2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINING WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE ALTERNATOR DIED. DEALER STATED THAT HE HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT YET. *AK ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING IS STIFF WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RAIN.*TS *JB

I PURCHASED A 2002 QUAD CAB 4X4 IN FEBRUARY 2002. FROM ABOUT THE THIRD MONTH, AND UNTIL NOW, AT TIMES THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF ITSELF, NORMALLY AT A STOP SIGH OR LIGHT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING TO A STOP THAT IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN COOLER TEMPERATURE. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK THE TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES FOR THIS CONDITION AND THEY SAY NOTHING AND THEY CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY INSTALLED A VDAQ SYSTEM (THE ONLY ONE IN THIS COUNTRY) TO MONITOR THE COMPUTER AND BE MONITORED BY CHRYSLER 24HRS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO I GET A CALL FROM THE SERVICE WRITER, ROB, ASKING ME IF ON THE 25 AND 26 OF AUGUST IF I HAD STARTED AND TURNED OFF THE TRUCK 6 TIMES IN 15 MINUTES ON THOSE TWO DAYS. THOSE WERE WORK DAYS SO THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. AFTER THE LAST TIME IT STALLED ON SEPTEMBER. 25 I WAITED TO HEAR FROM CHRYSLER, NO CALL. ON MONDAY THE 29TH I CALLED ROB AT SERVICE AND ASKED HIM IF HE HAD HEARD FROM CHRYSLER. HE SAID THAT THE LAST HE HEARD THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO REMOVE THE MONITORING DEVICE, I TOLD HIM THEY COULD HAVE THE WHOLE STINKING TRUCK BACK. I ALSO HAVE A BELL THAT SOUNDS WITH A LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT COMES ON THEN SHUTS OFF. THIS LEMON DODGE WILL BE THE LAST DODGE I WILL EVER OWN. *LA

MY OIL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND DODGE DEALERSHIP AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAY IT IS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE FROM LACK OF OIL CHANGES. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED FROM SERVICE CENTERS. THE DAMAGE IS OVER $1000.00 *JB

HAVE OWNED 02 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SHORT BED FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. AFTER PURCHASING IN AUG 02 HAD IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END VIBRATION/SKIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED 3 SETS OF RIMS AND 4 SETS OF TIRES, SKIP SEAMS TO BE GONE. HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO HAVE VIBRATION/SHAKE AT 40 MPH AND ABOVE, SEEMS AS IF IT IS A DRIVE TRAIN OR ENGINE PROBLEM BUT MILTON DODGE IN MILTON FLORIDA STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IF A WATER BOTTLE IS SITTING IN THE CUP HOLDER YOU CAN REALLY TELL HAD BAD THE TRUCK VIBRATES/SHAKES. HAVE OVER 12 DEALER SERVICE INVOICES WHERE THEY HAVE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH NO SUCCESS. *PH

I HAVE HAD MY DODGE RAM QUAD CAB IN FOR SERVICE OVER 15 TIMES FOR RUST, WIRING, TWO RECALLS, ENGINE LIGHTS, BAD GAS CAP, BAD STEERING WHEEL, AND LIST CONTINUES....*AK

WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB THAT WE FEEL IS UNSAFE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT ROTORS REFACED AT 18,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30,000 MILES AFTER TAKING A 2100 MILE TRIP. AT THAT TIME, WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BACK ROTORS REPLACED.A 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK SHOULD HAVE A BETTER BRAKE SYSTEM THAN THAT. NEITHER TIME WERE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS DUE TO EITHER ROAD CONDITIONS, DRIVING HABITS OR WEATHER.WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THEY GO BAD SO QUICKLY WITH NO WARNING AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE/ROTOR SYSTEM AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *AK

2002/UP DODGE RAM 1500 BRAKE ROTORS. I AM HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES AND DCX REFUSES TO COVER THIS UNDER MY WARRANTY. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.DODGETRUCKWORLD.COM. *NLM

I HAVE A 2002 RAM QUAD CAB 4X4. THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED TO ELIMINATE A SEVERE BRAKE VIBRATION AT ABOUT 15000 MILES. AT 28000 THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I STILL HAVE NOT WORN OUT THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTENDS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED BECAUSE OF DRIVING STYLE, ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE WEATHER. I CONTEND THAT THEY ARE POORLY DESIGNED ROTORS. A RAM "TOUGH" TRUCK SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND MY WIFE'S HIGHWAY COMMUTE TO WORK. THESE BRAKE "FAILURES" REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE BRAKING ABILITY OF THE TRUCK, COMPROMISE CONTROL AND PUT UNDUE STRESSES ON THE OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THESE BRAKES ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

TRUCK BOUNCES OUT OF CONTROL WHEN HITTING SMALL AND LARGE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT CONSTANTLY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IN WATERVILLE MAINE, THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR A 4X4. EVERY TIME I BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE, I COMPLAIN, BUT I'M MADE TO FEEL LIKE IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD. ONCE THEY REPLACED THE RACK, AND TRIED NEW TIRES, BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN I RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL, AND I'M HYPERVIGLENT OF EVERY APPROACHING BUMP. OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRIVEN MY TRUCK, WITH ME WITH THEM EXPERIENCE THE SAME "NORMAL PROBLEMS". I'VE HAD THE TRUCK FOR JUST OVER A YEAR NOW, AND THE PROBLEMS HAVEN'T GOTTEN WORSE, BUT REMAIN CONSTANT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT, AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE TREATMENT FROM THE DEALER. IF I WASN'T TO LOSE SO MUCH MONEY, I WOULD HAVE TRADED IT IN 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK, I POLLED EVERY OWNER OF THE SAME TRUCK, WHEN IT WAS CONVIENENT, AND I RECEIVED MORE SIMALAR PROBLEMS THAN NOT.*AK

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4.7L TRUCK WILL INTERMITTENLY STALL OR HAVE ROUGH IDLE AT STOP,ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT WILL FLASH. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO FIX