1999 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE SHIFTER DOES NOT SLIDE INTO THE GEAR PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. AT HIGH SPEED IT WILL JERK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONSUMER'S HAND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND TRUCK FROM DODGE. THE FIRST TRUCK THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX 4-5 TIMES AND TRIED MANY OTHER THINGS LIKE ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATION ETC, TO TRY TO CORRECT A SEVERE WONDERING PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS. CHRYSLER OFFERED ME A NEW TRUCK TO REPLACE THIS ONE AND I RELUCTANTLY AGREED. I FINALLY TOOK DELIVERY AFTER NUMEROUS PAPERWORK PROBLEMS AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS TRUCK HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FRONT END AND THEY TRIED FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, TIRE ROTATIONS, MORE TOW ON THE FRONT END, NEW STEERING BOXES, REPLACED THE BRAKES & TURNED THE ROTORS AT 8,000 MILES, REPAINTED ABOUT HALF THE TRUCK ETC. WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE I TOLD THE SALESPERSON (JOE ZAPPIA) AT WILSONS THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE DELIVERY. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AND I DROVE THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET AND REALIZED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NEVER FIXED. I DROVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER TOLD HIM THAT THER WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM. SO FROM THAT DAY ON IN JANUARY 1999 I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO KEEP MY TRUCK IN MY OWN LANE GOING DOWN THE ROAD!

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND, SIMILAR TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MJS

AT LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES AS RPM IS INCREASED. TRUCK SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ; WHILE TRAVELLING SLOWLY TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGEGE FROM FIRST GEAR, AS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE STEERING IS TURNED DURING TAKEOFF FRONT/BACK MOTION,FROM A PARKED POSISTION, THE STEERING DRAGS REALLY BAD. CONDITION GETS WORSE AS THE TEMPATURE DROPS. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHILE STEERING DRAGS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK OUT OF DRIVER'S HANDS. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET ENGINE ACCELERATES TO A HIGHER SPEED. DRIVER HAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

VEHICLE IS BEING MODIFIED/CONVERSION, HOWEVER DURING MODIFICATION FOR HANDICAP USAGE THE FLOORS ARE BEING LOWERED BY 10 INCHES CREATING SAFETY HAZARDS IN VARIOUS COMPONENT AREAS (DRIVESHAFT, FUEL LINES/PUMP AND STRUCTURE). MJS