Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10021001June 3, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM HAS RELEASED ON IT'S OWN ON MANY OCCASIONS. THIS OCCURS ON LEVEL GROUND OR ON A HILL. MY VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *NLM
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#10020874June 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. NUMEROUS ISSUES. BRAKE LININGS ON THE REAR DRUMS HAVE A VERY SHORT SERVICE LIFE. REPLACED DRUMS AND LININGS IN JULY OF 2002. DRUMS AND LININGS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IN MAY OF 2003 (APPROX. 20,000 MILES) FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED IN JULY OF 2002 AND STILL HAVE 1/2 OF LININGS LEFT. ON BUMPY ROADS, BRAKE SYSTEM FADES IN AND OUT. ON WET ROADS, BRAKES MAY OR MAY NOT WORK RELIABLY. FROM RESEARCHING YOUR SITE, THESE ARE NOT UNCOMMON OCCURRENCES. WHEN WILL THIS BE ADDRESSED?*AK
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#10021788May 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND COOLANT WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND STILL RECURRING THE PROBLEM. *TT
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#10021574May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION THIRD GEAR BAND IS SHIFTING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK
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#10020593May 27, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE TRUCK I JUST PURCHASED WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT. ALL YOU ARE LEFT WITH ARE PARKING LIGHTS. *TT
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#10019768May 13, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE BLEND AIR DOOR BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER TO CYCLE HOT AND COLD WHICH FOGGED UP THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. *NLM
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#10019560May 9, 2003
TIRES
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE RUBBED ON THE BRAKE HOSE CALIPER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE METAL ON THE BRAKE HOSE. *JB
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#10018264May 6, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD POPPED OPEN. *JB
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#10016621April 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOP, BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ENGAGE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS DEFECT HAS NEARLY CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKES BY CONSUMER REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WAS INSTALLED BACKWARD. CONSUMER CORRECTED THE ORIENTATION OF THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER AND THE BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. *NLM
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0
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#10016532April 26, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
POWER STEERING IS LOOSE AND VEHICLE WANDERS AT 65 MPH, CONSTANT LEAK IN POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. *NLM
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#10014495April 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
PICK-UP PULLS HARD AND SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PADS , PROPORTIONAL VALVE, CALIPERS, AND ROTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENSE, BUT NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *JB
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#10014320April 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAIL WHILE PANIC BREAKING. APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE HYDRAULIC/ ANTILOCK FAILURE FOR THE PERIOD OF BRAKING THAT WOULD BE UNDER ANTILOCK CONTROL. *NLM
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#10014841April 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE INTAKE AIR PLENUM HAD CAUSED KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE, POOR PERFORMANCE, AND OIL CONTAMINATION. THE DEALER FOUND THE ENGINE VACUUM IN THE CRANKCASE BED LEAKING. MR SCC *JB
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#10015736April 11, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE DASH BOARD MATERIAL CONTAINED A 16 INCH CRACK. *JB THE HINGE HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE GLOVE BOX. SCC
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#10015604April 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 119 000, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *JB.....*AK
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#10015379April 8, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE TRACK BAR WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *JB
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#10013984April 4, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TO MY ALIGNMENT SHOP AND HAD TO PUT A NEW TRACKER BAR ON IT. WHICH I REPLACED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT 40 THOUSAND MILES.. AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE MY STEERING BOX AND MY TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 54,100 MILES ON IT AND I THINK THAT IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK NEW IN 1999 I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED IN THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR, IN THE YEAR 2002 AND NOW ON MARCH 3 RD 2003 I HAD TO HAVE IT AGAIN FOR THE REASONS I STATED IN THE BEGINNING. I HAD SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDER THE DASH AND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MY ALIGNMENT SHOP SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF STEERING BOXES AND THE TRACKER BAR EVEN AT 18,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER THEMSELVES AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A RESULT FROM A BAD PART FROM THE FACTORY. I HAVE DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE TO MY TRUCK. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE PRICE OF A NEW STEERING BOX AND I HAVE FOUND THAT DODGE WANTS OVER $600 AND A PARTS HOUSE IN MY TOWN CAN GET THE SAME DODGE STEERING BOX FOR $205. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BOX WHAT EVER THE PRICE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS NEW ENOUGH THAT THEY SHOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE IT FIXED, TO AT LEAST MAKE A CUSTOMER SOME WHAT HAPPY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A STEERING BOX GOING OUT AT LESS THEN 100,000 MILES. MY FATHER HAD A 1999 RAM 1500 PICK UP AND WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES THE MOTOR LOST 4 QUARTS OF OIL ON OUR WAY TO A OLD CAR SHOW IN MONTANA BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN SO HE DID NOT WORRY ABOUT IT AND SOLD IT AND GOT A NEW 2002 RAM PICK UP AND HE LIKES IT SO FAR, BUT A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 2002 RAM AND HE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS FRONT END ALIGNMENT. SO I AM WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FRONT ENDS ON DODGE VEHICLES. *JB
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#10013609March 28, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH (BOTH ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)ON 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 EXTENDED(QUAD) CAB REFUSES TO OPERATE AND OPEN REAR DOOR. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ONE YEAR AND THREE WEEKS AGO. (13,000 MILES AGO)THIS IS A DESIGN OR MATERIAL DEFECT IF THE DEALER MADE MORE THAN INTERIM REPAIRS DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB
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#10015017March 27, 2003
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE GASKET/ CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS GONE BAD/ TIE ROD WENT BAD. MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SOME BELT SQUEALING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF AN ENGINE NOISE. THE TIRES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE WORN.*JB
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#10012002March 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE HAS A FUEL FILTER BUT IT HAS NO WATER SEPARATOR. THIS CAUSED WATER FROM FUEL TANK TO GET INTO THE PICKUP PUMP, ALLFUEL LINES, INJECTOR PUMP AND INJECTORS. *AK
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