Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#859718April 5, 2000
STEERING
WHEN PARALLEL PARKING CONSUMER CANNOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. IF DRIVER NEEDED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF A DEER RUNNING IN THE ROAD, HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SWERVE OR STOP IN TIME. WHEN AT A STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, ALTHOUGH THEY DID OFFER TO MAKE A PAYMENT FOR THE OWNER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721065April 5, 2000
SUSPENSION
STARTING AT AROUND 21000 MILES TRUCK BEGAN PULLING HARD TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT UNDER PANIC STOPPING CONDITIONS. QUITE A BIT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION. DEALER HAS WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CORRECT. IN ADDITION PEDAL HAS GONE "SOFT" ON THREE OCCASIONS DURING THIS PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551720April 4, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
THE TRAILER HITCH BALL WAS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE FOR THE NEW TRAILER, RESULTING IN THE TRAILER DETACHING AND CHAINS BREAKING, TRAILER CAME OFF AND WENT INTO DITCH (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859640April 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, TRAVELING 35MPH HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. PULLED OVER AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FLYWHEEL COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE HAD HIGH MILEAGE, AND WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UPPER CONTROL ARM CRACKED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859676April 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859691April 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER REAR ENDED A SCHOOL BUS AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER 'S LEG WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#551688April 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TRANSMISSION WHINES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859573April 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO SIDE, EITHER A VERY MILD OR A SEVERE PULL. CHRYSLER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859584April 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PUMPING THE BRAKES ON THE FOURTH TIME, THERE WAS NO BRAKNG ABILITY. TRUCK CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. A VACCUM ASSIST CANISTER WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE. PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK CONTINUES. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720955April 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 1/00 ; ORIGINAL EQ CHROME RIMS BENT, DEALER SAYS METAL IN RIM WAS INFERIOR. DID NOT OFFER TO REPLACE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720899April 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FUSE BLEW , CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO STALL EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859537March 31, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS
DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE CERTIFIED TOOL TO REPAIR THIS RECALL #99V214000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 835. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS IN THE AREA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859558March 31, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED, CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL THE CAB. WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE SWITCH BEFORE A POSSIBLE FIRE COMMENCED. DEALER NOTIFIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PARTS/ LABOR WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859560March 31, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DELAER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551635March 30, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REVVE AND THE BACK TIRE STARTED SPINNING. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 SECONDS AND CONSUMER IMMEDIATED SHIFTED INDICATOR FROM DRIVE TO PARK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859446March 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
UNDER NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT CALIPERS WERE STICKING, ALSO, REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER VISTING THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AN ENGINEER FROM CHRYSLER INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE TOO POWERFUL FOR VEHICLE'S WEIGHT, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO TWIST UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859469March 30, 2000
SUSPENSION
RECALL 99V214000 DAIMLER/ CHRYSLER/SUSPENSION; OWNER CONTACTED TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN. NEITHER DEALERSHIP HAS A CERTIFIED WELDER TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN. DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO TELL OWNER WHEN WELDER WILL BE HIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859383March 29, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRYING TO PARK WITH FOOT ON BRAKES AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859282March 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859297March 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BEARINGS. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPINDLE, HUBS AND BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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