Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#826164August 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING THE DEFECTIVE WIRING OF THE TAIL LIGHTS AND MARKER LIGHTS WENT OUT, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SMELLED LIKE WIRING BURNING. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538550July 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITHIN THE FIRST 1000 FEET OF DRIVING ENGINE IS VERY SLUGGISH, USUALLY AFTER VEHICLE HAS SAT OVERNIGHT. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825979July 29, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
UPON HOOKING THE UTILITY TRAILER TO TRUCK THE WIRING HAS BURNED MIDWAY TO THE TRUCK AND THE FUSE BOX, RESULTING IN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825998July 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826007July 29, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF STEERING FAILURE OCCURRING WITHIN A 4000 MILE OF WEAR. BELIEVED THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND COULD FIND NOTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538044July 28, 1998
WHEELS:MULTI PIECE
WELLS FARGO BOX TRAILER 1995 VIN #[XXX], DUEL WHEELS FELL OFF HITTING OTHER VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825950July 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWICE PRIOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER A THIRD TIME AND STATED THAT PEDAL GOES AND VEHICLE SLOWLY STOPS, MASTER CYLINDER AND FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A PROBLEM DOES EXIST PROBABLY WITH THE HYDRAULIC FLUID FLOWING TO THE BACK BRAKES. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825872July 27, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#825907July 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULD COAST VEHICLE, NOT STOPPING RIGHT AWAY. BRAKES WOULD NOT CATCH OR LOCK. PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. NO PULSATING. *AK THE REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, CAUSING THE BRAKING ACTION TO BECOME WORSE, FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED AND LATER FOUND TO BE GLAZED AND BRINDLED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825916July 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. HAD TIRES ROTATED. NOTICED BRAKE PADS IN FRONT WORN UNEVENLY AND REAR DRUMS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BY 80%, ACCORDING DEALER'S MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539927July 26, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
OWNER DRIVING ALONG WHEN VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT, DRIVER LOSS CONTROL AND RAN INTO DITCH. THE INBOARD WELD BEAD NEVER CONTACTED THE STEERING STABALIZER BRACKET CAUSING UNDO STRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825844July 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR ABS BRAKES; WHEN PUMPING BRAKES ABOUT 3 TO 5 TIMES, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GET HARD AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825866July 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT CATCH, AND CONSUMER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE.DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538729July 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHINNING NOISE WHILE TRAVELING, NOISE INCREASES AS SPEED INCREASES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538099July 23, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825775July 23, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WITHOUT REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538710July 23, 1998
TIRES
VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL AS TIRE BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538169July 22, 1998
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON TWO TIRES RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538166July 22, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
RIGHT REAR AXLE LEAKS AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825720July 22, 1998
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE SPARE TIRE UNDER VEHICLE FELL OUT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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