Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#8013654July 10, 2002
TIRES
WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RUBS AGAINST SHARP BRACKET. CONSUMER FEELS TIRE MAY BLOWOUT. CONSUMER HAS HAD TIRES REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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0
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#8013697July 10, 2002
TIRES
TIRES CRACKED. TIRES GO HALF FLAT ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, AND CONSUMER PUTS AIR BACK IN THEM. SHE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FLATNESS BECAUSE THREAD IS SO GOOD.*AK
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#8013417July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE'S A BOLT THAT KEEPS BACKING OUT OF ENGINE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS VEHICLE OVERHEATS, AND HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#8013431July 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, BUT AIR CONDITIONER WAS STILL RUNNING. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES AND WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD. DEALER REPLACED TERMINAL TO IGNITION SWITCH. *JG
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0
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#566420July 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE MOTOR KNOCK AND VALVE RATTLE NOISE WHICH OCCURS WHENEVER THE MOTOR WAS UNDER ANY LOAD, THE DEALER MADE ONE COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT THAT HELPED A LITTLE AND MADE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE TYPES OF GASOLINE TO USE, CONSUMER STATES WHEN GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL AGAIN UNDER ANY LOAD THE MOTOR RATTLE NOISE HAS RECURRED TO A NOTICEABLE DEGREE.*JB *NM
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0
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#8013237July 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES: POWER ASSIST:PRIMARY BOOSTER. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER CAUSING SHORTAGE OF BRAKES.
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No
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No
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0
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#8013046July 1, 2002
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
VEHICLE CAME WITH 17 INCH TIRES, BUT HAS A 16 INCH SPARE TIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER PROVIDED A NEW SPARE TIRE WITHOUT CHARGE TO REPLACE A SMALLER TIRE THAT CONSUMER RECEIVED WITH THE VEHICLE. *YH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566297June 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
(FATHER ON BEHALF OF SON) CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR HIS SON. THERE HAS BEEN A REOCCURING CONSTANT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE LOCK UP. THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. *JG
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012845June 27, 2002
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERS TOO QUICKLY. UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING WHEEL.*AK VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND IS STILL NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. *JG
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#763552June 27, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, LOSS OF POWER WILL CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKES,POWER STEERING, AND CONTROL. THOUSANDS OF FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED, THE FAILED PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF SYSTEM FAILURES. CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE!!! *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#763564June 27, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE HOOD BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012659June 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SKIDS BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012507June 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AKDEALER REPALCED AIS MOTOR, RESET FUEL MEMORY IN PCM AND REPLACED MAP SENSORS. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PRNDL IS LOOSE. DEALER ADJUSTED PRNDLE. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012512June 24, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS STRESS MARKS AND BULGING ON OUTISIDE OF TREAD. GOODYEAR TIRE, P233333575R15. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566167June 21, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MECHANISM WAS BROKEN. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO NOT BE STABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. *YD *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012300June 20, 2002
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILOR HITCH IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO CRACKING OF FORMAT FROM FRAME. REPLACEMENT HITCH WAS A REVISED PART FROM MANUFATURER THAT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012198June 19, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
4 SHOCK ABSORBERS ARE INADEQUATE FOR SIZE OF VEHICLE. IF VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD,IT WILL BOUNCE ALL OVER, CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011947June 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL PRODUCE TOO MUCH STATIC ELECTRICITY SO MUCH THAT CONSUMER WILL END UP WITH DISC COLOR ON HIS FINGERS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011864June 14, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING HOOD WAS RELEASED, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO HOOD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, WAS NOT WILLING TO INVESTIGATE MALFUNCTION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011872June 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DEALERSHIP IS GIVING CONSUMER A RUN AROUND REGARDING RECALL 02V042 FOR THE CENTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION CABLE. *AK CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE RECALL COMPLETED ON 3 OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS NEVER MADE REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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