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 1999 record →
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES DON'T RESPOND FOR AT LEAST 30 ECONDS TO 1 MINUTE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
AXLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO DITCH AND ROLLOVER. *AK
TRANSMISSION: FAILED " FIXED" AT LUTHER MOTORS BISHOP CA. (BY ADDIND OIL???) FAILED AGAIN 40 MILES LATER. BROUGHT BACK TO LUTHER MOTOTR AGANST OUR WISHES, WAS THERE FOR 6 MORE DAYS. PROBLEM UN RESOLVED. WAS TOWED TO VACAVILLE DODGE CA. RECIEVED MAJOR JOB. PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED (STILL RAN BUT SLIPPED AND DESTABILIZED UP HILLS, TURNES ,AND GOING IN PARKING. APP. 5000 MILES LATER THE ENGUNE" CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. WAS TOWED TO LITHIA DODGE IN CONCORD CA FOR REPAIRS. SOME TRANSMISSION BROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK
WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T ADJUST TO THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION.
THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF SLACK WITHIN THE STEERING GEAR BOX WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO MANEUVER PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR BOX THREE TIMES WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
PULLED AND SHOOK REPLACE BRAKES. PULLED AND SHOOK REPLACED BRAKES AGAIN, SHOOK REPLACED BRAKE AGAIN. NOW STARTING TO SHAKE AGIAN. 16000 MILES TOTAL.
ON APRIL 12 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REARENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 20 MPH. THERE IS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE BACK WINDOW OF THE BLAZER IN FRONT OF US BUSTED OUT, BUT NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS IN MY TRUCK DEPLOYED.
1ST OIL CHANGE NOTICED EXTRA OIL ON DIP STICK, TOOK BACK TO DEALER FOR CHECK,TOLD TRUCK WAS MAKING OIL! CHANGED FUEL PUMP "NO HELP" NEXT WEEK CHANGED FUEL INJECTORS "NO HELP" KEEP CHANGING OIL EVERY WEEK , ANY SUGESTIONS???????
WHEN PARALLEL PARKING CONSUMER CANNOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. IF DRIVER NEEDED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF A DEER RUNNING IN THE ROAD, HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SWERVE OR STOP IN TIME. WHEN AT A STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, ALTHOUGH THEY DID OFFER TO MAKE A PAYMENT FOR THE OWNER. *AK *ML
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO SIDE, EITHER A VERY MILD OR A SEVERE PULL. CHRYSLER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DELAER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
UNDER NORMAL BRAKING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT CALIPERS WERE STICKING, ALSO, REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING OUT OF ROUND. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER VISTING THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AN ENGINEER FROM CHRYSLER INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE TOO POWERFUL FOR VEHICLE'S WEIGHT, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO TWIST UPON BRAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES WHEN APPLYING IF YOU HIT A BUMP THEY WILL RELEASE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD UNABLE TO KEEP STRAIGHT JERKS TO THE LEFT & RIGHT.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A BRICK WALL AT 50 MPH IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE RIB CAGE INJURIES . THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DESIGNED FOR THE REAR WHEELS ONLY. THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IF DRIVING IN SNOW OR ICE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. REAR BRAKES WILL RELEASE, ALLOWING ENGINE POWER TO GO TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND CONTINUE TO POWER THE VEHICLE FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON SNOW/ICE. PARKED VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. CONSUMER HAS FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE LINE. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40-50 MPH OF IMPACT BY HITING A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN A STOP POSITION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.
TRUCK VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SMOKES WHILE BRAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE. YH
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP TO EITHER SIDE (LEFT OR RIGHT). THEN VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED. *AK
STEERING GEAR IS VERY LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER TO LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND PITMAN ARM, BUT DEFECT KEPT OCCURRING. THE TRAC BAR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED TWICE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT POSSIBLY THE WRONG GEAR WAS PUT INTO GEAR BOX. *AK *ML
BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL AT 8000 MILES. AT 18000 MILES THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. TECH FOUND REAR DRUMS OUT OF ROUND. FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO REPAIR WAS BAD VIBRATIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TRUCK NOW HAS 37000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BEGINING AGAIN. STARTED TO NOTICE VIBRATIONS AT ABOUT 25000 MILES. WILL DEALER OR MFG. COVER THIS PROBLEM AT THIS POINT?*AK
CRUISE CONTROLADVANCES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SLIGHT VIBRATION WILL OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS HEATING UP, GRADUALLY IT WILL INCREASE POSSIBLY DUE TO DRIVELINE/REAR AXLE. *AK
ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING AND TAPPING NOISE. IT WAS AFFECTING THE MILEAGE/ FUEL ECONOMY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, AND DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TRUCKS WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING NORMALLY. T DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS NEVER FIXED RIGHTLY, AND ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN DRIVER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING A 16 FOOT TRAILER AND A DRY SUNNY DAY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROLEM WITH THE TRUCK. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TRUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS NEVER OPENED. *AK
HEARD NOISE IN FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND INSTALLED NEW BRAKE PADS ON FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK
ON JANUARY 8, 2000, I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 44 NEAR MILEMARKER 274 IN MISSOURI. A FENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER TRUCK CUT FROM THE CENTER LANE ACROSS THE PASSING LANE (WHICH WE WERE IN) AND TRIED TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THIS MANEUVER WAS DONE WITHOUT ANY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SIRENS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. WE HAD APPROX. 2 SECONDS TO REACT AND THE DRIVER ONLY HAD TIME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. WE HIT THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE FIRE TRUCK WHERE IT PROTRUDED INTO THE PASSING LANE AT APPROX 50 MPH. THE DODGE PICKUP WE WERE IN WAS TOTALLED PER SAFECO INSURACE COMPANY. SEATBELTS SAVED OUR LIVES, BUT WE WERE INJURED MUCH WORSE THAN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THE AIRBAGS HAD GONE OFF. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS REMAINED UNDEPLOYED UP UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS LAST SEEN ON 1-13-2000. DODGE CLEARLY MADE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IF A CRASH OF THIS MAGNITUDE DID NOT SET OFF EITHER AIRBAG. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DODGE, AND CAN E-MAILTHEM IF REQUESTED. THE AMBULANCE REPORT ALSO DOCUMENTS THE NON-DEPLOYMENT. THIS NEEDS LOOKED INTO. THE ODDS OF EVEN ONE AIRBAG NOT GOING OFF IN A CRASH THIS HARD MUST BE ASTRONOMICAL, BUT FOR BOTH TO NOT GO OFF, SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG. *AK
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SHIFT LEVEL NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY INTO PARK. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK *ML
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH GETS VERY HOT. YOU CAN SMELL THAT SOMETHING IS OVERHEATING AND WHEN THE AREA BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION ADJUSTMENT WHEEL IS TOUCHED IT IS EXTREMELY HOT, TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN NOT HOLD YOUR FINGER THERE VERY LONG. *AK
WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS , PASSENGERS SUCH AS CHILDREN IN QUAD CAB, WILL BUMP THEIR HEADS AGAINST HANDLE ON BACK WINDOW WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES. *AK
TIRES (GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS P265/75R16) ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR VEHICLE, SEVERAL FLAT TIRES WHILE TRAVELING OVER GRAVEL/STONE. MJS
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
PROBLEM: WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES OR PULSATES FRONT TO BACK WHILE BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS IN APRIL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUMS IN SEPTEMBER. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND GETTING WORSE. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AND WAITING FOR REPLY FROM CHRYSLER'S TECH SUPPORT. DEALTERSHIP WON'T ATTEMPT TO FIX UNTIL THEN. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 40MPH, ENGINE WOULD START TO MAKE A PINGING & KNOCKING SOUND. THE NOISE WOULD BE LOUD. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXABLE. NEED TO USE REGULAR GAS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALERS 12 TIMES OR MORE FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
TRUCK HARD TO STOP, DEALER CANNOT SOLVE CONSISTANT BRAKE NOISE AFTER 2 ATTEMPS, I PUT AFTERMARKET PADS ON, STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE NOISE PROBLEM. WROTE CHRYSLER CORP. AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD BEEN DONE, THEY ISSUED A CUSTOMER CARE # AND TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS TO RECEIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TRY TO FIX MY PROBLEM. WHEN TRUCK WAS IN, DEALER CONTACTED STAR HOTLINE, ONCE SEEING AFTERMARKET PADS ON TRUCK, CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSED ANY FURTHRER REPAIR. NEVER MIND THE DEALER HAS ALREADY MADE TWO ATTEMPS, I MADE AN ATTEMP, AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND TRUCK HAS A 3/36,000 MILE WARRENTY.
BELT DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY CAUSING IT TO GET DAMAGED IN DOOR LATCH
TRAILER HITCHES HAVE A CRACK. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED, AND WILLING TO REPLACE THEM. CONSUMER CONCERN IF REPLACMENT WOULD BE ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
RIGHT BACK PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE RESTRAINT WAS NORMAL. *AK
NO SUMMARY
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE MORE SPEED THE MORE VIOLENT THE PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX 4 TIMES TO NO AVAIL. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DODGE DENIES THERE IS A DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPERS TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT SHIMS IN BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END THREE TIMES. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN PROCEED AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER.
WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, UNIT WAS CONNECTED TO ENGINE HEATER WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UNIT TOTALED, MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, SENT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR WHO CONDUCTED CURSORY EXAM OF UNIT, MANUFACTURER HAD DENIED LIABILITY DESPITE UNIT HAVING HAD NO ALTERATIONS TO AREA WHERE FIRE STARTED.
RALPHS DODGE REPLACED THE REAR END WITH ANY PROBLEMS. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AS OF 11/ 12/1999 AND STILL WE ARE WITHOUT A TRUCK AND IT DOESN'T LOOK THEY PLAN ON FIXING IT ANYTIME SOON.
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED, CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND FELL FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING INJURY. MANFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
FUSE #12 BLEW WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED. REPLACED THE FUSE, IT BLEW AGAIN. THIS CIRCUIT CONTROLS RADIO MIRRORS AND CARGO LIGHTS. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED RIGHT DOOR SWITCH. 2ND INCIDENT WAS OCT. 24TH. THIS TIME THOUGH, FUSE DIDN'T BLOW AND WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. THIS WAS ALSO THE VERY SAME CIRCUIT (#12). TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER, THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. 3RD INCIDENT WAS NOV. 10TH, FUSE #12 BLEW AGAIN. TRIED TO REPLACE FUSE AND IT BLEW AGAIN. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE SHORT AS OF THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. *AK
THE VEHICLE HIT A POWER POLE HEAD-ON AT ABOUT 45 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
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