Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#8004887March 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, SEATS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT UNTIL RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING AND WILL DRIFT TO THE RIGHT ON FREEWAY AND BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY WHEN BRAKING ON STOP, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS, TURNED ROTORS AND CHANGED BRAKES, DEALER FOUND STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER, DEALER HAS REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE FRONT END AND REPLACED THE RIMS AND TIRES, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LACK OF POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE IDLES HIGH AND IS EXPERIENCING POOR FUEL ECONOMY, WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY IT GETS MAX OF 14.5 MPG, SMOKE ALSO COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST, LEFT SIDE ELECTRIC MIRROR GLASS HAD FOGGED, LEFT SEAT BOTTOM LOOSE, ONE MISSING BOLT FOUND, LEFT SEAT TRIM BEZEL KEEPS MIMING LOOSE WON?T STAY IN SEAT FOR SEAT BELT ON SEAT BACK. DEALER STATED THAT THE 2002 MODELS DO NOT HAVE VIBRATION PROBLEMS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION BEING CHANGED TO INDEPENDENT. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006495February 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ABS SYSTEM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. FRONT BRAKES WHEN APPPLIED WILL LOCK UP AND REAR WHEELS DONT WORK AT ALL THEY JUST ROLL ALONG. PUT TWO SET OF BARKE PADS ON FRONT. ALMOST HAD FOUR COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004611February 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRUCK AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE AND HIS WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *JG *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#758680February 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT I HAVE REPORTED TO YOU. THE FIRST WAS YESTERDAY. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE. I SWITCHED THE VIN NUMBERS. THE VIN NUMBER FOR ODI # 758677 SHOULD HAVE BEEN [XXX]. THE ACCIDENT THIS CURRENT REPORT REFERS TO A SACRAMENTO COUNTY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK THAT WAS USED BY OUR PARK RANGERS. IT WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TRAIL ROAD AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE SEE MY COMMENTS FROM MY PREVIOUS REPORT FOR MY WORRIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OF DODGE'S INVESTIGATION.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004324February 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN PUT IN PARK. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004224February 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE ROAD AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. WAS ABLE TO COAST CAR TO A PARKING LOT, CONSUMER OPENED DOOR AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT FIRE STARTED AT FUEL PUMP AREA AND SPREAD. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758362February 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE BEEN POOR SINCE PURCHASE. THEY HAVE BEEN IN FOR REPAIR APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES. THEY PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, INTERMITTENTLY AND INCONSITANTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO REPAIR AND DODGE HAS REFUSED TO GET INVOLVED. I TOW HORSES AND NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I STEP ON THE BREAKS. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785879February 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CRACKED AND FLUID SEEPED OUT. CONSUMER IS WONDERING IF THE SAME HEAT FROM EXHAUST MIGHT CAUSE SOME KIND OF BREAKDOWN. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003580February 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PARKED BOLTS THAT HOLD SHIFT LINKAGE BOX BROKE AND CAUSED THE BOX TO DROP. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003413February 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. DEALER HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003364January 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE STEERS TO RIGHT WITHOUT CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH REAR DRUMS AND PADS WORN OUT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003264January 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
WHILE REPLACING NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO NEGATIVE POST A DIRECT CHARGE OCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE SPARKED DUE TO THE MANIFOLD RELAY POINTS BEING WELDED TOGETHER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003068January 29, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED DUE TO A FRACTURED FUEL LINE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK THE CRACKED BANJO FITTING ALLOWS AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL RETURN LINE CAUSING THE MORNING START TO BE DIFFICULT. THE FUEL TANK SENDER HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO READS EMPTY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757500January 29, 2002
SUSPENSION
WANDERS, AND REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS FROM DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002993January 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT COUNTY SPEED LIMIT APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SKIDDED INSTEAD OF COMING TO A STOP. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002292January 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME REAL HARD TO CHANGE AND PUT INTO GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002299January 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. IN A MONTH VEHICLE HAD TO BE FILLED WITH 9 QUARTS OF OIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND DEALER NOTED THAT GASKET ON HAD BLOWEN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002300January 16, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING STEERING BECAME REAL HARD TO CONTROL, AND EVENTUALLY CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002194January 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL 01 V 153 000/CLOCKSPRING MATERIAL: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD MAKE NOISES. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001981January 11, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND THEN STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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