Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/12/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dodge ram dashboard cracking. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2003 | 245000 | 1 | |
| I was writing this complaint about the dashboards on dodge ram pickups in the 94-02 model years. i have a 1997 dodge ram 2500 that has had multiple cracks in the dashboard with a series forming a hole at the base of the windshield. my vin was no longer secured to the dashboard. i have taken the truck to dodge, and they told me that they would replace it, but i would be out of pocket. there were multiple people i knew that have had the exact problem as well. *ak | |||
| 01/08/2005 | 109500 | 1 | 11/01/1996 |
| While driving at 30 mph heard a loud bang the rear end of the pickup rose 4-6. upon looking in the rear view mirror the spare tire had fallen from its storage location under the bed of the truck. upon inspection the bracket that holds the tire assembly had corroded and one ear (half) of the bracket buckled and allowed the tire to fall.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 1 | |||
| Doorlock control on the passenger side failed. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| Cracks have developed on each side of frame rails, without being involved in a vehicle crash. notified dealer, and also notified manufacturer. manufacturer refused to acknowledge defect. *ak consumer states cracks on frame rails are near leaf spring shackle. *slc | |||
| 03/15/1999 | 3 | 03/01/1999 | |
| This is first dodge i've had with this track bar design on steering. previous dodge vehicles i have owned have over 150,000 miles on original steering components without complaint using past design. the track bar design used on these new pickups is a flawed design prone to failure. dealer did not have one in stock when truck was purchased and front end assessment at the time showed it to be loose and defective causing the steering to wander all over the road. new tires and brakes were installed to eliminate them as a facter. original trackbar was replaced with trw aftermarket component. 6/1/99 this component was found to be defective and replaced with chrysler components. this is third track bar at 54,141 miles. front end alignment shops i,ve taken truck to tell me that this is a common situation. chrysler needs to upgrade this junk component to a more stable product before someone gets killed. i will not let my help drive this vehicle and my wife only drove it one time when i was sick because i do not want anyone hurt because they are not used to driving this wandering vehicle. *ak | |||