1999 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO PROBLEM STATED IN TSB 60107.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM HAS RELEASED ON IT'S OWN ON MANY OCCASIONS. THIS OCCURS ON LEVEL GROUND OR ON A HILL. MY VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *NLM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. NUMEROUS ISSUES. BRAKE LININGS ON THE REAR DRUMS HAVE A VERY SHORT SERVICE LIFE. REPLACED DRUMS AND LININGS IN JULY OF 2002. DRUMS AND LININGS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IN MAY OF 2003 (APPROX. 20,000 MILES) FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED IN JULY OF 2002 AND STILL HAVE 1/2 OF LININGS LEFT. ON BUMPY ROADS, BRAKE SYSTEM FADES IN AND OUT. ON WET ROADS, BRAKES MAY OR MAY NOT WORK RELIABLY. FROM RESEARCHING YOUR SITE, THESE ARE NOT UNCOMMON OCCURRENCES. WHEN WILL THIS BE ADDRESSED?*AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND COOLANT WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND STILL RECURRING THE PROBLEM. *TT

THE TRUCK I JUST PURCHASED WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT. ALL YOU ARE LEFT WITH ARE PARKING LIGHTS. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD POPPED OPEN. *JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOP, BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ENGAGE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS DEFECT HAS NEARLY CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT OF REAR BRAKES BY CONSUMER REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WAS INSTALLED BACKWARD. CONSUMER CORRECTED THE ORIENTATION OF THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER AND THE BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. *NLM

THE DASH BOARD MATERIAL CONTAINED A 16 INCH CRACK. *JB THE HINGE HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE GLOVE BOX. SCC

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TO MY ALIGNMENT SHOP AND HAD TO PUT A NEW TRACKER BAR ON IT. WHICH I REPLACED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT 40 THOUSAND MILES.. AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE MY STEERING BOX AND MY TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 54,100 MILES ON IT AND I THINK THAT IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK NEW IN 1999 I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED IN THE FIRST YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR, IN THE YEAR 2002 AND NOW ON MARCH 3 RD 2003 I HAD TO HAVE IT AGAIN FOR THE REASONS I STATED IN THE BEGINNING. I HAD SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDER THE DASH AND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MY ALIGNMENT SHOP SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF STEERING BOXES AND THE TRACKER BAR EVEN AT 18,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER THEMSELVES AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A RESULT FROM A BAD PART FROM THE FACTORY. I HAVE DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE TO MY TRUCK. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE PRICE OF A NEW STEERING BOX AND I HAVE FOUND THAT DODGE WANTS OVER $600 AND A PARTS HOUSE IN MY TOWN CAN GET THE SAME DODGE STEERING BOX FOR $205. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BOX WHAT EVER THE PRICE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS NEW ENOUGH THAT THEY SHOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE IT FIXED, TO AT LEAST MAKE A CUSTOMER SOME WHAT HAPPY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A STEERING BOX GOING OUT AT LESS THEN 100,000 MILES. MY FATHER HAD A 1999 RAM 1500 PICK UP AND WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES THE MOTOR LOST 4 QUARTS OF OIL ON OUR WAY TO A OLD CAR

WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO ANOTHER GEAR THERE IS A LOUD BANGING IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATED THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL?? *JB

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED GOING OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS A REDUCED BRAKING AFFECT IS ACHIEVED AND POSSIBILITY OF CRASH IS INCREASED. *NLM

STEERING SEEMED LOOSE. DEALER REPLACED TRAC BAR, INNER AND LOWER TIE ROD ENDS, AND AN ADDITIONAL BAR. JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, MILEAGE 35,982 ON NOVEMBER 21, 2002. AS OF MARCH 5, 2003 FRONT END AND STEERING IS WORSE THAN WHEN IT WENT IN. VERY LOOSE FEELING, FREQUENT STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION NEEDED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. VERY UNSAFE FEELING. DEALER WAS ASKED TO CHECK WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 0F 2002, ON JANUARY 30, 2003. THEY DID NOT LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RADIATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH CRANK SHAFT SEAL, LOWER PAN GASKET, AND FRONT SEAL. THIS WAS WITH MILEAGE OF 38,105. THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE AND AGE!!!! OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING, AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADMIT TO ANY FAULT OF THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE RECORDS AND PROOF OF DAMAGED ITEMS IF NEEDED. I AKSED CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR PARTS ONLY, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS FRONT END ISSUE.*JB

THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM VEHICLE, ENGINE OIL HAD LEAKED ALONG WITH A SMOKE ODOR, AND THERE WAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. SCC *JB

MANIFOLD GASKET SUCKED IN.. CAUSING SPARK KNOCKING. HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO BAD GROUND. CHRYSLER FIXED HEADLIGHT AT NO CHARGE, HOWEVER, TOLD ME THERE WAS A TSB ON MANIFOLD GASKET AND STILL CHARGED ME FOR REPAIRS.. THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO FIX BECAUSE THEY REMODELED THE ENGINE. FEMALE SUBJECT AT CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS HUNG UP ON ME.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE - VEHICLE STARTED TO SKIP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WAS 200 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A MONTH BEFORE THAT AND HADN'T TIME TO GET IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT). WAS TOLD THAT OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE ALSO FAILING, BUT DODGE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I AM A FORMER CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE, AS IS MY FATHER. ALWAYS BEEN LOYAL TO CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, BUT AFTER THIS, I CAN'T TELL ENOUGH PEOPLE TO BUY FOREIGN AND NOT DOMESTIC - CHEAP QUALITY AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SELL YOU A VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEMS ARE YOURS - TOO BAD. FINALLY GOT SOME HELP FROM THE CHRYSLER CORPORATE CENTER MICHIGAN.FIRST DEALER SAID "PASSING CABLE WAS PROBLEM, THEN LATER ON FOUND TRANSMISSION WAS FAULT. A REBUILT ONE WAS INSTALLED, AND NOW THAT TOO IS HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS USED ONLY TO GO TO AND FROM WORK AND AROUND TOWN. NO HEAVY HAULING, HEAVY TOWING (DO HAUL PUSH MOWER AND HAND TRIMMER, RAKE, ETC) OR ANY HEAVY DRIVING. TRUCK IS MAINTAINED ON SCHEDULE - TREATED WITH CARE LIKE A KID.

TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT EXCESSIVELY. THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER PULL FORWARD OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL COMPLETELY OFF. THE WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF AT THE ROTOR. THE INCIDENT DAMAGED VEHICLE'S STEERING LINKAGE. *NLM

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN 1999 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION A WEEK AGO. THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED IT EXPLAINED THERE IS A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE THAT STICKS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DENYING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THEREBY BURNING IT UP. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECT. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH I WAS TOLD THE DAY AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASK WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO REGARDING NOT ONLY OWNING UP THE DEFECTIVE VALVE BUT ALSO WHAT THEY WERE WILLING TO DO FOR ME DUE TO THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE WILLING TO DO NOTHING ON EITHER ISSUE.

MY DODGE PICKUP HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO TRY TO FIX A REPETITIVE PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. ONE PAD OUT OF THE FOUR UP FRONT WEAR DOWN TO NOTHING WHILE THE OTHER 3 HAVE PRACTICALLY NO WEAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED THE CALIPER, ROTOR, PADS, EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. THE SAME FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AREA HAS HAD THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AND OTHER PARTS TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP NOW HAS RUN OUT OF PARTS TO CHANGE TO TRY TO FIX, SO THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH GAVE UP AND SAY THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER BRAKE JOB. THE SINGLE PAD WEARS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RIVETS WITHIN 12-15K MILES, SO THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT I WILL NEED A BRAKE JOB EVERY 12-15K MILES. RIDICULOUS. THEY HAVE ACCEPTED ALL THE OTHER PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY, BUT NOW THEY WILL NOT, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF IDEAS TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL WITHIN ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION TO GIVE ME FOR THIS FAILURE EITHER.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND MELTED ON THE FLYWHEEL. THE DEALER ALSO FOUND METAL SHAVINGS ALL OVER. THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER PLACED GAS IN THE VEHICLE, AND LATER FOUND FLUID POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THEN PLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE COOLER LINE, AND THE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED THE SYSTEM. *SCC

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY WITH STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED. CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY STIFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE ON A BUSY STREET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS

VAN, CONSUMER STATES THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT COOL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VAN STRUCK A TRACTOR HEAD ON. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE CHARGING SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CONSUMER STATES SERVICE BULLETIN RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WAS NEVER PERFORMED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER IS NOT SURE WHAT IS COVERED. *TT

DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR - CHARGED $1,017.81 TO REPAIR - WROTE TO SERVICE MANAGER AT SUNCOAST DODGE IN SEMINOLE, FL ON 08/24/02

STEERING GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER. BUT, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BUMPER WAS POORLY DESIGNED. BUMPER WAS PUSHING UNDER THE LOCATION AT A 5 OR LESS MPH IMPACT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHICH WAS COMING FROM VENTS. THEN, SAW SMOKE FROM VENT, AND FLAMES CAME FROM BETWEEN BED AND CAB.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE WAS IDLING AND RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER DETERMINED THAT HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST FAILED TO YIELD, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF. CONSUMERS VEHICLE TOTALED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

OIL IS SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES, CONSUMER NEEDED OIL BEFORE THE 3000 MILES. OIL GAUGE WAS READING OIL 2 QUARTS LOW. CONSUMER FELT OIL WAS GOING UP INTO INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 60MPH TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE UNKNOWN, DOT#P21575.*AK

THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND BENT THE BUMPER IN THE CENTER AND PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE ENGINE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. WE FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

THE TRUCK CONTINUOUSLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT ABOVE FIFTY (50) MILES AN HOUR. AFTER TWO SEPARATE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT, THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR REPAIR WHERE I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR ( TRACY KRUMPLEMAN) THAT BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS LOWERED IT WON'T BE GUARANTEED TO HOLD AN ALIGNMENT. I THEN STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SUSPENSION MODIFICATION FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT HE IS NOW WORKING FOR , AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR IGNORES THIS FACT AND RESTATES THAT THE TRUCK WON'T HOLD AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN LOWERED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *NLM

DURING A VEHICLE CRASH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STARTED MISSING AND BETWEEN TWO DEALER SHIPS THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG. *AKI

WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

WHILEDRIVING AT 25MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OFF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

BOUGHT TRUCK IN 1999 HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN 2001, COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT ALL DODGES COME OUT WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT DODGE NEVER CHANGED TRANS. TOLD BY MANUFACTURE NOTHING THEY CAN DO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. STILL HAVING TRANS. PROBLEMS EVEN WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WANDERS BETWEEN THE LINES IN THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT TRACK IS OUT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE ALIGNED HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. NLM

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AGAIN. HE JUST REPLACED THEM 3 WKS. AGO. ALSO, MECHANIC STATED THAT BEARINGS WERE TOO SMALL FOR TRUCK, AND AS A RESULT THEY WERE WEARING OUT FASTER.*AK *YH

CONSUMER REPLACED A SET OF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO. CURRENTLY, NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT BEARINGS WERE TOO SMALL FOR TRUCK AND THAT WAS WHY THEY WERE WEARING SO FAST. *AK *YH

BRAKES FOR TRUCK FADED OUT AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND THE REAR ABS KICKED IN, RESULTING IN GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS RECALL 01V153000 CONCERNING CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SLUDGE IN ENGINE FAULTY PLENUM GASKET. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRUCK AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE AND HIS WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *JG *AK

WHILE PARKED BOLTS THAT HOLD SHIFT LINKAGE BOX BROKE AND CAUSED THE BOX TO DROP. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. *AK