Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#837610May 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW TRANSMISSION LINES RUB TOGETHER AND CAUSE A HOLE IN THE LINES, RESULTING A TRANSMISSION LEAK WHICH SPRAYS FLUID ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED THE LINES, AND INSTALLED A PART TO KEEP THE LINES SEPARATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837654May 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837557May 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURIING HEAVY BRAKING CONDITIONS, ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, AND TRUCK GLIDES ALONG. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545393May 5, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN SHAFT FAILED PER RECALL NOTICE CAUSING IT TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING. NLM (RECALL 96V230000)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836296May 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER TO FAIL. ALSO, CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837503May 5, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT END WAS SHAKING & VIBRATING. WHILE EXITING OFF ROAD THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION IN STEERING. TOOK TO DEALER & COUPLING, BRAKES, LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, VIBRATION STILL CONTINUED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND. WAS LOWERING VEHICLE & NOTICED FRONT END WAS CRACKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706269May 5, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THE STEERING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY,AND FEELS UNCONTROLABLE.I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER & THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I THEN DROVE IT FOR A SHORT TIME & FELT THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN, & THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX. UPON PICKING UP THE TRUCK,I FOUND IT TO BE NO BETTER THAN IT WAS PRIOR TO THE GEAR BOX REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, & THEY CAME TO MY RESIDENCE & PICKED UP THE TRUCK. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY CHECKED IT OUT,& IT WAS OK. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE CALLED THE CHRYSLER "STAR" LINE FOR TECH SUPPORT, & THEY ADVISED HIM THAT ALL THE TRUCKS HANDLED THIS WAY . I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT REPLY, & CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT ON 4-12-99 & FILED A COMPLAINT( # 5680042). I DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE AFTER 2 WEEKS,AND I AGAIN CALLED CHRYSLER ON 4-26-99. AT THAT TIME ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO HAVE THE DISTRICT SERVICE REP LOOK AT THE TRUCK. ON 5-5-99 THE DISTRICT SERVICE REP(REGGIE SANDERS ) DROVE MY TRUCK & ADVISED ME THAT IT HANDLED "NORMAL" FOR THAT VEHICLE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE,AND FEEL THAT THE HANDLING OF THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, & COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TOWING A TRAILER, (IT HAS A FACTORY INSTALLED TOW PACKAGE) AND I FEEL I CAN NOT SAFLEY DO THIS.THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT WITH & WITHOUT A TRAILER. AT THIS POINT I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR HELP WITH THIS MATTER .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837394May 4, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL 98, CONCERNING IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 98V209. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837450May 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AIR CONDITIONER/HEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT PUT OUT HEAT OR AIR THROUGH VENTS. COMES OUT DEFROSTER ONLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED IT WAS A FAULTY ACTUATOR. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DOOR LEVER WAS FAULTY & PARTS BEING ORDERED. THE HVAC WAS CONTAMINATED WITH OIL FROM VACCUM PUMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837358May 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH, GOT INTO A FRONT END ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED THREE VEHICLES. AIR BAGS ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#837452May 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES ON HER DODGE RAM TRUCK, AND DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706215May 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SHORTED IGNITION WIRING DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING OF WIRE SIZE AND AMP DRAW FROM HVAC FAN. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE TRUCK STALLED. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER DISCUSSING THE FAILURE WITH THE DEALER, I WAS ABLE TO RETAIN THE DAMAGED IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT DUE TO AN UNDERSIZING OF THE WIRE WHICH FEEDS POWER TO THE HVAC FAN, THROUGH THE IGNITION NO LESS, THE INSULATION HEATS UP AND DETIORATES TO THE POINT AT WHICH IT SHORTS WITH THE SURROUNDING THE WIRES. THE TECHNICIAN HAD CUT THE WORST WIRES AWAY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS BUT THE REMAINING WIRES SHOW SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. I HAVE READ A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS LIKE THIS EXACT ONE ON THE NHTSA TROUBLE PAGE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 5MPH BECAUSE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH BIGGER INCIDENT. CHRYSLER HAS NO INTENTION ON REIMBURSING THIS OR FIXING OTHER OWNERS WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THIS FAILURE. THEY NEED TO REASSESS THE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THIS FAILURE COULD CREATE. THANKS CRAIG DIXON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706145May 1, 1999
AIR BAGS
FRONT IMPACT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#545299April 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR BRAKES DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836687April 30, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SYSTEM TRIGGERING MECHANISM UNDER SEAT WAS REPLACED AND NO COVER WAS INSTALLED DUE TO INTERFERENCE OF SEAT. STATED TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET ANYTHING UNDER SEAT, OR AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY PREMATURELY. PROBLEM CANNOT BE REMEDIED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837282April 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THIS VEHICLE CAN BE PLACED INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837298April 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THESE MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837248April 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, STEERING:LINKAGES
ONE END OF THE TRACK BAR,WHICH ALLOWS THE FRONT AXLE TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE,HAS WORN OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER. ALSO A COUPLE OF TIE RODS ARE WEARING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837259April 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPOXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, WHILE DRIVING AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD WHICH TURNED INTO A CURVE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT A TREE AT 50MPH,AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HIT HEAD-ON ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837265April 29, 1999
STEERING
STEERING MECHANISM IN THE EXTENDED CABS AND QUAD CABS IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF DEFECT BUT CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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