2002 DODGE RAM 2500 Problems & Recalls
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I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 5.7 V8 4WD. MY STEERING HAS GOTTEN REALLY LOOSE OVER THE LAST WEEK. I BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR A PREVIOUS RECALL. AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY STEERING GEAR WAS GOING OUT AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE BAD.
Mileage: 122,153
I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 5.7 V8 4WD. MY STEERING HAS GOTTEN REALLY LOOSE OVER THE LAST WEEK. I BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR A PREVIOUS RECALL. AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY STEERING GEAR WAS GOING OUT AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE BAD.
Mileage: 122,153
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WONT ACCELATE THEN LOOSE POWER , THEN AFEW A FEW MINUTES DRIVES GREAT THEN NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT ACCELATE DRANGE LOSING POWER LIKE THAT
Mileage: 70,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WONT ACCELATE THEN LOOSE POWER , THEN AFEW A FEW MINUTES DRIVES GREAT THEN NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT ACCELATE DRANGE LOSING POWER LIKE THAT
Mileage: 70,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WONT ACCELATE THEN LOOSE POWER , THEN AFEW A FEW MINUTES DRIVES GREAT THEN NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT ACCELATE DRANGE LOSING POWER LIKE THAT
Mileage: 70,000
DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING AND SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC HAVE BECOME LOOSE CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. SEEMS MOST OF THE PLASTIC TRIM PIECES ARE BRITTLE INSIDE THE VEHICLES PASSENGER CABIN.
Mileage: 85,000
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND USED ACCELERATOR PETAL TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE RPM WENT TO MAX AND SPEED INCREASED 20 MPH AND CONTINUED. TAPPED ACCERATOR AND TURNED OF SPEED CONTROL, SPEED CONTINUED. PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND WORKED MY WAY TO ROAD SIDE. FOUND THAT CABLE FRAYED AND JAMMED AT HIGH RPM. DISCO...
Mileage: 95,000
THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD AND RELATED UNDERPINNINGS AND SUPORT STRUCTURE FOR EVERYTHING FROM PASSENGER AIRBAG,RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL AND VENTS, HEADLIGHT, MIRROR DEFROSTER, GAUGE POD, ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC PLUG, ETC. BEGAN DISINTEGRATING IN LARGE SHARP PIECES WHILE DRIVING. THESE PIECES CUT WIRING AND FL...
Mileage: 149,000
THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD AND RELATED UNDERPINNINGS AND SUPORT STRUCTURE FOR EVERYTHING FROM PASSENGER AIRBAG,RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL AND VENTS, HEADLIGHT, MIRROR DEFROSTER, GAUGE POD, ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC PLUG, ETC. BEGAN DISINTEGRATING IN LARGE SHARP PIECES WHILE DRIVING. THESE PIECES CUT WIRING AND FL...
Mileage: 149,000
THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD AND RELATED UNDERPINNINGS AND SUPORT STRUCTURE FOR EVERYTHING FROM PASSENGER AIRBAG,RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL AND VENTS, HEADLIGHT, MIRROR DEFROSTER, GAUGE POD, ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC PLUG, ETC. BEGAN DISINTEGRATING IN LARGE SHARP PIECES WHILE DRIVING. THESE PIECES CUT WIRING AND FL...
Mileage: 149,000
THE DASH HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES THAT ARE NOW A HAZZARD OF FLYING SHARDS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THERE ARE HOLES INT THE DASH WHERE THE PIECES HAVE BROKEN OUT THAT CAN ALLOW DEBRIS TO FALL INSIDE THE DASH THAT CAN CAUSE FIRES OR ELECTRICAL SHORTS.
I AM HEARING A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, PLAY IN STEERING, TRUCK IS WOBBLING ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS, HISSING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN ACCELERATING. PLAY IN STEERING GEAR BOX. THE CLICKING POPPING SOUND I HEAR WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IS WHEN...
Mileage: 144,222
DODGE RAM "DEATH WOBBLE" OR SHIMMY PHENOMENON, WHILE IN MOTION AND ENCOUNTERING HIGHWAY ROAD SURFACE CHANGES.
Mileage: 128,392
TL* THE CONTACT WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. WHILE A MOTHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE TWO YEAR OLD PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED THE MOTHER TO FALL. THE CHILD...
Mileage: 138,013
TRUCK GARAGE KEPT FOR 10 OF ITS 14 YEARS. CURRENT MILEAGE 2017 = 90,000. AUG 2014 DASH BOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND FALL APART - TRUCK HAD ONLY 79,950 MILES! PLASTIC PIECES FALL INTO DASH HOLES AND GET STUCK UNDER DASH AMONGST STEERING WHEEL, ELECTRICAL WIRES/CONTROLS, ETC. PLASTIC PIECES CAN FALL A...
Mileage: 79,950
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-5 IN PORTLAND, OREGON, I LOST CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WHEN INTO A "DEAD PEDAL MODE". I WAS ON A VERY BUSY SECTION OF THIS INTERSTATE AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY FIND A LOCAL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEXT TO AN ON RAMP. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT WAS AN ELEC...
Mileage: 155,570
DEATH WOBBLE. EXPERIENCE WHEN HITTING SMALL/MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR RAILROAD TRACKS. VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY TO COME TO A STOP. SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE DRIVER IS BOUNCED AROUND IN TH...
Mileage: 160,000
DEATH WOBBLE. EXPERIENCE WHEN HITTING SMALL/MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR RAILROAD TRACKS. VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY TO COME TO A STOP. SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE DRIVER IS BOUNCED AROUND IN TH...
Mileage: 160,000
THE DASHBOARD HAS LITERALLY BROKEN INTO PIECES AND SHARDS 3 YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WE HAVE GREAT CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE DRIVING AND/OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. THE SHARDS ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD EITHER PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG OR CAUSE HARM TO A...
Mileage: 30,000
THE DASH IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING AND THE SHARP SHARDS OF THE PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD.
Mileage: 1
DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2009 AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF. THE CRACKED DASH AND LOOSE PIECES ARE DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE YEARS AGO.
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE SPECIFICS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AW...
Mileage: 101,000
DASH CRACKING SEVERELY. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS PLASTIC SHARDS WILL IMPALE PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER
Mileage: 58,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE FAILURE STARTED SMALL, BUT WORSENED PROGRESSIVELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.
Mileage: 198,000
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY AND CRUMBLING. LARGE HOLES ARE FORMING AND BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO THE DASH AREA. THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A GREATER AMOUNT OF DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A HOLE THAT WAS INCREASING IN SIZE AND IT WAS COLLAPSING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE F...
Mileage: 167,000
DASH BOARD IS CRUMBLING EXPOSING NUMEROUS CONTROLS, GAUGES, WIRING, AND AIRBAG COMPONENTS WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE A/C HAS SEIZED TO WORK ANYMORE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH IS SPREADING TO OTHER CONTROL GAUGES AND COMPONENTS. THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOW A CONCERN. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
DASH BOARD IS CRUMBLING EXPOSING NUMEROUS CONTROLS, GAUGES, WIRING, AND AIRBAG COMPONENTS WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE A/C HAS SEIZED TO WORK ANYMORE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH IS SPREADING TO OTHER CONTROL GAUGES AND COMPONENTS. THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOW A CONCERN. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
DASH BOARD IS CRUMBLING EXPOSING NUMEROUS CONTROLS, GAUGES, WIRING, AND AIRBAG COMPONENTS WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE A/C HAS SEIZED TO WORK ANYMORE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH IS SPREADING TO OTHER CONTROL GAUGES AND COMPONENTS. THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOW A CONCERN. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
IN DECEMBER,2011, I PURCHASED 2 EQUALIZER SPORT A/P TIRES. IN AUGUST 2013 , ONE OF THEM HAD A TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH I CAUGHT AND REPLACED IT BEFORE A BIGGER PROBLEM. IN MARCH, 2014 THE TREAD OF THE SECOND TIRE CAME OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. IT DAMAGED MY VEHICLE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT M...
THIS DIESEL TRUCK WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO LET IT WARM UP. OWNER WENT INTO A BUILDING TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF GLOVES AND RETURNED 5 MIN LATER TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE FRONT COWL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTED IN ORDER TO PUT THE FIRE O...
Mileage: 160,000
THIS DIESEL TRUCK WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO LET IT WARM UP. OWNER WENT INTO A BUILDING TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF GLOVES AND RETURNED 5 MIN LATER TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE FRONT COWL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTED IN ORDER TO PUT THE FIRE O...
Mileage: 160,000
THIS DIESEL TRUCK WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO LET IT WARM UP. OWNER WENT INTO A BUILDING TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF GLOVES AND RETURNED 5 MIN LATER TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE FRONT COWL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTED IN ORDER TO PUT THE FIRE O...
Mileage: 160,000
I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASH (ABOUT 2") AND THE FELT WEAK AND SPONGY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTH I NOTICE THE CRACK GROWN ACROSS THE DASH (ABOUT 24") AND FELT REALLY WEEK. AFTER 5 MONTHS FROM THE INITIAL CRACK THE WHOLE DASH HAS FELL APART INTO LARGE CHUNKS AND NOW THERE IS NO DASH LEFT EXPOSING ALL TH...
Mileage: 78,148
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH I NEEDED TO BRAKE BUT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM WERE NOT REDUCING, IN FACT THEY WERE INCREASING. DESPITE ME NOT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO USE EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OFF ...
Mileage: 89,785
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH I NEEDED TO BRAKE BUT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM WERE NOT REDUCING, IN FACT THEY WERE INCREASING. DESPITE ME NOT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO USE EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OFF ...
Mileage: 89,785
WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRUCK START THE DECELERATE AND REACCELERATE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A 2-3 SECOND TIME PERIOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR LARGE EVAP LEAK. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES THROUGHOUT A COUPLE WEEK TIME PERIOD. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS DE...
Mileage: 81,254
WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRUCK START THE DECELERATE AND REACCELERATE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A 2-3 SECOND TIME PERIOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR LARGE EVAP LEAK. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES THROUGHOUT A COUPLE WEEK TIME PERIOD. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS DE...
Mileage: 81,254
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS CRACKED AND WAS STARTING TO COLLAPSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LEFT FUEL PUMP WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS CRACKED AND WAS STARTING TO COLLAPSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LEFT FUEL PUMP WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH HE HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE STEERING SHAFT CONNECTING TO THE STEERING BOX HAD FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 171,000
AT FIRST WE NOTICE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD.THEY THEN GOT BIGGER AND WIDER. .WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD HAS CAVED IN LEAVING HUGE HOLES AND BROKEN PLASTIC.A DEFINITE DEFECT. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND THERE ARE AT LEAST 100 COMPLAINTS REGARD...
THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING. OBVIOUSLY DUE TO SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS LEAVING PIECES OF PLASTIC WITH VERY SHARP JAGGED EDGES AND POINTS COVERING THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AS THESE SHARP EDGES CAN CUT OR BLIND SOMEONE...
Mileage: 135,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE CONTACT'S CHILD HAPHAZARDLY MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL UND...
Mileage: 70,000
DASHBOARD COVER BEGAN FALLING APART FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DETERIORATION FIRST APPEARS AS CRACKING THAT LATER OPENS UP GAPS IN THE DASH. NUMEROUS SHARP EDGES ARE CREATED ON THE DASH. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DETERIORATION AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS. DASHBOARD DETERIORATION STARTED LAST SUM...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE BATTERY CABLES WERE DISCONNECTED. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES, THE BATTERY CABLES WERE RECONNECTED AND THE VEH...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND CAME TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT A BOLT IN THE TAIL SHAFT OF THE ...
Mileage: 150,000
THE DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE TRUCK BUSTED AFTER 2 YEARS AND HAD ONLY 40,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED SO SOON. IT IS NOW IN SEVERAL PIECES. *TR
DASH STARTED TO CRACK. NOW I HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN THE DASH, SEVERAL CRACKS AND A SMALL HOLE IN THE DASH. I ALSO HAVE HOLES AND CRACKS IN THE BEZEL. IT IS A SHAME DODGE IS NOT REPLACING THE DASH. I HAVE A 74 CAMARO AND THE DASH IS NOT CRACKED, HAVE A FEW 95 CHEVYS, A 95 BUICK, 99 CHEVY IN MY FAMI...
Mileage: 62,000
THE STEERING IN THE 2ND GENERATION RAMS IS SUBPAR. THEY ROAD WALK, AND GET SO FAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT THEY CAN NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGNED. THIS IS SHOWN AS DODGE WENT FROM ONE STEERING DESIGN (A BETTER ONE) TO ANOTHER IN 2000 YEAR TRUCKS. IN 2003 THEY TRIED TO IMPROVE ON THE SYSTEM BUT IT WAS NOT ANY G...
Mileage: 60,000
WHO THE [XXX] LET THE DANG COLOR OF THE INTERIOR PASS THE TEST? SURLY SOMEONE MUST HAVE SAID I LOVE THE TRUCK, BUT THE MULTI COLOR DOTS ON THE INSIDE NEED TO BE CHANGED. WOULD A SOLID (GRAY, BLACK, TAN) HAVE BEEN ALL THAT HARD TO DO? IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE THREW UP FRUITY PEBBLES IN THERE. WHAT W...
WHO THE [XXX] LET THE DANG COLOR OF THE INTERIOR PASS THE TEST? SURLY SOMEONE MUST HAVE SAID I LOVE THE TRUCK, BUT THE MULTI COLOR DOTS ON THE INSIDE NEED TO BE CHANGED. WOULD A SOLID (GRAY, BLACK, TAN) HAVE BEEN ALL THAT HARD TO DO? IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE THREW UP FRUITY PEBBLES IN THERE. WHAT W...
WHO DECIDED THAT THIS STOCK LIFT PUMP WAS OK? WHO PICKED THE REPLACEMENT LIFT PUMP? DODGE SAYS CUMMINS, CUMMINS SAYS DODGE. WELL THIS LITTLE $120 POS LIFT PUMP (BOTH STOCK, AND REPLACEMENTS) IS KNOWN TO KILL THE $1,000 INJECTOR PUMP. WHY NOT JUST STEP UP AND PUT AN AIR DOG, FASS OR THE LIKE PUMP ON ...
I WAS MANEUVERING IN A PARKING LOT BACKING UP AND BUMPED INTO A LIFT GATE ON A TRUCK THEN PART OF DASH TOP CAME OFF AND FELL INTO LAP ,LATER COMPLETE DASH BEZEL FELL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD I HAD TO GRAB BEFORE IT GOT TANGLED UP IN STEERING WHEEL ,NOW THERE ARE CRACKS ALL IN DASH AND GLOVE BOX DAS...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED NUMEROUS HAIRLINE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209...
Mileage: 209,070
THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL RETURN LINE FROM THE INJECTOR PUMP WAS CRACKED AT THE FITTING LOCATION. AS A RESULT, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED TH...
Mileage: 271,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSIO...
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSIO...
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSIO...
Mileage: 64,000
2002 DODGE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY FAILED. FALLING IN AND CREATING SHARP OBJECTS IN BEHIND DASH AND ON FLOORBOARDS. PULLED A SHARP SHARD OF PLASTIC FROM MY SONS MOUTH 2 DAYS AGO THAT I HAD MISSED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD. THE PLASTIC MADE HIS MOUTH BLEED. I'M VERY GLAD HE DIDN'T TRY TO SWALLOW IT. I HOP...
Mileage: 30,000
STOCK TIRES FAILED AT 18K. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND RIMS SINCE IT DAMAGED ONE OF THE WHEELS DURING A BLOWOUT. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
STOCK TIRES FAILED AT 18K. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND RIMS SINCE IT DAMAGED ONE OF THE WHEELS DURING A BLOWOUT. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE BEGAN TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE RADIO. WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRUMBLE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND BRITTLE IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 88,000
I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM P U, CUMMINS DIESEL, AND MANUAL TRANS.. AND HAVE REPLACED THE TPU " THROTTLE POSITIONING UNIT" (SENSOR) 3 TIMES NOW, @ A COST OF OVER 700.00 EACH TIME. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BUT A POTENTIALLY AND VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THESE TRUCKS. WHAT OCCURS IS A FLUCTUATI...
Mileage: 165,000
THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP.ALTHOUGH NO FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED, IT CAME VERY CLOSE. STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WAS ALLOWED TO GO TILL THERE WAS A1/2 INCH TRAVEL OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. UPON INSPECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IT WAS DISC...
Mileage: 109,000
THE DASH OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS CRACKED AND LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN INSIDE EXPOSING THE WIRING AND COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 87,000
2002 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE AFTER DEALER INSTALLED IN TANK FUEL MODULE THIS IS THE 3RD INJECTION PUMP SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, (INCREDIBLE) OVER $1200.00 EACH FAILURE CHRYSLER DID PAY 800.00 TOWARD REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE. WHY THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT STEP UP AND FORCE D...
Mileage: 99,780
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEDGE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THEIR LIABILI...
Mileage: 46,000
MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP DASH BOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND I HAVE NOT USED ANY SOLVENTS OR PRODUCTS ON IT FOR CLEANING OTHER THAN SOAP AND WATER. I ALSO HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM THAT DID THE EXACT SAME THING.IT IS A DISGRACE. PIECES WERE NEARLY SWALLOWED BY MY YOUNG ...
Mileage: 73,000
I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED AND PECED AWAY. THERE ARE SHARP PLSTIC PIECES I FIND EVERYWHERE. THEY SLIDE UNDER THE PEDALS AND CAUSE A DISTRACTION. IM CONSTANTLY GATHERING PEICES LARGE AND SMALL FROM MY DASH FALLING THROUGH WHILE I DRIVE. THE GLARE IT MAKES ON...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, LINE SIZE LT265/75/R16, DOT NUMBER 3DW8C8C0609. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE FAILED. THE THREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, DAMAGING THE WHEEL RIM. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 88,000
FLYING SHARP OBJECTS. FROM DODGE CRACKING DASH. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY SUNLIGHT SINCE MY TRUCK IS PARKED UNDER COVER AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE SUN. THE SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC BREAK AND CRACK OFF AND MAKE FOR A VERY BAD PLACE TO IMPACT THE HUMAN BODY IF A SAFETY RESTRAINT WERE TO MALFUNCTIO...
Mileage: 28,832
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 2 MPH; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. TH...
Mileage: 48,000
ON 1998.5 - 2002 DODGE RAM PICK UP WITH THE 5.9 CUMMINS DIESEL THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH VP-44 INJECTION PUMP FAILURES. SEVERAL VP RE BUILDERS LAY THE PROBLEM TO HEAT FAILURE & VIBRATION DUE TO SOLDER JOINTS CRYSTALLIZING. THESE PUMPS ARE NOT CHEAP & THE PROBLEM WAS SO BAD THAT FED X FORCED BOSCH...
Mileage: 45,561
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR BOX SHAFT HAD SHATTERED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BUT THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPLACED THE SHAFT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATE...
Mileage: 120,000
DASH BOARD CRACKING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE FROM FRONT TO BACK. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIESEL INJECTION PUMP WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER ONLY PAID HALF OF...
Mileage: 61,000
BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. HAD MECHANIC EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND STATES THAT ENTIRE LINE END TO END IS ROTTED OUT. *TR
Mileage: 110,132
VERY BADLY CRACKED DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM TRUCK. ALSO-- EXTREME OXIDATION ON THE HOOD AND ROOFS PAINT. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS ABNORMAL IN JUNE 2008. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009, HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD AND THAT IT WAS CAVING INWARD. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER HIM ANY ...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TRUCK PURCHASED JUNE 2007. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. HE THEN JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE, DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND BENT BACK TOWARD TH...
Mileage: 78,124
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE WAY TO THE COTTAGE WHEN THE BELT IN MY LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AS TO NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON AN EARLIER VERSION OF THE SAME TIRES PRODUCED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO MY TIRES. DEFINITY DAKOTA A/T LT285/75R16 3DY...
Mileage: 128,456
MY 2002 DODGE RAM DASH IS FALLING APART. IT IS A TWO PART DASH, WITH BOTH PARTS CRACKED APART AND GETTING WORSE. NOW A PIECE IS INSIDE THE DASH SYSTEM OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AS WHEN I WENT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THE ISSUE TO THE PARTS REPR...
MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS VP-44 ENGINE PUMP. IT GETS A "DEAD PEDAL" AND IN TRAFFIC IT SUDDENLY STOPS. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BUT PULL OVER UNTIL IT COMES BACK ON. THIS ISN'T A GOOD THING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON A 4 LINE ROAD IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS ALMOST CAU...
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING, BREAKING, AND FALLING APART. HE NOTICED CHUNKS OF THE DASHBOARD FALLING TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A REPAIR ESTIMATE. HE WAS ADVISED TO CALL ...
Mileage: 137,000
I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM PU WITH THE DASHBOARD FALLING APART THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL I INHERITED MY FATHER'S 2002 DODGE RAM DIESEL PU. I NOTICED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HIS TRUCK'S DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT UNTIL I RECEIVED THE TRUCK LAST YEAR. THE DAS...
Mileage: 40,000
2002 DODGE RAM HOOD FLEW OPEN WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH. HOOD HAD BEEN OPEN AND CLOSED BEFORE DEPARTURE AND WAS SECURE. HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA SUSTAINED OVER $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THANKFULLY DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP SAFELY. VERY FRIGHTENING EVENT. AUTO BODY DEALER INDICATES TH...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES DEVELOPED LEAKS DUE TO CRACKS IN THE FACTORY WHEELS. HAD THE LEAKS BEEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE I MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED THEM GOING DOWN AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN RATHER DANGEROUS. WHEN CHECKING FOR REPLACEMENT RIMS I WAS TOLD AT TWO LA...
Mileage: 106,325
I HAVE A 2002 DODGE TRUCK 2500 DIESEL. THE DASH BUSTED RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT ,I HAD TO BUY A COVER TO PUT OVER IT TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING APART. I KNOW OTHER DODGE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECK THEM WHEN I WOULD SEE THEM IN THE PARKING LOTS AND OTHER PLACES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN HIS VEHICLE. THE CLUTCH WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS WOULD SLIP AS IF THE CLUTCH WERE DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIV...
Mileage: 500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN HIS VEHICLE. THE CLUTCH WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS WOULD SLIP AS IF THE CLUTCH WERE DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIV...
Mileage: 500
DROVE IN DRIVEWAY PUT IN PARK, WENT INSIDE TO GET SOMETHING QUICK CAME OUT AND CRASH.. CAME OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE WENT ACROSS STREET HIT CURB TURNED RIGHT AND DOWN IN FRONT OF NEIGHBORS HOUSE AND REAR END THEN HIT CENTER OF LIGHT POLE FOR $5,000 DAMAGE ALSO ALL PLASTIC DASH, CUP HOLDER, AN...
Mileage: 65,000
PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM COSTCO, GREENSBORO,NC ON 7/18/07. ALL 4 VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED. ONE ON 5/18/08 AND THREE ON 8/02/08. *TR
CRACKED DASHBOARD DODGE 2500 PICK UP LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. *TR
Mileage: 94,500
I RECEIVED FROM A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER "CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS IN SOME 2001 & 2002 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM VAN. THE PROBLEM: THE IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM ON YOUR VEHICLE MY BECOME INOPERATIVE....CHRYSLER WILL REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE FREE OF C...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. IN MAY OF 2005, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. THREE YEARS LATER, THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1,500 REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NO...
Mileage: 91,000
WE FEEL THAT THE REAR -END PROBLEM THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED FOR REPAIR OF THE TRUCK. IN OCTOBER 2007, WE REPORTED THAT WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS TO TEMPE DODGE. WE SAID THAT WE HAD A LEAK OF SOME KIND AND THAT THE REAR END ...
Mileage: 111,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INJECTION PUMP TIMING WAS FAILING, WHICH AFFECTS THE TRANSFER PUMP. AS A RESULT, GASOLINE IS NOT BEING PUMPED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE STOPS AND CONTINUES...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT THOUGHT THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE LOW. HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED TWO CRACKED RIMS. THE TWO RIMS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, A THIRD RIM CRACKED TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER. ...
Mileage: 42,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED BY A STONE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CERTIFIED GLASS AND BODY SHOP TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAL BETWEEN THE PAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT ADHERE TO THE VEHICLE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMEN...
Mileage: 27,451
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 250. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-80 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE SPEED REDUCED IN HALF AND THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES REMAINED OPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE D...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH RELEASES AND THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH RELEASES AND THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH RELEASES AND THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH RELEASES AND THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH RELEASES AND THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 500
2002 DODGE RAM 2500, DASHBOARD CRACKING, COLLAPSING. *JB
DRIVING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP WHEN ABOUT 18" OF TREAD FLEW OFF MY TIRE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHANGE THE TIRE. *JB
MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD TRUCK DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. SHORTLY LATER I WAS WALKING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT AND NOTICE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WHICH HAD A DASH BOARD CRACKED WORSE THAN MIN...
Mileage: 51,200
MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD TRUCK DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. SHORTLY LATER I WAS WALKING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT AND NOTICE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WHICH HAD A DASH BOARD CRACKED WORSE THAN MIN...
Mileage: 51,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKE FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A MECHANIC, INSPECTED THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 129,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKE FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A MECHANIC, INSPECTED THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 129,000
DURING A ROUTINE STOP AT RED LIGHT ON 55 MPH ROAD THE METAL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHERE IT IS ROUTED ALONG THE FRAME BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND FRAME. RUSTED THROUGH, NO WAY TO INSPECT. DEALER REPORTED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE ON DODGE PICK-UPS. DURING THIS STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ABLE TO PUM...
Mileage: 32,275
DURING A ROUTINE STOP AT RED LIGHT ON 55 MPH ROAD THE METAL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHERE IT IS ROUTED ALONG THE FRAME BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND FRAME. RUSTED THROUGH, NO WAY TO INSPECT. DEALER REPORTED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE ON DODGE PICK-UPS. DURING THIS STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ABLE TO PUM...
Mileage: 32,275
DURING A ROUTINE STOP AT RED LIGHT ON 55 MPH ROAD THE METAL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHERE IT IS ROUTED ALONG THE FRAME BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND FRAME. RUSTED THROUGH, NO WAY TO INSPECT. DEALER REPORTED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE ON DODGE PICK-UPS. DURING THIS STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ABLE TO PUM...
Mileage: 32,275
DASHBOARD IS DECAYING. NOT NORMAL WEAR, BUT EXCESSIVE CRACKING. SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN DAUGHTER'S DODGE PICKUP. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TW...
Mileage: 50,000
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TW...
Mileage: 50,000
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TW...
Mileage: 50,000
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TW...
Mileage: 50,000
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TW...
Mileage: 50,000
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TW...
Mileage: 50,000
HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TW...
Mileage: 50,000
TRUCK HAS 52000 MILES, 5.9L GAS ENGINE, 4 SPEED AUTO TRANNY, AND HAS BEEN BABIED, NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD OR PULLED A TRAILER. ON 8/17/2007 I MADE A COUPLE OF SHORT TRIPS AND WHEN GOT HOME I WENT TO BACK INTO DRIVEWAY AND REVERSE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. IT WORKED FINE EARLIER THAT DAY, THEN NOTHING. PUT...
Mileage: 52,355
DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
Mileage: 33,000
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP HAS STARTED TO CRACK WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THE CRACKS ARE GROWING AND THERE ARE MORE POPULATED.
Mileage: 7,500
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON 2002 DODGE RAM 2500.*AK
Mileage: 52,000
I HAVE A 2002 DODGE PICKUP THAT THE DASH IS CRACKED. A PIECE OF IT HAS FALLEN INTO THE DASH. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WILL COLLAPSE AND CUT INTO THE WIRES IN MY DASH. *JB
Mileage: 90,000
NO "EVENT" LED TO FAILURE. ISSUE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON WWW.LOCAL6.COM OUT OF ORLANDO. MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD THAT HAS BEGIN TO COLLAPSE. THE REPORT REFERENCED DOCUMENTS IDENTICAL ISSUES LEADING TO EVERYTH...
Mileage: 41,000
I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL PICKUP. THIS IS THE PREVIOUS BODY STYLE THAT RAN FROM 1994 TO 2002 IN THE 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS. WHEN I SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH ONCOMING ...
Mileage: 62,000
I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL PICKUP. THIS IS THE PREVIOUS BODY STYLE THAT RAN FROM 1994 TO 2002 IN THE 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS. WHEN I SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH ONCOMING ...
Mileage: 62,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL. IN MAY 2003 THE TRAILER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE DETACHED AND FORCED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT FAILED NEAR THE FASTENER, BUT HAS BEE...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL. IN MAY 2003 THE TRAILER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE DETACHED AND FORCED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT FAILED NEAR THE FASTENER, BUT HAS BEE...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL. IN MAY 2003 THE TRAILER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE DETACHED AND FORCED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT FAILED NEAR THE FASTENER, BUT HAS BEE...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 55 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO A LOWER GEAR AND DEPRESSED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CONTACT WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000. *AK THE C...
Mileage: 108,000
FOUND FUEL LINE LOCK CLIP ROTTED AND HALF WAS GONE. THIS CLIP LOCKS THE FONT AND REAR FUEL LINES TOGETHER AT THE O RING SEALED DISCONNECT. (FROM THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL HALF TO THE TANK HALF OF THE FUEL LINE).NOTE: 2003 DODGE'S USE A STAINLESS CLIP. THE ONE ON THIS 2002 COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF ...
Mileage: 7,000
2002 DODGE RAM 2500 3/4 TON DIESEL,4 SPD AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ALWAYS DOWN SHIFT IN TO 1ST GEAR AFTER A STOP. TRANS STARTS IN 2ND GEAR MAKING ACCELERATION VERY SLUGGISH. JUNE 1, 2005 HAD DEALER REPLACE GOVERNOR SOLENOID AND PRESSURE SENSOR TRANSDUCER AT A COST OF OVER $700. T...
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE. 8JB
CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE 2002 2500 DODGE RAM ENGINE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND THE FUEL LIFT PUMP. THEY ARE COVERED BY WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES, BUT AFTER THAT, THE PUMP COULD COST AROUND $2500 TO $3000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. THE FUEL INJECTI...
Mileage: 52,000
2002 DODGE 2500 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DIESEL FLOW FUEL PROBLEM. *TS SINCE 48,500 MILES THE ENGINE PERIODICALLY LOSES POWER AND DROPS TO 1500 RPM'S. THIS FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURS WITH A LOAD ON BOARD AND WHEN IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE REGAINS FULL POWER WITHIN 2-5 MILES. A COMPUTER SCAN AT A LOCAL REP...
2002 DODGE 2500 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DIESEL FLOW FUEL PROBLEM. *TS SINCE 48,500 MILES THE ENGINE PERIODICALLY LOSES POWER AND DROPS TO 1500 RPM'S. THIS FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURS WITH A LOAD ON BOARD AND WHEN IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE REGAINS FULL POWER WITHIN 2-5 MILES. A COMPUTER SCAN AT A LOCAL REP...
CANISTER PURGE HOSES AND VAPOR HARNESS HOSES HAVE CRACKED AND DRY ROTTED. THERE IS AN EMISSIONS RECALL LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER IS SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL LISTED THRU DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 45,276
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE OTHER TIRES CHECKED. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP TOLD HIM THE REASON THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT WAS BECAUSE THE RIMS CRACKED. *AK
Mileage: 72,500
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB DIESEL. WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE STEERING SHAFT BROKE. PRIOR TO THIS SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, BUT THEY NEVER COULD DETECT WHERE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED. THE VEHICLE IS CUFRRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE STEERI...
DT: 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HD QUAD CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE SLT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 15 TIMES FOR NOT HAVING ANY POWER. THIS HAPPENED MAINLY WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRUCK THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL PUMP. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACE...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HD QUAD CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE SLT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 15 TIMES FOR NOT HAVING ANY POWER. THIS HAPPENED MAINLY WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRUCK THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL PUMP. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACE...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HD QUAD CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE SLT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 15 TIMES FOR NOT HAVING ANY POWER. THIS HAPPENED MAINLY WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRUCK THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL PUMP. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACE...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HD QUAD CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE SLT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 15 TIMES FOR NOT HAVING ANY POWER. THIS HAPPENED MAINLY WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRUCK THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL PUMP. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACE...
Mileage: 50,000
2002 DODGE RAM FRONT SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND THE TIRES ARE DEVELOPING PROBLEMS.*MR THE POWER SEAT WAS BROKEN. *JB
2002 DODGE RAM FRONT SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND THE TIRES ARE DEVELOPING PROBLEMS.*MR THE POWER SEAT WAS BROKEN. *JB
2002 DODGE RAM FRONT SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND THE TIRES ARE DEVELOPING PROBLEMS.*MR THE POWER SEAT WAS BROKEN. *JB
I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE I DRIVING WITH TRAILER IN TOW AND HAD LOSS OF POWER. BEING FOLLOWED BY TRAFFIC I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC THE LOSS OF POWER AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE HAS CAUSED OTHER DRIVERS TO PERFORM DRASTIC B...
I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE I DRIVING WITH TRAILER IN TOW AND HAD LOSS OF POWER. BEING FOLLOWED BY TRAFFIC I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC THE LOSS OF POWER AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE HAS CAUSED OTHER DRIVERS TO PERFORM DRASTIC B...
I BOUGHT MY DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 YEAR OF MFR.2002 WITH 32000 MILES.I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR JUST ABOUT A YEAR I NOW HAVE 47000 MILES.WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IS THE LOWER INSIDE EDGE OF MY DOORS ARE SHOWING SIGHNS OF RUST,TO THE POINT THAT RUST PITS ARE SHOWING THROUGH THE OUTSIDE FINISH.MY MANAUL SAYS ...
Mileage: 36,000
MY DODGE 2500 QUAD CAB TRUCK WITH CUMMINS ENGINE HAS SUFFERED IT SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 14 MONTHS. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERHIP WILL FIX, HOWEVER THIS LEVEL OF FAILURE IS EXTREEME FOR A NEW VEHICLE. THE CURRENT FAILURE FEELS LIKE THE AUTO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP WILL NOT DIS-...
Mileage: 68,000
A 20002 DODGE TRUCK WITH 48000 NEEDED UPPER BALL JOINTS, THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NEARLY CAME OFF. THE CONSUMER FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A WAS LOOSE LUG NUT BUT UPON INSPECTION THE NUTS WERE TIGHT, BUT THE BALL JOINT WAS WORN AND LOOSE...
Mileage: 48,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES I HAD A 216 VEHICLE ENGINE CODE COME UP. THIS SHOWED A FAILURE IN THE INJECTION PUMP. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CODE HAS ONCE AGAIN COME UP. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SEE "EVERYTHING" IS OK AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT IS COMING ...
Mileage: 56,000
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND, HOWEVER , THE VEHICLE WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE A VALVE LEAKED. THE CONSUMER LATER SAW OIL ON THE GROUND, GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED A...
Mileage: 31,190
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT HE LOST THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS HOOKING THE VEHICLE UP TO A TRAILER. THE BRAKE FAILURE RETURNED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 1,520
VEHICLE IDLES AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON. ALSO, VEHICLE TENDS TO DECELERATE OFTEN WHEN IT IS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN RIGHT AFTER THE WIRING ON...
Mileage: 29,000
VEHICLE IDLES AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON. ALSO, VEHICLE TENDS TO DECELERATE OFTEN WHEN IT IS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN RIGHT AFTER THE WIRING ON...
Mileage: 29,000
VEHICLE IDLES AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON. ALSO, VEHICLE TENDS TO DECELERATE OFTEN WHEN IT IS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN RIGHT AFTER THE WIRING ON...
Mileage: 29,000
THE VACUUM PUMP ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 HO CUMMINS DIESEL TRUCK IS DEFECTIVE AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IT CONTROLS THE BRAKES ALSO. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOUND ONE IN THREE - FOUR WEEKS.*AK
Mileage: 74,000
AN EXCESS OF 50 THOUSANDS OF PLAY IN THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS OF MY 2002 DODGE 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB DIESEL HAS BEEN DETECTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOPS. THE DEALER, SOUTHTOWN DODGE, REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS UNDER WARRANTY, CITING ONLY 20 AND 24 THOUSANDTHS PLAY WITH 30 THOUSANDT...
Mileage: 35,100
AN EXCESS OF 50 THOUSANDS OF PLAY IN THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS OF MY 2002 DODGE 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB DIESEL HAS BEEN DETECTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOPS. THE DEALER, SOUTHTOWN DODGE, REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS UNDER WARRANTY, CITING ONLY 20 AND 24 THOUSANDTHS PLAY WITH 30 THOUSANDT...
Mileage: 35,100
(2) VP44 FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURES, (1) FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE: AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES OF SERVICE, THE FIRST VP44 FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED (DOCUMENTED CHRYSLER P216 CODE WAS LOADED INTO THE PECM), AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES, THE VP44 FUEL INJECTION PUMP AGAIN FAILED, AS DID THE...
Mileage: 17
POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP/HYDRO BOOST AND TWO HOSES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING WHEN IDLEING AND SOMTIMES AT LOW SP...
Mileage: 10,000
POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP/HYDRO BOOST AND TWO HOSES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING WHEN IDLEING AND SOMTIMES AT LOW SP...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO STOP THE VEHICLE GEAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, AND CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS SAME PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK
Mileage: 19,000
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE CLUTCH FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLUTCH CYLINDER AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $353.39. *AK
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE CLUTCH FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLUTCH CYLINDER AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $353.39. *AK
THERE HAS BEEN NO FAILURE YET THAT I KNOW OF BUT I OWN A 2002 DODGE 2500 WITH THE CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL ENGINE. THIS TRUCK WAS BUILT WITH ONLY TWO (2) GREASE FITTINGS IN THE STEERING GEAR. THIS IS AN INSUFFICENT NUMBER AND WILL CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. *LA
THE VEHICLE'S TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR
Mileage: 17,000
THE VEHICLE'S TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR
Mileage: 17,000
THE VEHICLE'S TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR
Mileage: 17,000
SINCE NEW MY DODGE 2500 4X4 DIESEL P/U HAS WORN THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES. WITH ONLY 23000 MILES I HAVE JUST PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE MECHANIC AT THE TIRE STORE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO INFORM ME THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT WITH DODGE TRUCKS, AND THERE IS A FIX. THIS WOULD COST ME BETWEEN $250.- $350...
Mileage: 23,000
BED STARTED SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE ON BOTH REAR SIDES. DEALER ADMITTED THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THOSE VEHICLES. MANUFACTURER WAS NASTY, AND INDICATED THAT BY LAW THEY GUARANTEED VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS OR 36000 MILES. *AK *MR
Mileage: 45,000
DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK
Mileage: 1,000
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, CHECKED OUT PROBLEM, BUT FOUND NOTHING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
Mileage: 26,000
MY TRUCK IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AT A DEALER (WEISNER DODGE) WITH BOTH OF THE DIESEL PUMPS DAMAGED. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE COST TO FIX IT IS APPROXIMATELY $4,000. THE DEALER IS BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON THE FUEL. HOWEVER, THE FUEL COMPANY (CO...
TRUCK WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, BUMP STEER. *JB
TRUCK WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, BUMP STEER. *JB
TRANSFER CASE HAS GONE OUT FOUR TIMES IN VEHICLE, ALWAYS WHILE DRIVING. ON TWO OCCASIONS TRANSFER CASE DISINTEGRATED. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, THEN HEARD PIECES FALLING AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, THEN SLOW DOWN. ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER HEARD NOISES, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO D...
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN INSPECTION ON 7/11/2003 THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THREE OUT OF THE FOUR RIMS WERE CRACKED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS WERE CRACKED WHERE THE FACTORY MOUNTED. *JB
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND WAS BOUNCING ON THE ROAD. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO RETRIEVE THE WHEEL, HE FOUND A 4X5 INCH BRACKET BEING SUPPORTED BY AN EIGHTH INCH CABLE. *PH
3 REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK
LIFT (TRANSFER) PUMP FAILURE. *NLM
Mileage: 23,742
POOR STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE DRIFTS. LOOSNESS IN STEERING. MANUFACTURER'S RERESENTATIVE STATES THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. ALL DODGE 2002 PICKUP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. THE STEERING HAS BEEN WORKED ON SINCE THE FIRST 150 MILES OF BEING NEW. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES TO DATE....
Mileage: 150
POOR STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE DRIFTS. LOOSNESS IN STEERING. MANUFACTURER'S RERESENTATIVE STATES THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. ALL DODGE 2002 PICKUP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. THE STEERING HAS BEEN WORKED ON SINCE THE FIRST 150 MILES OF BEING NEW. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES TO DATE....
Mileage: 150
POOR STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE DRIFTS. LOOSNESS IN STEERING. MANUFACTURER'S RERESENTATIVE STATES THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. ALL DODGE 2002 PICKUP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. THE STEERING HAS BEEN WORKED ON SINCE THE FIRST 150 MILES OF BEING NEW. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES TO DATE....
Mileage: 150
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *JB. DUE TO THE WIPERS FAILING, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Mileage: 28,000
BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
DODGE WILL NOT WARRANTY ANY PRODUCT BECAUSE OF FACTOR REP LEE BROWN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT SOLD. DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S STEERING WANDERS EXCESSIVELY. HAS TO CONTINOUSLY CORRECT STEERING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED GEAR BOX AND TIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TS
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON 10/22/02, ODI# 768732, AND AGAIN TO WEBMASTER ON 10/25/02. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED FOR REPAIRS TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME METAL TO METAL "CLANKING" NOISE IN THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE WHEEL...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SHIMMY'S ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER STATES IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE, COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. PASSENGER WAS SERIOUS INJURED. VEHICLE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. NLM
I HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS IN CALIFORNIA AND FIND THAT THEIR JOB IS TO RUFUSE TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS WITH TRUCK. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE. *TT
WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE AND IT ROLLED BACK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
UPON PURCHASING VEHICLE AND AFTER ACCUMULATING 500 ADDITIONAL MILES STEERING WOULD MAKE A TREMENDOUS GRINDING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO TURNING EITHER DIRECTION WITH SAME NOISE PROBLEM WITH ADDITIONAL POPPING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. *AK
UPON PURCHASING VEHICLE AND AFTER ACCUMULATING 500 ADDITIONAL MILES STEERING WOULD MAKE A TREMENDOUS GRINDING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO TURNING EITHER DIRECTION WITH SAME NOISE PROBLEM WITH ADDITIONAL POPPING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRANKCASE OIL FUMES ENTER THE CAB AT IDLE OR SLOW SPEED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET ON OUTSIDE AIR SETTINGS, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET ON RECIRCULATED OR CAB AIR ONLY, THIS CONDITION DOES NOT HAPPEN. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRANKCASE OIL FUMES ENTER THE CAB AT IDLE OR SLOW SPEED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET ON OUTSIDE AIR SETTINGS, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET ON RECIRCULATED OR CAB AIR ONLY, THIS CONDITION DOES NOT HAPPEN. *SLC
THIS TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT VIBRATION BOUNCING OSILALTION ON THE FREEWAY. OTHER TRUCK DON'T DO THIS. THE DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM WITH IT AND THEY WONT DO ANYTHING. I COMPLAINED AFTER 1 MILE OF OWNERSHIP. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE. NO STATEMENT WAS GIVEN TO ME THAT I WAS GETTING A TRUCK THAT CAN'T BE USED TO...
THE VEHICLE OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY ON CEMENT ROADS DUE TO STIFFNESS OF THE FRAME AND WRONG WHEEL BASE. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH
THE VEHICLE OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY ON CEMENT ROADS DUE TO STIFFNESS OF THE FRAME AND WRONG WHEEL BASE. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH