1999 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

I HAVE A CUMMINS DIESEL. IT HAS A 53 BLOCK. THERE WAS BEEN ALOT OF REPORTS OF THESE BLOCKS CRACKING. I PAID OVER $5000 FOR THIS OPTION. IT COSTS OVER $7000 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM YET. JUST FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A TIME BOMB. CHRSYLER REFUSES TO HELP ANY OF THE POOR GUYS WITH THIS CRACKED BLOCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSSUE OF A DEFECTIVE BLOCK. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US WITH THE 53 BLOCK.*AK

ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED 7 TIMES STARTING AT 7,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY EITHER LOCKED UP OR DIDN'T FUNCTION AT TIMES. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED/REBUILT 8 TIMES BECAUSE IT BLEW OUT, SLIPPED, OR DROPPED DOWN FROM O/D TO REGULAR GEAR, WHICH STARTED AT 5,000/20,000 MILES FINALLY, THE ENGINE HEAD WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES, WHICH STARTED AT 77,000-90,000 MILES. *AK

I AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 1998 THRU 2001 DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL VEHICLES HAVE OR WILL EXPERIENCE A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE DESIGNATED 53 BLOCK IN THESE VEHICLES. THE 53 BLOCK CAN DEVELOP A CRACK BEHIND THE HEAT EXCHANGER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH RESULTS IN COOLANT LOSS AND A REPLACEMENT BLOCK. MINE CRACKED AT 5 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 53K MILES. STANDARD WARRANTY FOR THESE ENGINES IS 5 YEARS 100K. I LIKE MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYWHERE FROM $2000.00 AND UP TO HAVE A KNOWN DEFECT REPAIRED AS CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE KNOWN PROBLEM IF OVER THE 5YEAR 100K LIMIT. THERE ARE MANY UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT MAY NOT KNOW OF THIS DEFECT AND MANY USED VEHICLES ON USED VEHICLE LOTS THAT MAY BE SOLD TO PEOPLE THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. CUMMINS HAS GIVEN SOME ASSISTANCE, CHRYSLER HAS GIVEN NONE. EITHER WAY THE CONSUMER STILL PAYS FOR THE DEFECT OF AN ENGINE THAT WAS TOUTED TO LAST AT LEAST 350K MILES AND IN MY CASE ONLY 53K. I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $4600.00 FOR THE DIESEL OPTION AND THEN PAID AN ADDITIONAL $2400.00 TO HAVE THE DEFECT REPAIRED. LIKE THEIR PRESENT BALLJOINT PROBLEM NOTHING WILL HAPPEN WITH THE 53 PROBLEM UNLESS THE MEDIA GETS INVOLVED. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON WHO TO NOTIFY I WOULD APPRECIATE IT AS SELLING A 32K AND HIGHER VEHICLE AND TURNING YOUR BACK ON A KNOWN DEFECT DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH MANY OWNERS. THANK YOU.*AK

BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED (AT THE SAME INSTANCE) WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHILE LIFTING APPROX 85 LBS. TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE ON THE TAILGATE WITH THEIR TOTAL WEIGHT APPROX 390 POUNDS. THE PROTECTIVE COVER ON THE CABLES WAS WORN BUT CABLE FRAYING WAS NOT EVIDENT. DAMAGED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. NO REPLACEMENT YET. *JB

THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. *JB *SC

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 QUAD CAB WITH THE V-10 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MARCH 1999, I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE RR TRACK BAR ($200 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR) AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ($89 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR). THIS TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND A HEAVY CLUNK IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER MECHANICS KEEP TELLING ME "THAT'S TYPICAL OF THIS VEHICLE," BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. WHY? I HAVE ALSO NOTICED AN ABUNDANCE OF COOLANT LOSS AT EACH OIL CHANGE SINCE ABOUT 10,000 MILES...UP TO 1 GALLON PER 3000 MILES. THE RADIATOR PRESSURE CHECKED OK. DEALER MECHANICS AND CHAT ROOMS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS ANOTHER "TYPICAL" PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. APPARENTLY THE ANTIFREEZE BLOWS THROUGH THE HEADGASKET AND INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHERE IT EVAPORATES. STILL NO RECALLS. WHY ARE AUTOMANUFACTURERS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?*AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INJECTOR FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT TWO INJECTOR FUEL PUMPS HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT FOR THE THIRD PUMP CONSUMER HAS TO PAY BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. *AK THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE WAS FRAYED AND BROKE AND THE TIRE WAS GONE. (TIRE WINCH CABLE BROKE BY EXTENDED VIBRATION) *SC

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE 5TH GEAR DID NOT WORK. THE GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *SC

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON AUGUST 31, 2004 FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS RESULT, THERE WAS A DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FOR OVER $2000. BRIDGESTONE, MODEL DUELER, AT 693 LT285/75R16, DOT#EJLFCCB190. *AK

THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE CONSUMER NOTICE FLUID ON THE GROUND OF THE PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE DEFECTIVE AND FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND WERE INSTALLING AN UPDATED LINE AND SPRING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *AK THE ABS LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. *SC

(1)DEALER OIL CHANGE, SUBSEQUENT LEAK.(2)INFORMED OIL PLUG WAS 'CRACKED' AND OIL PAN WAS 'CONCAVE' AND REQUIRED RELACEMENT@$800+. INFORMED THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON.OLD PLUG NOT RETURNED. (3) $20@KRAGEN GOT ME GASKET MATERIAL AND PTEX#2, LEAK FIXED.*AK

VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY EVAPORATOR. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $1100.00. SEVERAL DEALERSHIP MECHANICS ADVISED OWNER THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH DODGE VEHICLES AND THAT THE EVAPORATOR MANUFACTURER HAS ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. WHAT ABOUT ALL OF US THAT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT? WHY DID'NT DODGE RECALL THIS IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM?*AK

REPEATED CORROSION FAILURE OF TRUCK TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES MOST RECENTLY IN JULY 2004, PREVIOUSLY IN DECEMBER OF 2001. PARTS REPLACED AT MY COST

THE 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

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE OIL INTAKE WAS CLOGGED, WHICH CAUSED LOW OIL PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *TC

ENGINE QUIT WORKING DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAILED FUEL TRANSFER PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

THERE IS NO REASON WHY I SHOULD BE HAVING A PROBLEM(E.G. ACCIDENT OR ABUSE). MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS GETTING A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL OR GREASE ON THE BRAKES, NOT ENOUGH TO RUN DOWN THE TIRE BUT ENOUGH TO GET TACKY ON THE BRAKES. AS A RUSULT, THE BRAKES GRAB REAL HARD TO THE POINT THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP. ONCE STOPPED AND RELEASE THE BRAKES THEY STICK THEN RELEASE WITH A HARD THUD. VERY ANNOYING NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN SNOW.I CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER SO I GUESS I'M ON MY OWN. *AK

NO CRASH INVOLVED...YET. VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME & SUDDENLY PULLS HARD RIGHT AT RANDOM TIMES. ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED. HAVE CONTACTED 3 DEALERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM & NOT ONE WILL ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM, YET I CAN FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN INTERNET CHAT ROOMS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING GEAR BOX WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INTERMITTENT AT BEST AND THEN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL ON ANY SPEED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY WOULD MOVE AN INCH OR TWO. WITH ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODED, AND REPLACED IT. *AK THE ENGINE HAD SHAKEN HARSHLY WHEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER FOUND A POSITIVE WIRE ON THE FUEL TRANSFER LIFT PUMP HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE WIRES FOR THE TRANSFER LIFT PUMP HAD NO PROTECTIVE COVER AND WERE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. CHRYSLER REDESIGNED THE FUEL PUMP. *SC

TRANSFER FUEL PUMP WAS TWICE REPLACED UNDER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE NEEDED A THIRD REPLACEMENT AFTER 140,000 MILES. ALSO, FIFTH GEAR WAS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS OCCURRED AT 140,000 MI. *AK *MR

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OR SHIFTING GEARS. THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT DO THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL 01V153000. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. HAD IT IN TO DEALER TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. NO LUCK WITH ANYTHING THEY'VE DONE. WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER "VICTIMS" HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPE THERE'S A PERMANENT FIX. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A DEATH OR TWO TO GET SOME ONE OFF THEIR BUTT AND FIX THIS. *LA

IT APPARENTLY A KNOWN FACT THAT THE TENSION BOLT IN MY 1999 DODGE 2500 STANDARD TRANSMISSION HAS A HABIT OF BACKING OUT AND DAMAGING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT ON THIS DUE TO ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY DODGE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND ALSO BY THE DEALERSHIP DOING THE REPAIRS. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN USED 95% ON FREEWAY. IT HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT. BEING A DIESEL WITH WHAT WAS CONSIDERED THE TOUGHEST TRANSMISSION BUILT, IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST TWICE THIS MILEAGE IF SERVICED PROPERLY WHICH I HAVE DONE. THE OILS WERE ALL CHANGED LESS THAN 30,000 MILES BACK AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG. THIS REPAIR WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $3,300.00 AND FORTUNATELY DID NOT DAMAGE TOO MUCH OR IT COULD EASILY EXCEED THIS AMOUNT. I PAID 37,000.00 FOR THIS TRUCK AND IT SHOULD PERFORM BETTER THAN THIS OR BE BACKED BY DODGE WITHIN REASON. *LA

CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE WILL SURGE 10-15MPH OVER SPEED AT WHICH IT IS SET. IN ONE INSTANCE THE UNIT HAD BEEN HOLDING A STEADY 55MPH FOR APPROX. 10 MIN. AND BEGAN CLIMBING THROUGH 65 BEFORE IT WAS CAUGHT AND DISENGAGED. THIS SURGE BEHAVIOR APPEARS TO BE LOW-TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT AS IT CEASES IN THE SUMMER AND RE-OCCURS IN THE WINTER.*AK

LEAK IN FUEL LINE DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF FUEL FITTING ABOVE FUEL TANK. POTENTIAL FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARD.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS STALLING OCCURRED SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS STILL LEAKING. THERE HAD BEEN A MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT WAS IN HER POSSESSION. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: AIRFLOW NOISE/SUCKED AIR DUE TO A POSSIBLE VACUUM LEAK, THE PASSENGER MIRROR VIBRATION DUE TO THE BUG SHIELDS, ENGINE TICKING, UNDERSHIELD RUSTED ALONG WITH THE DRIVESHAFT, U-JOINTS, AND THE BUMPER, THERE WAS RUST ON THE REAR BOX PANELS, ENGINE PING/NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON TWO TIMES, REAR WINDOW LEAKAGE, TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY/TRANSFER CASE LEAKED, HARD JUMPING WHEN IN REVERSE, REVVS OUT MORE RPM'S THAN NORMAL, ENGINE PING HAD GOTTEN LOUDER, AND THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. *SCC

THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE WHEN IT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED EXTREMELY HARD THAT IF THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HOLD IT TIGHTLY, IT WOULD JUMP OUT OF HIS HANDS. *AK THE FRONT END PROBLEMS HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL HARD WHEN BRAKING. THE FRONT TIRES WERE CHANGES , BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SCC *JB

STEEL BRAKE LINES ON 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP CORRODING AND BURSTING WHERE LINE GOES OVER TOP OF FUEL TANK, BRAKE FLUID IMMEDIATLY DUMPS AND AS A RESULT IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE OVERDRIVE 5TH GEAR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD MANEUVER SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. ALL OTHER GEARS WOULD ENGAGE AND I HAD TO COMPLETE MY TRIP IS 4TH GEAR. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE 5TH GEAR IN PLACE ON THE TRANSMISSION OUT-PUT SHAFT HAD BACKED OFF, CAUSING 5TH GEAR TO SLIDE REARWARD AND DISENGAGE. DODGE HAS CIRCULATED A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM (21-10-98A) AND HAS DEVELOPED A REPAIR KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DODGE FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. AFTER RESEACHING COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ON THIS SITUATION, I QUICKLY FOUND 10 COMPLAINTS THAT RELATE TO THIS PROBLEM. ALSO AFTER TALKING WITH LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANICS, I FOUND THAT SEVERAL SIMILAR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE LOCALLY ON DODGE PICKUP 5-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL OWNERS OF DODGES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. DRIVER THEN PUT VEHICLE IN 1ST GEAR AND DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP, TRAVELING 5 MPH. THIS SITUATIION OCCURRED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. *AK

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND TREAD SEPARATION ON FREEWAY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ON VEHICLE.*MR. THE OUTER STEEL BELT SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING AT 25 TO 35 MPH. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE OUTER BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. *PH WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING 25 TO 35 MPH. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HAS THE TIRES FOR REVIEW. *PH *JB

TIRES MANUFACTURE BY PIRELLI FOR LIGHT DUTY PICK-UP TRUCK. THE TIRE SIZE IS LT245/75/16 LOAD RANGE E-PLY SPEED RANGE -Q STYLE IS SCORPION A/T M/S. THE PROBLEM IS ALL FOUR TIRES WERE MANUFACTURE IN BRAZIL AT SEM CAMARA. THE FAILURE TO OUTER BELT STEEL IS SEPARATING THIS HAPPENED AT 31,153 MILES. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WALKING ON TOP OF FOOT AND VIBRATION MOVING AT 25 TO 35 MPH HOUR. THE TIRES ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. THE TIRE DEALERSHIP (DISCOUNT TIRE CENTERS) HAD NO INTEREST IN CALLING PIRELLI AREA SERVICE MANAGER AROUND THE PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING. I KNEW I HAD A DISASTER COMING IF I DIDN'T REMOVE ALL FOUR TIRES QUICKLY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE INTER TIRE CASING LOOK EXCELLENT WITH NO HOT SPOTS OR HEAT CRACKS. I HAVE FOLLOWING DETAIL INFORMATION ON THESE TIRES. LT 245/75/16, SCORPION A/T M&S, #8-36P047, SPEED Q, LOAD RANGE (E), ORIGIN BRAZIL, 2498 36PX47, DOT XL 11 8325, EUROPEAN EE0054589, INSIDE TIRE CASING BAR CODE #3003358969, #4003037116, THE THREAD DEPTH AVERAGES IS 7/32,6/32, 8/32,6/32 . *JB

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDEL NOT WORKING TO ALLOW TO CLOSE THE DOOR PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE 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

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A 5.9L ENGINE. IT HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS IT HAS DEVELOPED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. THIS CAUSES IT TO LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CONSUME OIL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 35000, 47000 AND 57000 MILES. CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE FIRST 2 REPAIRS BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS ONE OR ANY OTHERS THAT MAY OCCUR. MANY OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS WITH THIS MOTOR HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS YET EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO TELL ME THAT IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. I'M LOOKING FOR HELP IN PRESSURING CHRYSLER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM. THANK YOU

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 1999 DODGE 2500 RAM TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HIT SEVERAL TREES AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS CONSIDERED THE TRUCK "NEFTR". WE CONTACTED DODGE CONCERNING THIS, THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE TRUCK AND TELL US WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIS SEAT BELT ALSO DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH DODGE AGAIN AND THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF SENDING ANYONE TO LOOK AT OUR TRUCK. WE ARE WONDERING IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS CONCERNING AIRBAGS IN DODGES LARGER TRUCKS. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LEVEL OF UNCONCERN OF THE PEOPLE WORKING AT DODGE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE TRUCK WITH CUMMINS DIESEL. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A INCIDENT THAT PROMPTED A CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. AS I WAS ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY, WE WERE TRAVELING TO ST. LOUIS FOR A WEEKEND RACE. WHILE TRAVELING UP A LONG HILL, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. THIS GRADE WAS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THAT WAS MODERATELY CURVY. FUEL PRESSURE WAS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AS INDICATED BY MY ADDED GAUGE. UPON ARRIVAL TO OUR DESTINATION, I REPLACED THE FACTORY LIFT PUMP (FUEL TRANSFER PUMP) AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN POWER. HAD THE TRUCK ACTUALLY DIED DURING THIS INCIDENT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RESTART, THUS LEAVING A TWO LANE HIGHWAY BLOCKED ON A HILL IN CURVES. THIS CAUSED MAJOR CONCERN AS IT IS A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA AND MANY TRACTOR-TRAILERS USE THIS BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. THE MAIN CAUSE OF FAILURE FOR THESE PUMPS IS AN INCORRECT APPLICATION AS DESCRIBED BY THE PUMP MANUFACTURER. DIAMLER-CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *NLM

DODGE RAM LIFT PUMP FAILURES FAILURE OF FUEL SYSTEM FUEL OIL TRANSFER PUMP (LIFT PUMP) LEADS TO IMMEDIATE ENGINE STALLING. WHEN TOWING (AS WHICH TRUCK IS DESIGNED FOR), UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT HWY SPEEDS, IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER BRAKE AND STEERING PERFORMANCE. THIS LEADS TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRAILER AND/OR LOAD. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND FATALITIES WOULD BE DEPENDENT UPON DRIVERS EXPERIENCE LEVEL WHILE TOWING. MFG (DAMILERCHYSLER) KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, IN SOME CASES WILL REPLACE PUMP DEPENDENT UPON DETAILED PROOF FROM VEHICLE OWNER. NOT ALL DEALERS FOLLOWING COMPANY POLICY AND IS WILL ACTUALLY FLAT REFUSE TO ADDRESS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS, EVEN THOUGH THE MFC HAS ISSUED A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB). *NLM

I HAVE A 199 DODGE QUAD-CAD 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK. ON 6-5-03 MY TRUCK DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. AT THE DODGE DEALER THEY TOLD ME MY FUEL LIFT PUMP WAS BAD (COST $255.00) THEY REPLACED IT THEN CALLED ME 3 DAYS LATER AND SAID MY FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS BAD (COST $1700.00). WHEN THE FUEL LIFT PUMP GOES OUT IT CAUSES THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP TO GO OUT BECAUSE IT RUNS DRY OF FUEL WHICH CAUSES IT TO GO BAD. SO WHY DON'T DODGE CUMMINS PUT A RELAY IN THERE THAT SHUTS DOWN THE FUEL SYSTEM WHEN THE FUEL LIFT PUMPS STOPS WORKING. SO INSTEAD OF A $450 BILL NOW I HAVE $2400 BILL INSTEAD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC STEERING. *JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. WAS IN 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND EXPECTED ME TO PAY FOR THEIR EXPERIMENTS TO TRY TO FIX IT. THE CHRYSLER REP TRIED TO GET OUT OF PAYING UNDER WARRANTY. FINALLY FIXED. HAVE DRIVEN TRUCK ABOUT 1200 MILES NOW AND STARTING TO PULL AGAIN! BRAKES LOCK-UP IN A STERN ATTEMPT TO STOP. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE A JOKE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40MPH AND NO WARNING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE BECAUSE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE SNAPPED. *AK