Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#863029June 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED HARD AND SUDDEN CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY STEER TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723492June 2, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862945June 2, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURRED UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT, POSSIBLY DUE TO MOTOR BURNING UP. CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO STOP THE FIRE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862957June 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH 35 MPH IMPACT, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL, DRIVER SUSTAINED CHIN INJURY AND NEEDED 24 STICHES. NO PRIOR WARNING OF INOPERATIVE AIRBAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#862867June 1, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING TRAILER HITCH AND ATTACHMENTS. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862893June 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER CHANGED FUSES FOR TAIL AND DASH LIGHTS. DROVE TWENTY FIVE MILES AND NOTICED A SMELL. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GRASS FIRE. SO THE SMELL WAS NORMAL. THE DRIVING TWENTY MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, CONSUMER NOTICTED THAT SMOKE COMING FROM THE THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FAST. ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND WIRES MELTED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STARTED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552444May 31, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-107 OF THE TRAILER BRACKETS REPAIR/REPLACED BUT THE DEALER HAD NOT PARTS AVAILABLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552440May 31, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE RACALL REPAIR 99V-024 OF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS NOT DONE TO CONSUMER SATISFACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784668May 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
BRAKE SHOES AND PADS FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862658May 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE DRUMS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862678May 30, 2000
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN PASSING A SEMI- TRAILER VEHICLE PULLED, AND COULDN'T CONTROL STEERING. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN BACK TO THE CENTER. DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862679May 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND BARELY TOUCHING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. BRAKE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE, AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY REPLACED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. BRAKE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862689May 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON, AND BELTS ON BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKED UP. WENT TO DEALER, DEALER TRIED 7 TIMES TO REPAIR DEFECT, BUT WAS UNABLE. SEAT BELTS DIDN'T RELEASE UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF OR DOOR WAS OPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862703May 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE OFF BY 10% AND STILL BE WITHIN VEHICLE'S SPECIFICATIONS. SPEEDOMETER CHECKED, AND FOUND TO BE ONLY OFF BY 1 MPH. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862712May 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 DODGE 3500; WHILE DRIVING UPHILL WITH A LOAD VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723265May 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BRAKE FAILURES. IN SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS THEY EXPERIENCED SIMILAR BRAKE PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723293May 28, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723244May 27, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862596May 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V214000 CONCERNING THE CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING/TOWER . DEALER WANTED TO KEEP VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE CORRECTING THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862597May 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CRANKED UP BY ITSELF, AND WITHIN MINUTES CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED BATTERY OUT AND POURED WATER, BUT FIRE RESTARTED ABOUT 2-3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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