Dodge Ram Complaints (1997)

1,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10370570December 14, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CHANGING LANES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369210December 4, 2010
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH STARTED TO BRAKE ON MY 1997 DODGE 3500 TRUCK LEAVING SHARP EDGES, I HAVE LOST APPROX 50% OF THE TOP OF DASH EXPOSING ELECTRICAL WIRING AT PRESENT UNABLE TO USE A/C AS SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC FLY UP OCCASIONALLY I HAVE A DASH MAT AT THE PRESENT TIME AND STILL CANNOT USE A/C SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE NO-ONE IN FLORIDA IS COMFORTABLE DRIVING WITH NO A/C AND I DON NOT THINK I SHOULD DRIVE WITH A MAT COVERING THE DASH FOR THE NEXT 5 OR SO YEARS I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DODGE AND THEY JUST IGNORE THE FACT THEY USE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364240November 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
LINES STARTING LEADING AN BURNED TRANSMISSION OUT DON'T PULL AT ALL ANYMORE 97 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363648November 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TONIGHT MY THROTTLE GOT STUCK ON MY 97 DODGE RAM 1500 (ALL STOCK PARTS). AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I PULLED OUT, THEN ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH, AND LET OFF THE GAS; BUT THE TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING. THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN, SO PRESSED THE BRAKE, PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH I NEVER HAD ON), OR SOME SORT OF BINDING IN THE FIREWALL WHERE THE CABLE LINKS TO THE PEDAL IN THE CABIN. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE NOW, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360254October 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. THE CRACKS MANIFESTED INTO LARGE, TRIANGULAR, SHARP, PLASTIC CHUNKS THAT ARE FALLING INWARD INTO THE VEHICLE AND ALSO FLYING THROUGH THE WINDOW WHEN HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THEY HAD CALLS IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358087September 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1997 DODGE RAM 1500, LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE LOCATED BEHIND THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353133August 31, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 3500 AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON IT AFTER HALF AN HOUR OR LESS OF HEADLIGHT USE AND SOMETIMES IT BLOWS A FUSE AND NO TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE FUSE SO I CAN CONTINUE MY COURSE. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL DOWN ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO GET LIGHTS TO STAY ON. ANOTHER THING IS THAT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND THE PLASTIC IS FALLING APART AND THIS NEEDS TO GET CORRECTED BEFORE SOME ACCIDENT HAPPENS TO ALL DODGE OWNERS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349730August 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IN MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 IS DISINTEGRATING. IT'S JUST FALLING TO PIECES WITH SHARP JAGGED EDGES EVERYWHERE....... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348349August 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS NOT JUST CRACKED, BUT BROKEN INTO JAGGED PIECES. I HAVE NEVER USED ANY TYPE OF CHEMICALS OR POLISHES ON THE DASHBOARD, AND IT STILL JUST CRACKED INTO PIECES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346117July 29, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS OPENED, THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND INTO THE CONTACT'S FACE, OBSTRUCTING HIS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS VIA INTERNET FOR THE EXACT FAILURE IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343448July 15, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 1997 DODGE 2500 DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED LEAVING TWO PIECE THAT LOOK LIKE SHARDS OF GLASS. I AM VERY CONCERNED IN A COLLISION THAT THESE PIECES COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUEWITH DODGE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH THE WAY THE DASH CRACKS. THE DASH SPLITS FROM FRONT TO BACK CREATING DAGGER TYPE PIECES. PLEASE HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342094July 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE TOP OF MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND STICK OUT, IT SNAPPED OF EASY AS IT WAS VERY BRITTLE. I HAVE APPROX 40% OF MY DASH MISSING. IF THE FLORIDA SUN DID THIS- WHAT WILL IT DO TO THE WIRING THAT IS SHOWING THIS I BELIEVE IS A MATERIAL DEFECT AND DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341381July 4, 2010
AIR BAGS, STEERING, VISIBILITY
DODGE PICKUP 1997 TILT WHEEL, WIRES IN STEERING COLUMN BROKE, DISABLED AIR BAG, ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND OTHER STUFF. 4X4 STEERING IS LOOSE LOTS OF STEERING WHEEL PLAY TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIT ON ROAD, LIKE THAT SINCE NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340420June 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IS CRACKED SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF DODGE I LIVE IN TEXAS DODGE WONT REPLACE THE BROKEN PART ITS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335833June 11, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIE RODS THAT WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND BOTH OF THE TIE RODS FAILED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARTS NEEDED FOR A THIRD REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THERE WAS A BACKLOG ON ORDERING THE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332352May 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BEEN BREAKING INTO PIECES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332070May 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1997 DODGE RAM 1500 EXPLODED AND CAUGHT MY MOTHER IN LAWS HOUSE ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330598May 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED A 1997 DODGE RAM NEW IN 97. PAINT DEFECT STARTED OVER LAST 7 YEARS. CLEAR COAT BEGAN PEELING OFF ON TOP OF CAB. PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN SHEETS ON BED SIDES AND TAIL GATE. PAINT HAS ALSO FAILED ON LOWER SIDE PANELS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE TO GET FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321448March 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
AT ENGINE OIL CHANGE, SERVICEMAN NOTICED FUEL TANK HANGING BY AFT FUEL HANGER STRAP ONLY. FIRST FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANK HANGER STRAP ASSEMBLY. HAD THE TANK COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE ROAD, THE 35 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL COULD HAVE CAUSED A BURNED UP VEHICLE AND OR INJURY/ LOSS OF LIFE.*DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317553March 5, 2010
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1997 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD SHATTERED UNDER CONSUMERS HAND.*CW THE CONSUMER ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT CHRYSLER PT CRUISER HAS THE SAME DASH PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/08/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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