Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#868500August 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868401August 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE WASHING VEHICLE IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER OWNER APPLIED WATER TO WINDSHIELD, AND IT CRACKED DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD BEING VERY THIN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868221August 21, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL LINE BREAKS AT THE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN IT BREAKS ENGINE KEEPS RUNNING. BUT WHEN IT BREAKS, IT SHOOTS GAS OVER ENGINE BLOCK, CONSUMER FELT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728399August 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY "SLIPS" OUT OF FIRST GEAR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAUNCH AFTER A STOP LIGHT, OR SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST. FOLLOWING EACH AND EVERY START, THE TRANSMISSION WILL "SLIP" OUT OF FIRST GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867931August 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING TEMPERATURE INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED. AFTERWARD VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867932August 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001862August 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
AFTER I PURCHASED MY DODGE RAM VAN I ASKED THEM WHY I DONT HAVE AN AIR-BAG ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867385August 10, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT WENT OVER A ENBANKMENT, AND HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ROCKS, WHICH TOTALEDTHE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867284August 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED 44 FEET, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS REAR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. A MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATED FOUND AIRBAGS TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553541August 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT WEATHER PROTECTION TO POWER LEADS, POWER WIRE CORRODED AND FELL OFF. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866997August 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS TRAVELING 45-50MPH & WOULD APPLY BRAKES, AND THEY WOULD LOCK UP. REAR ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO A LACK OF BRAKES. VEHICLE SLIDE 100 FT BEFORE THE IMPACT HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866527August 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON. VEHICLE WAS IN REPAIR SHOP EIGHT TIMES, AND VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866012July 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKE A TURN AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKE POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDR FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725981July 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HIT TO AVOID COLLISION. AFTER WHICH ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIT ON DASH BOARD. FEESER DODGE IN HENDERSON, NC WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR. PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. I WAS TOLD AT DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT THAT WEEK LIKE MINE. THE QUESTION IS ABS BRAKES ARE DESIGNED FOR A STEADY PREASURE VERSUS THE OLD PUMPING METHOD. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE REAR WHEEL SENSOR AND WHY DOES IT GET DAMAGED WHEN HARD PRESSURE APPLIED? MY TRUCK IS USED FOR TOWING HORSE TRAILERS A SAFE RELIEABLE BRAKING SYSTEM IS MANDATORY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725893July 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES HAVE FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES FROM THE TIME I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP TO WHEN I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE FRONT ONES REPACKED. (LEASED VEHICLE) STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DEALER TOLD ME "THAT'S JUST HOW THEY ARE" DUH!!! AREN'T BRAKES SUPPOSE TO STOP WHEN YOU PRESS THEM??? ALSO THE WORST PROBLEM W THIS TRUCK IS THE CONSTANT KNOCKING. EVEN THE BEST GAS. DEALER TOLD ME CHRYLSLER IS IN COURT OVER THIS BUT IN THE MEAN TIME, SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE OCCURING RE THE PISTONS WHAT A GREAT LEASE TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS QUALITY VEHICLE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725712July 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER (3000 LBS) FROM SAN ANTONIO TO CORPUS CHRISTI, AIR TEMP 85 DEGREES, OVERDRIVE OFF, DISTANCE 130 MILES TRAVELED, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKED AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP, AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND LET THE VEHICLE COAST UNTILL THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED AGAIN, ABOUT TWO MILES AND SPEED DROPPED TO 50 MPH. EVERTHING SEEMED ALRIGHT UNTIL WE TRAVELED ANOTHER 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME ABOUT 10 MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WE TOWED THE TRAILER EXACTLY 185 MILES WHEN WE HAD TO STOP FOR GAS, TANK ON EMPTY, AND PUT IN 27.5 GALLONS OF GAS. I WOULD SAY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING ALOT. STAYED TWO DAYS AT THE COAST AND TRIED TO DRIVE BACK TO SAN ANTONIO, TRAVELED 30 MILES TO A MILITARY BASE WITH THE ENGINE REVING AND BARELY DOING 50 MPH, LEFT THE TRAILER IN STORAGE, FILLED THE TANK AGAIN, TOOK 8 GALLONS OF GAS, DROVE BACK TO SAN ANTONIO, ANY TIME TRIED TO DO OVER 70 MPH TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START VIBRATING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS, THEY GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME A WEEK LATER STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WENT DOWN TO CORPUS CHRISTI ON 14 JUL 2000 TO RETREIVE THE TRAILER, TEMP 92 DEGREES, LEFT THE BASE AND TRAVELED 11 MILES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER UNLOCKED AGAIN. COULD ONLY DO 30 MPH BACK TO THE BASE OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD UNLOCK. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID "THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION". ALL THEY DID WAS PUT THE COMPUTER ON IT , THE PAN HAS NOT BEEN DROPPED YET, PRESSURE GAGUES HAVE NOT BEEN PUT ON IT EITHER. THEY WANT ME TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE TRAILER IS 185 MILES AWAY AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT TOW IT BACK HERE. WHAT DO I DO???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865506July 17, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING SHAFT BOX BROKE, CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552962July 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A CLATTERING NOISE IN ENGINE DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864979July 7, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
RECALL 00V107000/TRAILER HITCH BRACKET: DEALER RFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT BUY THE VEHICLE FROM THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864813July 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ROAD OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE SHIFTER JUMP UP INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION . CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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