Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#820368December 19, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (395V056000) IN THE MAIL & CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE & THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. BEEN OVER 2 1/2 MONTHS & BEEN CALLING OFF & ON EVER SINCE BUT TO NO AVAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817714December 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TURNED ENGINE ON, NO RESERVE LOAD. PUMPED BRAKES 4-6 TIMES. LET SIT 1-3 MINUTES, NO BACK SUPPORT AND VACUUM ASSIST DISAPPEARED. DILEMMA: TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526689December 17, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
STARTER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526758December 17, 1997
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820015December 16, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN MUD. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO TAKE IT OUT BUT WAS INOPERATIVE. HAD TO PUT IT IN REVERSE TO TRY TO GET VEHICLE OUT. HEARD LOUD NOISE,S UDDENLY 4-WHEEL DRIVE KICKED IN. STARTED TO REVERSE RAPIDLY. DUE TO THIS DEFECT THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE. DEALER REPLACED 4-WHEEL DRIVE COMPONENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526190December 15, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817746December 15, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FUEL SENSOR WILL FLUCTUATE AND THEN GO TO EMPTY AND REMAIN THERE. ALSO, IGNITION SWITCH BEGAN OVERHEATING, BURNING THE INSULATION AROUND THE A/C WIRING ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR , WITH HEAT ON, WOULD JUMP TO 3000-4000 RPMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818974December 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL INTERMTTENTLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819914December 11, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SENSOR HAS GONE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819915December 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 97V068000; 2 WEEKS AGO THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT AUTO WEST DODGE. NOW, IF THE BRAKES ARE HIT MORE THAN SIX TIMES, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819853December 9, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER. THE BRAKES ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819820December 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS EQUIPPED: UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT END SHIMMY. PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, RELEASED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817321December 5, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE AND IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO ABOUT 25MPH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525725December 4, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819703December 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT 30 DEGREES WILL LOSE BRAKES. PUSHING ON PEDAL HAS A LOT OF RESISTANCE . HARD TO BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT WILL NOT BRAKE. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819705December 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,WORSE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, HEARS SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CAPILER/ROTORS/PADS REAR DRUMS. CLEANED REAR DRUMS/SHOES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STILL EXPERIENCING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820568December 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECALL #97V068000) OIL GETS INTO THE VACUUM HOSE LINE & CAUSES BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC & HAD BRAKES REPLACED. BRAKES ARE STILL NOT STOPPING VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819674December 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECALL #97068, DEALER REPLACED THE VACUUM CHECK VALVE IN THE BRAKE PUMP IN WHICH THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES NO BRAKING ABILITY. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RUBBER VACUUM FITTING ON LINE BETWEEN PUMP AND BRAKE BOOSTER DISLODGED VACUUM, OIL FUMES REACTED TO RUBBER AND BECAME UNSTABLE, THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECALL, ALL FITTINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH BETTER RUBBER FITTINGS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525606December 2, 1997
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VIN # ON THE DASH DOES NOT MATCH THE ONE ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819632December 2, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHLIE DRIVING 45-50 MPH HIT A DEER ON A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SHOULDER SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT IN WHICH IT DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER HAD ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER, HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT RETURN HIS CALL, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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