Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10733436July 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME OFF AND THE REAR END LOCKED UP. MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK STARTED TO FISH TAIL DUE TO THE REAR END LOCKING UP BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE HALT ON A BUSY STREET. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND AND AVOID A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVE SHAFT TWISTED AND TORE INTO TWO PIECES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AND COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. DODGE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON 2005 MODELS AND NEWER BUT THE 2002-2004 MODELS OF THE RAM 1500 PICK UP SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733395July 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN, AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY TRUCK WENT SIDE WAYS HEARD A SCREECHING TIRE SOUND THEN A BANG, THEN THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. I BRAKED IMMEDIATELY AND THE BANGING CONTINUED, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY AND TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS TO GET TO THE EDGE OF THE STREET BUT THE BANGING GO WORST, TURN OFF AND EXITED THE TRUCK, NOTICED A BIG PIECE OF METAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALONG WITH A LOT OF OIL , RAN UP TO IT TO ONLY NOTICE IT WAS HALF OF MY DRIVE SHAFT, IT HAD SNAPPED IN TWO STILL ATTACHED TO A PIECE OF THE REAR END, ALONG WITH FRAGMENT PIECES ALL OVER THE FLOOR OF THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING BLEW UP IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THE BANGING NOISE AND VIOLENT MOVEMENT WAS COMING FROM THE OTHER HALF OF THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT WAS STILL ATTACKED TO THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS STILL SPINNING WHEN I HAD IT IN GEAR. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO AVOID THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT SNAPPED OFF SINCE HE SAID IT FLEW OUT THE REAR OF MY TRUCK AS I WAS DRIVING. HAD TO GET TOWED HOME AND HAVE THE DIFFERENTIAL OIL CLEANED OF THE ROAD WAY. I WENT HOME AND NOTICE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME THING AT IT COVERED TRUCKS MANUFACTURED JANUARY 28 OF 2004 THROUGH AUGUST 3, 2005, MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED APRIL 2004 SO IT SHOULD BE COVERED BUT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE ARE GIVING THE RUN AROUND. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733403July 11, 2015
ENGINE
HOLE IN RIGHT SIDE VALVE COVER. CALLED WITHNELL DODGE IN SALEM AND MARK THOMAS MOTORS IN ALBANY OREGON. BOTH DEALERSHIPS HAVE OVER 60 BACK ORDERS FOR THIS PARTICULAR VALVE COVER. THAT'S OVER 120 BACK ORDERS. IF I CALLED OTHER DEALERSHIPS I SUSPECT THEY WILL HAVE BACK ORDERS FOR THE SAME PRODUCT. TO ME THIS MEANS THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE PICKUPS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VALVE COVERS, WHICH ARE PLASTIC. I SUSPECT THE VALUE COVER BLEW A HOLE AND THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. I AM NOT SURE IF I HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF VALVE COVER BLOWING OUT. I WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL I REPLACE THE VALVE COVER. I ALSO THINK A RECALL SHOULD OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THESE NUMBERS. I THINK DODGE KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN REPLACE THIS VALVE COVER. PARTS STORES LIKE NAPA, DO NOT CARRY THIS PART, WHICH MEANS DODGE DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT MUST ORDER THIS PARTICULAR PART. AND I WAS TOLD THIS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE IN AMERICA, WHICH MEANS A FOREIGN COUNTRY IS PRODUCING THIS PART, WHICH DODGE HAS TO ORDER AND TRACK. SO WHAT IS NHTSA GOING TO DO. DATE OF INCIDENT WAS JULY 2,015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733118July 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733181July 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733200July 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEIZED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733244July 10, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL LOCKS AND PULL JOINTS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000...UPDATED 10-06-15 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733259July 10, 2015
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE REAR AXLE PINION DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND HEAD INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. MA 10/15/2015
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10733274July 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS FROM FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES ABOUT RECALLS R25 AND P77. I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP APPROX 3-4 MONTHS AGO, RAMSEY, NJ, CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE. THEY STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS. I CALLED FCA AND THEY STATED PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE. CALLED THE SAME DEALERSHIP ON WED JULY 8TH, THEY ASKED FOR RECALL NOTICE INFO. AMAZINGLY THE VIN WAS NOT ENOUGH. AMAZINGLY THEY HAD NO RECORD OF ME BEING THEIR PREVIOUSLY FOR THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY ARE CHECKING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTS. NOTE THEY HAVE NOW CHANGED THE ORIGINAL RECALL ID ON P81/NHTSA 14V-817 TO R25 / NHTSA 15V-313 ON THE AIR BAG ONE. SINCE BOTH OF THESE ARE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING I NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733282July 10, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED IN THE MANUAL SETTING, BUT FAILED IN THE AUTOMATIC SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733290July 10, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE'S UPPER, LOWER, AND U JOINTS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733302July 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733351July 10, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECIEVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE SOMETIME IN THE MONTH OF JUNE...HAVING WAITED WHAT SEEMED TO BE MORE THAN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE UNAVAILABLE PARTS TO COME IN...I DECIDED TO JUST STOP BY THE DEALERSHIP ON HWY 41 IN HENDERSON. JULY 7TH 2014. SOMETIME BETWEEN 1PM AND 2PM. THE GENTLEMAN EXPRESSED TO ME EVERYTHING WAS ON BACK ORDER, THAT IT WAS NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR AND HE HASNT SEEN A TRUCK NEEDING THIS RECAL. HE SEEMED UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY ISSUE. HE DIDNT ASK MY NAME. MY NUMBER OR ACKNOWLEDGE MY LETTER. HE SAID HE WAS SURE MY NUMBER WAS IN HIS DATA BASE AND HE WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS CAME IN. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE THAT WE DRIVE ON THE REGULAR!! HAVING NOT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO IF THAT FROM MY BROTHER IN LAW...I DOUBT I AM IN HIS SYSTEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732877July 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. UPON SLOWING DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH TO TURN INTO A FUEL STATION, THE GEAR ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO PROVIDED AN INTERIM REPAIR OF THE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTED THE DIFFERENTIAL AND NOTICED THAT IT FRACTURED PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED DUE TO THE NOISE CONTINUING FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732882July 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732911July 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732947July 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732980July 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732989July 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733024July 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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