Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#865520July 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA RECALL 00V135000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875/ IGNITION WIRING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACT DEALER. DEALER CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE EVERYTIME CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865522July 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA RECALL 00V135000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875. EVERY TIME CONSUMER BRINGS VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT UP FRONT. THEY CLAIM THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865525July 17, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HOOD POPPED OFF AND HIT WINDSHIELD. SAFETY LATCH HAS A DEFECT ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865528July 17, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON TH HIGHWAY. DIMMER SWITCH HAS A DEFAULT. CONSUMER SAID THAT HEADLIGHTS WERE ON BRIGHT, AND THEN HE SWITCHED THE LIGHTS ON DIM LIGHTS WENT OUT. THERE WERE NO LIGHT AT ALL. WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, CONSUMER HIT A DEER IN THE PROCESS, AND FRONT BUMPER WAS DEMOLISHED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725518July 16, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865391July 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL AND TURNING A LOAD, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE WHOLE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED RIGHT AND LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865393July 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 00V135000/ ABS BRAKES. AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE IN MOTION. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REMEDY HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865365July 13, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
95V056OOO/HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES; 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE; 97V199 000/FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE, AND 00V135000/IGNITION SWTICH WIRING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES SINCE MAR 1995, AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALLS BECAUSE OF NO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE. DEALER WOULD CALL AND TELL CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR A PART THAT WAS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED THE PART WAS ALREADY GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. ASKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865376July 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
THERE IS AN OIL LEAK FROM REAR AXLE BECAUSE OF POOR MACHINERY OF METAL THAT ALLOWED BRAKE LINE TO BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH OIL ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865308July 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM A FEW TIMES, AND DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE FROM WHERE IT WAS COMING. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE/SLIP WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE, WASN'T SHIFTING INOT 3RD GEAR. SOME REPAIRS WERE UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THERE WAS A NEW PART THAT WASN'T ALREADY IN THE VEHICLE WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND FINE PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865309July 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ON FOUR OCCASIONS CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO GET A APPOINTMENT TO GET A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL HONORED CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. EVERY TIME DEALER WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN THE CALLS. BUT CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552970July 11, 2000
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO SATISFY THE RECALL UNLESS THE FACTORY INSTALLED SEAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725305July 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE PING: DEALER NOTED PROBLEM AND ADVISED I MUST WAIT FOR CHRYSLER TSB TO BE RELEASED ON 2001 TRUCK. TRANSMISSION RATTLE: DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS GEAR RATTLE & IS NORMAL & NOT HARMFUL TO MY TRUCK. INJECTOR TAP: DEALER IDENTIFIED FAST CLICKING NOISE AS INJ. TAP & ADVISED THAT THIS IS NORMAL & NOT HARMFUL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865155July 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 38-45 MPH OR WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND FRONT END BOUNCE AS IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE, ALL FOUR TIRES AND TWO RIMS WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATES THAT THE FRONT END BOUNCING IS NORMAL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865160July 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN. ALSO, ABS LIGHT/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THEN, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN CAR OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO SHAKE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE KEY OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865189July 11, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C MOTOR BLOWS OUT WHEN GOING UP A UPGRADE,AND WHEN GOING DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HE HAD A VACUUM SWITCH PUT IN, AND IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865195July 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
WITHOUT WARNING SWAY BAR LINKAGE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, CAUSING PART OF THE FRONT END TO FALL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865243July 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
ON THREE OCCASIONS REAR AXLE SEAL HAD LEAKED OIL ONTO THE BRAKES, CAUSING BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. A TECHNICIAN FOUND THIS OUT ON A ROUTINE INSPECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552962July 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A CLATTERING NOISE IN ENGINE DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725186July 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE JANUARY I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IF I HAD IT IDLE FOR AWHILE OR WARMING UP. I TOOK IT BACK TO AUTO NATION AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOOK IT TO DICKINSON DODGE (910) 864-2411 AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED PERIODICALLY UNTIL APRIL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN I WAS IN REVERSE THEN WOULD TRY TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS IN NUETRAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE DRIVE GEAR WOULD KICK IN AND IT WAS FINE. A FEW TIMES I HAD TO PUT IT IN D2 THEN PULL OUT AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. I HAD DICKINSON DODGE CHECK THIS AGAIN AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. IN LATE JUNE I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD DICKINSON TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OR GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE SLIPPING AND STALLING. THEY DI REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TOLD ME THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T. TWO DDAYS AFTER ON JULY 1ST I WAS DRIVING AROUND FAYETTEVILLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED DICKINSON DODGE AGAIN AND ON 5 JULY TOOK IT IN. INITIALLY THEY SAID THE FAULT REGISTERED AS A DROP IN RPM'S. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND THOUGHT IT WAS ELECTRICAL INITIALLY. THEN ON 6 JULY THEY DECIDED TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND FOUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS SEPARATING AND PUTTING METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THIS ATE AWAY THE SEAL FOR THE GEAR BOX AND ALLOWED OIL IN THE CLUTCHES. THAT WAS CAUSING THE SLIPPAGE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THEY ALSO SAID MY OVERDRIVE GEAR WAS ALREADY OUT. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1500 TO REBUILD IT. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $95 FOR TESTING WHICH SHOWED NOTHING AND ANOTHER $80 FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACEMENT. I WOULD THINK A TRUCK WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I AM SUSPECTING IT MAY BE A FLOOD VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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