Dodge Ram Complaints (1997)

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#719120February 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO WE TOOK IT TO WESTER DODGE IN SEASIDE, CA FOR REPAIR. SERVICE DEPT CHANGED THE VALVE BODY, WASN'T AT SEALS HAD INTERNALLY FAILED. REPLACED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. TWO YEARS LATER SAME PROBLEM ARISES AT THIS TIME VEHICLE WARRANTY IS UP. DODGE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR AND WARRANT PROBLEM. TOOK TRUCK TO CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION IN GILROY, CA . THEY FOUND THAT THE SEALS WERE BAD IN TRANSMISSION AND BROKEN BELL HOUSING AND OVERDRIVE HOUSING BOLT HOLES WERE STRIPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856813February 14, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, THERE IS A BURNING SMELL PRESENT. AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND THEN TURNING IT BACK ON, HEADLIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854758February 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR ON THE FRONT. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 TO 60MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S SWEAT PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVE RHAD TWO PAIRS OF SWEAT PANTS ON. FIRE BURNED A BIG HOLE THROUGH THE FIRST PAIR, AND SINGED THE SECOND PAIR OF PANTS. IF DRIVE RWOULD NOT HAVE HAD ON TWO PAIRS OF PANTS, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY ANYONE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#550850February 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000540February 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERSIDE AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856354February 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON FEB 4, 2000, IT FAILED ON THE NEXT DAY, FEB 5, 200O, WITH 46 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718297February 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER/CONTROL IN TRAFFIC DURING ACCELERATION AND DEACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718298February 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NUT AND GEAR FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER/VEHICLE CONTROL WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718305February 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH SIDEVIEW MIRRORS COLLAPSE INWARD WHEN TRAVELING AT 60MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854201January 27, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER SIDE SEATBACK BOLT WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEATBACK HAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE IN THE REST POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, FAILED TO RESPOND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717881January 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS AND PADS REQUIRED REPLACING AT 17000 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS ROTORS ARE MANUFACTURED THIN AND ROAD SALT IN OUR AREA CORRODES THEM PREMATURELY. I HAD TO PAY $360. TO HAVE THEM REPLACED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842837January 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKES SHOES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING WHICH IS CAUSING THE BRAKES PADS TO WEAR, ALSO CALIPER PISTONS WHICH AR EMAD EOF FIBER STICK SIDEWAYS, CAUSING PADS AND SHOES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855248January 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING WELDS TO THE BODY OF THE DOORS ARE COMING UNDONE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717629January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE AUTOMOBILE SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY TRUCK SAID THAT WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED MY REAR MAIN SEAL THE JOB WAS DONE IMPROPERLY. THAT WAS MOST LIKELY THE REASON THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE NEW PARTS CAME IN THE NEW OIL PICK UP TUBE SCREAN WAS A LOT LARGER THAN THE OLD ONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784014January 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, THE FRAME WAS BENT IN 5 DIFFERENT PLACES. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783740January 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716960January 6, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT STEERING WHEEL BUTTON. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT TOUCH OF BRAKES. VEHICLE IN FOUR TIMES FOR SERVICE. CHRYSLER CONTACTED, VEHICLE STILL DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550209January 4, 2000
SUSPENSION
GOODYEAR TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY AT 20000 MILES ON THE SIDEWALL DUE TO TIRE VIBRATION FROM DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716856January 4, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#716791January 3, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THIS IS FIRST DODGE I'VE HAD WITH THIS TRACK BAR DESIGN ON STEERING. PREVIOUS DODGE VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED HAVE OVER 150,000 MILES ON ORIGINAL STEERING COMPONENTS WITHOUT COMPLAINT USING PAST DESIGN. THE TRACK BAR DESIGN USED ON THESE NEW PICKUPS IS A FLAWED DESIGN PRONE TO FAILURE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK WHEN TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND FRONT END ASSESSMENT AT THE TIME SHOWED IT TO BE LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE STEERING TO WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD. NEW TIRES AND BRAKES WERE INSTALLED TO ELIMINATE THEM AS A FACTER. ORIGINAL TRACKBAR WAS REPLACED WITH TRW AFTERMARKET COMPONENT. 6/1/99 THIS COMPONENT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED WITH CHRYSLER COMPONENTS. THIS IS THIRD TRACK BAR AT 54,141 MILES. FRONT END ALIGNMENT SHOPS I,VE TAKEN TRUCK TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON SITUATION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO UPGRADE THIS JUNK COMPONENT TO A MORE STABLE PRODUCT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I WILL NOT LET MY HELP DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND MY WIFE ONLY DROVE IT ONE TIME WHEN I WAS SICK BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT ANYONE HURT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USED TO DRIVING THIS WANDERING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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