2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP ON INSIDE DUE TO LEAKING HAND HOLDS. RESULTING IN VISUAL PROBLEMS ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE MOISTURE UNDER THE DASH PAD CAUSING CRACKING. ALONG WITH SAFETY CONCERNS WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKING PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED AND ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE MOISTURE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT SUCH AS A RECALL. I FEEL THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS FALKEN TIRES, SIZE 305/40R/22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES WAS CRACKED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,243.

STARTING AT THE BEING OF 2007, MY DASH HAS BEEN FALLING APART. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1400 BUCKS TO REPLACE AND INSTALL THE NEW PARTS. I'VE TRIED TO TALK TO DODGE BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP. NOW NOT ONLY IS THE DASH FALLING APART BUT SWITCH PANELS AND THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE PANEL. IT'S LIKE I'M DRIVING A LARGE POTATO CHIP; EVERY WEEK, I FIND SOMETHING NEW THAT'S FALLING APART. (PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF I NEED TO POST THEM HERE). *TR

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH STARTED, ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH BY THE WINDSHIELD, THE OTHER ONE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY THE AIR BAG ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS SHOULD NOT BE . DODGE NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT FOR THESE TWO DASH PIECES, THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK IS NOW JUNK IF NOT REPLACED. WILL THE AIR BAG STILL WORK RIGHT DON'T KNOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A STATE INSPECTION STATION, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO REAR BRAKE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REFUSED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE SELF-ADJUSTING. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC FRIEND AND THEY CHECKED THE LINES FOR RAPID FLOW. THE CONTACT'S FRIEND STATED THAT THE DISTRIBUTION VALVE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT FLUID WAS NOT GETTING INTO THE BRAKES ADEQUATELY. THE TWO NEEDLE VALVES WERE RUSTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,218 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,205.

WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD MECHANICAL CARE OF THIS TRUCK. MY HUSBAND DRIVES A GOOD DISTANCE TO WORK AND WE HAVE AROUND 170XXX MILES ON THIS TRUCK. HAVEN'T HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE OUT OF IT UNTIL IT STARTED MISFIRING AND NOT STARTING. NOT TO BAD RIGHT....WRONG ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER THE CYLINDERS STARTED MISSING. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT WE MUST BUY A NEW ENGINE FOR IT. THE JUNK YARD MODELS COST AROUND 1700 DOLLARS. WE STILL OWE AROUND $3100 SO CONSIDERING WHAT WE OWE AND THE INSURANCE OF 450 EVERY SIX MONTHS IT ISN'T EVEN WORTH FIXING TIME YOU ADD IN LABOR. THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE DROVE THIS TRUCK FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE AN OLDER FORD AND IT HAS 350XXX MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT THIS ONE USED I GUESS IT WAS TO MUCH TO HOPE FOR, FOR THIS DODGE RAM TO LAST LONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES RANGING FROM THE FUSE BOX AND POWER LOCK:WINDOWS TO THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND A TECHNICIAN REPEATEDLY REWIRED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, REPLACED THE FUSES, AND THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER WINDOW DEVICES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES RECURRED. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE ALARM SYSTEM TO FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER CAN PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. SHE HAS COPIES OF DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE REPAIR HISTORY OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,369.

SMALL CRACKS STARTED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON DASHBOARD ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THEY BECAME LARGER AND NOW WHOLE PIECES OF THE DASH ARE LOOSE. A LARGE CRACK STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND IS NOW EXTENDS FROM THE FRONT OF THE DASH ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINKAGE BAR THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSFER CASE IS APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES LONG. IT IS HELD TOGETHER BY RUBBER GROMMETS. OVER TIME, A COMBINATION OF EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES AND WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED THE GROMMETS TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE LINKAGE BAR FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO OTHER DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,200. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/16/08 *JB

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. OF MY MANY PROBLEMS, MY DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED. I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IF WE WANT TO HAVE THE US CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO PURCHASE US MADE CARS, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY THAT OUR MANUFACTURER PUT OUT. *TR