Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#897631October 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR IT WILL JUMP OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LEAVING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WITHOUT POWER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897639October 11, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND/OR WHEN CHANGING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897468October 9, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
01 V 040 000/HOOD LATCH: DEALER ;JIM BAIER CHRYSLER; FORT MADISON, IA; PHONE# 319/372-1012 ALSO REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER'S SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897412October 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING WITH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHILE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OFF AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOOPPING DISTANCE. SPEED ODOMETER AND ABS INDICATOR IS LINKED TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563556October 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, TIRES
WHILE APPEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE (VEHICLE HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON REAR WHEELS ONLY), THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER CAUSING HIM TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT BOTH KNEES ON THE DASH, THE SEAT BELT GRABBED YANKING PASSENGER BACK INTO DOOR AND THE PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON THE WINDOW, AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897028September 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELTS CAME UNLATCHED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INOFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752644September 27, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
I WAS HAULING A ROUND BALE OF HAY HOME WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST FELL OF THE TRUCK. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BUT WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT STOPPED BEFORE I HIT ANYONE. I HAD THE TRUCK HAULED TO OWENSVILLE MOTORS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT SPINDLE NUT HAD STRIPPED OFF AND THE LEFT FRONT BEARING WENT OUT BENDING THE KNUCKLE, RUINING THE ROTOR, BRAKE PAD, CALIPER, TIRE, ABS SENSOR, AND THE SEALS IN THE AXLE. I AM VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HURT OR HAVE HIT ANYONE ELSE WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE ONLY THING THAT HELD THE TIRE ON WAS THE BRAKE. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED AND I FEEL THIS IS DEFINETLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND BEEN HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. THE SPINDLE NUT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME COMPLETELY OFF CAUSING THE WHEEL TO ALMOST FALL OFF. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752488September 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES FOR ALIGNMENT ISSUES AND IT WAS OUT OF ALINGMENT BOTH TIMES AND DURING THE SECOND VISIT I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO PULL DO TO THE WAY THE ROADS ARE BUILT. WHILE CHANGING A FLAT I NOTICES THAT THE UPPER ARM ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING AT THE WELD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES A ARM EVEN WITH THE EVIDENCE OF THE WELD RUSTING AND A VISIBLE CRACK WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED BY SLIDING A THREAD OF STRING THROUGH IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563117September 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER INCICATED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ALSO, THE FRONT PUMP, TORQUE CONVERTER, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, OVER DRIVE PISTON RETAINER AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752041September 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS TOLD BY DEALER SEVERAL OF THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODELS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004081September 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND ALARM SOUNDS. DEALER CHANGED THE CLOCK SPRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895885September 6, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE WENT FULL THROTTLE, CONSUMER KEPT FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895895September 6, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER FOR SECOND TIME IS HAVING A HARD TIME LOCKING SEAT IN PLACE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER HAS TO SLAM SEATBACK TO LOCK, OTHERWISE IT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. SEAT WILL LOCK, BUT SEAT WILL NOT RETRACT. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751562September 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
SAFETY ISSUE MY TWO CHILDREN CAN NOT BE IN THE TRUCK IF IT IS RUNNING BECAUSE IT WITH SHIFT INTO DRIVE BY PULLING THE LEVER. SAFETY INTERLOCK IS COMPLETLY BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895536August 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES PEDAL MIGHT GO TO FLOOR. ONLY WAY VEHICLE STOPPED WAS BY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895538August 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING FRONT END CRACKS, AND TIRES WEAR OUT UNEVENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895540August 30, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LOOSENED FROM FRAME. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY LOCKED TIGHT THE BOLTS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER ,THEY WERE LOOSE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751284August 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE 5TH GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS A RETAINING NUT THAT BACKS OFF AND ALLOWS THE 5TH GEAR ASSEMBLY TO BECOME DISENGAGED WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FROM TOWING WITH THE VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT THIS BEING AN ISSUE. I ALSO CONTACTED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THE DEALER WANTED $1200 DOLLARS TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND I SAID NO THAT WAS TOO HIGH. THEY CALLED ME BACK LATER AND SAID IT WOULD BE $760 DOLLARS. I STILL SAID NO AND THAT I WAS COMING TO INSPECT THE BAD PARTS. UPON ARRIVAL THEY SHOWED ME SEVERAL PARTS AND SAID THAT DODGE MADE THEM REPLACE CERTAIN PARTS TO COVER ANY OTHER WARRANTY CLAIMS. THE ONLY PART DAMAGED WAS THE RETAINING NUT FOR THE 5TH GEAR AND THAT IS ALL THAT I WOULD ALLOW THEM TO REPLACE. THE FINAL COST FOR MY REPAIR WAS $460, MOST BEING LABOR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DODGE HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT THEY NOW HAVE REDESIGNED THE RETAINING NUT TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. TO ME FOR THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT HAS REQUIRED PART REDESIGN, IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. IF SOME ONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THE NIGHT MINE FAILED THEY WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED ME. DODGE IS MAKING MONEY ON REPAIRS THAT THEY CAUSED FROM USE OF FAULTY PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751211August 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INSPECTED AND VERIFIED NO 5TH GEAR - TRANSMISSION HAS NO UETRASL WHERE 5TH SHOULD BE - SUSPECT NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF - FOUND NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUIET SOME TIME, THIS INFORMATION WAS TOLD US BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MADE THE REPAIRS AND A PERSONAL FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751212August 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INSPECTED AND VERIFIED NO 5TH GEAR - TRANSMISSION HAS NO UETRASL WHERE 5TH SHOULD BE - SUSPECT NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF - FOUND NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUIET SOME TIME, THIS INFORMATION WAS TOLD US BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MADE THE REPAIRS AND A PERSONAL FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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