Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#720697March 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER SHOCK ON 4-WD MODELS IS MOUNTED BELOW FRONT END. IT IS THE LOWEST PART OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT HITS AN OBJECT, IT BENDS THE SHAFT AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING. I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION, AND IT HAS HAPPENNED TO ME TWICESINCE LAST SUMMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551537March 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
RIGHT SIDE MIRRORS HAVE UNUSUAL BLIND AREA THAT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551542March 27, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LOCK UP. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859236March 27, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING A TRAILER HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED, AND SHORTED OUT, CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE DASHBOARD. WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720626March 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS OUT OF SEQUENCE WITHOUT WARNING, DOWN SHIFTS TO LOWER GEAR AND THEN SHIFTS INTO NEXT LOWER GEAR. THIS CAUSES MOTOR TO TACK OUT TO 5500+RPM AND SHUTS DOWN, WHEN RPM DROPS DOWN MOTOR FIRES UP TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AGAIN MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL I BACK OFF GAS PETAL. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THROUGH UPPER GEARS WITHOUT STOPPING EXAMPLE ; SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD 4TH OD WITHOUT STOPPING.THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHEN PULLING LOADS, HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT LOAD CAUSED TRUCK TO SPINOUT OF CONTROL. LAST WEEK WHILE PULLING A TRAILER ON RAIN SLICK ROAD DOWN SHIFTING NEARLY CAUSED TRUCK TO JACKNIFE. DEALERS KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIND ANY CODES. SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND ENGINE OPERATING AT WRONG RPM CAUSING EXTREMLY BAD FUEL MILLAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859134March 24, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH, SECONDARY HOOD LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP, BLOCKING THE CONSUMER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859152March 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE COMING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH ANOTHER CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAR BEHIND THE OTHER DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN, AND HIT CONSUMER ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#720542March 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WHEN APPLYING IF YOU HIT A BUMP THEY WILL RELEASE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD UNABLE TO KEEP STRAIGHT JERKS TO THE LEFT & RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859013March 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. DEALER COULDN'T SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859015March 22, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V024000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. CONSUMER HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED DUE FIRE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859029March 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT, ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551493March 22, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858968March 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHT WIRES MELTED. REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM RENTURNED ON SECOND SET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858988March 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A BRICK WALL AT 50 MPH IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE RIB CAGE INJURIES . THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#858887March 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT/GRAVEL/SNOW OR ICE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE KEPT MOVING WITHOUT STOPPING. DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. *AK.ET.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
2
#858906March 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCK UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. OCCUPANTS ARE UNABLE TO UNLATCH OR RELATCH THE SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858926March 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE AND HIT VEHICLE, KNOCKING IT ACROSS INTO A FIRE HYDRANT, SEATBELT DIDN'T CATCH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. INVESTIGATOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WASN'T A HARD DIRECT HIT. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858957March 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT FASTER THEN OTHER SIDE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. NOISE DUE TO INSIDE BRAKE PAD LINING WEARING DOWN TO METAL. MANUFACTURER WARNING SYSTEM FAILED, DRIVER/OWNER UNAWARE PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720434March 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GETRAG TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN SINCE 1988 THRU 1993 IS WIDELY KNOWN AS BEING DEFECTIVE IN MOST TRANSMISSION SHOPS C HRYSLER IS OR SHOULD BE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS, I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THIS WILL COST ME $ 3000 INSTALLED. CHRYSLER HAS DEVELOPED A NEW TRANS. THE NV 4500 TO REPLACE THE PRESENT GETRAG TRANS. IM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. LETTERS TO CHRYSLER ARE WRITTEN OFF LEAVING THE OWNER WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720389March 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STEERING:LINKAGES
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE RADIO WERE REPALCED WITH NO PROBLEMS FROM THE DEALER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM I REPLACED MYSELF, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $100 DEDUCTABLE AFTER CONTACTING CHYSLER, THE PITMAN AND IDLER ARM HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED, I AM NOT DRIVING THE VECHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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