Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#552360May 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
PRIOR TO RECALL THE UPPER COIL SPRING TOWERS FAILED CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. (99V-214). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552336May 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DUE TO BOTH CALIPERS FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862299May 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
SEAT BELT WOULD TIGHTEN WHENEVER SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD COME ON. ALSO, WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723054May 22, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRUCK ACCEELRATED UPON PUTTING INTO DRIVE.....THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ....COULD NOT STOP IT. THE ABS ACTIVATED AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING....IT SQUEELED THE TIRES AS SOON AS I STEPPED ON PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR......CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND IT WAS STILL REVVING AT FULL THROTTLE.........CAN YOU HELP US......WE DONT WANT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN UNLESS WE KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO DO THIS.........THE EXTERIOR DAMAGE IS BEING REPAIRED BUT WE STILL DONT KNOW WHY IT DID THAT........THANKYOU... *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#862255May 22, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE STEERING STEERING WHEEL ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552281May 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION LINE QUICK CONNECTOR LEAKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862178May 19, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AIR BAG REPAIRS. APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT DAY. WHEN CONSUMER CALLED TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT, WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS NOT ON SCHEDULE. CONSUMER THEN MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR 17TH. UPON ARRIVING ON THAT DAY, DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE READY BY NOON, BUT IT WAS NOT. THEN AT THE END OF DAY, REPAIRS WERE STILL NOT DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862183May 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, WHEELS:HUB
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT EXTREMELY HARD, AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY REPAIRED VEHICLE BY PUTTING SHIMS BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. WHEEL WAS NOT ON HUB AFTER INSTALLING SHIMS, SHIMS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000564May 18, 2000
TIRES
I GOT 26000 MILES OUT OF THIS TIRE, I THINK MY VAN IS TO HEAVY FOR THIS TYPE OF TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862127May 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL 99V023000, AIRBAGS HAVE AN INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (AECM). UNABLE TO GET ORIGINAL DEALER TO CORRECT DEFECT (AECM) UNIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862140May 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ROAD WAS WET & VEHICLE WAS GOING AROUND A CURB & VEERED OFF INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. ENTIRE FRONT END WAS CAVED INWARD. HAD SEAT BELTS ON. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. MANUFACTURER INDICATED AIR BAGS WORKED OKAY. VEHICLE SENSORS WERE NOT TOUCHED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#552313May 17, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG FAILED AND REPLACED, DURING REPAIR DEALERSHIP DAMAGED VEHICLE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862021May 17, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V107000 CONCERNING TRAILER HITCH AND ATTACHMENT. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862022May 17, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES TRUCK PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE PULLING WAS SO SEVERE THAT SOMETIMES IT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HAND. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALER ROTATE THE TIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862040May 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#861952May 16, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS NOTICE CONCERNING A SLIDING CAMPER BEING ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722744May 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
OPERATER COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH IS IN TANK. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722780May 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT. DEALER CLAIMED TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. HAD TO REPLACED, COST WAS SPLIT BETWEEN DEALER AND MYSELF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722793May 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE THROTTLE CABLE UNRAVELED, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS LEAK OIL, TRANSMISSION PLASTIC CONNECTIONS LEAKED, AND AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED T OFFSET BUSHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861870May 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND ROLLOVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1

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