Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#864106June 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SUSPENSION
RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES: 00V135000/IGNITION SWITCH/ WIRING, AND 99V214000/ SUSPENSION. STILL WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR RECALLS. ON TWO OCCASIONS, DEALER HAD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE , AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SET. WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED THEY INFORMED HIM THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863905June 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 2O-25 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN HEAD-ON AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863849June 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RECALL 99V214000 CONCERNING CRACKED FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING/SHOCK TOWER. AFTER CONTACTING DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WELDING MACHINE WAS BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863873June 20, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRUCK CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD-ON, TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724166June 18, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE POSTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ARE APPROX. 6" WIDE AND RESTRICT THE DRIVERS VISABILITY SERVERLY. MY SON AND I HAVE SIMILAR TRUCK DODGE TRUCK MODELS AND WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES. MY MOST RECENT NEAR COLLITION WAS WITH A RAILROAD LOCAMOTIVE AT AN UNGATED CROSSING. LUCKLY ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED ME TO THE LOCAMOTIVE AND I SAW IT IN TIME . HOWEVER IT WAS COMPLELY HIDDEN FROM MY VIEW BY THE POST . I HAVE OWNED DODGE TRUCKS FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS WITH OVER 700,000 MILES OF SERVICE AND HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THEM RELIABLE AN SAFE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863729June 16, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BURNED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724048June 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPERIENCED AS SOON AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I TOLD THE FACILITY WHERE I TOOK THE VAN THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING, THEY DID EVERYTHING TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK AND HAVE THAT DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY BILL WAS $1,593.44. I HAPPENED TO SEARCH THE INTERNET AND SAW THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, SO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY MONEY BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863552June 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 835/ NHTSA RECALL NUMBER NOT LISTED. DEALER STATED THAT TOOL/ WELDER NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER ISSUED A DIRECT TO DEALER CARE LETTER. REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN MADE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863594June 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER STEPPED ON THROTTLE AND IT BECAME STUCK, CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP CAR. THE STRANDS ON CABLE BECAME UNRAVELED AT CABLE HOUSING, CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK WIDE OPEN. THROTTLE CABLE AND LINKAGE WERE REPLACED BY DODGE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. NEW CABLE AND LINKAGE ARE OF A DIFFERENT/IMPROVED DESIGN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552626June 13, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER REPLACED TRAILER HITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT (00V-107). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552635June 13, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE OIL DIP STICK DOES NOT ACCURATELY READ, THE OIL CAN BE LOW WITHOUT PROPER INDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. *MJS UPDATED 04/23/07. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723968June 13, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE RESPONDING ERRATICALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863478June 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE DRIVING WHEELS ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKED UP AND SHEARED OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, TRUCK WAS PULLING TO RIGHT. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AFTER MARKET BRAKE PADS. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. OWNER STILL WAITING ON PARTS, WHOLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF THE TRUCK. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863497June 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SHIFTED INDICATOR AND IT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. COULD NOT LOCATE WHAT GEAR TRANSMISSION WAS IN. POPS OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED. ALSO, WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY INCREASE IN SPEED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & EACH TIME TEST DRIVEN, BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES FOR FAULTY GEAR SHIFTING. IN ADDITION, FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. ONGOING PROBLEMS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863533June 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND STARTED TO SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED BURNED AREAS ON HUBS, AND DID NOT REPLACE THEM OR THE SHOES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ROLLED FORWARD INTO A TREE. EACH TIME DEALER WAS INFORMED, AND NOTHING SHOWED UP AS DEFECTIVE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863547June 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 55MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE AND A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEER SMASHED INTO THE BUMPER /RADIATOR AND FRONT GRILL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723913June 12, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THIN STREAM OF WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM DASHBOARD. HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT CAUSING WIRES TO BURN BEHIND DASH. VERY CLOSE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. HAVE HEARD OTHER DODGE PICKUP OWNERS HAVING SAME DIFFICULTY (AT LEAST 3 THAT I KNOW). PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723914June 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
STRESS FRACTURE IN PASSENGER MIRROR AND DRIVER MIRROR. HEARD FROM DEALER THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT SEE IT LISTED ANYWHERE. HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN EACH MIRROR SEPARATELY. FIRST TIME WHILE USING THE MIRROR DEFOGGER, 2ND TIME WHILE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE MIRRORS JUST CRACK UP THE MIDDLE AND THE SOUND IS LIKE SOMEONE HAS THROWN A ROCK AT YOUR VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863393June 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTS. IT'S A PEST CONTROL TRUCK AND CARRIES CHEMICALS, AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863443June 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEATS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 19 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING DUE TO THERMOSTAT AND GASKET FAILURES. THE A/C BLOWS WARM AIR DUE TO LOW PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. THE DRIVER SEAT WAS COMING APART. REAR LIGHTS BLINKERS AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING DUE TO BLOWN FUSE. THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LOCKSUP ON HAND STOP. THE LEFT DOOR SPEAKERS MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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