Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#874934November 14, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GOODYEAR FOR TIRES. SHE SAID THAT VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVING CORRECTLY. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE SIZE OF TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874909November 14, 2000
TIRES
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001 RAM . PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 30 MPH, CAUSING A COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568266November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PULL 20 FOOT WILDERNESS TRAVEL TRAILER. THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR PERFORMED WELL, BUT THE VEHICLE SPEED SPEED DECREASED WHEN IN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. *YH *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557684November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID. NLM ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE PULLING UTILITY TRAILER, 2 TIRES DELAMINATED. ALL 5 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, TWO TIRES DELAMINATED ON THE 1996 JACO 28 FOOT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. ALL FIVE TIRES ON THE TRAILER WERE REPLACED. ON A THIRD OCCASION, RIGHT FRONT TIRE (WRANGLER AT LT245/75R16 M+S DOT MD11 BTOV 197 234R) DELAMINATED ON THE TRUCK. GOODYEAR PAID 50 PERCENT PRORATE OF FOUR TIRES BASED ON TREAD DEPTH. HOWEVER, CONSUMER THOUGHT GOODYEAR WOULD PAY 100 PERCENT OF THE COST ON THE FACTORY DEFECT TIRE AND CONSUMER WOULD PAY FOR REMAINING THREE TIRES. CONSUMER PAID FOR THE FOUR NEW AT/S WRANGLERS. *TT *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557461November 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE A/C ON MAX MODE THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED, SMOKE FILLED THE CAB WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS REPLACING A FLAT TIRE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736217November 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY, VERY SPONGY, HAVE HAD INTO SHOP TWICE FOR THIS AT WORL THOMPSON, CALDWELL, OHIO. BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND HAVE BEEN SINCE PURCHASE. I HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES. I REALLY HAVE TO PUSH HARD TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736235November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557229November 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISINGAGE AT TIMES, THIS MOSTLY OCCURS ON LONGER TRIPS OF 40 MILES AND MORE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874805November 13, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING TRUCK PULLS BADLY TO RIGHT. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT WOULD STRAIGHTEN UP. CONSUMER STATES THERE SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL ON VEHICLE.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL OFF DUE TO WELD FAILURE. THE VEHICLES SURGES FORWARD RANDOMLY. THERE WAS SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE CAB WHEN WINDOWS ARE UP. THE STEERING BOX HAD FAILED AND REPLACED. TIE RODS AND MOTOR COMPARTMENT SEAL FAILED. THE CUSTOMER HAD RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874859November 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGWAY SPEED SERPENTINE BELT BROKE. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING, AND ALL MOST RAN OFF THE ROAD, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BELT AND WATER PUMP, CONSUMER STATED THAT BELT HAD BROKEN 7 TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874834November 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIIGNAL EQUIPMENT ON 1996, DODGE, 2500, GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRE SIZE 24575R16. PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHICH CAUSED MAJOR BODY DAMAGE, AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK DOT #MD11C20V303. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736101November 10, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS PROBLEM WAS STATED TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND NIETHER WOULD ACT UPON THEM EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 95 MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736064November 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD MOST PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OT A COLLISION. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THEY HAD A PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE, RECENTLY, OF THE SAME NATURE AND BELIEVED IT MIGHT BE SOMEHOW CAUSED BY AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THE DEALER INSTALLS ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874698November 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE PARKED. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT CAUSE WAS DUE TO THE POWER CENTER SHORTAGE FAILURE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874699November 9, 2000
WHEELS:RIM
ALL FOUR RIMS HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND BASE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874769November 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP AT STEERING WHEEL, AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#874776November 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SHOULDER BELT CONTINUING TO TIGHTEN UPON DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO UNLATCH BELT BUCKLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE ITSELF. BUT, PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY SITUATION OR WHEN JERKING THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736061November 9, 2000
TIRES
I CARRY A HEAVY CAMPER, ALTHOUGH IN SPEC FOR THE TIRES, ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME. TWO TIRES FAILED BY TREAD SEPARATION AT ABOUT 13000 MILES, NO MORE THAN 5000 MILES LOADED. I PAID FOR REPLACEMENTS. THERE WAS LOTS OF TREAD LEFT. TWO MORE HAD FAILED BY ABOUT 25000 MILES, WITH ABOUT 5000 MILES OF LOADED OPERATION. THESE MILES WERE AT GREATLY REDUCED SPEED BECAUSE OF FEAR OF FAILURE. AGAIN I REPLACED THE TIRES, THEY WERE NOT GIVEN TO ME. GOODYEAR SAYS THE TRUCK IS AT FAULT, DODGE SAYS THE TIRES ARE BAD. NO ONE LAUGHED OUT LOUD. IN ALL CASES THE TIRES HAD LOTS OF TREAD LEFT AND THE FAILURE WAS DELAMINATION AROUND THE TREAD AREA. THE TIRES DID NOT LOSE AIR AND THEREFORE NO ACCIDENT VEHICLE DAMAGE RESULTED. I WENT THRU THE CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD AT DODGE, CLAIMING THEY SELECTED INAPPROPRIATE TIRES, TO NO AVAIL. A CONCENSUS OF TIRE PEOPLE WAS THAT THE ENGINE HAD TOO MUCH TORQUE FOR THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH NO OVERLOADED. I BECAME CONCERNED THAT, SINCE NO ASSURANCES WERE GIVEN THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR, THE NEXT FAILURE MIGHT PRODUCE A ACCIDENT. I THREW AWAY 4 VIRTUALLY NEW TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH COOPER TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. GOOD TIRE WEAR AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED WITH THE COOPER TIRES IN ALMOST 20000 MILES. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION IF REQUESTED. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874638November 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO GAIN SPEED, WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH DID NOT STOP VEHICLE . DRIVER HAD TO RIDE ON BRAKES, POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRES AND BRAKES. *AK THE THROTTLE WAS REVING AT HIGH SPEED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735941November 7, 2000
TIRES
WHILE CHECKING AIR PRESSURES,FOUND CRACK IN SIDEWALL ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG PARALLEL TO TREAD AND ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM EDGE OF RIM. ON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND ANOTHER TIRE WITH SIMILAR CRACK ABOUT 1 INCH LONG (DOT NUMBER: MK11 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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