Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#715704December 6, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BELT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY CAUSING IT TO GET DAMAGED IN DOOR LATCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715714December 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FIFTH GEAR LOSS IS CAUSED BY ( NUT HOLDING FIFTH GEAR BACKING OFF) AS I WAS TOLD BY DEALER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALER (TSB 21-10-98) COST TO FIX THIS IS $400.00-$799.00 AND THEY SAID IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY BACKING OFF THE THROTLE IN FIFTH GEAR. THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS TRUCK WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715723December 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAKING OIL THROUGH TAILPIPE-ENGINE CLATTER AT HIGH SPEED. DEFECTIVE INTAKE BASE GASKET. BLEW OUT FOUR QUARTS OF OIL OVER 750 MILE TRIP, MOSTLY INTERSTATE TRAVEL. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT DIVULGED TO OWNER DURING ROUTINE SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715628December 4, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS YET. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES ALOT OF NOISE WHEN YOU TURN IT EITHER DIRECTION. HAD DODGE CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED ALOT OF STEERING COLUMNS BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT NOT SURE WHAT CAUSES IT. SAID THAT MOST HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH LOWER MILEAGE. WARRANTY COVER THE STEERING COLUMN. SEEMS MY WARRANTY IS UP, THEY TELL ME TO TRY AND GET USE TO THE NOISE. SAID THAT THE NOISE WILL GET 5 TIMES WORSE, BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT CAUSES IT, HOW CAN THEY BE SURE IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, THEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715633December 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING MELTED AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE! APPARENTLY THE IGNITION WIRING HARNESS INCORPORATES THE BLOWER MOTOR MAIN WIRE FEED AND OVERLOADS THE CUIRCUT CAUSING THE CONNECTION TO MELT. IT MELTED A HOLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN BACK COVER. I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THAT DODGE MUST BE AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE THEY NOW HAVE AN UPGRADE WITH A NEW WIRING HARNESS THAT HAS A SEPERATE CUIRCUT & RELAY FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR, INSTEAD OF RUNNING IT THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH.I FOUND THIS OUT ON THE WEB THROUGH AOL NEWSGROUP(ALT.AUTOS.DODGE.TRUCKS) DATED 10/30/99 BY [email protected]. HE WRITES THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGES' PART NUMBER#4874996 SW PKG IG 8050083 AND INSTRUCTION SHEET # K6855214 DATED 2/26/1996 REVISED 3/13/1996. I ALSO FOUND OTHERS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. NHTSA # PE99031 & # EA99027. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE IT . THERE IS A REAL FIRE POTENTIAL HERE. OBVISOULY DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT OR THEIR VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853642December 3, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET ENGINE ACCELERATES TO A HIGHER SPEED. DRIVER HAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853670December 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT 30 TO 35MPH, AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853574December 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASH , DROVE LESS THAN 1/2 BLOCK AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, WITHIN 1 MINUTE FLOORBOARD WAS ON FIRE. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853588December 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING
DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND SLID CROSS WAYS, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, AND BUSTED THE REAR AXEL. TRUCK FLIPPED OVER, AND FRONT BUMPER WENT INTO FRONT TIRE, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853516November 30, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
RECALL 95V-056 000/HOOD ASSEMBLY: LATCHES. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE HOOD POPPED OPEN. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HOOD COULD HAVE OPENED AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISION, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784336November 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS FOUND BENT BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, NOISE FROM THE UNIT PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853415November 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AS IF IN NEUTRAL. THE OTHER GEARS WERE FUNCTIONAL. DEALER SAID A NEW LOCK NUT WAS NEEDED TO HOLD GEAR IN PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853436November 29, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RIGHT BACK PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE RESTRAINT WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853469November 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT END VIBRATES OR SHAKES, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FEEL LIKE A WAVE IN WHICH THE OCCUPANT MAY LOSE CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715374November 29, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844714November 29, 1999
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCHES HAVE A CRACK. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED, AND WILLING TO REPLACE THEM. CONSUMER CONCERN IF REPLACMENT WOULD BE ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715355November 28, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715325November 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE MORE SPEED THE MORE VIOLENT THE PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX 4 TIMES TO NO AVAIL. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DODGE DENIES THERE IS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPERS TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT SHIMS IN BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END THREE TIMES. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN PROCEED AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853383November 26, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
FAULTY STEERING COLUMN; DEALER HAD TO REPLACE TWO STEERING COLUMNS DUE TO UNNECESSARY NOISE, AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715255November 25, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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