Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#706041April 27, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP CHANGES LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE HOLDING STEERING STRAIGHT UNABLE TO CONTROL ON WET PAVEMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836839April 19, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40-50 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT WITH AN UTILITY POST, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705434April 8, 1999
STEERING
ALTHOUGH STEERING DID NOT FAIL. IT IS HORRIBLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE STEERING HAS A CONSTANT BINDING YOU MUST OVERCOME WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. YOU END UP OVER COMPENSATING AND ARE IN A CONSTANT ZIG-ZAG ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH RAM 2500'S SO MY DEALER TELLS ME. CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ANYTHING THAT STEERS AS BAD AS THIS IN MY WHOLE LIFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835625April 5, 1999
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, ENGINE SOPPED/ NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705265April 4, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING LOOSE , MANY ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, IN ARBITRATION NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705178April 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES PULL TO RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT CORRECTION BY OPERATOR, INCREASING WITH SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607863March 31, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
UPON ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE REAR SEAT, PASSENGER STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE REAR DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM, CAUSING A HEAD INJURY/DETACHED RETINA. DOOR LATCH IS A U-BOLT THAT EXTENDS DOWN FROM UPPER DOOR JAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#704768March 22, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782029March 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES WHEN TURNING LEFT AND GOING OVER BUMPS, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704182March 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE POWER DISPERSEMENT BOX UNDER THE HOOD , WHICH THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER AWAITING PARTS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD BUT THE DEALER IS ALREADY GIVING ME A HARD TIME ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704164March 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER HAS DETERMINED IT TO BE UNREPAIRBLE, WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN WHEN YOU ARE HARDLY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO THE RIGHT AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU CHANGE LANES WITH THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IF YOU AREN'T HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703959March 2, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THE GEAR BOX ALSO WENT OUT ON MY DAD'S 1998 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835220February 25, 1999
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STEERS HARD TO THE LEFT, BUT HAS NO PROBLEM TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703108February 9, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RUST SPOTS IN 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP- SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED IT RAIL DUST, BUT WON'T BUFF FROM PAINT. OWNERS SON ACKNOWLEDGES RUST IN PAINT. OWNERS SON AND I TALKED TO OWNER, HE SAID THA THE NEEDS TO GET A MANAFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE IN ON IT . WAS TOLD BY OWNERS SON ON FEB 8 CHRYSLER REP WOULD NOT OFFER TO REPLACE TRUCK, BUT HAVE IT REPAINTED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE IT'S A NEW TRUCK WITH 800 MILES, 212 OF WHICH WAS ON ODOMETER ALREADY FROM DEALER . I NEED HELP OR INFORMATION BECAUSE I DON'T WANT A NEW REPAINTED TRUCK. I WANT A REPLACEMENT TRUCK . TRUCK IS NOW AT DEALER PENDING MANAFACTURE REPRESENTATIVE'S DECISION. I DIDNT WANT TO PUT ON A LOT OF MILES SO TOLD DEALER TO KEEP IT. HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702983February 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#702993February 6, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
SINCE MY TRUCK WAS NEW THERE HAS BEEN PLAY/LOOSNESS IN THE STEERING, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE JERKY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE JERKED FROM MY HAND. TAKEN TO DODGE AND SEEN BY THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702770January 31, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE ROCKES BACK AND FORTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UPON HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT, LIKE BAD SHOCKS. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FEEL IT, MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK. DEALER CONTACTED DODGE. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER DODGE OWNER, THAT TRADED HIS DODGE OFF AT 4500 MILES BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT HANDLED. WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE WAY MINE DOES, BUT HIS WAS A 2500. DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BY PUTTING HEAVY DUTY SHOCKS ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T GET SHOCKS TO FIT THIS NEW TRUCK. WHY HAVE TO PUT AFTER MARKET SHOCKS ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK? WHEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK IN A TIGHT CORNER, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO THROW YOU OFF THE ROAD. I AM AT THIS TIME IN THE PROCCESS OF ARBITRATION FOR OTHER PROBLEMS, SO DODGE WILL SAY I AM JUST CAUSING PROBLEMS BUT THE HANDLING I BELIVE IS A SAFETY CONCERN, THAT DODGE IS NOT ADDRESSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834130January 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE DRIVING THE GEAR SHIFT BOLT BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO THE MOTOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO GO INTO GEAR. IS CURRENTLY NOW UNABLE TO MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834039January 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH TRANSMISSION DIED/STALLED OUT. IT HAD STARTED TO JERK BEFORE GOING OUT. THE RPMS WERE REVVED UP. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THEN VEHICLE STOPPED. WAS VACATIONING IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702612January 26, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING 55MPH ON FREEWAY TRUCK VIBRATES SO BADLY YOU GET A HEADACHE. TWO DIFFERENT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPTS. SAY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH 99'S AND THERE IS NO FIX. AN OUTSIDE EXPERT GOT HEADACHE, AND SAID TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEABLE. APPARENTLY, 1 IN 5 CUSTOMERS CAME BACK WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT. THE DEALERS JUST TOLD THEM THATS THE WAY IT IS. DO A TEST ON CONCRETE FREEWAY ON THESE TRUCKS AND YOU'LL SEE FOR YOURSELF. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS NOT ADMITTING THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT A RECALL. THE PEOPLE WHO DO COME BACK AND COMPLAIN, THE DEALER SEND A GUY TO DRIVE WITH THE CUSTOMER TO CONVINCE THEM THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. I KNOW ALL THIS BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC (25 YEARS) AND HE KNOWS A COUPLE OF MECHANICS AT CHRYSLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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