2002 Dodge RAM 2500 Problems & Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 5.7 V8 4WD. MY STEERING HAS GOTTEN REALLY LOOSE OVER THE LAST WEEK. I BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR A PREVIOUS RECALL. AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY STEERING GEAR WAS GOING OUT AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE BAD.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WONT ACCELATE THEN LOOSE POWER , THEN AFEW A FEW MINUTES DRIVES GREAT THEN NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT ACCELATE DRANGE LOSING POWER LIKE THAT

DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING AND SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC HAVE BECOME LOOSE CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. SEEMS MOST OF THE PLASTIC TRIM PIECES ARE BRITTLE INSIDE THE VEHICLES PASSENGER CABIN.

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND USED ACCELERATOR PETAL TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE RPM WENT TO MAX AND SPEED INCREASED 20 MPH AND CONTINUED. TAPPED ACCERATOR AND TURNED OF SPEED CONTROL, SPEED CONTINUED. PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND WORKED MY WAY TO ROAD SIDE. FOUND THAT CABLE FRAYED AND JAMMED AT HIGH RPM. DISCONNECTED CABLE AND HAVE NOT FOUND REPLACEMENT CABLE YET. PART DISCONTINUED

THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD AND RELATED UNDERPINNINGS AND SUPORT STRUCTURE FOR EVERYTHING FROM PASSENGER AIRBAG,RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL AND VENTS, HEADLIGHT, MIRROR DEFROSTER, GAUGE POD, ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC PLUG, ETC. BEGAN DISINTEGRATING IN LARGE SHARP PIECES WHILE DRIVING. THESE PIECES CUT WIRING AND FLES FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING AND ARE DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS IN MULTIPLE WAYS WORSE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO REMOVE RADIO, AND DISABLE AIRBAGS FOR SAFETY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ALONE ARE POTENTIALLY IN THE THOUSANDS, NOT INCLUDING LABOR AND WIRING HARNESS REPAIRS.

THE DASH HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES THAT ARE NOW A HAZZARD OF FLYING SHARDS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THERE ARE HOLES INT THE DASH WHERE THE PIECES HAVE BROKEN OUT THAT CAN ALLOW DEBRIS TO FALL INSIDE THE DASH THAT CAN CAUSE FIRES OR ELECTRICAL SHORTS.

I AM HEARING A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, PLAY IN STEERING, TRUCK IS WOBBLING ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROADS, HISSING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN ACCELERATING. PLAY IN STEERING GEAR BOX. THE CLICKING POPPING SOUND I HEAR WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IS WHEN DRIVING OR NOT MOVING. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK PULL FAR RIGHT ON THE ROAD WHEN GOING ON UNEVEN ROADS.

DODGE RAM "DEATH WOBBLE" OR SHIMMY PHENOMENON, WHILE IN MOTION AND ENCOUNTERING HIGHWAY ROAD SURFACE CHANGES.

TL* THE CONTACT WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. WHILE A MOTHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE TWO YEAR OLD PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED THE MOTHER TO FALL. THE CHILD SUBSEQUENTLY FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS RUN OVER BY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CHILD WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEARBY HOSPITAL. THE CHILD WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED UPON ARRIVAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS: 2017-6489. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK FUNCTION FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,013. .UPDATED 09/07/17 *BF *JS

TRUCK GARAGE KEPT FOR 10 OF ITS 14 YEARS. CURRENT MILEAGE 2017 = 90,000. AUG 2014 DASH BOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND FALL APART - TRUCK HAD ONLY 79,950 MILES! PLASTIC PIECES FALL INTO DASH HOLES AND GET STUCK UNDER DASH AMONGST STEERING WHEEL, ELECTRICAL WIRES/CONTROLS, ETC. PLASTIC PIECES CAN FALL AT ANY TIME WHETHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-5 IN PORTLAND, OREGON, I LOST CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WHEN INTO A "DEAD PEDAL MODE". I WAS ON A VERY BUSY SECTION OF THIS INTERSTATE AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY FIND A LOCAL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEXT TO AN ON RAMP. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM.

DEATH WOBBLE. EXPERIENCE WHEN HITTING SMALL/MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR RAILROAD TRACKS. VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY TO COME TO A STOP. SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE DRIVER IS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE SEAT, MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE AND ITESM IN THE TRUCK FLY AROUND. LAWSUIT WAS ISSUSED ON 2004 AND NEWER MODELS BUT AFFECTS OLDER MODELS AS WELL. WE NOW HAVE PAID $900 IN PARTS TO FIX THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT HAD WE KNOWN WAS AN ISSUE, WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE TRUCK. COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS OUR DAILY DRIVER AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PARK IT AND PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REPLACE IT WITH. CANNOT SELL IN CURRENTY CONDITION HAVING A "DEATH WOBBLE". NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PURCHASED PARTS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM.

THE DASHBOARD HAS LITERALLY BROKEN INTO PIECES AND SHARDS 3 YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WE HAVE GREAT CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE DRIVING AND/OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. THE SHARDS ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD EITHER PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG OR CAUSE HARM TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES WITHIN A PERIOD OF YEARS MADE BY THIS MANUFACTURER THAT HAVE ALL HAD THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC USED IN THE DASHBOARDS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED A RECALL FOR THIS REAL SAFETY ISSUE. WOULD THEY SETTLE FOR THIS WITH THEMSELVES OR THEIR LOVED ONES IN A VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING.

THE DASH IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING AND THE SHARP SHARDS OF THE PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD.

DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2009 AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF. THE CRACKED DASH AND LOOSE PIECES ARE DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE YEARS AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE SPECIFICS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

DASH CRACKING SEVERELY. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS PLASTIC SHARDS WILL IMPALE PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE FAILURE STARTED SMALL, BUT WORSENED PROGRESSIVELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY AND CRUMBLING. LARGE HOLES ARE FORMING AND BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO THE DASH AREA. THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A GREATER AMOUNT OF DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A HOLE THAT WAS INCREASING IN SIZE AND IT WAS COLLAPSING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

DASH BOARD IS CRUMBLING EXPOSING NUMEROUS CONTROLS, GAUGES, WIRING, AND AIRBAG COMPONENTS WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE A/C HAS SEIZED TO WORK ANYMORE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH IS SPREADING TO OTHER CONTROL GAUGES AND COMPONENTS. THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOW A CONCERN. *TR

IN DECEMBER,2011, I PURCHASED 2 EQUALIZER SPORT A/P TIRES. IN AUGUST 2013 , ONE OF THEM HAD A TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH I CAUGHT AND REPLACED IT BEFORE A BIGGER PROBLEM. IN MARCH, 2014 THE TREAD OF THE SECOND TIRE CAME OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. IT DAMAGED MY VEHICLE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE AND I WERE NOT HURT AS WE WERE TOWING A 12,000 POUND 5TH WHEEL RV. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ABOUT THE SECOND INCIDENT. *TR

THIS DIESEL TRUCK WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO LET IT WARM UP. OWNER WENT INTO A BUILDING TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF GLOVES AND RETURNED 5 MIN LATER TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE FRONT COWL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTED IN ORDER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT HOWEVER THE LOCKING MECHANISM KEPT THE DOORS SHUT SO ENTRY COULD NOT BE ATTAINED. THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND IT HAD LOCKED THE DOORS. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD TO BE BUSTED OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN ORDER TO GAIN ENTRY. ONCE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED THE PROBLEM AREA WAS EVIDENT. THE ENTIRE HEATER BLOWER AREA WAS MELTED. *TR

I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASH (ABOUT 2") AND THE FELT WEAK AND SPONGY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTH I NOTICE THE CRACK GROWN ACROSS THE DASH (ABOUT 24") AND FELT REALLY WEEK. AFTER 5 MONTHS FROM THE INITIAL CRACK THE WHOLE DASH HAS FELL APART INTO LARGE CHUNKS AND NOW THERE IS NO DASH LEFT EXPOSING ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER IT. I REGULARLY CLEANED AND TREATED THE DASH WITH DASH PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS BUT DID NOT PREVENT CONDITION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH I NEEDED TO BRAKE BUT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM WERE NOT REDUCING, IN FACT THEY WERE INCREASING. DESPITE ME NOT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO USE EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN. ONCE SLOWED IF I RELEASED PRESSURE OFF THE BRAKES THE TRUCK WOULD START TO ACCELERATE. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND THE RPM WENT UP TO 5000 AND STAYED. I TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO FIND THE RPMS IMMEDIATELY GO UP TO 5000 RPMS. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK GOT OUT AND NOTICED SMOKE AND HEAT COMING OUT FROM MY WHEELS, DUE TO THE EXTREME BRAKING REQUIRED TO STOP THE TRUCK. KNOWING SOMETHING OF CARS I DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE THROTTLE BODY TO SEE IF IT WAS JAMMED OPEN AND REMOVED AIR FILTER ASSEMBLE. WHEN I REMOVED THE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY I FOUND THE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLE O-RING (THE SEAL THAT GOES BETWEEN THE THROTTLE BODY AND AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY) JAMMED BETWEEN THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AND VALVE, VALVE WAS ABOUT 45 DEGREES FROM THE CLOSED POSITION. PART OF THE SEAL WAS STILL BETWEEN THE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY AND THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AND THE OTHER PART WAS JAMMED IN THE THROTTLE BODY. I REASSEMBLED THE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY WITHOUT TO SEAL AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE EXTREME BRAKING OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRUCK START THE DECELERATE AND REACCELERATE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A 2-3 SECOND TIME PERIOD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR LARGE EVAP LEAK. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES THROUGHOUT A COUPLE WEEK TIME PERIOD. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE TANK THAT COULD HAVE CLOGGED THE LINES, FLUSHED OUT THE LINES AND CONTINUED ON. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER AND CONTINUED FOR WEEKS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE PUMP WAS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE, REPLACED PUMP CONTINUE ON. AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS THE ISSUE CAME BACK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR LARGE EVAP LEAK. HAD SYSTEM CHECK FOR LEAKS AND FOUND NONE. THE ISSUE STILL CONTINUE MONTHS LATER A RANDOM INTERVALS. LUCKILY THE ACCELERATION ISSUE HAS BEEN MOSTLY WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS AND FROM STOP LIGHTS. IF I HAD THIS ISSUE WHEN TRYING GET A CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTING I COULD BE KILLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS CRACKED AND WAS STARTING TO COLLAPSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LEFT FUEL PUMP WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASH BOARD, FUEL TANK AND INJECTOR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH HE HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE STEERING SHAFT CONNECTING TO THE STEERING BOX HAD FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000. *TR

AT FIRST WE NOTICE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD.THEY THEN GOT BIGGER AND WIDER. .WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD HAS CAVED IN LEAVING HUGE HOLES AND BROKEN PLASTIC.A DEFINITE DEFECT. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND THERE ARE AT LEAST 100 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SITUATION. AND PROBABLY MORE. THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IT AFFECTS ELECTRICAL AND AIR BAG OPERATION. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY DODGE AND THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS SHOULD BE REPLACED. WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE FACED WITH THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING. OBVIOUSLY DUE TO SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS LEAVING PIECES OF PLASTIC WITH VERY SHARP JAGGED EDGES AND POINTS COVERING THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AS THESE SHARP EDGES CAN CUT OR BLIND SOMEONE IN EVEN A MINOR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE CONTACT'S CHILD HAPHAZARDLY MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V55500 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SHIFT INNER LOCK SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DASHBOARD COVER BEGAN FALLING APART FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DETERIORATION FIRST APPEARS AS CRACKING THAT LATER OPENS UP GAPS IN THE DASH. NUMEROUS SHARP EDGES ARE CREATED ON THE DASH. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DETERIORATION AFFECTS THE AIRBAGS. DASHBOARD DETERIORATION STARTED LAST SUMMER WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I PARK OUTSIDE, SO THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK IS EXPOSED TO NORMAL ARKANSAS SUMMER TEMPERATURES, BUT EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO SIMILAR CONDITIONS WITHOUT THIS EVER HAPPENING BEFORE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE BATTERY CABLES WERE DISCONNECTED. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES, THE BATTERY CABLES WERE RECONNECTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE ERRATIC FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND CAME TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT A BOLT IN THE TAIL SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE TRUCK BUSTED AFTER 2 YEARS AND HAD ONLY 40,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED SO SOON. IT IS NOW IN SEVERAL PIECES. *TR

DASH STARTED TO CRACK. NOW I HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN THE DASH, SEVERAL CRACKS AND A SMALL HOLE IN THE DASH. I ALSO HAVE HOLES AND CRACKS IN THE BEZEL. IT IS A SHAME DODGE IS NOT REPLACING THE DASH. I HAVE A 74 CAMARO AND THE DASH IS NOT CRACKED, HAVE A FEW 95 CHEVYS, A 95 BUICK, 99 CHEVY IN MY FAMILY AND NONE OF THEM HAVE THE ISSUES WITH THE DASH. THIS IS A ISSUE WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY DODGE RAM OWNER OF THE SAME YEAR! *TR

THE STEERING IN THE 2ND GENERATION RAMS IS SUBPAR. THEY ROAD WALK, AND GET SO FAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT THEY CAN NOT BE PROPERLY ALIGNED. THIS IS SHOWN AS DODGE WENT FROM ONE STEERING DESIGN (A BETTER ONE) TO ANOTHER IN 2000 YEAR TRUCKS. IN 2003 THEY TRIED TO IMPROVE ON THE SYSTEM BUT IT WAS NOT ANY GOOD. NOW THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE 2009/10 STEERING COMPONENTS ON THE 2003-2008 TRUCKS LEAVING THE 2000-2002 TRUCKS TO SUFFER FROM A HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND UNRELIABLE STEERING SETUP. THE TRUCKS ROAD WALK ALL OVER THE ROAD, THE STEERING CONSTANTLY SHIFTS AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS NEVER TRULY IN THE CORRECT POSITION. DODGE NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REDESIGNED STEERING REPLACEMENT FOR THESE TRUCKS AND STOP LEAVING IT UP TO THE OWNER TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE! *TR

WHO THE [XXX] LET THE DANG COLOR OF THE INTERIOR PASS THE TEST? SURLY SOMEONE MUST HAVE SAID I LOVE THE TRUCK, BUT THE MULTI COLOR DOTS ON THE INSIDE NEED TO BE CHANGED. WOULD A SOLID (GRAY, BLACK, TAN) HAVE BEEN ALL THAT HARD TO DO? IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE THREW UP FRUITY PEBBLES IN THERE. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? ALSO MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE A LARGE RIP ON THE FRONT SEAT. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD AT LEAST MAKE IT TO 100,000 MILES. SEVERAL 95 CHEVYS (OVER 130,000 MILES), A 99 CHEVY (UNK MILES) IN MY FAMILY WITH NO TEARS OR UGLY COLORING. COME ON WHAT IS UP WITH THE COLOR CHOICE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHO DECIDED THAT THIS STOCK LIFT PUMP WAS OK? WHO PICKED THE REPLACEMENT LIFT PUMP? DODGE SAYS CUMMINS, CUMMINS SAYS DODGE. WELL THIS LITTLE $120 POS LIFT PUMP (BOTH STOCK, AND REPLACEMENTS) IS KNOWN TO KILL THE $1,000 INJECTOR PUMP. WHY NOT JUST STEP UP AND PUT AN AIR DOG, FASS OR THE LIKE PUMP ON THE DANG TRUCK? IT IS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE BUT NO LIFT PUMP OR INJECTOR PUMP WILL EVER NEED TO BE REPLACED. I GUESS IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION. TO MAKE A PRODUCT THAT HAS NO KNOWN ISSUES WON'T MAKE MONEY. IF THE LIFT PUMP GOES OUT IT WEAKENS THE INJECTOR PUMP. I TAKE MY DODGE TO THE DODGE HOUSE; THEY CHARGE ME TO REPLACE MY LIFT PUMP. LATER ON MY INJECTOR PUMP FAILS, THEY CHARGE ME TO REPLACE MY INJECTOR PUMP. AND THE CYCLE CONTINUES TILL I GET SMART AND PUT AN AFTERMARKET FASS PUMP ON AND DRIVE THE TRUCK 1,000,000 MILES WITH NO FUEL DELIVERY ISSUES. LIFT PUMPS ARE THE NUMBER ONE FAILURE IN ANY STREET DRIVEN DIESEL TRUCK. THE CHEVY 6.5, DURAMAX, FORD INTERNATIONAL AND DODGE CUMMINS ALL HAVE WEEK STOCK AND STOCK REPLACEMENT LIFT PUMPS THAT WILL FAIL. WHEN THEY FAIL YOU HURT YOUR INJECTOR PUMP CAUSING IT TO FAIL. BEFORE YOU PUT ANY MILES ON YOUR DIESEL TRUCK, REPLACE THE LIFT PUMP WITH A AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PUMP. FASS, OR AIR DOG IT!!! *TR

I WAS MANEUVERING IN A PARKING LOT BACKING UP AND BUMPED INTO A LIFT GATE ON A TRUCK THEN PART OF DASH TOP CAME OFF AND FELL INTO LAP ,LATER COMPLETE DASH BEZEL FELL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD I HAD TO GRAB BEFORE IT GOT TANGLED UP IN STEERING WHEEL ,NOW THERE ARE CRACKS ALL IN DASH AND GLOVE BOX DASH SEEMS LIKE ITS GOING FALL APART I TRIED TO GET DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED FROM TO REPAIR BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND HAVE SINCE CLOSED THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I PAID 40K FOR A TRUCK THAT IS FALLING APART DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT VERY GOOD TRUCK OTHERWISE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED NUMEROUS HAIRLINE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,070 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL RETURN LINE FROM THE INJECTOR PUMP WAS CRACKED AT THE FITTING LOCATION. AS A RESULT, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 271,500. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 09/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED. THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 08/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NO POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MILES. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE LEFT FRONT BEARING HUB AND ANTI-LOCK SPEED SENSOR WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TURBO CHARGER WAS BROKEN AND THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS BAD. UPDATED 05/03/12

2002 DODGE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY FAILED. FALLING IN AND CREATING SHARP OBJECTS IN BEHIND DASH AND ON FLOORBOARDS. PULLED A SHARP SHARD OF PLASTIC FROM MY SONS MOUTH 2 DAYS AGO THAT I HAD MISSED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD. THE PLASTIC MADE HIS MOUTH BLEED. I'M VERY GLAD HE DIDN'T TRY TO SWALLOW IT. I HOPE OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND KEEP THE SMALL OBJECTS FROM THE CHILDREN ALSO!! DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION WHAT ALL THOSE PLASTIC SHARDS WOULD DO IN AN HIGH SPEED IMPACT SCENARIO. PLEASE LET'S GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITH ALL NEW RELIABLE SAFE MATERIAL. DODGE OFFERED ME A FREE DASH THE LAST TIME I CALLED THEM HOWEVER THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR LABOR. THE PRODUCT I ASKED IS THE EXACT SAME AND HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED. I'M NOT PAYING FOR THIS TO JUST HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN IF IT IS FOR LABOR ONLY. IT ALSO SUGGESTS THEY KNOW IT IS A SEVERE PROBLEM OR THEY WOULDN'T HAVE OFFERED THAT TO ME. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=DODGE, MODEL=RAM 2500). *TR

STOCK TIRES FAILED AT 18K. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND RIMS SINCE IT DAMAGED ONE OF THE WHEELS DURING A BLOWOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE BEGAN TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE RADIO. WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRUMBLE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND BRITTLE IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM P U, CUMMINS DIESEL, AND MANUAL TRANS.. AND HAVE REPLACED THE TPU " THROTTLE POSITIONING UNIT" (SENSOR) 3 TIMES NOW, @ A COST OF OVER 700.00 EACH TIME. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BUT A POTENTIALLY AND VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THESE TRUCKS. WHAT OCCURS IS A FLUCTUATION , AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATOR WITH THE PEDAL, FROM A FLUCTUATING ABILITY, TO AN ALL OUT LOSS OF POWER WHATSOEVER... THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE IDLE WILL RISE CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEN EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL TO THE PEDAL... I USE MY PICKUP TO HAUL AND TOW MANY DIFFERENT TRAILERS, INCLUDING OUR 40 FT. 5TH WHEEL, AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN I LOOSE POWER ALTOGETHER. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS UNIT... SENSOR, AS IT IS NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE, IT IS MORE IMPORTANTLY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP.ALTHOUGH NO FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED, IT CAME VERY CLOSE. STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WAS ALLOWED TO GO TILL THERE WAS A1/2 INCH TRAVEL OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. UPON INSPECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE THE LOWER UNIVERSAL JOINT IN COMPLETE FAILURE DO TO CORROSION AND COMPLETE LOSS OF THE BEARING. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT DODGE WAS ASKED TO REVIEW THE CASE. I WAS OFFERED A FREE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD;D NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THIS IA SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. LOOKING ONLINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS OF THE THIS PART HAVING TO BE CHANGED OUT MANY TIMES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRUCKS LIFE. TYPICALLY ANY WHERE FROM 4500 MILES AND UP! *TR

THE DASH OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS CRACKED AND LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN INSIDE EXPOSING THE WIRING AND COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

2002 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE AFTER DEALER INSTALLED IN TANK FUEL MODULE THIS IS THE 3RD INJECTION PUMP SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, (INCREDIBLE) OVER $1200.00 EACH FAILURE CHRYSLER DID PAY 800.00 TOWARD REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE. WHY THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT STEP UP AND FORCE DODGE TO RECTIFY THESE SITUATIONS IS BEYOND ME, TO BUSY CHASING THE TOYOTAS OF THE WORLD, IN ORDER FOR THE GOVERNMENT OWNED GM,DODGE, TO CATCH UP IN SALES (ABSOLUTELY AMAZING) BUT HEY BUY AMERICAN HUH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEDGE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THEIR LIABILITY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP DASH BOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND I HAVE NOT USED ANY SOLVENTS OR PRODUCTS ON IT FOR CLEANING OTHER THAN SOAP AND WATER. I ALSO HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM THAT DID THE EXACT SAME THING.IT IS A DISGRACE. PIECES WERE NEARLY SWALLOWED BY MY YOUNG CHILD! *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED AND PECED AWAY. THERE ARE SHARP PLSTIC PIECES I FIND EVERYWHERE. THEY SLIDE UNDER THE PEDALS AND CAUSE A DISTRACTION. IM CONSTANTLY GATHERING PEICES LARGE AND SMALL FROM MY DASH FALLING THROUGH WHILE I DRIVE. THE GLARE IT MAKES ON THE WINDSHIELD ALSO IS A DESTRACTION. I FIND MYSELF LOOKING AT THIS MONSTROSITY AND NOT ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND MOST CERTAINLY SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHY WOULD I BUY ANOTHER ONE WHEN ITS JUST GOING TO CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM AND UPSET ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, LINE SIZE LT265/75/R16, DOT NUMBER 3DW8C8C0609. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE FAILED. THE THREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, DAMAGING THE WHEEL RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

FLYING SHARP OBJECTS. FROM DODGE CRACKING DASH. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY SUNLIGHT SINCE MY TRUCK IS PARKED UNDER COVER AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE SUN. THE SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC BREAK AND CRACK OFF AND MAKE FOR A VERY BAD PLACE TO IMPACT THE HUMAN BODY IF A SAFETY RESTRAINT WERE TO MALFUNCTION OR FAIL COMPLETELY. THE FLYING DEBRIS ALSO POSES A RISK DURING AN IMPACT OR COLLISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 2 MPH; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FOURTEEN MONTHS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/14/10*JB

ON 1998.5 - 2002 DODGE RAM PICK UP WITH THE 5.9 CUMMINS DIESEL THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH VP-44 INJECTION PUMP FAILURES. SEVERAL VP RE BUILDERS LAY THE PROBLEM TO HEAT FAILURE & VIBRATION DUE TO SOLDER JOINTS CRYSTALLIZING. THESE PUMPS ARE NOT CHEAP & THE PROBLEM WAS SO BAD THAT FED X FORCED BOSCH THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE PUMPS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE MONEY TO REPLACE ONE OF THESE PUMPS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ONE OF THESE PUMPS ARE GOING TO FAIL. IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN AN INTERSECTION & IT WOULD FAIL TAT THEN BECOMES A TRAFFIC HAZARD. I HAD ON GO BAD 9/17/2004 & NOW I HAVE ANOTHER GOING BAD NOW. THEY COST AROUND $2500.00 TO $3000.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR BOX SHAFT HAD SHATTERED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BUT THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPLACED THE SHAFT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 08/24/10*LJ UPDATED 08/25/10*JB

DASH BOARD CRACKING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE FROM FRONT TO BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIESEL INJECTION PUMP WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER ONLY PAID HALF OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE INJECTION PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON BOTH INCIDENTS AND THEY PAID HALF OF THE 2ND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. HAD MECHANIC EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND STATES THAT ENTIRE LINE END TO END IS ROTTED OUT. *TR

VERY BADLY CRACKED DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM TRUCK. ALSO-- EXTREME OXIDATION ON THE HOOD AND ROOFS PAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS ABNORMAL IN JUNE 2008. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009, HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD AND THAT IT WAS CAVING INWARD. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER LATER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY 25% TOWARDS THE REPAIR IF IT WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TRUCK PURCHASED JUNE 2007. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. HE THEN JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE, DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND BENT BACK TOWARD THE HOOD. HE HAD LEFT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN WHILE PUMPING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 06E024000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SINCE HIS VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,124.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE WAY TO THE COTTAGE WHEN THE BELT IN MY LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AS TO NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON AN EARLIER VERSION OF THE SAME TIRES PRODUCED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO MY TIRES. DEFINITY DAKOTA A/T LT285/75R16 3DYUPBB3506 (MY DOT) DEFINITY DAKOTA A/T LT285/75R16 3DYUPBB3206 (TIRE RECALL) DEFINITY DAKOTA A/T LT285/75R16 3DYUPBB3306 (TIRE RECALL) I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT IN THE PREVIOUS OFFICIAL RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO MY TIRES AS WELL. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR THANKS

MY 2002 DODGE RAM DASH IS FALLING APART. IT IS A TWO PART DASH, WITH BOTH PARTS CRACKED APART AND GETTING WORSE. NOW A PIECE IS INSIDE THE DASH SYSTEM OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AS WHEN I WENT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THE ISSUE TO THE PARTS REPRESENTATIVE, HE INDICATED THAT HE KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE CLOSE TO $400 FOR EACH PART, OR ALMOST $800 FOR BOTH DEFECTIVE DASH PARTS, NOT COUNTING THE LABOR FOR REMOVING THE DASH TO REMOVE THE BAD PARTS AND INSTALL NEW ONES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DASH PIECES FALLING INSIDE THE DASH AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY AFFECT A SAFE DRIVE. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS VP-44 ENGINE PUMP. IT GETS A "DEAD PEDAL" AND IN TRAFFIC IT SUDDENLY STOPS. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BUT PULL OVER UNTIL IT COMES BACK ON. THIS ISN'T A GOOD THING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON A 4 LINE ROAD IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH A SPEEDING SEMI (HE ALMOST REAR ENDED ME!). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING, BREAKING, AND FALLING APART. HE NOTICED CHUNKS OF THE DASHBOARD FALLING TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A REPAIR ESTIMATE. HE WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE DODGE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

I HAVE A 1997 DODGE RAM PU WITH THE DASHBOARD FALLING APART THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL I INHERITED MY FATHER'S 2002 DODGE RAM DIESEL PU. I NOTICED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HIS TRUCK'S DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT UNTIL I RECEIVED THE TRUCK LAST YEAR. THE DASHBOARD ON BOTH MY TRUCKS ARE IN TERRIBLE CONDITION WITH GAPING HOLES IN EACH. BOTH HAVE EXPOSED WIRING THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM JUST LOOKING AT THEM. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM HOOD FLEW OPEN WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH. HOOD HAD BEEN OPEN AND CLOSED BEFORE DEPARTURE AND WAS SECURE. HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA SUSTAINED OVER $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THANKFULLY DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP SAFELY. VERY FRIGHTENING EVENT. AUTO BODY DEALER INDICATES THIS IS A FREQUENT EVENT WITH DODGE RAMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES DEVELOPED LEAKS DUE TO CRACKS IN THE FACTORY WHEELS. HAD THE LEAKS BEEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE I MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED THEM GOING DOWN AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN RATHER DANGEROUS. WHEN CHECKING FOR REPLACEMENT RIMS I WAS TOLD AT TWO LARGE JUNK YARDS THAT DODGE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ALUMINUM RIMS AND WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE BOTH RIMS WITH CRACKS. I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO STEEL RIMS ON AND TWO ALUMINUM. I AM UNCERTAIN ABOUT LEAVING THE TWO ALUMINUM RIMS ON AS I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WILL ALSO FAIL. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE TRUCK 2500 DIESEL. THE DASH BUSTED RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT ,I HAD TO BUY A COVER TO PUT OVER IT TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING APART. I KNOW OTHER DODGE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECK THEM WHEN I WOULD SEE THEM IN THE PARKING LOTS AND OTHER PLACES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED INTO AND BE A RECALL ON THEM. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN HIS VEHICLE. THE CLUTCH WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS WOULD SLIP AS IF THE CLUTCH WERE DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE DEALERS MORE THAN TEN TIMES. ONE OF THE DEALERS INSTALLED A NEW CLUTCH, BUT IT FAILED 10,000 MILES LATER. AT APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CLUTCH AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. UPDATED 1/5/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN BACKING UP HIS TRAILER THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CLUTCH AREA. A TRANSMISSION SHOP EXAMINED THE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATED AND DISCOVERED THE CLUTCH WAS WORN AND THE PRESSURE PLATE HAD HEAT MARKS FROM CLUTCH SLIPPAGE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE PRESSURE PLATE APPEARED MUCH OLDER THAN THE CLUTCH ITSELF BECAUSE OF THE LARGE STRANDS OF FIBER STUCK IN THE COVER THAT APPEARED TO BE FROM THE PREVIOUS CLUTCH THAT CAME APART. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 1/09/09. *JB

DROVE IN DRIVEWAY PUT IN PARK, WENT INSIDE TO GET SOMETHING QUICK CAME OUT AND CRASH.. CAME OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE WENT ACROSS STREET HIT CURB TURNED RIGHT AND DOWN IN FRONT OF NEIGHBORS HOUSE AND REAR END THEN HIT CENTER OF LIGHT POLE FOR $5,000 DAMAGE ALSO ALL PLASTIC DASH, CUP HOLDER, AND SUNGLASS HOLDER ALL BROKEN IN LARGE PIECES OUT OF DASH. *TR

PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM COSTCO, GREENSBORO,NC ON 7/18/07. ALL 4 VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED. ONE ON 5/18/08 AND THREE ON 8/02/08. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD DODGE 2500 PICK UP LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. *TR

I RECEIVED FROM A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER "CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS IN SOME 2001 & 2002 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM VAN. THE PROBLEM: THE IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM ON YOUR VEHICLE MY BECOME INOPERATIVE....CHRYSLER WILL REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE PARTS &LABOR..." I VISITED LA BREA CHRYSLER JEEP, LA, CA 90036 PLACES AND REQUESTED THAT FIX IT BUT THEY TOLD ME WE DO NOT HAVE A PART (SEVERAL TIMES:FROM MARCH TO UNTIL TODAY.) WHAT SHOULD I DO TO FIX MY CAR? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. IN MAY OF 2005, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. THREE YEARS LATER, THE SAME COMPONENT FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1,500 REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 08/04/08 *BF UPDATED 08/07/08

WE FEEL THAT THE REAR -END PROBLEM THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED FOR REPAIR OF THE TRUCK. IN OCTOBER 2007, WE REPORTED THAT WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS TO TEMPE DODGE. WE SAID THAT WE HAD A LEAK OF SOME KIND AND THAT THE REAR END WAS HAVING A FOUL ODOR. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE REPAIRS. WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK AND LESS THAN 2 DAYS LATER, THE AXLE TWISTED OFF OF THE TRUCK WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 8 GOING TO TEXAS! WE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO TEMPE DODGE. THEY FIXED THE TRUCK AGAIN. NOW, HERE IT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS LATER, MAY 30, 2008 AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AGAIN AND THE TRUCK IS BACK IN THE TEMPE DODGE SHOP FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE REAR-END. THIS TIME IT IS GROWLING LIKE WE HAVE A TIGER UNDER THE VEHICLE. WE SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR TRUCKS AND THEY HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONE LADY ACROSS THE STREET FROM US SAID THAT HER AXLE BROKE OFF TOO. SO, WE NEED YOUR ADVICE AND HELP! WHY HAVEN'T YOU RECALLED THE 2002 DODGE 2500 DIESEL IF IT IS HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE REAR-END, AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY THE BILL IF THE PROBLEMS ARE BECAUSE IT WASN'T MADE CORRECTLY? WE ARE NOW WAITING TO HEAR FROM TEMPE DODGE ABOUT OUR TRUCK, BUT WE ARE NOW RETIRED AND WILL NOT HAVE THE MONEY AGAIN TO PAY ANOTHER $ 4,100 MORE DOLLARS TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE US AS TO WHAT TO DO? I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND THAT DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THE WORK DONE ON THE TRUCK, PLUS WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE $ 4,100, ALREADY SPENT WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER REALLY FIXED! FORTUNATELY FOR US NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THE AXLE BROKE. I FELT THE TRUCK ENGINE STOP WORKING, AND MY WIFE SAID, "STOP THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY, SOMETHING IS WRONG. " WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE WHEEL WAS HANGING ON BY A THREAD OF METAL. WE THANKED THE LORD FOR SAVING OUR LIVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INJECTION PUMP TIMING WAS FAILING, WHICH AFFECTS THE TRANSFER PUMP. AS A RESULT, GASOLINE IS NOT BEING PUMPED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE STOPS AND CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,071 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND TRANSFER PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/16/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT THOUGHT THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE LOW. HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED TWO CRACKED RIMS. THE TWO RIMS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, A THIRD RIM CRACKED TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED BY A STONE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. A CERTIFIED GLASS AND BODY SHOP TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAL BETWEEN THE PAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT ADHERE TO THE VEHICLE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. A LETTER EXPLAINING THE DEFECT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE TECHNICIAN. THE SPEED, FUEL SYSTEM, PURCHASE DATE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,451. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED COMMUNICATED BETWEEN DEALER, DODGE CORP, AND DISTRICT MANAGER WHO REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED DODGE PAYS FOR SPOT WELDING NOT COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 250. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-80 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE SPEED REDUCED IN HALF AND THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES REMAINED OPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR AND TRANSFER PUMP FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAPIR WAS COMPLETED. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH RELEASES AND THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIMES, BUT THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 01/24/08 *BF THE DEALER STATED WIRING PLUG FUSE BLOWN, ALARM WILL GO OFF WITH KEY IN IGNITION OR NOT, PDC COVER BROKEN, DIFFICULT TO START IN COLD WEATHER, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, AND FUEL INJECTION. UPDATED 01/24/08 *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 2500, DASHBOARD CRACKING, COLLAPSING. *JB

DRIVING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP WHEN ABOUT 18" OF TREAD FLEW OFF MY TIRE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHANGE THE TIRE. *JB

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD TRUCK DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. WHEN I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. SHORTLY LATER I WAS WALKING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT AND NOTICE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WHICH HAD A DASH BOARD CRACKED WORSE THAN MINE. I THEN MADE A TRIP TO MANY USED CAR LOTS--I FOUND THAT SEVEN (7) OUT OF TEN (10) 2001+ DODGE RAM PICKUPS I CHECKED HAD CRACKED DASHES. I CONTACT DODGE WITH MY COMPLAINT AND WHAT I HAD OBSERVED IN OTHER DODGE PICK UPS AND ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS SENT THE TYPICAL FORM LETTER THAT SAID SORRY NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOR RECALL. NOW WHERE CRACKS JOINED CHUNKS OF THE DASH HAVE FELL IN LEAVING GAPING HOLES WITH JAGGED EDGES. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MY TRUCK AND GOD FORBID IF I SHOULD--CAN JUST SEE ALL THE JAGGED PARTS OF THE DASH FLYING AND WITH THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAGS JUST WHAT INJURES WOULD BE RECEIVED. IN FACT I HAVE CUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF FOR FEAR OF ADDITIONAL INJURY TO MY WIFE IN AN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. ALSO MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT--ONE COULD SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS READING OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE WEB. BUT TO DATE DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING. I HAVE SEEN WHERE SOME DEALERS HAVE COVERED HALF THE LABOR COST--YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT WAS FROM THE DEALER AND NOT DODGE JUST TO MAINTAIN GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT SEVER INJURIES COULD BE RECEIVED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKE FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A MECHANIC, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND THE HITCH FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN HITCH RECALL NUMBER 872. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. UPDATED 10/18/07 *TR UPDATED 03/08/10 THE CONSUMER OFFERED HIS OPINION REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA. UPDATED 03/18/10

DURING A ROUTINE STOP AT RED LIGHT ON 55 MPH ROAD THE METAL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHERE IT IS ROUTED ALONG THE FRAME BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND FRAME. RUSTED THROUGH, NO WAY TO INSPECT. DEALER REPORTED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE ON DODGE PICK-UPS. DURING THIS STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ABLE TO PUMP AND GET A LITTLE FRONT BRAKE, AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH ASSEMBLY. I CRIMPED THE LINE ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND LIMPED TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM SO DODGE HAS TO KNOW AND SHOULD CHANGE MATERIAL OR ROUTING OF BRAKE LINE. GEORGE *TR THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

DASHBOARD IS DECAYING. NOT NORMAL WEAR, BUT EXCESSIVE CRACKING. SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN DAUGHTER'S DODGE PICKUP. *TR

HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 02 RAM 2500 TRUCK. REAR BRAKE PADS HAD NOTHING BUT RUST HOLDING THE PADS IN PLACE, HAD THE TURBO AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED, U-JOINTS AND YOKE ON 4WD SHAFT WORN OUT AND HANGER BEARING ON REAR DRIVE SHAFT WORN OUT AT ABOUT 70,000MI, TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS, WHEN CLICKING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM OCCASIONALLY ALL LIGHTS GO OUT, CANNOT USE HEATED MIRRORS BECAUSE THEY WILL BLOW A FUSE AND I WON'T HAVE ANY HEAT, AND NOW ALL BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORN AND NEED REPLACED. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW WITH ONLY 75 MILES ON IT, WHEN I HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND TURBO REPLACED AT AROUND 78,000 MILES, MY MILEAGE INCREASED FROM ABOUT 350 MILES PER TANK TO ABOUT 550 MILES PER TANK OF FUEL. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS MUCH HIGHER MPG. FUEL GAGE NO LONGER WORKS, EMPTY AT HALF TANK OF FUEL NOW. WAS QUARTER TANK AND EMPTY. I'M SURE THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE NEXT, I'VE BEEN PUTTING SPECIAL FLUID ADDITIVE IN THAT, THIS SEEMS TO HELP WITH SMOOTHNESS OF SHIFTING AND POWER. NEVER EVER WILL I WASTE MY MONEY ON A VEHICLE MADE BY THE "BIG THREE" AGAIN. THERE IS A GOOD REASON WHY TOYOTA IS TAKING OVER THE MARKET.*TR

TRUCK HAS 52000 MILES, 5.9L GAS ENGINE, 4 SPEED AUTO TRANNY, AND HAS BEEN BABIED, NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD OR PULLED A TRAILER. ON 8/17/2007 I MADE A COUPLE OF SHORT TRIPS AND WHEN GOT HOME I WENT TO BACK INTO DRIVEWAY AND REVERSE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. IT WORKED FINE EARLIER THAT DAY, THEN NOTHING. PUT MY OBD-II SCANNER ON IT AND NO CODE, CHECKED LINKAGE AND IT IS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. *JB

DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP HAS STARTED TO CRACK WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THE CRACKS ARE GROWING AND THERE ARE MORE POPULATED.

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON 2002 DODGE RAM 2500.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE PICKUP THAT THE DASH IS CRACKED. A PIECE OF IT HAS FALLEN INTO THE DASH. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WILL COLLAPSE AND CUT INTO THE WIRES IN MY DASH. *JB

NO "EVENT" LED TO FAILURE. ISSUE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON WWW.LOCAL6.COM OUT OF ORLANDO. MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD THAT HAS BEGIN TO COLLAPSE. THE REPORT REFERENCED DOCUMENTS IDENTICAL ISSUES LEADING TO EVERYTHING FROM ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND LOSS OF LIGHTS DURING NIGHT DRIVING TO LOSS OF VEHICLE OPERATION. PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD, SPECIFIC TO DODGE AND EXPANDING. MOST VEHICLES ARE OLDER THAN MINE BUT CRACKS APPEAR TO BE STARTING IN THE SAME PLACE AND ALL PROCEED TO COLLAPSE. SCOTT COOPER WAS THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FOR CHANNEL 6 NEWS. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL PICKUP. THIS IS THE PREVIOUS BODY STYLE THAT RAN FROM 1994 TO 2002 IN THE 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS. WHEN I SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL. IN MAY 2003 THE TRAILER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE DETACHED AND FORCED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT FAILED NEAR THE FASTENER, BUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME YEAR WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION A VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND HE STRUCK THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD CONTAINED LARGE CRACKS THAT HE COULD FIT HIS HAND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THEY MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY AGAIN IF ANOTHER CRASH OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 ,AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.*AK UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 55 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO A LOWER GEAR AND DEPRESSED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CONTACT WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE WAS MANUFACTURED OR INSTALLED IN THE WRONG WAY. IT WORE THROUGH CRIMPED METAL AND RUBBED HOSES. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONSUMER HAS THE OLD PART. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

FOUND FUEL LINE LOCK CLIP ROTTED AND HALF WAS GONE. THIS CLIP LOCKS THE FONT AND REAR FUEL LINES TOGETHER AT THE O RING SEALED DISCONNECT. (FROM THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL HALF TO THE TANK HALF OF THE FUEL LINE).NOTE: 2003 DODGE'S USE A STAINLESS CLIP. THE ONE ON THIS 2002 COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF STAINLESS. THIS 2002 PICK UP HAS ONLY 7,000 MILES ON IT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE STARTED A GASOLINE FIRE. ORDERED A NEW CLIP FROM DODGE DEALER. DON'T HAVE MUCH OF THE OLD PART BUT CAN TRY TO GET SOME PICTURES AND SALVAGE WHAT'S LEFT. *JB

2002 DODGE RAM 2500 3/4 TON DIESEL,4 SPD AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ALWAYS DOWN SHIFT IN TO 1ST GEAR AFTER A STOP. TRANS STARTS IN 2ND GEAR MAKING ACCELERATION VERY SLUGGISH. JUNE 1, 2005 HAD DEALER REPLACE GOVERNOR SOLENOID AND PRESSURE SENSOR TRANSDUCER AT A COST OF OVER $700. TRUCK ONLY HAD 88240 MILES. SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS PLAQUE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, WITH 133840 MILES. *JB

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE. 8JB

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE 2002 2500 DODGE RAM ENGINE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND THE FUEL LIFT PUMP. THEY ARE COVERED BY WARRANTY UP TO 100,000 MILES, BUT AFTER THAT, THE PUMP COULD COST AROUND $2500 TO $3000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND THE FUEL LIFT PUMP HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *JB

2002 DODGE 2500 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DIESEL FLOW FUEL PROBLEM. *TS SINCE 48,500 MILES THE ENGINE PERIODICALLY LOSES POWER AND DROPS TO 1500 RPM'S. THIS FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURS WITH A LOAD ON BOARD AND WHEN IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE REGAINS FULL POWER WITHIN 2-5 MILES. A COMPUTER SCAN AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY INDICATED A POSSIBLE PROBLEM IN THE INJECTOR TIMING CIRCUIT OR IN THE PUMP SYSTEM. *NM

CANISTER PURGE HOSES AND VAPOR HARNESS HOSES HAVE CRACKED AND DRY ROTTED. THERE IS AN EMISSIONS RECALL LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER IS SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL LISTED THRU DAIMLER CHRYSLER FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE OTHER TIRES CHECKED. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP TOLD HIM THE REASON THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT WAS BECAUSE THE RIMS CRACKED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB DIESEL. WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE STEERING SHAFT BROKE. PRIOR TO THIS SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, BUT THEY NEVER COULD DETECT WHERE THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED. THE VEHICLE IS CUFRRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE STEERING GEA RBOX SHAFT. DURING AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. HE LOST FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AT THE TIME. *AK

DT: 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HD QUAD CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE SLT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 15 TIMES FOR NOT HAVING ANY POWER. THIS HAPPENED MAINLY WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE TRUCK THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND FUEL PUMP. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES LAST YEAR. THE DEALER SAID THAT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROGRAMMED FOR THE SIZE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, TURBO- CHARGER WAS BAD, AND THEY REPLACED IT, BUT, IT DID NOT WORK. TOOK BACK VEHICLE O DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ALL PARTS AGAIN. THE LAST TIME THAT CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO BE DONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A 5.9 LITER HO CUMMINGS ENGINE, TURBO DIESEL, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK HAS NO POWER WHEN PULLING A TRAILER.*AK

2002 DODGE RAM FRONT SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND THE TIRES ARE DEVELOPING PROBLEMS.*MR THE POWER SEAT WAS BROKEN. *JB

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE I DRIVING WITH TRAILER IN TOW AND HAD LOSS OF POWER. BEING FOLLOWED BY TRAFFIC I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC THE LOSS OF POWER AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE HAS CAUSED OTHER DRIVERS TO PERFORM DRASTIC BRAKING AND MANEUVERING TO AVOID COLLISIONS. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE FUEL PEDAL INPUT. I HAVE CHECKED THE CODES ON THE DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.9L CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL AND HAVE FOUND A P0216 CODE INDICATING THE BOSCH VP44 INJECTION PUMP IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE ECM. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE VP44 COMPUTER TALKING WITH THE ECM. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE "DEAD PEDAL" ISSUE OCCURRED. THIS FIRST STARTED AROUND 36000 MILES AFTER A LONG HIGHWAY TRIP COMING TO A STOP AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE STAYED AT IDLE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CURRENTLY IT HAS BECOME MORE CONSISTENT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS OCCURS WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES DRASTICALLY OR THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WORKED AND IS HOT. I AM STARTING TO BELIEVE THAT THE COMPUTER MOUNTED ON THE VP44 IS LOSING CONNECTIVITY DUE TO THE COMPUTERS SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES. I HAVE RESEARCHED FAILURES CONCERNING THE VP44 AND HAVE NOTED THAT ON THE CUMMINS ISB ENGINE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FAILURES OF THIS INTEGRAL ENGINE COMPONENT. THIS ENGINE IS FOUND IN MANY OTHER APPLICATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOL BUSES, RV'S, AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCK APPLICATIONS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MULTIPLE FAILURES THE MAJORITY OF THE FIXES FOR THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN TO REPLACE THE VP44 INJECTION PUMP. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE SAID ISSUES AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REMEDY THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT ON THIS ENGINE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN WHICH NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED DUE THE ENGINES APPLICATIONS IN SCHOOL BUSES, RV'S AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. -REGARDS CHAD MCKINNEY

I BOUGHT MY DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 YEAR OF MFR.2002 WITH 32000 MILES.I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR JUST ABOUT A YEAR I NOW HAVE 47000 MILES.WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IS THE LOWER INSIDE EDGE OF MY DOORS ARE SHOWING SIGHNS OF RUST,TO THE POINT THAT RUST PITS ARE SHOWING THROUGH THE OUTSIDE FINISH.MY MANAUL SAYS BODY IS WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS OR 100,000 MILES.I NEED ADVICE ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS WHEN I CALL THE LOCAL DELARSHIPS THEY ASK IF I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IF I BOUGHT FROM THEM.I HAVE GOTTEN TWO ESTIMATES #1 FOR $750.00 #2 FOR $1492.00

MY DODGE 2500 QUAD CAB TRUCK WITH CUMMINS ENGINE HAS SUFFERED IT SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 14 MONTHS. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERHIP WILL FIX, HOWEVER THIS LEVEL OF FAILURE IS EXTREEME FOR A NEW VEHICLE. THE CURRENT FAILURE FEELS LIKE THE AUTO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP WILL NOT DIS-ENGAGE WHEN COMMING TO A STOP. EXTREEME BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO KEEP TRUCK FROM BOLTING AT STOP LIGHTS. MY TRUCK IS STOCK. I BELIEVE THE TRANMISSION MUST HAVE A SERIOUS DEFECT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE WARRANTY WILL SOON EXPIRE, AND I WILL BE FACED WITH HUGE REPAIR BILLS ON THIS BASICALLY NEW TRUCK.

A 20002 DODGE TRUCK WITH 48000 NEEDED UPPER BALL JOINTS, THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL NEARLY CAME OFF. THE CONSUMER FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A WAS LOOSE LUG NUT BUT UPON INSPECTION THE NUTS WERE TIGHT, BUT THE BALL JOINT WAS WORN AND LOOSE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. *JB

AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES I HAD A 216 VEHICLE ENGINE CODE COME UP. THIS SHOWED A FAILURE IN THE INJECTION PUMP. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CODE HAS ONCE AGAIN COME UP. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SEE "EVERYTHING" IS OK AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE VEHICLE IS NOW BEGINNING TO SUGE DURING DRIVING, A SIGN OF NOT ENOUGH FUEL BEING DELIVERED TO THE ENGINE. IN SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE DIESEL MECHANICS IN THE AREA THIS IS A PROBLEM CUMMINS HAS WITH THE ISB ENGINE. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND, HOWEVER , THE VEHICLE WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE A VALVE LEAKED. THE CONSUMER LATER SAW OIL ON THE GROUND, GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN. HE LET THE VEHICLE RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE POWER AND BRAKES CAME BACK. *JB

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT HE LOST THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS HOOKING THE VEHICLE UP TO A TRAILER. THE BRAKE FAILURE RETURNED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *SC *JB

VEHICLE IDLES AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON. ALSO, VEHICLE TENDS TO DECELERATE OFTEN WHEN IT IS TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN RIGHT AFTER THE WIRING ON THE STEERING WAS REPLACED. CRUISE CONTROL OR GAS PEDAL DOES NOT WORK. TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AND STARTED BACK UP BY ITSELF TWICE. *TC

THE VACUUM PUMP ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 HO CUMMINS DIESEL TRUCK IS DEFECTIVE AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IT CONTROLS THE BRAKES ALSO. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOUND ONE IN THREE - FOUR WEEKS.*AK

AN EXCESS OF 50 THOUSANDS OF PLAY IN THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS OF MY 2002 DODGE 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB DIESEL HAS BEEN DETECTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOPS. THE DEALER, SOUTHTOWN DODGE, REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS UNDER WARRANTY, CITING ONLY 20 AND 24 THOUSANDTHS PLAY WITH 30 THOUSANDTHS ALLOWABLE. OVER THE LAST 5000 TO 6000 MILES, THE BALL JOINT WEAR HAS CAUSED THE STEER TIRES TO WEAR RAPIDLY AND ERRATICLY STEERS ITSELF WHEN IN MOTION. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FOR "AROUND $800" IF I AM "SO CONCERNED. *AK

(2) VP44 FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURES, (1) FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE: AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES OF SERVICE, THE FIRST VP44 FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED (DOCUMENTED CHRYSLER P216 CODE WAS LOADED INTO THE PECM), AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES, THE VP44 FUEL INJECTION PUMP AGAIN FAILED, AS DID THE DIESEL FUEL LIFT PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER(S). THIS MECHANICAL DEFECT IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY, AND THE COST OF REPAIRS AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IS MORE THAN $3,000.00 PER INCIDENT FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $6,000.00 IN ACCRUED COSTS IF I WERE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER, THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE WILL BE THE SAME: ANOTHER AND THEN ANTHER FUEL INJECTION PUMP WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. NOTE: INCIDENT DATES BELOW ARE APPROXIMATE BUT CAN BE AUTHENTICATED AND CORRECTED IF NEEDED.*JB

POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP/HYDRO BOOST AND TWO HOSES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING WHEN IDLEING AND SOMTIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. STEERING BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM EXISTS. DEALER WILL NO LONGER SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TC

WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH TO STOP THE VEHICLE GEAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, AND CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS SAME PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE CLUTCH FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLUTCH CYLINDER AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $353.39. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN NO FAILURE YET THAT I KNOW OF BUT I OWN A 2002 DODGE 2500 WITH THE CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL ENGINE. THIS TRUCK WAS BUILT WITH ONLY TWO (2) GREASE FITTINGS IN THE STEERING GEAR. THIS IS AN INSUFFICENT NUMBER AND WILL CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. *LA

THE VEHICLE'S TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR

SINCE NEW MY DODGE 2500 4X4 DIESEL P/U HAS WORN THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES. WITH ONLY 23000 MILES I HAVE JUST PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE MECHANIC AT THE TIRE STORE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO INFORM ME THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT WITH DODGE TRUCKS, AND THERE IS A FIX. THIS WOULD COST ME BETWEEN $250.- $350. DEPENDING ON LABOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS INHERENT PROBLEM BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURER OVERSIGHT AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. *JB

BED STARTED SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE ON BOTH REAR SIDES. DEALER ADMITTED THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THOSE VEHICLES. MANUFACTURER WAS NASTY, AND INDICATED THAT BY LAW THEY GUARANTEED VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS OR 36000 MILES. *AK *MR

DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF IN THE DRIVEWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, CHECKED OUT PROBLEM, BUT FOUND NOTHING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK

MY TRUCK IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AT A DEALER (WEISNER DODGE) WITH BOTH OF THE DIESEL PUMPS DAMAGED. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE COST TO FIX IT IS APPROXIMATELY $4,000. THE DEALER IS BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON THE FUEL. HOWEVER, THE FUEL COMPANY (CONOCO) CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND TO THEM, THE PROBLEM IS NOT FUEL BASED. NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALERS WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SITUATION, NOR DOES CONOCO. I NEED A DIRECT RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

TRUCK WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, BUMP STEER. *JB

TRANSFER CASE HAS GONE OUT FOUR TIMES IN VEHICLE, ALWAYS WHILE DRIVING. ON TWO OCCASIONS TRANSFER CASE DISINTEGRATED. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, THEN HEARD PIECES FALLING AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, THEN SLOW DOWN. ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER HEARD NOISES, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN INSPECTION ON 7/11/2003 THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THREE OUT OF THE FOUR RIMS WERE CRACKED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS WERE CRACKED WHERE THE FACTORY MOUNTED. *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND WAS BOUNCING ON THE ROAD. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO RETRIEVE THE WHEEL, HE FOUND A 4X5 INCH BRACKET BEING SUPPORTED BY AN EIGHTH INCH CABLE. *PH

3 REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

LIFT (TRANSFER) PUMP FAILURE. *NLM

POOR STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE DRIFTS. LOOSNESS IN STEERING. MANUFACTURER'S RERESENTATIVE STATES THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. ALL DODGE 2002 PICKUP HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. THE STEERING HAS BEEN WORKED ON SINCE THE FIRST 150 MILES OF BEING NEW. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES TO DATE.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *JB. DUE TO THE WIPERS FAILING, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

DODGE WILL NOT WARRANTY ANY PRODUCT BECAUSE OF FACTOR REP LEE BROWN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT SOLD. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S STEERING WANDERS EXCESSIVELY. HAS TO CONTINOUSLY CORRECT STEERING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED GEAR BOX AND TIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TS

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON 10/22/02, ODI# 768732, AND AGAIN TO WEBMASTER ON 10/25/02. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED FOR REPAIRS TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME METAL TO METAL "CLANKING" NOISE IN THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE WHEEL AREA. THE NOISE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THEN FORWARD AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AFTER CONTINUEING IN A FORWARD MOTION IT DOES NOT MAKE THE NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS 4TH TIME THAT IT WAS IN THE SHOP, THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AND IT IS AS IF NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE AS THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. WITH THIS BEING A METAL CLANKING NOISE, I FEEL THAT IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF SOMETHING ACTUALLY BREAKS. I AM NOW TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL AN OTHER APPOINTMENT CAN BE MADE TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MORE "GUESS WORK". AND WHEN THEY HAVE A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THE PROBLEM CAN NOT SEEM TO BE FIXED. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SHIMMY'S ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER STATES IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE, COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. PASSENGER WAS SERIOUS INJURED. VEHICLE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. NLM

I HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIPS IN CALIFORNIA AND FIND THAT THEIR JOB IS TO RUFUSE TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS WITH TRUCK. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE. *TT

WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE AND IT ROLLED BACK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

UPON PURCHASING VEHICLE AND AFTER ACCUMULATING 500 ADDITIONAL MILES STEERING WOULD MAKE A TREMENDOUS GRINDING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO TURNING EITHER DIRECTION WITH SAME NOISE PROBLEM WITH ADDITIONAL POPPING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRANKCASE OIL FUMES ENTER THE CAB AT IDLE OR SLOW SPEED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET ON OUTSIDE AIR SETTINGS, WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS SET ON RECIRCULATED OR CAB AIR ONLY, THIS CONDITION DOES NOT HAPPEN. *SLC

THIS TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT VIBRATION BOUNCING OSILALTION ON THE FREEWAY. OTHER TRUCK DON'T DO THIS. THE DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM WITH IT AND THEY WONT DO ANYTHING. I COMPLAINED AFTER 1 MILE OF OWNERSHIP. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE. NO STATEMENT WAS GIVEN TO ME THAT I WAS GETTING A TRUCK THAT CAN'T BE USED TO DRIVE AT NORMAL FREEWAY SPEEDS. ADDING 500LBS IN THE BED DOES NOTHING TO HELP.THEN I WAS TOLD I NEED A CAMPER ADDED SO I GOT ONE. IT'S A $2,200 MISTAKE. NOW I AM TOLD TO TRY SOME RUBBER SPRING SHACKLES CALLED VELVET RIDES. THEY SEEM TO MAKE IT BETTER EXCEPT NOW WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE WHOLE TRUCK UNLOADS AND THE REAR LIFTS UP AND LOOSES REAR TRACTION TOO EASY. IM TAKING THEM OFF IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH FRONT AND REAR END PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY ON CEMENT ROADS DUE TO STIFFNESS OF THE FRAME AND WRONG WHEEL BASE. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH

THE VEHICLE OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY ON CEMENT ROADS DUE TO STIFFNESS OF THE FRAME AND WRONG WHEEL BASE. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH