1999 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF DRIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AGAIN. IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

CHRYSLER CORP FACTORY INSTALLED AN ODD, DEFECTIVE A/C COMPRESSOR UNIT WITH A HOUSING THAT DISINTEGRATED, CREATING A LARGE HOLE AND SPREAD METAL PARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. BECAUSE THIS PART WAS ONE OF ONLY A FEW ODD ONES INSTALLED, A NEW ONE HAD TO BE PURCHASED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $700, WHICH IS MORE THAN 3 TIMES COST OF PART INSTALLED IN MAJORITY OF VEHICLES THAT YEAR. AN ADDITIONAL $632 HAD TO BE PAID TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO CLEAR THE SYSTEM OF METAL DEBRIS AND REPLACE PARTS DAMAGED. I CONSIDER THEIR DECEIVING THE CONSUMER BY PUTTING IN ODD, POOR QUALITY (AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE) PARTS WITHOUT DISCLOSING IT, FRAUDULENT AND DISHONEST. WHEN A VEHICLE IS MADE, THE PARTS INSTALLED SHOULD BE THE SAME FROM THE FIRST ONE OFF THE ASSEMBLY TO THE VERY LAST ONE, SO THAT THE COST TO REPLACE IS FAIR AND AFFORDABLE TO THE BUYER. I HAVE SENT DOCUMENTATION, PICTURES, AND RECEIPTS AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT (WHICH THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO) OF THE COSTS I HAVE INCURRED BECAUSE OF THEIR FRAUDULENT PRACTICES WHEN CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING MORE PROFIT. APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

98 DODGE 1500. 77000 MILES. TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AND/OR 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. FLUID AND FILTER ARE GOOD. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 IN OCTOBER 1999. SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN 'CHATTERING' AND JERKING PERIODICALLY LIKE WE WERE DRIVING OVER A 'RUMBLE STRIP' ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND SMALL ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. EVENTUALLY WHEN THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED AND THE 'JERKING' BECAME NEARLY CONTINUOUS, WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE PICKUP TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THERE THE REPAIRMAN TOLD US THAT DODGE PICKUPS KEPT HIM IN BUSINESS. THAT 8 OUT OF 10 OF HIS TRANSMISSION REPAIR JOBS WERE DODGE PICKUPS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY OVERHAULED AND WE WERE GIVEN A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. SHORTLY BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS TO AGAIN RUN OUT, THE OLD TROUBLE SURFACED. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE WHICH HELPED FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE PROBLEM SURFACED AGAIN AND NOW WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE PICKUP BACK TO THE DEALER, THAT THE PROBLEM MUST CERTAINLY BE IN THE 'COMPUTER'. THE DEALER SAID WE CAN PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN THE PICKUP BUT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AND, OF COURSE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO REFUND YOUR $400.00 PURCHASE OF A NEW COMPUTER IF IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. OUR CHOICE IS, THEREFORE, TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A MALFUNCTIONING DODGE RAM PICKUP WHOSE TRANSMISSION WILL SOONER RATHER THAN LATER EVENTUALLY FAIL, GAMBLE $400.00 TO SEE IF THE COMPUTER 'MIGHT' FIX THE PROBLEM OR TRADE FOR ANOTHER PICKUP (CAN'T AFFORD THIS OPTION). WE ARE FED UP WITH DODGE PICKUPS AND WILL LIKELY NEVER PURCHASE FROM DODGE AGAIN. WE WERE A FAITHFUL DODGE OWNER HAVING HAD SIX PRIOR DODGE PICKUPS. THIS PICKUP HAS HAD LIGHT DUTY, HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY MANNER. IT SHOULD BE RUNNING AS GOOD AS NEW. WE PURCHASED A CHEVROLET LUMINA NEW IN 1993. IT HAS 204,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER NOW AND HAS HAD UNDER $1,000 LIFETIME REPAIR, NEEDS NO OIL BETWEEN CHANGES AND STILL RUNS GREAT. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR VEHICLES. *JB

DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 70 NEAR QUICNY CA. WHEN RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO THE ROAD EMBANKMENT OVER TURNING THE VEHICLE ONTO ITS ROOF, THEN FLIPPING IT AGAIN ONTO THE REMAINING THREE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE HAD FRONT IMPACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED ON 8-5-05 THE HOOD FLEW UP AND DESTROYED THE WINDSHIELD, DAMAGED THE HOOD AND THE HOOD HINGES. HE CITED A RECALL 01V040000 REGARDING HOOD LATCH. HE SAID THE RECALL SEEMED TO APPLY TO SALT BELT STATES, BUT HE S THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN TEXAS, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF SALT JUST IN THE AIR. HE SAID NONE OF THE GULF STATES WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE IS CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND SEES ALL KINDS OF RUST ON VEHICLES DUE TO SALT. HE HAS NOT YET CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT PLANS TO TODAY.*AK

MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT QUAD CABS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. MY ABS NO LONGER WORKS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVE THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT BUT COME RIGHT BACK ON. THE TRUCK IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO. WHILE USING THE VOLUME BUTTONS SOMETIMES IT WILL CHANGE RADIO STATION OR WILL TURN UP WHEN YOU WANT IT TO GO DOWN. I SAW THE RAM VAN OF THE SAME YEAR HAS A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. IT STATES THAT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. DOES THIS RECALL APPLY TO THE RAM TRUCKS ALSO? *NM

DT: 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 TON 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICK UP, 25000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING TRUCK STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, SAT A COUPLE MINUTES, AND THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP. THIS PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO RESTART. NEXT DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS, COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. SAID COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM BAD GAS OR VAPOR LOCK. TOOK VEHICLE HOME, AND THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRUCK JUST QUIET RUNNING. WOULD NOT START BACK UP. DID GET THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND COASTED OFF AN EXIT. TOOK OVER HALF HOUR BEFORE IT STARTED BACK UP. TOOK BACK TOO DEALER, THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE DEALER FOUND IT WAS THE COMPUTER. THE MECHANIC DID A WIGGLE TEST AND FOUND PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS BRAKING SYSTEM, IT WILL NOT STOP. NO PRIOR WARNING TO FAILURE. THE BRAKING IS VERY INSUFFICIENT. THE CONTACT SAYS THAT WITH NORMAL BRAKING IT IS FINE, BUT IT IS WHEN HAVING TO BRAKE IN A PANIC BRAKE TAKE TOO LONG TO ACTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. ALMOST, CAUSED ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE TRUCK OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ,AND THE MECHANIC EVEN TOLD HIM THAT THE BRAKES WERE BAD. BUT SINCE THE CONTACT IS ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO THE TRUCK.*AK THE CONSUMER'S BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BUT THE WHEELS DO NOT STOP AND THE ABS NEVER ENGAGES.*SB *NM

DT: PROBLEM OCCURED ON MAY 1 2005. A CHILD CLIMBED INTO VEHCILE AND MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED. OWNER CAUGHT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT IMACTED THE HOUSE, BUT THE BUMPER DID SCRAPE THE HOUSE. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM PARK INTO GEAR. PARKING BREAK WAS NOT SET. CHILD WAS IN VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION.