Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#841603July 2, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL RIM CRACKED IN HALF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708127July 1, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO FULL OPEN THROTTLE. UPON APPLICATION WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BE STUCK IN THE FULL OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. AFTER GOING OFF THE ROAD AND HITTING A CONCRETE WALL, ENGINE WAS STILL WIDE OPEN, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED. WAS PROJECTED INTO ONCOMING INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND AN 18-WHEEL SEMI-TRUCK, COLLIDED WITH ME. THE DODGE IS DEMOLISHED AND I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#841340June 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708014June 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE TRUCK IS IDLING OR MOVING..IF THE HORNS ARE USED , THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD BLOWS. THIS IS ALSO PREVALENT WHILE THE A/C IS RUNNING. THE A/C SHUTS DOWN AT THIS POINT, THE COMPRESSOR DOESN'T WORK UNTIL THE FUSE IS REPLACED. THE CIRCIUIT FROM THE HORNS AND THE A/C ARE TWO DIFFERENT CIRCUITS UNDER HOOD <RELAY BOX>CANNOT USE THE HORNS TO ALERT OTHERS FUSES KEEP BLOWING.SAFETY ISSUE WILL NOT PASS NH STATE INSPECTION THIS WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841228June 28, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PE99031; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC MELTED, AND WIRE BURNT. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING/ POWER LIGHT,ETC., AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841233June 28, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT. OWNER REPLACED THE SWITCH AT HIS EXPENSE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED , THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLIDED IN THE RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707946June 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INITIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED @ 38000 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP. I NEVER THOUGHT OF CONTACTING MANUFACTURER. TRANS. DIAGNOSIS COMPLETE AT 72500 MIS, DEALER SAY REBUILD, R+R AT 89300MIS. BRAKE MASTERCYLINDER LID WAS LEAKING CAUSING INSUFFICIET FLUID LEVEL LEAD TO PAD AND SHOE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE LED TO LIFTER FAILURE IN THE ENGINE. TRANS WOULD LONG SHIFT PUTIING STRAIN ON ENGINE CAUSING A HIGHER REV. ULTIMATELY WEAKENING 2 LIFTERS. I AM NOW HEARING A NOISE AND FEELING JOLTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TURNING LEFT . PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841159June 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PE99031, DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSED MALFUNCTIONING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE/ AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON/ AIR CONDITIONER FAN MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE WIRES WERE MELTED TOGETHER, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707884June 25, 1999
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707885June 25, 1999
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841013June 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS SITTING FURTHER THAN 12 INCHES FROM THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG WHEN IT DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE BURNS, BURNING THROUGH LAYERS OF SKIN ON HIS LEFT ARM AND WRIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#841100June 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841119June 24, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL, WHENEVER CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, VEHICLE WILL GO BEYOND CONTROL SETTING. CONSUMER HAS AN APPIONTMENT FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707866June 24, 1999
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK INTO THE DEALER 6-7 TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT ON ALL HIGHWAYS. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE FOR A LONG DISTANCE. THEY HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TSB BUT TO NO HELP. THEY SAY MUST BE THE ROADS, NO WAY, I DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL ROADS, DOESN'T MAKE AND DIFFERENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546365June 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE FAILURE IN THE WIRING HARNESS UNDERDASH CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840884June 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE PLACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. CSS CANNOT BE SECURED TIGHTLY TO VEHICLE SEAT; CSS STILL MOVES 6-12 INCHES FRONT TO BACK AND SIDE TO SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836780June 22, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE LATCH THAT ALLOWS THE DRIVERS SEATBACK TO BE ADJUSTED BACK AND FORTH HAS BROKEN WHILE DRIVING AND SEAT WILL COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837209June 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. MANUFACTURER IS BUYING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840761June 22, 1999
TIRES
DUE TO DESIGN OF DUAL TIRES, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE OR PUT AIR INSIDE TIRES WITHOUT REMOVAL OF OUTSIDE TIRES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707762June 22, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
HAD FRONT ALIGNMENT IN JANUARY 1999 ,REPALCED TRACK BAR IN FEBUARY 1999 .IN JUNE OF 1999 TOOK TO DEALER TO ADJUST STEERING BOX.WAS TOLD STEERING BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. STEERING BOX ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. HAD TO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING TRUCK. TRUCK IS 4 YEARS OLD . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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