Dodge Ram Complaints (1995)

1,219 consumer complaints on file.

#542271October 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION ON THREE OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700066October 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 70 MPH TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND COULD NOT.THROTTLE WAS STUCK SO HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC.GOT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF IGNITION AT VERY HIGH RPM.FOUND FRAID THROTTLE CABLE WITH PART OF IT INSIDE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING.DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX FOR 3 DAYS.TOOK IT TO STEVE'S AUTO AND DIESEL REPAIR 408 E. RIO VISTA BURLINGTON WA. 98233.PH.# 360-755-1212.THEY WHERE REAL BUSY BUT TOOK US IN BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TRUCK THAT WAY.PAID $84.35 FOR NEW CABLE AND LABOR.SUGGEST ALL TRUCK OWNERS INSPECT THROTTLE CABLES CLOSELY.COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH FALITIES WITH LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829244October 20, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BED OF TRUCK IS SPLITING IN HALF, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS LEAKING FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542089October 19, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION LEAKING AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE COOLER LINE QUICK CONNECT FITTINGS (RECALL COMPONENT), RECALL PERFORMED HOWEVER FAILED DUE TO WRONG PART INSTALLATION AND NEEDED FULL REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542003October 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BRAKE PADS HAVE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ROTORS FAILED ONE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829022October 15, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT, 5 MPH, DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER CONTACTED , AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. WILL NOTIFY DEALER OF A REOCCURRENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828809October 13, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
WELDS ARE TOO SMALL WHICH CAUSED THE BED OF TRUCK TO CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS. COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL REPLACED BED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781177October 12, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780753October 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STILL OVER HEATS WHEN DECENDING A LONG 7% GRADE WHILE TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER IN SECOND GEAR. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DECENDING MOUNTAIN GRADES, AND HAVE TO KEEP LOOKING AT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, YOU ARE TO STOP AND COOL THE TRANS. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A SAFE AREA TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DODGE CHECHED OUT THE TRUCK, AND STATED THAT IT IS OK. THE TRUCK IS NOT OVERLOADED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828548October 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE SWERVED TO KEEP FROM HITTING A DEER . WENT DOWN INTO A DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH, AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828440October 1, 1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUGS: NUTS AND STUDS ON WHEEL CANNOT BE REMOVED PROPERLY WITHOUT BREAKING WHENEVER TIRES ARE ROTATED OR NEED TO BE CHANGED. THE LUGS :NUTS:STUDS WOULD BREAK OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541542September 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DURING BRAKING, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540041September 15, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE DIAODE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED OUT CAUSING THE HORN FUSE TO FAIL ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827774September 10, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE STICKS AND BINDS. PROBELM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. WHEN THROTTLE STICKS VEHICLE RUNS AT FULL SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827807September 10, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AT THE "RIGHT ANGLE" FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827640September 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ERRATIC SHIFTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827619September 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. IF THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES HARD THE BRAKE'S WOULD BRAKE IN HALF. THE BRAKES ALSO SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827241August 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES STARTED SCRAPPING AND MAKING NOISE, THE INSIDE PADS ON FRONT WERE GROUNDED INTO THE ROTOR, METAL AGAINST METAL, DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER MADE REPAIRS, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539320August 25, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540186August 20, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN BECAUSE OF A FRAYED CABLE. WHEN I LEFT THE INTERSTATE I ALMOST RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT I COULD STOP. IF I WOULD HAVE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY POWER BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURE MUST HAS BEEN AWAIR OF THIS PROBLEM AS THE REPLACEMENT CABLE WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AND INCASED IN PLASTIC SO THAT IT COULD NOT BEND AND FRAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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