTHER DEALERS. BUT, CAN NOT GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865944July 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DEFECTIVE WARNING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUSES A FIRE ON THAT WIRING HARNESS. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE IGNITION /WIRING HARNESS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865945July 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V135000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875 FOR IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE REPAIRED, THE JOB WAS NOT COMPLETE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THE REMAINING PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865951July 25, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCH WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER. THEIR IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725881July 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENIGINE DEVELOPED A VERY SERIOUS KNOCKING AND BANGING, AND RECENTLY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND LOW OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN ABOUT 800 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. THE KNOCKING AND BANGING GOT SO BAD THAT I COULDN'T MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. IF ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT AND PASS THE KNOCK MAY PREVENT ACCELLERATION CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. CONTINUED KNOCK WILL RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE AND DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725893July 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES HAVE FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES FROM THE TIME I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP TO WHEN I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE FRONT ONES REPACKED. (LEASED VEHICLE) STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DEALER TOLD ME "THAT'S JUST HOW THEY ARE" DUH!!! AREN'T BRAKES SUPPOSE TO STOP WHEN YOU PRESS THEM??? ALSO THE WORST PROBLEM W THIS TRUCK IS THE CONSTANT KNOCKING. EVEN THE BEST GAS. DEALER TOLD ME CHRYLSLER IS IN COURT OVER THIS BUT IN THE MEAN TIME, SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE OCCURING RE THE PISTONS WHAT A GREAT LEASE TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS QUALITY VEHICLE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725922July 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE SETTING AT A GAS STATION, I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, PUT GAS IN AND THE PUMP MUST HAVE DIED RIGHT THERE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FATHERS TRUCK ( A 1994 DODGE) AND A NEIGHBORS TRUCK (AFTER 1994 DODGE) ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725926July 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED SIX TIMES OVER THE SIX YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYS FIRM BUT THERE ARE NO BRTAKES. KFIVE TIMES I COASTED TO A STOP, THE LATEST FAILURE RESULTED IN A MINOR ONE CAR ACCIDENT. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS THING AND ONLY USED ABOUT 500 MILES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE FOR FOUR WEEKS AND THEY DON'T FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE A COMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE AND SPENT 17 YEARS AS A FORIEGN CAR MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865876July 24, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP ON THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865878July 24, 2000
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE TO RIGHT AND LEFT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, WHILE TURNING TO LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK IN PLACE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP HAS BEEN SOLVED BY REALIGNMENT AND REPLACING SOME PARTS, BUT THE WONDERING OVER THE ROAD IS STILL NOT FIXED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865905July 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE TRAVLING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION . DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725774July 21, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL SENSOR FLUTTERED BETWEEN HALF TO EMPTY,THEN WENT EMPTY, AND IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME,AGAIN SAME HING, WE HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET,BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DROP THE TANK.THE EQUIPMENT IS FAULTY AS LEAST,DON'T KNOW HOW IT SURVIVED IN DIESEL, NO READING ON FUEL IN TANK,DANGEOUS IF YOU DON'T KEEP MILEGE/FILLUP, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE IF YOU RAN OUT AND DIDN''T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT FIRST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865839July 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THERE IS A FITTING THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES THAT MELTS, AND CAUSES A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE COOLING LINES AND FITTINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865849July 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ONE NIGHT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL. WHEN THEY TOOK OFF THE DASHBOARD THEY NOTICED WIRES TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE MELTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725703July 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED 5TH GEAR SUDDENLY LETS GO; ACTS LIKE SUDDENLY PRESSING CLUTCH WHILE AT SPEED. PROBLEM APPEARS WITHOUT WARNING, STARTLES DRIVER AND LEAVES DRIVER WITHOUT POWER TO AVOID VEHICLES APPROACHING IN REAR. ONLY RESPONSE IS TO MOVE TO RIGHT WITHOUT POWER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. HAD REPAIRED BY AZ DEALER FIRST TIME WITH "NEW REDESIGNED" PARTS AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER ON 2/10/00 AT 87615 MILES. PROBLEM FIXED WITH SAME PARTS AGAIN BY CA DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRUCK IS NOT CAPABLE OF DRIVING IN 4TH GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (TRUCK HAS 4:10 RING AND PINION). BOTH TRANSMISSION MECHANICS HAVE REPAIRED SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725712July 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER (3000 LBS) FROM SAN ANTONIO TO CORPUS CHRISTI, AIR TEMP 85 DEGREES, OVERDRIVE OFF, DISTANCE 130 MILES TRAVELED, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKED AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP, AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND LET THE VEHICLE COAST UNTILL THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED AGAIN, ABOUT TWO MILES AND SPEED DROPPED TO 50 MPH. EVERTHING SEEMED ALRIGHT UNTIL WE TRAVELED ANOTHER 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME ABOUT 10 MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WE TOWED THE TRAILER EXACTLY 185 MILES WHEN WE HAD TO STOP FOR GAS, TANK ON EMPTY, AND PUT IN 27.5 GALLONS OF GAS. I WOULD SAY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING ALOT. STAYED TWO DAYS AT THE COAST AND TRIED TO DRIVE BACK TO SAN ANTONIO, TRAVELED 30 MILES TO A MILITARY BASE WITH THE ENGINE REVING AND BARELY DOING 50 MPH, LEFT THE TRAILER IN STORAGE, FILLED THE TANK AGAIN, TOOK 8 GALLONS OF GAS, DROVE BACK TO SAN ANTONIO, ANY TIME TRIED TO DO OVER 70 MPH TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START VIBRATING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS, THEY GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME A WEEK LATER STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WENT DOWN TO CORPUS CHRISTI ON 14 JUL 2000 TO RETREIVE THE TRAILER, TEMP 92 DEGREES, LEFT THE BASE AND TRAVELED 11 MILES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKED AGAIN. COULD ONLY DO 30 MPH BACK TO THE BASE OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD UNLOCK. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID "THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION". ALL THEY DID WAS PUT THE COMPUTER ON IT , THE PAN HAS NOT BEEN DROPPED YET, PRESSURE GAGUES HAVE NOT BEEN PUT ON IT EITHER. THEY WANT ME TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE TRAILER IS 185 MILES AWAY AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT TOW IT BACK HERE. WHAT DO I DO???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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