Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#849087September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING A NORMAL STOPPING PROCEDURE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, GET HARD, AND DRIVER CANNOT TURN. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849139September 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL THE QUICK CONNECT DISCONNECTED LINE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE COOLER LINE PRESS CONNECT AND 2 QUICK FITTINGS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849174September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT BRAKES LOCK UP ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849303September 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE UP. LEFT VEHICLE FOR AWHILE. COULD HEAR ENGINE REVVING/RACING VERY FAST & HIGH IN GARAGE. VEHICLE MOVED & PINNED OWNER AGAINST GARAGE WALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712486September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 21612 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30305 MILES, STILL HAVE TO CLIMB ON BRAKES TO GET STOPPED. ALSO KEEP GETTING BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848851September 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS ARE PUSHED OUT THROUGH THE HOSES AND SEALS WHICH CAUSES A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER TWICE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848852September 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE GOVERNOR STICKING WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848982September 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE HAS NO INTERLOCK SAFETY MECHANISM. VEHICLE CAN BE PLACED INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848987September 28, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHIL EDRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH HOOD LATCH POPPED OFF INADVERTENTLY, SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND DENTING THE HINGES TO THE HOOD. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848789September 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
UNDERHOOD WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848792September 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO PUT SEAT BELTS ON THEY LOCKED UP. CONSUMER UNABLE TO PUT SEAT BELT ON. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF SEAT DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN THE MOTOR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF AND REFUSES TO RECTIFY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848810September 27, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES, MAKING IT UNCONTROLABLE. DEALER SAYS THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. GOODYEAR SAYS ITS THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712210September 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE LATCH "WILL" VIBRATE AND COME LOSE WITCH MAY CAUSE THE DOOR TO COME LOSE IN A CRASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712255September 27, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
UPON FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP, MECHANIC DISCLOSED THAT HE REPLACES MANY FUEL PUMPS FOR THE AFFORMENTIONED MAKE AND MODEL. ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER WHO OWNS A DODGE RAM 1500 THAT WAS PURCHASED ON THE SAME DATE AS THE EARLIER MENTIONED VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE SAME ITEM (FUEL PUMP) AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD FOLLOW, THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MERELY COINCIDENTAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712320September 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH ENGINE RUNNING, YOU CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR JUST BY PUSHING DOWN ON SHIFTER. ENGINE CAN BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712158September 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND FIFTH GEAR HAS GONE OUT 5 TIMES. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 1998 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND AFTER FIFTH GEAR GOING OUT FOUR TIMES I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. MY SON OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM PICK UP AND HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND FIFTH GEAR TWICE. WHAT IS WRONG? PLEASE HELP US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712188September 26, 1999
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TIRE SEPERATED FROM TRUCK, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ROLLED ? TIMES, EVERYONE WAS EJECTED AND KILLED EXCEPT FOR 1. I DO NOT WANT MY INFORMATION RELEASED TO THE MANUFACTURER, PENDING LEGAL MATTERS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
5
#712189September 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, ONE OR MORE LIFTERS BEGIN TO TICK. THE TICKING REMAINS THROUGHOUT THE TIME THE TRUCK RUNS. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THE ENGINE COOLS, THE TICKING IS NOT PRESENT ON START-UP BUT BEGINS AGAIN IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE OIL IS CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS AND THE TRUCK ONLY SEES VERY LIGHT DUTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712192September 26, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
IDLER ARM BOLTS WERE FINGER TIGHT, IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE SERVICE TECH WHEN SERVICING THE TRUCK. THE LOSS OF THE IDLER ARM CAUSES THE LOSS OF ANY STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712060September 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED THE FIRST TIME WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT A FORWARD SEAL HAD BEEN "ROLLED" WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT AND THE SEAL REPLACED. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. SYMPTOMS: WHEN STARTING OUT WITH THE ENGINE COLD, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT UPSHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR. THE ENGINE SPEED WILL NOT AFFECT THE CHANGE, ONLY WARMING THE ENGINE BY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO OPERATE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, EVEN DURING WARMED DRIVING, THE PROBLEM RETURNS INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY AND HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY SYSTEMS WHERE HIGHER SPEED IS REQUIRED. TOP SPEED DURING THIS PROBLEM IS 35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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