Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#817043October 10, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
CONSUMER LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK TOOK OF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. OWNER PUT TRUCK IN NUETRAL , THEEINGINE WAS STILL IDLING, SO OWNER TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. . THE OWNER OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS INTERFERING WITH THE RETURN SPRING ON THE FUEL INJECTION LINKAGE, CAUSING THE THROTTLE LIKAGE TO REMAIN IN A FULLY OPENEDX POSITION. OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTUTRER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523643October 9, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816360October 9, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817031October 9, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
THE NUT ON THE PIVOT ON THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME UNDONE AND STRIPPED THE THREADS ON THE PIVOT. CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN PART FROM DEALER. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816984October 8, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING, COULD HEAR WIND NOISE COMING THROUGH THE DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CONTINUED DRIVING, LATER, CHECKED DOOR, DOOR LOCK POST WHERE NORMALLY WELDED TO FRAME/COVERED WITH SHEET METAL, CAME OFF. DEALER REWELDED DOOR POST BACK TO FRAME. *AK HAD TO BE REDONE AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER. WATER LEAK AT REAR SEAM. WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 68 MPH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 78 MPH AND WAS CLIMBING. WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME HEAT, THE CLUTCH FAN ENGAGES, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER, AND THERE IS VERY LOW FUEL ECONOMY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816998October 8, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE 55-60 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATIONS. CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO DRIVE FINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817000October 8, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. COMSUMER STARTED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN FINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818235October 8, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (397V084000). CALLED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. SUPPOSEDLY DID THE RECALL, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. OWNER NOTICED OIL ON GROUND AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE. HAD A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816827October 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER STATES THE LISTED VEHICLE IS USED FOR TOWING PURPOSES, UPON TOWING VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT FUSE BLOWED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK CONTROL (BRAKING) IS LOST TO THE 12,000LB TRALIER WHEN THE ABS FUSE BLOWS, DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604917October 1, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522804September 30, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPER MOTOR BURNED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522738September 30, 1997
SEATS
SEAT FRAME BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816049September 30, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN COLD WHEATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT SHIFT IN A HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING ABOUT 30MPH. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816755September 30, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVING TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. GOT OUT OF TRUCK, PULLED HOOD UP AND NOTICED THAT THE FIRE RETARDING PAD WAS ON FIRE. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC, HAS NOT DETERMINED WAS CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816699September 29, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816653September 25, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DRIVING SLOWLY ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 5MPH TO ABOUT 40MPH .REAR TIRES BROKE TRACTION, LEFT ABOUT 65FT OF ACCELERATION SKID MARKS AND RAN INTO A WALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522407September 24, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TRANSMISSION POPPING OUT OF GEAR AND NOISE FROM REAR END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522399September 23, 1997
STEERING
RATTLE OR CLUNK FELT IN STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES, OR WHILE MAKING A TURN, SERVICE BULLETIN DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522337September 23, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE MELTED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/FLUID LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521337September 23, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE PULLING A TRAILER UP AMOUNTAIN PASS, PULLED OVER TO LET TRAFFIC GOE BY, SAW LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE, DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATED AND DUMPED ON GROUND, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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