1998 DODGE RAM Problems & Recalls
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THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM THAT HOLD THE TIRE UNDER THE BED BROKE. THIS FAILURE WAS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY SPARE TIRE FELL ONTO THE STREET AND ROLLED. LUCKILY I WAS IN A 35 MPH AREA, BUT CARS STILL HAD TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ROLLING TIRE. HAD I BEEN ON THE I...
Mileage: 193,000
THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM THAT HOLD THE TIRE UNDER THE BED BROKE. THIS FAILURE WAS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY SPARE TIRE FELL ONTO THE STREET AND ROLLED. LUCKILY I WAS IN A 35 MPH AREA, BUT CARS STILL HAD TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ROLLING TIRE. HAD I BEEN ON THE I...
Mileage: 193,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM VAN WITH AFTERMARKET BENDIX BRAKES (MODEL NUMBER: 13481).THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL TH...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM VAN WITH AFTERMARKET BENDIX BRAKES (MODEL NUMBER: 13481).THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL TH...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A ...
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A ...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE NOTICED THE DASH BOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED BADLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS NOT HOT AND WAS NOT A FACTOR WITH THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD DEFECT. THE CONTACT HAD PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD FL...
Mileage: 74,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAIL TO DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT DIM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FA...
Mileage: 132,216
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAIL TO DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT DIM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FA...
Mileage: 132,216
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAIL TO DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT DIM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FA...
Mileage: 132,216
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATES AND THE AIR BAG CHIME WILL BEGIN TO SOUND. THE HORN IN THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PROVIDED THEM WITH INFORMATION HE FOUN...
Mileage: 124,000
1998 DODGE RAM TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. *KB THE LUG NUTS WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO STRUCK MY ANOTHER VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0246-9...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND AN ALARM SOUNDS FOUR TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. EVENTUALLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMS. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THERE ARE TWO AIR BAG RECALLS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01V153000...
Mileage: 119,800
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 70 MPH IT BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED KEPT ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE IT WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL....
Mileage: 69,013
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. *AK
THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE GEARS POPPED ON THE VEHICLE ON THEIR OWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 85,000
THE TODDLER WAS STRAPPED IN THE BOOSTER SEAT BY THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS IN THE REAR OF THE QUAD CAB. CONSUMER HAD TO HIT BRAKES SUDDENLY TO KEEP FROM BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE SEAT BELT ALLOWED THE TODDLER TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE FRONT SEAT. DEALER STATE...
Mileage: 59,900
TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS REPLACED MANY PARTS FOR LEAKS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTENTLY COMES ON EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. TRUCK BUCK WHEN ACCELERATING LOOSES ENGINE POWER. WOULD LIKE IT FIXED I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO TH...
TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS REPLACED MANY PARTS FOR LEAKS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTENTLY COMES ON EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. TRUCK BUCK WHEN ACCELERATING LOOSES ENGINE POWER. WOULD LIKE IT FIXED I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO TH...
WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS COMING INSIDE OF THE LANE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED INTO A DITCH. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ...
WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS COMING INSIDE OF THE LANE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED INTO A DITCH. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ...
HOOD LATCH POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, CLOSED THE HOOD, AND DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. *AK
ALL WARRANTY SERVICE AT CLIFFS AUTOSVR-GOODYEAR-SPRINGTOWN.*MR THE VEHICLES REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. *NM
Mileage: 99,000
ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT WAS T-BONED BY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO THE BACK. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE OF CABLES THAT HELD THE TAILGATE FROM FALLING BROKE. IT JUST SNAPPED OFF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CABLE HAD SOME RUST DAMAGE. *AK
GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, P265/75R16 , DOT#4B73D5DR1900 SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN SEPARATION OCCURRED. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. *AK
Mileage: 20,000
CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. IN THE PROCESS, THE VEHICLE HOPPED UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS ON ITS OWN. THEN, ENGINE RACED. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ROUGHLY 64,000 MILES AND I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT 108,000.
Mileage: 63,898
RIGHT EXHAUST MANAFOLD BOLTS STRIPPED, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK AND INSIDE OF CATLETIC CONVERTER LOOSE AND CAUSING EXTREAM RATTLE, WORSE AT IDLE IN GEAR.
Mileage: 110,000
CLEAR COAT FAILURE ON CAB AND UNDER WINDOWS.
Mileage: 48,000
TAIL GATE SUPPORT STRAP BROKE,RELATIVE WITH 1996 DODGE HAD BOTH SUPPORT STRAPS BREAK RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TAILGATE
Mileage: 86,000
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. JUST GO TO JASPER.COM. THEY SAY THAT 1995 TO 2001 DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS HAVE A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. SEEMS THAT DODGE PUT TO LOW A VOLUME PUMP IN ALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REBUILDERS TELL ME THAT...
Mileage: 97,210
MY HUSBAND ORDERED THIS TRUCK IN LATE 1997. WE PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE FACED IS THE TRANSMISSION. MID-APRIL 1998 THE FIRST PROBLEMS OCCURED WITH SLIPPAGE, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE REPLACED, ONE MONTH LATER THE TORQUE ...
Mileage: 50,100
MY HUSBAND ORDERED THIS TRUCK IN LATE 1997. WE PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE FACED IS THE TRANSMISSION. MID-APRIL 1998 THE FIRST PROBLEMS OCCURED WITH SLIPPAGE, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE REPLACED, ONE MONTH LATER THE TORQUE ...
Mileage: 50,100
MY HUSBAND ORDERED THIS TRUCK IN LATE 1997. WE PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE FACED IS THE TRANSMISSION. MID-APRIL 1998 THE FIRST PROBLEMS OCCURED WITH SLIPPAGE, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE REPLACED, ONE MONTH LATER THE TORQUE ...
Mileage: 50,100
MY HUSBAND ORDERED THIS TRUCK IN LATE 1997. WE PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE FACED IS THE TRANSMISSION. MID-APRIL 1998 THE FIRST PROBLEMS OCCURED WITH SLIPPAGE, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE REPLACED, ONE MONTH LATER THE TORQUE ...
Mileage: 50,100
MY HUSBAND ORDERED THIS TRUCK IN LATE 1997. WE PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE FACED IS THE TRANSMISSION. MID-APRIL 1998 THE FIRST PROBLEMS OCCURED WITH SLIPPAGE, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE REPLACED, ONE MONTH LATER THE TORQUE ...
Mileage: 50,100
AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF. EVENTUALLY IT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *PH THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS VOLUNTARILY REPLACING THE CLOCK SPRING ON VEHICLES WITH MILEAGE LESS THAN 70000 MILES (RECALL# 02V293). THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TO...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE TRAVEL AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THEN , DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO SEVERE DAMAGE. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.*AK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUPTURED WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO BE SUCKED OUT OF THE OIL PAN, AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE ON THE GASKET, THE BEARING ON THE CRANKSHAFT FAILED, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DID NOT REGIS...
Mileage: 42,103
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED LOWER ARM INJURIES. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
THE BOLT THAT HOLDS FIFTH GEAR IN PLACE DISLODGED AND THE GEAR CAME OFF THE SHAFT. VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE IN THE OTHER FOUR GEARS BUT FIFTH GEAR WAS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 56,000
THE BOLT THAT HOLDS FIFTH GEAR IN PLACE DISLODGED AND THE GEAR CAME OFF THE SHAFT. VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE IN THE OTHER FOUR GEARS BUT FIFTH GEAR WAS INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 56,000
VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR SHOWS INACCURATELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT 30-35 MPH VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK
THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND RAN A STOP SIGN. *AK THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE AND REPEATEDLY FLIPPED OVER. THE PICKUP SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND BOTH LANDED IN SEPARATE DIRECTIONS. THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. NEITHER DRIVER OR ...
WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING LEFT TO RIGHT. *AK
WHILE PLACING THE CHILD INSIDE OF CAR SEAT SPRING ATTACH TO THE HARNESS SNAPPED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WAS T-BORNE AND THE FRAME BENT.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE FIFTH GEAR GAVE OUT. *AK
THE STABLED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE STABLED HARNESS WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME OUT AT ALL. *TT
THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Mileage: 32,000
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE TRAILER HITCHES. THE DEALER STATED THE TECHNICIAN WAS SICK AND THE PART WHICH WAS NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TS *JB
VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. SCC PH
Mileage: 97,000
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ATTEMPING TO DRIVE FROM A RED LIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Mileage: 67,500
OIL PUMP FAILURE, ENGINE DESTROYED. DT
UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND MOTOR IS COLD, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. MECHANIC STATES LIP SEAL IS WEARING CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND THE 5TH GEAR IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT. I CONTACTED SCOTT ENKIRK AND IN TURN CONTACTED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY. MY NEIGHBOR'S 1998 DODGE RAM TRUCK ALSO DID THE SAME EXACT THING. DT
HEADLIGHT "WINKED" OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THEN QUIT WORKING, THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. DT
HAVING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES WORKED ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT TIME TOTAL FAILURE. IN 2001 POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED DUE TO TOTAL FAILURE.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR END FAILED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ANDWITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, LOCKING REAR TIRES. IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
THE BRAKE FLUID RESIRVOIR WAS EMPTY, BUT THE BRAKE WARRNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A FLUID LEVEL SENSOR INSIDE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *YH
IMPACT WAS CENTERED ON TRUCK. STRAIGHT IMPACT, NO ANGLE INVOLVED.UPON IMPACT, AIF BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CAME OFF, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM, FRONT DISC, WHEEL STUDS AND THE RADIATOR BEGAN LEAKING FLUID, POSSIBLE LUG, NUT OR BOLT FAILURE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PREIGNITION (SPARK KNOCK) IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 318 CID/5.2L MOTOR. .AT 24,896 MILES, MY DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RE-ROUTED THE SPARK WIRES. THE SPARK KNOCK CONTINUED. AT 35,067 MILES, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIMING; I DIDN'T THINK THIS COULD BE...
I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PREIGNITION (SPARK KNOCK) IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 318 CID/5.2L MOTOR. .AT 24,896 MILES, MY DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RE-ROUTED THE SPARK WIRES. THE SPARK KNOCK CONTINUED. AT 35,067 MILES, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIMING; I DIDN'T THINK THIS COULD BE...
I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PREIGNITION (SPARK KNOCK) IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 318 CID/5.2L MOTOR. .AT 24,896 MILES, MY DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RE-ROUTED THE SPARK WIRES. THE SPARK KNOCK CONTINUED. AT 35,067 MILES, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIMING; I DIDN'T THINK THIS COULD BE...
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO FOUR STUDS BREAKING COMPLETELY OFF.*AK *YH
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PERFORMS ERRATICALLY, NOT BEING ABLE TO EXTEND FROM HOLSTER AROUND DRIVER OR MAY TIGHTEN WHILE BEING WORN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND BACK UP, BUT WILL GO FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER WHEN IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED, DUE TO A VIBRATING NOISE. AT 36041 MILES, THE OVERDRIVE UNIT FAILED WHICH HAD TAKEN OUT THE REVERSE. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. THIS CORRECTED THE V...
WHEN HITTING DIMMER SWITCH TO DIM HEADLIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS WILL GO COMPLETELY OFF. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *SLC
RETURN FUEL LINE CORRODED AND HAD BEGUN TO LEAK RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE, THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE.*AK *NLM
RETURN FUEL LINE CORRODED AND HAD BEGUN TO LEAK RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE, THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE.*AK *NLM
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE GEAR SHIFT HAD BROKEN. CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED PART.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR STUCK, UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK
TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL, PARKING BRAKE WAS SET. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR APPROX. 1 MIN. WHILE I REMOVED MY THINGS FROM THE INTERIOR. AS I WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE (ABOUT 30-40 FT) I HEARD THE BRAKE "POP" TURNED AROUND AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL IT HIT A ...
THE OVERDRIVE OR 5TH GEAR OF THE TRUCK SLIPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO NUMEROUS OTHER TRUCK LIKE MINE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED PROBLEMS IF I HADN'T BEEN THE ONLY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME.
AT 58,000 MILES, THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WROTE A LETTER TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY EXTENDED SER...
FRONT BUMPER IS RUSTING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. BUMPER IS PITTED FROM THE RUST.*AK *SCC
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A WHINING SOUND FROM REAREND. MECHANIC DETERMINED REAR BEARING HAD GONE OUT, AND REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
VERY LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BOTH FRONT SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM EITHER SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ACTIVATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TT
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION, VEHICLE TURNED COUPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK
THE BRAKE CYLINDERS HAD BEEN LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2000. THEN AGAIN IN DECEMBER OF 2001 WE HAD BRAKE3 TROUBLE AND THE CALIPERS AND CYLINDERS HAS BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK. WE HAD JUST HAD EVERYTHING DONE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. WE ASSUMED THAT AT THE WORST THE PADS NEEDED CHANGING....
THE BRAKE CYLINDERS HAD BEEN LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2000. THEN AGAIN IN DECEMBER OF 2001 WE HAD BRAKE3 TROUBLE AND THE CALIPERS AND CYLINDERS HAS BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK. WE HAD JUST HAD EVERYTHING DONE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. WE ASSUMED THAT AT THE WORST THE PADS NEEDED CHANGING....
ENGINE BLEW A ROD, CAUSING ENGINE TO RATTLE. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. SAFETY FACTOR IS THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES THAT A PROBLEM EXISSTS. FOR INSTANCE, I PASSED A TRUCK ON I81 IN WVA WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH THE TRUCKS SPEED WAS APPROX 67 MPH. WHEN I PULLED BACK IN...
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD OUTSIDE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WARMED UP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARTS 3 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK *NLM
Mileage: 72
THROTTLE STUCK ON VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED SPRING IN THE BELT CRANK WAS FAULTY.*AK
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CAR CRASH. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT BURNING OUT, CAUSING DASHBOARD AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. *AKHEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS CHECKED AND DEALER FOUND MELTED PLASTIC WIRE TO THE SWITCH CONNECTOR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. *JG
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT BURNING OUT, CAUSING DASHBOARD AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. *AKHEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS CHECKED AND DEALER FOUND MELTED PLASTIC WIRE TO THE SWITCH CONNECTOR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. *JG
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT BURNING OUT, CAUSING DASHBOARD AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. *AKHEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS CHECKED AND DEALER FOUND MELTED PLASTIC WIRE TO THE SWITCH CONNECTOR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THEN THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. *JG
STUDS KEEP BREAKING ON THE FRONT WHEELS. IN NOVEMBER 2002 RIGHT FRONT STUDS "FELL OFF" AS A MECHANIC WAS TAKING THE TIRES OFF AS PART A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. ITEMS REPLACED. IN MARCH 2002, I WAS REPLACING THE CALIPERS AND AS I PLACED THE LUG WRENCH "MANUAL TYPE" ON THE LUG NUTS TWO FELL OFF FRO...
NHTSA# 01 V 153 000 & MFR# 982: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FRUTHER INFOMATION. NLM
RIGHT FRONT INSIDE BRAKE PAD LOCKED AGAINST THE DISC CAUSING CONTINUOUS WEAR. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE INSIDE PADS DO NOT HAVE "SQUEALERS" AS DO THE OUTSIDE PADS SO THERE WAS NO ADVANCE INDICATION OF IMPENDING FAILURE. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DECLI...
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES (UP/DOWN) SEVERELY IN THE 40-45MPH AND 60-65MPH RANGE. SINCE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE FAIRLY WORN, NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND WERE FORCE BALANCED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. CORRESPONDENCE WITH DAIMLER/CHRYSLER HAS NOT RAISED ANY ...
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IS TRYING TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. LEFT SIDE WAS FIXED. CURRENTLY, RIGHT SIDE NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *AK
ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
LOCKING PINION NUT BROKE, RESULTING IN SHAFT TO FALL WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PINION GEARS AND SPINDLES. SEVERAL MECHANICS STATED THAT A LOCKING PINION NUT SHOULD NEVER UNLOCK OR BREAK. THUS IT'S DEFECT CAUSED 1,100 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND COULD HAVE DEFINITELY RESULTED IN INJURY.*AK
LOCKING PINION NUT BROKE, RESULTING IN SHAFT TO FALL WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PINION GEARS AND SPINDLES. SEVERAL MECHANICS STATED THAT A LOCKING PINION NUT SHOULD NEVER UNLOCK OR BREAK. THUS IT'S DEFECT CAUSED 1,100 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND COULD HAVE DEFINITELY RESULTED IN INJURY.*AK
WHILE STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 2 PASSENGERS AND DRIVER WERE INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE TIRE SEPARATED THE TREAD FROM THE SIDEWALL AND PEELED ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE TREAD IS STILL LIKE NEW.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND THERE IS VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
HORN BUTTONE (THE AREA YOU PRESS IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL) WILL NO PRESS IN TO HONK, DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEM, DUE TO AIR BAG. THERE IS NOT WAY TO HONK THE HORN
PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHMENT WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATED, THE DEALER REPLACED TRAILER HITCH.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT BLOWING COLD. *YD
PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHMENT WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATED, THE DEALER REPLACED TRAILER HITCH.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT BLOWING COLD. *YD
OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3000-5000 MILES. THE THIRD AND FOURTH PISTON RODS WERE WORN DOWN AND THEN BROKE. *AK *JB ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****7757169
Mileage: 45,000
HORN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HONK, DEALER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF AIRBAG HOUSING AND THERE IS NOT ROOM FOR HORN CONTACTS TO WORK, SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU PUSH OR HOW HARD YOU HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE HORN TO HONK!*AK
VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT 35 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *YD
VEHICLE HAS HAD EXCESSIVE STERRING DRIFT SINCE PURCHASED. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HELP CORRECT PROBLEM. "THEY ALL DO THAT" IS THE ATTITUDE. SEEMS TO EFFECT MOST DODGE 4 X 4 TRUCKS. PROBABLY A DESIGN DEFECT AS THEY SEEM TO ALL DO THIS FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER OWNERS. VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHW...
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM. DEALER DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM IS OCCURRING DUE TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
CONSUMERS VEHICLE RAN INTO A TRAILER ON HIS PROPERTY AND ABS WAS DEFECTIVE, ALSO BRAKE DRUMS WERE RUSTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HEADACHE BAR AND FUEL TANK, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT SHOCKS, REAR SHOCKS, AIR FILTER, REAR AXLE SEAL AND FLUID, ...
THIS IS A "LOAD RANGE E" GOODYEAR TIRE PROBLEM. AT 30081, 30805, 35213, AND 38060 MILES ONE EACH OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED AT VARYING CHARGES BY GOODYEAR. NOW, AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAS FAILED FOR THE SAME REAS...
THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND MY WIFE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND MY WIFE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ALL INSTRUMENT GUAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. AT TIMES THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM GOING AND HOW MUCH FULL I HAVE BECAUSE THE GUAGES ARE NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE THIS CONSITUTES A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS OF 1997 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WERE HAVING SIMI...
SPARK KNOCK NOTICED, VEHICLE TAKEN TO NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP(COLONIAL DR., ORLANDO,FL). VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND ROAD TEST: REPORTED AS NORMAL. ON FURTHER INSISTANCE AND DISCUSSION, SERVICE TECH FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I...
SPARK KNOCK NOTICED, VEHICLE TAKEN TO NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP(COLONIAL DR., ORLANDO,FL). VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND ROAD TEST: REPORTED AS NORMAL. ON FURTHER INSISTANCE AND DISCUSSION, SERVICE TECH FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I...
VEHICLE EXCEEDED 10MPH WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES OR PRESSED GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WENT FASTER. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER READJUSTED VEHICLE, BUT STILL DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
HORN WILL SOUND INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE NIGHT WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 01V153000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
HORN WILL SOUND INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE NIGHT WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 01V153000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
THE STUDS ON THE WHEEL BROKE WHILE DIVING CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF THE VEHICLE, THE RIM WAS ALSO BROKEN IN HALF, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
THE STUDS ON THE WHEEL BROKE WHILE DIVING CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF THE VEHICLE, THE RIM WAS ALSO BROKEN IN HALF, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DOWNHILL AND GOING OVER A BUMP ON PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM RELEASES. WILL NOT GRAB AGAIN UNTIL VEHICLE IS ON LEVEL GROUND. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, SAID VEHICLE OPERATED AS IT SHOULD, AND ABS SYSTEM WAS FINE.*AK DISCONNECTING SPEED SENSOR, ELIMINATES THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS POTENTIALL...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DOWNHILL AND GOING OVER A BUMP ON PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM RELEASES. WILL NOT GRAB AGAIN UNTIL VEHICLE IS ON LEVEL GROUND. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, SAID VEHICLE OPERATED AS IT SHOULD, AND ABS SYSTEM WAS FINE.*AK DISCONNECTING SPEED SENSOR, ELIMINATES THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS POTENTIALL...
BRAKES WERE FAILING TO PROPERLY HOLD VEHICLE OR SLOW VEHICLE DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
A SMALL CRACK WAS DEVELOPING ON REARVIEW WINDOW GOING DOWN TOWARDS DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, WHO AGREED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN SUDDENLY COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK WHILE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED.
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN SUDDENLY COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK WHILE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED.
PINION SEAL REPLACED THREE TIMES ,RING AND PINION REPLACED AT 32000 MILES,PINION NUT ALLWAYS REUSED NEVER A NEW PINION NUT .FOURTH TIME PINION NUT COMES OFF AT 108000 MILES AT 65 MILES AN HOUR . PLEASE ADVISE. DEALER SAYS NOT RESPONSIBLE . *AK
REAR SEAT GOES THROUGH METAL PART OF CAR, SEAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *YH
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. WHEN HE TURNED LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. THE DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED AT DEALER AT OWNERS COST.*YD
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. WHEN HE TURNED LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. THE DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED AT DEALER AT OWNERS COST.*YD
TIRE SHREDED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DISTROYED WHEEL AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 377 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)
WHEN DRIVING AT 40-45 AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUT COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TO GET UP UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND BANG ON FUEL TANK RIGHT AT THE LOCATION OF T FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER NOTED AFTER...
WHEN DRIVING AT 40-45 AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUT COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TO GET UP UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND BANG ON FUEL TANK RIGHT AT THE LOCATION OF T FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER NOTED AFTER...
TAILGATE BROKE ON BOTH SIDES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
FIRE STARTED WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN ON VACATION. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN MAINE - CAUSE UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION WE STOPPED TO GET GAS. FILLED UP, AND GAS STARTED POURING OUT FROM TOP OF TANK. TOWED TO SJM AUTO SALES & REPAIR, FOUND OUT ABOUT FAULTY GAS LINE AND MELTED SEALS O...
FIRE STARTED WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN ON VACATION. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN MAINE - CAUSE UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION WE STOPPED TO GET GAS. FILLED UP, AND GAS STARTED POURING OUT FROM TOP OF TANK. TOWED TO SJM AUTO SALES & REPAIR, FOUND OUT ABOUT FAULTY GAS LINE AND MELTED SEALS O...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR, IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR, IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. DLR SAYS IT NEEDED A KIT TO BE REMEDIED.*AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPUN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPUN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPUN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DIDNOT UNLOCK, AND DOME LIGHT DI DNOT COME ON. *AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPUN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DIDNOT UNLOCK, AND DOME LIGHT DI DNOT COME ON. *AK
SEVERE BRAKE PULL TO THE RIGHT. WORSE WHEN UNEVEN OR RUTTED ROAD. HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 5 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CAN RECREATE THE PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS SAFTY HAZARD BEFORE IT CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE KILLED.*AK
VEHICLE WAS GOING 10-15MPH ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AND BACK END STARTED SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT. ROAD WAS DRY. CONSUMER LET OFF GAS AND TAPPED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY, AND SHORTLY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP.*AK
VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, AND ABS LIGHTS/ AIR BAG LIGHT/ SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO/ GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND TANK WAS FULL. CONSUMER TOOK IT INTO DEALER,AND CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS NOT STATED IF IT WILL BE COVERED.*AK
VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, AND ABS LIGHTS/ AIR BAG LIGHT/ SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO/ GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND TANK WAS FULL. CONSUMER TOOK IT INTO DEALER,AND CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS NOT STATED IF IT WILL BE COVERED.*AK
VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, AND ABS LIGHTS/ AIR BAG LIGHT/ SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO/ GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND TANK WAS FULL. CONSUMER TOOK IT INTO DEALER,AND CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS NOT STATED IF IT WILL BE COVERED.*AK
VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, AND ABS LIGHTS/ AIR BAG LIGHT/ SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO/ GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND TANK WAS FULL. CONSUMER TOOK IT INTO DEALER,AND CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS NOT STATED IF IT WILL BE COVERED.*AK
BELT SEPARATED FROM TIRE. SIDEWALLS WAS SHREDDED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R16)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DEALERS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
INSTRUMENTS PANEL HAS FAILED TO WORK DUE TO CIRCUIT BOARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY/ NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHICH HAS CAUSED THE FRONT IN OF THE VEHICLE TO FLOAT, AND IS VERY UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED IF THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE HIT IN COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
RECALL 00 V 105 000/TRAILER HITCH BRACKET: CONSUMER RECEIVED SECOND NOTICE CONCERNING RECALL. DEALER (BEAMAN DODGE, MURFREESBORO, TN; PHONE# 615/895-5092) REFUSED TO HONOR RECALLS UNTIL CONSUMER AGREED TO PAY COST OF REMOVING AND REPLACING DOUBLE EXHAUST TO COMPLETE RECALL REPAIRS. ASKING NHTS...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH HOOD FLIPPED BACKWORDS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. PREVIOUSLY, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HOOD HINGE ATTACHMENT COMING UNDONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD,PULLING EXTREMELY TO RIGHT OR LEFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED TRACK BAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT OPERABLE. PARK LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE IS A FUEL LEAK LEAKING FROM BACK OF ENGINE. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT OPERABLE. PARK LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE IS A FUEL LEAK LEAKING FROM BACK OF ENGINE. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT OPERABLE. PARK LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE IS A FUEL LEAK LEAKING FROM BACK OF ENGINE. *AK
30MPH, HEADON CRASH INTO STEEL STATIONARY POLE, NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD/ NECK BACK/ ARM AND KNEE INJURIES. POLICE NOTED NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE. BOTH PARAMEDICS AND FIREFIGHTERS NOTED FAILURE OF AIRBAG...
VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V075000. BRAKE ROTOR MATERIAL STRENGTH IS NOT SUFFICIENT, CAUSING HUB FATIGUE FRACTURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. *AK *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V135000 FOR DODGE RAM B350 REGARDING BRAKE LINES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT SHOWING ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEFECT. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. (RECALL APPLIES TO PLEASURE WAY 1995-2000 EXC...
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH, CONSUMER HAD FRONT CRASH. BUT TO RIGHT SIDE, BUMPER WAS PUSHED COMPLETELY BACK. CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL, 16 STITCHES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *AK THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE, THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN 140 DEGREES ALMOST ROLLING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACC...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FAINTED AT WHEEL. HE HIT SIDE RAIL ON HIGHWAY AND DEBRIS ALONG THE WAY. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLDED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION . UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A COLLISION. MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED.*AK *SLC
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN EXITING THE TRUCK. THIS HAS CAUSE THEM TO GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR LATCH WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. BOTH BELTS HAVE BEEN CUT AND SEVERELY DAMAGED.*AK
BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL FEELS HARD WHEN PUSHING DOWN. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER SHIP YET. *AK
THE TRAILER HITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-107, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE CAME OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED ,OVERDRIVE AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGED. THE ODOR OF BURNED TRANSMISSION OIL WAS EVIDENT.THIS WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER AT $50 DEDUCTIBLE. THE REBUILT WILL ONLY BE WARRANTED FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES.I SUSPECT T...
WE PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE CONVERSION VAN AS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. ON SEPT 21,2000 MY WIFE LOADED OUR CHILDREN, AGES 7,6, & 2, INTO THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN WENT & LOCKED THE HOUSE DOOR. OUR 2 YEAR OLD GOT OUT OF HER CAR SEAT, WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE VAN, & PULLED DOWN ON THE GEAR SHIFT PULLING IT INTO G...
DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING
ENGINE FAILED. NLM
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM SOUNDS . RETURNDE TRUCK TO MOSS MOTORS (DODGE DEALER IN RIVERSIDE) THEY RESET THE ALARM AND LIGHT BUT DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER SA TO WHAT WAS WRONG . THE WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 TO RESET THE ALARM? WITH NO FIX! NOW WHAT...
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM SOUNDS . RETURNDE TRUCK TO MOSS MOTORS (DODGE DEALER IN RIVERSIDE) THEY RESET THE ALARM AND LIGHT BUT DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER SA TO WHAT WAS WRONG . THE WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY CHARGED ME $50.00 TO RESET THE ALARM? WITH NO FIX! NOW WHAT...
REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WAS IN NEUTRAL WHILE WARMING UP. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. ALSO, CONSUMER WENT INSIDE OF HOUSE, AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT VEHICLE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN STREET/ HIT A TIRE WALL, AND WENT INTO A ENBANKMENT. *AK
HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST. *AK THE OIL LEAKING ON TO THE EXHAUST PIPE COULD CAUSE FIRE WHEN THE EXHAUST PIPE BECOMES HOT. *YH
DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING
DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING
DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS
DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS
FUEL LINE FAILURE CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGES UNDER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE FUEL FEED LINE BROKEN BETWEEN INJEDCTOR PUMP AND RETURN FITTING. CONSUMER CHECKING INTERNET, DODGE HAD A RECALL FOR 98 DODGE. BUT THEY TOLD HIM THE VEHICLE MISSED THE RECALL BY 30 D...
AFTER A MAJOR RAINSTORM, I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELDS LEAK. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY PART. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK
STEERING COLUMN MADE A GRINDING NOISY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL OR SITTING STILL. DEALER THINKS IT WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE AXLE SHAFT BEARINGS. CHRYSLER HAS CHANGED THEM IN NEW MODELS.THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUCED. *AK
WHEN PUTTING GAS IN TANK WILL NOT REGISTER. CONSUMER WOULDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN TANK. *AK
MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR/OVERALL NEEDED. OVERDRIVE REMAINED ON, FLUID HEATED UP QUICKLY. REPAIRS BILL OVER $1890. VEHICLE HAS 46,000 MILE AND ONLY 2 1/2 YRS OLD. *AK
THE TRAILER HITCH FAILED PER RECALL NOTICE 00V-107, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM *CB
TREAD SEPARATION ON MY GOODYEAR WRANGLERS RT/S LT245-75R16 LOAD E. CONTACTED GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SERVICE HOWEVER THEY STATED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THOSE TIRES. TIRES ARE ON A DODGE RAM 2500 HD, DIESEL. DISCOVERED FLAW WHEN AFTER NOTICING THE TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUM...
TRAILER HITCH IS CRACKING/COMING APART WITHOUT BEEN RUSTED. DEALER AGREED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT THEY NEED TO ADOPT A SUPPORT ON BUMPER, AND NEED TO WORK THE PIPE. CONSUMER WILL BE CHARGED FOR IT.*AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENTS THEY LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, AND BRAKE CALIPERS ONCE. MANFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENTS THEY LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, AND BRAKE CALIPERS ONCE. MANFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
HEATER CORE FAILED. WAS DRIVING WHEN IT BURSTED & FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A HAZARD OF POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME. *AK
RECALL 98 V 209 000/HIGH ENGINE IDLE SPEED: VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, ZANGARN DODGE; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; PHONE # 505/262-5480 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. BUT, VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REINSPECT VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON TH...
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V-208 CONCERNING THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE CAB TO THE FRAME DUE TO VIN, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN DETAILED WRITTEN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. NLM
ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. *MJS
FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL OUT . FUEL PUMP FAILED AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. *AK
PE00.046; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. GOODYEAR, LT245/75R16, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. THERE WERE TWO TIRE TREAD SEPARATIONS. GOODYEAR LT245/7...
I RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED YET THEY FAILED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES TO DATE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO THE SEVERAL PANIC STOPS THEY MADE WHILE SERVICING MY TRUCK. THEY KEPT GUESSING WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND THEY NEVER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK STILL PULLS TO THE RIG...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE RING AND PINION GEAR AS WELL AS BOTH OUTER BEARINGS IN THE REAR AXLE FAILED AT 50000 MILES WITH SCHEDULED MAINTAINANCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL DRIVELINE SHOP BECAUSE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THEY WERE DOING AS MANY...
THE RING AND PINION GEAR AS WELL AS BOTH OUTER BEARINGS IN THE REAR AXLE FAILED AT 50000 MILES WITH SCHEDULED MAINTAINANCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL DRIVELINE SHOP BECAUSE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THEY WERE DOING AS MANY...
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH REAR END OF THE TRUCK MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. *AK
TIRE SIZE IS LT265/75R-16/C. THE TIRE FAILED WHILE RETURNING FROM OMAHA WITH MY WIFE AND 8 MONTH OLD SON. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND TRUCK THAT CAN BE SENT OVER E-MAIL. I HAVE CONTACTED PIRELLI AND THEY WANT ME TO SEND THE TIRE ALONG WITH ESTIMATES TO FIX THE TRUCK. I SPOKE WITH NADINE ...
I HAD TWO TIRE PROBLEMS ON MY TRUCK,ONE RIGHT REAR ONE LEFT REAR WHILE CACING MY CAMPER. THE LEFT REAR LOST ITS TREAD, BUT THE TIRE HELD TOGETHER. THE RIGHT REAR LOST ITS TREAD, AND ALSO DISTRUCTED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SCRAPING AWAY PART OF THE WHEEL.*AK (TIRESIZE: 255/85R16)( DOT NUMBE...
RING IN THE FUEL LINE SEPARATED FROM FUEL LINE, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE.*AK
SOUTHBOUND MUSTANG LOST CONTROL ON WET STREET, SPUN INTO OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. NORTHBOUND DODGE RAM TRUCK T-BONED OUT OF CONTROL MUSTANG AT 50 MPH. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS OF DODGE TRUCK FAILED TO DEPLOY. BELTED DODGE RAM TRUCK DRIVER BROKE RIGHT LEG AND KNEECAP. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DC SEVERAL TIMES. MANY OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL BE FORCED TO PAY TO HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT DC SHOULD PAY FOR.*AK
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DC SEVERAL TIMES. MANY OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL BE FORCED TO PAY TO HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT DC SHOULD PAY FOR.*AK
AS I WAS TURNING THE CORNER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHICH WAS FULLY INFLATED CAME OFF THE TRUCK & I WENT AROUND THE CORNER ON 3 WHEELS. I HAD IT TOWED TO RALLEY DODGE & THEY SAID THAT MY EXTENDED WARRENTY WOULDN'T COVER THE DAMAGE .*AK
AS I WAS TURNING THE CORNER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHICH WAS FULLY INFLATED CAME OFF THE TRUCK & I WENT AROUND THE CORNER ON 3 WHEELS. I HAD IT TOWED TO RALLEY DODGE & THEY SAID THAT MY EXTENDED WARRENTY WOULDN'T COVER THE DAMAGE .*AK
LOST FIFTH GEAR - NUT SPUN OFF ALLOWING GEAR TO SLIP ON SHAFT.
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WILL SLIDE BACK AND FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AT A FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK UP, AND BRAKES TO FAIL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AT A FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK UP, AND BRAKES TO FAIL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AT A FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK UP, AND BRAKES TO FAIL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYT...
OUR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE IS WEARING UNEVEN AND MAKING A THUMPING NOISE.( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
OUR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE IS WEARING UNEVEN AND MAKING A THUMPING NOISE.( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
CONSUMER WAS ON THE ON RAMP ,AND WENT TO YIELD FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TOUCHED BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND GET VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED DEFECT WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE FLUID, BUT VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT S...
CONSUMER WAS ON THE ON RAMP ,AND WENT TO YIELD FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TOUCHED BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND GET VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED DEFECT WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE FLUID, BUT VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT S...
VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER AND A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO A WORN FRONT TRACK BAR, FAILING U-JOINTS, AND SWAY BAR LINKS. THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE UPCOMING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT LOSS OF ...
NO SUMMARY
TIRE EXPLODED, LOOSING ITS TREAD THAT DAMAGED SHEET METAL & UNDERCARRIAGE OF PU. SPEED WAS 65 MPH, TIRE PRESSURE 75#. EXPLOSION TORE OUT FUEL FILLER HOSE & DAMAGED FUEL SENDER. SHEET METAL AND WHEEL SHROUD DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 145/75R16 )
AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
GAS GAUGE AND THE LOW INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT CAME ON. VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. THERE WAS FALSE READING OF GASOLINE GAUGE. *AK
GAS GAUGE AND THE LOW INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT CAME ON. VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. THERE WAS FALSE READING OF GASOLINE GAUGE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A FRONTAL ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TREAD SEPERATED FROM CASING, CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRUCK( DOT NUMBER: B72K511X50 TIRE SIZE: 245/75-16 )
DRIVER SEATBELT WILL LOCKS UP WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES/WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITON, OR IF THE CONSUMER IS SITTING STILL OR MOVING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED AGAINST SEAT. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING . *AK THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM....
SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE CAUSED CURRENT DRAW THAT DEPLETES BATTERY. DISCONNECTING THE MODULE STOPS CURRENT DRAW BUT DEACTIVATES THE SEAT BELTS. *AK
BEFORE FUEL WOULD BE 23 MILES PER GALLON. BUT, NOW 18 MILES PER GALLON AFTER A RECALL WAS MADE.*AK
TRAILER HITCH WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER. THEIR IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40MP AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, AND CONTINUED TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK
VEHICLE HAS ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS PULSATION WITHIN THE BRAKES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HAVE SPEED/GEARS SLIP, AND THERE IS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK
VEHICLE HAS ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS PULSATION WITHIN THE BRAKES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HAVE SPEED/GEARS SLIP, AND THERE IS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK
VEHICLE HAS ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS PULSATION WITHIN THE BRAKES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HAVE SPEED/GEARS SLIP, AND THERE IS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK
VEHICLE HAS ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS PULSATION WITHIN THE BRAKES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HAVE SPEED/GEARS SLIP, AND THERE IS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT FRONT LEFT BRAKE LOCKS UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISION FAILED WITH NO WARNING, I.E. SLIPPING. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED HARD AND SUDDEN CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY STEER TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE RECALL 00V-107 OF THE TRAILER BRACKETS REPAIR/REPLACED BUT THE DEALER HAD NOT PARTS AVAILABLE. NLM
BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE DRUMS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE OFF BY 10% AND STILL BE WITHIN VEHICLE'S SPECIFICATIONS. SPEEDOMETER CHECKED, AND FOUND TO BE ONLY OFF BY 1 MPH. *AK *ML
THE TRAILER HITCH IS TEARING AWAY FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *ML
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE AND CANT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE PLENUM WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. THIS PART HAS BLOWEN OUT EVERY 6 THOUSAND MILES, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 872 SOLUTION FOR TRAILER HITCH WAS UNACCEPTABLE. *AK
WHEN PLACING TRANSMISSION GEAR IN REVERSE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CRASHING INTO A BRICK FENCE. ALSO, CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUR...
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THEY, WOULD MAKE NOISE. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'TGO OFF. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET ROADS AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. DEALERLR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER'S SERVICE ADVISOR THAT SHE WILL BE CHARGED TO PERFORM RECALL 00V107000 REPAIRS/ OTHER PIECES: TRAILER, HITCHES AND ATTACHMENTS. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE AN EXPLAINATION OR REASON WHY SHE IS BEING CHARGED FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
HORN DOES NOT SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED; BACKUP LIGHTS LENS COVER IS TINTED. *AK
HORN DOES NOT SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED; BACKUP LIGHTS LENS COVER IS TINTED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
AT 9,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS WARPED DUE TO OVERHEATING. AT 16,000 MILES NEW BRAKES HAD TO BE PUT ON. AT 40,000 MILES, NEW PADS AND ROTORS WERE PUT ON. THE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE THAT THE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK, AND THE SELF ADJUSTORS ON THE BACK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. *AK *ML
AT 9,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS WARPED DUE TO OVERHEATING. AT 16,000 MILES NEW BRAKES HAD TO BE PUT ON. AT 40,000 MILES, NEW PADS AND ROTORS WERE PUT ON. THE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE THAT THE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK, AND THE SELF ADJUSTORS ON THE BACK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. *AK *ML
HORN IS VERY HARD TO LOCATE ON STEERING COLUMN, AND IT IS VERY HARD TO DEPRESS TO GET IT TO BLOW. *AK THIS VEHICLE HAS NARROWLY MISSED BEING INVOLVED IN 2 OR 3 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE DRIVER COULD NOT USE THE HORN. *YH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL FRONT BRAKES TEND TO GRAB. ALSO, WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO OVERLOADING. *AK
HORN IS LOCATED ON TOP OF STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE AIRBAGS COME OUT. CONSUMER CANNOT PLACE ENTIRE HAND ON THE HORN TO MAKE IT WORK . ONLY A SINGLE POINT HE CAN PRESS WITH HIS FINGER ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY HE CAN HEAR THE HORN. *AK *ML
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO, DEFECTIVE BRAKE CALIPERS. BRAKES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. FACTORY REPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO, DEFECTIVE BRAKE CALIPERS. BRAKES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. FACTORY REPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANAMISSION FAILED DUE TO INCORRECT INSTALLATION AT FACTORY. YH
THE TRUCK WHEN BOUGHT,THE STICKER IN THE WINDOW READ THAT IT WAS RATED TO RUN ON 87 OCTAIN,BUT WHEN I RUN THIS FEUL,IT PINGS AND KNOCKS AND A LOSS OF POWER WHILE CLIMING A HILL.THE ONLLY THING IT WILL RUN ON IS HIGHTEST."THIS WILL CAUSE A WRECK."THE SERVICE MANAGER AT BECKS TOLD ME THAT IT IS AN ON ...
THE FRONT BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK FAILED TO WORK EVENLY. A SEVER PULL TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN A NEAR JACK KNIFE SITUATION AND COLLISION WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN REPAIRING IT AND STATE THAT ONLY 5% OF THE TRUCKS IN THIS MOD...
THE BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE CONSISTS OF PLASTIC MADE CALIPER PISTONS, WHICH OVERHEAT AND WEAR EXCESSIVELY. *MJS
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ROTORS/PADS, AND CALIPERS. PROBLEM COMMENCED AT 6,270 MILES, AGAIN AT 21,000 MILES, AND REOCCURRED AT 33,000 MILES. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE DONE WITH REPAIRES. *AK *ML
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ROTORS/PADS, AND CALIPERS. PROBLEM COMMENCED AT 6,270 MILES, AGAIN AT 21,000 MILES, AND REOCCURRED AT 33,000 MILES. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE DONE WITH REPAIRES. *AK *ML
AT APPROX. 7500MI. PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH BRAKES AND VIBRATIONS. THESE PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR ALONG WITH SEVERE AND DANGEROUS ENGINE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. AFTER CONTACTING DIAMLER CHRYSLER I AM SHOCKED TO FIND THAT HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND ANY INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. IT WOULD JUST BE NICE IF $42,000 COULD BU...
AT APPROX. 7500MI. PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH BRAKES AND VIBRATIONS. THESE PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR ALONG WITH SEVERE AND DANGEROUS ENGINE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. AFTER CONTACTING DIAMLER CHRYSLER I AM SHOCKED TO FIND THAT HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND ANY INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. IT WOULD JUST BE NICE IF $42,000 COULD BU...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE CALIPERS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND FEELS THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BECAUSE A MINOR AMOUNT OF HEAT DAMAGED THE PLASTIC PISTONS, WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW THEM TO SLIDE PROPERLY IN THEIR CYLINDERS, THIS DIDN'T ALLOW THE PADS TO RETRACT FROM THE ...
THE TRAILER HITCH BALL WAS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE FOR THE NEW TRAILER, RESULTING IN THE TRAILER DETACHING AND CHAINS BREAKING, TRAILER CAME OFF AND WENT INTO DITCH (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BEARINGS. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPINDLE, HUBS AND BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES. *AK
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BEARINGS. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPINDLE, HUBS AND BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES. *AK
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BEARINGS. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPINDLE, HUBS AND BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES. *AK
HEADLIGHT WIRES MELTED. REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM RENTURNED ON SECOND SET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT/GRAVEL/SNOW OR ICE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE KEPT MOVING WITHOUT STOPPING. DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. HOWEVER, ...
VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL. NLM
DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJUIRES. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO VEHICLE. *AK
THESE ARE THE LAST TWO OF THE SEVEN INCIDENTS OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 25 - 60 MPH. 6 OF THE 7 WERE DURING NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS; 1 EMERGENCY STOP. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION. THE PEDAL DOES NOT GO TO THE FLOOR...
THE VEHICLE MAKES RIGHT TURNS UPON BRAKING, AT ANY SPEED. OF COURSE THE FASTER THE SPEED THE MORE DANGEROUS THE PROBLEM, ESP. IF YOU ARE ALSO MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR THERE ARE ANY IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD SUCH AS DIRT, GRAVEL, BUMPS, OR HOLES, AT WHICH THIS POINT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS, SOMETIMES ...
HAVE HAD MANY RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK, NOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *AK
VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN PARK ROD WHICH IS A PART OF THE PARK GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO PARK, IT WILL KEEP ROLLING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
SEVERE BRAKE PULL, NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO APPLY. OWNER HAS TO ADD EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO GET HORN TO FUNCTION. DLR SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
QUAD CAB; CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH,HIT A VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. NO PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECTS. *AK
QUAD CAB; CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH,HIT A VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. NO PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECTS. *AK
THE BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING HAZZARD. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS IN A TOTAL OF SEVEN (7) TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A SATISFACTORY REPAIR. THE DEALERS HAVE DONE STEERING ALIGNMENT AND REPLACE BRAKE PARTS ON MANY OCCAUSIONS. H...
INDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FROZE INTO ONE BLOCK, AND DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO APPLY TO THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVER RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER SAYS THAT WATER WAS IN FLUID. *AK
"AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE TRUCK IS A PIECE OF JUNK, THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR THIS WEEK FOR ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS(THIS IS THE REASON I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER), ON TOP OF THE ALREADY ACCUMULATED 25-30 DAYS OF SERVICE. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AS W...
"AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE TRUCK IS A PIECE OF JUNK, THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR THIS WEEK FOR ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS(THIS IS THE REASON I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER), ON TOP OF THE ALREADY ACCUMULATED 25-30 DAYS OF SERVICE. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AS W...
"AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE TRUCK IS A PIECE OF JUNK, THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR THIS WEEK FOR ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS(THIS IS THE REASON I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER), ON TOP OF THE ALREADY ACCUMULATED 25-30 DAYS OF SERVICE. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AS W...
"AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE TRUCK IS A PIECE OF JUNK, THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR THIS WEEK FOR ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS(THIS IS THE REASON I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER), ON TOP OF THE ALREADY ACCUMULATED 25-30 DAYS OF SERVICE. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AS W...
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKE, CONSUMER EXPECTING A BUY BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. NLM
WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHILE IN 5TH GEAR AS DESCRIBED IN TSB#21-10-98, PRIOR TO REPAIR. MJS
DEFECTIVE BRAKE DESIGN RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE FRONT AND NECCESSARY CONTINUED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REAR BRAKES, UNABLE TO BE FIXED. MJS
REAR END REQUIRES REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAILED BEARINGS WHICH CAUSE NOISE. MJS
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS DUPLICATED PROBLEM, BUT DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT IS CAUSING IT.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A REASON. *AK
ENGINE KNOCKS AT START-UP FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS NOT AS HIGH AS WHEN FIRST BOUGHT. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. SERVICE MANAGER HAS VERIFIED THE KNOCKING, BUT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO PERSUE IT. SEEMS THAT CHRYSLER WA...
ORIGANAL TIRES FROM FACTORY (GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS 265/75R16) HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY GOODYEAR 3 TIMES IN 16 MONTHS DUE TO DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP. VEHICLE HAD A MAJOR VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 45 AND 65 MPH.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )
FIFTH GEAR LOSS IS CAUSED BY ( NUT HOLDING FIFTH GEAR BACKING OFF) AS I WAS TOLD BY DEALER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALER (TSB 21-10-98) COST TO FIX THIS IS $400.00-$799.00 AND THEY SAID IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY BACKING OFF THE THROTLE IN FIFTH GEAR. THI...
LEAKING OIL THROUGH TAILPIPE-ENGINE CLATTER AT HIGH SPEED. DEFECTIVE INTAKE BASE GASKET. BLEW OUT FOUR QUARTS OF OIL OVER 750 MILE TRIP, MOSTLY INTERSTATE TRAVEL. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT DIVULGED TO OWNER DURING ROUTINE SERVICE.
I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS YET. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES ALOT OF NOISE WHEN YOU TURN IT EITHER DIRECTION. HAD DODGE CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED ALOT OF STEERING COLUMNS BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT NOT SURE WHAT CAUSES IT. SAID THAT MOST HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH LOWER M...
DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND SLID CROSS WAYS, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, AND BUSTED THE REAR AXEL. TRUCK FLIPPED OVER, AND FRONT BUMPER WENT INTO FRONT TIRE, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND SLID CROSS WAYS, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, AND BUSTED THE REAR AXEL. TRUCK FLIPPED OVER, AND FRONT BUMPER WENT INTO FRONT TIRE, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK
ROTORS OVERHEATING AND CRACKING AND PADS ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MJS (ORIGINAL CL 08-AUG-99, REVISED HL ON 23-NOV-99)
ROTORS OVERHEATING AND CRACKING AND PADS ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MJS (ORIGINAL CL 08-AUG-99, REVISED HL ON 23-NOV-99)
RING & PINION GEAR FAILED. DODGE HAS MORE THAN 1200 ON BACK ORDER AND CANNOT GET THE PART. MY PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER FOR 5 WEEKS. LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED THAT DODGE HAS SENT THEM A NOTIFICATION TO TRY TO RESET THE RING & PINION GEAR AS A FIX RATHER THAN REPLACE THE PART. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE HO...
MY NAME IS JOHN SIMONELLI AND I PURCHASED A DODGE RAM TRUCK. I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT LIKE BRAKES,AIR, FUEL PROBLEMS, RAIDIATOR, AND WORSE OF ALL STALLING ON LEFT TURNS. I REPORTED TO BELL DODGE OF MY TRUCK STALLING ON LEFT TURNS. THEY LOOKED AT IT ONCE AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS OK. AFTER THAT I...
MY NAME IS JOHN SIMONELLI AND I PURCHASED A DODGE RAM TRUCK. I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT LIKE BRAKES,AIR, FUEL PROBLEMS, RAIDIATOR, AND WORSE OF ALL STALLING ON LEFT TURNS. I REPORTED TO BELL DODGE OF MY TRUCK STALLING ON LEFT TURNS. THEY LOOKED AT IT ONCE AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS OK. AFTER THAT I...
MY NAME IS JOHN SIMONELLI AND I PURCHASED A DODGE RAM TRUCK. I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT LIKE BRAKES,AIR, FUEL PROBLEMS, RAIDIATOR, AND WORSE OF ALL STALLING ON LEFT TURNS. I REPORTED TO BELL DODGE OF MY TRUCK STALLING ON LEFT TURNS. THEY LOOKED AT IT ONCE AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS OK. AFTER THAT I...
SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW, IT HAS BEEN JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN WE TRAVEL,DOWN BUMPY ROADS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, CHRYSLER CANADA HAS BEEN CONTACTED, MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED, TRANSPORT CANADA HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECIEVED ANY REPORTS REGUARDIN...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
5TH GEAR LOST WHILE ON I-37 NORHTBOUND IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. SHIFTED UP FROM 4TH GEAR TO 5TH AFTER ENTERING FREEWAY. NO 5TH GEAR.
THE TRUCK'S STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE TURNING AND THEN THE IGNITION WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE IGNITION HAS EVEN STOPPED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND NOT TURNING. THIS IS A DEFINATE ROAD HAZARD AND CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY...
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH MY DODGE RAM PICKUP. A MAN TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK HIT THE SIDE OF HIS CAR. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND I WAS MOVING AT A GOOD RATE OF SPEED (35-40 MPH). I DID CONTACT DODGE, BUT THEY ARE SITTING ON THEIR HANDS, AND ARE NOT SENDING OUT AN ...
VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. DRL HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FRONT BRAKES HAVE PADS, AND THE BACK BRAKES HAVE ABS BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THE FRONT OF THE CAR WILL SKID, AND VEHICLE WIIL NOT STOP. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER .THEY TOLD HIM BRAKES WERE WORKING JUST FINE. *AK TH...
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FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP/LEVEL, CAUSED SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED INTO SHOP, ALL PARTS REPLACED STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO NO CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENTS.
AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES NEW BRAKE PAD DISCS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. *AK
FROM SPEAKING WITH OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS, PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED FROM BRAKE FAULURE, BUT WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OF THESE PROBLEMS.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER FIVE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES AND EJECTION FROM VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER FIVE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES AND EJECTION FROM VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
CLUTCH WOULD NOT RETURN TO POSTION, CLUTCH GO ON, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
CLUTCH WOULD NOT RETURN TO POSTION, CLUTCH GO ON, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR UNTIL ENGINE IS AT ABOUT 2000 RPM AND OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.
ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS SEVERE ENGINE PINGING, HESITATION GOING UPHILLS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT. DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR AND REPLACED A SPARK PLUG. PROBLEM CLEARED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES, THEN RETURNED. GOODYEAR DEALER REPLACED IGNITION WIRES AND SPARK P...
WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. DEALER SAID ITWAS THE OWNERS FAULT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,VEHICLE WILL PULL HARD TO RIGHT. OR IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED IT WILLTHEN PULL TO LEFT. ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED WITHIN 6-9 MONTHS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,VEHICLE WILL PULL HARD TO RIGHT. OR IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED IT WILLTHEN PULL TO LEFT. ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED WITHIN 6-9 MONTHS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 21612 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30305 MILES, STILL HAVE TO CLIMB ON BRAKES TO GET STOPPED. ALSO KEEP GETTING BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG EITHER.
THE LATCH "WILL" VIBRATE AND COME LOSE WITCH MAY CAUSE THE DOOR TO COME LOSE IN A CRASH
WITH ENGINE RUNNING, YOU CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR JUST BY PUSHING DOWN ON SHIFTER. ENGINE CAN BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK PULLED/SKIDDED, AND MADE A LOUD SOUND. THIS HAPPENED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER A PANIC STOP. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT SHOULD STOP. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. ON AUG 20, 1999, HAD A REAR END CRASH. DEALER...
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, AND THE OVER RIVE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
OWNER'S CHILD WAS ABLE TO SWITCH GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND HIT A FENCE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
THERE IS A BUZZING NOISE IN THE TRANSMITION WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AFTER A COLD START. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN 4 TIMES NOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY ALL THE TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A NON HARMFUL PROBLEM THAT A MODIFICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR. THE HAVE PREFORMED THE MODIFICATION AND I...
THE DESIGN OF HORN BUTTON HARDENS IN COLD WEATHER CAUSING DIFFICULTIES LOCATING HORN IN A EMERGENCY. OCCASIONALLY THE HORN FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WITHOUT BRAKES BEING APPLIED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *YC
THE DESIGN OF HORN BUTTON HARDENS IN COLD WEATHER CAUSING DIFFICULTIES LOCATING HORN IN A EMERGENCY. OCCASIONALLY THE HORN FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WITHOUT BRAKES BEING APPLIED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *YC
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A TURN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE; HAD LITTLE POWER. ARRIVED HOME & VEHICLE WAS CHECKED. FOUND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS HELD BY SMALL PIECE OF WELDING MATERIAL. TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. THE PROBLEM HAD REAPPEARED AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC TO REPAIR. ...
CAB BOLTS RECALL.
TRANSMISSION, 4X4 SENDING UNIT.
CONSOLE LID.
REPLACED GAS GAUGE AND MOTOR ON POWER ADJ. DRIVERS SEAT.
REPLACED GAS GAUGE AND MOTOR ON POWER ADJ. DRIVERS SEAT.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED FOR BRAKES WHEN THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ROTORS WENT OUT, AND TRUCK WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED FOR BRAKES WHEN THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ROTORS WENT OUT, AND TRUCK WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. *AK
THERE IS NO SUPPORT D IN RIVER'S SEAT FOR LEFT THIGH AND BUTTOCKS. THE SEAT SLANTS TOWARDS THE DOOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
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FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE DYING OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON & THEN DIED OUT. HAD FUSE REPLACED DUE TO BLOWING OUT CONSTANTLY. ENGINE & CATALYTIC CONVERTER AFFECTED. *AK
FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE DYING OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON & THEN DIED OUT. HAD FUSE REPLACED DUE TO BLOWING OUT CONSTANTLY. ENGINE & CATALYTIC CONVERTER AFFECTED. *AK
FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE DYING OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON & THEN DIED OUT. HAD FUSE REPLACED DUE TO BLOWING OUT CONSTANTLY. ENGINE & CATALYTIC CONVERTER AFFECTED. *AK
HORN HAS TWO SMALL BUTTONS ON BOTH SIDE OF AIRBAG COVER WHICH ARE TOO SMALL TO LOCATE AND HARD TO PRESS, NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER DRIVERS. MANUFACTURER STATES THERE IS NO PLAN TO REVISE HORN. *AK
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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED AND FAILED TO ENGAGE SINCE PURCHASE. HAVE RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. IWAS TOLD THAT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IS FASTER THAN THE COMPUTER WORKING THE TRANS.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED AND FAILED TO ENGAGE SINCE PURCHASE. HAVE RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. IWAS TOLD THAT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IS FASTER THAN THE COMPUTER WORKING THE TRANS.
1. MIRROR VIBRATION ON DRIVERS SIDE TO THE DEGREE THAT YOU CANNOT SEE TO MAKE SAFE LANE CHANGES. 2. ALARM INOPERABLE AT TIMES AND DOME LIGHT DOES NOT ILUMINATE SO YOU CANNOT SEE IF SOMEONE IS HIDING IN YOUR VEHICLE. 3. ROUGH RIDE 4. POPPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION 5. NUTS THAT HOLD DOWN THE SEATS ...
1. MIRROR VIBRATION ON DRIVERS SIDE TO THE DEGREE THAT YOU CANNOT SEE TO MAKE SAFE LANE CHANGES. 2. ALARM INOPERABLE AT TIMES AND DOME LIGHT DOES NOT ILUMINATE SO YOU CANNOT SEE IF SOMEONE IS HIDING IN YOUR VEHICLE. 3. ROUGH RIDE 4. POPPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION 5. NUTS THAT HOLD DOWN THE SEATS ...
1. MIRROR VIBRATION ON DRIVERS SIDE TO THE DEGREE THAT YOU CANNOT SEE TO MAKE SAFE LANE CHANGES. 2. ALARM INOPERABLE AT TIMES AND DOME LIGHT DOES NOT ILUMINATE SO YOU CANNOT SEE IF SOMEONE IS HIDING IN YOUR VEHICLE. 3. ROUGH RIDE 4. POPPING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION 5. NUTS THAT HOLD DOWN THE SEATS ...
SHIFTER LINKAGE BOLTS SHEERED OFF, UNABLE TO PUT INTO PARK
SHIFTER LINKAGE BOLTS SHEERED OFF, UNABLE TO PUT INTO PARK
HORN DIFFICULT TO OPERATE; TRANS SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD
HORN DIFFICULT TO OPERATE; TRANS SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, REAR ENDED A TRAILER WHICH DIDN'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF LIGHTS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, REAR ENDED A TRAILER WHICH DIDN'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF LIGHTS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
TRANSFER REPLACED W/IN 4 MTHS OF PURCHASE, TRANSMISSION NOW DOES NOT WISH TO SHIFT...DEALER IS QUESTIONING
TRANSFER REPLACED W/IN 4 MTHS OF PURCHASE, TRANSMISSION NOW DOES NOT WISH TO SHIFT...DEALER IS QUESTIONING
FUSE TO DASH LIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS BLEW WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN AND CRACKED. *AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM STOP TO HIGH SPEED AT ENGINE STARTUP. "BURNED RUBBER" FOR 30 FEET BEFORE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. DRIVER REFUSED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AFTER INCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT NO PREVIOUS EVENT SIMILAR TO THIS HAD EVER OCCURED TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE. IS THIS SIMILAR TO ANY O...
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN THE DEALER SAID WE HAD A BAD TIRE BOTH TIMES WE PICKED IT UP , BUT IT STILL DRIFTS AND HAS SPUNGY STREEING . I.E. IT GOES WERE IT WANT TO AND WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO CORRECT IT THE STREERING TAKES IT TIME TO GO THE OTHER WAY. MY OTHER PROBLEM IS THE RIGHT REAR FRAME ...
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN THE DEALER SAID WE HAD A BAD TIRE BOTH TIMES WE PICKED IT UP , BUT IT STILL DRIFTS AND HAS SPUNGY STREEING . I.E. IT GOES WERE IT WANT TO AND WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO CORRECT IT THE STREERING TAKES IT TIME TO GO THE OTHER WAY. MY OTHER PROBLEM IS THE RIGHT REAR FRAME ...
THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S WHEEL WAS NOT WELDED CORRECTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE HARD. ALSO, RIM CAME OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S WHEEL WAS NOT WELDED CORRECTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE HARD. ALSO, RIM CAME OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A BRAKE PULL TO LEFT UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKING SITUATIONS AND HAS BEEN TO HUNTINGTON BEACH DODGE FOR REPAIR WITH NO SUCESS
THE TRUCK HAS A SEVERE BRAKE PULL TO THE RIGHT, WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE BRAKE PULL OCCURS AT ANY SPEED, BUT IT IS MOST PROMINENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEREFORE PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOUR TIMES IN NINE MONTHS ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS ...
LEFT AND RIGHT MIRRORS VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, AND MAKE THEM USELESS ABOVE 35 MPH
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL, WHENEVER CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, VEHICLE WILL GO BEYOND CONTROL SETTING. CONSUMER HAS AN APPIONTMENT FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION. *AK *SLC
AT 35-45 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES . THE DEALER HAS PUT 5 SETS OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH THE SWAY BAR FELL OUT. DROVE TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED THE SWAY BAR HANGING & HAD TO REPAIR IT. THE 2ND INCIDENT: HAD LOST STEERING CONTROL & HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH THE SWAY BAR FELL OUT. DROVE TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED THE SWAY BAR HANGING & HAD TO REPAIR IT. THE 2ND INCIDENT: HAD LOST STEERING CONTROL & HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON ENGINE AND MOVED THE TRANSMISSION PAWL FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND UPON STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO CONNECT 3 OR 4 TIMES WHEN PULLED AS THOUGH SHAFT WAS SIMPLY IN A HOLE. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND I HAD TO BRAKE HEAVILY BEFORE IT RELEASED. *AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO CONNECT 3 OR 4 TIMES WHEN PULLED AS THOUGH SHAFT WAS SIMPLY IN A HOLE. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND I HAD TO BRAKE HEAVILY BEFORE IT RELEASED. *AK
MANY OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1998 DODGE TRUCKS, CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS "NORMAL" AND WILL NOT FIX. HORN BUTTON WAS RE-DESIGNED FOR 1999 AND DOES NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM.
NO SUMMARY MENTIONE DFOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE MAKING A TURN DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. DRIVER WAS UNJURED ON BOTH HANDS. SKIN WAS SCRAPED FROM KNUCLES AND HAD NUMBNESS FOR 48 HOURS. *AK
PULLS SERVERELY TO LEFT & RIGHT. ROTORS/CALIPERS/PADS ALL REPLACED # OF TIMES, STILL PULLS. *AK
PULLS SERVERELY TO LEFT & RIGHT. ROTORS/CALIPERS/PADS ALL REPLACED # OF TIMES, STILL PULLS. *AK
HORN DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE, REQUIRES EXTREME FORCE IN VERY SPECIFIC LOCATION.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, SPEED IS ACTING INTERMITTENTLY IN WHICH THE ENGINE IS IDLING HIGH DUE TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MODULE. *AK
THERE IS A LOCK UP IN TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER. COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT TELLS TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN TO LOCK UP AND UNLOCK HAS A PROBLEM, CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER TO LOCKUP AND UNLOCK SPORADICALLY. DEALER HAS NISPECTED VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL 98, CONCERNING IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 98V209. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPOXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, WHILE DRIVING AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD WHICH TURNED INTO A CURVE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT A TREE AT 50MPH,AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HIT HEAD-ON ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
FAILURE OF THE INTAKE GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE'S OIL SUPPLY TO BE EVACUATED THROUGH THE VACUUM SYSTEM. NOT ONLY WAS THIS EVENT DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENGINE ITSELF BUT IT ALSO CONTAMINATED THE VACUUM AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS.
THE FIRST INCIDENT OF LOSING 5TH GEAR WAS IN ELIZABETHTOWN KY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN @ 55MPH AND LOST 5TH GEAR. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO SWOPE AUTO CENTER IN ELIZABETHTOWN AND THE DESCRIPTION OF REPAIRS IS THAT 5TH GEAR WAS LOOSE. REPAIRS WERE MADE AS FOLLOWS: INSTLLED NUT PKG., INSTALLED S...
BRAKE PULLING PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE IS NO CONSISTANCY AS TO WHEN, STARTING AT ABOUT 20000 MILES 10/28/98, I HAVE HAD IT BACK AT LEAST 10 TIMES, DEALER HAS REPLACED CALIPERS/ PADS/STEERING BOX, AND SHIMS BETWEEN RIGHT FRONT ROTOR AND RIM. THEY NOW HAVE A 5MM SHIM AND SAY THE NEXT STEP IS A 7.5 PER T...
BRAKE PULLING PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE IS NO CONSISTANCY AS TO WHEN, STARTING AT ABOUT 20000 MILES 10/28/98, I HAVE HAD IT BACK AT LEAST 10 TIMES, DEALER HAS REPLACED CALIPERS/ PADS/STEERING BOX, AND SHIMS BETWEEN RIGHT FRONT ROTOR AND RIM. THEY NOW HAVE A 5MM SHIM AND SAY THE NEXT STEP IS A 7.5 PER T...
I AM EXPERIENCING A BRAKE PULL PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ONGOUNG PROBLEM AND DODGE TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION YET. YOU WILL RECEIVE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM FOLKS WITH THE SAME PROBL...
THE BRAKES PULL LEFT OR RIGHT. MOST LIKELY DUE TO WEAK CALIPERS. THE EXPERTS I'VE TALKED TO INDICATE MY ONE TON 7000 LB TRUCK HAS THE SAME SINGLE PISTON CALIPERS A LITTLE ISUZU RODEO OR MITSUBISHI HAS. IT'S HORRIFYING TO THINK THIS BIG TRUCK HAS NO MORE BRAKES THAN A 2000 LB LITTLE CAR. THE $200...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS JUMPING INTO GEAR, DIAGNOSTICS' WERE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE RESULT, THE TRUCK STILL PERSIST'S WITH THE PROBLEM USUALLY AT SPEEDS' 35 MPH AND UNDER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED RIGHT UPON DELIVERY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CALIPERS STATING TH...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS JUMPING INTO GEAR, DIAGNOSTICS' WERE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE RESULT, THE TRUCK STILL PERSIST'S WITH THE PROBLEM USUALLY AT SPEEDS' 35 MPH AND UNDER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED RIGHT UPON DELIVERY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CALIPERS STATING TH...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS JUMPING INTO GEAR, DIAGNOSTICS' WERE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE RESULT, THE TRUCK STILL PERSIST'S WITH THE PROBLEM USUALLY AT SPEEDS' 35 MPH AND UNDER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED RIGHT UPON DELIVERY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CALIPERS STATING TH...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS JUMPING INTO GEAR, DIAGNOSTICS' WERE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE RESULT, THE TRUCK STILL PERSIST'S WITH THE PROBLEM USUALLY AT SPEEDS' 35 MPH AND UNDER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED RIGHT UPON DELIVERY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CALIPERS STATING TH...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS JUMPING INTO GEAR, DIAGNOSTICS' WERE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE RESULT, THE TRUCK STILL PERSIST'S WITH THE PROBLEM USUALLY AT SPEEDS' 35 MPH AND UNDER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED RIGHT UPON DELIVERY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CALIPERS STATING TH...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS JUMPING INTO GEAR, DIAGNOSTICS' WERE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE RESULT, THE TRUCK STILL PERSIST'S WITH THE PROBLEM USUALLY AT SPEEDS' 35 MPH AND UNDER. THE TRUCK HAS PULLED RIGHT UPON DELIVERY, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CALIPERS STATING TH...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE, JUMPING INTO GEAR ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS USUALLY BETWEEN 10-35 M.P.H. DEALERSHIP ANALYZED PROBLEM, BUT FOUND NOTHING. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, HAPPENS CONSTANTLY
VEHICLE VIBRATION, SOME AT 22MPH, WORST AT 43MPH, DEALER BALANCED TIRES 1ST TIME IN, STILL VIBRATED. TOOK BACK IN 4 WEEKS LATER, DEALER SAID 3 TIRES WERE WAY OUT OF BALANCE. BALANCED AGAIN, STILL VIBRATES. VIBRATION INTENSITY CHANGES WHEN WHEELS ARE ROTATED. *MJS
HORN SENSOR WAS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY. IT CAUSED A COLLISION IN WHICH SOMEONE WAS KILLED. *AK
VEHICLE IS RUNNING IN PARK ,AND BY ITSELF THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF PARK INTO NEUTRAL OR DRIVE, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR: THE FRONT BRAKE PADS STARTED TO WEAR AT 6,000 MILES, AND FROM THAT POINT ON THE PADS DETERIORATED RAPIDLY. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PADS ARE BEING REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S OR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. ALSO, YOU ALMOST HAVE TO PUNCH THE HORN PAD TO GET IT TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT OR THE HORN. OWNER HAS 2 OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE LIST VIN #S FOR OTHER 2 TRUCKS. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S OR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. ALSO, YOU ALMOST HAVE TO PUNCH THE HORN PAD TO GET IT TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT OR THE HORN. OWNER HAS 2 OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE LIST VIN #S FOR OTHER 2 TRUCKS. *AK
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 14000. *AK
1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR GLASS ON THIS VEHICLE, RAM 2500 SERIES, HAS CRACKED DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS IN MY LOCATION. PRESENTS AN EVEN MORE AND DISTORTED VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE PRODUCT IS INFERIOR GLASS. 2. EXCESSIVE PINGING IN THE 5.9L ENGINE. THE MANUAL STATES THAT YOU CAN US...
1. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR GLASS ON THIS VEHICLE, RAM 2500 SERIES, HAS CRACKED DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS IN MY LOCATION. PRESENTS AN EVEN MORE AND DISTORTED VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE PRODUCT IS INFERIOR GLASS. 2. EXCESSIVE PINGING IN THE 5.9L ENGINE. THE MANUAL STATES THAT YOU CAN US...
REPLACEMENT OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DISC ROTORS REQUIRED DUE TO CRACKING OF THE ACTUAL ROTORS. AFTER ONLY 23000 MILES THIS IS NOT EXPECTED WEAR. NO EXCESSIVE USE OF BRAKES DURING THIS TIME. DUE TO SAFETY REASONS, ROTORS WERE REPLACED. LOCAL DODGE DEALER WAS INFORMED (MARIN DODGE, SAN...
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.
LOUD POPING IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING, BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES FOR REPIR STILL NOT FIXED
THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THROUGH THE AIRBAG. MANY TIMES IT HAS FAILED TO SOUND AT ALL.
WITHIN 3 DAYS OF BUYING THE DODGE TRUCK, WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE GAUGES WOULD MALFUNCTION AND THE TRUCK WOULD DIE. YOU COULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. THIS CONTINUES. THEN WE STARTED BLOWING BREAKERS AND FUSES THAT RUN BRAKE LIG...
CHRYSLER DENIES LIABILITY. IT WAS 2-3 DEGREES OFF CENTER IMPACT. POINT OF INTEREST: CHRYSLER RECALLED 98 RAM TRUCKS AND VANS DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAG SENSORS. I ALSO FIND IT HARD TO FATHOM THAT MANY ACCIDENTS ARE EXACTLY SQUARE WHEN THE IMPACT. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY VERY SLIGHTLY ANGLED 2-3 DEGREES AT IMP...
HORN CAN NOT BE SOUNDED IN A QUICK EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO AIRBAG CONFIGURATION. CAN ONLY BE SOUNDED IF THUMB IS PRECISELY PRESSED EXACTLY ON TWO SPOTS INDICATED WHILE LOOKING AT THOSE SPOTS IE: CAN NOT HAVE EYES ON ROAD..
WATER LEAKS INTO DRIVERS DOOR DUE TO MISALIGNMENT.
SHOCK ABSORBER IN FRONT AND REAR LOOSE CAUSING NOISE.
SHOCK ABSORBER IN FRONT AND REAR LOOSE CAUSING NOISE.
BRAKE SYSTEM FAULTY CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL AND WHEELS TO LOCK UP, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE DEFECTS.
HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO PRESS. MUST BE CENTERED. WILL NOT WORK IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK.ET.
THE HORN BUTTONS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE/PRESS. THE RESULTING DELAY TO ACTIVATE THE HORN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION ,COULD BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER/OCCUPANTS OR PEDESTRIANS. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED UP TWO TIMES; SECOND TIME CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
THE BUTTON SEEMS VERY HARD TO PUSH ESPECIALLY IF COLD. TOO MUCH PLASTIC??
PLEASE REFER TO SERVICE BULLETIN 971017182997, NHTSA SB054220. THIS IS WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALER THEY DID ALL THEY COULD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKS UP BETWEEN 40 AND 53 MPH. I WANTED THEM TO FIX IT. THEY SAID ALL OF THE DODGE RAM PICKUPS DO THIS....
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN, THE COVER FOR THE AIR BAG IS A HARD PLASTIC AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUSH TO ACTIVATE IT. IN AN EMERGENCY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT HIT A PATCH OF ICE ON THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER THEN HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO USE THE HORN, YOU HAVE TO PUSH SO HARD THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT TO WORK WITHOUT GOING OFF THE ROAD. THE RUBBER COVERING THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER IS WAY TO HARD TO OPERATE THE HORN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHER PEOPLE WITH '98 DODGE TRUCK, RAMS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ...
SPEED CONTROL ADDS AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 12 MPH WHEN IT IS SET. IF SET AT 65 IT WILL GO TO 72 TO 77 BEFORE STOPPING. IT STAYS AT 72 TO 77 MPH FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN WILL DROP BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SETTING OF 65. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IS COMMON IN ALL '98 AND '99 DODGE RAMS. DO...
WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK THE GEAR SHIFT READS PARK, BUT ITS REALLY IN REVERSE. WHEN IN REVERSE ITS REALLY IS IN PARK. CONSUMER HAS TO PLACE IT IN NEUTRAL TO START IT UP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
HORN VERY HARD TO OPERATE ,AIR BAG COVER GETS TOO HARD IN COLD WEATHER
HORN VERY HARD TO OPERATE ,AIR BAG COVER GETS TOO HARD IN COLD WEATHER
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.
FAN BELTS FAILED.
ORIGINAL GAS GAUGE FAILED,OWNER REPLACED IT AND FAILED AGAIN. YH
SUSPENSION FAILURE. YH
RADIO IS NOT WORKING. YH
BRAKES FAILED. YH
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKS OIL, CAUSING DIFFERENTIAL TO THROW A BEARING. YH
THE TRUCK DOES NOT RUN OVER 60 MILE PER HOUR WITH OUT BURING A LOT OF FUEL. YH
AXLE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. YH
TIRE/WHEEL RIM WORN OUT. YH
BUMPER FAILED. YH
TIE ROD FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN BEING HIT IN PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER TRUCK. YH
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED. YH
BRAKE PULL CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS
THE DEFECT IS IN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE. WITH THE ALIGNMENT SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS THE TRUCK STILL PULLS OUT OF THE DRIVING LANE. WITHIN TEN SECONDS THE TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY VACATE THE LANE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE HAS A "STUMBLE" OR MISS-FIRE AT IDLE. AGAI...
THE DEFECT IS IN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE. WITH THE ALIGNMENT SET TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS THE TRUCK STILL PULLS OUT OF THE DRIVING LANE. WITHIN TEN SECONDS THE TRUCK WILL COMPLETELY VACATE THE LANE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE HAS A "STUMBLE" OR MISS-FIRE AT IDLE. AGAI...
HORN IS EXTREMELY HARD TO BLOW. ECCESSIVE PRESSURE REQUIRED. ESTIMATED 25 - 30 POUNDS.
HORN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOW, YOU HAVE TO TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND HORN BUTTON
THE HORN ON THE DODGE RAM P/U IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ENGAGE OR SOUND. A PERSON HAS TO PUSH THROUGH THE AIRBAG TO MAKE THE HORN SOUND. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM IN SEVERAL VEHICLES. ANY HELP YOU CAN GET DODGE TO DO IN REPLACING THE HORN WOU...
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE HAD FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS WITHIN 30,000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE HAD FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS WITHIN 30,000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK
THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME, BUT VERY SEVERE WHEN BRAKING.
REAR SUSPENSION CLUNKS ON TURNS WITH LIGTH/NO LOAD IN BED. SOUNDS LIKE THE GAS TANK SHIFTING SIDE TO SIDE OR SPRING PACK NOISE. OTHER OWNER'S I'VE TALKED TOO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THE REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKS AT THE TOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TWO TONE PAINT IS FADING. YOU CAN SEE T...
REAR SUSPENSION CLUNKS ON TURNS WITH LIGTH/NO LOAD IN BED. SOUNDS LIKE THE GAS TANK SHIFTING SIDE TO SIDE OR SPRING PACK NOISE. OTHER OWNER'S I'VE TALKED TOO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THE REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKS AT THE TOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TWO TONE PAINT IS FADING. YOU CAN SEE T...
REAR SUSPENSION CLUNKS ON TURNS WITH LIGTH/NO LOAD IN BED. SOUNDS LIKE THE GAS TANK SHIFTING SIDE TO SIDE OR SPRING PACK NOISE. OTHER OWNER'S I'VE TALKED TOO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THE REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKS AT THE TOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TWO TONE PAINT IS FADING. YOU CAN SEE T...
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO OTHER LANES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN SYSTEM FAILED, WE WERE UNABLE TO PUT SEAT BELTS ON DUE TO COMPUTERS LOSS OF PROGRAMING. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE, BUT ILLEGAL IN THIS STATE AND MANY OTHERS.THERE SOULD BE A DEFAULT TO A MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM, NOT JUST GO INOP. AND LEAVE US IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. *AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
MY 1998 DODGE RAM EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING HARD BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CHRYSLER DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS ALL DODGE RAMS DO THIS AND I OUGHT TO DRIVE A LITTLE SLOWER. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE ALSO FAIRLED ON A STEEP DECLINE. THE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WAS HORR...
MY 1998 DODGE RAM EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING HARD BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CHRYSLER DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS ALL DODGE RAMS DO THIS AND I OUGHT TO DRIVE A LITTLE SLOWER. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE ALSO FAIRLED ON A STEEP DECLINE. THE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WAS HORR...
MY 1998 DODGE RAM EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING HARD BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CHRYSLER DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS ALL DODGE RAMS DO THIS AND I OUGHT TO DRIVE A LITTLE SLOWER. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE ALSO FAIRLED ON A STEEP DECLINE. THE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WAS HORR...
VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN A PANIC SITUATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATES BRAKES MEET MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK.ET.
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING FAILED. THE RELAY ROD AND THE CAMBER MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING FAILED. THE RELAY ROD AND THE CAMBER MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING FAILED. THE RELAY ROD AND THE CAMBER MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING FAILED. THE RELAY ROD AND THE CAMBER MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO PUSH TO MAKE IT SOUND. IN AN EMGERENCY SITUATION IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
HORN BUTTON HARD TO PUSH IN PANIC SITUATION. MUST USE EXTREAM PRESSURE TO ENGAGE.
SUSPENSION IN FRONT BOUNCES VIOLENTLY ON FREEWAY CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL.
VAN LEANS LOW ON DRIVERS SIDE ALSO LOUD CLANGING SPRING NOISES WHEN DRIVING AND MAKEING TURNS. THIS CONDITION IS FROM FACTORY. NOTICED PROBLEM 2 DAYS AFTER TAKING VAN HOME FROM DEALER.
THIS B150 CONVERSION VEHICLE (STAR CUSTOM INDUSTRY) REAR ELECTRIC SEAT, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERABLE BECAUSE WHEN MOVING THE SEATS, THE SEATBELT BUCKLE AND RETRACTOR WILL BREAK, WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ABNORMALITY/DEFECT WITHIN ABS IS CAUSING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE ,TAKES ABOUT 20-30 FEET BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES HEARS A SCREECHING SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON STREET AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH, NORMAL ROAD CONDITION. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, VEHICLE WAS DELAYED IN STOPPING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK
SINCE THE 1ST PUMP FAILED I HAVE SERIOUSLY DIMINISHED POWER AND MILEAGE. AFTER CHRYSLER GOT INVOLVED...THEY KEPT THROWING PARTS AT IT BUT HANDED ME A LOT OF STORIES. WOULD NOT SEND TO CUMMINS. CUMMINS AGREED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF RUN AROUND WITH CHRYSLER. STILL NOT RESOLV...
TRUCK VIBRATES BETWEEN 30-67 MPH. DEALER HAS CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, DRIVERSHAFT, REPLACED RING AND PINION, YOKE, BEARINGS AND SEALS. TRUCK HAS BURNED 1/2 QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES SINCE NEW. *AK *ML
TRUCK VIBRATES BETWEEN 30-67 MPH. DEALER HAS CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, DRIVERSHAFT, REPLACED RING AND PINION, YOKE, BEARINGS AND SEALS. TRUCK HAS BURNED 1/2 QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES SINCE NEW. *AK *ML
TRUCK VIBRATES BETWEEN 30-67 MPH. DEALER HAS CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, DRIVERSHAFT, REPLACED RING AND PINION, YOKE, BEARINGS AND SEALS. TRUCK HAS BURNED 1/2 QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES SINCE NEW. *AK *ML
TRUCK VIBRATES BETWEEN 30-67 MPH. DEALER HAS CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, DRIVERSHAFT, REPLACED RING AND PINION, YOKE, BEARINGS AND SEALS. TRUCK HAS BURNED 1/2 QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES SINCE NEW. *AK *ML
RAM 2500, OUR 12 YEAR OLD SON WAS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THIS EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS SECURELY FASTENED INTO THE 3-POINT SEATBELT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHEN WE HIT A LARGE POTHOLE, HIS HEAD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT THE GLASS REAR WINDOW. THERE IS NO HEAD RESTRAINT OR HEAD PROTECTION ...
I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAVE JUST PUT 100 MILES ON THE TRUCK I HAVE BEEN UABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF A NECK INJURIE AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARK IN MY GARAGE AND NOW IT IS IN THE SHOP WITH A PIN HOLE IN TRANSMISSION CASING SO I AM WITH OUT A TRUCK BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS ON B...
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE HIT, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60MPH. ROAD WET/SLICK. VEHICLE STARTED HYDROPLANING. MADE FUNNY NOISES. LOST TRACTION. SPUN AROUND & FRONT END HIT GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HAS BRUISES FROM SEAT BELT. PASSENGER NOT RESTRAINED. HIT WINDSHIELD. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK
HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60MPH. ROAD WET/SLICK. VEHICLE STARTED HYDROPLANING. MADE FUNNY NOISES. LOST TRACTION. SPUN AROUND & FRONT END HIT GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HAS BRUISES FROM SEAT BELT. PASSENGER NOT RESTRAINED. HIT WINDSHIELD. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK
HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60MPH. ROAD WET/SLICK. VEHICLE STARTED HYDROPLANING. MADE FUNNY NOISES. LOST TRACTION. SPUN AROUND & FRONT END HIT GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HAS BRUISES FROM SEAT BELT. PASSENGER NOT RESTRAINED. HIT WINDSHIELD. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK
I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER ON OCTOBER 23, 1998, AND MY AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I HAD TURNED THE PASENGER SIDE OFF, BU THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY.
THE TRUCK WE PURCHASED HAD A TOWING PACKAGE AS ORDERED. WHAT THEY DIDN'T TELL US IS THAT THE WIRING ISN'T HEAVY ENOUGH FOR PROLONGED USE. WE TOW A 50' TRAILER WITH OUR TRUCK FOR A LIVING. RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED IT WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRAILER RELAY SWITCH AND THEN MANY, MANY FUSES. THEN WE ST...
ENGINE IDLE SPEED SET TO FACTORY SPECS (750-850 RPM)CAUSES VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO APPROX 25MPH WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THIS ALSO CAUSES MORE DIFFICULT BRAKING AND INCREASED BRAKE WEAR.
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, DRUNK DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF RAM. THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY RAM & THE DUEAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL OR AT HIGH ALTITUDE, THE VEHICLE SURGES OR DECELERATES WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. RECALL NUMBER 98V20900. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1. OUTSIDE PADS COMPLETELY WORN OUT, INSIDE PADS NOT WORN. REPLACED PAD. 2. ROTORS WARPED, TURNED ROTORS 3. ROTORS WARPED, REPLACED ROTORS 4. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS, PROPORTIONING VALVE, REPLACED REAR SHOES, ADJUSTERS, HARDWARE 5. TRUCK PULLED T...
I THINK THAT A HORN THAT REQUIRES SO MUCH EFFORT THAT IT IS USELESS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER AND THE COMPANY DISTRICT REPRESENTITIVE SAY THAT THE ALL OF THE 1998 HORNS ARE LIKE THAT. SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. CHRYSLER SAYS IN THEIR SPECS THAT THE HORN SHOULD OPERATE AT 2 LBS OF PRESSUR...
STEERING CENTERING VALVE CONTINUALLY PULLS TO THE LEFT CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS AT HIGH SPEEDS, UNABLE TO CORRECT DESIGN DEFECT.
WHILE STARTING ACCELLERATOR GOT STUCK, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT ABOUT 45MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NO CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HIT A FIRE HYDRANT AND STOPPED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKING FOR ABOUT EIGHT WORKING DAYS, CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
IF HORN IS NOT PUSHED IN PARTICULAR WAY THE HORN WILL NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY IT WAS MADE. *AK
CONSUMER RECIVED A LETTER FROM DEALER SAYING THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE ENIGINE COMPUTER, RECALL #799, AND ALSO A RECALL ON A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, RECALL #788. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS YET . *AK
CONSUMER RECIVED A LETTER FROM DEALER SAYING THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE ENIGINE COMPUTER, RECALL #799, AND ALSO A RECALL ON A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, RECALL #788. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS YET . *AK
HORN DIFFICULT TO HONK, OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY.
VERY HARD TO DEPRESS HORN BUTTONS. MUST USE EXCESSIVE FORCE IN CENTE ROF STEERING WHEEL TO HONK HORN.
POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKES WERE GRINDING, A LINING WAS REPLACED, AND SINCE THEN FOUR SETS OF LININGS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER DID NOT REPAIR. ANOTHER DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE ROTORS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
BRAKES WERE GRINDING, A LINING WAS REPLACED, AND SINCE THEN FOUR SETS OF LININGS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER DID NOT REPAIR. ANOTHER DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE ROTORS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 40MPH IT VIBRATES. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THE TRUCK WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT,.ON ANY PAVEMENT, DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND IN SHOP FOR OTHER REASONS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 40MPH IT VIBRATES. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THE TRUCK WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT,.ON ANY PAVEMENT, DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND IN SHOP FOR OTHER REASONS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THE DRIVER'S OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DOOR SHAKES, CAUSING A BLUR IN THE MIRROR WHEN TRYING TO LOOK OUT OF IT. HAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CAN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND SKIDS, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THEN DOES NOT WORK. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND TO THE PUBLIC. SEEKING ARBITRATION UNDER MINNESOTA LEMON.
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON AND IN PARK POSITION THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN HITTING A BUMP, A PULSATION IN THE BRAKES OCCURS, WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND HITTING A BUMP THE BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO WORK. DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES, AND WILL NOT RESPOND. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE HITS A BUMP, WITH SLIGHT FOOT (BRAKE) PRESSURE, THE TRUCK FEELS L...
REAR ABS LOCK UP.
VEHICLE JUMPS CAUSING CONSUMER TO EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING 40MPH OR HIGHER.
VEHICLE'S LOCK DESIGN VERY EASILY BROKEN INTO.
A/C PERFORMANCE MARGINAL SINCE NEW. EXTREMELY POOR COOLING AT IDLE AND LOW ENGINE SPEED. DEALER REPLACED EVAPORATOR & CONDENSOR EVIDENTLY DUE TO REFRIGERANT LEAKS. ALSO REPLACED FAN CLUTCH PERFORMANCE SLIGHTLY IMPROVED BUT STILL RELATIVELY POOR.
DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER HAS FILED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS WILL NOT COME OUT IN ORDER TO USE THE SEATBELT SYSTEM. IT WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SEATBELTS WILL NOT EXTRACT FROM LOCK...
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT JUMPS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING A BUMP. DEALER'S INVESTIGATION REPRESENTATIVE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
RETRACTORS ON SEAT BELTS FAILED.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, PULLING A 24FT PONTOON BOAT, TRAVELING 20MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, HIT BRAKES AND THE TRUCK STARTED GOING FASTER, 5-6 TIMES. HIT BRAKES, WENT DOWN HILL, RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD INTO DITCH, TRUCK TURNED OVER TWICE. TOTALLED TRUCK AND BOAT. POLICE ARRIVED TO SCENE, TURNED THE KEY AND TR...
THE FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO A TRAMBLE AND VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. ALSO SEEMED THAT THE DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAD WARPED OR CRACKED. NO WARRANTY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO A TRAMBLE AND VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. ALSO SEEMED THAT THE DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAD WARPED OR CRACKED. NO WARRANTY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND WHILE IN REVERSE POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO STALL. ALSO, THERE IS A TRANSMISSION LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND WHILE IN REVERSE POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO STALL. ALSO, THERE IS A TRANSMISSION LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
DUE TO BUILD UP OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR BAG MODULE, THE HORN SENSORS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO APPLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SPUN A ROD AND THREW A BEARING, LEAVING VEHICLE INOPERABLE.
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. HAD TIRES ROTATED. NOTICED BRAKE PADS IN FRONT WORN UNEVENLY AND REAR DRUMS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BY 80%, ACCORDING DEALER'S MECHANIC. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. HAD TIRES ROTATED. NOTICED BRAKE PADS IN FRONT WORN UNEVENLY AND REAR DRUMS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BY 80%, ACCORDING DEALER'S MECHANIC. *AK
POWER STEERING HOSE AND CLAMP NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY RESULTING IN HOSE SEPARATING.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT 40 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT STILL WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY EVEN WITH WARRANTY. *AK PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT 40 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT STILL WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY EVEN WITH WARRANTY. *AK PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT 40 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT STILL WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY EVEN WITH WARRANTY. *AK PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT 40 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT STILL WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY EVEN WITH WARRANTY. *AK PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT 40 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT STILL WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY EVEN WITH WARRANTY. *AK PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT 40 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT STILL WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY EVEN WITH WARRANTY. *AK PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM CONCERNING POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE RUBBING AGAINST FAN BELT, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND CORRECTION WAS MADE WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER KEEPS EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN ENGINE FAILURE. BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN THREE TIMES. DEALER UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT END SUSPENSION VIBRATION.
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILED.
FUEL THROTTLE BODY FAILED.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FRONT DISCS STARTED SMOKING, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED, REPAIR WORK WAS DONE TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FRONT DISCS STARTED SMOKING, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED, REPAIR WORK WAS DONE TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE HORN ASSEMBLY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE HORN PAD IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE THE HORN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO THE AIRBAG LOCATION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE AND TO HONK. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
IN COLD WEATHER DEFECTIVE PCM PART WITHIN COMPUTER BECOMES INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE FUEL/OIL PUMP AND WATER GAUGE TO GO OUT. ALSO DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CHRSYLER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
IN COLD WEATHER DEFECTIVE PCM PART WITHIN COMPUTER BECOMES INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE FUEL/OIL PUMP AND WATER GAUGE TO GO OUT. ALSO DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CHRSYLER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY ABS ON THE REAR BRAKES,WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SKIDS. AS A RESULT, 2 COLLISIONS HAVE OCCURRED. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND KEPT ROLLING A FEW FEET AWAY/ALSO LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ENGINE MAKES NOISE.
BRAKES CONTINUALLY PULL WHEN APPLYING, REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND CALIPERS DID NOT RECTIFY PULLING PROBLEMS.
FOUND SUSPENSION BOLTS LOOSE ON VEHICLE.
FONT SEAL ON GEAR BOX LEAKS.
WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE TRUCK WAS TORN UP. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
STEERING LINKAGE TO FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
FAILED ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
PROBLEMATIC STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS.
PROBLEMATIC STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS.
VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVING AT 40MPH, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAID CAR LEVEL ON DECELERATION WAS NOT ENOUGH. *AK
POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE FAILED.
THE DRIVER HAS TO PRESS DOWN ON THE HORN PAD EXTREMELY HARD BEFORE THE HORN WILL BLOW. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK
HAVE TO PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE HORN PAD IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SOUND. WHEN DRIVER NEEDS THE HORN TO GO OFF QUICKLY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. *AK
VEHICLELOSES ACCELERATIONAND HAS GASPS IN THE GAS PEDAL UPON ACCELERATION. *AK
CONSUMER'S WIFE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO STRIKE A TREE. ALSO BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER'S WIFE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO STRIKE A TREE. ALSO BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK