Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving the vehicle violently pulled to the right. *nlm | |||
| 10/01/2001 | |||
| When attempting to make a turn a loud grinding noise can be heard. dealer has yet to be contacted. please provide further details.*ak | |||
| 11/14/1998 | 3 | ||
| With the motor off the vehicle rolled on its own, causing vehicle to hit a pole. this is the third time the vehicle has rolled for no reason. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and they adjusted the linkage on the vehicle and they don't know what the problems is. *ak | |||
| 06/13/1998 | 1 | 05/21/1998 | |
| Vehicle consumes large volumes of oil in short periods. also, the vehicle vibrates in the steering column area, cause unknown. *ak vehicle vibrates allover at speeds between 35-65 mph now. vibration started 45-55 mph when new. *yh | |||
| 09/28/1998 | 4 | 12/31/1997 | |
| While driving the vehicle at 55 mph the vehicle went to the right then to the left, going into oncoming traffic. also, while applying the brakes the pedal went straight to the floorboard, consumer had to pump the brakes two to three times to get the vehicle to come to a complete stop. the vehicle has been in for repairs seven times, and the dealer still can't find the problem. *ak power steering pump was faulty. *yh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/12/1999 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle out of alignment, caused excessive wear to tires. mjs | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 03/08/2004 | 81920 | 2 | 08/18/1998 |
| Premature lower ball joint failure in dodge ram 1500 . truck has had unusual tire wear since 44k miles and dealer as well as tire shops found no explanation. wheel bearings and tie rod ends were previously replaced at 68k miles by myself, with right side tie rod severely worn. i assumed the tie rod was the tire wear problem and did not have problems aligning front end until this february. shortly thereafter, clunk in steering was evident, and handling became erratic. i carefully inspected front end and discovered right side lower ball joint worn to point where it was about to separate from socket. left side joint is significantly worn as well. looking back, the ball joints were wearing out at the 44k mile point. vehicle is driven mainly on highway and in 30 years of driving and 9 vehicles this is the first one to have a ball joint failure in this manner after only 5 years of service. research on my part has indicated that numerous dodge truck owners have this problem, onsetting in as little as 20k miles causing the same symptoms as my truck, and if i wasn't so meticulous in performing vehicle maintenance on my own this may well have resulted in a serious accident. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 03/11/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 20 mph vehicle vibrated from the front passenger side of the vehicle. also, consumer heard a knocking noise coming from the front of the vehicle. consumer took the vehicle to the dealership, and mechanic determined that right upper ball joint failed. *ak | |||