1997 Dodge Ram complaints

AIR BAG RELEASED BLUISH/GREEN SMOKE INTO THE VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH AND UP THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WIPE WINDOW CLEAN, CAUSING VERY POOR VISIBILTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

PASSENGER SITTING IN REAR OF VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON WINDOW WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED SUDDENLY. THERE IS NO HEADREST.

VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER. THE BRAKES ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,WORSE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, HEARS SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CAPILER/ROTORS/PADS REAR DRUMS. CLEANED REAR DRUMS/SHOES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, STILL EXPERIENCING DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. TRUCK HAS SLID OFF GROVED HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN DUE TO TIRE FAILURE, HAD LARGE LUMPS ON THE SIDEWALLS.

HOOD LATCH FAILED HOWEVER SECONDARY LATCH HELD HOOD DOWN.

ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND WHILE MAKING A TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE TRUCK KEPT ON GOING. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES AND THE TRUCK ALMOST DIDN'T STOP. THE BRAKES FADED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COUGHT FIRE. OWNER THINKS THE THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR . *AK

BRAKES: AT 6,000 MILES FRONT BRAKES REPLACED, PREIODICALLY THERE IS SQUEAKING , PULLING ABOUT A WEEK AGO BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING MOST OF TH TIME. TOOK IN DEALER , ROAD TESTED AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DRIVING AFTER PICKING TRUCK UP ON THURSDAY, GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE FRONT . *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES CONTINUOUSLY.

BRAKES; DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH IN WET CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THERE WAS POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. HAD BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING. COULD NOT STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER IS SAYING IS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO HOW TO SOLVE IT. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE FIREWALL AREA. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 97 MODEL. FEELS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

DESIGN FLAW IN BRAKES, ACCORDING TO DEALER. FRONT/REAR BRAKES GET OUT OF SYNC, LEAVES FRONT BRAKES FUNCTIONING ONLY. BRAKES WILL NEED ADJUSTING EVERY 6 MONTHS, COULD CAUSE CRASH. *AK

GOING 60MPH WHEN STEERING CONNECTING ROD FELL OFF & ROD CONNECTING FRONT WHEEL FELL. WAS ABLE TO STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD; VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY; ONE WHEEL WENT ONE WAY & THE OTHER ONE OPPOSITE. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE PAD AROUND THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND BURNT THE PAD AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HEARD A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SOUND. THIS IS DUE TO THE WEARING OF THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES PADS WILL BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 85MPH WHEN HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION. CONSUMER THEN SAW GLASS FALLING TO THE HIGHWAY. *AK

FIRE STARTED IN INSULATION ON FIREWALL CAB; MATERIAL CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN HOT TEMPATURES, THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, HAD A FIRE ON THE WALLS OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING DOWN HGWY WHEN SUDDENLY NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. FIREFIGHTERS SAID CAUSE OF FIRE WAS INSULATION FROM THE FIREWALL MADE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. *AK

DEFECT IN DRIVER'S DOOR CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO BUCKLE UP FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE DOOR.

WHEN APPLYING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES, IN TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *AK THE RIGHT PULLING HAS BEEN CORRECTED BUT THE VEHICLE NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. *YH

WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DEALERS DID CHECK VEHICLE AND REPLACED VARIOUS SENSORS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK

AT 40-45MPH IN ACCIDENT, 12:00 POSITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES. *AK

LOWER SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED FOR REAR WHEELS TO PROTECT EMISSIONS CANISTER FROM ROAD DEBRIS AND TO PROTECT ROCKER PANELS FROM SEVERE DAMAGE.

WHILE COMING AROUND VEHICLE, VEHICLE IN RIGHT LANE CROSSED CENTER LINE, HIT VEHICLE FRONT FENDER, VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD, HIT SIX PINE TREES, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

A FIRE STARTED WHILE PULLING A TRAILER UP HILL, EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT MELTED THE PLASTIC TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER TO CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER. CONSUMER IS VERY CORCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE SWAYS AND TILTS.

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND WENT OVER A CLIFF. *AK

WHENEVER IT SNOWS OR IT IS COLD, ICE BLOCKS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT SEAT BELTS ARE TOO TIGHT. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS POWER STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

REA RPASSENGER FENDER BEGAN TO DISCOLOR DUE TO DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID LEAK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: WIPERS WILL NOT STAY DOWN ON WINDSHIELD, DRIVER'S SIDE MORE OF A PRBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED WIPERS WILL STAY DOWN, ON INTERSTATE WHERE SPEED IS 65 AND ABOVE THEY WILL NOT STAY DOWN, AND THEY FREEZE UP. *AK

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES.

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPERS. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ALONG THE VEHICLE WANDERS ON THE ROAD ; ALSO, THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT (6) TIMES SINCE PURCHASING VEHCILE ON DEC. 7, 1996. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (3) TIMES FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN GOING 55-60 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE LEFT SIDE DROPS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS ON THE REAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 57 MPH, FELT/HEARD A POP SOUND IN THE STEERING AREA, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAD NO BRAKES (ABS), CRASHED, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK