Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10105465December 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104520December 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1998 THRU 2001 DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL VEHICLES HAVE OR WILL EXPERIENCE A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE DESIGNATED 53 BLOCK IN THESE VEHICLES. THE 53 BLOCK CAN DEVELOP A CRACK BEHIND THE HEAT EXCHANGER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH RESULTS IN COOLANT LOSS AND A REPLACEMENT BLOCK. MINE CRACKED AT 5 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 53K MILES. STANDARD WARRANTY FOR THESE ENGINES IS 5 YEARS 100K. I LIKE MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYWHERE FROM $2000.00 AND UP TO HAVE A KNOWN DEFECT REPAIRED AS CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE KNOWN PROBLEM IF OVER THE 5YEAR 100K LIMIT. THERE ARE MANY UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT MAY NOT KNOW OF THIS DEFECT AND MANY USED VEHICLES ON USED VEHICLE LOTS THAT MAY BE SOLD TO PEOPLE THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. CUMMINS HAS GIVEN SOME ASSISTANCE, CHRYSLER HAS GIVEN NONE. EITHER WAY THE CONSUMER STILL PAYS FOR THE DEFECT OF AN ENGINE THAT WAS TOUTED TO LAST AT LEAST 350K MILES AND IN MY CASE ONLY 53K. I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $4600.00 FOR THE DIESEL OPTION AND THEN PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2400.00 TO HAVE THE DEFECT REPAIRED. LIKE THEIR PRESENT BALLJOINT PROBLEM NOTHING WILL HAPPEN WITH THE 53 PROBLEM UNLESS THE MEDIA GETS INVOLVED. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON WHO TO NOTIFY I WOULD APPRECIATE IT AS SELLING A 32K AND HIGHER VEHICLE AND TURNING YOUR BACK ON A KNOWN DEFECT DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH MANY OWNERS. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038024December 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED ALL THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104316December 22, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED (AT THE SAME INSTANCE) WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHILE LIFTING APPROX 85 LBS. TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE ON THE TAILGATE WITH THEIR TOTAL WEIGHT APPROX 390 POUNDS. THE PROTECTIVE COVER ON THE CABLES WAS WORN BUT CABLE FRAYING WAS NOT EVIDENT. DAMAGED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. NO REPLACEMENT YET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101598December 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104142December 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM EXTENDED CAB 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WHEN SHE STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PLACED IN PARK THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE AND WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEVER ON THE STEARING COLUMN USED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION POSITION WAS NOT FUNCTINING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE "PARK" POSITION AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHICH POSITION THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN. THERE IS A HINGE SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS THE STEARING COLUMN TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THIS HINGE POINT IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE BOLTS APPEAR TO BE ABOUT 1/4" SIZE. WELL, BOTH OF THE BOLTS WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE HINGE POINT WAS JUST HANGING OFF THE FRAME. THIS LEFT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION OPERATING ASSEMBLY USELESS. WE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVERS AND DON'T PUSH THE VEHICLE AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE BASICALLY STOPPED, PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN "PARK" AND THE TRUCK KEPT MOVING TOWARD ON-COMING TRAFFIC UNTIL WE HIT THE BRAKES AGAIN. WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE PERSON THAT'S NOT SOO LUCKY AND PUTS THE TRUCK IN PARK AND WALKS AWAY THEN THE TRUCK STARTS MOVING. IN OUR CASE, WE WERE PARKING SLIGHTLY DOWN HILL AND WE NOTICED THE MOVEMENT RIGHT AWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102596December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE BALL JOINTS ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE, BUT THIS IS AN 1999 DAKOTA. I HAVE WENT THROUGH EIGHT TRES IN TH FRONT AND CAN HEAR THE BALL JOINTS SQUEAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102597December 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 QUAD CAB WITH THE V-10 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MARCH 1999, I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE RR TRACK BAR ($200 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR) AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ($89 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR). THIS TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND A HEAVY CLUNK IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER MECHANICS KEEP TELLING ME "THAT'S TYPICAL OF THIS VEHICLE," BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. WHY? I HAVE ALSO NOTICED AN ABUNDANCE OF COOLANT LOSS AT EACH OIL CHANGE SINCE ABOUT 10,000 MILES...UP TO 1 GALLON PER 3000 MILES. THE RADIATOR PRESSURE CHECKED OK. DEALER MECHANICS AND CHAT ROOMS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS ANOTHER "TYPICAL" PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. APPARENTLY THE ANTIFREEZE BLOWS THROUGH THE HEADGASKET AND INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHERE IT EVAPORATES. STILL NO RECALLS. WHY ARE AUTOMANUFACTURERS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099649December 8, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY HER MOTHER TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10103183December 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE WAS DAMAGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103911November 30, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NEITHER THE PASSENGER NOR DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BOTH VEHICLES. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101814November 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101871November 30, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INJECTOR FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT TWO INJECTOR FUEL PUMPS HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT FOR THE THIRD PUMP CONSUMER HAS TO PAY BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101297November 18, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES, AND HAD TO RECEIVE FOURTEEN STITCHES IN HIS LIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098594November 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ALL KINDS OF SENSORS AND NOW IM TOLD THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION IN WHICH I HAD NO WARNING OF THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096591November 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB COMMON PROBLEM. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099553November 8, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT RUST/CORROSION WAS NOTICED AROUND THE STRIKER PLATE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099384November 4, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH HOOD LATCH DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY UP HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LATCHED THE HOOD DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094693November 3, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
CONSUMER STATED SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. *AK THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE WAS FRAYED AND BROKE AND THE TIRE WAS GONE. (TIRE WINCH CABLE BROKE BY EXTENDED VIBRATION) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092444November 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE 5TH GEAR DID NOT WORK. THE GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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