2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CLAIM 11-3818-794. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEARS. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN OVERDRIVE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DURING A FRONTAL COLLISON THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT MET AND THAT THE IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE VEHICLE CRUSH POINTS, THE INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT WERE MINIMAL. NLM

CONSUMER STATES HE IS HAVING FRONT END PROBLEMS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS CAUSED BY NOT HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND NOW THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT.*YD

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH, HITTING A DEER AND RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE TOTAL THAT WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS VERY JUMPY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, A "WHINING" NOISE IS COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK.*JB

FAULTY CONTROL ARMS CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TO BECOME COMPLETELY WORN ON THE INSIDE IN A 360 DEGREE RADIUS, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES A DEFECT EXIST IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (LOOSE FRONT SHOCK, CONTROL ARMS/BALL JOINTS). NLM

ENGINE FIRE, INVESTIGATOR LOCATED A BLOWN ABS FUSE AS WELL, CLAIM 04-1283-455. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR INDICATOR WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKES, ALLOWING GEARS TO BE SHIFTED BY MISTAKE AT ANY TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND PART OF DESIGN. *AK CONSUMER FEELS MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO WARN ALL OWNERS OF THIS. *SLC

CONSUMER MAKES A LEFT TURN AT ANY GIVEN SPEED TIRES RUB AGAINST SHOCK BRACKETS WHICH CAUSES A NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED SPINDLE TWICE AND STEERING GEAR BOX. WANTS TO PUT A 2MM SHIM ON THE BACK OF TIRE. *AK THE 2MM SHIMS WERE INSTALLED BUT THE TIRE ON LEFT SIDE WAS STILL RUBBING. *YH