1999 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, THE FUEL PUMP AND LIFTER FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE CONTACT AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

THE DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE 2500 PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN TO CRACK A FEW YEARS BACK. THINKING THIS WAS SUN DAMAGE, I INSTALLED A DASH COVER TO PREVENT FURTHER CRACKING HOWEVER, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO FRACTURE IN SEVERAL PLACES. I FEAR THAT IF THE AIR BAGS WERE EVER TO DEPLOY, THE CAB WOULD BE FILLED WITH SHRAPNEL AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH. IN RESEARCHING THE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG THESE TRUCKS. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET IN HEAVY MID-DAY TRAFFIC, MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 PICK-UP TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD NO WARNING. ONE SECOND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE NEXT SECOND IT WAS DEAD. SINCE IT IS A CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL EQUIPPED TRUCK, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE ASSIST. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND GUIDE THE TRUCK INTO A MOSTLY EMPTY PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE'S MOMENTUM. I HAD TO APPLY GREAT FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS, IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING INSTEAD OF ME, THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST WOULD HAVE GREATLY ENHANCED THE CHANCE OF A CRASH AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY. THE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING TURNED OUT TO BE THE INOPERATIVE BOSCH VP-44 INJECTION PUMP. A RE-MANUFACTURED PUMP IS THE ONLY FORM OF REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THESE VEHICLES. AFTER MUCH INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE VP-44 INJECTION PUMP IS NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE AND EXTREMELY FAILURE-PRONE. I FEEL THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THESE VEHICLES WITH A MORE RELIABLE INJECTION PUMP AND/OR REFUNDING MONEY SPENT BY OWNERS ON REPAIRING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD BECOME INVOLVED IN. *JB

MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT TURBO CUMMINS DIESEL. OVER $11,000.00 IN MAINTENANCE IN 5 YEARS @ 122,000 MILES. MOST RECENTLY FUEL PUMP, TURBO INJECTED OVER A $3,000.00 BILL. 30 DAYS AGO IT WAS $3,000.00 AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN FIFTH GEAR. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN FOURTH GEAR AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A NUT IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK

THE ENGINE SURGES PERIODICALLY, SOMETIMES WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I BELIEVE IF THE THROTTLE JAMS WIDE OPEN INJURY COULD OCCUR AND VEHICLE WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE. DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, COST TO REPLACE, $550.00. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, NOTHING CAN BE DONE, EXCEPT MY PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT. *NM

DT: TIRE WORE WITH ONLY ONLY 26,000 MILES ON THEM. PURCHASED THESE FROM SEARS. CONTACTED BRIDESTONE THEY HAD THE CONSUMER CONTACT SEARS WHO WOULD ONLY GIVE A DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES. THE CONSUEMR HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES ELSEWHERE. *AK

1) THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TOW A 16' FLATBED TRAILER, WITH THE PURPOSE OF PICKING UP A LOAD OF HAY. THE TRAILER WAS NOT YET LOADED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. 2) THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS CRASH. THE RING INTO WHICH THE LATCH HOOKS CAME FREE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. 3) TO DATE, THE LOCAL DEALER AND DODGE (DAIMLER CHRYSLER) HAVE DECLINED TO ACT ON THE COMPLAINT. *NM

FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FAILURE IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM LEAD TO A INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE WITH IN MINUTES. POOR ENGINEERING! $2600 OR MORE FOR REPAIRS FOR A TRUCK THAT IS WELL KEPT! *JB

TOWING A 6000 LBS TRAILER UP HILL WHEN FUEL INJECTION PUMP STALLED CAUSED TRUCK TO STOP. WORD IS THAT ITS NOT A RECALL, BUT SHOULD BE. HAPPENS A TO A LOT OF DODGE TRUCKS. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. LUCKY US WE WERE NOT GOING DOWN HILL!!! *JB