2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, 2WD, XLT, QUAD CAB, 8 FT BED, 5.9 LTR. HAVE 48,500 MILES. AM GOING IN TO HAVE THE DIFFERENTIAL REPAIRED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE GEAR / CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS FAILED TWICE. THANKS TO MY WARRANTY IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN 1000 MILES AND I KNOW THIS DIFFERENTIAL WILL NOT LAST ANOTHER 25,000 MILE. I HAD OWNED A 1989 DODGE RAM VAN AND PUT 200,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PROBLEMS, WHICH LEAD ME TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE. NOW I CAN NOT EVEN GET 25,000 MILES WITH OUT PROBLEMS. HAVE NEVER TOWED OR CARRIED A LOAD OVER 500 POUNDS WITH THIS P/U. MOST THE MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING. WAS LOOKING AT BUYING ANOTHER DODGE BUT NOW I HAVE MY DOUBTS. ONCE THIS REPAIR IS DONE I MIGHT LOOK INTO GETTING RID OF THE TRUCK BEFORE IT COSTS ME EXCESSIVE DOLLARS TO KEEP IT ROLLING. HAVE HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS AS TO THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING IN WRITING.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL GAUGE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN TAKING A CORNER-UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TOLD BY DEALER LATER THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT HAD BROKEN. WAS TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS SITUATION WITH DODGE VEHICLES. *AK

TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND MELTED A FEW WIRES. *AK *SCC *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS OR DIMMERS WERE ON. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH FRONT LEFT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE 46RE TRANSMISSION ON DODGE TRUCKS, HOPING I WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE IT. ON WED. NOVEMBER 12 2003 MY TRANSMISSION BLEW. CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING CAUSE OF MY MILEAGE OF 55,000. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER TOWED OR HAULED ANYTHING. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY TRUCK IS GOING TO GET A REBUILT IN IT BUT I WILL BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A $30,000 VEHICLE. *LA

CRACKED INSTRUMENT PANEL (DASHBOARD). *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO COLLEGE IT JUST QUIT ON ME. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE AND THAT IT WAS LOCKED UP. THEY TOOK A OIL ANALYSIS TEST AND SAID THAT WE WERE LIABLE FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY NOT HAVING RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES. I HAVE RECEIPTS SHOWING OIL CHANGES BUT I WAS DENIED BY CHRYSLER ANY WORK DONE ON IT. IN MY EXPERIANCE OF HAVING BEEN AROUND A MECHANIC THE ONLY WAY AN ENGINE LOCKS UP IS IF THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE ENGINE OR THERE IS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS OIL IN MY ENGINE AND THERE ARE ONLY 35,800 MILES ON MY TRUCK. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A TRUCK STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT AND I HAVE TO REPLACE MY ENGINE MYSELF AT MY COST BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOESNT WANT TO FIX IT. I LOOKED ON THE NET AND ALSO FOUND ANOTHER PERSON ON THERE WHO HAS FILED A COMPLAINT SAYING THERE WAS GUNK BUILD UP. THAT ODI NUMBER IS 8015189. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHERS OUT THERE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT THE DEALERSHIP OR CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

I BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IN NOV 2002. SINCE IVE OWNED THE TRUCK I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN THE TRANSMISSION: A LOCKING SILINOID, AN OVERDRIVE SOLINOID, 2 TORQUE CONVERTERS, AND A PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. I WOULD THINK THAT MAYBE I JUST HAD A LEMON, BUT THE MORE PEOPLE I TALK TO THAT HAVE THESE TRUCKS THE MORE THAT I FIND THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS (I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER) REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE.*AK

THE TRUCK WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. IT HAD 27,000. DEALER SAID HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINT REPLACED. THEY REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. COST $500.00. HAVE BEEN TOLD BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST 100,000. NOW I FIND OUT THE DARANGOS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A COMMERCIAL STREET ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING THE TURN. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER DID SUFFER SOME LOWER BACK PAIN THE NEXT DAY, BUT DID NOT HAVE TO BE HOSPITALIZED.*AK *TS *JB

THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT EVERY 6,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM THE FACTORY HAD NO PROVISION FOR CORRECTING WEAR OF TIRES NOR ALIGNING THE TIRES. FACTORY REP. STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *PH *JB

WHEN BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT BRAKES WERE WARPED. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SOLVED BY THE MECHANIC.*AK

ON 9/1/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:40 P.M. MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICK-UP ON US 23 SOUTH BETWEEN OMER, MICHIGAN AND STANDISH, MICHIGAN. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE FRONT AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND WE WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. MY SON KEPT SAYING HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES AND THE TRUCK KEPT FISHTAILING. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK TOOK A VERY HARD RIGHT AND WE WENT THROUGH THE DITCH WITH COATTAILS INTO THE FARM FIELD AND ROLLED THE TRUCK. WHEN WE STOPPED MOVING AND WE WERE ALL OUT OF THE TRUCK SOME PEOPLE WHO STOPPED, WE ASKED THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID ALL THEY SAW WAS HEADLIGHTS FLYING IN THE AIR AND IT LOOKED LIKE WE LOST A TIRE. WITH THE POLICE THERE HE ASKED MY SON IF HE HAD FALLEN ASLEEP MY SON SAID NO THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. THE POLICE THEN THOUGHT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT UPON LOOKING FOR THE TIRE IN THE FARM FIELD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL HAD BROKE AT THE AXLE RIGHT AT THE SPINDLE. ALL LUG NUTS AND BRAKE PADS WERE STILL INTACT INSIDE OF THE WHEEL AND IT WAS NOT FLAT. ALSO WHERE THE AXLE BROKE OFF THE WHEEL THE METAL WAS SHINING AND CRACKLING. NONE OF US, LUCKILY, WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED SCRAPS, BRUISES, AND A LOT OF PULLED MUSCLES. NONE OF US WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. WE DO FELT LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHERE IT DID SINCE 10 MORE MINUTES UP THE ROAD WE

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES RUBBING AND POWER STEERING GEAR BOX.*MR THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS MADE TO TURN TOO SHARP, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO RUB ON THE FRAME.*TS *JB

2001 DODGE RAM 1500, 45 MPH DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED TOOK A DIRECT BLOW TO THE FRONTAL AREA. I CONTACTED DODGE AND REPORTED THE FAILURE, 08/20/03 AS OF 9/16/03 I'VE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. I AM ASKING IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE THAT I CAN TAKE. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED, DODGE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR TESTING, BUT NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT THEIR FINDINGS. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

1998-2001 B-VAN (DODGE FULL SIZE). THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS PROTECTED WITH A 40 AMP FUSE. A 10 GA. WIRE COMES OUT OF THE CONTROL MODULE, THEN THIS 10 GA. WIRE "Y'S" OUT TO TWO 14 GA. WIRES. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE ABS PUMP OR THE RELAY STICKS ON THESE VANS. THEN ONE OF THE 14 GA. WIRES OVERHEATS AND CATCHES THE WIRING HARNESS ON FIRE. THE 40 AMP FUSE DOES NOT BLOW. THE FIRE THEN CONTINUES UNTIL THE VAN IS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS VAN WAS BOUGHT BACK FROM US BY CHRYSLER CORP. IN 2002. THE OFFICIAL FIRE INVESTIGATION REPORTS CONDUCTED BY CHRYSLER WERE NEVER DISCLOSED TO US AT VERIZON. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HEAT SUPPLY WAS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO MELT SNOW AND SLEET BEFORE IT ACCUMULATED. WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. *AK THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. HEAT DUCTING IN THE DASH WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION RESTRICTED THE DRIVERS VISION. *SCC *JB

2001 DODGE RAM WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND THE BEARINGS AND STEERING KNUCKLE WENT OUT AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF. DID NOT WRECK BUT ONLY BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HE IS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. HAD I BEEN DRIVING WE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS WRECK AND INJURED OR EVEN KILLED ALL 6 OF US IN THE VEHICLE.*AK

STEERING CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON 2001. COST OF REPLACEMENT IS 996.00.NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. WHILE THE POWER TRAIN MODULE IS COVERED FOR 8 YRS, 80000. MILEAGE JUST OVER 40,000 NO GUAGES WORK ,AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. *AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED A DEEP GROOVE CUT INTO EACH FRONT TIRE NEAR THE INSIDE OF THE RIM CAUSED BY THE LOWER A FRAME CONTACTING THE TIRE WHEN TURNING. THE MECHANICAL TURN STOPS DID NOT REACH THEIR MARK BEFORE THE TIRE REACHED THE A FRAME. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM IN TWO OTHER DODGES OF THE SAME YEAR. (THE 2003 MODELS HAD A DIFFERENT DESIGN) THE CONSUMER MAY DO MORE HARD TURNS AROUND ON FIELD ROADS, BUT THIS MAY BE A HIDDEN PROBLEM WAITING TO BLOW OUT IN LOW SPEED TURNS. *AK *SCC *JB

TRANSMISSION, BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONING. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAD AN ON/OFF SWITCH ATTACHED. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER VEHICLE, AND A POLICE REPORT IS ON FILE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE GETS HOT AND MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. *AK

TRUCK WONDERS LEFT TO RIGHT, PULLS HARD RIGHT. WAS TOLD THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS AND TRAC LOCATOR BAR NEEDS REPLACING.PARTS MOST BE REPLACED BY DODGE PARTS. WHY REPLACE PARTS WITH MORE BAD PARTS. TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILES. NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. FRONT END SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT!!!! NEVER BUY A DODGE!!!*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY LOCKED UP AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THE REAR ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. *AK *CB *NLM

THE TRANMISSION FAILED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4 AT 54,000 MILES (UNBELIEVABLE!). WELL MAINTAINED! I HAD TWO DIFFERENT LICENSED MECHANICS LOOK AT AND DIAGNOSE SUSPECTED PROBLEM (HIGH QUOTE OF $2,500.00 FOR FULL TRANSMISSION REPAIR), INCURRED 2 TOW CHARGES, CALLED CHRYSLER MEADOWBROOK DODGE DEALERSHIP (WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED)- THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT IT FOR 2 DAYS AND TOLD ME SINCE I WAS PAST MY 3/36 WARRANTY TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FASTER SERVICE AND BETTER PRICE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT A GOOD FAITH PAYMENT TOWARD MY $2,100.00 BILL WOULD NOT BE MADE BECAUSE I WAS PAST MY WARRANTY AND DIDN'T HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OTHERWISE MAYBE SOMETHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ME. I LEASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, THIS WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE ONLY HAD 54,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *AK

WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, NOTICED A SEVERE GROVE IN THE INSIDE SIDE WALL OF EACH FRONT TIRE. (SEVERE ENOUGH FOR IMEDIATE TIRE REPLACEMENT) DISCOVERED THAT THE GROVES HAD BEEN CAUSED BY RUBBING AGAINST THE LOWER A FRAME (FOUND SHINY AREAS WHERE TIRES HAD RUBBED). THE INTENDED STOPS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING WERE NOT ENGAGING EARLY ENOUGH IN THE STEERING TURN TO PREVENT THIS. WE CHECKED TWO OTHER PICKUPS OF SAME MODEL YEAR AND MAKE AND FOUND IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN WE CHECKED 2003 TRUCKS AT A LOCAL DEALER WE FOUND THIS AREA HAD BEEN REDESIGNED. THIS LOOKS LIKE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THE WHEEL AREA FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. I HAVE 79,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK BUT ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, WHICH WERE OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. THIS IS GOING TO START KILLING PEOPLE AS OTHER TRUCKS MILAGE INCREASE. THESE TIRES COULD HAVE BLOWN AT ANY TIME UNDER NORMAL DRIVING.*AK

CONSUMER STATES HER HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT TODAY, AND AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT ONLY DID THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOY BUT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PART WHERE THE GAUGES ARE ALL DROPPED DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE DRIVER INJURIED HIS LEGS. HIS CHEST WAS ALSO INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. SHE STATES THAT AT THIS POINT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK BECAUSE HE HAD NO STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH.*AK

AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP AT 55MPH THE TRUCK BEGINS A "LOSS OF CONTROL" SHUDDER THAT CAUSED ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL TWICE. TODAY A DODGE SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. IT TOOK HIM 'QUITE A WHILE' TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION THAT COMES WITH THE OFF-ROAD PACKAGE. I AM USED TO A ROUGH RIDE. LOSS OF CONTROL IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WILL KILL SOMEONE IF NOT RESOLVED.*AK

BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS WERE COMPLETELY SHOT ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 51,000 WITH NO OFF ROAD USE. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON TO REPLACE SEALED HUB BEARING AFTER ONLY 51,000 MILES. CONTINUED USE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP WITH A RESULTING ACCIDENT.*AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT PRODUCED A LOUD NOISE. THEN, WHEN SWITCHING GEARS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, AND CONSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *MR *PH *JB

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK, BUT SEEMED TO HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO HESITATE. I ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND TOOK A "TEST DRIVE" IN THE DRIVEWAY TO SEE IF IT CONTINUED TO HESITATE. IT DID NOT, BUT I NOTICED FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK (THE TRANSMISSION FLUID I HAD JUST PUT IN). I HAD TO CALL A ROLL-BACK TO TOW IT TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID IT TOOK HIM A DAY AND A HALF JUST TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION. HE NOTICED METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT ALL. IT WAS COMPLETELY STUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 50,100 MILES AT THE TIME OF THIS REPAIR. WE HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION COOLER, TOTALLING $3,061.19 IN REPAIRS. I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM, AND NO ONE RETURNED MY CALL. I CALLED THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. *AK

JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY HUSBAND & I HAD TO TAKE OUR 2001, DODGE RAM1500, PICK-UP TRUCK(2-WHEEL DRIVE)INTO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER IN THE TOWN IN WHICH WE LIVE. WE HAD BOTH NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS VERY "AMISS" IN THE WAY OUR TRUCK SOUNDED & FELT WHEN WE TURNED AT A SEVERE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT--I.E. INTO OUR CARPORT HERE AT HOME FOR INSTANCE. SINCE I DRIVE IT THE MOST TO & FROM WORK, I WAS THE FIRST WHO NOTICED THAT SOMETHING DIDN'T SEEM JUST RIGHT WITH THE WAY IT SOUNDED & HANDLED UPON TURNING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. THEN ONE NIGHT WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD COME HOME FOR HIS LUNCH BREAK, HE RELATED TO ME THAT HE NOTICED THERE WAS A DEFINITE "SOUND" THAT WASN'T RIGHT..THIS PROMPTED US TO TAKE OUR TRUCK TO A SHOP HERE IN TOWN THAT SPECIALIZES IN WHEELS, BRAKES,,,ETC..ETC...THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HOUSING, WHICH IS AN "ALL-IN-ONE" UNIT WAS IN SUCH A DAMAGED STATE THAT IT WAS NEARLY READY TO "FALL OFF" AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE MECHANIC WHO HAD DONE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NEW UNIT WE HAD TO BUY EXPLAINED TO US THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE UNIT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY GREASED & PACKED WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AT THE PLANT IN WHICH IT WAS MANUFACTURED. HE ALSO TOLD US THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED ON ANY VEHICLE THAT WAS THIS NEW. THEREFORE, I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT AS IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO DO SOME RESEARCH IN THIS MATTER TO FIND OUT WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US, AND TO FIND OUT IF IT HAS OCCURRED TO ANYONE ELSE. AFTER ALL, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRAVELING DOW

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 70 TO 75 MPH AND SLID CAUSING LOST CONTROLS. AS TRUCK HIT HEAD ON INTO EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED AT LEAST ONCE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS IS A VERY SORROWFUL EVENT FOR ANYONE AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR OTHERS IN SUCH SITUATIONS. PLEASE CONTACT EVERYONE AND LET THEM KNOW OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. *NLM

THE POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. WHICH RESULTED IN LOST OF STEERING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING THE STEERING GEAR WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR.DEALER NOTIFIED.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WHILE IN IDLE. *JB

FRONT WHEELS TURNING FAR ENOUGH MAKING CONTACT WITH LOWER CONTROL ARM. WHICH CAUSED EXTREME WEAR ON THE TIRE CUTTING THE GROOVE IN THE SIDEWALL APPROVIAMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES FROM THE TIRE BEAD. THE DEALER STAED THAT THE TURNING STOPS IN THE STEERING BOX WERE WORN AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MR SCC

MY COMPANY OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK, VIN # [XXX]. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE HOOD RELEASED, FLEW UP AND LANDED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. THE HINGES AND WINDSHIELD WERE BROKEN. BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD MY EMPLOYEE WASN'T HURT. CHRYSLER ISN'T EVEN INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THIS AS THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE IDLE IS ERRATIC, BOTH IN NEUTRAL AND IN GEAR. WILL SPEED UP WHILE DRIVING, OR WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, OR WHILE IN PARK. HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. IT IS MORE SEVERE WHEN COLD. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION, THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE LOOSE AND THE ENGINE MAY DROP DOWN.*JB

THE TIE RODS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE, THEY HAD BEEN REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY.*JB

THE VEHICLE WANDERED OFF THE ROAD, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.*JB

NAR 03/05/2003 THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE AT LEAST 20 CUMULATIVE DAYS TO REPAIR ONE OR MORE MALFUNCTIONS OR CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO CONFORM TO THE WARRANTY. THREE OR MORE REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE SAME DEFECT AND CONDITION. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER WANTS THE VEHICLE. *CB