Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#701795January 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
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#832897December 31, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE ARE 2 EXTRA PIECES ON CAMSHAFT ON ENGINE. NO PLATE (LIFTER KEEPER). THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SOUND/RUN LIKE A DIESEL. ROCKALE ASSEMBLY RODS CUT INTO CAMSHAFT, LEAVING 1/2 GROOVE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC CHANGE OIL & FILTER WHICH WAS FULL OF SHAVING 3 TIMES BUT THE ENGINE NOT RIGHT.*AK.ET.
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#832839December 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES ARE SOFT AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY GO TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES FOR A WHILE, AND CAN'T DETEMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
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#701732December 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT SPEED ABOVE 50MPH, TRANSMISSION/ENGINE SURGES UP APPROXIMATELY 150 RPM. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN LOAD IS PLACED ON ENGINE, AS IN GOING UP A LONG SHALLOW GRADE. DEALER SAYS IT IS JUST THE WAY THE TRUCK DRIVES, BUT IT IS BEYOND THAT. THE TRANNY IS A FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC, AND LIMITING IT TO 3RD GEAR DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HELP.
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#701737December 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE NUMBER 1 COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE IS THAT A PERSON CANNOT GET IN TOUCH (PHONE) WITH ANYONE AT THE 1-800 # THAT CHRYSLER PROVIDES FOR CUSTOMER'S TO CALL IN WITH A CONCERN OR A COMPLAINT , DO THEY NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ??
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#701738December 30, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR WAS PUT BACK ON TRACK. HAS SINCE BEEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN, HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW I CAN NOT OPEN IT WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF MY HUSBAND. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE FIXED FROM ORIGINAL PROBLEM.
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#701642December 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 1998 DODGE RAM EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING HARD BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CHRYSLER DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS ALL DODGE RAMS DO THIS AND I OUGHT TO DRIVE A LITTLE SLOWER. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE ALSO FAIRLED ON A STEEP DECLINE. THE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WAS HORRENDOUS AND THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO ROLL WITH NO EFFORT TO STOP. ALSO THE FRONT END OF THIS TRUCK CANNOT BE ALIGNED. DODGE HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I HAVE GONE THRU 3 SETS OF TIRES. IF ALL RAM TRUCKS SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL THEN ALL SHOULD BE OFF THE ROAD AS MINE IS. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
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0
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#701630December 28, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
1500 BOTH MIRRORS HAVE BECOME SO LOSE AS TO BE FOLDED BACK TOWARDS THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET BUG SHIELD THE AIR HAS BEEN REDIRECTED IN A WAY THAT THE MIRRORS WERE LOOSENED. THEY SUGGESTION: SUPER GLUE THE MIRRORS IN PLACE???
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0
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#701632December 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN ONCE FOR RECALL ON TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, THAN HAD TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEN THE VEHICLE THAN BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING AT 55MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION JUST WENT TO NEUTRAL AND NEVER WENT INTO GEAR AGAIN. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSH IT OF THE INTERSTATE.
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#701593December 25, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
BALL JOINTS HAVE BROKEN TWICE ON RT. FT. OF VEH.POSSIBLE LOSS OF WHEEL AT HWY. SPEEDS
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#832637December 23, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR,CAUSE UNKNOWN, ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED,ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH ABS AND CONSUMER ALSO STATES RADIO IS INOPERATIVE. *ADJ
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#832511December 22, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO MAKE A POPPING SOUND AND THE WHOLE THING JUST FELL IN CONSUMER'S LAP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
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#832514December 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE THE CATALACTIC CONVERTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE FLOOR BOARD, MAKING THE FLOOR TOO HOT TO PLACE FEET ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
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#832562December 22, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STEERS, IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
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#832489December 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN A PANIC SITUATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATES BRAKES MEET MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK.ET.
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0
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#701454December 18, 1998
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN PURCHASED USED TRUCK IN 12/97 NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE. MENTIONED TO USED DEALER AND SAID THAT ALL TRUCKS HAVE LOOSE STEERING. NOT CONTENT WITH THAT ANSWER TOOK TO CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE SHOP REPLACED THE TIE RODS, SHOCKS, AND TRAC BAR ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS WORN. TOLD THEM NOT TO REPLACE THAT BECASUE I WANTED TO INVESTIGATE FOR MORE INFO. AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED, STILL A LOT OF STEERING PLAY. NOT SATISFIED. NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX, BUT I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO BE COVERED BY DODGE OR NOT. LOCAL DODGE SHOP SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER IT.
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#832398December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE QUICK CONNECT ON THE TRANSMISSION COOLING HAS MELTED 4 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURE/DEALER WERE NOTIFY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT FREE OF CHARGE. RECALL ON THE GASOLINE ENGINE, BUT NOT FOR DIESEL ENGINES. *AK
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#832422December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON VAROUIS PARTS. 1. TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AT 58,000 MILE OF WEAR 2. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BROKE, AND 3. FUEL PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK
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No
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0
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#832431December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GOES INTO FIRST GEAR AT A STOP POSITION, AND WON'T SHIFT TO SECOND, MOVING THE TRANSMISSION WINDS. REPLACED WITH NEW, SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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#832432December 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING, THE SEAT BELTS WOULD TIGHTEN AGAINST DRIVER'S NECK. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
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