FaultScore report
Owners have filed 769 complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 with NHTSA between 1998 and 2021. The largest single group is the body & structure. Across this model's run it ranks 6 of 19 worst.
FaultScore 57/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Dodge RAM 1500.
How this is worked out769
Complaints
85
Crashes reported
30
Fires reported
53
Injuries reported
1 complaint reports a death.
86,308 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
12%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 99,000 miles
1 crashes, 4 fires · median 67,710 mi
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 174,000 mi
Median failure at 104,091 miles
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELT SMOKE. WE PULLED OVER, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICAL AND THERE WAS A FIRE NEAR THE GAS TANK. I TRIED TO SPLASH WATER ON IT BUT HAD NO LUCK. KNOWING THE FIRE WAS NEAR THE GAS TANK WE GOT AWAY FROM THE TRUCK AND CALLED 911.
NHTSA complaint #11365457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE BROTHER-IN-LAWS 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THEY STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLES ACCELERATOR PEDAL SELF INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET OF THEIR HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS WHICH ILLUMINATED PRIOR OR AFTER. THE CONTACTS NEIGHBOR EXPERIENCED A MINOR INJURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL THE RPM WERE EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS HOME AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #11246402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TRAVELING 30 MPH ON CITY STREET, WHEN SMALL 2003 TOYOTA 4WD PICKUP PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT HIS DRIVERS TIRE IN MIDDLE OF MY GRILL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND KEPT ME FROM BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE DRIVER WAS CITED BY THE POLICE. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALLED. PLEASE SEE PICTURES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE.
NHTSA complaint #10937307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING 30 MPH SUDDEN STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE THEN VISIBLE WHITE FOG OF VAPOR ROSE FROM DEFROST VENTS (DEFROSTER/FAN NOT ON) PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO ACTIVATION OF BRAKES. ALL THIS HAPPENED QUICKLY, WITHIN 10 SECONDS USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE TO EVACUATE 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SELF BARELY IN TIME. BYSTANDER SHOUTING THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER HOOD AND SPREAD INTO CAB. FIRE DEPT. CALLED BY BYSTANDER AS WE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS UNSUCCESSFULLY. TRUCK WAS ENGULFED AND DESTROYED. RECALLS WERE ADDRESSED SPRING OF 2003. A LATER RECALL NOT REALIZED BY US INCLUDES FIX FOR ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER CORROSION THAT COULD CAUSE FIRE. GEICO CLAIM # 0480694490101028 BUT NO COMPENSATION, AS NOT COVERED FOR FIRE. FIRE DEPT. TOOK A REPORT, POLICE SAID NO COLLISION SO THEY DIDN'T. I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE FIRE DEPT. REPORT BUT MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN IT.
NHTSA complaint #10863740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING 30 MPH SUDDEN STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE THEN VISIBLE WHITE FOG OF VAPOR ROSE FROM DEFROST VENTS (DEFROSTER/FAN NOT ON) PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO ACTIVATION OF BRAKES. ALL THIS HAPPENED QUICKLY, WITHIN 10 SECONDS USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE TO EVACUATE 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SELF BARELY IN TIME. BYSTANDER SHOUTING THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER HOOD AND SPREAD INTO CAB. FIRE DEPT. CALLED BY BYSTANDER AS WE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS UNSUCCESSFULLY. TRUCK WAS ENGULFED AND DESTROYED. RECALLS WERE ADDRESSED SPRING OF 2003. A LATER RECALL NOT REALIZED BY US INCLUDES FIX FOR ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER CORROSION THAT COULD CAUSE FIRE. GEICO CLAIM # 0480694490101028 BUT NO COMPENSATION, AS NOT COVERED FOR FIRE. FIRE DEPT. TOOK A REPORT, POLICE SAID NO COLLISION SO THEY DIDN'T. I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE FIRE DEPT. REPORT BUT MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN IT.
NHTSA complaint #10863740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING 30 MPH SUDDEN STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE THEN VISIBLE WHITE FOG OF VAPOR ROSE FROM DEFROST VENTS (DEFROSTER/FAN NOT ON) PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO ACTIVATION OF BRAKES. ALL THIS HAPPENED QUICKLY, WITHIN 10 SECONDS USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE TO EVACUATE 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SELF BARELY IN TIME. BYSTANDER SHOUTING THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER HOOD AND SPREAD INTO CAB. FIRE DEPT. CALLED BY BYSTANDER AS WE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS UNSUCCESSFULLY. TRUCK WAS ENGULFED AND DESTROYED. RECALLS WERE ADDRESSED SPRING OF 2003. A LATER RECALL NOT REALIZED BY US INCLUDES FIX FOR ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER CORROSION THAT COULD CAUSE FIRE. GEICO CLAIM # 0480694490101028 BUT NO COMPENSATION, AS NOT COVERED FOR FIRE. FIRE DEPT. TOOK A REPORT, POLICE SAID NO COLLISION SO THEY DIDN'T. I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE FIRE DEPT. REPORT BUT MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN IT.
NHTSA complaint #10863740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED RUSS DARROW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MILWAUKEE (10901 W METRO AUTO MALL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53224, (888) 497-8363) HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
NHTSA complaint #11396822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELT SMOKE. WE PULLED OVER, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICAL AND THERE WAS A FIRE NEAR THE GAS TANK. I TRIED TO SPLASH WATER ON IT BUT HAD NO LUCK. KNOWING THE FIRE WAS NEAR THE GAS TANK WE GOT AWAY FROM THE TRUCK AND CALLED 911.
NHTSA complaint #11365457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 HOOD LATCH RECALL CAN NOT OPEN THE HOOD, LATCH IS BROKEN, MISSING OR MALFUNCTIONED
NHTSA complaint #11297399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN
NHTSA complaint #11282747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE BROTHER-IN-LAWS 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THEY STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLES ACCELERATOR PEDAL SELF INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET OF THEIR HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS WHICH ILLUMINATED PRIOR OR AFTER. THE CONTACTS NEIGHBOR EXPERIENCED A MINOR INJURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL THE RPM WERE EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS HOME AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #11246402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BAND THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,649. *BF
NHTSA complaint #11218255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35-45 MPH USUALLY ON A DOWNHILL GRADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE,THE ONLY WORD TO DESCRIBE IT IS VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL YOU CAN GET THE SPEED BELOW 20MPH BUT YOU CAN NOT JUST APPLY THE BREAKS OR THE SHAKING BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE,I HAVE REPLACE MOST OF THE SUSPENSION(CONTROL ARMS,BALL JOINTS ECT.)NOTHING WORKS.THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES! I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS AND THERE IS A NAME FOR IT, DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. ALSO I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE DODGE DASH CANCER, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MY DASH HAS BASICALLY DISINTEGRATED....CONSIDERING BRINGING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
NHTSA complaint #11165543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35-45 MPH USUALLY ON A DOWNHILL GRADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE,THE ONLY WORD TO DESCRIBE IT IS VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL YOU CAN GET THE SPEED BELOW 20MPH BUT YOU CAN NOT JUST APPLY THE BREAKS OR THE SHAKING BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE,I HAVE REPLACE MOST OF THE SUSPENSION(CONTROL ARMS,BALL JOINTS ECT.)NOTHING WORKS.THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES! I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS AND THERE IS A NAME FOR IT, DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. ALSO I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE DODGE DASH CANCER, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MY DASH HAS BASICALLY DISINTEGRATED....CONSIDERING BRINGING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
NHTSA complaint #11165543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35-45 MPH USUALLY ON A DOWNHILL GRADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE,THE ONLY WORD TO DESCRIBE IT IS VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL YOU CAN GET THE SPEED BELOW 20MPH BUT YOU CAN NOT JUST APPLY THE BREAKS OR THE SHAKING BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE,I HAVE REPLACE MOST OF THE SUSPENSION(CONTROL ARMS,BALL JOINTS ECT.)NOTHING WORKS.THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES! I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS AND THERE IS A NAME FOR IT, DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. ALSO I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE DODGE DASH CANCER, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MY DASH HAS BASICALLY DISINTEGRATED....CONSIDERING BRINGING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
NHTSA complaint #11165543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PLASTIC DASH BROKE IN SEVERAL PLACES WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD. THIS ALSO AFFECTED THE VIN PLATE CAUSING ONE RIVET TO BE DISLODGED AND CAUSING PROBLEMS REGISTERING IT. IN SOME AREAS IT IS CONSIDERED VIN TAMPERING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT MY FAULT.
NHTSA complaint #11150024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, THE PLASTIC HAS BEEN CLEANED, THE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WE STILL CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. WE HAVE HIT DEER TWICE, AND WIFE HIT A LIGHT POLE IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING AND THE LIGHTS ON THE TRUCK DIDN'T LIGHT IT UP SO MY WIFE COULD NOT SEE WHERE SHE WAS TURNING, I AM TRYING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS.
NHTSA complaint #11144824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HOOD SUDDENLY OPENED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOD, WINDSHIELD, AND HOOD LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997 AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,435.
NHTSA complaint #11061239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. THE DASH HAS HAD A PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND CRACKED AND SPLIT. I HAVE REPLACED IT BUT EXPECT THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THIS OCCURS DURING AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BROKEN PIECES OF THE BRITTLE PLASTIC TO BECOME SHRAPNEL AND PUNCTURE OR BECOME A FLYING PROJECTILE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS CAUGHT BY THE AIRBAG, THE SPEED CAN BE ACCELERATED WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. WHEN WILL NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARD OF THESE TRUCKS. THE BEZEL AND THE GLOVEBOX'S ARE ALSO SPLITTING AS WELL. WHEN CAN THE RECALL BE EXPECTED. I HAVE NOTED BEFORE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE UNDER SEVERAL CATEGORIES.. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE DASH CRACKS OR BREAKS OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT. OWNERS ARE WAITING FOR A RECALL SO THAT THEY DO NOT CONTINUE TO HAVE TO PULL MONEY OUT OF THERE POCKET TO FIX REPAIRS ON ITEMS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #11048814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. THE DASH HAS HAD A PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND CRACKED AND SPLIT. I HAVE REPLACED IT BUT EXPECT THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THIS OCCURS DURING AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BROKEN PIECES OF THE BRITTLE PLASTIC TO BECOME SHRAPNEL AND PUNCTURE OR BECOME A FLYING PROJECTILE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS CAUGHT BY THE AIRBAG, THE SPEED CAN BE ACCELERATED WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. WHEN WILL NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARD OF THESE TRUCKS. THE BEZEL AND THE GLOVEBOX'S ARE ALSO SPLITTING AS WELL. WHEN CAN THE RECALL BE EXPECTED. I HAVE NOTED BEFORE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE UNDER SEVERAL CATEGORIES.. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE DASH CRACKS OR BREAKS OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT. OWNERS ARE WAITING FOR A RECALL SO THAT THEY DO NOT CONTINUE TO HAVE TO PULL MONEY OUT OF THERE POCKET TO FIX REPAIRS ON ITEMS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #11048814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK JUST CUT OFF WOULDNT START BACK RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM IGNITION CHANGED IGNITION RELAY NOTHING NEXT RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM RELAY TO BATTERY IT STARTED UP I HAVE NO O/D AND HAVE TO SHIFT BY HAND SOMETIMES TRUCK STALLS BUT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2010 TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #11032264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCK JUST CUT OFF WOULDNT START BACK RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM IGNITION CHANGED IGNITION RELAY NOTHING NEXT RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM RELAY TO BATTERY IT STARTED UP I HAVE NO O/D AND HAVE TO SHIFT BY HAND SOMETIMES TRUCK STALLS BUT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2010 TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #11032264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
MY TRUCK JUST CUT OFF WOULDNT START BACK RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM IGNITION CHANGED IGNITION RELAY NOTHING NEXT RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM RELAY TO BATTERY IT STARTED UP I HAVE NO O/D AND HAVE TO SHIFT BY HAND SOMETIMES TRUCK STALLS BUT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2010 TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #11032264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING ON THE RAILROAD TRACK AT 10 MPH, THE DASHBOARD SHATTERED. THE AIR BAGS AND THE WIRES WERE NOT EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,437.
NHTSA complaint #11024846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
OUR SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP ON OUR 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. TOOK OUR DODGE TRUCK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP 06/05/2017 WHO SAID OUR SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. WE PAID $400 TO REPLACE. PICKUP ON 06/26/2017. 3 DAYS LATER 06/29/2017 WHILE TOWING OUR 20 FT NORTH RIVER BOAT ACROSS CHARLESTON HARBOR BRIDGE ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE TO PORT LAUNCH RAMP OUR VEHICLE POWER SHUT DOWN, SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP AGAIN AND OUR BOAT WEIGHT PUSHED HITCH INTO OUR TRUCK DESTROYING THE HITCH AND WHEEL JACK. THE BOAT HAD TO BE TOWED ( $399) TO BE REPAIRED AND $150. IN HITCH REPAIRS. THE TRUCK ITSELF WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE BATTERY NEGATIVE WIRE WAS REMOVED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND OUR VEHICLE AND STOPPED TO HELP; CALLING A TOW TRUCK. NO REPORT WAS FILED OR REQUIRED. AFTER A 2 WK DELAY THEY COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT MODULE SAYING THEY WERE DISCONTINUED. ADMITTED THEY HAD INSTALLED A MODULE ( NOT A SEAT BELT MODULE SUPPOSEDLY BY MECHANICS ERROR) REQUESTED OUR MONEY BACK WHICH THEY DID 07/14/2017. WE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING UNSUCCESSFULLY ONLINE AND OTHER SOURCES WHICH SAY THEY ARE DISCONTINUED, NOT AVAILABLE. OUR STATE AND CITY LAW CARRIES A $250 DOLLAR FINE FOR NO SEAT BELT USE MORE IMPORTANTLY WE OUR NOW SUBJECT TO EXTREME POSSIBILITY OF DEATH OR MAIMING IN AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO SOME INFORMATION THIS ALSO AFFECTS OUR AIR BAGS WHICH MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF THEM. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD OUR INSURANCE IS NULL AND VOID IF WE DON'T HAVE SEAT BELTS AND EVEN IF WE COULD GET A MECHANIC TO DO A WORK AROUND ( WHICH THEY REFUSED DUE TO THE LIABILITY ISSUES) INSURANCE STILL VOID. IN CASE OF OUR DEATH OR INJURY THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE. IT WON'T DO US MUCH GOOD! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO PROVIDE A LAW REQUIRED SEAT BELT MODULE REPAIR. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #11024697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
OUR SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP ON OUR 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. TOOK OUR DODGE TRUCK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP 06/05/2017 WHO SAID OUR SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. WE PAID $400 TO REPLACE. PICKUP ON 06/26/2017. 3 DAYS LATER 06/29/2017 WHILE TOWING OUR 20 FT NORTH RIVER BOAT ACROSS CHARLESTON HARBOR BRIDGE ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE TO PORT LAUNCH RAMP OUR VEHICLE POWER SHUT DOWN, SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP AGAIN AND OUR BOAT WEIGHT PUSHED HITCH INTO OUR TRUCK DESTROYING THE HITCH AND WHEEL JACK. THE BOAT HAD TO BE TOWED ( $399) TO BE REPAIRED AND $150. IN HITCH REPAIRS. THE TRUCK ITSELF WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE BATTERY NEGATIVE WIRE WAS REMOVED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND OUR VEHICLE AND STOPPED TO HELP; CALLING A TOW TRUCK. NO REPORT WAS FILED OR REQUIRED. AFTER A 2 WK DELAY THEY COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT MODULE SAYING THEY WERE DISCONTINUED. ADMITTED THEY HAD INSTALLED A MODULE ( NOT A SEAT BELT MODULE SUPPOSEDLY BY MECHANICS ERROR) REQUESTED OUR MONEY BACK WHICH THEY DID 07/14/2017. WE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING UNSUCCESSFULLY ONLINE AND OTHER SOURCES WHICH SAY THEY ARE DISCONTINUED, NOT AVAILABLE. OUR STATE AND CITY LAW CARRIES A $250 DOLLAR FINE FOR NO SEAT BELT USE MORE IMPORTANTLY WE OUR NOW SUBJECT TO EXTREME POSSIBILITY OF DEATH OR MAIMING IN AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO SOME INFORMATION THIS ALSO AFFECTS OUR AIR BAGS WHICH MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF THEM. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD OUR INSURANCE IS NULL AND VOID IF WE DON'T HAVE SEAT BELTS AND EVEN IF WE COULD GET A MECHANIC TO DO A WORK AROUND ( WHICH THEY REFUSED DUE TO THE LIABILITY ISSUES) INSURANCE STILL VOID. IN CASE OF OUR DEATH OR INJURY THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE. IT WON'T DO US MUCH GOOD! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO PROVIDE A LAW REQUIRED SEAT BELT MODULE REPAIR. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #11024697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
OUR SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP ON OUR 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. TOOK OUR DODGE TRUCK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP 06/05/2017 WHO SAID OUR SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. WE PAID $400 TO REPLACE. PICKUP ON 06/26/2017. 3 DAYS LATER 06/29/2017 WHILE TOWING OUR 20 FT NORTH RIVER BOAT ACROSS CHARLESTON HARBOR BRIDGE ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE TO PORT LAUNCH RAMP OUR VEHICLE POWER SHUT DOWN, SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP AGAIN AND OUR BOAT WEIGHT PUSHED HITCH INTO OUR TRUCK DESTROYING THE HITCH AND WHEEL JACK. THE BOAT HAD TO BE TOWED ( $399) TO BE REPAIRED AND $150. IN HITCH REPAIRS. THE TRUCK ITSELF WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE BATTERY NEGATIVE WIRE WAS REMOVED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY. A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND OUR VEHICLE AND STOPPED TO HELP; CALLING A TOW TRUCK. NO REPORT WAS FILED OR REQUIRED. AFTER A 2 WK DELAY THEY COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT MODULE SAYING THEY WERE DISCONTINUED. ADMITTED THEY HAD INSTALLED A MODULE ( NOT A SEAT BELT MODULE SUPPOSEDLY BY MECHANICS ERROR) REQUESTED OUR MONEY BACK WHICH THEY DID 07/14/2017. WE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING UNSUCCESSFULLY ONLINE AND OTHER SOURCES WHICH SAY THEY ARE DISCONTINUED, NOT AVAILABLE. OUR STATE AND CITY LAW CARRIES A $250 DOLLAR FINE FOR NO SEAT BELT USE MORE IMPORTANTLY WE OUR NOW SUBJECT TO EXTREME POSSIBILITY OF DEATH OR MAIMING IN AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO SOME INFORMATION THIS ALSO AFFECTS OUR AIR BAGS WHICH MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF THEM. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD OUR INSURANCE IS NULL AND VOID IF WE DON'T HAVE SEAT BELTS AND EVEN IF WE COULD GET A MECHANIC TO DO A WORK AROUND ( WHICH THEY REFUSED DUE TO THE LIABILITY ISSUES) INSURANCE STILL VOID. IN CASE OF OUR DEATH OR INJURY THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE. IT WON'T DO US MUCH GOOD! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO PROVIDE A LAW REQUIRED SEAT BELT MODULE REPAIR. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #11024697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 48 MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND BENT MY HOOD HINGES.
NHTSA complaint #11022562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, WILL NOT PULL OUT FROM THE RE- TRACTORS. THE DODGE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT LAW, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO USE THE TRUCK. IT WAS PARKED, WE STARTED TO GO, THE BELTS WERE LOCKED.
NHTSA complaint #10958950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TRAVELING 30 MPH ON CITY STREET, WHEN SMALL 2003 TOYOTA 4WD PICKUP PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT HIS DRIVERS TIRE IN MIDDLE OF MY GRILL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND KEPT ME FROM BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE DRIVER WAS CITED BY THE POLICE. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALLED. PLEASE SEE PICTURES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE.
NHTSA complaint #10937307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL 1999 DODGE RAM (DEATH WOBBLE) THE LEFT FRONT OF THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THIS TRUCK IS IN GOOD CONDITION OTHER THEN THE ONLY THING I CAN FIND IS A RANDOM STARTING DEATH WOBBLE AND OF COURSE NOBODY OWN UP TO THERE MISTAKE AS NORMAL AND ITS SAD YOU MAKE ALL THAT MONEY AND IT COMES WITH INNOCENT BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS DODGE YOU MADE A MISTAKE FIX IT BEFORE ITS TO LATE AND YOU IN UP KILLING PEOPLE I'M A VET WITH A CHILD IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY CHILD BECAUSE HE LOVES RIDING IN DADDY'S TRUCK I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THERE WILL BE NO LAW SUIT ON MY HANDS THEY WILL MAKE A MOVIE OF THE HELL I BRING DOWN THOSE.... LETS JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT AND FIX THE PROBLEM I'M NOT ONE TO BE THE GUY THAT TELLS THE SPOILER PLUS ITS NOT GOING TO COME TO THAT BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE GOOD PEOPLE AND YOUR GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND NOT HAVE FAMILY'S OUT THERE IN DEATH TRAPS
NHTSA complaint #10918006 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.