Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10821706January 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO VOLUME FLUCTUATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) FAILED. THE TIPM WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821709January 22, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821741January 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. 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 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/10/16*LJ UPDATED 03/17/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821752January 22, 2016
AIR 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 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 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
#10821759January 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE MAGNETIC KEY IGNITION MODULE WAS SHORTING OUT. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO LOOSE THE MAJORITY OF DRIVERS CONTROL AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN THE KEY WOULD MAKE CONTACT AND RESTART THE MOTOR CAUSING CONVULSIONS IN RUNNING. THIS OPERATING CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED A SEMI TRUCK TO REAR END MY TRUCK. FOUR DAYS AFTER REPLACING THE $800 IGNITION SYSTEM, WE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FLEX PLATE & STARTER DUE TO THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE FROM THE MOTOR RESTARTING UNDER HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT DESTROYED THE FLEX PLATE BACKED THE FLEX PLATE BOLTS OUT AND DEFORMED THE BOLT HOLES IN THE BACK OF THE CRANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821793January 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
DEALER HAS US ON WAITING LIST TO FIX RECALLED ITEM, (FOR MTHS. NOW). THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THIS IS BAYIRD DODGE 2814 PORTER WAGONER BLVD. WEST PLAINS MO 65775.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821803January 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
RECALL NOTICE R26/P78 NOTICE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE AND RESULT IN INJURY/DEATH DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS. CALLED DEALER ON OCTOBER 1, 2015, DODGE CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821810January 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR THAT ADDRESS ISSUES ALL AFFECTING MY VEHICLE YET THEY DO NOT SHOW ON A VIN SEARCH OF OPEN RECALLS. MOST OF THESE RECALLS AFFECT BRAKES BOTH IN INCREASED LONGEVITY IN STOPPING AND LEAKING AT THE REAR AXLE, HEADLIGHTS IN TERMS OF FEDERAL STANDARDS ON LUMINOSITY, TIRE SIZE CONCERNING LOAD SIZE ( HAVE HAD MORE THEN SIX BLOWOUTS IN 15,000 MILES), AIR BAGS DISABLING DUE TO SOUND DAMPENER AND THE CORRESPONDING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING INEFFECTUALLY DUE TO THESE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821529January 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL- LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER NEEDS SOME MORE FIRE UNDER THEM, HOPEFULLY AIRBAGS DON'T DEPLOY ANYTIME. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ALSO INCLUDE A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE "CRACKED DASHBOARD" JUNK. IF MY TRUCK WAS IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD HAVE SHARP PLASTIC AND METAL SHRAPNEL ALL OVER MYSELF AND ANY OTHER OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821538January 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821558January 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AGGRESSIVELY 3-4 YEAR AGO AT SPEEDS AROUND 50 MPH AND OVER , I TRIED NEW TIRES AND THAT DID NOT WORK. AFTER RECEIVING MY SECOND RECALL I TOOK MY TRUCK TO BILL STANFORD DODGE-CHRYSLER HERE IN TALLADEGA AL TO HAVE IT FIXED WITH THE RECALL. THEY ADMITTED THE PINION NUT WAS LOOSE AND THEY SAID THEY TIGHTENED IT AND THAT I NEEDED NEW TIRES ON THE REAR AND THAT SHOULD FIX IT , THE TIRE DEALER SAID I DID NOT NEED NEW REAR TIRES THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEVERAL YEARS LEFT ON THEM BUT I TOLD HIM WHAT BILL STANFORD SAID SO HE PUT NEW TIRES ON THE BACK BUT THAT HAD NO AFFECT ON THE VIBRATING AND SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. NOW I RECEIVE ANOTHER RECALL STATING " THE LACK OF THIS ADHESIVE PATCH COULD ALLOW THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT TO LOOSEN AND/OR THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE REAR AXLE , GOING ON TO STATE THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING OR THE REAL AXLE TO SEIZE AND SEPARATE THE DRIVE SHAFT CAUSING A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. I HAVE A GOOD TRUCK EXCEPT FOR THE REAR END WHICH SHAKES AND VIBRATES AGGRESSIVELY BUT I CAN GET NO HELP FROM THE LOCAL DEALER HERE IN TALLADEGA AL. ALL I AM ASKING IS THAT THEY FIX IT TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE AND LIVE UP TO THE SAFETY RECALL. I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO SUE OR SEEK PUNITIVE DAMAGES , I WOULD JUST LIKE MY TRUCK TO BE FIXED IN AN HONEST FASHION. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821392January 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE THE AFFECTED PARTS REPLACED. WHEN I ARRIVED THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT PARTS AND COULD NOT TELL ME WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE THEM. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. THAT WAS SIX MONTHS AGO (AUG. 20, 2015).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821450January 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART AND REMEDY FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821487January 21, 2016
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD JAM WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SWITCH THE UNIT TO OR FROM DEFROST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR AND THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V158000 (VISIBILITY), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821513January 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821514January 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TURNED OFF, THE KEY HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE STARTER KEY AND IGNITION WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821183January 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ON 1/18/16 AT 1330 HRS, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I HEARD A FAINT WHISTLE UPON DECELERATION. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 0030 HRS, THE FAINT WHISTLE GREW LOUDER AND LOUDER. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR OF MY TRUCK LOCKED UP. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 35MPH AND LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN MINIMAL CONTROL ENOUGH TO PULL OFF MOSTLY ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE LOCAL PD CALLED FOR THEIR DUTY TOW TO TOW MY VEHICLE AS THE DRIVE-SHAFT WAS SITTING ON THE ROAD HANGING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER, WHO TOOK MY THE INFO ON MY SITUATION, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT "GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR 2DAYS AT LEAST." AFTER EXPLAINING AGAIN TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS ON THE GROUND BETWEEN THE REAR TIRES- WHICH ARE LOCKED UP, HE STATED "SO YOU DON'T THINK YOU CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN-WILL IT HAVE TO BE TOWED?" LUCKLY, I WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND ONLY GOING 35MPH!!! HAD THIS HAPPENED ON ANOTHER PART OF THE ROAD AND THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MY CHILDREN VISITING IN THE HOSPITAL - OR WORSE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821206January 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALREADY RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821219January 20, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER THE BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNED HEAT ON , BLEND DOORS BROKEN AND ACTUATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821249January 20, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HEARING THE ABNORMAL NOISE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A RETAINER WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS NEVER RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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