Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10002464January 9, 2003
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT EXCESSIVELY. THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER PULL FORWARD OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF AT THE ROTOR. THE INCIDENT DAMAGED VEHICLE'S STEERING LINKAGE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002200January 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000677January 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
A PART ON THE AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL, WHICH I BELIEVE IS CALLED THE "CLOCK SPRING", HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 1998 DODGE RAM 3500, AS WELL AS, THE 2001. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I OWNED BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES AN DHAD THE RECALLS PERFORMED WHILE I OWNED THEM. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 3500 AS WELL AND IT IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE THAT THE OTHER TWO DID, BEFORE RECALLS WERE PERFORMED, YET THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL. I HAVE ALSO OBSERVED SOME OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH I FEEL ARE RELATED THAT WILL MOST LIKELY CAUSE A CRASH IN THE FUTURE. THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEEDS UP AFTER IT IS SET EVERY TIME GOING DOWN A HILL OR WHEN THERE IS LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE AGAINST THE TRUCK. THE TURN SIGNAL ALSO BLINKS OCCASIONALLY (WHETHER CRUISE IS SET OR NOT). THE ABOVE RECALLS ON THE 1998 AND 2001 TRUCKS ARE NO LONGER LISTED HERE IN YOUR DATA, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AT ONE TIME. I FEEL THE 1999 SHOULD BE A RECALL, SINCE THE OTHERS MADE THE SAME NOISE BEFORE THEY WERE REPAIRED. THE NOISE IN REFERENCE IS A SPRING BEING TWISTED OR STRETCHED SOUND. AHEM, "CLOCK SPRING".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001617December 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HAS A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 55 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000431December 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN 1999 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION A WEEK AGO. THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED IT EXPLAINED THERE IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE THAT STICKS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DENYING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THEREBY BURNING IT UP. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECT. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH I WAS TOLD THE DAY AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASK WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO REGARDING NOT ONLY OWNING UP THE DEFECTIVE VALVE BUT ALSO WHAT THEY WERE WILLING TO DO FOR ME DUE TO THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE WILLING TO DO NOTHING ON EITHER ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000379December 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY DODGE PICKUP HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO TRY TO FIX A REPETITIVE PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. ONE PAD OUT OF THE FOUR UP FRONT WEAR DOWN TO NOTHING WHILE THE OTHER 3 HAVE PRACTICALLY NO WEAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED THE CALIPER, ROTOR, PADS, EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. THE SAME FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA HAS HAD THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP NOW HAS RUN OUT OF PARTS TO CHANGE TO TRY TO FIX, SO THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH GAVE UP AND SAY THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER BRAKE JOB. THE SINGLE PAD WEARS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RIVETS WITHIN 12-15K MILES, SO THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT I WILL NEED A BRAKE JOB EVERY 12-15K MILES. RIDICULOUS. THEY HAVE ACCEPTED ALL THE OTHER PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY, BUT NOW THEY WILL NOT, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF IDEAS TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL WITHIN ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION TO GIVE ME FOR THIS FAILURE EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000219December 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023680December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, IT CAUSED SEVERE MISSING. THE COOLANT WAS MIXED WITH OIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THIS WASN'T CAUGHT EARLY, IT COULD HAVE SEVERELY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023716December 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND MELTED ON THE FLYWHEEL. THE DEALER ALSO FOUND METAL SHAVINGS ALL OVER. THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER PLACED GAS IN THE VEHICLE, AND LATER FOUND FLUID POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THEN PLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE COOLER LINE, AND THE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED THE SYSTEM. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023337November 26, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING FAILED AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP LOCKED UP AND BROKE THE SHAFT AND THE AIR PUMP FOR THE POWER STEERING. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TS *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023338November 26, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL "ONE NOTCH" DOWN AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER THEN ADJUSTING WHEEL "ONE NOTCH" UP AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED BY DEALER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023120November 21, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY WITH STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED. CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY STIFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE ON A BUSY STREET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022249November 6, 2002
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK INTO THIS FAILURE. *MR *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8022251November 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING, IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WITH A VEHICLE AND A TREE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED UPON VEHICLE IMPACT. RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022262November 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN FIFTH GEAR. DRIVER APPLIED GAS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE,THE ENGINE JUST CONTINUE TO RAVV UP. VEHICLE HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021983October 31, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VAN, CONSUMER STATES THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT COOL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021589October 25, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER, MANUFACTURES RECALL NUMBER #978, TOOK TO DEALER AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021475October 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUME ESTATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE.DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021308October 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIPPING . THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020393October 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WITHIN TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, WHILE TRAVELING THE VAN WOULD LOSE COMPLETE POWER AS IF SOMEONE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. ONE SENSOR AND A CO-PILOT WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH ALSO STATES THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DETECT THE FAILURE ON THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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