Dodge Ram Complaints
27,062 consumer complaints on file.
- #10899187August 29, 2016ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10899191August 29, 2016ENGINE
LIFTER FAILURE AND CYLINDER MISFIRE. LOUD ENGINE TICK WHICH IS CAUSED FROM FAILING LIFTER AND SPRING TO CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CAM. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HEMI 5.7L. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 47000 MILES AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. REPAIRS ARE COSTING $3800.00. TRUCK IS UNDRIVABLE FOR FEAR OF ENGINE PISTON BREAKING CYLINDER WALL.
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- #10899193August 29, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10899081August 28, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 RAM 1500 HOME FROM WORK AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BACK OVER BUMPS, AND WHEN STOPPING. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT OF FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN, THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRAME RUSTING OUT WHERE THE FUEL TANK STRAP ATTACHED. ALSO INSPECTED WAS THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR STRAP ATTACHED IS ALSO ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT
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- #10902004August 28, 2016STEERING
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I REPORTED THIS ISSUE. ON AUGUST 26 THE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN HITTING A MINOR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. I WAS ON VIRGINIA 81 HEADING NORTH OF ROANOKE TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 70 MPH. THIS REQUIRED ME TO HAVE A DEATH GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD UNTIL I COULD SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VIBRATION STOPPED AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AT THAT POINT YOU COULD REENTER THE HIGHWAY AND IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A FEW DAYS. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER SAID THE TIE-ROD WAS REPLACED ON A RECALL AND THAT WAS ALL THEY WOULD DO UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AS SUGGESTED BY A DEALER, A MONTH AGO I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS THINKING THIS MIGHT HELP. IT HAS NOT! NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE STEERING PROBLEM IS NOR DO THEY CARE UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED BY THE NHTSA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON THE 2012 RAM 3500. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RECALL ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED!
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
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- #10901902August 27, 2016AIR BAGS
I MAILED A COMPLAINT NOTICE AND YOU CLAIM SOMEONE WILL GET BACK WITH YOU IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS---I'M STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE ON # 10896888 AND # 10896617. OUR SAFETY SHOULD BE YOUR UTMOST IMPORTANCE. HOW CAN WE HAVE OUR VEHICLES REPLACED IF THERE ARE NO PARTS, AND IF WE CHOOSE TO HAVE THIS FIXED OURSELVES, WE ARE GOUGED IN A BIDDING WAR AND PAY A PREMIUM PRICE FOR THE PART. HOW DO WE KNOW IF OUR VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY BEING FIXED OR NOT? THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION..... [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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- #10898700August 26, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 10/28/16 *BF CHRYSER WOULD NOT HELP WITH A LOANR VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULR NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/31/16.*JB
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10898935August 26, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898451August 25, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898482August 25, 2016AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DODGE . WHEN I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT I WAS INFORMED THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG AND IT WOULD BE 9 MONTHS TO A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD GET IT .
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10898510August 25, 2016STEERING
HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRUCK WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 40-45-MPH FROM WHEN TRUCK WAS NEW... MANY TIMES I TRIED TO GET TRUCK IN AFTER RECALL NOTICES AND DID NOT HAVE PARTS. NOT RESOLVED TO THIS DATE. NOW NEW PROBLEM I HAVE IS STEERING IS VERY TIGHT AND DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER TURNING AND IS A MAJOR DANGER. TRUCK WAS JUST IN DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM AND FIXED ONE RECALL WHICH WAS TO REPLACE STEERING LINKAGE THAT WAS DONE BUT DID NOTHING NOTHING TO FIX MY HARD STEERING AND NOT RETURNING TO CENTER STEERING PROBLEM .I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST A WEEK FOR A CALL BACK FROM DODGE CUSTOMER CAR NOW. THERE IS STILL A RECALL ON FRONT AXLE WELDS THAT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE OF LACK OF PARTS THAT I HAVE TRIED TO TAKE CARE OF ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ?
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10898513August 25, 2016SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898576August 25, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898582August 25, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898614August 25, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10898630August 25, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10898645August 25, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM TRUCK WONT START BECAUSE OF THIS.. POWER WINDOWS HAD BEEN ACTING UP.. NOW FIND OUT AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF GET IN ACCIDENT.. REALLY? THIS ISNT A RECALL?
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10898127August 24, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
TEAM: THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LEVERS LOCATED IN REAR ROTORS CORRODED & LOCKED UP PREVENTING USAGE. I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS DROOPING & BANGING AGAINST THE FRAME.
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
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- #10898134August 24, 2016ENGINE
STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ONGOING PROBLEMS. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. DENIED IN RECALL YET EXTREMELY UNSAFE. FAULTY TIPM.
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
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- #10898132August 24, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0