Dodge Ram Complaints (1997)

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10163532July 26, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1997 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES; EVEN HAS A 12" X 9" HOLE IN TOP OF DASH AT THIS POINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162569July 17, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND BENT FENDER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161987July 10, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161737July 7, 2006
EQUIPMENT, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEATS WILL NOT RECLINE NOR FLIP FORWARD. THIS HAS CAUSED A BACK SEAT PASSENGER TO FALL GETTING OUT OF THE 1997 DODGE RAM BECOMING INJURED. VEHICLE MISSES, STUTTERS AND ENGINE PULSES AT 50 MPH. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE FIRST ONWER. TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND STILL DOES IT. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING $900.00 ON A TUNE-EP AND DIAGNOSTICS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DOING SINCE FIRST OWNER. DEALER CHECKS, CHARGED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND WITHIN 8 HOURS OF USE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND STAYS LIGHT. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL BLINK THEN REMAIN ON. TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THIS VEHICLE IS SENSITIVE EVEN A GAS CAP NOT TIGHT WILL TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS LIGHT REMAINS ON, WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY ENGINE - NOTHING! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10161222July 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON DECEMBER 14 2005 MY SON WAS DRIVING MY DODGE RAM 1500, HE TRIED TO STOP AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED AND HE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. THE ENGINE STALLED AND HE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK SLID APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THERE WAS A CHILD INJURED IN THE CAR THAT HE HIT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
6
Deaths:
0
#10159569June 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WENT FREELY TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE DETERIORATED AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159365June 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- NORMAL OPERATION. VEHICLE 9 YEARS OLD. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES- STEEL BRAKE TUBE SUPPLYING THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY DETERIORATED FROM CORROSION AT THE LAST CLAMP STATION PRIOR TO THE CONNECTION TO THE REAR BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY. PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE STEEL BRAKE TUBE AT THE LAST CLAMPING STATION RUPTURED THE STEEL BRAKE TUBE RESULTING IN 95% LOSS IN VEHICLE STOPPING POWER WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKE FAILURE. 3) ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE- STEEL BRAKE TUBE WILL NEED REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158574May 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
METAL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM PROPORTIONAL VALVE TO REAR BRAKES WAS BADLY CORRODED AND BROKE OPEN. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN DRIVEWAY. NO OTHER METAL LINES OR METAL NEAR BROKEN LINE SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION. REPLACING LINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157233May 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PURCHASED A 1997 DODGE 2500 RAM PICKUP TRUCK IN NOVEMBER OF 1996. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES HARD. I MANAGED TO CHANGE LANES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND TRIED MANY TIMES AFTER THAT TO GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL ALMOST A YEAR LATER. SAME RESULT, NO ACCIDENT AND COULDN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SOME WARRANTY WORK AND REPORTED THE BRAKE FAILURE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE MANY TIMES AND STILL COULD NOT PRODUCE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ELEVEN TIMES MORE SINCE THE LAST FAILURE AND THIS TIME I HAD AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MISS THE STALLED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BY CHANGING LANES AND HITTING A CAR ALONG SIDE GOING THE SAME SPEED. THIS RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES BUT NO BODILY INJURY. IF I HAD CONTINUED STRAIGHT INTO THE STALLED VEHICLE, GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS OF THE STALLED CAR. MY TRUCK HAS THE DIESEL OPTION AND WEIGHS OVER 9000 POUNDS. IT WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THE STALLED HONDA AND INJURED ALL THE OCCUPANTS. TO DATE, ONLY NORMAL PARTS REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKE COMPUTER HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE GOING IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE COMPUTER AT MY COST AND MY REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157373May 11, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LTR FM CONSUMER WHO (NY) PURCHASED 2-BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE TIRES FOR HIS DODGE TRUCK OWNER HAD TO REPLACE TIRES DEFECT FWD TO NHTSA. *TS TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS OF USE. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154122April 12, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER 1997 RAM 1500 FIRESTONE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF HIS TIRES SEPARATED WITHIN A 2 WEEK PERIOD. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153554March 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
MY ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY ABS. IN SEARCHING FOR THE PROBLEM, I FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER. I REMOVED THE COVER AND FOUND THAT A RING GEAR BOLT HEAD HAD SHEARED OFF AND DAMAGED THE ABS EXCITER RING. THE DIFFERENTIAL COULD HAVE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. A MECHANIC ADVISED IT APPEARED THE BOLT FAILED DUE TO A STRESS FRACTURE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOR WOULD A DAIMLER CHRYSLER REP. I TELEPHONICALLY SPOKE WITH. I HAVE THE FAILED PART AND PHOTOS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149543February 6, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE MECHANICS FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS A MALFUNCTIONING CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V153000, REGARDING THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148939January 29, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS PEELING OFF TRUCK STARTED ON HOOD NOW ON TOP OF TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148326January 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 1997 DODGE RAM 3500 WAS STARTED AND IDLING WHILE MY DAUGHTER RAN TO THE BARN TO GET SOMETHING. UPON HER RETURN (@3 - 5 MINUTES), THE CAB WAS FULL OF SMOKE. SHE JUMPED IN AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND NOTICED FLAMES AT HER FEET; STOMPED THEM OUT AND CALLED 911. TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHEN FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED (WE LIVE LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM F.D.) INVESTIGATION BY FIREMEN SAID "ELECTRICAL FIRE". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145893December 22, 2005
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB. MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THE CENTER FROM TOP OF RADIO TO THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DON'T KNOW WHY IT CRACKED IT JUST APPERED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145911December 22, 2005
STRUCTURE
I HAVE THREE CRACKS IN THE UPPER PART OF MY DASH IN MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1994-2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145864December 21, 2005
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH ON 97 DODGE RAM 1500,TOLD THAT IT COULD CAUSE AIRBAG DAMAGE--STARTED CRACKING AFTER A YEAR OR SO AND JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145580December 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE STEEL LINE SEPARATED NEAR THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE DROPPED TO VERIFY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144758December 8, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED TWO OF CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES HAVE DEFECTS. THE TIRE SIZE IS LT23585R16. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, DOOR, AND BUMPER. HE SENT THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT THE TIRE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY RUNNING OVER SOMETHING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIRE WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER,THE CONTACT WAS LOOKING AT THE FRONT OF DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND A FOOT LONG AIR BUBBLE APPEARED, AND THE METAL CORD CAME OUT OF THE TIRE. THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO SEND BACK THE FIRST TIRE. HE DID NOT TELL THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE DEFECT WITH THE SECOND TIRE. HE PLANNED ON TAKING BOTH TIRES TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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