Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#854184December 20, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854193December 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE ON FIVE OCCASIONS WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER VACUUM SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE IT DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716241December 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716282December 20, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784364December 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE CONSUMED ANITFREEZE AT A RATE OF 1.5 GALLONS PER 3000 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716196December 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRUCK IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP FROM 40MPH OR ABOVE. STOPPING DISTANCE IS FAR TOO GREAT. IT HAPPENS OFTEN. ALMOST KILLED TWO CHILDREN CROSSING THE STREET. BRAKES ALSO FAIL MOMENTARILY WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. A RECALL IS NEEDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716197December 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS OCCURS IN ALL THE 6CYLS OF THIS SIZE AND YEAR THAT I HAVE SEEN. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER ANY ADVICE NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716162December 17, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE BEEN TOLD TO COME PICK UP MY TRUCK BECAUSE "THERE IS NO FIX, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WILL HAVE A FIX. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.. DRIVE IT AS IS UNTIL WE DO." THIS AUTOMOBILE IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I START DRIVING IT. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. WHAT WILL IT DO TO THE MILEAGE, TO THE ENGINE, TO THE TRANSMISSION? NO SAFETY DEFEC (S) STATED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854087December 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE OIL TRANSMISSION LINES CAUSING ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716122December 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
PROBLEM: WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES OR PULSATES FRONT TO BACK WHILE BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS IN APRIL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUMS IN SEPTEMBER. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND GETTING WORSE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AND WAITING FOR REPLY FROM CHRYSLER'S TECH SUPPORT. DEALTERSHIP WON'T ATTEMPT TO FIX UNTIL THEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854080December 15, 1999
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. DRIVER FLEW BACKWARD, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#854052December 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY AFTER BEING APPLIED. BRAKES WERE CHANGED. 6,000 MILES LATER, NEEDED REPLACING AFTER MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE. INFORMED BY MECHANIC REAR CYLINDERS TOO SMALL FOR BRAKES ON TRUCK. GIVEN PRINTOUT FROM NAPA, INDICATING DEFECTIVE CYLINDERS. NOT ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR REAR BRAKES FROM CYLINDERS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CONSUMER OF A TSB REGARDING FRONT PADS AND SHOES & CYLINDERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716032December 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED WHEN THIS HAPPENS THIS DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. IF VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THIS COULD CAUSE REAR END TO LOCK UP POTENTIALLY, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716039December 14, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE TRUCK WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC NOTICED AN OLD FRACTURE THROUGH AN IMPROPER WELD OF THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER A FRAME MEMBER. IT WAS OLD. THERE WAS NO BRIGHT METAL. THIS PROBABLY WAS AN IMPROPER WELD DURING CONSTRUCTION. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS FOUND AND WELDED. THIS COULD EASILY HAVE LED TO A COMPLETE FAILURE WITH VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF THE FRACTURED WELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715986December 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO 2-3 GERAS NORMALY, ALSO, ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AT IDLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716005December 13, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN ACCELERATION ; WHILE TRAVELLING SLOWLY TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGEGE FROM FIRST GEAR, AS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716006December 13, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
IT WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO ALL YEAR "2000 DODGE RAM" BUYERS IF THE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716022December 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853956December 10, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED STEERING GEAR BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE JAMMED DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853980December 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VEHICLE MAKES A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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