This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don-??t mean the whole dash at one time but I have glued, taped and put a dash pad over top to try to keep things from falling into the vents and blower motor or anything that is behind and under the top. This is a definite safety problem cause I never know when this will happen and happening more often. I bought this truck with 11 miles on it from Logansport Indiana, September of 1999. I had been looking for a 2 wheel drive with a Cummins 5.9 Diesel and found it there in Logansport we lived in Lafayette Indiana and hoped we would be able to travel and see this beautiful country. My Wife-??s family started having medical problems and after we did what we could for them, then my family needed help and none wanted nursing homes so we put aside our wishes and took care of them. They took care of us even so to many on both sides didn-??t want to take care of us and some didn-??t even want us, luckily we knew what that felt like so we didn-??t turn our backs when we were needed, (Golden Rule) All that aside we wanted to be able to take the Airstream 2002 we got in 2020 still wanted to travel. We sold Florida home and made sure 2500 Ran was mechanical sound and power train was checked, oil, transmission fluid changed put helper bags on leaf springs and drove to Indiana, sold our home we had bought in 78 and sold that house and pulled the Airstream to Tucson Az to find our forever home and think we might have finally got one and put our dream of travel aside. I was diagnosed with Miligant Myloma in Florida Cancer Center and went through Radiation and Chemotherapy in Port Charlotte Florida before the trip and now just went through Radiation here at Banner University Cancer Center and go see my Cancer Doctor at VA here to see
Vehicle parked. Started vehicle, took it out of park and it lunged forward causing damage to 5th wheel trailer, park bench and truck struck a tree. Caused damage to tie rod, broken pitman arm, front bumper, headlight, possible frame damage as well as damage to 5th wheel trailer. This happened on one previous occasion, about 2 years ago, I can't remember the date. Vehicle accelerated suddenly while braking for a stop light. Vehicle was immediately taken to dealer for inspection, but they found nothing wrong.
While driving at any speed and with no warning vehicle will start to accelerate. It will be hard for vehicle to decelerate. Dealer notified. Consumer stated that the vehicle does not come with a throttle linkage, but it comes with a computer and sensor switches which operate the throttle. When the sensor switches failed the engine failed too.
Intermittently vehicle will accelerate suddenly and then stall out and die without warning. Dealer has not been able to duplicate or correct problem. Consumer stated the vehicle has been into dealer at least 5 times.
Cruise control was set at 63mph. Driver applied brakes to deactivate cruise control, and vehicle accelerated suddenly without warning. The vehicle would not shut off. Dealer has been notified.
Cruise control turned on by itself and vehicle continued to accelerate. Consumer quickly placed it into reverse and shut engine off in order to make vehicle to stop moving. Dealer will not acknowledge problem. Dealer can not duplicate problem.
All four rear wheels are bent. The only people until now to touch this vehicle have been Dodge dealerships(sandoval in nm. They also eventually fixed the speed control which would add 5 to 20 mph to a setting at any time. Very dangerous. I have tried to get T a Dodge dealership here (laramie, wy)to look at my rims and they give me the runaround.
Cruise controladvances on its own without switch being activated. Also, transmission locks and unlocks at any speed and at any time. Vehicle has been taken to the dealer, but they are unable to correct the problems.
Sudden acceleration ; while travelling slowly transmission will disengege from first gear, as accelerator is depressed, transmission will engage suddenly, causing vehicle to lunge forward.
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- Tucson , AZ, USA