2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN AND WAS "T" BONED BY TRUCK. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER HAD SEAT BELT ON, BUT SUSTAINED FOLLOWING INJURIES, WHIPLASH/ HEAD HIT WINDOW AT CATACORNER POST, AND BACK PROBLEMS. *AK

THE PASSENGER QUAD DOOR SPEAKER BUZZES, DEALER REPLACED SPEAKER, THE BUZZING NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. *SLC

HEAD ON ACCIDENT, TRUCK TOTALED, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY?*AK

A CONVERSION VAN; WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH + VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK. VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER HIGHWAYS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN STEEERING WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

POWER STEERING SHAFT KEPT BREAKING. DEALER REPLACED / REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND CAUSE WAS STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSHHOUR TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50MPH ON TO A MERGE WHEN A HIGH PITCH WHINE STARTED THEN THE NEXT THING THE TIRE WAS COMPLETE GONE IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY UPON LOOKING AT THE TIRE THE TREAD SURFACE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE TIRE MUCH LIKE A RETREAD THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 18000 MILES ON THEM AND THE TRUCK IS NOT COMMERCIALLY USED AND YES THE INFLATION WAS CORRECT THE GOODYEAR DEALER IN RONKONKOMA NY SAID THE TIRE WAS SO SHREDED THAT HE COULD FIND THE ORIGIN OF THE FAILURE HE TRIED TO SAY I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING I WAS INSISTANT THAT I DIDNT HE FINALLY COVERED THE TIRE UNDER UNSPECIFIED FAILURE BUT STILL CHARGED ME A PRORATED PRICE WHICH I AM STILL CONTESTING I HAVE THE RECEIPT AND WOULD BE MORE THAN HELPFUL IN ANY INVESTIGATION THAT IS BEING CONDUCT I BEEN A NYC POLICE OFFICER FOR 15 YRS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ATIRE DO WHAT IT DID I LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING ANY INPUT NHTSA MAY HAVE THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75R 16 )

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGWAY SPEED SERPENTINE BELT BROKE. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING, AND ALL MOST RAN OFF THE ROAD, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BELT AND WATER PUMP, CONSUMER STATED THAT BELT HAD BROKEN 7 TIMES.*AK

THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND BODY CONTROL MODULES BLEW OUT TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 4000 MILES OF THE TRUCKS LIFE. THE LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DETECTED AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING. STILL NOT FIXED VEHICLE STILL HAS REAL BAD TAPPING IN THE ENGINE. TRUCK DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LEFT ME STRANDED. DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WENT OUT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ALSO SHORTED OUT THE CASSETTE PLAYER. I HAVE ALSO HEARD STRANGE BUZZING NOISES IN THE CAB WHILE DRIVING. TOOK BACK TOT HE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. VEHICLE IS STILL NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734309 *TS

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL WITH EVERY THING, EXCEPT THE DUST PAN FROM THE AXLE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. NO INJURY REPORTED. CONSUMER ASKED DEALER WHAT MADE THE WHEEL COM EOFF. DELAER'S REPLY WAS THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *AK PRIOR TO THE RECALL (00V-007) THE WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE AXLE AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *YH