Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#873709October 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#734867October 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY DODGE TRUCK. WHEN YOU BRAKE THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IN A PANIC STOP I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 3/4 TO THE LEFT TO KEEP FROM JUMPING INTO THE RIGHT LANE. I'VE HAD THIS MACHINE IN FOR REPAIRS 8 PLUS TIMES. THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES RESURFACED AT LEAST 9 TIMES. SIX SETS OF NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT NEW DRUMS ON THE FRONT. THREE SETS OF REAR DRUMS. TWO NEW SETS OF REAR SHOES. THIS MACHINE IS A HAZARD. I'VE TALKE TO OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I NEED HELP GETTING THIS CORRECTED THE DEALER AND DODGE CAN'T SEEM TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556308October 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734759October 19, 2000
TIRES
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 16,637 MILE ON OUR 1999 DODGE RAM VAN. IN RECENT WEEKS WE NOTICE THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE RADIAL BAR. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SEVERAL AIR BUMPS FORMING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. WITHE RECENT FIRESTONE AND FORD PROBLEMS, I TOOK THE VAN TO MERCHANTS TIRE AND AUTO WHERE I NORMALLY DO BUSINESS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES WERE SHOT, ARE A SAFTEY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I THEN TOOK THE VAN TO TIRE WAREHOUSE TO GET A SECOND OPION ON THE TIRES. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE IN VERY BAD CONDITION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CALLED THE GOODYEAR 800 NUMBER TO REQUEST MY RIGHTS AND IN WHAT DIRECTION I SHOULD GO, BUT I WAS ONLY GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND AND SWITCHED BROM OPERATOR TO OPERATOR. MY CONCERN WITH THIS TIRE IS THAT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE IT STATES THAT IT HAS A MAX WEIGHT OF 2,293 POUNDS. GIVEN THAT THE VAN IS A HALF TON, AND HAS ADDED AFTER MARKET CONVERSION PACKAGE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WEIGHT EXCEEDS THE LIMIT. I ASKED DODGE ABOUT THIS CONCERN, SINCE THEY SELL THE CONVERSION VAN, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TIRES DO NOT MEET THE CURRENT WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL VAN PACKAGE. MY QUESTION IS, ARE THERE OTHER REPORTED INCEDENTS WITH THIS TIRE AND VANS, OR WITH THIS TIRE IN GENEREAL. ALSO, DO I HAVE A LEGAL RECOURSE AGAINST EITHER DODGE OR GOODYEAR TO PURSUE IN ORDER TO GET MY TIRES REPLACED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT . I USE THE VAN AS MY PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I TRANSPORT MY TEENAGE KIDS AND SOMETIMES THEIR FRIENDS, ON A DAILY BASIS. THANK YOU FOR ANY COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER. (DOT NUMBER: 265928 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734440October 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES OF MY FRONT BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK. THE SECOND BRAKE FAILURE WAS 6 MONTHS LATER AT APPROX. 18,000 MILES AND THE THIRD FAILURE WAS AT APPROX. 34,000 MILES ON OCT. 1ST 2000. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS. THE TRUCK PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND I'VE ALSO HAD THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872935October 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEFECTIVE ROTORS AND PADS/EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AT 18,000 MILES. INFORMED THAT POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT MAYBE NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR THAT VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872901October 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS; AT 20,000 MILES, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PROLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR A 24,700 MILES, 51,209 MILES AND AT 58,000 MILES. BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733790October 9, 2000
AIR BAGS
I FILLED OUT THIS FORM ONCE BEFORE, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK...
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#733685October 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULLING TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WHEN STOPPING. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT IS ALWAYS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR WHEN LOADED. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE PADS THREE TIMES, ROTERS TWICE AND HAVE ALIGNED THE REAR WHEELS, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE THE SAME. THE BRAKES ARE SLUGGISH AND WHEN STOPPING QUICKLY CAUSES SEVERE PULLING AND SEEMS TO NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS COULD BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733634October 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE TRUCK PULLS LEFT WHEN BRAKING. WHEN LOADED OR TOWING A TRAILER YOU HAVE TO HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL OR YOU WILL BE IN THE DITCH OR WORSE YET PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS AT CHRYSLERS REQUEST FOR A TOTAL OF 6 REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND 28 DAYS IN THE SHOP. THE LAST VISIT WAS FOR 8 DAYS AND INCLUDED LEAVING MY TRUCK AND TRAILER YET THE TRUCK STILL ISN'T REPAIRED. THE CHRYSLER REP HAS PLACED THE BLAME ON MY TRAILER AND CALLED MY PROBLEM A QUESTIONABLE REPAIR BECAUSE I'M TOWING A TRAILER WITH MY TRUCK. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733517October 5, 2000
TIRES
TIRES SPLIT/CRACK AT BEAD...SIDEWALL SEPARATES FROM BEAD, STARTS AS CRACK THEN EVENTUALLY SPLITS APART...ALL 4 TIRES ON TRUCK HAVE DONE THIS NOW, FIRST @ 9K MILES, SECOND @ 15K MILES, THIRD @ 22K MILES, 4TH @ 28K (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733535October 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD OF TIRE SEPERATED FROM SIDEWALL (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872349October 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN PULLING LOAD BACK BRAKES WILL NOT OPERATE, AND ALL WORK IS DONE BY FRONT BRAKES. THIS CAUSES FRONT BRAKES TO GET REAL HOT. AFTER TAKING TRAILER OFF AND GOING DOWN ON A DIRT ROAD, BACK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND VEHICLE WILL SLIDE. TSB 05-04098 WAS ISSUED, STATING PROPORTIONAL VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKES AND CALIPER REPEATDLY FAILS ALMOST EVERY 3000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733414October 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHEN NEW THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION LOST ALL LIGHTS. EVEYTHING WENT OUT. DEALER REPLACED ALL BULBS. IN A FEW DAYS THE LIGHTS ALL FLICKERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR . THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. IN FLORIDA ANOTHER DEALER COUD NOT FIND A PROBLEM TOOK IT TO ANOTHE DEALER THEY REPLACED SOME MORE PARTS A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS REHATCHED AGAIN LIGHTS FLICKER THIS IS A SAFETY RECURRING PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732804September 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON 18 SEP 2000 I HAD A DIRECT HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER TRUCK. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A REP FROM DODGE TESTED THE AIRBAG YESTERDAY. A REPORT ON THE TEST WILL FOLLOW. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#732865September 29, 2000
TIRES
3 TIRES HAVE CRACKED AT THE SEAM OF THE BEAD THUS CAUSING SIDEWALL TO SEPARATE FROM BEAD, 2 OF THE TIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, ONE STILL CURRENTLY ON TRUCK AND GOODYEAR WON'T CORRECT DEFECTIVE TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M670CKOR48 TIRESIZE: P24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732618September 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT APPARENTLY DUE TO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS AS WELL AS EVERYTHING AROUND IT. CHRYSLER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD PERMIT THEM TO ASSOCIATE THE FIRE WITH A MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY ERROR, AND THAT THEY ARE SURE THAT WE CAN APPRECIATE THAT FIRES OF THIS NATURE DO OCCUR FOR REASONS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS! WELL, PLEASE TELL ME WHY THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY FIRES OF THEIR VEHICLES AND ALOT OF THEM SEEM TO BE WITH THE WIRING, AND YET THEY ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE. MY MOTHER AND MY SON COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED IN THIS FIRE, SO I AM JUST TO ASSUME THAT CHRYSLER IS GOING TO DO NOTHING UNTIL THEY HAVE ALOT OF DEAD BODIES ON THEIR HANDS, AS WITH FORD? I HAVE ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS PICTURE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555383September 25, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
BEFORE RECALL 00V107, CONSUMER WAS HAULING A CAR IN A CAR HAULER WHEN THE HAULER STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH VERY HARD, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL, THE TRAILER SNAPPED FREE AND LANDED IN THE MEDIAN ALSO TOSSING THE CAR IN THE TRAILER INTO THE MEDIAN, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, TRAILER, AND THE CAR INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL DAMAGES DUE TO THE FAULTY HITCH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732427September 25, 2000
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING AT 30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED HEAD ON INTO MY VEHICLE. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 10-15 MPH. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#732460September 25, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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