Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10873944June 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COVER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,830. UPDATED 08/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 12/11/2017*JS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873958June 13, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY, 2012. IN FEBRUARY, 2012, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD BLINK AND GO OFF, INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) COMPUTER. APPEARED TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY. IN MARCH, 2016, PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND IS NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL. WORKS ON HIGH BEAM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB WITH A KNOWN GOOD BULB. SAME PROBLEM. TIPM IS OUT AGAIN. REPAIR IS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A PART THAT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. ANECDOTAL REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM BY HUNDREDS OF OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND MAKES OPERATOR OF VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC LAWS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873993June 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V078000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874018June 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN LATE JUNE 2016. UPDATED 10/19/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874022June 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DODGE 3500 2002 DASHBOARD HAS FELL APART CAVED IN I CAN SEE THE INSIDE OF THE RADIO, AIR CONDITION VENTS ITS AWFUL AND I HAVE BOUGHT A COVER AND JUST DEALT WITH IT BUT NOW I WANT TO TRADE IT IN AND I KNOW IT WILL EFFECT THE TRADE IN VALUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874056June 13, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELLING AT APPRX 65MPH AFTER ABOUT AN HR COMMUTE, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING/TREMBLING BADLY, STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE, I HAD TO DROP MY SPEED TO 25/30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF STEERING AND SHAKING... AFTER ABOUT 15 MINS OR SO, IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL... BUT ONCE I STARTED TRAVELLING AGAIN SAME DISTANCE & MPH THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN... THIS ISSUE IS RANDOM, THERE ARE TIMES IT DOES IT AND TIMES IT DOESNT, BUT MOST TIMES ITS ONCE THE VEHICLE IS AT A HIGH SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873773June 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE SHUTS OFF THEN RESTARTS ITSELF, ALSO WHEN CHECK 4X4 ICON APPEARS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND, THEN THE VEHICLE WILL START. IN ALL INSTANCES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, EITHER IN A PARKING LOT OR A GAS STATION GETTING GAS, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873595June 10, 2016
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
HAD UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACE ON MY TRUCK ON 12-12-2014, PASSED VERMONT INSPECTION IN JUNE OF 2015, TOOK TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION ON 6-10-2016, WON'T PASS VERMONT INSPECTION BECAUSE OF UPPER BALL JOINTS, ABOUT 2000 MILES WERE PUT ON TRUCK SINCE REPAIRS IN 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873619June 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I AM WRITING TO WARN YOU OF A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH YOUR REMANUFACTURED BRAKE CALIPER PART # LE5383 PURCHASED FROM A NAPA PARTS DEALER IN ANN ARBOR, MI BY MAIN STREET MOTORS. I HAD TWO OF THESE CALIPERS INSTALLED ON MY 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AT MAIN STREET MOTORS ON MAY 18, 2016. THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER FAILED IMMEDIATELY, WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MAIN STREET MOTORS BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF BRAKE FLUID AND CRASHING, LUCKILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873659June 10, 2016
WHEELS
DRIVING HOME ON 5/27/2016, HEAR HAMMERING AND ASSUME LOCAL CONSTRUCTION. DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND HEAR HAMMERING AGAIN. 3RD TIME, I REALIZE IT'S COMING FROM MY TRUCK AND IN TIME WITH TIRE ROTATION. PULL OVER, BUT TIRES AND WHEELS LOOK FINE. DRIVE FURTHER, HAMMERING CONTINUES. PULL OVER AGAIN, BUT NOTHING BEING DRAGGED UNDERNEATH. AS I SLOWLY DRIVE 2 BLOCKS TO CLOSEST GARAGE, SOME GUY SAYS HE CAN SEE MY FRONT WHEEL MOVING. PULL UP IN FRONT OF GARAGE BAY. MECHANIC SAYS FRONT WHEEL RUSTED TO POINT OF NEAR COLLAPSE. TRY TO MOVE TRUCK INTO BAY BUT TURNING THE WHEELS STRESSES IT TOO MUCH, SO IT'S JACKED IT UP IN PLACE. ONLY IMMEDIATE REMEDY IS SPARE TIRE, BUT SPARE TIRE WINCH RUSTED FROZEN AND THEY HAD TO CUT CABLE AND BOX. MECHANIC SAID FRONT WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE ENDURED IF GONE FURTHER, SHOWED OTHER 3 WHEELS WERE SIMILARLY RUSTING, AND APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF THE COVER THEY PUT ON THE CHROME CLAD STEEL WHEELS. GOOD THING I WAS MOVING SLOWLY AND ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS; IF WHEEL HAD COME OFF ON FASTER ROADS IT COULD EASILY HAVE ENDED UP IN WINDSHIELD OF VEHICLE DRIVING THE OTHER WAY. CHROME CLADDING SEPARATED COMPLETELY. WHEEL HAD CHUNKS OF RUST 2-3"X1/2" + FLAKES FALLING OFF, COMPLETE SEPARATION IN LARGE AREAS. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE - APPARENTLY RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW MADE WORSE BECAUSE THE CHROME CLADDING HIDES THE RUSTING FROM VIEW ' THAT WAS KNOWN OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO MANUFACTURER (JUNK YARDS ARE AWARE OF IT,) AND THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE. THANKFULLY, I BELIEVE IT WAS BROKEN SWAY BAR LINK PIN (RUST) THAT CAUSED HAMMERING AND ALERTED ME TO CHECK WHEELS. HAD TO PURCHASE 4 NEW WHEELS, AND HAVE LINK PIN REPLACED. FC/RAM UNWILLING TO ADDRESS, BASED ON YEAR OF TRUCK AND MILEAGE, BUT NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEIR WHEELS MAY RUST OFF WHERE YOU CANNOT SEE IT. SAVED 1 WHEEL AND CLADDING FOR VERIFICATION; OTHERS DISCARDED.
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873666June 10, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH SOME BAD DASHBOARD CRACKING. I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE TO REPLACE MY AIRBAG. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, CRACKING HAS OCCURRED WELL OVER 10 YEARS ON MY VEHICLE. IF MY AIRBAG IS REPLACED, MY DASHBOARD WILL BE DESTROYED. WHAT CAN I DO? SHOULDN'T DODGE BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873667June 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873685June 10, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA. THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE IS CRACKED AND MISSING IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE REQUIRED REPAIRS FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL WILL CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE, IF NOT FULL DESTRUCTION OF THE DASH. ALSO, AS PIECES CONTINUE TO FALL FROM THE DASH, IT CREATES A HAZARD OF EXPOSED WIRING, AS WELL AS THE RISK OF AIRBORNE SHRAPNEL IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN EVASIVE OR EMERGENT BRAKING. DUST AND DEBRIS ARE VISIBLE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DEFROSTER IS ACTIVE DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE DASH, CREATING A VISIBILITY AND HEALTH HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873688June 10, 2016
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A TURN OR CHANGING LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BEARING AND HUB WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873696June 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIRBAG I CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDULE RECALL AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE DASH. HE STATED THAT THEY WOULD BUT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER THE DASH IF IT BROKE IN THE PROCESS. I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER DASH REPLACEMENT. I DO NOT SEE HOW IT IS MY PLACE TO SPEND A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX MY DASH IF THEY DESTROY IT TO FIX THEIR AIRBAGS THAT ARE FAULTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FOR 32000 DOLLARS I DIDN'T ASK FOR A FAULTY AIRBAG OR A CHEAPLY MADE CHINESE PLASTIC DASHBOARD. ANY HELP WITH THIS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873724June 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER FOR MONTHS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER A YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873533June 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH OR ABOVE, THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP. THERE IS A CAMPAIGNE FOR THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS TRUCK CAMPAIGNE NUMBER 06V341000.IVE SPOKEN WITH CHRYSLER ON THE PHONE AND THEY TOLD ME EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK IS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM OF THIS CAMPAIGNE IT DOES NOT QUALIFY TO BE PART OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. IVE TALKED TO MY TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN AND HE SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT COUNTRY THE TRANSMISSION WAS MADE IN IT'S STILL THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION AS THE ONES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAMPAIGNE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY WHEELS LOCK UP AND SOMEONE GETS KILLED? THEY NEED TO OPEN THIS CAMPAIGN FOR THE CANADA TRUCKS ALSO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873357June 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873370June 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873397June 9, 2016
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP WITH RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT 50 MPH. EXTREMELY HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD TO SLOW TO UNDER 30 MPH TO GET SHAKING TO STOP AND REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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