1999 Dodge Ram complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. *AK

THE BLEND AIR DOOR BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER TO CYCLE HOT AND COLD WHICH FOGGED UP THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. *NLM

THE INTAKE AIR PLENUM HAD CAUSED KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE, POOR PERFORMANCE, AND OIL CONTAMINATION. THE DEALER FOUND THE ENGINE VACUUM IN THE CRANKCASE BED LEAKING. MR SCC *JB

THE TRACK BAR WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *JB

REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE GASKET/ CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS GONE BAD/ TIE ROD WENT BAD. MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SOME BELT SQUEALING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF AN ENGINE NOISE. THE TIRES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE WORN.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE SPLIT/CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CENTER IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT. CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES.*JB

THE WASHERS WHICH HOLD THE MAIN SHOCK SUPPORT WERE SEVERELY CORRODED.*JB

THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT GIVE A CORRECT READING.*JB *TS

VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. *AK

THE VEHICLES ENGINE BOLT LOOSENED AND A SCREECHING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM ALL 20 VALVE COVER BOLTS HAD LOOSENED. THEY LOOSENED AN ADDITIONAL TWO TIMES AFTER PROPERLY TORQUED. LOOSENED VALVE COVER BOLTS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK OUT OF ENGINE. *TT

CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. TS

VEHICLE HAS A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 55 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, IT CAUSED SEVERE MISSING. THE COOLANT WAS MIXED WITH OIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THIS WASN'T CAUGHT EARLY, IT COULD HAVE SEVERELY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. SCC

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL "ONE NOTCH" DOWN AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER THEN ADJUSTING WHEEL "ONE NOTCH" UP AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED BY DEALER. TS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK INTO THIS FAILURE. *MR *NLM

CONSUME ESTATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSANGER SIDE.DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIPPING . THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO COOLANT LOSS AND ODOR IN CAB. THEY SAID, ON AT LEAST TWO OF THE OCCASIONS, THAT THEY DO NOT SEE A PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION THEY DID REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS ITS THE "INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET". I ASKED IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NO. I ASKED IF THE LOSS OF COOLANT WAS DUE TO THIS GASKET FAILURE THEY STATED THAT THE GASKET HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM.? I ASKED A FRIEND OF MINE IF THE GASKET DEFECT COULD BE THE REASON FOR THE COOLANT LOSS AND HE ADVISED ME, MOST DEFINITLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I NEEDED THE TRUCK FIXED, SO I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. LOW AND BEHOLD I'M STILL LOSING COOLANT.*AK

GEARBOX IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID, IS CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. IT WILL BE HARD TO TURN. *AK *SCC

CONSUMER STATES RETURNED VAN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING DRAGGING WHEN AT A STOP WITH COOLING FAN ENGAGED. *TT

PURCHASED TRUCK WITH IN ONE MONTH AND HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND DRUMS AND SHOES SEVERE WEAR. PLUS AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON FRONT IMPACT TOTALLING VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *AK

WHEN SWITCHED FROM HI BEAM TO LOW COMPLETE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. *AK

WHILE DIVING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING REAR DUAL LEFT WHEEL BROKE OFF. BRAKE SYSTEM FLEW OUT, AND VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING USING HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, AND DRIVER IS UNABLE TO HAVE COMPLETE VIEW. *AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. ABS BRAKING SYTEM DOESN'T HAVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE PROBLEM.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING.*AK SCC *JB

DOOR WILL NOT LOCK CORRECTLY. WHILE DRIVING DOOR WILL COME OPEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

RESTRAINTS IN ALL FOUR SEATING POSITIONS ARE INOPERABLE AND WILL NOT LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON 14JUN02 I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WITH NEW ONES. AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VAN. I WAS SHOWN WHERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ROTOR ,ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, WAS TOO LARGE A DIAMETER FOR THE WHEELS. THE TIRE HAD TO BE FORCED OFF AND ON. SINCE I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED BOTH WHEELS WERE NOW WARPED. IN FORCING THE T HE WHEELS ONTO THE ROTOR, THE LUGS APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF WEIGHTS HAD TO BE USED TO TRY TO BALANCE THE WHEELS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM AND SINCE THIS IS ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I CONTACTED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER DEFECTS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE.*AK

CONSUMER'S TRUCK SHAKES ALL THE TIME , AND AT ABOVE 50 MPH TRUCK VILBRATES. HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DEALER 6 TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SOMETIMES & ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIME AND STAY ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLDED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *YH

FRONT COLLISION AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, VEHICLE IS TOTALLED. *AK *TT

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING OIL CONSUMER CALLED DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY WAS 1000 MILES OVER , THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE HIM FOR IT. IT SEEMED THAT TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS WORN OUT.*AK

LEFT FRONT TIRE KEPT LEAKING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT VALVE STEM WAS FAULTY.*AK CHYRSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE. THIS IS CONSUMERS SECOND TIRE, THE FIRST HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. ON TIRES WITH 80 PSI RATING THIS TYPE OF VALVE STEM SEEMS INADEQUATE. *JG

WHILE DRIVING HOOD UNLATCHED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, HAS CONFIRMED VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED. HOWEVER, DID NOT HAVE THE HOOD LATCH TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AT DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY BREAK WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ABS MODULE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED WHEN PUT ON COMPUTER ERROR CODES KEEP COMING UP. *AK *YH

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FELL OUT AND CRACKED AT THE MANIFOLD. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *TT

WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY START ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THEIR IS A VIBRATION IN REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND REPAIRED, BUT SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

HORN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED HAS TO PUSH WITH FINGER TIP AT A CERTAIN SPOT ON STEERING WHEEL FOR HORN TO BLOW. IF USED FORCE WITH PALM OF HAND HORN WILL NOT BLOW. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING ON BRAKES STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED. VIN NUMBER WAS RAN FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER. PROBLEM STILL NOT REMEDIED. DRIVING ONCE AGAIN IN VEHICLE AND STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN. DEALER REFUSED TO DEAL WITH CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WAS DRIVING APPROIMATELY. 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN. OTHER VEHICLE WAS "T"-BONED BY RAM. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, RAM'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES FROM SEAT BELTS. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. HAD POLICE REPORT DONE. VEHICLE TOTALED BY INSURANCE CO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL KICK IN TOO SOON, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

FRONT IMPACT AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 8000.00.*AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

WE FEEL THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE HORN IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. WE SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ASKED WHAT IF THESE PROBLEMS REOCCUR ARE WE HAVING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, HE SAID YES ONCE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. IF WE ARE WRONG PLEASE TELL US, BUT WE HAVE OWNED A DOZEN VEHICLES AND NONE HAVE EVER HAD THE HORN STOP WORKING MUCH LESS TWICE IN LESS THAN 2YRS.*AK