Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#705836April 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I AM EXPERIENCING A BRAKE PULL PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ONGOUNG PROBLEM AND DODGE TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION YET. YOU WILL RECEIVE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM FOLKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT AFFECTS THE TRUCK AND OCCUPANTS AND POSSIBLY OTHER FOLKS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE ALREADY RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS BRAKE PULL PROBLEM OCCURRED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I AMM LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705838April 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE BRAKES PULL LEFT OR RIGHT. MOST LIKELY DUE TO WEAK CALIPERS. THE EXPERTS I'VE TALKED TO INDICATE MY ONE TON 7000 LB TRUCK HAS THE SAME SINGLE PISTON CALIPERS A LITTLE ISUZU RODEO OR MITSUBISHI HAS. IT'S HORRIFYING TO THINK THIS BIG TRUCK HAS NO MORE BRAKES THAN A 2000 LB LITTLE CAR. THE $2000 'DAMAGE' IS A REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR NEW OEM PARTS -- WHICH THE DEALER HAS REPLAED. IT STILL PULLS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT PULLS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LANE CHANGE. HAVE HAD NEAR MISS OF HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545101April 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
HIGH FAN POSITION FAILED, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FAN MODULE UNIT. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545106April 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO COMPRESSION IN THE #6 CYLINDER MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER WHEN GOING UP GRADES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836890April 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT AXLE AND BRAKES SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING. DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836839April 19, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40-50 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT WITH AN UTILITY POST, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705709April 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUITS AT 55 MHP, LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE POWER ASSIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705725April 17, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS JUMPING INTO GEAR, DIAGNOSTICS' WERE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE RESULT, THE TRUCK STILL PERSIST'S WITH THE PROBLEM USUALLY AT SPEEDS' 35 MPH AND UNDER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED RIGHT UPON DELIVERY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CALIPERS STATING THAT THE O.E.M. CALIPERS WERE SEIZED FROM FACTORY, THREE DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM WAS BACK, DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ALIGNMENT, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. THE REASON I PUT POWER STEERING DOWN UNDER THE COMMENTS SECTION IS BECAUSE OF MY BELIEF THAT THE PROBLEM RESIDES IN THE STEERING GEAR-BOX, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED. THE BACK-UP LIGHTS DID NOT WORK UPON DELIVERY BUT WERE FIXED IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE BEEN FINE EVER-SINCE. THE DRVER-SIDE WINDOW MOLDING LEAKS AND ON CERTAIN DAYS CAUSES FOGGING OF THE WINDOW RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VISION AND AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. O.E.M. JACKSTAND IS ALSO TO SHORT TO REPLACE TIRE ON INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705726April 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE, JUMPING INTO GEAR ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS USUALLY BETWEEN 10-35 M.P.H. DEALERSHIP ANALYZED PROBLEM, BUT FOUND NOTHING. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545028April 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL REPAIR NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED PROPERLY DUE TO VEHICLE SEAT MODIFICATION, THE COVER TO AIR BAG MODULE WAS BOT INSTALLED (DID NOT FIT PROPERLY). MJS (99V-023)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836806April 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL FILTER LINE RUPTURED WHILD DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836813April 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS PUMPING GAS AND THE TRUSH BURST INTO FLAMES, BURNING HALF OF HIS BODY, AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#705673April 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, HAPPENS CONSTANTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705677April 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHEN PEDAL BRAKE IS DEPRESSED AT 55 MPH PEDAL VIBRATES. A VIBRATION IS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705605April 14, 1999
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATION, SOME AT 22MPH, WORST AT 43MPH, DEALER BALANCED TIRES 1ST TIME IN, STILL VIBRATED. TOOK BACK IN 4 WEEKS LATER, DEALER SAID 3 TIRES WERE WAY OUT OF BALANCE. BALANCED AGAIN, STILL VIBRATES. VIBRATION INTENSITY CHANGES WHEN WHEELS ARE ROTATED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705627April 14, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SO FAR THIS HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD, COMFORTABLE VEHICLE, WITH LITTLE MAIN. PROBLEMS. MJS ( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705638April 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY THE OWNER. I AM A METALLURGICAL ENGINEER INVESTIGATING THE FAILED COMPONENTS. BOTH REAR WHEELS CAME OFF OF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 70 MPH. NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED. DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE OR ANY OBJECT IN THE ROAD. AXLE APPEARS TO BE 1050 STEEL NORMALIZED AND INDUCTION HARDENED TO A DEPTH OF ABOUT 7/32 INCH. POSSIBLE FATIGUE. PART ID, DRIVERS SIDE, MFG. MW, CODE Y19 METAL STAMPED 23133, PASSENGER SIDE, MFG. MW, CODE Y70, METAL STAMPED 21142. OBTAINING INFORMATION ON A SIMILAR ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER DODGE RAM 1500 MADE IN 1998.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#836680April 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
VEHICLE HAD A GRINDING NOISE IN REAR ASSEMBLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT SEAL HOUSING OF REAR GEAR HAD WATER IN IT WHICH DESTROYED THE LUBRICATION OF THE OIL IN HOUSING. REPAIRWORK DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836693April 13, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHENEVER SLIDING ACROSS THE BENCH SEAT OF VAN ON A DRY DAY OR WET DAY, DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING ANY METAL OBJECT. OWNER FEELS IT'S THE TYPE OF SEATS THAT WERE INSTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705567April 13, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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