Steering
Filed Aug 11, 2000CA
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, TOOK THE VEHICLE HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY IMPROVED. NLM
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2000 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 5, 2000NH
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 30, 2000WA
2001 DODGE 3500; WHILE DRIVING UPHILL WITH A LOAD VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed May 12, 2000TX
TRANSMISSION SEAL CONTINUOUSLY LEAKS DUE TO THE DRIVESHAFT FAILURES.
Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 17, 2000GA
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD, DEAREL SAID IT'S FRONT SUSPENSION THAT FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Mar 27, 2000CA
RIGHT SIDE MIRRORS HAVE UNUSUAL BLIND AREA THAT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. YH
Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 2, 2000KS
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT WANDERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND CAN'T FIX IT.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Jan 18, 2000NC
AS SOON AS PICKED UP VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, DROVE IT HOME AND NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES COMING UP THROUGH THE A/C VENT. DROVE RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. THEY CALLED MANUFACTURER AND SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. *AK
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