Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#720316March 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES FAST AND THEY GRAB AND LET GO AND GRAB AGAIN I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE FRONT OF ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720298March 18, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A ROAD OR A PARKING LOT, AND THERE IS WATER IN THE ROAD,THE WATER WILL SPLASH ON THE POWER STEERING BELT. AT THIS TIME I LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL AND I KEEP GOING IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE WHEEL IS IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. AFTER ABOUT ONE TO TWO SECONDS THE STEERING RETURNS. SO FAR THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS AND WHAT I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPINING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858780March 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DESIGNED FOR THE REAR WHEELS ONLY. THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IF DRIVING IN SNOW OR ICE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. REAR BRAKES WILL RELEASE, ALLOWING ENGINE POWER TO GO TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND CONTINUE TO POWER THE VEHICLE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON SNOW/ICE. PARKED VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. CONSUMER HAS FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE LINE. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858654March 16, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ANY TIME WHEN TURNING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE NOISES. WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN AND GOING SLOWLY IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISES. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858689March 16, 2000
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD. THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT BACKWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858699March 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS REAR ABS BRAKES ONLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720209March 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
(1) TIRE PRESSURE - UNABLE TO ATTAIN A SERVICE TICKET (2) REPLACE FRONT TIRE - FAULTY SIDE WALL - UNABLE TO ATTAIN A SERVICE TICKET (3) CHECK ALIGNMENT, STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER. UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT WAS DONE - DID GET A SERVICE TICKET. FOR SOME REASON THEY WHERE LOOKING FOR TIRE SHIMMY AT ABOUT 30 MPH. AT A LATER DATE I WAS DISCUSSING THIS SHIMMY REPAIR WITH SERVICE TECH RON JACOBS. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE DID THAT SERVICE TICKET, AND HE COULD NOT FIND A SHIMMY PROBLEM WHILE ROAD TESTING THE TRUCK, BUT DID NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WAS OFF. (4) I CALLED RON THOMSON (OWNER OF THOMPSON DODGE) TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK IN FOR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN AND PICKED IT UP LATER THAT EVENING. I SPOKE TO RON JACOBS ABOUT THE REPAIR AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THE TRUCK WAS THOROUGHLY LOOKED OVER AND THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK HOME I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. I PLACED A CALL TO YOUR CUSTOMER CENTER THE NEXT DAY TO SEE IF I COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR SERVICE ON THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD SEEK SERVICE AT ANOTHER DEALER.(5)I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT TIMONIUM DODGE LOCATED AT 10300 YORK RD, COCKEYSVILLE, MD 21030. I DROPPED TRUCK OFF IN THE MORNING AND PICKED IT UP AT NOON. A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND UPON DRIVING THE TRUCK HOME I DID NOTICE SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE STEERING PROBLEM CAME BACK.(6) I TOOK IT TO TIMONIUM DODGE AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE TIRES WERE STARTING TO SHOW UNUSUAL WEAR. AGAIN, THE TRUCK WAS REALIGNED. IT WAS NOTED ON SERVICE TICKET THAT (TOE OUT SLIGHTLY ROAD TEST - STILL PULLS SLIGHTLY - CROSS ROTATE FRONT TIRES - ROAD TEST. AND OF COURSE, DRIVING HOME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SLIGHTLY IMPROVED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720214March 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
THIS JOUNT IS A CONSTANT FAILURE YOU HAVE VERY POOR CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED.NO ALTERNATIVE AVAIL..JUST KEEP PUTTING SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS IN LASTS FOR 2-3 THOUSAND MILES THEN JUNK AGAIN!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858560March 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40-50 MPH OF IMPACT BY HITING A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN A STOP POSITION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720129March 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST YEAR, WHEN I HAD MADE 23 PAYMENTS ON MY VAN, IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 23 TIMES. I DRIVE NEARLY 100 MILES TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP, SO 23 X'S 200 MILES IS A LOT OF MILEAGE THAT WAS PUT ON MY VAN JUST FOR REPAIRS. THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD THE VAN, WE CALLED TO COMPLAIN THAT WE COULDN'T EVEN TAKE IT TO CARWASH, BECAUSE THE WINDOWS LEAKED SO BADLY....THEN THE HEATER QUIT WORKING, AND ON AND ON AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I JUST FEEL LIKE NOONE CARES THAT I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE AND MY VAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858471March 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-60 MPH ENTIRE FRONT END WILL SHAKE, GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM IN VEHICLES WITH V6 ENGINES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551325March 13, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE STEERING THAT TENDS TO DART TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT CAUSED BY STEERING GEAR BOX. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858346March 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 - 40 MPH, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. DEALER SAID THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858362March 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858416March 13, 2000
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544293March 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719965March 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IN A HURRY OR FAST THEY DONT ALWAYS STOP ME AND MY WIFE WAS ALMOST KILLED BY ANOTHER TRUCK AT A RED LIGHT I APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES ,DRUMS, MASTER, AND THE ABS DUMP VALVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858283March 10, 2000
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENTLY, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. ABOUT TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858287March 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PARKING APPLIED BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ALSO, IT SPEEDED UP TO 20MPH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND GOING AROUND A CURVE. CONTACTED DEALER*AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858300March 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRUCK VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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