Dodge Ram Complaints (1997)

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#891881July 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL, AND WOULDN'T GO INTO FIFTH GEAR. ALSO, A NUT FELL OUT OF TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS COMMON ACCURRENCE IN THAT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747496June 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ON FOUR OCCASIONS AFTER ENCOUNTERING ROUGH PAVEMENT OR RAILROAD TRACKS THE FRONT END OF THE VEH HAS STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, NECESSITATING COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. HAD STEERING DAMPER AND TRACTION BAR REPLACED AT 36768 MILES. AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 45100 MILES HAD SAME VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END WHEN CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. FEELS AS IF TRUCK IS FLYING APART AND OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL ABLE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP. SELLING DEALER HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACING STEERING STABILIZER. WILL *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747279June 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS A NON-WARRENTED PART AND THAT I MUST PURCHASE A NEW VACUUM PUMP FROM DODGE AT A COST OF $800 PLUS INSTLATION. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK IN TO CALKINS FOR 3 OTHER OIL LEAKS IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO THEY EVER HAD WHO HAS OIL LEAKS IN THE CUMMING DIESEL. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY NOTICES ON THIS PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747250June 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID NOT REACHING OVERDRIVE MECHANISM. IT STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT AND IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT TWO DAYS LATER. MECHANIC SAYS IT STARTED IN THE OVERDRIVE MECHANISM AND WENT FROM THERE. HE STATED DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS FAR AS THE CUSTOMERS EXPENSES. MY HUSBANDS DODGE TRUCK IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON IN THESE TRUCKS FROM 80,000 - 100,000 MILES, AND DODGE REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANY OF IT, ALTHOUGH THEY APPARENTLY MADE AN UPGRADE KIT FOR IT. MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, AND DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE TRUCK IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD, AND WE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT TO BE MORE RELIABLE. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE COMPLAINT SCREEN ON NHTSA THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THESE COMPLAINTS REGARDING TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF DODGE'S DECLINATION, AS WELL AS MY EFFORTS TO HAVE THEM HELP ME. AT THIS TIME BOTH OUR DODGE TRUCKS ARE UNRELIABLE, AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY EXPENSIVE TO CONTINUE TO FIX. I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE U-JOINTS ALSO. ANY AMOUNT OF HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IT'S EXPENSIVE ENOUGH TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLES WITHOUT CONTINUALLY PUTTING MONEY INTO THEM TO KEEP THEM RUNNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TRUCKS ARE ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND YOUR INTERNET SITE. I WAS QUITE RELIEVED TO FIND IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890797June 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM SIDE AT 35 MPH AND WAS FORCED INTO A WALL HEAD-ON AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S NECK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#747014June 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
BOTH SIDE MIRRORS MOVE BACK AND FORTH AS YOU DRIVE OR WHEN WIND CHANGES, DEALER INSPECTED SAID YES THEY ARE BAD, NEW ONES, $600.00, AT ONLY 15,000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE.TALKED TO THREE OTHERS ,SAME TYPE TRUCK, WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747061June 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MIRRORS FLOP BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE & USE THEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE DODGE RAM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT -NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THEM CORRECTLY .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890575June 18, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR MIRRORS ON BOTH DOORS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN PLACE BY "MOVING IN THE WIND". DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT MIRRORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746955June 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME THIS PART IS BEING REPLACED AND THIS TIME IT CAUSED A FIRE AND GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890495June 15, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ON WHILE IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 99V024000, AND CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890496June 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRRORS MOUNTED ON BOTH DOORS OF VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN ONE POSITION AND "FLOPPED IN WIND". DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER IN REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890269June 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER RAN INTO TWO POLES HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746660June 11, 2001
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 M.P.H. THE TIRE TREAD AND BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A TOWING OPERATION NOR WAS IT CARRYING ANY TYPE OF LOAD. THERE WERE 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF LUGGAGE. (DOT NUMBER: C1W288G07R TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746489June 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
MY TRUCK HAS HAD 3 OIL SENDING UNITS, 3 OIL PUMPS, NEW ENGINE, CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, 8 INJECTORS, COMPUTER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I REALLY DON'T HAVE $3000.00 FOR AN ATTORNEY THAT I CAN TIE UP FOR YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746272June 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE NOT USED THIS VEHICLE IN ANY MANNER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE WHEEL BEARINGS TO FAIL THIS EARLY IN FACT I HAVE OWNED 10 OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THE BEARINGS GO ON ANY OF THEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION , NOISE OR OTHERWISE THAT THEY WERE FAILING. WE HAD THE BRAKES REDONE IN DECEMBER OF 2000, WITH THE FRONT ROTORS HAVING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE SO WORN. IF THERE WERE A PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN THEY TOOK THE ROTORS OFF. JUST MAKES ME WONDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889377May 30, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
LEFT FRONT RIM HAS COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889085May 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM;. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. VARIOUS PARTS AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002506May 21, 2001
TIRES
THREE B.F. GOODRICH TIRES PEELED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002512May 16, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
HEARD LOUD POP, TRUCK JOLTED, LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND ALL BRAKES, DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT SHEARRED, ALTHOUGH PUMP WAS FULL OF FLUID. WHILE TURNING CORNER, SECTOR GEAR BOX LOCKED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888264May 15, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD RESPONDED IN DETAIL BEFORE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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