Dodge Ram Complaints (2000)

970 consumer complaints on file.

#6900563June 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ENTIRE CAB WAS BURNED, CLAIM 36-A186-713. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891005June 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE RUBS AGAINST A ROD IN VEHICLE, CAUSING A HOLE, 3/16TH OF AN INCH DEEP, TO FORM IN BRAKE LINE. DEALER TIED BRAKE LINE TO VEHICLE SO THAT LINE WOULD NOT RUB AGAINST ROD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890833June 20, 2001
TIRES
UNABLE TO INFLATE AIR IN REAR INNER DUALER TIRE, OUTER DAULER TIRE MUST BE REMOVED FIRST, BEFORE AIR CAN BE PUT INTO TIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890439June 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING HEAD-ON AND THEY HAD A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS AN ON AND OFF SWITCH, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF. SOME INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561582June 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY CONTROL ARMS CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TO BECOME COMPLETELY WORN ON THE INSIDE IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES A DEFECT EXIST IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (LOOSE FRONT SHOCK, CONTROL ARMS/BALL JOINTS). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890266June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL BREATHER CAP IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF ENGINE FAN, FORCING OIL FUMES INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890347June 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH FRONT DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER FIXED IT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890198June 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT, CAUSING POOR VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS YET TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890244June 12, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
FRONT LEFT TIE ROD BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED. NOTICED FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS LEANING TOWARDS INSIDE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900561June 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE, INVESTIGATOR LOCATED A BLOWN ABS FUSE AS WELL, CLAIM 04-1283-455. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745962May 26, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
THE PARKING BRAKE ON THIS TRUCK HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THE CABLE HAS COMPLETELY SNAPPED TWICE, CAUSING THE 5-SPEED BLACK TRUCK TO ROLL INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND THERE IT SAT ALL NIGHT (WE WERE UNAWARE THE CABLE SNAPPED). THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING, AND THEY DON'T REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE PARENT COMPANY. I, MYSELF, MADE DAIMEN CHRYSLER OPEN A TICKET, BUT I IMAGINE IT'S CLOSED NOW. THEY ONLY KEEP THEM OPEN FOR A MONTH. THE DEALER (GREG ADAMS) TOLD ME THIS IS THE ONLY TRUCK THAT'S HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT SINCE HE DIDN'T REPORT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK, I FIGURE OTHER DEALERS DON'T REPORT THE PROBLEMS THEY SEE, SO WHO KNOWS? I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKE WILL SNAP, AND ALTHOUGH NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET, IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888697May 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS OF BALL JOINTS, POWER STEERING AND THE TRANSMISSION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888631May 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR INDICATOR WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKES, ALLOWING GEARS TO BE SHIFTED BY MISTAKE AT ANY TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND PART OF DESIGN. *AK CONSUMER FEELS MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO WARN ALL OWNERS OF THIS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745077May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LOST TRANSMISSION IN NORMAL DRIVE ON A FLAT ROAD , WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR , HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE FILTER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION INSTANTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887726May 8, 2001
TIRES, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
CONSUMER MAKES A LEFT TURN AT ANY GIVEN SPEED TIRES RUB AGAINST SHOCK BRACKETS WHICH CAUSES A NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED SPINDLE TWICE AND STEERING GEAR BOX. WANTS TO PUT A 2MM SHIM ON THE BACK OF TIRE. *AK THE 2MM SHIMS WERE INSTALLED BUT THE TIRE ON LEFT SIDE WAS STILL RUBBING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745020May 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AFTER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL THE OWNER TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS . LAST TIME A SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS DRIVING WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID ERUPTED OUT OF THE DIP STICK AND FILL TUBE TO BE IGNITED ON THE HOT CATALYIC CONVERTER. THIS IS PRESENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY CHRYSLER EVEN THOUGH AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887454May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887496May 4, 2001
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DODGE RAM 3500 HAS POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. CONSUMER CANNOT FIND A DEALERSHIP THAT CAN EXAMINE AND CORRECT THE DEFECT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO BE OPERATED ON ROAD BECAUSE CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS MADE AN ADJUSTMENT THAT DID NOT HELP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887205May 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CONSUMER WAS GOING 30MPH AND VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. TRANSMISSION SPECALIST SAID PLANITARY GEAR IS NOT WORKING. FIRST AND SECOND GEARS ARE WORKING FINE. *AK THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER STALL, IT JUST DID NOT MOVE AT ALL WHILE THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THAT IS, PLANETARY GEAR PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886997April 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT CRASH AT 35-40 MPH, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAD WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION. $ 16000 DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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