Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#852146October 28, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHILE REFUELING AT SERVICE STATION NOTICED GAS GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER. DEALER /MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714028October 28, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL BINDS AND GEAR SHIFT LEVER ON COLUMN MOVES PUTTING TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TWICE AT HIGHTWAY SPEEDS, DEALER TESTED AND SAID THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 400 DOLLARS I FEEL THAT A VECHILE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A STREERING COLUM REPLACED AT 50000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714032October 28, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEARBOX SEAL FAILURE W/SHAFT DAMAGE, SEVERAL OTHER TRUCK OWNERS KNOWN W/SIMILAR DAMAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851931October 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD LOUD BANG. HAD NO BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND PROBLEM NOT LOCATED OR DUPLICATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851960October 27, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A BUILDING, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED, BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY. ALSO DRIVER'S SEATBELT RIPPED APART, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD, AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE MFR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#851974October 27, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN TRAVELING THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATES ERRATICALLY AND UNCONTROLLEABLY, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851982October 27, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. DRL HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852029October 27, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ABOUT A MONTH AGO PER MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATIONS. NOTICED INTERMITTLY SMELL OF FUEL BUT IT BECAME INCREASING STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. FOUND THE LEAK AT THE END OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FUEL RAIL NEXT TO THE FIRE WALL ABOVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONTACTED THE DEALER IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852031October 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY STOP. THE BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC HAD THE REAR SHOES/ ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THE PADS WERE GLAZED OVER. BRAKES HAD FADED OUT AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HAD STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED & WHEELS REALIGNED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT GAS MILEAGE PER GALLON. BRAKES STILL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713946October 27, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
12-8-95 REPLACED DEFECTIVE STIRRING COLUM; 12-19-96 REPLACED DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE;
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713952October 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS DEFECTIVE. THIS TRUCK IS MANUAL SHIFT. THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS. 1ST, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE THE HORN BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG. IT REQUIRES NUMEROUS HARD PUSHES TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT IS. A LESS THAN WHAT I WOULD ESTIMATE TO BE A 5 POUNDS OF PRESSURE WILL NOT MAKE THE HORN SOUND. I HAVE TRIED TO USE THE HORN ON AT LEAST THREE INCIDENCES AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE HORN SOUND. IN A NON-EMERGENT SITUATION (SITTING AT A LIGHT) I WAS ABLE TO SOUND THE HORN AFTER SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE. 2ND : IN EMERGENT AVOIDANCE SITUATION (3 TIMES) YOU CAN NOT SOUND THE HORN AND DOWNSHIFT AT THE SAME TIME. BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL, MY LEFT HAND CAN NOT REACH THE HORN WITHOUT TURNING LOOSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THAT LEAVE NO HANDS ON THE WHEEL BECAUSE THE RIGHT HAND IS TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE COMPONENT PART REQUIRES THAT THERE BE NO HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I WOULD LIKE THIS ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I AM FEMALE, 5'7" 135 POUNDS. I DO NOT HAVE A WIDE ENOUGH SPAN IN MY HAND TO BE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FOUR FINGERS WHILE MY THUMB TRIES TO REACH THE HORN. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THAT TAKES YOU BACK TO PROBLEM NUMBER 1.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713981October 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD LATCH LET GO CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY BACK AND HID THE CAB.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851811October 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING. ALSIO, ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851820October 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TOO LOOSE OR SOFT, AND ON A ROUGH TERRAIN PULLING A TRAILER, IT MAKES THE TRUCK START TO HOP. WHEN IT MAKES THE TRUCK HOP, IT CAUSES THE REAR AXLE DRIVELINE SEAL TO LEAK OIL. THE FACTORY INSTALLED THERMOSTAT IS FAULTY AND MAKES THE TEMPERATURE GO UP AND DOWN BY ABOUT 40 DEGREES. HAD IT REPLACED AND IT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851845October 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FRONT BRAKES HAVE PADS, AND THE BACK BRAKES HAVE ABS BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THE FRONT OF THE CAR WILL SKID, AND VEHICLE WIIL NOT STOP. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER .THEY TOLD HIM BRAKES WERE WORKING JUST FINE. *AK THE VEHICLE CAN NOT MAKE A QUICK STOP, EVEN ON LOOSE GRAVEL. THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AS THE RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851694October 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE & WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD START TO FLUTTER. WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BEEN TO THE DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE REAR BRAKES & DRUMS WERE GONE. THE DRUMS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE TURNED. NEEDED NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549164October 25, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS RESULTING IN ACCELERATION AND STALLING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713834October 25, 1999
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713852October 25, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP/LEVEL, CAUSED SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED INTO SHOP, ALL PARTS REPLACED STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO NO CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713765October 24, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL HAS FAILED TWICE, THE ORGINAL ONE AND THE DEALER'S REPLACEMENT. BOTH TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS. ALCARO'S WAS NOT THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE PUMP, BEDARD'S IN CHESIRE, MA REPLACED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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