Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)
1,486 consumer complaints on file.
- #10139981October 17, 2005LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
1) THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TOW A 16' FLATBED TRAILER, WITH THE PURPOSE OF PICKING UP A LOAD OF HAY. THE TRAILER WAS NOT YET LOADED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. 2) THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS CRASH. THE RING INTO WHICH THE LATCH HOOKS CAME FREE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. 3) TO DATE, THE LOCAL DEALER AND DODGE (DAIMLER CHRYSLER) HAVE DECLINED TO ACT ON THE COMPLAINT. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10137457September 23, 2005STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 1999 DODGE RAM HAD A HOOD LATCH PROBLEM. THE LATCH RUSTED AND FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD IS NOW ONE SIDED AND MASHED. THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH CHRYSLER, AND VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. CHRYSLER WILL NOT LOOK AT LATCH BECAUSE IT WAS AFTER THE RECALL DATE. THE CONSUMER WAS 26 DAYS PAST THE RECALL DATE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE LATCH WAS RUSTED. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS 5-10 MPH. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10137763September 22, 2005TIRES
1999 DODGE 2500 LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR (DAYTON TIMBERLINE TIRE). *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10136634September 15, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED VEHICLE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE 200 TO 500 RPM. TOOK TO CHRYS GARAGE AND FOUND "INTERMIT VOLT SPIKES IN A.P.P. SENSOR" SENSOR REPLACED. 10/20/03. ON 9/13/05 SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE A.P.P. SENSOR WAS AGAIN REPLACED. VEHICLE RAN FINE AFTER A.P.P. SENSOR REPLACED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10136486September 14, 2005FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FAILURE IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM LEAD TO A INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE WITH IN MINUTES. POOR ENGINEERING! $2600 OR MORE FOR REPAIRS FOR A TRUCK THAT IS WELL KEPT! *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10135363September 6, 2005FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TOWING A 6000 LBS TRAILER UP HILL WHEN FUEL INJECTION PUMP STALLED CAUSED TRUCK TO STOP. WORD IS THAT ITS NOT A RECALL, BUT SHOULD BE. HAPPENS A TO A LOT OF DODGE TRUCKS. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. LUCKY US WE WERE NOT GOING DOWN HILL!!! *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10134433August 28, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 IN OCTOBER 1999. SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN 'CHATTERING' AND JERKING PERIODICALLY LIKE WE WERE DRIVING OVER A 'RUMBLE STRIP' ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND SMALL ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. EVENTUALLY WHEN THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED AND THE 'JERKING' BECAME NEARLY CONTINUOUS, WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE PICKUP TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THERE THE REPAIRMAN TOLD US THAT DODGE PICKUPS KEPT HIM IN BUSINESS. THAT 8 OUT OF 10 OF HIS TRANSMISSION REPAIR JOBS WERE DODGE PICKUPS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY OVERHAULED AND WE WERE GIVEN A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. SHORTLY BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS TO AGAIN RUN OUT, THE OLD TROUBLE SURFACED. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE WHICH HELPED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE PROBLEM SURFACED AGAIN AND NOW WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE PICKUP BACK TO THE DEALER, THAT THE PROBLEM MUST CERTAINLY BE IN THE 'COMPUTER'. THE DEALER SAID WE CAN PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN THE PICKUP BUT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AND, OF COURSE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO REFUND YOUR $400.00 PURCHASE OF A NEW COMPUTER IF IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. OUR CHOICE IS, THEREFORE, TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A MALFUNCTIONING DODGE RAM PICKUP WHOSE TRANSMISSION WILL SOONER RATHER THAN LATER EVENTUALLY FAIL, GAMBLE $400.00 TO SEE IF THE COMPUTER 'MIGHT' FIX THE PROBLEM OR TRADE FOR ANOTHER PICKUP (CAN'T AFFORD THIS OPTION). WE ARE FED UP WITH DODGE PICKUPS AND WILL LIKELY NEVER PURCHASE FROM DODGE AGAIN. WE WERE A FAITHFUL DODGE OWNER HAVING HAD SIX PRIOR DODGE PICKUPS. THIS PICKUP HAS HAD LIGHT DUTY, HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY MANNER. IT SHOULD BE RUNNING AS GOOD AS NEW. WE PURCHASED A CHEVROLET LUMINA NEW IN 1993. IT HAS 204,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER NOW AND HAS HAD UNDER $1,000 LIFETIME REPAIR, NEEDS NO OIL BETWEEN CHANGES AND STILL RUNS GREAT. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR VEHICLES. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10134546August 24, 2005POWER TRAIN
1999 DODGE RAM ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A POND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS RELEASED FROM PARK.*MR THE CONSUMER 2 YEAR OLD SON RELEASED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE TRANSAXLE IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10133295August 18, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
/18/05 1999 DODGE RAM VAN 360 CI V-8 I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2000. I DRIVE IT VERY LITTLE-CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AFTER 5 YRS. OWNERSHIP. WE JUST TOOK A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA, AND WENT THROUGH ALMOST A CASE OF OIL! ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS PINGING QUITE A BIT-ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I GOT ON THE INTERNET WHEN I GOT HOME FROM THE TRIP, AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND COMMENTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A COUPLE OF THEM REFERRED TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY DODGE, BUT I COULDN'T FIND IT (PROBABLY NOT AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER). I CALLED KARI DODGE (LOCAL DEALERSHIP) AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM-SAID IT WAS COMMON AMONG 1999 AND 2000 318 AND 360 ENGINES. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, AND THAT I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IT, BECAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE COULD RESULT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT-AND THE COST WILL BE $540 TO MAKE THE REPAIR. LOOKING BACK IN TIME, I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PINGING AROUND 3 YEARS AGO, ON A PREVIOUS TRIP TO CALIFORNIA (IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE ON EXTENDED HIGHWAY TRIPS-WHICH I DON'T TAKE VERY OFTEN). I WOULD GUESS THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 20,000, WHICH WOULD HAVE MEANT THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIR. I JUST THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOW OCTANE FUEL, SO I STARTED USING HIGHER OCTANE FUEL. THEN, OF COURSE, FROM THAT TIME ON, I HAVE MAINLY BEEN USING THE VEHICLE IN TOWN AND RARELY GO OVER 50 MPH, WHICH MAKES THE PROBLEM LESS NOTICEABLE. I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR DODGE. ON TOP OF THAT, IT MAKES ME VERY UNHAPPY THAT A POTENTIALLY ENGINE DAMAGING DEFECT LIKE THIS COULD BE ALLOWED TO EXIST-WITHOUT SOME SORT OF NOTIFICATION TO THE OWNER. I SUPPOSE IF THEY DID THAT MUCH, THEN IT WOULD BE AN ADMISSION OF GUILT ON THEIR PART. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10132197August 10, 2005LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DT: CONTACT STATED ON 8-5-05 THE HOOD FLEW UP AND DESTROYED THE WINDSHIELD, DAMAGED THE HOOD AND THE HOOD HINGES. HE CITED A RECALL 01V040000 REGARDING HOOD LATCH. HE SAID THE RECALL SEEMED TO APPLY TO SALT BELT STATES, BUT HE S THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN TEXAS, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF SALT JUST IN THE AIR. HE SAID NONE OF THE GULF STATES WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE IS CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND SEES ALL KINDS OF RUST ON VEHICLES DUE TO SALT. HE HAS NOT YET CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT PLANS TO TODAY.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10132287August 10, 2005AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 70 NEAR QUICNY CA. WHEN RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO THE ROAD EMBANKMENT OVER TURNING THE VEHICLE ONTO ITS ROOF, THEN FLIPPING IT AGAIN ONTO THE REMAINING THREE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE HAD FRONT IMPACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10131570August 4, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT QUAD CABS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. MY ABS NO LONGER WORKS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVE THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT BUT COME RIGHT BACK ON. THE TRUCK IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO. WHILE USING THE VOLUME BUTTONS SOMETIMES IT WILL CHANGE RADIO STATION OR WILL TURN UP WHEN YOU WANT IT TO GO DOWN. I SAW THE RAM VAN OF THE SAME YEAR HAS A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. IT STATES THAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. DOES THIS RECALL APPLY TO THE RAM TRUCKS ALSO? *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10129618July 21, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IS STRETCHED TO TIGHTLY AND THE WIRES DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SLACK. THE WIRING CONNECTIONS FAILED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE LAST YEAR. OWNER HAS BEEN FIXING THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED DODGE, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. THERE WERE MULTIPLE HOT WIRES AND THEY COULD CAUSE A SHORT. THE OWNER HAS NEVER TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE OWNER USUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE OWNER HAS A COMPANY VEHICLE . ALSO, OWNER THINKS THAT DODGE DID NOT BUILD THE PART RIGHTLY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10126551July 15, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 TON 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICK UP, 25000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING TRUCK STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, SAT A COUPLE MINUTES, AND THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP. THIS PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO RESTART. NEXT DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS, COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. SAID COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM BAD GAS OR VAPOR LOCK. TOOK VEHICLE HOME, AND THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRUCK JUST QUIET RUNNING. WOULD NOT START BACK UP. DID GET THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND COASTED OFF AN EXIT. TOOK OVER HALF HOUR BEFORE IT STARTED BACK UP. TOOK BACK TOO DEALER, THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE DEALER FOUND IT WAS THE COMPUTER. THE MECHANIC DID A WIGGLE TEST AND FOUND PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. *AK *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10120590June 24, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS BRAKING SYSTEM, IT WILL NOT STOP. NO PRIOR WARNING TO FAILURE. THE BRAKING IS VERY INSUFFICIENT. THE CONTACT SAYS THAT WITH NORMAL BRAKING IT IS FINE, BUT IT IS WHEN HAVING TO BRAKE IN A PANIC BRAKE TAKE TOO LONG TO ACTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. ALMOST, CAUSED ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE TRUCK OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ,AND THE MECHANIC EVEN TOLD HIM THAT THE BRAKES WERE BAD. BUT SINCE THE CONTACT IS ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO THE TRUCK.*AK THE CONSUMER'S BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BUT THE WHEELS DO NOT STOP AND THE ABS NEVER ENGAGES.*SB *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10125395June 15, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APRIL 3,2001 SERVICE PERFORMED ON BRAKES,REPLACED FRONT PADS,RESURFACE ROTORS AND REPACK BEARING IF NECESSARY.SERVICE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND ADJUSTERS AND ALIGNMENT. RETURNED ON MAY 3,2001 BRAKES PULLING HARD TO RIGHT. DEALER SERVICED,MACHINE ROTORS ON TRUCK DEGLAZED PADS.NEW TIRES AND ALIGMENT ON MARCH 16,2003. JAN.31,2004 REPLACED FRONT PADS,CALIPERS AND ROTOR. NOV.17,2004 ROTATE TIRES.DEC.22,2004 REPLACED FRONT PADS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS. OTHER SERVICE DONE ON ROTATION OF TIRES AND ALIGMENT, BUT CAN NOT LOCATE BILL. TRUCK ALWAY DID AND STILL PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10125255June 14, 2005SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FELT SOFT. WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE USE OF ALUMINUM BRAKE LINE CAUSED IT TO RUST. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10125305June 14, 2005VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER'S 1999 DODGE 250 DIESEL PICKUP AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ENGINE RACED AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CRUISE SPEED. ACCIDENT AVERTED BY SWITCHING OFF CRUISE CONTROL. EVENT DUPLICATED MANY TIMES UNDER SAFE AND CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED YET. DEALER CONTACTED BUT UNAWARE OF THIS FAILURE SCENARIO.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10123805June 1, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: PROBLEM OCCURED ON MAY 1 2005. A CHILD CLIMBED INTO VEHCILE AND MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED. OWNER CAUGHT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT IMACTED THE HOUSE, BUT THE BUMPER DID SCRAPE THE HOUSE. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM PARK INTO GEAR. PARKING BREAK WAS NOT SET. CHILD WAS IN VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10121202May 17, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
COOLANT LOSS, SMALL AMOUNT AT FIRST. INSPECTED HOSES, THERMOSTAT, CORE PLUGS AND RADIATOR FOR COOLANT SEEPAGE POSSIBILITIES, LABORED TO NO AVAIL . OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION A SMALL CRACK IN THE BLOCK AND THROUGH RESEARCHING I HAVE THIS INFORMATION. MY BLOCK IS CAST IN BRAZIL BY A COMPANY NAMED "TUBY" AND IS IDENTIFIED BY A #53 NUMBERED ON THE BLOCK. IT HAS BECOME APPARENT TO ME THAT THESE ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO WEAK CASTING THAT RESULTED IN THINNER WATER JACKET WALLS THAN OTHER BLOCKS SO WITH COOLANT CAVITATION, CORROSION, COOLANT PRESSURE IN THE BLOCK, AND TORQUE THEY ARE MORE PRONE TO CRACK. CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR MY WARRANTY, IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 5 YEARS BUT THE MILEAGE WAS AT 94,891. CUMMINS POWERMASTER ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER IN TAMPA AND I DID. THEY DID A COOLANT PRESSURE CHECK AND VERIFIED THE CRACKED BLOCK. CUMMINS POWERMASTER HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BLOCK BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR AND OTHER RELATED COST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4,500. CUMMINS ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS ARISING WITH THESE #53 BLOCKS. I ALSO HAVE REVIEW OTHER COMPLAINTS ON A QUESTION AND ANSWER DIESEL WEBSITE AND NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. IF THE NUMBERS ARE LEGITIMATE THERE ARE ABOUT 100,000 BLOCKS AFFECTED. IT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE BLOCKS WERE REPLACED BY CHRYSLER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND HOW MANY CUMMINS HAVE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. I THINK IT TO BE A SYMBOLIC GESTURE FROM CUMMINS TO WANT TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. I WAS TOLD THAT IF CUMMINS HAD THE WARRANTY, MY BLOCK WITH HOLE LIKE THAT, EVEN IF IT HAD 200,000 MILES WOULD BE REPLACED ABSOLUTELY FREE. CUMMINS DOES HAVE A REPUTATION TO MAINTAIN SINCE IT IS THEIR 24 VALUE CUMMINS ENGINE IN THE DODGE RAM. CHRYSLER WANTS TO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OF THIS #53 BLOCK. SB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0