Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#11082618April 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR QUIT WORKING, KEY WOULD NOT OPEN NO ENTRANCE BY KEY FOB. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED.CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN DISCOVERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082637April 3, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE HAD THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE REPLACED TWICE NOW DUE TO FAILURE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN DODGES. IT HAS CAUSED MY WINDOW DEFROSTER, WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS RANDOMLY NOT TO WORK. PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING ELECTRICAL. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG GOES ON AND OFF, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING AND LOCKING UP ON ME. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THERE'S COLD WEATHER OR RAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DEFROSTER OR WIPERS ARENT WORKING OR MY TURN SIGNAL IS CUTTING OUT. THE TIPM ON OTHER JEEP AND CHRYSLER PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY DODGE HASNT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FARTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082641April 3, 2018
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING, MY SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND WILL NOT ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT - HOLDING THE OCCUPANT TIGHTLY TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT, INDUCING TREMENDOUS ANXIETY. WITH EACH MOVEMENT OF THE OCCUPANT, THE SEATBELT TIGHTENS. SEATBELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED TO RELEAVE PRESSURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083048April 3, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CPSC: THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY ENDANGERING MY YOUNG CHILD AND MYSELF. DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083110April 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS KEEP BREAKING HYWAY MILES LET'S EXHAUST LEAK INTO CAB HAZARDOUS TO YOUR BREATHING COULD CAUSE DEATH WITH OVER EXPOSURE EVERYBODY I TALK TO WITH THIS TRUCK HAVE THE SAME PROBABLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083124April 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALEANA'S VAN DYKE DODGE (28400 VAN DYKE AVE, WARREN, MI 48093), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082478April 2, 2018
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BOLT FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN SPRING, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E001000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914573April 2, 2018
TIRES
1996 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE TREAD SHREDS OFF CASING AND CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. *SMD *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082524April 2, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. UPON INSPECTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED PREMATURE RUST, CORROSION, AND HOLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRAME FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT IT COULD AFFECT COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME PERTAINING TO THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER (BUTTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 1220 E BLVD ST, KOKOMO, IN 46902, (765) 360-4063) WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE A DATE OR TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM CONCERNING THE FUEL TANK AND RAILINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THERE WAS NO SPECIFIED TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082127March 30, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ACTIVATING OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THERE WAS ALSO UNINTENDED MOVEMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE AND ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHECKED FOR DTC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO REPAIR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ADDITIONALLY, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER (WHITTEN BROTHERS OF ASHLAND, 11409 WASHINGTON HWY, ASHLAND, VA 23005, (804) 798-6071) WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V795000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 06V038000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED SIX TSBS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 130,000. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082133March 30, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
DURING A PA STATE INSPECTION THEY FOUND ONE OF THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS HAD PULLED OUT OF THE FRAME. THE FRAME HAD RUSTED IN THE AREA WHERE THE STRAP USE TO BE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THIS LEFT THE TANK WITH 150LBS OF GASOLINE IN IT HANGING BY ONE STRAP, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF THE TANK FELL OUT AND BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE AXLE. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $650 TO HAVE THE FRAME WELDED. VEHICLE IS A 2011 WITH 57K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082140March 30, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE SHEERED OFF JUST LIKE THEY DO ON MOST 5.7 HEMI RAMS. ALSO, THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATORS/BLEND DOOR ARE BROKEN JUST LIKE IN LOTS OF OTHER RAMS/CHRYSLER VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082165March 30, 2018
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE STUDS DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON MARCH 30, 2018, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STUDS DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENT AN EMAIL REGARDING THE FAILURES, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082184March 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX, BIRD BATH, AND TELEPHONE POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER, EXHAUST PIPE, PAINT, AND TAIL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO LAMBERT AUTO SALES (5 RIVER RD, CLAREMONT, NH 03743) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERLOCKING PIN, HEADLIGHTS, EXHAUST, AND ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,709.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082229March 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL BEARING CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. THE TRUCK IS A TWO WHEEL DRIVE HOWEVER DODGE USES THE SAME UNIT WHEEL BEARING AS ON A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. TWO WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE A CV AXLE SHAFT THROUGH THE BEARING AND SO IF THE WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATES THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE UNIT BEARING TOGETHER. TO DRAMATIZE THE ISSUE THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY SAME TRUCK A YEAR PREVIOUS UNDER NEAR IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FIRST TIME I THINK PART DEFECT, THE SECOND TIME I THINK DESIGN DEFECT. IRONICALLY I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY ROAD AND WAS MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE WHHEL BEARING DID NOT FAIL. THE FLANGE WITH THE LUG STUDS FOR THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE BEARING. TWO TIMES, OPPOSITE SIDES ON THE SAME TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081955March 29, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH, FROMT COVER COVERING INSTUMENT PANEL. SEVERLY CRACKED SO BRITTLE,THAT EVEN JUST A SINGLE TOUCH MAKES IT CRACK AND FALL APART. MY YOUNGEST SON HAS GOTTEN CUT BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CRACKS BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT THOSE SHARP SHARDS OF HARD PLASTIC COULD FLY AN INJURY MY XHILDREN AND MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10859749March 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, PARKING BRAKE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
2005 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWERTRAIN, FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY AND REAR DRIVE SHAFT U JOINTS SAFETY ISSUES. *M THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INVOICES THAT STATE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT WORKING, AS WELL AS THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082019March 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIALS GEARS SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. (MICHICIANA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF MISHAWAKA, INDIANA) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR A REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSESSMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332595March 29, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2012 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH CRANKCASE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LD *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081472March 27, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY FOB EJECTS FROM WIRELESS IGNITION NODE CAUSING LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ON THE INTERSTATE AND IN THE CITY WHILE IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Dodge Ram