2001 DODGE RAM Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S VISION TO BE DISTORTED. *AK AFTER TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROX. 45 MINUTES, THE CONSUMER DROVE AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. AFTER EXITING THE CIRCLE, THE HOOD FLEW UP. TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD, THE CONSUMER ALMOST SLAMMED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE ALL BECAUSE THE SAFETY LATCH FAILED. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING HAD EXCESSIVE "PLAY." THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWAY ACROSS THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED, AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX/TIE ROD AND TRACKING BAR WERE REPLACED. *AK THE MECHANIC FOUND THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX SLOPPY, THE TIE ROD END/PITMAN ARM LOOSE AND THE TRAC BAR WORN. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, ENGINE FAILED, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR 20 DAYS. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER'S ANALYSIS WAS THAT THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND HESITATE BECAUSE THE FUEL WAS INCORRECTLY TRANSFERRING INTO FUEL PUMP. *AK *TS *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON CRASH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF BY KEY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE IMPACTED A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES.*AK

TRUCK REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE OFF, AND WAS RIDING UPON THE BED THAT WAS HOOKED TO THE REAR END. . *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON N THE FRONT CENTER OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. *PH

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLOATED OVER THE RAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. JB PH *JB