1999 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

WANDERS, AND REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS FROM DRIVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC SHOP IT CAUSES A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FAIILURE ON STEERING ON THE RIGHT TURN AND AT SPEED 50MPH. *AK

FOG LIGHTS CAUSE BOTH FOG AND HEAD LIGHTS TO BURN OUT WHEN USED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THEN, HAD TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY HAD REPLACED IT. FEW MONTHS LATER, HAD HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON BRIGTHER. THEN STALLED, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. A DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT A SEAL INSIDE STEERING GEAR BOX BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE RIGHT-FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WOULD STICK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED BOTH CALIPERS AND ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR IT WILL JUMP OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LEAVING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WITHOUT POWER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YH

01 V 040 000/HOOD LATCH: DEALER ;JIM BAIER CHRYSLER; FORT MADISON, IA; PHONE# 319/372-1012 ALSO REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER'S SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE APPEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE (VEHICLE HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON REAR WHEELS ONLY), THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER CAUSING HIM TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT BOTH KNEES ON THE DASH, THE SEAT BELT GRABBED YANKING PASSENGER BACK INTO DOOR AND THE PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON THE WINDOW, AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. NLM

I WAS HAULING A ROUND BALE OF HAY HOME WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST FELL OF THE TRUCK. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BUT WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET IT STOPPED BEFORE I HIT ANYONE. I HAD THE TRUCK HAULED TO OWENSVILLE MOTORS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT SPINDLE NUT HAD STRIPPED OFF AND THE LEFT FRONT BEARING WENT OUT BENDING THE KNUCKLE, RUINING THE ROTOR, BRAKE PAD, CALIPER, TIRE, ABS SENSOR, AND THE SEALS IN THE AXLE. I AM VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HURT OR HAVE HIT ANYONE ELSE WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE ONLY THING THAT HELD THE TIRE ON WAS THE BRAKE. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED AND I FEEL THIS IS DEFINETLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND BEEN HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. THE SPINDLE NUT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME COMPLETELY OFF CAUSING THE WHEEL TO ALMOST FALL OFF. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE.

UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES FOR ALIGNMENT ISSUES AND IT WAS OUT OF ALINGMENT BOTH TIMES AND DURING THE SECOND VISIT I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO PULL DO TO THE WAY THE ROADS ARE BUILT. WHILE CHANGING A FLAT I NOTICES THAT THE UPPER ARM ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING AT THE WELD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES A ARM EVEN WITH THE EVIDENCE OF THE WELD RUSTING AND A VISIBLE CRACK WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED BY SLIDING A THREAD OF STRING THROUGH IT.*AK

THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER INCICATED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ALSO, THE FRONT PUMP, TORQUE CONVERTER, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, OVER DRIVE PISTON RETAINER AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAD FAILED. *YH

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE WENT FULL THROTTLE, CONSUMER KEPT FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND ALARM SOUNDS. DEALER CHANGED THE CLOCK SPRING.

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, WET OR DRY PAVEMENT RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SEVERLY PULL TO RIGHT. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, REAR BRAKE DRUMS REPLACED,DRIVESHAFT CARRIER BEARING FAILED CAUSING THUMPING NOISE (REPLACED TWICE), UNIVERSAL JOINTS FAILED, DIFFERENTIAL FAILED CAUSING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED VEHICLE, AND MADE NO DETERMINATION AS WHY FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 AND MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, RIGHT REAR TIRE CONTACTED A ROAD HAZARD WHICH PUNCHED A HOLE IN TIRE. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SAM'S CLUB TIRE SHOP, MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE TIRE BECAUSE IT HAD A HOLE PUNCHED IN IT, AND IT WAS "SUBSTANDARD" FOR THAT VEHICLE. MICHELIN TIRE, P245/75R16 LTX A/S WITH A 35 PSI. STICKER ON DOOR STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSE TO BE P245/75R16 XL, EXTRA LOAD WITH A PSI OF 41 - WHICH WAS A STRONGER TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THE VEHICLE DRIVEN AT 30MPH, HIT A VERY HIGH CEMENT STEP (WALL) AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO RAM A STEEL RAILING. AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT THE RAILING IT WAS THROWN BACKWARDS ALL WHILE THE TIRES WERE STILLING SPINNING FORWARD. THE DRIVER/OWNER BROKE HIS FRONT TEETH ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDOWSHIELD. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

CONTINUOUS UNEVEN WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. ONLY 1-PAD OUT OF THE FOUR UP FRONT WEARS DOWN TO METAL TO METAL WHILE THE OTHER 3-PADS ARE LIKE NEW CONDITION. *AK

AS YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE YOU CAN SEE THE REAREND TWEAK. *AK

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET CAR INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC SAID BRAKES WERE SHOT AND SO WERE THE ROTORS. CONSUMER NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, NOT EVEN A WARNING. *AK

STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

OUTSIDE SIDEWALL ON TWO OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRES, P245/75R16 HAVE SPLIT. RIGHT FRONT SPLIT 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND RIGHT REAR TIRE SPLIT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON MARCH 27TH, 2001. *AK DOT # M670CK0A248. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40MPH VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HIT A TREE. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS NOT HIT IN RIGHT SPOT.*AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCDIENT, VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER WITH 2 SNOWMOBILES WHICH HIT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE UPON IMPACT. *SLC

THE VEHICLE EMMITS A SMELL INSIDE THE VEHILCE WHICH MAKES THE OCCUPANTS ILL (DIZZY AND VOMITTING), THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT THE SMELL PERSIST. NLM

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INDIANA TOLL-ROAD, IT HAD BEEN SNOWING AND WAS SOMEWHAT SLICK. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED THE TRUCK INTO PASSING GEAR AND INCREASED ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED WITH VERY LITTLE HEAD WIND AND NO INCLINE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE TRUCKS REAR TIRES BROKE LOOSE AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DODGE REP. SAID " IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO THAT."*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO PARK IT WILL ROLL BACK 2-3FEET BEFORE IT WILL ENGAGE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

AFTER TIRE BLOWOUT, USED JACK TO CHANGE TIRE. JACK SLID OUT FROM UNDER RAM 2 TIMES. DO NOT RECOMMEND USING THIS JACK...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!*AK

WINSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY QUIT WORKING WHEN FIRST TURNING THEM ON FOR USE. IT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR AWHILE OR JUST STARTING VEHICLE. IF WIPERS WERE LEFT ON EVEN THOUGH INOPERABLE, THEY SOMETIMES STARTED WORKING LATER. *AK

ALSO CAN HEAR CLUNK WHEN ENGAGING OVERDRIVE AT 45MPH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TO CONTINUOUSLY FIGHT TO KEEP VEHICLE ON ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED STEERING BOX. BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERS 6 TIMES SINCE THEN. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY STOP IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE BEEN AT THREE DIFFERENT DEALER SHOPS; TWO DEALERS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND, AND OTHER DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ABS SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACMENT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT CONSUMER OFF TO MAKE A U-TURN. OTHER VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT & CAUSED CONSUMER TO REAREND IT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DELAERSHIP WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, TWO INJURIES DURING COLLISION. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH 3 OF 5 BOLTS CAME OFF RIGHT FRONT TIRE. RIM WAS DAMAGED, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER SINCE HE ROTATED TIRES HIMSELF HE WAS TO BLAME FOR BOLTS COMING OFF. *AK

WHILE ON A GRAVEL ROAD IT WAS NOT RAINING, VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, LOST CONTROL AND HIT TWO TREES, AND WENT IN A DITCH, UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK *SLC

TRUCK CAME WITH OE WHEELS-16X7 STEEL/BRIGHT TRIM RING QUANTITY OF 4 PLUS SPARE. 3 OF THE 4 WHEELS HAVE CRACKS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED ADVERSELY NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN USED IN ANY OFF-ROAD CONDITIONS. MILEAGE IS DAILY DRIVING ONLY. MY QUESTION IS: HAS THERE BEEN ANY RELATED REPORTING OF THIS DEFECT OF THESE WHEELS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL OR DIFFERENT MAKE, MODEL, ETC.? SHOULD I CONTACT THE DEALER DIRECT OR USE MY INSURANCE CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT? IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME DIRECTLY, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL. *AK

SPLIT IN SIDEWALL NEAR RIM OF WHEEL. IT WAS NOTICED WHEN OIL WAS CHANGED. GOODYEAR SAID THEY WERE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING COLD, AND VEHICLE'S CLUTCH IS ENGAGED FOR ANY REASON, VEHICLE'S IDLE WILL DROP TO ZERO AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN U NABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND HAS OFFERED SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT PROBLEM COULD BE. ALL SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED-UP UPON, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I'M VERY AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE SERIOUS OR FATAL MVA. *AK

TRANSFER CASE SHATTERED , DRIVESHAFT BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, MICHELIN LTS AS IRE (P245 75 R16) WENT FLAT. *SLC

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GOODYEAR FOR TIRES. SHE SAID THAT VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVING CORRECTLY. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE SIZE OF TIRES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH ANTI LOCK SYSTEM. *YH

THE INTAKE PAN GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. *MJS

TIRES SPLIT/CRACK AT BEAD...SIDEWALL SEPARATES FROM BEAD, STARTS AS CRACK THEN EVENTUALLY SPLITS APART...ALL 4 TIRES ON TRUCK HAVE DONE THIS NOW, FIRST @ 9K MILES, SECOND @ 15K MILES, THIRD @ 22K MILES, 4TH @ 28K (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )