| Steering | 104.4%ODI 10000489 · 35,000 miI HAVE RECENTLY EXERIENCED WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A "WANDERING FRONT END" ON MY '98 RAM. I HAD A LOCAL DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY SPENT 0.60 HRS DIAGNOSING A "SLIGHTLY WORN LOWER COLUMN SHAFT". THEY WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT PERHAPS I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HOPE THAT THE SYMPTOMS WOULD BECOME MORE EVIDENT. I DECLINED ANY REPAIR. I LATER WENT "ON-LINE" AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE SUBJECT. (TSB 19-10-97 - "STEERING WANDER") IN ADDITION, I FOUN… Look up ODI 10000489 at NHTSA ↗ | 165.1%ODI 10007637 · 32,000 mi1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK - WHEN A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEEL HOP OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED COMPLETELY BEFORE THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL - HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME ON THE SAME BUMPS OR PATCHES ON THE SAME ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THE TRUCK IS BASICALLY UNDRIVABLE AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONCERN - ONLY 74,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND HAVE REPLACED MOST ALL THE FRONTEND PARTS AS WELL AS BRAKE ROTORS, ETC. STILL OCCURS. SEEMS DAIMLER CH… Look up ODI 10007637 at NHTSA ↗ | 188.5%ODI 10005043I PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 A FEW WEEKS AGO. SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP IT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY CLEAR TO ME THAT THE STEERING QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY POOR. THE TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND REQUIRES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORRECTIONS. I HAVE HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE LET OTHERS TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL ASK WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING. Look up ODI 10005043 at NHTSA ↗ | 398.3%ODI 10001940 · 7,525 miWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. STEERING BOX FAILED AND REPLACED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND REPLACED. VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT AT 40 MPH. CLUNKING NOISE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. FOUND NORMAL OPERATION. OIL LEAK IN FRONT OF MOTOR. OVERFLOW BOTTLE TOO FULL. VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. STEERING BOX ADJUSTED. AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE WAS TO BLAME. CONSOLE ON SEAT DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. TURBO WHISTLES ON ACCELERATIO… Look up ODI 10001940 at NHTSA ↗ | 85.2%ODI 10020760 · 150 miPOOR STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE DRIFTS. LOOSNESS IN STEERING. MANUFACTURER'S RERESENTATIVE STATES THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. ALL DODGE 2002 PICKUP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. THE STEERING HAS BEEN WORKED ON SINCE THE FIRST 150 MILES OF BEING NEW. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES TO DATE.*AK Look up ODI 10020760 at NHTSA ↗ | 14121.3%ODI 10034026 · 18,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FELL APART, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PINCH BOLT FALLING OUT. *AK THE CONSUMER MAKING A RIGHT TURN TOWING A SMALL TRAILER WHEN THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE DITCH. *SCC *JB Look up ODI 10034026 at NHTSA ↗ | 13523.2%ODI 10126622 · 3,000 miVIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A HOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT. ALSO THE RIDE IS TERRIBLY HARD ON THIS VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10126622 at NHTSA ↗ | 14734.8%ODI 10155984 · 33,857 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 75-80 MPH AND WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. THE FRONT END SHOOK BADLY; MORE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES THE DEALER PUT AN EXTRA SHOCK ON THE STEERING STABILIZER BAR AND REPLACED AN UNKNOWN STEERING PART. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER EACH ATTEMPT TO REMEDY BY THE DEAL… Look up ODI 10155984 at NHTSA ↗ | 21632.2%ODI 10176874 · 10,000 miI OWN A 2006 DODGE 1 TON CREW CAB TRUCK. DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE WHEEL BOUNCING WHEN A HIT A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR. I CONTACT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, THEY LOOK AT IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON DECEMBER 20, 2006 I HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AT NEARLY 70 MILES PER HOUR THAT PUT MY TRUCK INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE, NEARLY HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO A STOP. VERY LUCKY THAT OTHERS WERE NOT HIT OR THAT I DID NOT ROLL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD, MO AND TOOK IT TO C… Look up ODI 10176874 at NHTSA ↗ | 19052.6%ODI 10198920 · 400 miGOING 50+ AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE TRUCK TO ENTER A "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT WILL NOT CORRECT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING AND MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THE DOOR ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. *B Look up ODI 10198920 at NHTSA ↗ | 16150.8%ODI 10247919 · 965 miI OWN AN 08 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH APPROX 970 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF ROAD BUMPS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE AND WOBBLE. I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE DUE TO A NEAR LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. AFTER COMPLETELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I RESUMED SPEED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH ON MY VEHICLE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND THAT "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" YIELDED OVER 35K HITS. THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH LARGE RAM TRUCKS THAT, ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH IS NOT B… Look up ODI 10247919 at NHTSA ↗ | 15070.1%ODI 10261700 · 200 miI JUST PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE RAM POWER WAGON 2500. I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 10-14 DAYS NOW. (THIS IS MY 7TH RAM!) I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A DIFFERENT FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE "12 O'CLOCK" POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS AS THOUGH IT NOT EVEN CONNECTED TO THE WHEELS! THERE'S NO FEELING OF TENSION ON THE STEERING WHEEL, FEELING AS IF THE TRUCK IS DRIVING ON ITS OWN. THEN, WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THE WHEELS WANT TO JUMP IN ONE DIRECTION, CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO COUNTER STEER TO REGAIN TENSION ON THE STEERING WH… Look up ODI 10261700 at NHTSA ↗ | 14762.3%ODI 10373546 · 6,239 miI WAS BACKING MY 2010 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 WITH 6200 MILES ON IT OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND THE TRUCK WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I BACKED OUT AND PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND I HEARD A LOAD SNAP. THE TRUCK WENT FORWARD ROUGHLY 30 YARDS THEN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD NO MATER HOW MUCH I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WALKED TO THE FRONT AND NOTICED BOTH TIRES WERE TOED IN. THE DRIVER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END HAD BROKEN. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER WHO SAID THAT I HI… Look up ODI 10373546 at NHTSA ↗ | 20869.8%ODI 104074492500 SERIES DODGE RAM PICKUPS HAVE SERIOUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. THEY ARE NOT SAFE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY IN MY OPINION. WE HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT TWO 2011 RAM 2500'S ONE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND THE OTHER 18,000, AND THEY WOBBLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY GO INTO THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR Look up ODI 10407449 at NHTSA ↗ | 10938.5%ODI 10450410YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK WHEN TOWING. IT WONDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED. IT CHECKED OK. BF GOODRICH INSTALLED 4 NEW TIRES AT 1900 MILES. TRUCK STILL ROAD WALKS WHEN TOWING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. OTHERWISE, THE SWAYING MOTION OF THE TRUCK, WILL MAKE YOU LEAVE THE ROAD. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE TRAILER THAT I AM TOWING. REASON #1: I HAVE ALL THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO TOW THIS TRAILER PROPERLY. REASON #2: IS THAT I HOOKED THE SAME TRAILER ON MY… Look up ODI 10450410 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Suspension | 73.1%ODI 10002243CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS Look up ODI 10002243 at NHTSA ↗ | 82.6%ODI 10014495PICK-UP PULLS HARD AND SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PADS , PROPORTIONAL VALVE, CALIPERS, AND ROTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT A GREAT EXPENSE, BUT NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *JB Look up ODI 10014495 at NHTSA ↗ | 83.8%ODI 10014369FRONT END/STEERING PROBLEMS. WHENEVER I HIT A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 JUST ABOUT WANDERS OFF OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS AS A LARGE VIBRATION OF SOME SORT IS TAKES OVER THE STEERING. *NLM Look up ODI 10014369 at NHTSA ↗ | 132.8%ODI 10013550 · 24,000 miTRUCK WANDERS RANDOMALY-FRONT TIRE WOBBLES. *NLM Look up ODI 10013550 at NHTSA ↗ | 53.2%ODI 10038972TRUCK WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, BUMP STEER. *JB Look up ODI 10038972 at NHTSA ↗ | 7511.3%ODI 10083884PROBLEMS WITH 2003 DODGE RAM TRUCK.*MR WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE LITERALLY CHANGES LANES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT DIDN'T GET A FAVORABLY REPLY FROM EITHER. *NM Look up ODI 10083884 at NHTSA ↗ | 5910.1%ODI 10106478 · 10,500 miTHIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION UPON HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO JUMP OUT OF IT'S LANE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 10,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE TRUCK BUT REPORT "NOTHING IS WRONG" WITH IT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THIS PHENOMENA ON THE INTERNET. ALL DESCRIBE THIS THE SAME WAY - AS VIOLENT SHAKING - AND ALL REPORT THE SAME … Look up ODI 10106478 at NHTSA ↗ | 5412.8%ODI 10201870 · 26,000 miI WAS DRIVING ON AN ACCESS ROAD WITH MY WIFE WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE AND STAYED IN THE SAME LANE NOT HITTING ANYTHING, BUT WE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL. I COULD NOT KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT ANYMORE. THEN WE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND HEARD SOMETHING SCRAPING THE GROUND. WE PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT WAS HANGING DOWN. WE THEN TALKED WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND … Look up ODI 10201870 at NHTSA ↗ | 7711.5%ODI 10223632 · 10,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED. WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE BEACH. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. TH… Look up ODI 10223632 at NHTSA ↗ | 7420.5%ODI 10198920 · 400 miGOING 50+ AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE TRUCK TO ENTER A "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT WILL NOT CORRECT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING AND MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THE DOOR ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. *B Look up ODI 10198920 at NHTSA ↗ | 3711.7%ODI 10274047I HAVE A 2008 DODGE DURANGO AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN IT HIT A BUMP YOU ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND I DID NOT THINK IT SHOULD DO THAT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE STORE WHEN IT HAPPEN AND THE CAR WILL ALMOST JUMP INTO ANOTHER LANE THIS HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT ON THIS CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10274047 at NHTSA ↗ | 146.5%ODI 10469238 · 42,402 miHI, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO SEARS TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE STEERING CHECKED BECAUSE I HAD STARTED TO FEEL CROW HOPPING WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS. WHEN THEY REMOVED THE FRONT TIRES THEY CHECKED TO FIND WHAT WAS CREATING THE CROW HOPPING AS I HAD REQUESTED. THEY FOUND THAT THE CV JOINT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD, AND UPON REMOVING IT THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. AT THIS POINT I HAD SEARS DO THE WORK BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND SO FAR THE CROW HOPPING SEEMS TO HAVE GONE AWAY.I … Look up ODI 10469238 at NHTSA ↗ | 3012.7%ODI 10439290 · 8,000 miAT OR AROUND 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN HITTING A IRREGULARITY IN ROADWAY TRUCK WILL BOUNCE OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I SLAM THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO 35 MILES PER HOUR . THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. THESE ARE THE STOCK TIRES ON THE TRUCK AND THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. I DO NOT FELL I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE STOCK TIRES ON A NEW TRUCK TO STOP IT FROM SHIMMING WHEN OVER 55 MILE AN HOUR. THIS WAS A EXPENSIVE TRUCK AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN IT. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. PLEASE GET BACK T… Look up ODI 10439290 at NHTSA ↗ | 3511.7%ODI 104074492500 SERIES DODGE RAM PICKUPS HAVE SERIOUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. THEY ARE NOT SAFE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY IN MY OPINION. WE HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT TWO 2011 RAM 2500'S ONE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND THE OTHER 18,000, AND THEY WOBBLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY GO INTO THE "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR Look up ODI 10407449 at NHTSA ↗ | 227.8%ODI 10450410YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK WHEN TOWING. IT WONDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED. IT CHECKED OK. BF GOODRICH INSTALLED 4 NEW TIRES AT 1900 MILES. TRUCK STILL ROAD WALKS WHEN TOWING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. OTHERWISE, THE SWAYING MOTION OF THE TRUCK, WILL MAKE YOU LEAVE THE ROAD. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE TRAILER THAT I AM TOWING. REASON #1: I HAVE ALL THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO TOW THIS TRAILER PROPERLY. REASON #2: IS THAT I HOOKED THE SAME TRAILER ON MY… Look up ODI 10450410 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Air Bags | 41.8%ODI 10851566 · 200,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN SOUNDED WITHOUT BEING PROMOTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE METAL PARTS THAT HELD THE WHEELS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. Look up ODI 10851566 at NHTSA ↗ | 113.5%ODI 10002553 · 50,000 miWHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION , AND NONE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.*JB Look up ODI 10002553 at NHTSA ↗ | 62.8%ODI 10683817 · 160,000 miTHE DASH JUST STARTED TO CRACK AND FALL APART INTO SMALL AND LARGE VERY SHARP PIECES. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT? THESE SHARP PLASTIC PARTS COULD FLY RIGHT INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS FACES. *TR Look up ODI 10683817 at NHTSA ↗ | 112.3%ODI 10158166 · 74,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER WAS DAMAGED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE ABS SYSTEM, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #01V153000, REGARDING THE AIRBAGS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER. THERE IS NOW A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHILE TRAVELING 60-65MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND ALL FOUR TIRES LOC… Look up ODI 10158166 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.6%ODI 10200993 · 51,200 miMY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD TRUCK DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. SHORTLY LATER I WAS WALKING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT AND NOTICE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WHICH HAD A DASH BOARD CRACKED WORSE THAN MINE. I THEN MADE A TRIP TO MANY USED CAR LOTS--I FOUND THAT SEVEN (7) OUT OF TEN (10) 2001+ DODGE RAM PICKUPS I CHECKED HAD CRACKED DASHES. I CONTACT DODGE WITH MY COMPLAINT AND WHAT I HAD OBSERVED IN OTHER DODGE PICK UPS AND ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALL F… Look up ODI 10200993 at NHTSA ↗ | 13520.4%ODI 10017801 · 3,518 miTHE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *NLM *TS ALSO THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB THE AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB Look up ODI 10017801 at NHTSA ↗ | 9015.5%ODI 102024472004 DODGE RAM 2500-VEHICLE IS A SINGLE CAB AND IS FRONT HEAVY. VEHICLE WAS GOING 40 MPH AND FLIPPED END OVER END AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR Look up ODI 10202447 at NHTSA ↗ | 7517.8%ODI 101178042005 DODGE 3500 HIT A POLE HEAD ON YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE CONSUMER'S HEAD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING HEAD, NECK AND VISION PROBLEMS. THIS DEFECT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *NM Look up ODI 10117804 at NHTSA ↗ | 7611.3%ODI 10298713 · 104,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45 -50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTEDLY, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THREE LARGE TREES AND A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE … Look up ODI 10298713 at NHTSA ↗ | 4512.5%ODI 10204621 · 11,450 miTL*CONTACT OWNS A 2007/DODGE/RAM 2500. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 35MPH. THERE WERE PASSANGERS IN THE VEHICLE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THERE WERE NO INJUIRES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VIN NUMBER IS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11450. Look up ODI 10204621 at NHTSA ↗ | 299.1%ODI 10290413 · 72,000 miI WAS PARKED IN A FIELD AND BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PICKUP ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS PICKUP AND IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENTS. *TR Look up ODI 10290413 at NHTSA ↗ | 167.5%ODI 10731199I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DODGE SENDING OUT SAFETY RECALLS TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WHEN I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THEM IM TOLD THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. HOW CAN YOU RECALL PARTS WHRN YOU DONT HAVE REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS TWICE NOW. CURRENTLY IT IS RECALL NOTICE 25 / NHTSA 15V-313 AND NOT SO LONG A AGO IT WAS ONE ABOUT A DEFECTIVE TIE ROD END THAT TOOK OVER A YEAR TO REPLACE. IM I NOT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR A YEAR? IM PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN DANGER WHEN DOING SO. THESE CONDITIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. Look up ODI 10731199 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.8%ODI 10693381TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V817000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10693381 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.3%ODI 11043017 · 104,995 miI BECAME AWARE THAT THE TIPM MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. I NOTIFIED DODGE ON THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN REQUESTED ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR. ON 11/03/17, WAS TOLD DODGE DENIED CLAIM. IN MY OPINION THIS MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN, SINCE THE TIPM MODULE CONTROLS FUEL SYSTEM, AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WIPER OPERATIONS AND A FEW OTHER SYSTEMS. I'VE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET FROM DOSGE FORUMS THAT ALOT OF DODGE AND CHRYSLER OWNERS ALSO HAD ISSUSES WITH THE TIPM MODULE. I WAS QUOTED FOR REPAIRS AROUND $1200.00 . Look up ODI 11043017 at NHTSA ↗ | 113.9%ODI 10810432TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V459000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. Look up ODI 10810432 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Structure | 146.2%ODI 10151144 · 80,000 miCRACKED DASH ON 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TRUCK. CRACK IS ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG AND WORKING ITS WAY DOWN TO WHERE THE AIRBAG IS STORED. NO PARTICULAR EVENT LED TO THE DASH CRACKING, IT JUST STARTED ONE DAY AND HAS INCREASED IN SIZE OVER TIME. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE THE DASH AS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB Look up ODI 10151144 at NHTSA ↗ | 4614.7%ODI 10081572 · 70,000 miTHE DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE DRIVER. A SEPARATE CRACK ALSO EXTENDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER . THE CRACKS DID NOT MEET THEY WERE SEPARATE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE. *AK *NM Look up ODI 10081572 at NHTSA ↗ | 4420.9%ODI 10040128 · 47,000 miTHE CONVERSION VANS FRONT HIGH RISE STARTED SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IT MAY COME COMPLETELY OFF AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION WAS UNDETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *NLM Look up ODI 10040128 at NHTSA ↗ | 14530.9%ODI 10010349 · 100 miI HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL. SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF OF THE LOT IT HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND I STILL HAVE A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH RATTLES AND SQUEAKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. THIS TRUCK IS DEFINITELY A TRUE LEMON. THE DEALER HAS BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON TIRES, STEERING BOX, ETC., BUT NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LAST STATEMENT FROM THE DEALER IS THAT THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS INHERENT TO THE DODGE… Look up ODI 10010349 at NHTSA ↗ | 2918.7%ODI 10189420 · 62,000 miI OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL PICKUP. THIS IS THE PREVIOUS BODY STYLE THAT RAN FROM 1994 TO 2002 IN THE 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS. WHEN I SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR Look up ODI 10189420 at NHTSA ↗ | 9915.0%ODI 10040777THE OUTSIDE HANDLE THAT WAS GENERALLY USED TO HELP GET INTO TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER FELL TO THE GROUND AND INJURED HIS BACK.*AK Look up ODI 10040777 at NHTSA ↗ | 162.7%ODI 10059105THE CONSUMER NOTICED A DISTINCT VIBRATION ON THE TRUCK THAT GETS WORSE WHEN TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *LA THE DEALER/REGIONAL SERVICE EXPERT ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER HAD TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DODGE 2500 2004 *SC *JB Look up ODI 10059105 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.5%ODI 10328145 · 48,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER LINING AROUND THE DOOR FRAME WOULD CONTINUOUSLY WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. Look up ODI 10328145 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.3%ODI 10195257 · 11,200 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-80 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR CONTROL ARMS. THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200. Look up ODI 10195257 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.6%ODI 10247507SEVERAL ISSUES WE ARE DEALING WITH. FIRST, THIS IS ONE THAT THE DEALERSHIP/SERVICE, CAN'T EVEN GET RIGHT. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF. THEY SAY IT'S BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP, BUT WE ARE AWARE HOW TO PUT THE GAS CAP ON. ALSO, WE NOTICED YESTERDAY THAT OUR PAINT IS BUBBLING UP ON THE HOOD AND ROOF. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING, SINCE OUR TRUCK ONLY HAS APPROX. 13,500 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THIS MORNING THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. WE LOOKED IN OUR TRUCK MANUAL, AND CANNOT F… Look up ODI 10247507 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.3%ODI 10564915 · 50,000 miRECEIVED RECALL - LEFT SIDE BALL STUD TO REPLACE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER JAN 6. INSTRUCTED TO CALL BACK IN 7 - 10 DAYS - CALLED BACK JAN 13 -- TOLD TO COME IN, SO NOT NEED APPOINTMENT. ( 45 MILES TO DEALER ONE WAY) VISITED DEALER ON JAN 14TH - LOOKED AT TRUCK AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. -- CALLED JAN 24TH - WILL CALL US IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, NO CALL. CALLED FEB 4TH - TOLD OUR PARTS WERE NOT IN AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN. INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER WAS ONLY GIVING THE DEALER ONE SET A WEEK. TO DATE (FEB 19TH, 2014) … Look up ODI 10564915 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.9%ODI 10355611 · 12,400 miTHE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT KEEPS COMING UNHOOKED FROM THE HOOKING DEVICE INSTALLED IN THE CARPET. THE FLOORMAT AND THE HOOKING DEVICE WERE BOTH REPLACED AT APPROX. 7000 MILE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW BECOME A PROBLEM AGAIN AND THE DEALER ADVISES THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY E-MAIL AND THEY WANT ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SEE IF THEY WILL CORRECT IT. THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALER IS 28 MILES AWAY AND MY TRUCK GETS ABOUT 14 MI. PER GAL. I FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. MY… Look up ODI 10355611 at NHTSA ↗ | 31.3%ODI 10399261 · 100,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED DOWN THE MIDDLE AND HAD DISINTEGRATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRACTURE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS INTERFERING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND THE UNIT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND AIR CONDITIONER WIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPR… Look up ODI 10399261 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 10.4%ODI 11176318 · 170,000 miHAZZARD: INTERMITTENT HEAD LAMP OPERATION (LOW AND/OR HIGH BEAM CUT-OFF) CAUSE: UNKNOWN. SAFETY ISSUE: KEEPING THE HEADLAMPS ON WHILE DRIVING (DODGE RAM 1998.5 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT; 5.9L 24V CUMMINS DIESEL; 47RE; STOCK (NO FOG LIGHTS); 170,000 MILES). PROBLEM: HEADLAMPS (LOW AND/OR HIGH BEAM), AND OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, CUT-OFF INTERMITTENTLY -- ACTUATING THE DASHBOARD MOUNTED HEADLAMP SWITCH (PUSH-PULL) RESTORES THE LIGHTS. TROUBLE SHOOTING/REPAIRS (EXECUTED BY A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY):… Look up ODI 11176318 at NHTSA ↗ | 103.2%ODI 10252584 · 140,000 miMY DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS MY LIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. *TR Look up ODI 10252584 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.9%ODI 10124633 · 2,800 mi2000 DODGE 2500 RAM VAN. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR 12 VOLT CLUTCH, WHICH DRAWS 4.5 AMPS MEASURED IS FUSED AT 20 AMPS , THE POWER TO THIS FUSE ONLY GOES TO ONE PLACE THE CLUTCH. THE WIRE APPEARS TO BE #24 GAUGE WHICH MAY BE OK FOR THE 5 AMPS OR SO BUT NOT FOR 10AMPS OR MORE SO WHY THE INVITATION TO A WIRING HARNESS FIRE BY POWERING THAT LINE WITH A 20 AMP FUSE? I NOTED THIS CONDITION AFTER I HAD AN AIRCONDITIONING CLUTCH PROBLEM. AND FOUND WIRES IN THE HARNESS BURNT AND MELTED TOGATHER IN THE HARNESS. Look up ODI 10124633 at NHTSA ↗ | 102.1%ODI 10001940 · 7,525 miWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. STEERING BOX FAILED AND REPLACED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND REPLACED. VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT AT 40 MPH. CLUNKING NOISE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. FOUND NORMAL OPERATION. OIL LEAK IN FRONT OF MOTOR. OVERFLOW BOTTLE TOO FULL. VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. STEERING BOX ADJUSTED. AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE WAS TO BLAME. CONSOLE ON SEAT DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. TURBO WHISTLES ON ACCELERATIO… Look up ODI 10001940 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.6%ODI 10212213 · 500 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH RELEASES AND THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIMES, BUT THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 01/24/08 *BF THE DEALER STATED WIRING PLUG FUS… Look up ODI 10212213 at NHTSA ↗ | 253.8%ODI 10072133WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *PH (THE LIGHTENING BOLT SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD) AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CONSUMER FOUND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER… Look up ODI 10072133 at NHTSA ↗ | 427.2%ODI 10157344CONSUMER 2004 RAM 2500 STALLED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *TS *REF 10156266 THE CONSUME WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC TO HOOKED UP TOT HE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE FRONT POWER TRAIN MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. *NM Look up ODI 10157344 at NHTSA ↗ | 327.6%ODI 10121783 · 3,195 miI HAVE AN 05 RAM 2500 QUAD CAB HEMI TRUCK WITH 3,200 MILES ON IT. SINCE NEW THE TRUCK HAS HAD AN ERRATIC IDLE AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY DIE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE PCM HAS BEEN FLASHED, THE THROTTLE BODY IS PROJECTED TO BE REPLACED NEXT. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE TRUCK RECENTLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC THREE TIMES IN A TEN MINUTE PERIOD. I WILL ALSO BE FILLING A SIMILAR COMPLAINT FOR MY 05 HEMI DURANGO LIMITED. Look up ODI 10121783 at NHTSA ↗ | 12618.8%ODI 101795562006 DODGE RAM TRUCK WITH A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT LOCK, SHIFT LEVER, EXHAUST SMOKES EXCESSIVELY, THE ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SHUTDOWN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IMPROPERLY PRIMARILY IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF, THE ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAB LIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILE… Look up ODI 10179556 at NHTSA ↗ | 246.6%ODI 10229517 · 32,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE SPRINTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH HER VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 60 MPH THE SAME FAILURES LISTED IN RECALL #07V594000 . PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE NO WARNING SIGNALS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. AT 11700 MILES THE RIGHT WHEEL BARING AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. AT 38,000 MILES THE FRONT LEFT SHAFT AND CENTER BARING WAS REPLACED. DURING REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CONVERTED FROM MILES TO KILOMETERS, WHEN CONVERTED BACK THE ODOMETE… Look up ODI 10229517 at NHTSA ↗ | 165.0%ODI 10373509 · 39,461 miI PURCHASED A NEW DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP IN MARCH 2008. WITHIN 5 WEEKS, VEHICLE STARTED OPERATING POORLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, TRUCK WOULD LOSE POWER, HEAVY BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP EIGHT TIMES IN FIRST SIX MONTHS. DODGE STATED THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. PROBLEMS CONTINUES AND ESCALATED. TRUCK CONTINUES TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. IT HAS COME TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES BETWEEN N… Look up ODI 10373509 at NHTSA ↗ | 94.2%ODI 10302918 · 2,000 miTURN SIGNAL SHOWING DIFFERENT TURNING DIRECTION NOTICE IT ALMOST DAILY ESPECIALLY ON RAINY DAYS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS WRECK ON 380 DECATUR TEXAS WITH A GRAVEL TRUCK AND A SMALL CAN. HE WAS VERY ANGRY AT ME. WE FOUGHT WITH IT IN OUR OLD TRUCK AND NOW IN THE NEW ONE WE HAVE HAD DODGE TRUCKS FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS *TW Look up ODI 10302918 at NHTSA ↗ | 198.1%ODI 10522837 · 38,000 miFROM STATEMENT OF OPERATOR "WHILE PERFORMING ROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES I WAS DRIVING UP A GRADE AT LOW SPEED WHILE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND IN LOW GEAR. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS A SUDDEN BURST OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD ACCOMPANIED BY THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMING ON. I TRIPPED THE HOOD RELEASE, WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE HOOD. THE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PREVENTED ME FROM SAFELY LOCATING THE HOOD RELEASE. I THEN RETRIEVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED IT THE BEST I COULD TO THE ENG… Look up ODI 10522837 at NHTSA ↗ | 248.1%ODI 10564690 · 44,190 miTRUCK WAS IDLING, JUST GOT HOME AND THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH STARTED SMOKING AND AS THAT HAPPENED BOTH BACK WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN AND FIRE CAME OUT FROM WINDOW SWITCH. *TR Look up ODI 10564690 at NHTSA ↗ | 4817.0%ODI 10543352 · 25,000 miON MONDAY 9-2-2013 I DROPPED OF MY TRUCK AND TOOK MY CAR FOR A RIDE. WHEN I RETURNED TO GET MY TRUCK FOR WORK I REALIZED THAT THE CENTER DASH HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE.THE TRUCK WAS FULL OF SMOKE SO I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ON 9-3-2013 I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO REPORT THE INCIDENT BUT I AM NOT GETTING ANY CALL BACKS FROM THEM SO KNOW IM LETTING THE INSURANCE COMPANY HANDLE IT.I HAVE OBTAINED A SURVEILLANCE TAPE COPY OF THE FIRE. *TR Look up ODI 10543352 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 104.4%ODI 10021133 · 97,210 miTRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. JASPER.COM LISTS THIS TRANSMISSION AS A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL DODGE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM 1995 TO 2001 AND MAYBE MORE. LOCAL TRANSMISSION REBUILDERS ALSO AGREE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT WITH TO LOW A VOLUME TRANSMISSION PUMP AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT LET THE TRUCK IDLE, BECAUSE THERE IS NO LUBRICATION. *AK Look up ODI 10021133 at NHTSA ↗ | 165.1%ODI 10029793 · 9,230 miWHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. FINALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION . *AK *SCC *NLM Look up ODI 10029793 at NHTSA ↗ | 83.8%ODI 10000261 · 40,000 mi2000 DODGE 2500 DIESEL TRUCK - TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, INCLUDING ONCE WHILE PULLING A 30 FT. CAMPER. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL ON A WET ROAD ON A HILL IN PA. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY PARTS BECAUSE NO CODES SHOW UP WHEN IS PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER LEAVING THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT HAS NOT FAILED NEAR ENOUGH TO HOME AND WHEN THE DEALER WAS OPEN. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A FA… Look up ODI 10000261 at NHTSA ↗ | 163.4%ODI 10000823EARLY DECEMBER RPMS OF MOTOR WERE HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN OVERDRIVE AND IT WOULD DISENGAGE ITSELF OUT OF OVERDRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.12/13/02 BOB VALENTI'S SERVICE DEPT REPLACED SELENOID,SCANNED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE & RESET VALVES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. ON 12/18/02 TRANSMISSION LOST EVERY GEAR BUT 1ST GEAR. SERVICE DEPT NOW TELLS ME SHAFT FOR TRANSMISSION PUMP BROKE & I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.DODGE WILLING TO PAY 1/2 FOR PARTS BUT MY BILL IS STILL $3,000.00. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY FOR ANY OF THIS. THEY SHOULD PAY ALL OF IT. Look up ODI 10000823 at NHTSA ↗ | 63.9%ODI 10124383 · 68,000 miMY DODGE 2500 QUAD CAB TRUCK WITH CUMMINS ENGINE HAS SUFFERED IT SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 14 MONTHS. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERHIP WILL FIX, HOWEVER THIS LEVEL OF FAILURE IS EXTREEME FOR A NEW VEHICLE. THE CURRENT FAILURE FEELS LIKE THE AUTO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP WILL NOT DIS-ENGAGE WHEN COMMING TO A STOP. EXTREEME BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO KEEP TRUCK FROM BOLTING AT STOP LIGHTS. MY TRUCK IS STOCK. I BELIEVE THE TRANMISSION MUST HAVE A SERIOUS DEFECT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE WARRANTY WILL SOON EXPIRE, AND I WILL BE … Look up ODI 10124383 at NHTSA ↗ | 223.3%ODI 10018590 · 15,000 miI HAVE A 2003 2500 DODGE RAM DIESEL WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE JUST BEGUN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. AS I'M DRIVING 80 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN (ON ITS OWN) SLIP DOWN INTO 2ND GEAR (NOT 3RD, BUT 2ND) WHILE GOING 80. THE ENGINE IS RED-LINING AND ABOUT TO BLOW. I CHECK THE DASH AND THE COLUMN AND ALL SAY IT IS STILL IN D(RIVE) WHEN IN FACT IT'S IN 2ND. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK JUST SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ALL BY ITSELF AND THE DASH AND COLUMN SAY IT IS STILL IN D(R… Look up ODI 10018590 at NHTSA ↗ | 5810.0%ODI 10075011 · 10,197 miI PARKED THE TRUCK AND GOT OUT TO CLOSE A GATE WHEN I TURNED AROUND THE TRUCK HAD SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND WAS COMING TOWARD ME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE TRUCK RAN INTO A FENCE POST DAMAGING THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR AND DENTING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FENDER. *AK Look up ODI 10075011 at NHTSA ↗ | 307.1%ODI 10120836 · 2,000 miDT: WITH THE CAR RUNNING, THE GEAR WENT OUT OF PARK. WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK WITH BRAKES IS SATISFIED AND ALLOWS THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR. THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. PARKING INTERLOCK LOGIC IS FAULTY. TRUCK IS A RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4. CHRYSLER COMPLAINT FILE #13477159 EMMA MARTEL AT [phone removed] Look up ODI 10120836 at NHTSA ↗ | 60.9%ODI 10173686 · 9,000 miI STOPPED BY THE HOUSE TO PICK UP AN UMBRELLA AND A FEW OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS BEFORE GOING TO MEET MY RETURNING HUSBAND FROM IRAQ. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY UP TO THE GARAGE AND LEFT OUR 2005 DODGE PICKUP RUNNING IN PARK. I RAN INSIDE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND WAS INSIDE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK, SKIPPED REVERSE AND NEUTRAL AND WENT INTO DRIVE ALL BY ITSELF. IT RAN IN TO OUR KITCHEN WALL AND DID A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. BOTH THE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. *JB Look up ODI 10173686 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.3%ODI 10205539 · 3,855 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DECELERATED AS HE DOWNSHIFTED BETWEEN FIFTH AND FOUR GEAR. WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO DISENGAGE WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE COASTED WHEN HE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY RE-ENGAGED AT 30 MPH. WHEN MANUALLY SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO FIFTH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES NORMALLY, HOWEVER, IT FAILS TO FUNCTION AUTOMATICALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR IT TO BE TE… Look up ODI 10205539 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.3%ODI 10316722 · 7,000 miMY 2008, 2500 DODGE TRUCK 4X4 DIESEL HAS A BAD JERKING PROBLEM WHEN YOU LET OFF THE FUEL AND THEN PUT IT ON AGAIN. THE DEALERS HAVE CHANGED TURBO, WIRE HARNESSES, ALL SENSORS, EGR......... THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 7000 MILES ON TRUCK. I HAVE NOW 47,000. EVERYONE INCLUDING THE DEALER HAS SAID ALL 2008'S DO THIS AND IT IS THE FACTORY'S PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10316722 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.5%ODI 10394043 · 3,975 miMY 2009 2500 HD DODGE RAM DIESEL PICKUP HAS BEEN IN FOR THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY WORK FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE OF 7/14/2009: TRANSMISSION - 11 TIMES EMERGENCY BRAKE - 2 TIMES CAB HEATER - 3 TIMES A/C - 3 TIMES DIESEL FUMES IN CAB - 2 TIMES EXHAUST BRAKE - 2 TIMES EGR VALVE - 2 TIMES O2 SENSOR & FILTER - 3 TIMES EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR - 1 TIME MAIN CONTROL MODULE - 9 TIMES FAN BLOWER MOTOR - 3 TIMES BLOCK HEATER - 1 TIME TRUCK LIGHTS - 2 TIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - 3 TIMES TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS - 2 TIMES TOW/HAUL MODE - 2 TIMES FU… Look up ODI 10394043 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 20.7%ODI 10510959 · 12,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE INTO LOCK MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOCKER GEAR KIT, ACTUATOR AND A CARRIER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. ...UPDATED 06-19-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RING AND PINION WERE NOT REPLACED, AS THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. UPDATED 06/27/13 Look up ODI 10510959 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Unknown Or Other | 73.1%ODI 101592961998 DODGE RAM 2500 24 VALVE CUMMINS DIESEL DASH BOARD CRACKING SEVERELY, ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, OVERDRIVE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AROUND 45 MPH. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL REMEDIES. *JB Look up ODI 10159296 at NHTSA ↗ | 206.4%ODI 10158230 · 980,000 miI HAVE A 1999 DODGE 2500 TRUCK THAT STARTED WITH ONE CRACK IN THE DASH AND EACH WEEK I SEEM TO GET ANOTHER. THEY ARE NOW APPROACHING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WORRY THAT ONE DAY I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE DASH WILL JUST COME APART. I AM SURE THAT IN ANY KIND OF FRONT END CRASH PIECES OF DASH WOULD FLY ALL OVER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *JB Look up ODI 10158230 at NHTSA ↗ | 136.2%ODI 10153066 · 20,783 miIN JULY 2004 WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN AS IT WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS LOW ON FREON AND HAD NO VISIBLE LEAKS BUT POSSIBLY EVAP CORE LEAK. THEY PUT SOME SORT OF BLUE IDENTIFIER IN IT AND TOLD US TO CHECK AND SEE IF WE SAW IT ANYWHERE SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHERE THE LEAK IS, NOTHING EVER SHOWED UP. NOW 1 1/2 YEARS LATER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN. WE EVEN MADE SURE THAT WE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MONTHLY AS THEY TOLD US TO SO IT WOULD NOT GO BAD. *JB Look up ODI 10153066 at NHTSA ↗ | 337.0%ODI 10094147 · 63,000 miWHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO RELEASE FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB *SC Look up ODI 10094147 at NHTSA ↗ | 138.4%ODI 10189921 · 90,000 miI HAVE A 2002 DODGE PICKUP THAT THE DASH IS CRACKED. A PIECE OF IT HAS FALLEN INTO THE DASH. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WILL COLLAPSE AND CUT INTO THE WIRES IN MY DASH. *JB Look up ODI 10189921 at NHTSA ↗ | 355.3%ODI 10110029 · 38,000 miON AIR FILTER BOX, AIR GAUGE MINDER FELL OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN WITH UNFILTERED AIR GETTING TO THE ENGINE... POSSIBLY CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. *JB Look up ODI 10110029 at NHTSA ↗ | 91.5%ODI 10102295MY DODGE 2500 SERIES TRUCK DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS IN THE 49 CFR 567.4 3) ``GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING'' OR ``GVWR,'' FOLLOWED BY THE APPROPRIATE VALUE IN POUNDS, WHICH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE SUM OF THE . *AK UNLOADED VEHICLE WEIGHT, RATED CARGO LOAD, AND 150 POUNDS TIMES THE VEHICLE'S DESIGNATED SEATING CAPACITY. MY DODGE HAS AN EMPTY WEIGHT OF 6072 POUNDS WITH AN ADVERTISED PAYLOAD OF 2690 POUNDS AND SEATS SIX PASSENGERS. 6072 + 2690 + 900 = 9702 POUNDS. IF I LOADED MY VEHICLE TO IT'S CAPACITY, I WOULD BE 702 POUNDS OVER … Look up ODI 10102295 at NHTSA ↗ | 51.2%ODI 10302234 · 65,000 miDRIVING ON THE HWY 5 DOING 70 MPH LONG STRAIGHT AWAY HIT A BUMP AND IT FELT LIKE ALL MY TIRES POPPED AT ONCE. VERY VIOLENT SHAKING THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE TRUCK! HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING BEFORE I LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR! HAVE SPENT $2000 TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! A DODGE 2500 2005. *TR Look up ODI 10302234 at NHTSA ↗ | 121.8%ODI 10706735I WAS GETTING MY PICKUP SERVICED AT A SHOP (NOT A DEALER) AND THEY ADVISED ME OF THE FRONT END PROBLEMS AND THE DANGER OF CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT AND I COULD SEE THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. I HAD THE REPAIRS MADE AS I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO A DEALER WHICH WOULD BE 40 MILES AWAY. DODGE IS REFUSING TO PAY ANYTHING ON THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT MADE AT A DEALERSHIP. WE LIVE IN MONTANA AND THERE IS NOT A DEALER ON EVERY CORNER AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO ONE. IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT. Look up ODI 10706735 at NHTSA ↗ | 51.4%ODI 10258303CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE CARE OF A SERIOUS RECALL (COULD CAUSE FIRE) AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 2 WEEKS BEFORE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SO JUST IN CASE I DIE IN A FIRE IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, I WANTED TO HAVE THIS ON FILE. *TR Look up ODI 10258303 at NHTSA ↗ | 103.2%ODI 10371128 · 24,000 miWHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL IF I HIT AN OBLIQUE BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I FEEL LIKE THE DOORS WILL COME OF. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TO 30 TIMES AND WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY OR ROAD BEFORE I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR A FIX, THE PROBLEM IS THE LOCAL DEALER TELLS ME IF THEY DO THE REPAIR CHRYSLER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THEM. IT SEEMS AS THEY ARE PL… Look up ODI 10371128 at NHTSA ↗ | 62.8%ODI 10608010 · 56,000 miI RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS VEHICLE FROM DODGE LAST FALL. WENT IN THIS SPRING TO GET IT FIXED. THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING PARTS FROM DODGE COMPANY. DEALER SAID HE WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN PARTS GET IN. CALLED THE DEALER LAST WEEK BECAUSE I HAD NOT RECEIVED WORD FROM THEM. GOT ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE YESTERDAY. TALKED TO DEALER AND SAID THEY CANNOT GET REPAIR PARTS SOON ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH RECALL. GOT IN TOUCH WITH DODGE COMPANY. THEY RESPONDED AND STATED THAT WHEN A DEALER DOES RECALL REPAIR THEY SEND IN THE FIX AND THEN AR… Look up ODI 10608010 at NHTSA ↗ | 135.5%ODI 10605735IN MARCH 2014 WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR DODGE RAM 2500. WE TOOK THE LETTER TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER, MARSHALL MOTORS, IN SALINA, KS TO VERIFY THAT OUR VEHICLE NEEDED THE REPAIR WORK INDICATED. THE EMPLOYEE SAID IT DID AND THAT SHE WOULD KEEP OUR NOTIFICATION LETTER AND A PHONE NUMBER AND CALL US WHEN THE PART CAME IN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. WE'VE WAITED AND WAITED AND I CALLED AGAIN ON JUNE 23, 2014 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART/PARTS NEEDED WERE STILL ON BACK ORDER FROM CHRYSLER AND THEY WOULD CALL US WHEN THEY RECEIVED THEM TO … Look up ODI 10605735 at NHTSA ↗ | 62.0%ODI 10744056 · 87,000 miMY WIFE AND I WERE HAULING OUR 5TH WHEEL FROM ALABAMA TO GEORGIA AND HAD BEEN ON SEVERAL STEEP GRADES WITH NO PROBLEMS. BEFORE OUR TRIP ENDED THE "NO TRAILER BRAKE" INDICATOR SHOWED UP ON THE EVIC. WE HAD THE 5TH WHEEL BRAKES AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS EXAMINED BY A TRAILER DEALER AND NO PROBLEMS WHERE FOUND WITH IT. HOWEVER, I CHECKED, AS DID THE TRAILER DEALER, MY 7 PRONG CONNECTION ON THE TRUCK AND IT SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO VOLTAGE GOING TO THE 5TH WHEEL FROM THE INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER FOR SER… Look up ODI 10744056 at NHTSA ↗ | 144.9%ODI 10608924 · 1,500 miWHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS ( 0 - 45 MPH ) OR STOPPED DEISEL EXHAUST ENTERS THE CAB THROUGH THE AIR VENTS DUE TO A LEAK UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE'S REP. THE TRUCK HAS SPENT A TOTAL OF 35 DAYS IN THE SHOP SO FAR, WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE TRIED TO LEMON LAW THE TRUCK BUT SINCE THE DEALER REFUSES TO CHANGE ANY PARTS, I CANNOT. *JS Look up ODI 10608924 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Exterior Lighting | 10.4%ODI 11176318 · 170,000 miHAZZARD: INTERMITTENT HEAD LAMP OPERATION (LOW AND/OR HIGH BEAM CUT-OFF) CAUSE: UNKNOWN. SAFETY ISSUE: KEEPING THE HEADLAMPS ON WHILE DRIVING (DODGE RAM 1998.5 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT; 5.9L 24V CUMMINS DIESEL; 47RE; STOCK (NO FOG LIGHTS); 170,000 MILES). PROBLEM: HEADLAMPS (LOW AND/OR HIGH BEAM), AND OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, CUT-OFF INTERMITTENTLY -- ACTUATING THE DASHBOARD MOUNTED HEADLAMP SWITCH (PUSH-PULL) RESTORES THE LIGHTS. TROUBLE SHOOTING/REPAIRS (EXECUTED BY A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY):… Look up ODI 11176318 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.3%ODI 10871406DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I HAVE CUT MY HANDS AND ARMS DO TO DIGGING PIECES OF DASH OUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NHTSA NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER TRUCKI GUESS WHEN THE DASH FALLS IN THE FLOOR AND CAUSE IT TO WRECK. Look up ODI 10871406 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.5%ODI 11508106The dash has completely desegregated exposing all the wires, air conditioning unit, and airbag parts. This is a huge hazard because my headlight switch hangs with nothing to attach to. My airbags are completely visible and could explode at anytime. Everything that was in the dash heated seat, headlight, air system, radio, speedometer, and airbag controls are completely visible and all attachments are completely desegregated I do not know if this also caused the loose steering in my vehicle but I assume it did the steering wheel will turn about … Look up ODI 11508106 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.4%ODI 10596931 · 75,000 miTHE DASHBOARD IN THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN CRACKED AND BROKEN SINCE 2004. IT CONTINUES TO BREAK AND CHIP CAUSING PIECES OF SHARP PLASTIC TO FALL INSIDE THE INNER DASH AREA. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE FROM LOW BEAM, TO HIGH BEAM, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND WILL NOT BE OPERATIONAL. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY FLIP THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. THIS DID NOT START UNTIL THE DASH CRACKED AND PLASTIC PIECES FELL INSIDE THE DASH. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES CONTINUE TO THIS DATE. *TR Look up ODI 10596931 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.6%ODI 11066927 · 149,000 miTHE PLASTIC DASHBOARD AND RELATED UNDERPINNINGS AND SUPORT STRUCTURE FOR EVERYTHING FROM PASSENGER AIRBAG,RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL AND VENTS, HEADLIGHT, MIRROR DEFROSTER, GAUGE POD, ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC PLUG, ETC. BEGAN DISINTEGRATING IN LARGE SHARP PIECES WHILE DRIVING. THESE PIECES CUT WIRING AND FLES FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING AND ARE DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS IN MULTIPLE WAYS WORSE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO REMOVE RADIO, AND DISABLE AIRBAGS FOR SAFETY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ALONE ARE POTENTIALLY IN THE THOUSANDS, NOT INCLUDING LABOR AND WIRI… Look up ODI 11066927 at NHTSA ↗ | 91.4%ODI 10176764 · 1 miTL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING HIS VEHICLE, HIS HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE CONTACT HAS TO WAIT FOR HIS INTAKE HEATER TO TURN ON IN ORDER FOR HIS HEADLIGHTS TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS INCIDENT SINCE HE BOUGHT HIS VEHICLE AND HIS DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO IS EXPERIENCING HIS HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF AND HIS FOG LIGHTS TURNING ON. THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN ON TURBODIESELREGISTER.COM AND SEES THAT OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. Look up ODI 10176764 at NHTSA ↗ | 203.4%ODI 10260031 · 112,000 miTURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION. SIGNALING LEFT WILL TURN ON RIGHT SIDE. SIGNALING RIGHT WILL TURN OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10260031 at NHTSA ↗ | 143.3%ODI 10261795 · 20,100 miI HAVE A 2005 DODGE RAM TRUCK 2500. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILS AND WHEN TURNING LEFT SIGNAL IT WILL SWITCH TO RIGHT BLINKER WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE. AND CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, WHEN TOWING A TRAILER ETC. AND JUST NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS,BOB PS I ONLY HAVE 22,000 MILES ON THIS RIG. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR Look up ODI 10261795 at NHTSA ↗ | 10615.8%ODI 101795562006 DODGE RAM TRUCK WITH A LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT LOCK, SHIFT LEVER, EXHAUST SMOKES EXCESSIVELY, THE ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SHUTDOWN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IMPROPERLY PRIMARILY IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF, THE ELECTRIC LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAB LIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILE… Look up ODI 10179556 at NHTSA ↗ | 113.0%ODI 10369669 · 42,500 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 2500 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL LEFT, THE RIGHT SIGNAL ACTIVATED, AND SOMETIMES NEITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WILL REPAIR THE FAILURE HIMSELF. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. Look up ODI 10369669 at NHTSA ↗ | 41.3%ODI 10418283 · 30,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. Look up ODI 10418283 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.9%ODI 10394043 · 3,975 miMY 2009 2500 HD DODGE RAM DIESEL PICKUP HAS BEEN IN FOR THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY WORK FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE OF 7/14/2009: TRANSMISSION - 11 TIMES EMERGENCY BRAKE - 2 TIMES CAB HEATER - 3 TIMES A/C - 3 TIMES DIESEL FUMES IN CAB - 2 TIMES EXHAUST BRAKE - 2 TIMES EGR VALVE - 2 TIMES O2 SENSOR & FILTER - 3 TIMES EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR - 1 TIME MAIN CONTROL MODULE - 9 TIMES FAN BLOWER MOTOR - 3 TIMES BLOCK HEATER - 1 TIME TRUCK LIGHTS - 2 TIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - 3 TIMES TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS - 2 TIMES TOW/HAUL MODE - 2 TIMES FU… Look up ODI 10394043 at NHTSA ↗ | 20.8%ODI 11161209 · 151,000 miORIGINAL TIPM FAILED AT 151000 MILES CAUSING FRONT TURNING SIGNALS TO MALFUNCTION. THE TIPM CONTROLS ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND SENSORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE INCLUDING FUEL PUMPS AND AIR BAGS. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET WHEN AN ALARM DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOTING A FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LAMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED THE BULB PER REPLACEMENT BULB NUMBER SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALSO, REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL MULTI SWITCH WHICH BOTH ITEMS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE A CER… Look up ODI 11161209 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.3%ODI 10888209 · 70,045 miUPON ACTIVATING THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS, ENGINE WILL BEGIN MISSING AND EVENTUALLY STALL. HEADLIGHTS WILL BLINK OFF AND ON. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WILL ALSO FLUCTUATE POWER (RADIO, WIPERS, TAIL LIGHTS, HAZARDS, FRONT PARKING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS). ALL GAUGES ON THE DASH WILL GO DEAD. WHILE DRIVING ON 7/22/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 PM THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS BEGAN TO TURN OFF, AND THEN BACK ON. THE ENGINE STALLED AT APPROX 65 MPH LEAVING NO POWER STEE… Look up ODI 10888209 at NHTSA ↗ | 82.8%ODI 10553257 · 500 miTHE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS MODEL DODGE RAM (2500 SLT MEGA CAB) DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED PROPERLY FOR ALIGNMENT BY THE DEALER BUT THE BULBS JUST DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT AHEAD OR TO THE SIDE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN ONLY "CHECK THE CONNECTORS FOR PROPER INSTALLATION" UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. *TR Look up ODI 10553257 at NHTSA ↗ |
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