Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#762367May 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKE CYLINDERS HAD BEEN LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2000. THEN AGAIN IN DECEMBER OF 2001 WE HAD BRAKE3 TROUBLE AND THE CALIPERS AND CYLINDERS HAS BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK. WE HAD JUST HAD EVERYTHING DONE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. WE ASSUMED THAT AT THE WORST THE PADS NEEDED CHANGING. WE TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY. WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT THE WARNING SYSTEM BUT THAT THE CALIPERS WERE FROZEN AND HAD WORN OUT SO QUICKLY THAT THE BACK CYLIDERS WERE SHOT TOO. WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR BRAKES COULD HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY AT ANY MOMENT THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING. THANKFULL THAT WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT WE SPENT THE $800.00 TO FIX EVERYTHING. THE CALIPERS, ROTERS, CYLINDERS, PADS, EVERYTHING. THIS IS THE KICKER THAT NEXT WEEKEND FIVE DAYS LATER WE WERE COMMING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND GOING DOWN A LARGE HILL THEY BEGAN TO SMOKE. AND WE TRIED TO PULL OVER. WE HAD NO BRAKES!!! THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO ONE IN FONT OF US. WE SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. I AM STLL WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE PROB. IS NOW. I HAD CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SORT OF PROB. OR RECALL WITH THE BREAK SYSTEM BEFORE AND THEY SAID NO. THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT CHARGE US TO DO SO. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. OUR LIVES HAVE BEEN IN JEPORDY TWICE AND WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROB. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE WHY ARE THEY NOT DOING ANYTHING. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST. WE HAVE TRIED IN VAIN TO FIX OUR TRUCK TO WORK PROPERLY WITH NO LUCK. I ONLY WISH WE COULD AFFORD TO BY ANOTHER TRUCK. I AM AFRAID THAT MINE AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES ARE IN JEPORDY. WHEN WILL DODGE STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565770May 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ATTORNEY IS WRITING ON BEHALF OF MR. RICKER WHO STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, MR. RICKER MOVED TO THE RIGHT ALLOWING A LARGE TRUCK MORE CLEARANCE. AT THIS POINT, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND INTO AN UTILITY POLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CENTER FRONT OF VEHICLE AND UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MR. RICKER COMPLAINED OF NECK AND BACK PAINS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8009961May 15, 2002
TIRES
TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, HT P235/75R15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009553May 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLEW A ROD, CAUSING ENGINE TO RATTLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761619May 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. SAFETY FACTOR IS THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES THAT A PROBLEM EXISSTS. FOR INSTANCE, I PASSED A TRUCK ON I81 IN WVA WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH THE TRUCKS SPEED WAS APPROX 67 MPH. WHEN I PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTLY NO INDICATION TO THE TRUCK DRIVER THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. I BARELY HAD TIME TO HIT ACCELERATOR IN TIME TO AVOID BEING REARENDED BY THE TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009284May 6, 2002
STEERING
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD OUTSIDE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WARMED UP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARTS 3 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565543May 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT A DEER AND LOST CONTROL, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP ROLLING OVER 3 TIMES, THE AIR BAGS NEVER EXPERIENCED DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8008781April 29, 2002
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TO BE REPLACED. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IS P235/75 R15 MTS SHOULD BE P235/75RXL. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008492April 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STUCK ON VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED SPRING IN THE BELT CRANK WAS FAULTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008566April 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CAR CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008258April 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT BURNING OUT, CAUSING DASHBOARD AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. *AKHEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS CHECKED AND DEALER FOUND MELTED PLASTIC WIRE TO THE SWITCH CONNECTOR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008012April 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASBOARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM SPEED SENSOR WAS ON RECALL BUT THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007366April 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
A LOUD HUMMIMG NOISE WOULD COME FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REAR BEARING AXLE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE REAR BEARING AXLE SHAFT FAILED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007371April 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
A KNOCING NOISE WOULD SOUND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN REVERSE, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760521April 10, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
STUDS KEEP BREAKING ON THE FRONT WHEELS. IN NOVEMBER 2002 RIGHT FRONT STUDS "FELL OFF" AS A MECHANIC WAS TAKING THE TIRES OFF AS PART A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. ITEMS REPLACED. IN MARCH 2002, I WAS REPLACING THE CALIPERS AND AS I PLACED THE LUG WRENCH "MANUAL TYPE" ON THE LUG NUTS TWO FELL OFF FROM THE FRONT RIGHT AND ONE FROM THE FRONT LEFT. I AM NOT SURE IF THE TWO FRONT RIGHT WERE THE SAME ONES THAT WERE REPLACED IN NOV 2002. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BROKEN STUDS REPLACED. WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION IF AVAILABLE AS IT CONCERNS ME THAT THEY MAY POP WHILE DRIVING AND I MAY LOOSE A TIRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760286April 5, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS IS A "LOAD RANGE E" GOODYEAR TIRE PROBLEM. AT 30081, 30805, 35213, AND 38060, MILES ONE EACH OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED AT VARYING CHARGES BY DEALERS. NOW, AT ABOUT 50,612 MILES, ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAS FAILED FOR THE SAME REASON. GOODYEAR IS GIVING ME A "RUN AROUND" AS HAS BEEN THE CASE IN ALL PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES VARIOUSLY CLAIMING THAT THE TIRE IS "NO LONGER AVAAILABLE" "ON BACKORDER" "NO LONGER MANUFACTURED" "NOT ADJUSTABLE" ETC. IT HAS NOW BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE THE LAST FAILURE WAS SHOWN TO GOODYEAR, AND THEY CLAIM NOT TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION OF EACH OF THESE SITUATIONS, DEALER NAMES AND LOCATIONS, AND AM READY TO ASSIST YOU IN WHATEVER WAY IS APPROPRIATE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MK11 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006600March 28, 2002
AIR BAGS
NHTSA# 01 V 153 000 & MFR# 982: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FRUTHER INFOMATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759659March 22, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, AIR BAGS
I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND COCKSPRING AT 62237 MILES IN OCT 2000. MY FIRST INDICATION SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS DRIFTING AT SPEED AND A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. MY CHOICE THE FIRST TIME ACCORDING TO THE DODGE DEALER WAS TO LET IT GO AND RISK COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE STEERING OR REPLACE IT. I REPLACED IT. NOW 17 MONTHS LATER IN MAR 2002 THE GRINDING HAS RETURNED. WHILE I FACE THE PROSPECT OF REPLACING THE STEERING ONCE AGAIN IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR FREQUENT WEAR AND TEAR OF A STEERING SYSTEM. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SC, BUT HAVE SINCE MOVED TO UTAH. I DO NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR OFF-ROAD RECREATION OR FOR HEAVY LOADS. I HAVE ONLY USED THE VEHICLE ON 3 OCCASIONS FOR TOWING. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006110March 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS NO WARNINGS, BUT CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH BEFORE IT WENT OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759632March 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
RIGHT FRONT INSIDE BRAKE PAD LOCKED AGAINST THE DISC CAUSING CONTINUOUS WEAR. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE INSIDE PADS DO NOT HAVE "SQUEALERS" AS DO THE OUTSIDE PADS SO THERE WAS NO ADVANCE INDICATION OF IMPENDING FAILURE. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DECLINE MY REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD JUST EXCEEDED THE TIME/MILEAGE LIMITATIONS OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AT THE TIME ($357.78) EXPENSE WAS INCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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