Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#717571January 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION: FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. CHECKED LEVEL AND FOUND IT APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1 1/2 QUARTS LOW. WE USE THE TRUCK TO TOW A LARGE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER PERIODICALLY. DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 97V08400 WHICH DEALT WITH HIGH LOAD CONDITIONS AND SUBSTANDARD CONNECTORS. CALLED CHRYSLER (800-853-1403) AND WAS INFORMED THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR GAS ENGINE VEHICLES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY CONTACTED DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT SEALS ARE NO LONGER OFFERED. THEY THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER REP AND WAS TOLD THE PREFERRED METHOD OF REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE TUBES COMPLETELY WITH AN UPDATE KIT ($451.05). THEY REPLACED THE SEALS WHICH LEAKED, THE SPEED SENSOR WHICH LEAKED, AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THE COST OF THIS TRANSMISSION SERVICE WAS $260.28. FRONT BRAKES: AT 31487 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY THE NORMAL SQUEAL BARS BUT BY THE METAL OF THE PAD COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED THE SQUEAL BARS HAD BEEN BENT BACK. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES STILL HAD MORE THAN 50 PERCENT LIFE LEFT. THE COST OF REPLACING THE PADS, TURNING THE ROTORS, AND GREASE SEALS WAS $189.02.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784014January 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, THE FRAME WAS BENT IN 5 DIFFERENT PLACES. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855029January 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AS SOON AS PICKED UP VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, DROVE IT HOME AND NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES COMING UP THROUGH THE A/C VENT. DROVE RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. THEY CALLED MANUFACTURER AND SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717520January 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I LOST THROTTLE CONTROL. THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD FATIGUED AND RUPTURED AT A BALL JOINT. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE REDUCTION IN SPEED, RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717469January 17, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717412January 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BREAKS FAILED AT 45 MPH. REAR-ENDED CAR IN FRONT. AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOVED. 2 PASSENGERS IN VAN HURT, DRIVER IN FRONT CAR HURT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#717416January 16, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854991January 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THEN THERE WERE NO POWER ASSIST BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717292January 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I AM ON MY FOURTH STEERING COLUMN WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES.DID I BUY A LEMON OR CAN YOU HELP ME? THE DODGE PEOPLE ONLY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY DOCUMENT IT. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717305January 13, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE TRUCK IS A PIECE OF JUNK, THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR THIS WEEK FOR ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS(THIS IS THE REASON I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER), ON TOP OF THE ALREADY ACCUMULATED 25-30 DAYS OF SERVICE. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AS WELL AS MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, OH AND BY THE WAY I NEED 4 NEW TIRES AS WELL, AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES."NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717315January 13, 2000
TIRES, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:LINKAGES
PEOPLE IN SERVICE DEPT. AT DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY GEAR BOX AND TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN OVERSIZED TIRE (APPROX. 2 INCHES TALLER THAN FACTORY TIRE) ALSO DUE TO THE FACT OF USING A LOWER GEAR TO PULL A TRAILER. THE TRUCK IS AN AUTOMATIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550407January 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS LEFT ACCROSS LANES INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717245January 12, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH GETS VERY HOT. YOU CAN SMELL THAT SOMETHING IS OVERHEATING AND WHEN THE AREA BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION ADJUSTMENT WHEEL IS TOUCHED IT IS EXTREMELY HOT, TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN NOT HOLD YOUR FINGER THERE VERY LONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#5500353January 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550353January 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TRANSMISISON FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717170January 10, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN I CHANGED TO HIGH BEAMS. I PULLED OFF AND CYCLE THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH JUST THE LOW BEAMS. THE DEALER SAID THE "MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH" HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. I THINK IT IS ONLY FORTUNATE THAT AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717093January 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR AVOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717103January 9, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ON 05/08/99 THE COMPLAINTANT WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL INJURY (I.E., SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS) TO THE PASSENGER, AND COMPLETE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS CONTENTS. THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING MECHANISM IN THE 1999 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB TRUCK WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A GUARDRAIL, AND RUPTURING THE GASOLINE TANK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717091January 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS VEHICLE FROM TIME OF PURCHASE WILL SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. YOU CAN'T TELL WHICH WAY IT WILL SWERVE ON THE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. DODGE WILL NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT IS A HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783740January 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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