Dodge Ram Complaints (1997)

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#701732December 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT SPEED ABOVE 50MPH, TRANSMISSION/ENGINE SURGES UP APPROXIMATELY 150 RPM. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN LOAD IS PLACED ON ENGINE, AS IN GOING UP A LONG SHALLOW GRADE. DEALER SAYS IT IS JUST THE WAY THE TRUCK DRIVES, BUT IT IS BEYOND THAT. THE TRANNY IS A FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC, AND LIMITING IT TO 3RD GEAR DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832511December 22, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO MAKE A POPPING SOUND AND THE WHOLE THING JUST FELL IN CONSUMER'S LAP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832562December 22, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STEERS, IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701433December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN MY TRUCK GOES INTO OVERDRIVE, THERE IS A GRINDING, VIBERATING NOISE THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE TRANNY FLUID WARMS UP THERES A SLIGHT NOISE ACCOMPANIED WITH A REAL BAD LOSS OF FOWARD SPEED. I HAVE TO MAKE IT DOWNSHIFT TO GO JUST A LITTLE FASTER WHILE IN OVERDRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832257December 14, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE NUT ON SHAFT THAT HOLDS 5TH GEAR IN PLACE,UNSCREWED/ FELL OFF DUE TO VIBRATION. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIR WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832132December 10, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT TIRES NOT BEING ALIGNED. PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD REPLACED FRONT TIRES WITHIN FIRT 26,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701268December 10, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
2500 WHILE CHANGING GEARS WITH A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRAN. YOU COULD HEAR A POPING SOUND COMMING FROM THE DANA 80 REAR AXLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE (2) SPIDER GEARS IN THE REAR AXLE WERE MADE TO LARGE AND WHERE LOOSE AND MAKING A POPING SOUNDS WHEN ENGAGED. ALSO I HAVE A PROPLEM WITH THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT IN FRONT AND IT WEARS OUT THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES AND HAD THE TRUCKS 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE 2 TIMES AND IT STILL IS EATING MY TIRES UP WITHIN A FEW WEEKS AFTER I PUT NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT . THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 2500 AND 3500 4 X 4 CLUB-CAB TRUCKS WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL MOTOR. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701208December 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
1500 TRUCK TAKEN TO DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR FRONT END VIBRATION. DEALER SAID TIRE PROBLEM. TIRE MAKER REPLACED TIRES. ON DAY OF INCIDENT, AT SPEED OF 10 MPH, DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT WHILE TRUCK JUMPED UP/DOWN ON STREET. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER LOCATION. OWNER TERRIFIED BY EXPERIENCE. IF HAD BEEN DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831923December 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED FOR A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHCILE VEERS SEVERELY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, ALMOST CHANGING LANES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831714December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. THE MORE WEIGHT ON THE TRUCK, THE MORE IT PULLS. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR TWO YEARS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831756December 3, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHEN HE STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. THEN HE PARKED VEHICLE, BUT WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING VEHICLE STARTED GETTING ON FIRE AND EXPLODED. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD ON OCTOBER 16, 1998. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831460December 1, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700873November 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO'S REAR ENDS HAVE FAILED BUT LUCKILY FOR THEM THAT THEY STILL HAD A LITTLE WARRANTY LET ON THEIR TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700758November 19, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATE WHEN A SPEED OD 35 MPH OR HIGHER IS REACHED. IT CONSTANTLY VIBRATES FROM THAT SPEED ON, AND VIBRATES TO THE POINT THAT IT IS ESSENTIALLY USELESS - YOU CANNOT SEE IN IT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP (PALMER DODGE) APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES, AND ALSO TO SOUTH TOWNE DODGE. EACH DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE MIRROR AND RETIGHTENED ALL NUTS, BOLTS, SCREWS, ETC., BUT THE VIBRATION WILL NOT GO AWAY. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD US THAT IT OCCURS ON ALL TRUCKS FROM 1994 TO THE PRESENT, AND THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION YET. PLEASE HELP ME BE ABLE TO SEE BEHIND ME WHEN I DRIVE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830890November 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING IN "EMPTY LOADS" THE REAR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO "CATCH AND GO," RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830657November 12, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DRIVING 30MPH ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES UNDER VEHICLE. OWNER PARKED. GOT KIDS OUT & NOTICED SMOKE & THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT. VEHICLE TOTALED. INVESTIGATORS SAID ELECTRICAL WIRES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NO DEFECTS INVOLVED. HAS PICTURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700517November 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT IT HAPPENS ON HOT DAYS. SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM TO ATTEND TO. THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE! HERE IS THE PROBLEM. AFTER A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES WOULD HESITATE TO ACCEL WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE. I HEAR THE RPM GOING UP AS I PRESS THE GAS BUT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. I SEE THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THESE POSSIBLE SITUATIONS: WHEN I AM MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER A COMPLETE STOP IF MY VEHICLE DOESN'T GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AS I EXPECT IT TO, IT COULD TURN INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. ANOTHER SITUATION WOULD BE WHEN I ENTER THE FREEWAY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE MUST ACCELERATE ADAQUATELY IN ORDER FOR IT TO JOIN THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICES. I'M GLAD THAT I CAN TURN TO SOMEONE WHO WILL LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS. MY ENCOUNTERS WITH THE DEALERS WERE NOT PLEASANT SOON AFTER THEY SOLD ME THE CAR. THANK YOU AGAIN. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830439November 9, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 20,000 MILES THE THROTTLE CONTROL ROD BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP TO IDLE. ROD WAS REPLACED. GARAGE SAID THAT THIS OCCURS OFTEN. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830287November 6, 1998
STEERING, SUSPENSION
STEERING IS VERY LOOSE. VEHICLE WANDERS AND GRABS, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830041November 3, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD BONDING/SEALANT WOULD LEAK & RUN DOWN THE SIDE EDGES OF THE VEHICLE TO THE FENDER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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