1999 DODGE RAM 2500 Problems & Recalls
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I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don’t mean the whole dash at one t...
I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don’t mean the whole dash at one t...
I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don’t mean the whole dash at one t...
While wiping down the dashboard, I sliced my finger open on a piece of the dashboard which was sticking up. This dashboard is a brittle as a potato chip and had cracked but I didn't notice it since the crack was very near the windshield and the section that broke apart was at the defroster vent sit...
THE DASHBOARD HAS DISINTEGRATED CAUSING EXPOSURE TOO WIRING, INTERMITTENT DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED PROBLEMATIC WIRING ISSUES WITH INTERMITTENT 'NO BUS' CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ON FREEWAY. DEALER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE ISSUE UNLESS ENTIRE DASHBOARD PLASTIC IS REPLACED UNFORTUNATELY I...
Mileage: 114,705
WENT TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE BECAUSE THE TRUCK FELT OFF IN THE FRONT WHEN DRIVING.AND THE MECHANIC STATED HE COULDN'T DO IT AS THE FRAME IS ROTTED WHERE THE DRIVERS SIDE SWAY BAR BOLTS TO THE FRAME. IT IS RIGHT BEFORE THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND WAS TOLD IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM THAT THESE DODGE...
Mileage: 98,000
DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP UNDER 5 MPH THE DASH BOARD CRUMBLED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IN A COLLISION THAT SHRAPNEL WOULD BE DEADLY. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 99800 MILES ON IT. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT TH...
Mileage: 99,800
AFTER RELATIVELY SHORT LIFE, THE SEAT BELT CONTROL TIMER MODULE FAILS, LEAVING SEAT BELTS INOPERABLE - A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD!! SEAT BELTS REMAIN IN A LOCKED POSITION, PREVENTING USE WHILE DRIVING. DODGE P/N 56043003AD. DODGE HAS RECEIVED REPORTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH REQUESTS TO PU...
FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT SEEMS TO BE THE CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM. THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE, WHERE I BELIEVE IT SHOULD.
Mileage: 165,000
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING DASH BOARD. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING WITH JUST 30,000 MILES ON TRUCK, WHEN I PUT IN COMPLIANT TO NHTSA. NOW 109,000 THE ELECTRICAL, AIR BAGS, COMPUTER HARNESS WIRING ARE EXPOSED WITH A INTERMITTENT STALLING AND A GUESSING GAME FROM AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERS AS T...
Mileage: 100,000
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING DASH BOARD. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING WITH JUST 30,000 MILES ON TRUCK, WHEN I PUT IN COMPLIANT TO NHTSA. NOW 109,000 THE ELECTRICAL, AIR BAGS, COMPUTER HARNESS WIRING ARE EXPOSED WITH A INTERMITTENT STALLING AND A GUESSING GAME FROM AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERS AS T...
Mileage: 100,000
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING DASH BOARD. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING WITH JUST 30,000 MILES ON TRUCK, WHEN I PUT IN COMPLIANT TO NHTSA. NOW 109,000 THE ELECTRICAL, AIR BAGS, COMPUTER HARNESS WIRING ARE EXPOSED WITH A INTERMITTENT STALLING AND A GUESSING GAME FROM AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERS AS T...
Mileage: 100,000
THE DASH IS BREAKING INTO SHARP PIECES THAT MAY HIT OCCUPANTS AND CAUSE INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 95,000
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 99 DODGE RAM IS COMPLETLY SHATTERED. IT IS SO BRITTLE THAT IT CRUMBLES WHEN TOUCHED. I HAVE HAD PIECES BREAK OFF JUST BY TURNING ON MY DEFROSTER. PIECES HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP.
Mileage: 245,000
SEAT BELTS FAIL TO LOCK AT BRAKING AND ALSO FAIL TO RETRACT
Mileage: 235,000
SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKED IN A RETRACTED POSITION. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED. THE SEAT BELT CONTROL TIMER MODULE (SCTM) IS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. THIS PART IS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED, SO THE SEAT BELTS REMAIN UNUSABLE.
Mileage: 130,000
DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I...
DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I...
DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I...
DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I...
DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I...
TRUCK HAS A 53 BLOCK WHICH HAS CRACKED BELOW THE #5 CYLINDER FREEZE PLUG AT 74,000 MILES. FIRST NOTICED OVERHEATING WITH LOSS OF COOLANT THAT DIDN'T GO ON THE GROUND, THEN FOUND 53 ON BLOCK AND FOUND CRACK. DODGE WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OF THE 53 BLOCK EXISTS, AND HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT ...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THA...
Mileage: 345,000
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACK QUIT WORKING, BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND EVERYTHING STARTS WORKING AGAIN.
Mileage: 55,000
BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE EXHIBITING BUBBLED SIDEWALLS ON THE LT235/85R16 TIRES SUGGESTING EARLY STAGES OF TREAD SEPARATION FROM CARCASS. DRIVER'S SIDE LOOKS TO BE OUT OF ROUND AS WELL. LOT NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL ELW0408. NO ACCIDENT AS YET, BUT APPEARANCE IS WORRISOME BASED ON LISTED FAILURES IN IN THE N...
Mileage: 104,503
MY DASH IS FALLING APART. IT HAS CRACKED INTO MANY SHARP PIECES AND LOST ALL OF IT'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. SINCE CAR SEATS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THIS VEHICLE, THE PIECES THAT HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DASH ARE HAZARDOUS TO MY CHILD'S HEALTH.
Mileage: 125,000
THE DASH OF MY TRUCK STARTED TO CRACK AND NOW IT IS IN PIECES. I PUT ON A DASH COVER TO COVER THE LARGE HOLES. I NOTICED OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE EDGES ARE SHARP I TRIED TO GLUE SOME TOGETHER, BUT THEN ANOTHER PART OF THE DASH FAILED. WILL THIS AFFECT THE AIR BAGS? IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC...
Mileage: 121,000
AIR BAG: IGNITION SWITCH MOVES POSITION OR CONTACTS GET DISCONNECTED WHEN DRIVING: DISABLING THE WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR BAGS. *TR
Mileage: 86,000
TL* CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ...
Mileage: 42,000
SEAT BELTS LOCK AND CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS AND IS NOT MOVING. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PASSENGERS ARE ABLE TO WEAR THEM. IT IS SO RANDOM. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON AND SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKED SO THEY CAN NOT BE PUT ON. THE SEAT BELT TIMER, LOCATED UNDER THE MIDDLE OF FRONT SEA...
Mileage: 200,000
WHEN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE SEAT BELTS STARTING RETRACTING AND WOULD NOT RELEASE AND GETS TIGHTER WITH EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE WAS TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND OPEN DOOR. THIS HAS STARTED TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME WHEN GOING MORE THAN 25 - 30 MILES. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WA...
Mileage: 168,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE SEAT BELTS SUDDENLY SEIZED. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY BREATHING BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT HAD ERRONEOUSLY TIGHTEN TOO MUCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT WI...
Mileage: 168,000
DASH CRACKING. DASH IS IN PIECES AND MAY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
DASH COVER AND PLASTIC SUBSTRUCTURE CRACKED AND SHARP PIECES FALLING OFF INTO THE DASH. DASH PULLING AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HEADLIGHT AND HVAC CONTROL MOUNTING POINTS BROKEN LOSE AND FALLING INTO THE DASH. CONCERNED ABOUT PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN EVENT OF A CRASH WITH LOSE...
Mileage: 165,000
THIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA HAS DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING OR WOBBLE LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAN BE SLOWED AND CONTROL REGAINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO DEATH WOBBLE TALKS. *TR
THIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA HAS DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING OR WOBBLE LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAN BE SLOWED AND CONTROL REGAINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO DEATH WOBBLE TALKS. *TR
MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 DASH IS FALLING APART. IT IS STARTING TO "CHUNK" MEANING PIECES ARE COMING OUT OF IT IN WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS SHARP JAGGED "SHARDS" WITH POINTY EDGES. NOTICED IT BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR AS A SINGLE CRACK, NOT IT IS EXTENSIVE AN SPREADING ACROSS MY ENTIRE DASH. I AM CONCER...
Mileage: 90,000
MY DODGE RAM 2500'S DASH STARTED SHOWING SMALL CRACKS WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF PURCHASE. I IGNORED THIS UNTIL THE CRACKS STARTED SPREADING OVER THE WHOLE DASH. I THEN TAPED OVER THE CRACKS AND PUT A DASH RUG OVER THE DASH FOR PROTECTION. I RECENTLY REMOVED THE RUG, AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE CRACK...
Mileage: 75,000
I HAD A LEAKY HEATER CORE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH REQUIRED ME TO REMOVE THE DASHBOARD. I NOTICED SOME HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN THE DASH BEFORE I REMOVED IT, HOWEVER IT LOOKED VERY MUCH IN TACT SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. AFTER REMOVING THE DASH FROM ITS MOUNTED POSITION HOWEVER IT BEGAN BR...
Mileage: 168,000
I HAD A LEAKY HEATER CORE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH REQUIRED ME TO REMOVE THE DASHBOARD. I NOTICED SOME HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN THE DASH BEFORE I REMOVED IT, HOWEVER IT LOOKED VERY MUCH IN TACT SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. AFTER REMOVING THE DASH FROM ITS MOUNTED POSITION HOWEVER IT BEGAN BR...
Mileage: 168,000
CRACKED DASHBOARD. I CUT MY FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE DASHBOARD SO NONE OF MY CHILDREN WOULD INJURE THEMSELVES LIKE I DID. MY RESEARCH FOUND THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS CRACKING,SO I ...
Mileage: 110,000
THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD. SEEMS COMMON FOR SOME MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM PICKUPS. I AM CONCERNED THAT CHUNKS OF THE DASH COULD COME OFF AND BLOW INTO MY FACE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE A DODGE RAM WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY COLLISION NOR SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE IS NORMALLY PARKED IN A COVERED LOCATION OUT OF THE SUN AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. IN LATE 2009 A SHORT CRACK APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE DASH EXTENDING FROM THE W...
THIS VEHICLE IS VERY SELDOM DRIVEN, ONCE A WEEK 1/4 MILE. IT IS PARKED WITH A WINDSHIELD COVER ACROSS WINDSHIELD TO PROTECT DASH. THE DASH IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART IN PIECES. IT BEGAN WITH SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS, THEN PIECES BEGAN TO FALL IN. IT APPEARS THAT A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL WAS USED TO MAKE T...
Mileage: 163,000
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM USED CAR DEALER ABOUT A MONTH ,I CHANGED FUEL FILTER DID NOT STOP LEAKING I CALL AUTO PART THEY DID NOT HAVE IT AND I CALL DODGE DEALER THEY SAID DODGE DISCONTINUE MAKING IT(FUEL FILTER HOUSING UNIT). *TR
Mileage: 113,500
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM USED CAR DEALER ABOUT A MONTH ,I CHANGED FUEL FILTER DID NOT STOP LEAKING I CALL AUTO PART THEY DID NOT HAVE IT AND I CALL DODGE DEALER THEY SAID DODGE DISCONTINUE MAKING IT(FUEL FILTER HOUSING UNIT). *TR
Mileage: 113,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DASHBOARD EVEN THOUGH THE AIR BAGS WERE SHOWING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAG...
HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULD NOT GET THE RIMS OFF THE WHEEL HUB--WENT TO DEALER AND HE SAID TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND HIT RIMS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2001--RIGHT NOW GOING THRU THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. *TR
HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULD NOT GET THE RIMS OFF THE WHEEL HUB--WENT TO DEALER AND HE SAID TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND HIT RIMS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2001--RIGHT NOW GOING THRU THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. *TR
HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULD NOT GET THE RIMS OFF THE WHEEL HUB--WENT TO DEALER AND HE SAID TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND HIT RIMS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2001--RIGHT NOW GOING THRU THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. *TR
THE DASH HAS BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES (THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE) AND IS NO LONGER INTACT OR ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTING AREAS. IT STARTED WITH ONE LITTLE CRACK AND THEN LARGER PIECES BEGAN BREAKING FREE. THE EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND WILL CUT YOU. UPON ANY KIND OF IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE, PIECE...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEATS BELTS FAILED IT DOES NOT PULL OUT, EXTEND, OR PROTRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE VIN DID NOT QUALI...
Mileage: 104,000
THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE WHEN BRAKING,THE DASHBOARD IS CRAKED AND BROKEN VERY BAD IN SEVERAL PLACES DODGE WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS.WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD,THIS IS NOT AN ALLIGNMENT I HAVE HAD THAT DONE CHANGED THE ROTORS THE WHOLE 9 YARDS S...
Mileage: 60,000
THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE WHEN BRAKING,THE DASHBOARD IS CRAKED AND BROKEN VERY BAD IN SEVERAL PLACES DODGE WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS.WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD,THIS IS NOT AN ALLIGNMENT I HAVE HAD THAT DONE CHANGED THE ROTORS THE WHOLE 9 YARDS S...
Mileage: 60,000
THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE WHEN BRAKING,THE DASHBOARD IS CRAKED AND BROKEN VERY BAD IN SEVERAL PLACES DODGE WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS.WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD,THIS IS NOT AN ALLIGNMENT I HAVE HAD THAT DONE CHANGED THE ROTORS THE WHOLE 9 YARDS S...
Mileage: 60,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP. IN 2004 I NOTICED SOME CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD, WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS IT WAS SO BAD THAT PIECES OF THE DASH BEGAN TO FALL INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS PARTIALLY EXPOSED WHICH IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN. MY WIFE ALSO RECEIVED A CUT ON...
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP. IN 2004 I NOTICED SOME CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD, WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS IT WAS SO BAD THAT PIECES OF THE DASH BEGAN TO FALL INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS PARTIALLY EXPOSED WHICH IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN. MY WIFE ALSO RECEIVED A CUT ON...
I HAVE A 1999 2500 DODGE AND THE DASH IS COMING APART I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED 3 YEARS AGO. *TR
DASH PAD ON TOP OF DASH STARTED CRACKING INTO PIECES. COULD BE DANGEROUS IN A CRASH OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
Mileage: 99,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A PART MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT FOUND THE HARMONIC BALANCER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CRANK SHAFT POS...
Mileage: 115,000
1999 DODGE 2500 DASHBOARD FALLING APART BIG CRACKS AND PIECES FALLING IN. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED BEY...
Mileage: 116,225
DASH HAS COMPLETELY CAVED IN, STARTED CRACKING AND CONTINUED TO UNTIL WHOLE TOP IS GONE. *LN
Mileage: 110,000
1999 DODGE 2500 4X4 DIESEL BRAKE LINE CORROSION LED TO TWO FAILURES RESULTING IN NO ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL USED HAS NO ANTI CORROSION PROPERTIES AND CORRODES IN THE MIDWEST SALT BELT FROM PURCHASE. THE DIESEL LINES ADJACENT TO THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT CORRODED SINCE THEY ARE MADE OF A M...
Mileage: 80,000
1999 DODGE 2500 PICK-UP SAFETY ISSUE. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING OUT, AM REPLACING WITH STAINLESS STEEL AS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE FACTORY. THE STOCK BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT BEHIND THE FUEL TANK, GOT LUCKY WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE WOODS BEFORE HITTING A TREE. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
1999 DODGE DASH FALLING APART. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 99 DODGE RAM P/U HAS HUGE CRACKS AND IT LEAVES SPLINTERS OF PLASTIC THAT HAS BROKEN OFF. THERE IS NO EVENT THAT HAS CAUSED THIS. I JUST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK THEN IT TURNED INTO A LARGER ONE. MY VIN PLATE HAS BEEN MISSING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS ALSO. I FELL INTO THE DASHBOARD W...
DASH IS CRACKING IN FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL INSIDE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO ELECTRICAL SHORTS OR INTERFER WITH THE AIRBAG OPERATION. DODGE WILL DO NOTHING EXCEPT INSTALL NEW DASH FOR $900. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
1999 DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, AND CAVING IN. LEAVING LARGE SHARP EDGES. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 SLT LARAMIE, THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND FALLING IN. I AM AFRAID IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE CRACKED DASH WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS TO TEAR AND POSSIBLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND NOT THE OWNERS PROBLE...
Mileage: 115,000
I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM. AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE RECEIVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DASH PLASTIC FAILURE. AS I READ THE POSTS, I SEE THAT AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES (DODGE RAM) ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE PLASTIC DASH SPLINTERS INTO SHARDS, REGARDLE...
I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM. AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE RECEIVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DASH PLASTIC FAILURE. AS I READ THE POSTS, I SEE THAT AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES (DODGE RAM) ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE PLASTIC DASH SPLINTERS INTO SHARDS, REGARDLE...
1999 DODGE RAM 2500: THE COMPLETE DASH ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AND FLAKING INTO PIECES ALONG THE TOP COVER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM THE CLUSTER TO THE WINDSHIELD. FEATURES ARE CRACKING ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF DASH, ALSO, FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS WILL SOON EFFECT THE STRUCTURAL HOUSIN...
Mileage: 108,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9 CUMMINS DIESEL. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW ON A HILL AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OR CHANGE LANES. SO I STOPPED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT NOW THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN TOWN. I WOULD PRESS THE THROTTLE AND HAVE ZER...
Mileage: 150,000
I OWN A 1999 DODGE/CUMMINS DIESEL 2500 TRUCK WITH A #53 CUMMINS ENGINE BLOCK. THIS ENGINE BLOCK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AND IS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS ENGINE BLOCK HAS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN RESEARCH, IT WAS FOUND FROM SOURCES SUCH AS THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTER.COM AND A NAT...
Mileage: 167,000
THE DASH IN MY 1999 IS FALLING APART. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS AND WIRING BEING EXPOSED. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY PROBLEM WITH DODGES. *TR
Mileage: 125,000
MULTIPLE FISSURES ARE DEVELOPING IN THE DASH AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE CONSOLE IS QUESTIONABLE. *TR
Mileage: 60,100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. HE COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY WHILE LOCKED TIGHTLY INTO THE SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO R...
Mileage: 112,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. HE COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY WHILE LOCKED TIGHTLY INTO THE SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO R...
Mileage: 112,000
DASH CRACKS WHICH MAY LEAD TO RIPPED AIRBAGS ON DEPLOYMENT. MAY ALSO CUT ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUSING SPARKS OR FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY. FUEL HEATER ELEMENT WIRES DETERIORATED AND FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK THROUGH SEAL AROUND WIRES. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF FUEL AND UPON INVESTIGATING FOUND THE SHORTED WIRES EVAPORATING/BURNING THE FUEL COLLECTED AROUND THEM. THE ASSEMBLY WAS TOOO HOT TO TOUCH. AFTER CONTACTING DODGE...
Mileage: 176,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE "SEAT BELT" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SHOULDER BELT VIOLENTLY TIGHTENED ON THE OCCUPANTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF...
Mileage: 124,000
1999 DODGE 2500 RAM DASH CRACKING CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
1999 DODGE 2500 RAM DASH CRACKING CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE TRUCK WAS SHADY TO BEGIN WITH. WE HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT ABOUT 40 M.P.H. AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE DEALER TOLD US THAT IT HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT SEVERAL ...
Mileage: 156,000
MY 1999 DODGE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND MONTHS LATER PIECES ARE BREAKING AWAY AS I CLEAN IT. IT IS SO BRITTLE I CAN'T TOUCH IT ANY MORE. I ALWAYS USE A SUN SHIELD AND ALWAYS LEAVE MY WINDOWS CRACKED OPEN TO ALLOW PROPER AIR FLOW TO PREVENT ISSUES FROM HAPPENING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. "COME ON ...
Mileage: 65,000
REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY 99 DODGE TRUCK FAILED BEHIND THE TANK ON THE FRAME RAIL DUE TO RUST. I HAD AN EMERGENCY STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTION THE RUSTED HARD LINE HAD A PINHOLE IN IT FROM THE ADDED PRESSURE OF THE EMERGENCY STOP. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION B...
Mileage: 188,641
I OWN A 1999 RAM 2500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS ALSO FALLING APART. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE DASH IS BUSTED AND CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THE TRIM AROUND THE GAUGES IS ALL CRACKED. *1
Mileage: 80,000
DASH PAD CRACKED. *TR
Mileage: 152,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT ...
Mileage: 79,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT ...
Mileage: 79,000
BEFORE ANY ENGINE PERFORMANCE UP GRADE, RECOGNIZED AFTER TBS 18-019-01 INSTALLED IN THE ECM/PCM OF MY 1999 DODGE DIESEL 2500 24V COOLANT NOT CIRCULATING THROUGH ENGINE. TEMP FIX WITH NEW ECM AND TSB UPGRADE 10-040-02. NO CODE OR SERIOUS OVER HEAT ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER MONTHS. BUT DOES RUN 190 ...
Mileage: 90,490
BEFORE ANY ENGINE PERFORMANCE UP GRADE, RECOGNIZED AFTER TBS 18-019-01 INSTALLED IN THE ECM/PCM OF MY 1999 DODGE DIESEL 2500 24V COOLANT NOT CIRCULATING THROUGH ENGINE. TEMP FIX WITH NEW ECM AND TSB UPGRADE 10-040-02. NO CODE OR SERIOUS OVER HEAT ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER MONTHS. BUT DOES RUN 190 ...
Mileage: 90,490
OVER TIME THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF. NO EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS PLACED ON THE DASH. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DASH DUE TO COST. *TR
FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILED JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE FREEWAY, WAS TOWING STOCK TRAILER WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE 1999 DODGE 2500 DIESEL TOWED ALONG WITH THE STOCK TRAILER, THE COST IS $3150.00 FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR AND $124.00 FOR TOWING. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COM...
Mileage: 137,000
DASH IN 1999 DODGE RAM CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
MY DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS MY LIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
MY DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS MY LIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE STUCK IN A RETRACTED POSITION. THE RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WILL NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECAL...
Mileage: 150,000
SUBJECT VEHICLE HIT BLACK ICE AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO A LIGHT POLE STRIKING THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SERIOUS INJURIES, DO TO AIRBAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY. *TR
SUBJECT VEHICLE HIT BLACK ICE AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO A LIGHT POLE STRIKING THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SERIOUS INJURIES, DO TO AIRBAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY. *TR
CRACKED DASH, MANY CRACKS ACROSS WHOLE DASH, LARGE 8" X 8" HOLE BROKE THROUGH. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE DEFROSTER VENT THIS PAST WINTER. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE CRACK HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 10 - 12 INCHES IN LENGTH TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS GROWING EACH DAY NOW. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, WHICH DAMAGED THE AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A STRUCTURAL DEFEC...
Mileage: 102,206
THE DASH FIRST DEVELOPED A CRACK BUT HAS NOW DEVELOPED HOLES IN THE DASH. *TR
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. SIX YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CRACKS MANIFESTED INTO LARGE, TRIANGULAR, SHARP, PLASTIC CHUNKS THAT ARE FALLING INWARD INTO THE VEHICLE. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE...
Mileage: 33,000
1. DASH CRACKING AND COLLAPSING...DUE TO ? 2. VIN PLATE NO LONGER VISIBLE, PIECES KEEP BREAKING OFF 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOPING DODGE WOULD RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 152,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500. DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2006..NOW IS MUCH WORSE AND GETTING EVEN WORSE. EVENTUALLY THIS DASH WILL COLLAPSE COMPLETELY, EXPOSING WIRING. I ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT, IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND IF YOUR HEAD OR NECK STRUCK THE DASH IT WOULD CAUSE SEVER LACERATIONS. PASSENGER SIDE...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES IN FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEAL...
Mileage: 59,727
I HAVE A 99' DODGE 2500 DIESEL TRUCK WITH A CRACKED DASH. IT IS IN PIECES AND AM WORRIED I WILL BEGIN TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FROM ALL THE PIECES IT IS IN AND IS CONSTANTLY GETTING WORSE. I WOULD LIKE A NEW DASH AND AN APOLOGY TO KEEP ME BUYING FROM DODGE!! *TR
Mileage: 70,000
VP44 FUEL PUMP DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE LEAVING PASSENGERS AND DRIVER STRANDED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE OF NO POWER ASSIST! TRACK BARS THAT FAIL BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ! TRACK BARS FAIL WITHIN 1-2 YEARS OF USE! AT A COST OS 3-500$ ...
VP44 FUEL PUMP DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE LEAVING PASSENGERS AND DRIVER STRANDED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE OF NO POWER ASSIST! TRACK BARS THAT FAIL BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ! TRACK BARS FAIL WITHIN 1-2 YEARS OF USE! AT A COST OS 3-500$ ...
VP44 FUEL PUMP DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE LEAVING PASSENGERS AND DRIVER STRANDED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE OF NO POWER ASSIST! TRACK BARS THAT FAIL BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ! TRACK BARS FAIL WITHIN 1-2 YEARS OF USE! AT A COST OS 3-500$ ...
99' DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD 4X4 DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 9 PLACES AND IS COMPLETELY FREE FROM IT'S ANCHORS DUE TO CRACKING AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS. STARTED TO CRACK IN 2004 BUT DODGE DENIED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR IT THEN. DODGE DEALER STATED THEN IT WAS DUE TO CLIMATE CONDITIONS IN CA. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 1999 CUMMINS WITH THE #53 BLOCK. THE BLOCK IS CRACKED AND ACCORDING TO THIS MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED DODGE VEHICLES BUT WITH ALL THE HASSLE AND MONEY I HAVE GONE THROUGH TRYING TO FIX THIS, IT IS REALLY MAKING ME RECONSIDER BUYING A DODGE PRODUCT EVER AGAIN...
Mileage: 100,000
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE TRUCK. LHM DODGE SAID THAT THE LOCK UP TORK CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. I HAD LHM PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANS HAS WIPED OUT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE DIESEL MOTOR. AFTER TALKIN...
Mileage: 10,500
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE TRUCK. LHM DODGE SAID THAT THE LOCK UP TORK CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. I HAD LHM PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANS HAS WIPED OUT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE DIESEL MOTOR. AFTER TALKIN...
Mileage: 10,500
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE TRUCK. LHM DODGE SAID THAT THE LOCK UP TORK CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. I HAD LHM PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANS HAS WIPED OUT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE DIESEL MOTOR. AFTER TALKIN...
Mileage: 10,500
TRANSMISSION FAILED TRUCK AND TRAILER STRANDED IN ROAD. FAILED FOUR OR MORE TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAY AFTER REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 158,000
CRACKED DASH NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS 47000 MILES ON IT. WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL A BRAKE LINE BURST. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED WITHOUT DAMAGE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND IT APPEARS THAT MOST ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER TO THE REAR ARE VERY RUSTY AND READY TO BURST TOO. RESEARCHING THI...
Mileage: 47,246
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FAILURE LED HER TO CAUSE A THREE VEHICLE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID...
Mileage: 80,000
CRACKED DASH ISSUES WHICH WOULD CAUSE AIRBAG FAILURES AND LIGHTS FROM UNDER THE DASH BLINDING THE OCCUPANTS AT NIGHT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THAT I AM AWARE OF. *TR
Mileage: 180,000
I HAVE A CRACKED DASH ON MY TRUCK AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IT MAKES THE VEHICLE APPEAR CHEAP AND POORLY MANUFACTURED. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY DASH AS IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL EFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMEN...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTIO...
Mileage: 136,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EIGHT INCH LONG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK. THE DASHBOARD ON THE TRUCK IS CRISS-CROSSED WITH MANY CRACKS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN AN ACCIDENT THE JAGGED SHARDS OF THE DASH BOARDCOULD TURN INTO DEADLY PROJECTILES.*AK NOTHING LED TO THE DASH DEVELOPING THESE CRACKS, IT APPEARS ...
FUEL INJECTOR PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND FROM ALL OF INFORMATION I FOUND IT SEEMED TO ME IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. WE HAD A ACCIDENT IN 2005 FROM THE STALLING OF THE PUMP, AND WAS TOLD BY THE BODY SHOP IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WRECK. WE HAVE SPENT MONEY ON SENSORS TRYING TO REPAIR TO FINALLY BE...
Mileage: 180,000
MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR FOUR YEARS AND HAS BECOME WORSE. OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS RELATE TO FAULTY WIRING/HEAD AND TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR
Mileage: 49,300
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 THE DASH BOARD IS COMING APART IN BIG SHARP CHUNCKS CRACKS ARE FORMING . *AK
DASHBOARD CRACKING ON THE 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4. *AK
Mileage: 106,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED, AND IT WAS USUALLY IN COVERED PARKING. PIECES FELL INTO THE WIRING AND MECHANISMS STOPPING THEIR USE. I BOUGHT AN OEM REPLACEMENT AND IT ALSO CRACKED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VENTILATION CONTROLS BECAUSE A ...
Mileage: 36,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED, AND IT WAS USUALLY IN COVERED PARKING. PIECES FELL INTO THE WIRING AND MECHANISMS STOPPING THEIR USE. I BOUGHT AN OEM REPLACEMENT AND IT ALSO CRACKED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VENTILATION CONTROLS BECAUSE A ...
Mileage: 36,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED, AND IT WAS USUALLY IN COVERED PARKING. PIECES FELL INTO THE WIRING AND MECHANISMS STOPPING THEIR USE. I BOUGHT AN OEM REPLACEMENT AND IT ALSO CRACKED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VENTILATION CONTROLS BECAUSE A ...
Mileage: 36,000
THE DASHBOARD IN 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 IS SEVERELY CRACKED IN MANY PLACES, AND HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS, AND FINALLY ONE DAY A SECTION JUST FELL IN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WAS A CONCERN AT THE TIME, AND I WAS TOLD BY DODGE TO JUST PURCHASE A NEW ONE. SINCE THE HOLE AP...
Mileage: 155,000
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN DOWN INSIDE LEAVING BIG GAPING HOLES THAT EXPOSES ALL OF THE COMPONENT UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO THE SEARING FLORIDA SUN. *JB
Mileage: 110,000
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE CUMMINS WITH THE "TYPICAL" CRACKED DASH. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WITH THE CRACKED DASH. I HAVE GONE TO MANY JUNK YARDS TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR IT (SINCE DODGE WANTS TO MUCH) AND EVERY TRUCK I HAVE FOUND IS IN THE SAME CONDITION, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM. SOME...
NO INJURY. 99 DODGE RAM 2500 DASH BOARD MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ISSUE DASHBOARD SPLIT ALMOST FULL WIDTH FROM THE DEFROSTER REGISTER TO THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL JUST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER. IS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG STILL SAFE SINCE IT'S DASH MOUNTED? ORIGINAL DASH IS STILL IN VEHIC...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 35000. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE CRASH. THE POL...
Mileage: 35,000
3/7/2007. 1999 DODGE RAM. CONTACT STATES THAT A CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD HIM NOT TO USE THE TILT WHEEL BECAUSE IT WILL BREAK THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN. **CC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED T HE SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *JB
Mileage: 86,031
3/7/2007. 1999 DODGE RAM. CONTACT STATES THAT A CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD HIM NOT TO USE THE TILT WHEEL BECAUSE IT WILL BREAK THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN. **CC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED T HE SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *JB
Mileage: 86,031
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES. PERIODICALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED, AND FELT A VERY HARD PULSATING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 42,000 MILES HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIR...
Mileage: 44,600
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES. PERIODICALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED, AND FELT A VERY HARD PULSATING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 42,000 MILES HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIR...
Mileage: 44,600
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES. PERIODICALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED, AND FELT A VERY HARD PULSATING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 42,000 MILES HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIR...
Mileage: 44,600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WERE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME ON THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO D...
Mileage: 109,000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FRONT SEAT BEAT RETRACTORS HAVE STUCK NOT ALLOWING DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO USE THEM. THEY WILL DO THIS ON EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN WILL ACT NORMAL FOR A PERIOD. DEALER STATED THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH HEAVY BRAKING AND THAT THE TWO SEAT BELTS OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, ...
Mileage: 160,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE BRAKE LINES, PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE SHIFTER PLATE CAUSING THE SHIFTER BOLTS TO FRACTURE AND THE SHIFTER PLATE TO FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE PLATE REDRILLED AND THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM BEGAN W...
Mileage: 49,800
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE BRAKE LINES, PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE SHIFTER PLATE CAUSING THE SHIFTER BOLTS TO FRACTURE AND THE SHIFTER PLATE TO FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE PLATE REDRILLED AND THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM BEGAN W...
Mileage: 49,800
VEHICLE PARKED. STARTED VEHICLE, TOOK IT OUT OF PARK AND IT LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, PARK BENCH AND TRUCK STRUCK A TREE. CAUSED DAMAGE TO TIE ROD, BROKEN PITMAN ARM, FRONT BUMPER, HEADLIGHT, POSSIBLE FRAME DAMAGE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS HAPPENED O...
Mileage: 95,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CONTENT LEVEL OF THE FUEL TANK. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Mileage: 67,760
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CONTENT LEVEL OF THE FUEL TANK. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Mileage: 67,760
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AM/FM RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN RAINING HARD, THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT STEMMED FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. FOURTH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LEAK NOISE AND WHEN T...
Mileage: 66,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AM/FM RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN RAINING HARD, THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT STEMMED FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. FOURTH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LEAK NOISE AND WHEN T...
Mileage: 66,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AM/FM RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN RAINING HARD, THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT STEMMED FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. FOURTH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LEAK NOISE AND WHEN T...
Mileage: 66,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AM/FM RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN RAINING HARD, THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT STEMMED FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. FOURTH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LEAK NOISE AND WHEN T...
Mileage: 66,500
THE HARD BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH JUST BEHIND THE FUEL TANK CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON MOST OR ALL 1996 AND NEWER DODGE TRUCKS. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. IS THE...
Mileage: 72,110
FROM THE FIRST 6000 MILES-3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW TIRES, BLOW OUT & DAMAGED TRUCK, BRAKES ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS BAD,TRANSMISSION NOT RIGHT, STEERING NOT RIGHT TWO REAR AXLE SEALS BLOWN, NEW ENGINE AT 63,000. IT IS NOW BLOWN (WE BELIEVE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM & TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
FROM THE FIRST 6000 MILES-3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW TIRES, BLOW OUT & DAMAGED TRUCK, BRAKES ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS BAD,TRANSMISSION NOT RIGHT, STEERING NOT RIGHT TWO REAR AXLE SEALS BLOWN, NEW ENGINE AT 63,000. IT IS NOW BLOWN (WE BELIEVE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM & TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
FROM THE FIRST 6000 MILES-3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW TIRES, BLOW OUT & DAMAGED TRUCK, BRAKES ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS BAD,TRANSMISSION NOT RIGHT, STEERING NOT RIGHT TWO REAR AXLE SEALS BLOWN, NEW ENGINE AT 63,000. IT IS NOW BLOWN (WE BELIEVE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM & TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
FROM THE FIRST 6000 MILES-3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW TIRES, BLOW OUT & DAMAGED TRUCK, BRAKES ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS BAD,TRANSMISSION NOT RIGHT, STEERING NOT RIGHT TWO REAR AXLE SEALS BLOWN, NEW ENGINE AT 63,000. IT IS NOW BLOWN (WE BELIEVE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM & TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
FROM THE FIRST 6000 MILES-3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW TIRES, BLOW OUT & DAMAGED TRUCK, BRAKES ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS BAD,TRANSMISSION NOT RIGHT, STEERING NOT RIGHT TWO REAR AXLE SEALS BLOWN, NEW ENGINE AT 63,000. IT IS NOW BLOWN (WE BELIEVE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM & TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL PICKUP, WITH GREY INTERIOR. DASH CRACKED AFTER 3 YEARS, AND I LIVE IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, NOT A PLACE KNOWN FOR SUN. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME STORY AND THIS DESERVES TO BE TRACKED. *JB
1999 DODGE TRUCK, 2500, 4X4, QUAD CAB, WITH CUMMINS DIESEL. COMPLAINT: VEHICLE "WONDERING" BACK AND FORTH AND BEING DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN IN ITS LANE. I'VE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE STEERING PROBLEM. *JB
ON 6/30/06 WE WERE DRIVING OUR DODGE 1999 RAM 2500 DIESEL PICKUP, WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE PICKUP ACROSS TRAFFIC AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PICKUP HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. WE NOW FIND OUT THAT DODGE DIESELS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ITS FU...
Mileage: 65,300
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE TO THE CONTACT. THE SPARE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED UNDER THE TRUCK'S BED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ONLY PART REMAIN...
Mileage: 149,950
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING SUDDEN BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE MULTIPLE REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TIE RODS, BRAKES, AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE WHEELS HAVE ALSO BEEN ALIGNED.
Mileage: 43,000
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE 2500 TRUCK THAT STARTED WITH ONE CRACK IN THE DASH AND EACH WEEK I SEEM TO GET ANOTHER. THEY ARE NOW APPROACHING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WORRY THAT ONE DAY I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE DASH WILL JUST COME APART. I AM SURE THAT IN ANY KIND OF FRONT END CRASH PIECES OF DASH WO...
Mileage: 980,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED DUE TO A WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER WA...
Mileage: 131,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED DUE TO A WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER WA...
Mileage: 131,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, THE FUEL PUMP AND LIFTER FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE CONTACT AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Mileage: 116,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, THE FUEL PUMP AND LIFTER FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE CONTACT AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Mileage: 116,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. ALTHOUGH THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERM...
Mileage: 70,200
CRACK IN BLOCK LEAKING COOLANT YR. 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. *NM
Mileage: 123,279
THE DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE 2500 PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN TO CRACK A FEW YEARS BACK. THINKING THIS WAS SUN DAMAGE, I INSTALLED A DASH COVER TO PREVENT FURTHER CRACKING HOWEVER, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO FRACTURE IN SEVERAL PLACES. I FEAR THAT IF THE AIR BAGS WERE EVER TO DEPLOY, THE CAB WOULD BE FILLED WITH...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET IN HEAVY MID-DAY TRAFFIC, MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 PICK-UP TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD NO WARNING. ONE SECOND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE NEXT SECOND IT WAS DEAD. SINCE IT IS A CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL EQUIPPED TRUCK, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAK...
Mileage: 126,560
MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT TURBO CUMMINS DIESEL. OVER $11,000.00 IN MAINTENANCE IN 5 YEARS @ 122,000 MILES. MOST RECENTLY FUEL PUMP, TURBO INJECTED OVER A $3,000.00 BILL. 30 DAYS AGO IT WAS $3,000.00 AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES. *NM
Mileage: 123,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN FIFTH GEAR. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN FOURTH GEAR AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A NUT IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME...
THE ENGINE SURGES PERIODICALLY, SOMETIMES WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I BELIEVE IF THE THROTTLE JAMS WIDE OPEN INJURY COULD OCCUR AND VEHICLE WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE. DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, COST TO REPLACE, $550.00. CONTACTED CHRYSL...
Mileage: 59,983
DT: TIRE WORE WITH ONLY ONLY 26,000 MILES ON THEM. PURCHASED THESE FROM SEARS. CONTACTED BRIDESTONE THEY HAD THE CONSUMER CONTACT SEARS WHO WOULD ONLY GIVE A DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES. THE CONSUEMR HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES ELSEWHERE. *AK
Mileage: 78,000
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 CR...
Mileage: 105,475
1999 DODGE 2500 LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR (DAYTON TIMBERLINE TIRE). *JB
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
Mileage: 130,000
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
Mileage: 92,000
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
Mileage: 92,000
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...
Mileage: 145,000
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 MAR...
Mileage: 37,374
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...
Mileage: 71,935
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 ...
Mileage: 94,891
DRIVING N.W. ON A 4 LANE ROAD, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY HAD NO ACCELERATION, I PULLED INTO THE MEDIAN. I FOUND OUT MY FUEL TRANSFER PUMP HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP TO ALSO FAIL BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUEL. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THAT THERE IS AN AFTER MARKET SENSOR THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED T...
Mileage: 94,891
DT: BLOCK #53 ON THE 1999 DODGE 2500 RAM HAS A CRACK. FIRST NOTICED LAST YEAR, AND CRACK IS LARGER NOW AND ANTIFREEZE POURS OUT.*AK
Mileage: 110,000
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LINE EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED. *AK *BF *NM
Mileage: 98,000
1999 DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL HAD THE LIFT PUMP FAIL AND TOOK OUT MY INJECTOR PUMP BECAUSE IT STARVED IT OF DIESEL FUEL DO TO THE FALURE OF THE LIFT PUMP. I HAD A NEW LIFT PUMP INSTALLED AND A REBUILT INJECTOR PUMP INSTALLED.*AK I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WIT THE ELECTRIC LIFT PUMPS I ...
Mileage: 25
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE 2500 WITH A 24 VALVE CUMMINS MOTOR. I STARTED TO NOTICE COOLANT LOSS AND FOUND A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BLOCK BEHIND THE HEAT EXCHANGER. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99 - 01 WITH A 53 CASTING . I WENT TO DEALER, ONLY TO FIND I WAS JUST OUT ...
Mileage: 121,000
I HAVE A CUMMINS DIESEL. IT HAS A 53 BLOCK. THERE WAS BEEN ALOT OF REPORTS OF THESE BLOCKS CRACKING. I PAID OVER $5000 FOR THIS OPTION. IT COSTS OVER $7000 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM YET. JUST FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A TIME BOMB. CHRSYLER REFUSES TO HELP ANY OF THE POOR GUYS WITH THIS CR...
ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED 7 TIMES STARTING AT 7,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY EITHER LOCKED UP OR DIDN'T FUNCTION AT TIMES. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED/REBUILT 8 TIMES BECAUSE IT BLEW OUT, SLIPPED, OR DRO...
Mileage: 7,000
ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED 7 TIMES STARTING AT 7,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY EITHER LOCKED UP OR DIDN'T FUNCTION AT TIMES. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED/REBUILT 8 TIMES BECAUSE IT BLEW OUT, SLIPPED, OR DRO...
Mileage: 7,000
ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED 7 TIMES STARTING AT 7,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY EITHER LOCKED UP OR DIDN'T FUNCTION AT TIMES. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED/REBUILT 8 TIMES BECAUSE IT BLEW OUT, SLIPPED, OR DRO...
Mileage: 7,000
I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1998 THRU 2001 DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL VEHICLES HAVE OR WILL EXPERIENCE A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE DESIGNATED 53 BLOCK IN THESE VEHICLES. THE 53 BLOCK CAN DEVELOP A CRACK BEHIND THE HEAT EXCHANGER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH RESULTS IN COOLANT LOSS AND A REPLACEMENT BLOCK. MINE CR...
Mileage: 53,300
BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED (AT THE SAME INSTANCE) WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHILE LIFTING APPROX 85 LBS. TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE ON THE TAILGATE WITH THEIR TOTAL WEIGHT APPROX 390 POUNDS. THE PROTECTIVE COVER ON THE CABLES WAS WORN BUT CABLE FRAYING WAS NOT EVIDENT. DAMAGED PARTS ARE AVA...
THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. *JB *SC
Mileage: 90,400
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 QUAD CAB WITH THE V-10 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MARCH 1999, I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE RR TRACK BAR ($200 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR) AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ($89 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR). THIS TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD A...
Mileage: 26,296
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 QUAD CAB WITH THE V-10 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MARCH 1999, I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE RR TRACK BAR ($200 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR) AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ($89 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR). THIS TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD A...
Mileage: 26,296
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 QUAD CAB WITH THE V-10 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MARCH 1999, I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE RR TRACK BAR ($200 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR) AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ($89 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR). THIS TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD A...
Mileage: 26,296
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INJECTOR FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEE...
CONSUMER STATED SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. *AK THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE WAS FRAYED AND BROKE AND THE TIRE WAS GONE. (TIRE WINCH CABLE BROKE BY EXTENDED VIBRATION) *SC
Mileage: 110,000
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE 5TH GEAR DID NOT WORK. THE GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *SC
Mileage: 72,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON AUGUST 31, 2004 FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS RESULT, THERE WAS A DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FOR OVER $2000. BRIDGESTONE, MODEL DUELER, AT 693 LT285/75R16,...
THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE CONSUMER NOTICE FLUID ON THE GROUND OF THE PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE DEFECTIVE AND FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND WERE INS...
Mileage: 54,032
THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE CONSUMER NOTICE FLUID ON THE GROUND OF THE PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE DEFECTIVE AND FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND WERE INS...
Mileage: 54,032
(1)DEALER OIL CHANGE, SUBSEQUENT LEAK.(2)INFORMED OIL PLUG WAS 'CRACKED' AND OIL PAN WAS 'CONCAVE' AND REQUIRED RELACEMENT@$800+. INFORMED THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON.OLD PLUG NOT RETURNED. (3) $20@KRAGEN GOT ME GASKET MATERIAL AND PTEX#2, LEAK FIXED.*AK
Mileage: 99,300
VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY EVAPORATOR. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $1100.00. SEVERAL DEALERSHIP MECHANICS ADVISED OWNER THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH DODGE VEHICLES AND THAT THE EVAPORATOR MANUFACTURER HAS ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. WHAT ABOUT ALL ...
Mileage: 48,000
REPEATED CORROSION FAILURE OF TRUCK TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES MOST RECENTLY IN JULY 2004, PREVIOUSLY IN DECEMBER OF 2001. PARTS REPLACED AT MY COST
Mileage: 54,000
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE DRIVER. A SEPARATE CRACK ALSO EXTENDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER . THE CRACKS DID NOT MEET THEY WERE SEPARATE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE. *AK *NM
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE OIL INTAKE WAS CLOGGED, WHICH CAUSED LOW OIL PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *TC
Mileage: 99,000
ENGINE QUIT WORKING DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. *AK
Mileage: 105,000
THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAILED FUEL TRANSFER PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 129,000
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
THERE IS NO REASON WHY I SHOULD BE HAVING A PROBLEM(E.G. ACCIDENT OR ABUSE). MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS GETTING A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL OR GREASE ON THE BRAKES, NOT ENOUGH TO RUN DOWN THE TIRE BUT ENOUGH TO GET TACKY ON THE BRAKES. AS A RUSULT, THE BRAKES GRAB REAL HARD TO THE POINT THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ...
Mileage: 46,500
NO CRASH INVOLVED...YET. VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME & SUDDENLY PULLS HARD RIGHT AT RANDOM TIMES. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED. HAVE CONTACTED 3 DEALERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM & NOT ONE WILL ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM, YET I CAN FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN INTERNET CHAT ROOMS THAT HAVE ...
Mileage: 4,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING GEAR BOX WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INTERMITTENT AT BEST AND THEN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL ON ANY SPEED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY WOULD MOVE AN INCH OR TWO. WITH ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK
Mileage: 53,430
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODED, AND REPLACED IT. *AK THE ENGINE HAD SHAKEN HARSHLY WHEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER FOUND A POSITIVE WIRE ON THE FUEL TRANSFER LIFT PUMP HAD CORRODED AND...
Mileage: 110,000
TRANSFER FUEL PUMP WAS TWICE REPLACED UNDER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE NEEDED A THIRD REPLACEMENT AFTER 140,000 MILES. ALSO, FIFTH GEAR WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS OCCURRED AT 140,000 MI. *AK *MR
Mileage: 25,000
TRANSFER FUEL PUMP WAS TWICE REPLACED UNDER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE NEEDED A THIRD REPLACEMENT AFTER 140,000 MILES. ALSO, FIFTH GEAR WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS OCCURRED AT 140,000 MI. *AK *MR
Mileage: 25,000
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OR SHIFTING GEARS. THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT DO THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL 01V153000. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. HAD IT IN TO DEALER TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. NO LUCK WITH ANYTHING THEY'VE DONE. WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER "VICTIMS" HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPE THERE'S A PERMANENT FIX. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A DEATH OR TWO TO GET SOME ONE OFF THEIR BUTT AND FIX T...
Mileage: 1,500
IT APPARENTLY A KNOWN FACT THAT THE TENSION BOLT IN MY 1999 DODGE 2500 STANDARD TRANSMISSION HAS A HABIT OF BACKING OUT AND DAMAGING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT ON THIS DUE TO ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY...
Mileage: 119,000
CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE WILL SURGE 10-15MPH OVER SPEED AT WHICH IT IS SET. IN ONE INSTANCE THE UNIT HAD BEEN HOLDING A STEADY 55MPH FOR APPROX. 10 MIN. AND BEGAN CLIMBING THROUGH 65 BEFORE IT WAS CAUGHT AND DISENGAGED. THIS SURGE BEHAVIOR APPEARS TO BE LOW-TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT AS IT CEASES IN T...
Mileage: 65,000
LEAK IN FUEL LINE DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF FUEL FITTING ABOVE FUEL TANK. POTENTIAL FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARD.*AK
Mileage: 55,077
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS STALLING OCCURRED SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THE T...
Mileage: 3,500
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS STALLING OCCURRED SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THE T...
Mileage: 3,500
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS STALLING OCCURRED SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THE T...
Mileage: 3,500
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS STALLING OCCURRED SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THE T...
Mileage: 3,500
THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE WHEN IT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED EXTREMELY HARD THAT IF THE CONSUMER DIDN'...
Mileage: 15,000
THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE WHEN IT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED EXTREMELY HARD THAT IF THE CONSUMER DIDN'...
Mileage: 15,000
STEEL BRAKE LINES ON 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP CORRODING AND BURSTING WHERE LINE GOES OVER TOP OF FUEL TANK, BRAKE FLUID IMMEDIATLY DUMPS AND AS A RESULT IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Mileage: 81,000
WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE OVERDRIVE 5TH GEAR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD MANEUVER SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC TO ASSESS THE SITUA...
Mileage: 62,342
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. DRIVER THEN PUT VEHICLE IN 1ST GEAR AND DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP, TRAVELING 5 MPH. THIS SITUATIION OCCURRED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. *AK
Mileage: 82,834
SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND TREAD SEPARATION ON FREEWAY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. *LA
Mileage: 108,000
PROBLEMS WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ON VEHICLE.*MR. THE OUTER STEEL BELT SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING AT 25 TO 35 MPH. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. *JB
Mileage: 31,153
THE OUTER BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. *PH WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING 25 TO 35 MPH. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HAS THE TIRES FOR REVIEW. *PH *JB
Mileage: 31,153
TIRES MANUFACTURE BY PIRELLI FOR LIGHT DUTY PICK-UP TRUCK. THE TIRE SIZE IS LT245/75/16 LOAD RANGE E-PLY SPEED RANGE -Q STYLE IS SCORPION A/T M/S. THE PROBLEM IS ALL FOUR TIRES WERE MANUFACTURE IN BRAZIL AT SEM CAMARA. THE FAILURE TO OUTER BELT STEEL IS SEPARATING THIS HAPPENED AT 31,153 MILES...
Mileage: 31,153
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDEL NOT WORKING TO ALLOW TO CLOSE THE DOOR PROPERLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FINALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . *AK *SCC *NLM
Mileage: 9,230
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A 5.9L ENGINE. IT HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS IT HAS DEVELOPED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. THIS CAUSES IT TO LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CONSUME OIL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 35000, 47000 AND 57000 MILES. CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE FIRST 2...
Mileage: 57,000
MY 17 YEAR OLD SON HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 1999 DODGE 2500 RAM TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HIT SEVERAL TREES AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS CONSIDERED THE TRUCK "NEFTR". WE CONTACTED DODGE CONCERNING THIS, THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE TRUCK AND TELL US WHY ...
Mileage: 83,000
MY 17 YEAR OLD SON HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 1999 DODGE 2500 RAM TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HIT SEVERAL TREES AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS CONSIDERED THE TRUCK "NEFTR". WE CONTACTED DODGE CONCERNING THIS, THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE TRUCK AND TELL US WHY ...
Mileage: 83,000
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE TRUCK WITH CUMMINS DIESEL. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A INCIDENT THAT PROMPTED A CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. AS I WAS ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY, WE WERE TRAVELING TO ST. LOUIS FOR A WEEKEND RACE. WHILE TRAVELING UP A LONG HILL, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. THIS GRADE WAS...
Mileage: 72,000
DODGE RAM LIFT PUMP FAILURES FAILURE OF FUEL SYSTEM FUEL OIL TRANSFER PUMP (LIFT PUMP) LEADS TO IMMEDIATE ENGINE STALLING. WHEN TOWING (AS WHICH TRUCK IS DESIGNED FOR), UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT HWY SPEEDS, IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER BRAKE AND STEERING PERFORMANCE. THIS LEADS TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRA...
Mileage: 42,000
I HAVE A 199 DODGE QUAD-CAD 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK. ON 6-5-03 MY TRUCK DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. AT THE DODGE DEALER THEY TOLD ME MY FUEL LIFT PUMP WAS BAD (COST $255.00) THEY REPLACED IT THEN CALLED ME 3 DAYS LATER AND SAID MY FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS BAD (COST $1700.00). WHEN THE FUEL ...
Mileage: 12,200
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC STEERING. *JB
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. WAS IN 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND EXPECTED ME TO PAY FOR THEIR EXPERIMENTS TO TRY TO FIX IT. THE CHRYSLER REP TRIED TO GET OUT OF PAYING UNDER WARRANTY. FINALLY FIXED. HAVE DRIVEN TRUCK ABOUT 1200 MILES NOW AND STARTING TO PUL...
Mileage: 6,500
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40MPH AND NO WARNING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE BECAUSE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE SNAPPED. *AK
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE RUBBED ON THE BRAKE HOSE CALIPER. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE METAL ON THE BRAKE HOSE. *JB
Mileage: 73,000
POWER STEERING IS LOOSE AND VEHICLE WANDERS AT 65 MPH, CONSTANT LEAK IN POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. *NLM
Mileage: 90,000
PICK-UP PULLS HARD AND SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PADS , PROPORTIONAL VALVE, CALIPERS, AND ROTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENSE, BUT NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *JB
PICK-UP PULLS HARD AND SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PADS , PROPORTIONAL VALVE, CALIPERS, AND ROTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENSE, BUT NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *JB
BRAKES FAIL WHILE PANIC BREAKING. APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE HYDRAULIC/ ANTILOCK FAILURE FOR THE PERIOD OF BRAKING THAT WOULD BE UNDER ANTILOCK CONTROL. *NLM
Mileage: 97,500
DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH (BOTH ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)ON 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 EXTENDED(QUAD) CAB REFUSES TO OPERATE AND OPEN REAR DOOR. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ONE YEAR AND THREE WEEKS AGO. (13,000 MILES AGO)THIS IS A DESIGN OR MATERIAL DEFECT IF THE DEALER MADE MORE THAN INTERIM REPAIRS DURI...
Mileage: 13,000
THE VEHICLE HAS A FUEL FILTER BUT IT HAS NO WATER SEPARATOR. THIS CAUSED WATER FROM FUEL TANK TO GET INTO THE PICKUP PUMP, ALLFUEL LINES, INJECTOR PUMP AND INJECTORS. *AK
Mileage: 56,000
NHTSA# 03-V-035-000 ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS OF HE RECALL HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM
UNDER PANIC BRAKING, THE BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO FAIL ABOUT THE TIME WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK SHOULD BE KICKING IN. MASSIVE LOSS OF PRESSURE FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN SEVERAL SECONDS UNDER THE PANIC BRAKE CONDITIONS. LOAD AND SPEED DO NOT SEEM TO MATTER OR BE FACTORS.*JB
Mileage: 98,600
VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO RIGHT SINCE DRIVING IT OFF LOT. WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THIS WAS DESIGNED INTO TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS. REGUIRES 1/4 TURN OF STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT TRAVEL AND IF STEERING WHEEL RELEASED, DARTS SHARPLY TO RIGHT. I'VE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS BY DODGE DEALER WITH NO IMPRO...
VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO RIGHT SINCE DRIVING IT OFF LOT. WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THIS WAS DESIGNED INTO TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS. REGUIRES 1/4 TURN OF STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT TRAVEL AND IF STEERING WHEEL RELEASED, DARTS SHARPLY TO RIGHT. I'VE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS BY DODGE DEALER WITH NO IMPRO...
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK - WHEN A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEEL HOP OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED COMPLETELY BEFORE THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL - HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME ON THE SAME BUMPS OR PATC...
Mileage: 32,000
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *JB THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE WEATHER WAS DAMP, WHEN NOT IN USE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WHEN USING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 25,831
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *JB THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE WEATHER WAS DAMP, WHEN NOT IN USE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WHEN USING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 25,831
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *JB THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE WEATHER WAS DAMP, WHEN NOT IN USE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WHEN USING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 25,831
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *JB THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE WEATHER WAS DAMP, WHEN NOT IN USE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WHEN USING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 25,831
THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *JB THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN THE WEATHER WAS DAMP, WHEN NOT IN USE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND WHEN USING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AT TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR COLDER. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 25,831
THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JG *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION , AND NONE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.*JB
Mileage: 50,000
199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Mileage: 45,000
199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Mileage: 45,000
199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Mileage: 45,000
199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Mileage: 45,000
199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Mileage: 45,000
199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Mileage: 45,000
CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING FAILED AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP LOCKED UP AND BROKE THE SHAFT AND THE AIR PUMP FOR THE POWER STEERING. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TS *TT
Mileage: 53,000
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTORS. *MR
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 7-8 TIMES. CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE REAR DRUMS WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO THE ENGING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, DEALER R...
Mileage: 35,796
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 7-8 TIMES. CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE REAR DRUMS WERE OUT OF ROUND, ALSO THE ENGING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, DEALER R...
Mileage: 35,796
WRECKED PRIOR TO SALE TO ME. NEVER REPORTED TO ME. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLITONS ON THIS EQUIPMENT, NOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WRECKED PRIOR TO SALE TO ME. NEVER REPORTED TO ME. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLITONS ON THIS EQUIPMENT, NOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WRECKED PRIOR TO SALE TO ME. NEVER REPORTED TO ME. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLITONS ON THIS EQUIPMENT, NOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WRECKED PRIOR TO SALE TO ME. NEVER REPORTED TO ME. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLITONS ON THIS EQUIPMENT, NOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WRECKED PRIOR TO SALE TO ME. NEVER REPORTED TO ME. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLITONS ON THIS EQUIPMENT, NOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL START TO ACCELERATE. IT WILL BE HARD FOR VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH A THROTTLE LINKAGE, BUT IT COMES WITH A COMPUTER AND SENSOR SWITCHES WHICH OPERATE THE THROTTLE. WHEN T...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL START TO ACCELERATE. IT WILL BE HARD FOR VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH A THROTTLE LINKAGE, BUT IT COMES WITH A COMPUTER AND SENSOR SWITCHES WHICH OPERATE THE THROTTLE. WHEN T...
WHEN PARKING VEHICLE AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS NO STEERING.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
WHEN PARKING VEHICLE AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS NO STEERING.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
REAR SEAL ON DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING, CAUSING GREASE TO BE THROWN ON WHEELS.*AK
VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE FRONT END PROBLEM 2 WEEKS FROM PURCHASE. THE TRUCK SEVERLY PULLS TO THE LEFT UPON BRAKING AND THE FRONT END SHAKES MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. 8+ ATTEMPTS HAVE MADE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT IT STIL PERSISTS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP IN THIS SITUATION EVEN A...
VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE FRONT END PROBLEM 2 WEEKS FROM PURCHASE. THE TRUCK SEVERLY PULLS TO THE LEFT UPON BRAKING AND THE FRONT END SHAKES MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. 8+ ATTEMPTS HAVE MADE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT IT STIL PERSISTS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP IN THIS SITUATION EVEN A...
I HAVE HEARD SOME TALK OF SOMEONE OUT IN CALIFORNIA, REFABRICTING THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY OTHER TRUCK OWNERS THAT HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS? THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THIS 1999 DODGE, ARE ALMOST HAVE THE SIZE OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 1992. THE BRAKES PULL HARD TO THE RI...
I HAVE HEARD SOME TALK OF SOMEONE OUT IN CALIFORNIA, REFABRICTING THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY OTHER TRUCK OWNERS THAT HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS? THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THIS 1999 DODGE, ARE ALMOST HAVE THE SIZE OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 1992. THE BRAKES PULL HARD TO THE RI...
ABS SYSTEM DOESNT WORK AT ALL. FRONT BRAKES WHEN APPPLIED WILL LOCK UP AND REAR WHEELS DONT WORK AT ALL THEY JUST ROLL ALONG. PUT TWO SET OF BARKE PADS ON FRONT. ALMOST HAD FOUR COLLISION.
BRAKES HAVE BEEN POOR SINCE PURCHASE. THEY HAVE BEEN IN FOR REPAIR APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES. THEY PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, INTERMITTENTLY AND INCONSITANTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO REPAIR AND DODGE HAS REFUSED TO GET INVOLVED. I TOW HORSES AND NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WH...
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 32,000 MILES. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. DEALER HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED DUE TO A FRACTURED FUEL LINE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK THE CRACKED BANJO FITTING ALLOWS AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL RETURN LINE CAUSING THE MORNING START TO BE DIFFICULT. THE FUEL TANK SENDER HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO READS EMP...
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED DUE TO A FRACTURED FUEL LINE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK THE CRACKED BANJO FITTING ALLOWS AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL RETURN LINE CAUSING THE MORNING START TO BE DIFFICULT. THE FUEL TANK SENDER HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO READS EMP...
WHILE DRIVING AT COUNTY SPEED LIMIT APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SKIDDED INSTEAD OF COMING TO A STOP. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK
SHORTLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SMOKE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON DRIVER SIDE DUE TO MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY WHICH HAD BLOWN UP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SHORTLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE SMOKE AND FIRE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON DRIVER SIDE DUE TO MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY WHICH HAD BLOWN UP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
HAVE HAD A SEVERE RIGHT HAND PULLING PROBLEM UNDER MODERATE TO SEVERE BRAKING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE AS THE BRAKES ARE AT THEIR OPERATING TEMP. WHEN BRAKES ARE COLD THE PULLI...
HAVE HAD A SEVERE RIGHT HAND PULLING PROBLEM UNDER MODERATE TO SEVERE BRAKING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE AS THE BRAKES ARE AT THEIR OPERATING TEMP. WHEN BRAKES ARE COLD THE PULLI...
HAVE HAD A SEVERE RIGHT HAND PULLING PROBLEM UNDER MODERATE TO SEVERE BRAKING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE AS THE BRAKES ARE AT THEIR OPERATING TEMP. WHEN BRAKES ARE COLD THE PULLI...
FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS HAD "MELTED AND TURNED INO WAX". IT WAS SIMPLY A DEFECTIVE PART, AND THAT HE HAD SEEN IT OCCUR PREVIOUSLY ON A DODGE...
HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND/OR WHEN CHANGING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES PEDAL MIGHT GO TO FLOOR. ONLY WAY VEHICLE STOPPED WAS BY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
WHEN DRIVING FRONT END CRACKS, AND TIRES WEAR OUT UNEVENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LOOSENED FROM FRAME. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY LOCKED TIGHT THE BOLTS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER ,THEY WERE LOOSE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
INSPECTED AND VERIFIED NO 5TH GEAR - TRANSMISSION HAS NO UETRASL WHERE 5TH SHOULD BE - SUSPECT NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF - FOUND NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUIET SOME TIME, THIS INFORMATION WAS TOLD US BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MADE THE REPAIRS AND A PERSONAL FRIEND THAT IS A ME...
INSPECTED AND VERIFIED NO 5TH GEAR - TRANSMISSION HAS NO UETRASL WHERE 5TH SHOULD BE - SUSPECT NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF - FOUND NUT AND GEAR BACKED OFF, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUIET SOME TIME, THIS INFORMATION WAS TOLD US BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MADE THE REPAIRS AND A PERSONAL FRIEND THAT IS A ME...
BRAKES OVERHEATING CAUSING WHEELS TO BECOME HOT. WHEELS ARE CONDINSATING ON INSIDE CAUSING RUST ON INSIDE OF WHEEL CAUSING VALVE STEM FAILURE AND TIRES TO BECOME GAULTED TO WHEEL MAKING IT IMPOSABLE TO SAVE TIRE FOR REPARE. (DOT NUMBER: M32K TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
BRAKES OVERHEATING CAUSING WHEELS TO BECOME HOT. WHEELS ARE CONDINSATING ON INSIDE CAUSING RUST ON INSIDE OF WHEEL CAUSING VALVE STEM FAILURE AND TIRES TO BECOME GAULTED TO WHEEL MAKING IT IMPOSABLE TO SAVE TIRE FOR REPARE. (DOT NUMBER: M32K TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
WHENEVER TRAVELING AT 65 TO 70 MPH IT'S HARD TO KEEP CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VALVE TO TIRES FAILED DUE TO DEFECT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE.
MY PICKUP WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF MY 18 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER CRAWLED IN THE PICKUP AND WAS ABLILE TO PUT PICKUP IN REVERSE WITH OUT PUSHING ON THE BRAKE AND THE PICKUP ROLLED DOWN A HILL CRASHING INTO A TRAILER WHILE MAY DAUGHTER IS BOUNCING AROUND INSIDE THE PICKUP COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE...
6 SPEED STANDARD TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP AND COMPLETELY DIE WITHOUT WARNING.VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH SAME DESIGN. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED TO CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR ...
BRAKE PULL SINCE NEW. VERY DANGEROUS. VERY LOOSE STEERING. STEERING BOX DEFECTIVE CANT CONTROL VEHICLE ON ROAD.
WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE AT A MODERATE SPEED, VEHICLE WILL GO TO RIGHT AND OUT OF CONTROL.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME, CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER. *AK BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, THE HOOD, BUMPER, FRONT FENDER, RADIATOR, FAN THE HEAVY DUTY FRAME WERE DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *YH
ACCEPTED DELIVERY OF VEHICLE 8/7/99 FROM TIMOTHY DODGE. 1/20/00 SERVICED AT TIMOTHY DODGE - MILEAGE 6,834. TRUCK WAS PULLING SEVERELT TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BRAKE DRUMS, FRONT CALIPERS, ROTOR AND PADS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS RELIEVED PULLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,800 MILES. THE PULLI...
ACCEPTED DELIVERY OF VEHICLE 8/7/99 FROM TIMOTHY DODGE. 1/20/00 SERVICED AT TIMOTHY DODGE - MILEAGE 6,834. TRUCK WAS PULLING SEVERELT TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BRAKE DRUMS, FRONT CALIPERS, ROTOR AND PADS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS RELIEVED PULLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,800 MILES. THE PULLI...
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND SECURE BELT BUCKLE,HAD TO TRY 10 TO 15 TIMES BEFORE BUCKLE WILL LATCH. THEN, IT IS OFTEN TIMES DIFFICULT TO RELEASE BUCKLE. DASHBOARD INDICATOR FOR SEAT BELT REMAINS ON EVEN THOUGH BELT IS BUCKLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. NLM
THE BRAKES PULLED RIGHT AND THE RIGHT SIDE CALIPER WAS REPLACED. NOW THE BRAKES ARE PULLING LEFT. IT SEEMS THE CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THE RUBBER SEALS DETERIORATE WITH HEAT. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL OTHER RAM 4X4 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER (TUTTLE-CLICK, IRVINE, ...
THE BRAKES PULLED RIGHT AND THE RIGHT SIDE CALIPER WAS REPLACED. NOW THE BRAKES ARE PULLING LEFT. IT SEEMS THE CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THE RUBBER SEALS DETERIORATE WITH HEAT. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL OTHER RAM 4X4 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER (TUTTLE-CLICK, IRVINE, ...
THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE!! TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN LOADED/TOWING. NOW TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING (LOADED OR NOT), BUT WILL OCCASSIONALLY PULL LEFT. DRIVER IS NEVER SURE WHICH DIRECTION TRUCK WILL PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS "REPAIRS" TO T...
THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE!! TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN LOADED/TOWING. NOW TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING (LOADED OR NOT), BUT WILL OCCASSIONALLY PULL LEFT. DRIVER IS NEVER SURE WHICH DIRECTION TRUCK WILL PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS "REPAIRS" TO T...
THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE!! TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN LOADED/TOWING. NOW TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING (LOADED OR NOT), BUT WILL OCCASSIONALLY PULL LEFT. DRIVER IS NEVER SURE WHICH DIRECTION TRUCK WILL PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS "REPAIRS" TO T...
THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE!! TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN LOADED/TOWING. NOW TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING (LOADED OR NOT), BUT WILL OCCASSIONALLY PULL LEFT. DRIVER IS NEVER SURE WHICH DIRECTION TRUCK WILL PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS "REPAIRS" TO T...
TRUCK PULLS EXTREMELY HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES AND HASN'T BEEN FIXED, ALTHOUGH MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR ALMOST THIRTY DAYS NOW AND THE DEALER HAS GIVEN UP. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A TRUCK I CAN'T USE. CHYSLE...
BRAKES WERE APPLIED AFTER A STUCK THROTTLE DUE TO MATS. WHEN APPLIED NO VACUUM POWER AVAILABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UNDER FULL MANUAL FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. KEY OFF PREVENTED ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. A TEST FOUND THAT UNDER FULL THROTTLE NO VACUUM IS AVAILABLE F...
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE SITTING STILL AND WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, INSTALLED A VACUUM BOOSTER, AND INSTALLED POWER STEERING LINES, HOWE...
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE SITTING STILL AND WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, INSTALLED A VACUUM BOOSTER, AND INSTALLED POWER STEERING LINES, HOWE...
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE SITTING STILL AND WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, INSTALLED A VACUUM BOOSTER, AND INSTALLED POWER STEERING LINES, HOWE...
BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING AT 35MPH OR ABOVE. *AK
VEHICLE COMES OUT OF GEAR AND THIS CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SENSOR MALFLUNCTIONS. *YH
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER FEELS LIKE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, AND SOMETIMES TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT APPLICATION OF POWER. *AK TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A TSB REGARDING THE DIRECT CLUTCH INNER SEAL, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THIS WAS WHAT THE PROBL...
FRONT DISC BRAKES PULL TO LEFT, BEEN TO DEALER UP TO 10 OR MORE TIME, DEALER STATES THAT CHYSLER KNOWS OF PROBLEM, BRAKE USED IN PANIC STOPS PULLS VEHICLE INTO LEFT LANE SHARPLY, ESTIMATED 5 NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS, I WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND CAN CHRYSLER BE FORCED INTO RECA...
LOOSE AND UNSTABLE AREA IN STEERING, VEHICLE WONDERS TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT, MUST CONTINULY CORRECT TO KEEP IN DRIVING LANE. UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND WIND SEEM TO INCREASE PROBLEM, CAN FEEL THE FRONT WHEELS PULLING AT STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. HAVE HAD TO DEALER, THEY...
STEERING HAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PLAY WHEN IN CENTER POSITION. THE TRUCK DRIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT MAKING IT HARD AND LABORIOUS TO CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER MOTORS HAVE HAD MANY CHANCES TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT INSTEAD PASS THE PROBLEM BACK TO ME FOR RESOLUTION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN...
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 SHO...
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 SHO...
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 B...
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 B...
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 B...
BASICALLY THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALMOST EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED EVERY DAY AND AT ANY SPEED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE & SPUN AROUND, AND THEN HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS BADLY DAMAGED IN THE FRONT. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE & FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL SHOOT HARD TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT, PULLING VEHICLE INTO THE NEXT LANE . CONSUMER MUST FIGHT TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND VEHICLE REAR ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED 44 FEET, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS REAR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. A MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATED FOUND AIRBAGS TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. *AK
ENGINE #1(3884 MILES) WE HAD ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR TWO MONTHS, HAD NOT EVEN MADE THE SECOND PAYMENT. WE WERE 75 MILES FROM HOME PULLING OUR 21 FOOT BOAT WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. IT WAS ONLY THE SECOND TIME WE HAD USED THE TRUCK TO PULL--WHICH IS WHY WE BOUGHT THE V10 . A PIECE OF THE ...
CONSUMER REPLACED TRAILER HITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT (00V-107). *MJS
SEVERAL COMPONENTS,TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY SOUNDS LIKE DRIVING ON SMALL RUMBLE STRIPS AT 45, TRUCK WONDERS AIMLESSLY SO MUCH IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY IF ROAD IS A LITTLE ROUGH, ENGINE HAS A CONSTANT SPARK KNOCK, NEARLY IMPOSIBLE TO TOW OR PLOW,...
CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH 35 MPH IMPACT, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL, DRIVER SUSTAINED CHIN INJURY AND NEEDED 24 STICHES. NO PRIOR WARNING OF INOPERATIVE AIRBAGS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN PASSING A SEMI- TRAILER VEHICLE PULLED, AND COULDN'T CONTROL STEERING. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN BACK TO THE ...
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN PASSING A SEMI- TRAILER VEHICLE PULLED, AND COULDN'T CONTROL STEERING. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN BACK TO THE ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT EXTREMELY HARD, AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY REPAIRED VEHICLE BY PUTTING SHIMS BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. WHEEL WAS NOT ON HUB AFTER INSTALLING SHIMS, SHIMS DID NOT ...
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT EXTREMELY HARD, AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY REPAIRED VEHICLE BY PUTTING SHIMS BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. WHEEL WAS NOT ON HUB AFTER INSTALLING SHIMS, SHIMS DID NOT ...
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, ITS DRIFTING. IF TOWING VEHICLE AND ITS DRIFTING, IT MAKES MATTERS WORSE. *AK DEFECT IN FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT. *YH
BINDING AND SLIP-STICK OPERATION FROM NEW - @10,000 MI HARD BINDING @20MPH NON-REPEATABLE; DEALER REP INDICATED STIFF STEERING "NORMAL"; INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT SERVICE REPORTED NON-ADJUSTABLE INTERNAL BINDING; SUSPECT FACTORY MISASSEMBLY OR INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED INTERNAL COMPONENT. *AK
WHILE BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND RESISTED. BOTH BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.
1. AUTO TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN START FROM WASHBOARD ROAD SURFACE OR HIT BUMP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER (ED MOSES DODGE) SAYS THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR. THIS INFO IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. 2. STEERING WILL NOT CENTER - ALWAYS PULLS R OR L. 2 ATTEMPTS ...
1. AUTO TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN START FROM WASHBOARD ROAD SURFACE OR HIT BUMP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER (ED MOSES DODGE) SAYS THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR. THIS INFO IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. 2. STEERING WILL NOT CENTER - ALWAYS PULLS R OR L. 2 ATTEMPTS ...
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A TWO WAY RURAL ROADWAY, A MINI-VAN DRIVING TOWARD ME MADE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF ME AT 10-15 MPH (FAILURE TO YIELD). I HIT THE ABOVE MINI-VAN'S FRONT PASSENGER CORNER HEAD ON WITH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. AFTER THE IMPACT WITH THE MINI-VAN, MY TRUCK HIT AN ELECTRIC POL...
STABILIZER SHOCK ON 4-WD MODELS IS MOUNTED BELOW FRONT END. IT IS THE LOWEST PART OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT HITS AN OBJECT, IT BENDS THE SHAFT AND CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING. I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION, AND IT HAS HAPPENNED TO ME TWICESINCE LAST SUMMER. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LOCK UP. YH
FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND REPLACED 3 TIMES. *ET
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED AND REPLACED 3 TIMES. *ET
RECALL NOTICE 99V322000 ONLY REQUIRES THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE A LABLE FOR UNDERRATED TIRES. DUE TO UNDERRATED TIRES, TIRES ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY, CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE TIRES BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRUCK WONDERS ABOUT ,PULLS TO THE LEFT DODGE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL NOT SO. *AK
STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE SHIFTER DOES NOT SLIDE INTO THE GEAR PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. AT HIGH SPEED IT WILL JERK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONSUMER'S HAND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. *AK
THIS IS MY SECOND TRUCK FROM DODGE. THE FIRST TRUCK THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX 4-5 TIMES AND TRIED MANY OTHER THINGS LIKE ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATION ETC, TO TRY TO CORRECT A SEVERE WONDERING PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS. CHRYSLER OFFERED ME A NEW TRUCK TO REPLACE THIS ONE AN...
THIS IS MY SECOND TRUCK FROM DODGE. THE FIRST TRUCK THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX 4-5 TIMES AND TRIED MANY OTHER THINGS LIKE ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATION ETC, TO TRY TO CORRECT A SEVERE WONDERING PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS. CHRYSLER OFFERED ME A NEW TRUCK TO REPLACE THIS ONE AN...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND, SIMILAR TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MJS
AT LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES AS RPM IS INCREASED. TRUCK SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD. *AK
AT LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES AS RPM IS INCREASED. TRUCK SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION ; WHILE TRAVELLING SLOWLY TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGEGE FROM FIRST GEAR, AS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION ; WHILE TRAVELLING SLOWLY TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGEGE FROM FIRST GEAR, AS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE STEERING IS TURNED DURING TAKEOFF FRONT/BACK MOTION,FROM A PARKED POSISTION, THE STEERING DRAGS REALLY BAD. CONDITION GETS WORSE AS THE TEMPATURE DROPS. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHILE STEERING DRAGS. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK OUT OF DRIVER'S HANDS. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET ENGINE ACCELERATES TO A HIGHER SPEED. DRIVER HAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
VEHICLE IS BEING MODIFIED/CONVERSION, HOWEVER DURING MODIFICATION FOR HANDICAP USAGE THE FLOORS ARE BEING LOWERED BY 10 INCHES CREATING SAFETY HAZARDS IN VARIOUS COMPONENT AREAS (DRIVESHAFT, FUEL LINES/PUMP AND STRUCTURE). MJS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. AT HIGH SPEED IT WILL JERK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HAND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. NOW, IT WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS FOR REPAIRS ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE 5TH GEAR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL RESULTING IN NO POWER. *YC
WHILE DRIVING STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. THE STEERING WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE LET UP. WHEN BACKING UP THE STEERING PUMP BROKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE JERKS TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP SIX TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE DIVES OFF THE LEFT, BARELY MISSING OTHER VEHICLES.THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE WORST THIS PROBLEM GETS. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT ROLLED AWAY CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC *SLC
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE, REPAIRS WERE DONE SEVERAL TIMES, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, SHOCKS ARE LEAKING OIL DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE, REPAIRS WERE DONE SEVERAL TIMES, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, SHOCKS ARE LEAKING OIL DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT GET COOL ON HOT DAYS. *YC
STEERING LOOSE AT CENTER, TRUCK DARTS AND WEAVES, STEERING DRAGS WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER STATEMENT ON REPAIR TICKET STATES "MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER". *AK
STEERING LOOSE AT CENTER, TRUCK DARTS AND WEAVES, STEERING DRAGS WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER STATEMENT ON REPAIR TICKET STATES "MANUFACTURE IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER".
WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, ATTEMPING TO ENGAGE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF. THE TRUCK WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALERS NEXT WEEK FOR REPAIRS. *AK
FAILURE OF RUBBER GASOLINE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT FUEL RAIL. THERE ARE NO CLAMPS AND IT IS RUBBER LINE THAT SITS UNDER THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY WHICH CAN RUB AGAINST THE LINE, CAUSING IT TO SEPERATE AND EXPOSE GAS. *AK
COMBINATION SEAT/LAP BELT ON DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT STAY SNUG AS DIRECTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 22 WARNING SECTION, COLUMN 1, ITEM 2. HILLER CO. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED VERY HARD TO FIND AN ANSWER TO POSSIBLE SOLUTION; DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE; CUSTOMER'S PROPOSED SOLUTI...
VEHICLE WANDERS SINCE APRIL 14, 1999. DODGE MANUFACTURER RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THAT IT'S NORMAL. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS SEVERLY TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING.
FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKING OIL.
FRONT END SHAKING.
DRIVERS SEAT UPHOLSTERY IS COMING APART.
ALTHOUGH STEERING DID NOT FAIL. IT IS HORRIBLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE STEERING HAS A CONSTANT BINDING YOU MUST OVERCOME WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. YOU END UP OVER COMPENSATING AND ARE IN A CONSTANT ZIG-ZAG ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH RAM 2500'S SO MY D...
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, ENGINE SOPPED/ NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, ENGINE SOPPED/ NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, ENGINE SOPPED/ NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STEERING WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WERE HARD AND DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, ENGINE SOPPED/ NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT. *AK
STEERING LOOSE , MANY ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, IN ARBITRATION NOW. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
THE LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES WHEN TURNING LEFT AND GOING OVER BUMPS, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. YH
VEHICLE PARKED IN 1ST GEAR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, BOTH FAILED RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH CAR AND GARAGE WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED.
VEHICLE PARKED IN 1ST GEAR WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, BOTH FAILED RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH CAR AND GARAGE WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED.