Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#876729December 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT OPERATE, BELTS ARE STUCK IN RETRACTORS, LEAVING BOTH OCCUPANTS WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINTS IF VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876707December 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
A CONVERSION VAN; WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH + VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK. VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER HIGHWAYS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876713December 19, 2000
STRUCTURE
RECALL 98 V 209 000/HIGH ENGINE IDLE SPEED: VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, ZANGARN DODGE; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; PHONE # 505/262-5480 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. BUT, VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REINSPECT VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737941December 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ALL THREE HAVE BEEN IN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE SAME EXACT CONCERN. DIFFERENT DRIVERS OPERATE EACH OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS WILL BEE THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ALL LIKE VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME CONCERN. WITH THE REAR BRAKES GETTING SEVERELY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT LIKE THEY DO WITH THESE VEHICLES IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT A CRASH OCCURS DURING A PANIC STOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE SWERVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558438December 18, 2000
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V-208 CONCERNING THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE CAB TO THE FRAME DUE TO VIN, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN DETAILED WRITTEN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737953December 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP BACK END HOPS REALLY BAD AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WHEN BACKING UP BRAKES SOMETIMES WILL LOCK UP. STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WITH THE HOPPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876623December 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY IN OFF POSITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED UP AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876628December 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
ABS BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR. ONCE POWER BRAKES LOCKED, AND CONSUMER WENT INTO A SLIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876660December 18, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD POPPED UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCH WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW DESIGNED HOOD LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876662December 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE COMES OUT OF GEAR AND THIS CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR MALFLUNCTIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737891December 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
TRUCK HAS NEVER STOPED GOOD. THE FROUNT TIRES SLIDE WHEN THE TRUCK HAS A LOAD ON IT CAUSEING YOU TO LOOS CONTROL. THE BACK BRAKES WILL NOT BRAKE A LOAD WITHOUT SLIDING THE FROUNT WHEELS (TIRESIZE: P/21585R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P/21585R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876514December 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER BURNED, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737817December 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
SEVERAL OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS I KNOW IN THE AREA HAVE REPORTED IDENTICAL WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. IN EACH CASE, THE WIPERS QIUT WORKING AND REPEATED FUSE REPLACEMENT (20 A) RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE FUSE FAILURE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558119December 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876483December 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737773December 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TRUCK BURNED APROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING DOWN IN MY DRIVEWAY. CHRYSLER IS SENDING ME RECALL NOTICES THAT ARE ANYWHERE FROM 1 1/2 YRS OLD TO 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRE, AND THEY ARE COMING IN THE MAIL NOW, ALMOST 4 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE, EVEN WHILE SENDING ME RECALLS THIS LATE AFTER THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876433December 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE SHIFTING DOWN TO 2ND GEAR, LET OUT CLUTCH AND RPMS WENT UP TO 300 WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. CONSUMER WENT INTO GUARDRAIL. BEEN TO A COUPLE OF DODGE DEALERS, SAID THIS WAS NORMAL, AND DODGE COMPANY KNEW ABOUT THIS. THERE JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876380December 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER FEELS LIKE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, AND SOMETIMES TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT APPLICATION OF POWER. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A TSB REGARDING THE DIRECT CLUTCH INNER SEAL, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THIS WAS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876381December 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 48 ; SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND NOTICED THAT REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. BUT TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR, LT245/75R16M/S/ WRANGLER #AT, #DOT MK11CTOV504. GOODYEAR HAS AGREED TO REPLACE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737660December 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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