Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #10853921April 6, 2016AIR BAGS
T AKATA RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE MANY MONTHS AGO FOR RECALL R26! SINCE NO FOLLOW UP NOTICE WAS RECEIVED TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER I CALLED THE FCA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON FEB 9, 20016. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR PARTS AVAILABILITY TO FINISH THE WORK! THIS SEEMS LIKE A REDICULOSE AMOUNT OF TIME! HOW ARE THEY BUILDING NEW VEHICLES WITH THESE PARTS IF NOT AVAILABLE!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853473April 5, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853468April 5, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853487April 5, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPRIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853537April 5, 2016POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PINION NUT LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT TO FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853614April 5, 2016STEERING
HUGE FRONT END WOBBLE @ HIGHWAY SPEED, SMALL ROAD BUMPS STARTS THE VEHICLE SHAKING VILANTLY , VERY HARD TO CONTROL. FEELS LIKE YOUR FRONT WHEEL IS FALLING OFF
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853606April 5, 2016POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT AND PINION NUT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NUT AND REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852648April 4, 2016AIR BAGS
2005 DODGE 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT RECALL NOTICE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER, TO GET THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM CORRECTED. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, A FEW MILES FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO A NEW PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HIM, A SHIMMY DEVELOPED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853230April 4, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853380April 4, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853384April 4, 2016POWER TRAIN
TRUCK ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES , REAR DEFERENTIAL MADE WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON HWY , IMMEDIATELY STOPPED TRUCK AND HAD TOWED TO DEALER , DEALER STATES ENTIRE READ END NEEDS REPLACEMENT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853393April 4, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853131April 3, 2016AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR: TOOK MY VEHICLE (TRUCK) TO LOCAL (70601) DEALER IN SPRING OF 2015; WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO "ORDER PART" & MAY TAKE A WHILE; HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MARK DODGE SINCE & BEEN OVER A YEAR. JUST RECEIVED 2ND NOTICE OF SAME RECALL BY MAIL IN LATE MARCH 2016!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853123April 2, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE AT A TYPICAL GAS STATION, AND THE STATION'S FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY, FUEL COMES UP THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND WASHES DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT DOES HAPPEN MOST OF THE TIME, AND AT VARIOUS STATION LOCATIONS AND VARIOUS STATION COMPANIES. I'VE READ OTHER REPORTS THAT INDICATE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES. AS SOON AS I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. PER THE SERVICE MANAGER, THIS ISSUE HAS ONLY BEEN ADDRESSED WITH REGARD TO A FEW VEHICLE MODELS AND YEARS, AND THIS ONE IS NOT COVERED. WORKING WITH DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE, A CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN OPENED. THE DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO LOWER THE COST OF THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE, HOWEVER WE WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE PART AND THE REPAIR FOR A KNOWN DEFECT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 'WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN' AND THE "ABOUT HOW MANY MILES WERE ON YOUR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT' FIELDS DON'T REALLY APPLY, AS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, AND CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME I GO THE THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE. THE DATE I PROVIDED FOR THE 'WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN' FIELD IS THE DATE THAT I VISITED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND SPOKE WITH DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852912April 1, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852900April 1, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852932April 1, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852675March 31, 2016SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 296,670.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852702March 31, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE BUT INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852732March 31, 2016AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
TL* TAKATA RECALL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAG), 14V796000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0