1999 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED, THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ENGINE BLOWING OUT. *AK

I HAVE HAD 4 SETS OF FRONT BRAKES AND 3 SETS OF REAR BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACE THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS TWICE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 64K MILES ON IT AND NOW IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE ABS LIGHTS ARE NOW ON. ON ONE OCCASION THE TRUCK PULLED SO HARD TO THE LEFT I WOUND UP IN THE OTHER LANE FORCING THE PERSON IN THAT LANE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I THEN TOOK IT UP TO DODGE AND ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM. I HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK THAT WAS SOLD TO ME BY DODGE, AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I TRULY SHOULD HAVE PURSUED THE LEMON LAW WITH THIS 99 RAM. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKES ARE? *NM

VEHICLE WHEEL ALMOST LAYED DOWN. BRAND NEW FRONT TIRES WORE DOWN. *TC THE BALL JOINTS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $525.00. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH HOOD BLEW OPEN , BREAKING THE HINGES, AND SLAMMING INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD IT WAS STANDING STRAIGHT UP. THE HINGES BROKE. *AK *NM

I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM EXTENDED CAB 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WHEN SHE STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PLACED IN PARK THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE AND WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEVER ON THE STEARING COLUMN USED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION POSITION WAS NOT FUNCTINING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE "PARK" POSITION AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHICH POSITION THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN. THERE IS A HINGE SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS THE STEARING COLUMN TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THIS HINGE POINT IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE BOLTS APPEAR TO BE ABOUT 1/4" SIZE. WELL, BOTH OF THE BOLTS WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE HINGE POINT WAS JUST HANGING OFF THE FRAME. THIS LEFT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION OPERATING ASSEMBLY USELESS. WE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVERS AND DON'T PUSH THE VEHICLE AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE BASICALLY STOPPED, PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN "PARK" AND THE TRUCK KEPT MOVING TOWARD ON-COMING TRAFFIC UNTIL WE HIT THE BRAKES AGAIN. WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE PERSON THAT'S NOT SOO LUCKY AND PUTS THE TRUCK IN PARK AND WALKS AWAY THEN THE TRUCK STARTS MOVING. IN OUR CASE, WE WERE PARKING SLIGHTLY DOWN HILL AND WE NOTICED THE MOVEMENT RIGHT AWAY. *AK

THE BALL JOINTS ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE, BUT THIS IS AN 1999 DAKOTA. I HAVE WENT THROUGH EIGHT TRES IN TH FRONT AND CAN HEAR THE BALL JOINTS SQUEAK.*AK

WHILE BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ALL KINDS OF SENSORS AND NOW IM TOLD THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION IN WHICH I HAD NO WARNING OF THE PROBLEM

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT RUST/CORROSION WAS NOTICED AROUND THE STRIKER PLATE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH HOOD LATCH DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY UP HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LATCHED THE HOOD DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK *SC