Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#825756July 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHENEVER THE (ABS) BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER BYPASS WAS NOT WORKING. HAD IT REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825683July 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE THREE OUT OF FOUR BOLTS THAT ARE ATTACHED PLATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLUTCH ARE LOOSE. IF ALL BOLTS SEPARATE CLUTCH COULD DROP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES BOLTS NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825585July 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538008July 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPERS STICK CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538445July 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. ABS WILL KICK IN AND BRAKES FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537958July 17, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO VIBRATION, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES TO VIBRATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825546July 17, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE IS USED TO HAUL HORSES. WHEN PULLING A LOAD UP A HILL, THE TRUCK WILL START VIOLENTLY BUCKING. AFTER THIS, CAN REMOVE FOOT FROM THROTTLE, BUT THE THROTTLE WILL NOT DISENGAGE, THE ENGINE WILL STILL BE POWERING, AFTER WHICH THE VEHICLE WILL COME BACK TO A NORMAL STATE (USUALLY AT THE TOP OF A HILL). THEN THE ENGINE WILL DIE. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825558July 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNED BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCEY SITUATION, BRAKE SYSTEM MOMENTARILY FAILED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. ALSO THE CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825421July 15, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUBBED THROUGH, CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825425July 15, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE ANY DIM LIGHTS SHINING ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT HE HAS ARE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS THAT SHINE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825456July 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK DONE ON STEERING COLUMN, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION. RECALL # 96V230000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537879July 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VAPOR CANISTER RECALL REPAIR REFUSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825410July 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN PISTONS BLEW & ENGINE WAS RUINED. THE PISTONS DISINTERGRATED & ENGINE BLOCK WAS RUINED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO ENGINE DYING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO WHERE OWNER WAS GOING. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED VEHICLE HAD MEXICAN PISTONS, BUT VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537590July 10, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE AND CLAMP NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY RESULTING IN HOSE SEPARATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825252July 9, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING. WHILE CONSUMER WENT INTO OFFICE TO PICK UP SOMETHING, SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER NOTIFIED, NO INVESTIGATION WAS DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536550July 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537515July 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825127July 8, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE LINKAGE OF THE THROTTLE FELL OFF. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN THE THROTTLE FELL OFF AND CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE THROTTLE LINKAGE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825070July 7, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE FUEL LINE THAT RUBS AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE IF THERE WAS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825077July 7, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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