1999 Dodge Ram complaints

THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULLING TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WHEN STOPPING. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT IS ALWAYS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR WHEN LOADED. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE PADS THREE TIMES, ROTERS TWICE AND HAVE ALIGNED THE REAR WHEELS, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE THE SAME. THE BRAKES ARE SLUGGISH AND WHEN STOPPING QUICKLY CAUSES SEVERE PULLING AND SEEMS TO NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS COULD BE.

WHEN NEW THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION LOST ALL LIGHTS. EVEYTHING WENT OUT. DEALER REPLACED ALL BULBS. IN A FEW DAYS THE LIGHTS ALL FLICKERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR . THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. IN FLORIDA ANOTHER DEALER COUD NOT FIND A PROBLEM TOOK IT TO ANOTHE DEALER THEY REPLACED SOME MORE PARTS A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS REHATCHED AGAIN LIGHTS FLICKER THIS IS A SAFETY RECURRING PROBLEM

3 TIRES HAVE CRACKED AT THE SEAM OF THE BEAD THUS CAUSING SIDEWALL TO SEPARATE FROM BEAD, 2 OF THE TIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, ONE STILL CURRENTLY ON TRUCK AND GOODYEAR WON'T CORRECT DEFECTIVE TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M670CKOR48 TIRESIZE: P24575R16)

TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT APPARENTLY DUE TO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS AS WELL AS EVERYTHING AROUND IT. CHRYSLER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD PERMIT THEM TO ASSOCIATE THE FIRE WITH A MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY ERROR, AND THAT THEY ARE SURE THAT WE CAN APPRECIATE THAT FIRES OF THIS NATURE DO OCCUR FOR REASONS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS! WELL, PLEASE TELL ME WHY THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY FIRES OF THEIR VEHICLES AND ALOT OF THEM SEEM TO BE WITH THE WIRING, AND YET THEY ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE. MY MOTHER AND MY SON COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED IN THIS FIRE, SO I AM JUST TO ASSUME THAT CHRYSLER IS GOING TO DO NOTHING UNTIL THEY HAVE ALOT OF DEAD BODIES ON THEIR HANDS, AS WITH FORD? I HAVE ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS PICTURE! *AK

STREERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 65MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT AT TIMES AND YOU CAN NOT WEAR IT. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIRS A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT GET IT FIXED. I EVEN WENT TO ARBITRATION AND WON THE CASE BUT THEIR AWARD IS NOT FAIR . I AM JUST TRIEING TO GET THE TRUCK FIXED AND HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES , IN OVER 6 MONTHS NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK.

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ALL FOUR REAR WHEELS ARE BENT. THE ONLY PEOPLE UNTIL NOW TO TOUCH THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN DODGE DEALERSHIPS(SANDOVAL IN NM. THEY ALSO EVENTUALLY FIXED THE SPEED CONTROL WHICH WOULD ADD 5 TO 20 MPH TO A SETTING AT ANY TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED TO GET T A DODGE DEALERSHIP HERE (LARAMIE, WY)TO LOOK AT MY RIMS AND THEY GIVE ME THE RUNAROUND.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WE CONTACTED YOU ON JUNE 21, 2000. SENT BACK THE FORM YOU SENT US. REFER TO TSB 19-03-99. WE HAVE BEEN TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DODGE. TSB 19-03-99 TELLS THEM HOW TO FIX IT AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE INDEPENTANT VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT STATES:"THE STEERING WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER AN IN TOWN NINETY (90) DEGREE TURN. FINDINGS: DURING THE TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL (CENTER) STEERING POSITION. USUALLY THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED BY HAND THE LAST SEVENTY (70) TO EIGHTY (80) DEGREES BACK TO THE CENTER THE TWO(2) SAMPLE DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 DIESEL UNITS I DROVE RETURNED CLOSER TO THE CENTER THAN GEORGE DUFFY'S DID. THE TEST/SAMPLE VEHICLES RETURNED TO THE CENTER WITHIN TEN (10) TO FIFTEEN (15) DEGREES OF CENTER. COULD THE CONDITION BE VERIFIED? (PLEASE CIRCLE ONE) YES OR NO. 'YES', WAS CIRCLED. IF 'YES' IS CIRCLED, (PLEASE CIRCLE ONE) NORMAL OR ABNORMAL [ABNORMAL] IS CIRCLED. IF YOU WISH, WE WILL BE GLAD TO SEND COPIES OF ALL PAPERS AND CORRESPONDANCE THAT WE HAVE. WE FEEL, AND SO DID THE INDEPENDANT VEHICLE INSPECTOR, THAT HIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS! WHEN I TOLD HIM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD ( ON CA "89") IN HAT CREEK COUNTRY, AND RUNNING INTO THE SHOULDER. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE SHOULDER WAS DRY. HE (VEHICLE INSPECTOR) SAID "YOU WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TELL THE STORY IF HAD NOT BEEN DRY!"

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE HITS A SMALL BUMP, IT VIBRATES SO VIOLENTLY IT YOU ALMOST DRIVE OFF THE ROAD.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND HEARD A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING, AND WHEN HE WENT TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF, NOISE STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. HE CALLED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT PART OF COMPRESSOR WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE STEERING DEFECT, I HAVE GONE TO ARBITRAION AND DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS SENT A INDEPENDENT ASE INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT MY TRUCK THIS PERSON AGREES THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I HAD BEEN AWARD A NEW TRUCK BY ARBITRATION BUT IT WOULD HAD COST ME 7,000 PLUS A NEW LOAN, THE TRUCK IS DEFECTIVE AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT WORK ON THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE ALOT OF DATA TO BACK THIS UP AND I KNOW DIAMLER HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRUCKS HELP

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BRAKES RELEASE DURING HARD BRAKING AND CROSSING PAYMENT BUCKEL.

WHEN ACCELERATING ENGINE PINGS-PARTICULARY ON HILLS AT HIGHER SPEEDS/SECOND TIME THEY SUGGESTED IT WAS FUEL QUALITY AND ON LAST COMPLAINT THEY ATTEMPTED TO DECARBONIZE ENGINE.AND SUGGEST USING FUEL ADDITIVE AT EVERY 3 THOUSAND MILES- ALSO STATED THAT THIS SPARKPLUG KNOCK WOULD NOT HARM ENGINE- GARDEN CITY DODE MI. WAS VERY NICE AND ADMITTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ACCURED ON OTHER VEHICLES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS NOT HOW A NEW ENGINE SHOULD PERFORM AND WILL BRING PROBLEMS DOWN THE LINE -ESPECIALLY WHEN WARRENTY IS GONE- IS THIS HOW A NEW ERNGINE SHOULD PERFORM AND IT SEAMS QUITE EVIDENT THAT IT WILL SHORTEN THE QUALITY AND LIFE OF THE ENGINE- ALSO THE KNOCK CONTINUES AND IVE EXHAUSTED ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR FUEL. REGARDLESS OF THE BRAND AND STILL USING RECOMENDED OCTAIN AS SCINCE DAY ONE (87)

TIRE VALVE STEM POPS AND AIR COMES OUT. TIRES ARE MICHELIN #LTSAX LT24575 R16. ALSO, VALVE STEM CRACKED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TIRE, ALLOWING AIR TO ESCAPE FROM TIRE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE WASHING VEHICLE IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER OWNER APPLIED WATER TO WINDSHIELD, AND IT CRACKED DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD BEING VERY THIN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

FUEL LINE BREAKS AT THE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN IT BREAKS ENGINE KEEPS RUNNING. BUT WHEN IT BREAKS, IT SHOOTS GAS OVER ENGINE BLOCK, CONSUMER FELT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY "SLIPS" OUT OF FIRST GEAR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAUNCH AFTER A STOP LIGHT, OR SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST. FOLLOWING EACH AND EVERY START, THE TRANSMISSION WILL "SLIP" OUT OF FIRST GEAR.

WHILE TRAVELING TEMPERATURE INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED. AFTERWARD VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT WENT OVER A ENBANKMENT, AND HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ROCKS, WHICH TOTALEDTHE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 45-50MPH & WOULD APPLY BRAKES, AND THEY WOULD LOCK UP. REAR ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO A LACK OF BRAKES. VEHICLE SLIDE 100 FT BEFORE THE IMPACT HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT WEATHER PROTECTION TO POWER LEADS, POWER WIRE CORRODED AND FELL OFF. *ET

STEERING SHAFT BOX BROKE, CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 00V107000/TRAILER HITCH BRACKET: DEALER RFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT BUY THE VEHICLE FROM THEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ROAD OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE SHIFTER JUMP UP INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION . CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS PARKED FOR A DAY, CONSUMER FOUND THE TIRE FLAT. TRIED TO PUT IN AIR, BUT AIR WAS ESCAPING THROUGH THE VALVE STEM. CURRENTLY WAITING ON PART TO BE DELIVERED SO THAT PROBLEM CAN BE REPAIRED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A DODGE RAM 2500, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE/ OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK

THE OIL DIP STICK DOES NOT ACCURATELY READ, THE OIL CAN BE LOW WITHOUT PROPER INDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. *MJS UPDATED 04/23/07. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 19 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING DUE TO THERMOSTAT AND GASKET FAILURES. THE A/C BLOWS WARM AIR DUE TO LOW PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. THE DRIVER SEAT WAS COMING APART. REAR LIGHTS BLINKERS AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING DUE TO BLOWN FUSE. THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LOCKSUP ON HAND STOP. THE LEFT DOOR SPEAKERS MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

EXCESSIVE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT; ONE QUART IS LOST EVERY 700 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *ML

WHEN REACHING THE SPEED OF 50 MPH AND 60 MPH VEHICLE WOULD JERK. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CRYING NOISE. CAR WOULD START IN ANY GEAR. OWNER BELIEVES THIS LAST PROBLEM CAUSED BY MECHANIC. *AK *ML

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL (00V-107)*YH

VEHICLE WANDERS INTO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DIRECTION. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

HIGH MOUNTED STOP LIGHT WAS OUT DUE TO BAD CONNECTION. *MJS

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING TRAILER HITCH AND ATTACHMENTS. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX DEFECT. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND DID NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NEW VALVE BODY INSTALLED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE HITCH RECALL 00V-107 PERFORMED, DEALER INDICATED THAT BEFORE THIS COULD BE DONE THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE CUSTOM EXHAUST SO THE HITCH COULD BE FIXED CONSUMER RELUCTANTLY AGREED BUT FEELS SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE EXHAUST. NLM

I DROVE OVER SCRAP METAL ROAD DEBRIS AT NIGHT. IT BOUNCED UP AND SLASHED A 2 FOOT GASH IN THE SOFT CELL FUEL TANK, WHICH PROTRUDES AT LEAST 3 INCHES BELOW THE CHASSIS FRAME. TANK WAS NEARLY FULL AND ALL FUEL LEAKED OUT. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO FIRE. VEHICLE WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A BAD DESIGN TO HAVE A SOFT CELL FUEL TANK EXPOSED AS IT IS ON THIS TRUCK. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF METAL FRAME OR BOX AROUND THE FUEL TANK TO PREVENT PUNTURE FROM ROAD DEBRIS. THERE IS NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. DRIVER IS CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FOUR OR FIVE DEALERSHIPS, AND DEALERS WERE NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, STEERING BOX WAS CHANGED, A CHIME WAS PUT IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AND SOME WHEEL ALIGINMENT WAS DONE. BUT NONE OF THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT BELT WOULD TIGHTEN WHENEVER SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD COME ON. ALSO, WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK

WHEN BRAKING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES TRUCK PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE PULLING WAS SO SEVERE THAT SOMETIMES IT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HAND. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALER ROTATE THE TIRE. *YH

DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS NOTICE CONCERNING A SLIDING CAMPER BEING ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER.*AK

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND ROLLOVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER HITCH BENT. THEN CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V107000 CONCERNING TRAILER HITCH BRACKET CRACKING DUE TO FATIGUE. DEALER COULD NOT REPLACE HITCH BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CRACKED. THEY COULD PUT A BRACKET ON ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE. ALSO, WHEN USING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CONSUMER WOULD LOSE BRAKING POWER IF GOING OVER A BUMP OR OVER SOME GRAVEL. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EVERY TWO MONTHS BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. IN ADDITION, TRUCK OVERHEATS. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. *AK *ML