Dodge Ram

I just purchased my 5th Dodge Truck 2012 2500 Super Duty Crew Cab, had leather installed in by dealer and console was very hard to open. So I was told they will order a new cover and install it. I also told them for the second time that my automatic transmission is banging when I go from park to reverse and drive, was told that they put it on the computer and it was a stabilizer bar that needed some grease. They were closing but trans problem is still banging. What is my next move? I do not want to give the name of the dealer because they are all nice to me when I drop my truck off and go out of the way to help you. I just want my truck with problem switched out or correct the problem.

My driver's side airbag deployed in my 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 as I was driving down the road on Monday. I did not hit anything; it just deployed. I spoke to Chrysler and they told me that because my truck is 17 years old that they are not going to do anything. They are not even interested in finding out why it happened? I know that there are thousands of these trucks still on the road and I think that it is ** of them to not care because of the age of the vehicle. My truck is in great shape and is well taken care of and I am very disturbed with the experience that I just had with them. This may make me think twice before buying another Dodge.

2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually: Front axle u-joints went out at 46000 miles. The vehicle is for highway use only, and it's well-maintained. I believed this should not have been replaced until 100,000 miles. I have bought 5 new pick-ups in the last 10 years and will now start looking at other companies for a new pick-up due to this not being covered by Dodge. People at the dealership did not care.

Since we got the Ram Dodge 2007 1500 pickup in 2008 from the dealership, the 4 wheel drive truck will all of a sudden die when I hit some bumps on our dirt road where we live (I am not 4 wheeling either, I have kids in the car). This happens randomly. We have taken it in now for 3 times. First time, they said they saw that it happened on the computer. However, the second and third time, they said they didn't see it and that it was because my key chain was too heavy. Since 2008, it has died while driving on my dirt road at least 8 times. I just pray it never does it on a bumpy road, on the freeway or highway. Does anyone else have this problem? I don't take it to the dealership anymore because they say it is because of my keys. Well, I changed it so now it is light so it can't be that.

I purchased a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 Mega Cab with a 6" lift and 35" tires on 20" rims 2 years ago from a Florida truck dealership. I enjoy doing the car/truck show circuit throughout the Northeast US with friends in it. It's a beautiful truck and I got thumbs up everywhere I went with it. I was happy with it up until about 6 months ago. I noticed quite a few "dimples" in the paint on the driver side rear fender. A short period later, like a month, I noticed that the factory paint had a bunch of tiny bubbles in it which looked like pink dots. I took it to a few body shops in my area and 4 out of 5 called it "solvent pop". They all said it was a Dodge/Chrysler issue. After speaking to Jamie **, who never returned a phone call to me, they said, "No, sorry, but we can't help." Then they followed it with a "because I am the second owner." **!

I decided to get it painted myself, so I have it for my spring and summer shows. The cost of a factory color paint job was $9,000-$10,000. A custom two-tone paint job was $11,000-$12,000. So I said screw it and went custom. It's almost finished. I then spoke with two other "Ram specialists" (as they call themselves) "Marylou" and "Matt" and then they told me that if I would have waited, they could have help. And if I went to a Dodge/Chrysler certified body shop, they could have done something to help me. After hearing this, I flipped out. Why wouldn't they tell me this from the beginning? Why couldn't they have told me this from the start? I also told them I would be happy splitting the cost 50/50, but they said no. So now I am looking to get the entire cost of the factory paint work, as they should give me for all this ** grief.

I am still fighting with them about this. Nobody from Dodge/Chrysler other than the dealership owner that I get it serviced at has seen it. I sent photos to Jamie ** and had to send a nasty and a bit personal email to get a response. Within 3 hours, I had a response and I was provided a survey to rate the service. Within another 2 hours of my negative response, an email was sent back to me telling me that they were standing behind their current decision. Why won't Dodge/Chrysler stand behind their product? If they keep up this crap, Detroit is in big trouble.

The dashboard cracked for no reason in the same place everyone else has complained about, left side and above the glove box. 76,000 miles and 9 years old and Dodge, knowing it's a problem, said sorry. Guts, glory, Ram junk!

2011 Dodge 1500 Truck Crew Cab, Dark Red - Real simple things: The brake pedal makes a popping noise when you push it down or let it up. I've now tried on 3 different times to get that fixed. This last time I was told they could not duplicate the problem. What a sorry excuse. The second time I was in their garage they could hear it and sprayed the brake pedal with some kind of lubricant that lasted for approximately 2 weeks, then the squeak came right back! There is a problem with the CD player, it skips towards the end of the CD songs - it rattles, and if you hit a bump, it ejects the playing CD. The mechanic claimed he could not duplicate this problem as well.

So I asked Micheal (one of the service order writers) to get in the truck with me and I put in a CD less than a month old and showed him how it starts skipping towards the end of the CD. He claimed he heard it skipping, which of course it was. I am so tired of these people thinking I will just go away and live with the problems my new truck has... I guess! I've had the truck 6 months and it has a little over 8,000 miles on it. These 2 problems I have with the truck since the first day I drove it home. At this point in time, I no longer want them to fix the CD player. I want a brand new one! I don't think they know how to fix it since the problem is still there 6 months later! I sure hope you can help me.

At 35000 km, my Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins developed a coolant leak. It's so serious that it was towed the dealership. As it turned out, one of the 2 bolts that hold the pump in place had come right out. Now, it gets good! I was told that they have to order this bolt. One bolt, what could be special about this bolt that it could not be found anywhere but at a MOPAR warehouse?

While my truck was in the shop, I asked that they look at the recall, front end, and tie rod. As it turned out again, I need new tie rod ends. They have to be ordered. I was told they would be ordered with the bolt. The next day, the bolt was in and installed; the tie rod parts were not shipped. First, I'm told by the service manager that they were not aware that one was needed when in fact I was told the day before. Then I was told that there is a limit to how many tie rods they are allowed to order per week! Really?

I have a 2007 Dodge Longhorn Ram 3/4 ton Diesel 6.7 engine. Dealership tells me the engine is too heavy for the front end. At 55,000 miles, both front universal joints had to be replaced and brake pads were also replaced. Also, it needs ball joints replaced. Dealer tells me the front end is designed for the 5.9 engine, not the 6.7. To get all the repairs done, it will be $2,000.00. I bought the truck new from the same dealership. The service was to going to be done by them. Has Dodge mess up to the problem or are they going to pass it on to the consumer?

Just over 2 years ago I purchased a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 from Vasko Dodge located near Canonsburg, PA. The truck has 23,000 miles on it. The truck currently has just over 36,000 miles on it. During my 13,000 miles of ownership to date, the following has been replaced or repaired on this truck (majority of which were sold to me this way): broken front wheel; air filter with 1/2 inch of dirt; windshield wipers; windshield washer fluid empty; front tie rod end; front coil overs/struts; repaired dent/rust on tail gate (Part of Sales Agreement/I paid a discount); tires; front brakes and rotors; rear brakes and rotors; transmission fluid; trans axle fluid; transfer case fluid; spark plugs; anti-freeze; fuel injectors had to be cleaned so engine would idle properly; gas cap; pressure sensor for gas tank (so check engine light would go out); and serpentine belt.

I have an office job and all this truck hauls is a DVD movie and a bag of groceries on occasion. This truck is nothing a but a poorly built pile of junk and a money pit that has taken away from the quality of my life and caused me much stress and anxiety. Never again! I am done with Dodge.

We took our 2008 truck to the garage to get it fixed, cost us $700.00. Now, they are telling us the tie rod needs to be replaced. The mechanic that my husband talked to said that you now have to replace the whole thing, that they changed it; it is going to cost us around $1,000.00 to get this replaced.

We have a family to take care of and thought we were buying something at $500.00 a month that we could depend on. If they changed the part within the last 2 years because of problems, why is the part not a recall? I keep telling my husband I will never and I mean never own another Dodge! This is the second Dodge truck that we have owned since 2005. The first one was a Dodge 2002 and we had nothing but problems with that also. You want to make them and have us pay a lot of money for them but don't want to stand behind them. I just don't understand. Not a very happy mom in WV.

On 2/22/12, I took my '06 Dodge Ram 1500 to the Jeff Wyler Chrysler/Jeep Dealership at 100 Alexandria Pike, in Ft. Thomas, KY in response to not one but two recall announcements. After the dealership repaired the turn signal malfunction, I received a call telling me the "lug nuts bloated" and not easily coming off. I was then informed it would cost me $159.60 for new lug nuts and replacing. In view of the fact, I was there in response to a Chrysler recall to replace a hub bearing which required removing the wheels. It amazes me the dealer doesn't have a lug wrench to remove the original lug nuts. I discussed this with the service manager to see if this was an unusual occasion. The response was a yes. At that point, I began to suspect this is one of those dealer scam occurrences. I called the Chrysler Dodge Ram Case Management Group in Detroit. After playing "telephone tag" with a "Leslee" for week to finally get her to understand which Jeff Wyler dealership in KY and OH I had dealt with, she was very unsure of the next steps.

I asked to speak to a manager. I talked to a man who was totally unfamiliar with the case and immediately took the corporate position that the lug nuts are out of warranty. I found that apprehensible. If Chrysler can't make a lug nut that lasts longer than one year, I'm not surprised the American auto industry is in big trouble. A very discourteous woman got on the line and echoed the same thing. Just so you know, I currently own two Chrysler products. I also leased a Chrysler 300C about 4 years ago. In net, I have owned three Chrysler products in the past 4 years and was in fact looking at Jeep SUVs at that dealer for my wife. In conclusion, I am very angry about being ripped off by a dealer who doesn't own a usable lug wrench. Even more so, I'm angry at a company like Chrysler that is so shortsighted you are willing to lose significant future business rather than correct what I believe is a very poor customer service decision. Unless I receive a full refund of $159.60, I will soon divest myself from the Dodge Stratus and the Ram 1500.

The timing chain broke on my 2007 Ram 1500 4x4 5.7L hemi engine with 53,000 miles. After an internal inspection, it appeared as if the timing chain tensioner was to blame. It is a stamped metal piece with plastic runner clipped onto it to keep the timing chain tight. Well, it look as if these plastic pieces failed causing the timing chain to grab the metal on the tensioner and rip it apart snapping the chain and locking up the engine.

My vehicle is no longer under factory warranty. But I still contacted Dodge and they say that there is no warranty and that I must take it to the dealer for them to look at it and that any repair would be a "Goodwill Repair". I explained to them that I do not have the monetary means to have the vehicle towed to Dodge inspected and then towed home again when they tell me there is no warranty. I still owe more than $21,000.00 on the truck and can't drive it. What am I to do?

The 2005 Ram1500 was purchased new from Spitzer Dodge in Homestead, FL. I noticed when I was waxing it last month, the paint on the driver's door is starting to bubble from internal rust. I wrote and spoke to Dodge. They said they couldn't help me because it was outside the time warranty (5yrs) and referred me to the dealer. The dealer couldn't help me, even though the service manager (Mr. **) agreed it shouldn't be rusting and bubbling. It may be over the time warranty but it only has 58,000 original miles and not a mark on it. No body damage at all. Please warn people that Dodge has not remedied their paint problem from the past and they won't stand behind their product. I am stuck with a $700.00 estimate for a repair that is clearly a factory defect.

Dash is cracked beyond repair which poses a hazard for cut fingers and also if I were in an accident piece of plastic dash would impale me.

My Dash has busted beyond repair just from hitting a pot hole in the road. Can I get someone to help pay for a new one?

My complaint is regarding my 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie 4X4 Crew Cab. I specially ordered my truck and waited a little over a month for delivery. On the day of delivery, I did a general inspection to make sure the truck had 4 tires and that the gauge display had worked. I followed my wife back home and then parked the truck in my driveway by itself. We went in for a few hours came back out as I helped her into the passenger side of the truck. I noticed that on the b-pillar next to the door latch the truck had a dime size paint chip missing down to the bare metal. I phoned the dealer and was told they'll take care of it. I had my wife take it in. My wife noticed that at the same time the plates were wrong, commercial instead of passenger. So they said they would fix that.

The dealer tried to pass off touch up paint, a big glob in fact as a quality fix on a 2012 Brand new truck! I was obviously annoyed with this. I complained, they said they'll send it out to the body shop. This got me concerned to look over the whole vehicle in depth. I checked everywhere. I found multiple scratches in the door jams both on pillars and on the doors themselves all were down to the bare metal! I also found a dent on the driver's side door that had to come from the factory, seeing how it was at a 45 degree angle an inch behind the handle and had no scratch to it or no paint from another vehicle. The dealership made excuses, but their service guy even stated, hey it was definitely a factory caused blemish. I was told they would take care of it all. I questioned a loner car for the time it was being fixed. I had taken the time to mark with frog tape all the issues and write out a list explaining them and how I didn't want any bond/body filler used and no touch up paint on the vehicle.

When my wife went to drop the truck off and hand the service guy the paper I printed up for them, he tells my wife, "Oh, this list gets longer and longer." They gave my wife 2000 Dodge Neon that stunk like b.o. and ran with no child seat restraint hooks in the rear. I have a newborn that had to be placed in there. Needless to say, I was perturbed. I called Chrysler and made an official complaint. They had my truck for almost a full week and they didn't bother to give as much as an update call. I had to call both Chrysler and the dealership to find out what was going on.

I felt skeptical about my trucks repairs and asked to know what body shop they had it sent to. I was told and attempted to get the technical info on how it was fixed directly from the body shop. They gave me the run around and told me speak to the people at riverhead dodge. I thought it strange like a cover up since it's my truck and the people who worked on it had brushed me off to speak to the dealership. I inform Chrysler and they tell me they'll be contacting Riverhead Dodge and get back to me with exactly how my truck was repaired. I said okay. I had to call Chrysler back to get the info from them. I was told some spots were touched up. I was not happy.

I then got a call from Riverhead Dodge service dept. stating my truck was all ready for pick up. Due to my work hours and service dept hour's confliction, I had to go over my truck with a salesman who could care less and was insisting I be happy with what was done. I was not, they had used touch up paint on one of the spots, didn't bother to finish wet sanding another and left a paint run on one. I was furious! I left the truck with a brief note to the service manager explaining why I felt it was not done. I called Chrysler, asked for a manager even though I was told that a manager was to be contacting me in regards to my case. I again had to contact them. I was told and I quote! "Since the dealership is satisfied with the repairs made to the vehicle, we here at Chrysler are satisfied with the repairs made to the vehicle." Wow! Some customer service, huh. I thought it was the customer whom they had to satisfy. Guess not.

That's where my complaints have been since. I then during the very next week after, noticed when cleaning my trucks interior that the plastic on the center console passenger side kick panel that it was the bark brown in one spot and all the rest was the tan. I phoned another dealership, made an appointment with their service dept. They made note ordered the right color piece and replaced it without issue. So my main complaint is with Riverhead Dodge and Chrysler itself. If they end up with requiring another bail out, the government had best not assist them again and let them go under. I think a lesson in humility is exactly what they need so that whoever buys the company next can make some changes, both in the quality of the product and the quality of the customer service.

I purchased a 2011 Dodge mega cab 4x4 longhorn edition dually last year ($54,000) because I owned a 2006 same truck and it was great to me. This 2011 has been a big headache. It has a horrible vibration and a loud clunking noise when you let off gas or give it gas. It is doing this since day one. I am back and forth to dealer, till I filed for lemon law. Florida only covers vehicle up to 10,000 GVW and the truck is rated for 10,500. Bunch of bull crap.

I had to file a lawsuit and I am in the process now. The court date is not until Sept 2012, so I will have owned truck for over a year and a half. On top of it all the truck gets horrible gas mileage compared to my 2006 almost half. My 2006 would get around 19 on highway and the 2011 gets 10. What a joke Dodge is. I will never buy another one after these problems with customer service and Dodge. I have read on several forums that people are having this same problem and have been getting the same run around. If there is anyone who would like to file another class action suit get in touch with me.

I have a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Mega Cab 4x4 which was bought new with a lifetime power train warranty. The oil pressure gauge went down several times, which I pulled over and sometimes the minute I did the pressure picked up. Most of the time I killed the truck for a few seconds and restarted and pressure picked back up. I took it to Rockwall Dodge. They kept it for a week and told me they could not duplicate and to keep driving it. If it happened again, to not turn it off, and drive it to them. I told them I am not driving my truck with no pressure. Few months later the rod broke in the motor. The field rep said there was sludge in the motor and denied my claim, saying it was not maintained.

I sent a year's worth of maintenance receipts to the case manager, and they say that it's the field manager that looked at the pictures to base his personal opinion even though I have records. Now there is no one to override this opinion. I did my part (regular maintenance). Now they still won't fix my truck. There are fresh metal shavings in the photos that sludge the oil and turned it silver, pieces of the broke rod, and pick up screen full of shavings. This is all a result of the rod breakage and there is no reason this should not be covered. I had the dealership send me over the same photos the rep was sent and there is no way this is an un-maintenanced truck. Need help to make Dodge honor their lifetime power train warranty!

My overall experience with my 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Mega Cab is a nightmare! From day one, the truck had a wobble and still does. mind you not this truck was new and now has 30k miles. It has gone through 3 steering boxes, 2 tie-rods, rear end replaced 2 times, 6 radios, windows have scratches all the way down (poor design), u-joints, 5 sets of tires, ball-joints linkage.

I haven't gotten anywhere, except stress. I suffer from lupus and all this stress is killing me. I am doing lemon law. Chrysler doesn't want to buy it back. Go figure. They don't want it either. (lol) Never again will I buy a Dodge product.

2009 Dodge Ram 4X4. On December 2, 2011, I took the truck to dealership for seat belt light in dash. They could not fix the first time. Second time, they fixed the light. After that, the gas gauge was stuck on full. Three times I took back the truck, still not fixed. The dealership emptied 1/2 tank of gas and dispose of it. The gauge moved to 3/4 after they called me to pick up the truck. I was told the problem was corrected. I filled up the tank with gauge showing 3/4. It took 21 gallons. The tank capacity is 26 gallons. The gauge is back to full and will not move after 80 miles. The truck has 17,710 miles. As of Jan. 4, 2012, the gas gauge is still not working. I will not rest until this truck is fixed, then trade it in for a Toyota or Ford. 3 years warranty ends on March 31, 2012.

I purchased my 2007 2500 diesel truck brand new from the dealership. After 3 months, the truck was in the shop for the first of many visits. By 40,000 miles, I had replaced the batteries 3 times, driver and passenger HUB assemblies, wheel seals and 4-wheel drive. By 60,000 miles, the transmission was blown. By 80,000, a "death wobble" had started that is unfixable.

It's in the shop every 2 months for the same fix. This truck has been a piece since the first day. I have owned nothing but heavy duty trucks for hauling livestock and ranch life. I bought this truck because I was told you can get hundreds of thousands of miles on these engines! This truck hasn't even made it to 100k and trust me, it won't either.

2008 Dodge Ram 3500 with a severe front-end wobble. I purchased this vehicle used from a Chevy dealership with 46000 miles on it. At 50000 miles I had a violent wobble that started at the right side of the vehicle, spreading to the left, then moved to the back of vehicle. This wobble shook all in the cab of the truck. I returned the vehicle to the dealership where it was purchased in April 2011. There was no problem found with the front of the vehicle, so the dealership contacted a local Chrysler dealership that had no knowledge of "known front end problems" but suggested it could be caused by a worn tire. This dealer rotated the tires, balanced, and did a front-end alignment, which was covered by an extended warranty I had purchased; yet no failed components were found. This death wobble (as shown on the net) continued and at the present time it is at a Chrysler dealership.

I have been contacted by the business stating they found no failed components, so the insurance will not cover any repairs; but the dealership feels it is the steering box linkage, which can be replaced at one thousand dollars (my cost) without a guarantee that it will fix the problem. Chrysler has known about the problem for years and has not come up with a solution to a poor design and will not assist in any repairs. The problem is covered in issue #74 of the "TDR" (Turbo Diesel Resource) where it talks about possible repairs and after-market business, such a Geno's Garage, where they are marketing a "BD steering box stabilizer" which they state "will eliminate the wobble." I checked with the NTSB for complaints, only to be advised there have been no deaths reported caused by this wobble. I want consumers to use caution when purchasing a used vehicle 2500 or 3500 Dodge Ram, but I also know that all vehicles does not have the problem or just not reported.

I bought new a 2008 2500 Dodge Ram work truck with the 6.7L Cummins engine. I pamper this truck. it is almost shameful how lightly I use this machine, but sometimes I need to tow small work trailers while the truck is loaded over short distances. It is a manual shift 6 speed. I now have 45,000 easy miles on it. I am now 1,000 miles into the second clutch on the truck, and (thanks to Crown Dodge in Ventura Ca. and some worn-out ball joints) I am $6,400 poorer! I was told then that 35,000 is "all you can expect out of a Dodge clutch." The truck also only gets 12.3 MPG empty on the freeway!

Why has this expensive "work" truck worn out so quickly after so light a work load and low miles? Why do my friends with similar trucks get 20 MPG? I guess I need to try and trade in this truck and buy something that will hold up. I don't think it will be a Ram. Perhaps, the unions could fix my problems!? This is shameful.

My 2011 Dodge Ram Laramie Crew Cab 4x4 built on 5/16/2011 and purchased on 7/24/2011 has an air turbulence problem in the A-pillars of the front doors. It has been to the dealer three times. Mine was built after they redesigned the door gaskets yet after 60 mph the turbulence becomes an issue. I can't find anything on this problem and if it is not a recall or in a TSB, Dodge doesn't seem to want to admit there is a problem or want to try and fix it. The doors were readjusted yet the issue is still there.

Purchased a 2011 dodge 1500 4x4 Laramie 5.7 Hemi new in April 2011. Get in truck just seven months later and it will not drive. No gear action. Had it towed to the dealership and day one, the tech says he doesn't know the problem. Day two, doesn't know; day three, ask me why the transmission fluid looks new. Heck, I don't know, you tell me. Day four, informs me that it's the transmission pump. It's shot. In seven months? I've been seeing a lot of transmission complaints about dodges. Makes one wonder.

I own a 2006 Dodge Ram 5.9l, I bought it new. 2yrs ago the truck wouldn't start. Took it to the dealer and was told the fuel was contaminated and the entire fuel system needed to be replaced. It wasn't under warranty due to the reasoning and they filed against my insurance for the $13,000.00 of repairs. Now 2 more years have gone by since then and we now have the same issue, again. This time $13,000.00 out of my pocket. After looking into it and researching...Bosch told Dodge the injectors and CP3 injection pump cannot handle trash in the fuel and that dodge needed to update their filter to a lower micron (2 micron filter), which they didn't and the consumers are out thousands of dollars. I'm quite surprise there isn't a class action suit for this one yet.

I have a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 that I bought brand new. Since I have had the truck, several components have failed-- transmission wiring, emission control system, wheel bearings, tail light wiring, control module, powering steering pump, transfer case and now the ignition.

This was my first brand new truck to own and it turns out to be a lemon that Dodge does not care about or will do anything about. I have talked to several individuals through Dodge and they all seem not to care. I also have talked to many other people who own Dodge trucks and they told me that they will never own another Dodge product. This company has a long road ahead of it if some kind of action is not taken. And you're welcome Dodge for the taxpayers bailing you out.

While picking up the 2007 Ram, I found water under the back seats. The sales representative assured me it was due to the cleaning and washing of the truck, and if this was a window leak, the dealer will service it. It rained last night, and I found plenty of water under the seats. Now the dealer sale representative and manager denied seeing and saying that the dealer would be responsible for the leakage. I need the rear window to be repaired; the rain or water is affecting the structural integrity of the car due to corrosion. Needless to say, the mildew and smell inside the car is not acceptable. If I would have been aware of this issue, I would have never bought the truck.

I own a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually truck, and it has 64,900 miles on it. I took it to an authorized factory warranty service center for mopar. They have told me that I need either a rebuild or new transmission. I opted to get the new transmission from Chrysler/Mopar. I sent an email to Chrysler.com. I explained that I have less that 65,000 miles on the truck and that I had to pay $4,000. I received a call from Sabrina; she said that my truck was still under warranty, and she would investigate.

Chrysler will not pay for my transmission since I did not go to an authorized Chrysler service center, and they did not do the work. I explained that the transmission alone is under warranty, and it is a Mopar part. The service center I took it to is an authorized factory warranty service center for Mopar. Sabrina said that since Chryler did not do the diagnostic or service on it, they cant reimburse me. I have explained that I am asking for a reimbursement for the transmission and not for the labor, installation or diagnostic.

A plastic cover blew off the passenger side mirror of my 2009 Dodge Ram 1500. This occurred while I was driving. I went to the Clear Lake Dodge to get a replacement plastic cover prior to any electronic damage occurring due to environmental exposure. I purchased an extended Bumber/Bumber warranty program at the time of purchase. This is still valid. I was told this was cosmetic and would not be covered under warranty. The mirror, however, would have been covered. There is nothing wrong with the mirror.

I was taken to the parts department and told that the $5-10 plastic cover could not be purchased separately. I was informed that the entire mirror assembly would need to be purchased and installed at a later date. I was told by the service manager that this was a Chrysler policy and there was nothing that could be done. I am a loyal Chrysler customer with my previous vehicle being a Pacifica. I will be in the market for future family vehicle purchases. This experience calls into question any future Chrysler product purchases.

My 2008 Dodge Ram 1500's motor blew up on Aug 6. This particular model is not covered past three years/36,000 miles. I bought it used and the first owner didn't buy the extended warranty.

I contacted Chrysler directly, case number 21213374, in order to find out if they would assist me in some way since a three-year-old motor should not blow up. Aug 8 was my initial call and I have called my caseworker Natasha every day and left messages in order to find a resolution. She has not yet returned my calls despite my plea for immediate assistance and I am without a vehicle and insurance will not provide a loaner.

Considering the automotive industry is lagging considerably, wouldn't customer service be a top priority? No loyalty to repeat owners (I have had six Chrysler autos) and complete indifference to people in need of help.

My Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 SLT pickup has a severely cracking dashboard, and it has been an obvious manufacturers defect for many years. It is getting to the point where the dash could become dislodged in pieces and either fall into the dashboard area or worse, shatter in sharp pieces in the event of a collision. I called the customer service 800 number and was told that even though I am the original owner of the vehicle, that Dodge would do nothing to make my vehicle safe for me and my kids because there were too many miles on the truck. Sad thing is that the truck has been an excellent vehicle, fun, completely reliable, and I won't buy another Dodge product because they won't fix a cosmetic issue that could be very dangerous.

Short sighted corporation, as I would have bought another Dodge in a heartbeat, but not now.

Failed to repair my 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 on more than two occasions. The truck has caused me more grief than ever;I have been a loyal Dodge owner for over 10 years.

I have a dark blue 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 crew cab with a 5.7 Hemi. The truck is in excellent condition; has been garaged, and very well maintained all of its life. Recently, the driver side bed paint started to blister and bubble. I can't figure how a vehicle that is well maintained would do this when only six (6) years old, but after extensive research, I have discovered most owners of 2002-up Ram trucks have the same problem.

I have been a trained body man for a few years and have never seen such a ridiculous thing. I filed a complaint with Chrysler. They told me that the truck was, "out of the warranted period". It is ridiculous considering a paint job on a $30,000 truck should last at least 10 years or more, and that they could do nothing. I know this is not a safety recall, but consumers pay for these vehicles; the manufacturers should stand behind their work, and be held fully responsible for their mistakes.

I love my truck, and I am currently going to get an estimate to get the bed repaired before it gets worse, but I believe since so many have this problem on newer trucks, Chrysler should fix this defect in their Ram trucks paint jobs. I own a 2004 Ford truck in the same condition as the Dodge. It sits outside in the weather, but it has no paint defects, and neither does my Chevy Silverado. It's time for these auto manufacturers to pay for their mistakes, and to stop sticking it to their customers.

I purchased a 2006 Dodge Ram Quad cab (3/4 ton diesel pickup). I wanted a good pulling pickup that would get better gas mileage than my gas pickup. It did not happen. When I asked the service guy, he said it needed a break-in. Why did my niece get almost 30 miles to the gallon on her diesel with a load and an automatic while I get 9 miles to the gallon with a load and a manual shift? Did I get the shaft?

Purchased my 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel truck from them in April. When I picked the vehicle up, I noticed "drip" marks in the paint on the tailgate. The general manager told me that there would be no problem with them taking care of that for me. I also noted that the paint all together had severe orange peel throughout the vehicle. After having the vehicle for a month the sheet metal on both doors and both rear quarter panels are rippling. I have been to the dealership more than six times now trying to remedy these problems and am being told by the general manager that Chrysler itself will not fix these problems for me. The only thing they will fix is the tailgate.

The body shop manager has taken numerous pictures of the paint, ripples, and tailgate and sent them to Chrysler with them coming back stating that they don't see anything wrong with the truck. At this time, nobody in service or the body shop will give me any paperwork stating the many times I have been there to complain. They also will not give me any written explanation to why they will not repair the paint or the ripples in the truck. This is the 5th vehicle that I have bought from this dealership and currently have two 2011 rams in my driveway. I have been in contact with Chrysler itself to no avail, even my "case manager" from Chrysler stated to me that she was confused as to why they would not fix these problems.

I purchased a new 2004 dodge ram. It was a lemon. It kept stalling and had it towed 3 times. Now, I have a 2004 dodge ram and it does the same thing as the one in 2004. Someone is going to get hurt in this truck. Dealers and dodge will not do anything. Soon, I am going to publish nationally to get this resolved. I need help from someone on this before this truck causes an accident. This is a long story and I need legal help on this.

I have 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 4x4. And the dodge body is falling apart due to rust, rusting from the inside out, bottom of doors rust holes, cab corners holes, box rust holes above wheels wells. This is to the point of a complete make over big money. Dodge has never fixed this problem of rusting body parts. This truck has been taken care of, washed often and waxed. Body shops say that general repair is not an option and must replace with new parts.

The local dealership said to bring my 2009 Dodge Ram in for transmission problem. They tore it down and said several clutches were bad and transmission oil was burned. The truck has 10,000 miles on it at this time. After 3 weeks, I called Dodge Complaint Department at 1-800-763-8422, it has now been over 5 weeks they have had my truck. All they will tell me is that they don't have any transmissions for my 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck, and that they are sorry and they know how I must feel. Well guess what, they don't know how I feel! As soon as I get my truck back, I am trading it for a Toyota, so much for buying American.

About 1487 formal complaints about the cracked dashboards and the safety hazard they posed is not being corrected by Dodge. They have now offered me 1/2 of the cost to fix their factory defect and I think it is unfair with a total cost of $2,000. My beautiful truck is not worth anything with only 85,000 miles because I don't have a dash. I have pieces held on by tape. Daily, other pieces fall off as I drive. They should have a recall and stand behind their product so we can continue to buy American.

My wife and I own two Dodge Rams. A 2003/4.7 and a 2005/5.7. Recently, the 03 lost oil pressure so I had a friend that is a mechanic trained by a Chevrolet dealer assist me in repairing my truck. We pulled the engine and took it apart to find that the oil pan was painted on the inside from the factory and the paint began to peel away plugging up the oil pickup causing the loss in oil pressure.

I have built many older cars and have never had a oil pan that was painted on the inside. I am worried now that our 05 ram will have the same issue. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why anyone would paint or use some type of coating on the inside of a oil pan. We have gone to great lengths to take very good care of our trucks and this truck has just under 90,000 miles on it.

The good thing out of all of this is that I use Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil along with Z-MAX and after inspection of the engine, it seems that the engine is fine. I personally took a wire wheel and got all of the paint out of the oil pan along with a new oil pump and pickup other new parts and am putting the engine back in soon.

I don't know how one might get compensated for this but it would be nice! The big question is how many people have had this issue and took there truck to be repaired just to be told that it was something else and paid a lot of money. Is their any way to find out about this issue and what if any that Dodge might do to fix this? How many other makes have coated oil pans?

The hood damage was two dents to the front/top of hood and the back corners at the hinge points were mangled. It scared the heck out of me. It has left me with a sense of distrust of the security of that hood.

At 63,000 miles, the tie rod fell off my 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 causing me to go into a ditch and under a wire fence. After calling "roadside assistance", I was told that towing was covered and to have it towed to the nearest dealer which happened to be 45 miles away. It took a special investigator 5 weeks to make it over to the dealer to inspect the truck! The report he filed stated that all damage found was from impact. Well, duh, the dealer had replaced the tie rod. All the parts were there which he photographed. After 2 more weeks of calling, being shuffled around, I finally turned it in to my insurance.

It has been 3 months now since I turned in my paperwork to be reimbursed and I just received all the paperwork back because the date of the incident wasn't on it ($600). After having the truck back a week, I noticed a noise coming from the front end. My local mechanic said both my steering u-joints were done. The dealer replaced them under my service contract for another $100. Also the check engine light has been on more than it hasn't. O2 sensors were replaced, then replaced again (it's on right now). It's as if Chrysler just runs you around till you give up and they don't have to make good on anything. I didn't even get into the rental while the truck sat at the dealer for weeks.

My 03 Dodge Ram 4x4 diesel, a 40,000 dollar truck, has axel joints that wore out at 70000 miles right when my warranty ran out. Even though both axel joints were worn, they only replaced one under my warranty. And after only 1000 miles, the other side was falling out. Bringing the truck back to the dealership, they charged $100 to replace the other axel joint. I consider that $100 the first foul on their part. 58,000 miles later, my front axel joints that the dealer replaced are again worn out. Should it be my responsibility to replace this at $400? This is not a simple repair but a major one. The axles need to be extracted and the joints pressed out in a shop. This is a heavy-duty 2500 Ram diesel and should not be unusable in only 60000 miles. It's neither heavy duty or dependable. It's whimpy and predictable.

At the dealer, they say Dodge knows the parts wear out in 60000 miles and they're ok with that. It makes me very angry and I've lost my faith in the Chrysler Corporation. It's my opinion that they should have put in greasable and maintainable parts which they make but cost more (approximately $59) instead of using cheap ones with no grease fitting that only cost $9 when they replaced them at 70000 miles. So, they put in parts that don't last as long as the originals and wear out at 58000 miles. I would call that irresponsible! Can you help?

Purchased a used 2004 Dodge Ram in 2007 from Christopher's Dodge World in Golden, CO. Ran fine for 2 years, we had regular oil changes and maintenance done on it. One day while driving it, the engine quit working. Called Christopher's Dodge World and they said to tow it in because it was still under power train warranty. Then they called us back to say that there was sludge in the engine, so it wasn't covered under warranty. They didn't care if we had done oil changes or not!

Now they want to replace the engine for $7k. After doing just a few minutes of research on the internet, I can see that the 4.7 dodge engine (used in Dakota, Durango, Ram) has a huge history of oil sludge trouble, and Chrysler will not fix it under warranty. I have no doubt they have issued a warning to their service centers not to fix this problem, because they obviously know about it. Now we are deciding whether to fix the truck or just get a new vehicle. It definitely will not be a dodge. Estimated $5-$7K repair costs for an engine that is still under power train warranty.

My 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup steering linkage snapped at inner tie rod and Chrysler says it's my fault. There was a recall H46, but they say only for one part under recall, and they now have a new redesigned steering linkage that I can purchase. I was out of work for 2 days, stressed. My children have to walk home from school on a very country road; they are 12 years old. No rental, no vehicle.

I have Dodge Ram electrical issues with brakes, more than 10 times of the same issue, 4 times with this dealer. The truck came back with a washer fluid bottle cut in half and placed over the ABS modules. No one wants to step up and buy it back, or truly fix it. In 2004, I bought it out of a Ford lot, under a Ford esp, Ford points to Dodge, and Dodge says it's Ford's problem! The truck has a warranty running out, with major issues. I guess I have to burn in a fire for something to be done.

My 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 truck lost power and I had no steering control at all. This is the second time it has happened--both times with kids riding inside. If this happens when I am traveling at a higher speed than the 15 mph I was traveling, someone could get hurt or die if I get into an accident. So far, no damage yet.

We bought a dealer demo 2007 Dodge Ram 4wd, also bought an extended warranty. In under 60,000 miles, we have had shocks/struts, rotors, o2 sensor, EGR valve go bad. We spent $600 every 15,000 miles for servicing the truck. My husband is a former mechanic. It's not like we are mistreating this vehicle. We are stumped. Were we sold a lemon? Is anyone else having these issues in a 2007?

The transmission of my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 4wd had to be replaced after 48,000 miles; torque converter problem. After going into Dodge dealership, they said that the oil was just really dirty when at 30K miles, I had the oil changed and had a deep dish pan put on to help it stay cool. Dodge told me that they could replace it for $4000 and they told me that those Tranny's are just not made to pull anything. Well, I pulled a motorcycle trailer maybe 4,000 lbs once or twice a year and that's it. I went ahead and replaced it with an after market tranny. Why spend 4k to get a tranny that fails at 48,000 miles. They say that the cummins is a 300K mile motor that means I should replace my tranny six times in the life of the motor and also while in the shop, I had them checkout the front end and found that I needed all four ball joints at $1500.

3-year-old truck that sees nothing but highway and city paved road driving needs $6000 dollars worth of repairs, how sad! I ended up getting a nice tranny for $6000 and still need to get the ball joints but waiting on some heavy-duty after market ones that are supposed to be out soon that will be another $2000 so $8000 worth of repairs in three years for normal driving and probably the last Dodge I own.

The issue is with the tie rod ends on my Dodge Ram 1500 with 40,450 miles on it, parts availability and price. I first went to AutoZone and got two tie rod ends which cost $82.27 for both and have a lifetime guarantee, I took them home and found they did not fit, so I returned them, hoping to get the correct set of tie rod ends. Unfortunately, AutoZone was unable to order the correct tie rod ends. Next, I went to Kragen, who also was unable to order the correct tie rod ends; they said it was "unavailable".

Next stop was Napa, who special ordered a pair of tie rod ends for $107.28 for both and a lifetime guarantee, but they turned out to be the wrong ones, also. Frustrated at being unable to find the correct parts, even though they were listed as such, I called Carson City Dodge, got a Mopar part number, and inquired as to how much they would charge for a set of tie rod ends. The answer was $193.45 each, approximately $400.00 for the pair, with no lifetime guarantee or anything!

I also have an extended warranty (70,000 mile) on my truck that cost a considerable sum of money. However, the typical parts I need are not covered, even though the warranty covers the complete chassis, drive train, and, well, virtually the whole truck, or so reads the warranty to a non-attorney layperson. But when Dodge runs the part numbers, they are not covered by warranty.

My questions are as follows: 1) what does the warranty actually cover? 2) Why do my old 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport tie rod ends only cost $36.26 each with a lifetime guarantee, and are available virtually anywhere, but my 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport tie rod ends are $193.45 each (to buy a pair would be equal to one month's truck payment) with no warranty? In short, I would like to know exactly what the difference(s) is/are between a 1996 and a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 tie rod end. Is the 2006 model so significantly improved with titanium, gold, carbon, or some other rare metal that justifies the cost?

Rhetorical question, I am sure, as sadly I know there is probably no difference that would justify the cost for a tie rod with no warranty. I do understand that distributors have their own pricing. I also realize that in today's society, the consumer always gets messed over. I just cannot comprehend why I pay so much for a warranty and get nothing out of it, and I do understand that there is a ton of R&D goes into deciding what parts will last forever and what parts will fail the day you pull it off the lot.

But what I cannot understand is why this warranty would not and will not cover the consumable parts. This is the third Dodge I have owned, and have never had any problems with them until now. I think it is unfair and unreasonable that Dodge can charge so much for parts, and require consumers to spend so much money for a warranty that sounds good, but in reality covers nothing.

To add insult to injury, consumers are left with nowhere to order parts except from the Dodge dealership, which appears to be legalized extortion and monopolization. Why does Dodge make it so difficult for a regular person to work on their own vehicle? Why do prices vary so widely and wildly for the same part? It appears that Dodge has lost sight of where their money comes from, and is truly biting the hand that feeds it, that hand being the consumer's. A little respect goes a long way.

Conversely, taking advantage of the consumer will be duly noted, and the consumer will choose to take their business elsewhere. Why is it that the car companies make it so difficult to get parts or do not want to uphold the warranties on vehicles they sell and make it so the consumer has to take it back to the dealer for repairs and charge a hundred plus dollars an hour for shop fees and mark up the parts 1000%? Thank you.

It's a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500. I purchased it new in Sept 1999. I followed scheduled service maintenance. In April 2006, the truck displayed check engine light. The diagnosis was tcc transmission solenoid (replaced). In January 2007 the truck once again displayed check engine light. The diagnosis was that transmission needed replacement with 84,000 miles on the odometer. I had the transmission replaced with new transmission at Rod's 2 ride with 3/36000 warranty card from Mopar. I contacted Chrysler and pleaded for splitting of cost. I was told by supervisor on phone (absolutely not) since warranty expired at 70,000 miles. In 2008, long cracks appeared on the dashboard. 2In 009, the compressor, clutch fan and air condition units had to be replaced. In January 2010, the transmission slips, overdrive and transmission lights came on with 33,000 miles on new transmission. I contacted Chrysler again. Chrysler is trying not to honor warranty but they suggested that vehicle be towed to Dodge dealer( Stevens Creek Dodge) in San Jose. I towed truck to dealer with warranty in hand. The service rep quoted me with price of repairing transmission even with warranty in hand. Chrysler reference # is1921106.

Serpentine belt tension bearing- warranty, $100 deductible

Ventilation directional control- $35 part, quoted $800 labor cost, I fixed it myself, this is apparently inherent with these trucks, they now tell owners not to change the directional control while the fan is on or it will break the cheesy little flap inside. It is still a problem with the new model year.

The Dodge death wobble- Warranty, they replaced the steering stabilizer, it hasn't done it since.

When I called Dodge and complained, they connected me to a, "Complaint resolution" department. I was told in no uncertain terms that they would not budge an inch on the basic 3year 36000 mile warranty. I told them I was going back to Japanese products and I was told to go right ahead. It is no wonder this company is in dire straights, they really don't give a damn about standing behind their products.

To remedy the ongoing steering and hub failures, I will be spending extra money on after market, heavy duty replacement parts. Needless to say, there is not a chance in hell of my purchasing another product from this company.

My truck has a very easy life, it goes up and down the highway and is NEVER off-roaded. It has never seen mud, the only time it is in 4-wheel drive is on snowy roads.

When I drove the pickup home the pickups lights radio and other electrical components seemed to short out for a second. It even sent feedback through the speakers. I have taken it into the dealer at least 2 times for this issues. Mypickup is out of warranty by 174 miles and 5 months and my windshield wipers quit. I took it into the dealer and I have to buy a $700.00 computer which controls (take a guess) my wipers light and radio.

I WILL NOT pay this kind of money, it is robbery plain and simple that a domestic manufacturer would sell people a poorly built product then take no responsability when it breaks down. I will give them their car back if they do not find a way to do the right thing they can try to get their money from me because they won't. Let them eat the note that is remaining, it is their just desserts for raping the American public with such a cut throat way of doing business and for offering such below standard vehicles They need to be investigated and held to task for what they are doing to hard working middle class people who are suffering at their hands every day.

going down state road 36 about 40 mph and my hood just blows up broke window and smashed my hood and hinge.could not see any thing after hood came up.scared the crap out of my son.he wont drive the 2001 dodge ram 1500 no more.

oil pump failed in 03 dodge ram 1500 and with in seconds I pulled over and called a tow truck the dealer is now recomending a new engine at 150 -160km. at a cost of 10000.00 unreal.I have looked on the interent and am not the only one with this exact problem.way to go dodge dont buy dodge,its my knew motto.

Hood latch released and smashed windshield and bent hood hinges.

My husband and I purchased a brand new 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport in July 2007 and 11months later the paint bubbled up and is peeling off at the bottom of the tailgate. My husband took the truck back to the dealer figuring it would be covered by the bumper to bumper warranty. They called us a few days later saying it wasen't covered by the warraty. I just don't understand how a truck that I paid 30,000.00 not even a year ago that has a paint defect is not covered under warranty. We are so furious.

I own a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel purchased in Dec 2005. In May 2006 I had gone to the local dump to put garbage in the dumpster. The vehicle was still running but I put the car in park, walked around the front of the vehicle and let my 4 year old daughter out of the passenger side, walked back around to drivers side to unload the garbage. The front driver's side door was open and my daughter was standing in front of it. As I lifted myself up on the tire to remove the trash bags from the bed of the truck, the truck started rolling backwards and pinned me between the garbage dumster and the bed of the truck.

Luckily I freed myself in enough time to push my daughter out of harms way or the front door would have pushed my daughter under the front wheel. I jumped in the truck, it still said it was in park when I put the brake on. I called Dodge who informed me that had I put the vehicle in park, set the emergency brake and removed the key, it would not have happened. After further research I learned their was a recall which the dodge representative did not tell me about. When the vehicle, although reads it is in park, will come out of gear and go into reverse. Dodge's solution to the problem is not to fix it, but install an alarm so you know that when it says it is in park, it is actually in reverse.

I tried to duplicate this in a large parking lot to no effect. What is baffling is this only happens occasionaly. Not at every panic stop. The brake pads and rotors were replaced by a Dodge dealer and at STS Service centers there is no change to the situation.

Mind you it was Nov 22, the day before Thanksgiving. I drove about a quarter mile down Broadway in Somerville, the gauge still sticking and then ...POP the engine blew!!! 49,000 miles on the vehicle and now it's junk??

While driving on interstate highways you never know when it will start shimmying and shaky after hitting a bridge entrance or a bump in the road. There is no pattern so you never know when to expect it, I have had the tires rebalanced and installed a new factory steering strut but I will still do it. The only way to gain control of the vehicle is to hit the brakes and slow down 35 to 30 MPH before it will quit shaking. This is very dangerous and other people have had the same problems. Why doesn't Dodge/Chrysler fix it like they did the Dakota's???

I BOUGHT A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 AND HAD ALOT OF POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS WITH IT.SO I TRADED IT IN FOR A 2005 AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE TOO!TRANSMISSION SHAKES WHEN SHIFTING OR WHEN TORQUE CONVERTER KICKS ON OR OFF.IT IS A VERY ROUGH RIDE!CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY2005 AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD A THING BACK.MY LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.CHRYSLER COULD AT LEAST LET US KNOW IF THEY ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING OR A RECALL SO WE WONT DRIVE OURSELVES NUTTY WORRYING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!THEY ARE LOSING MY BUSINESS.I WAS ALWAYS A CHEVY MAN ,I DON'T KNOW WHY I EVER SWITCHED.THANK YOU.

In October 2003 I purchased a used 2001 Dodge Ram Sport 5.9L 4x4 from Foothill Ranch Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Foothill Ranch, Ca.(Orange County)... Since I have had the truck it has been in the repair shop an average of once every 5 weeks and has been nothing but a headache. AND MOSTLY FOR MAJOR REPAIRS!!!!

I have owned my Ram for 13 months and I wish I never bought it. Keeping in mind I bought the truck October 2003, here is a repair list:

1. 10/2003 = Cruise Control

the cruise control went out and vacuum hose needed to be replaced.

2.11/2003 = New wiring harness, battery, and starter coil.

The dealership sold me the vehicle without a battery hold down harness. The battery fell off the platform and onto the pulley wheels of the engine. Which, in turn, punched a hole in the battery and spewed battery acid all throughout the engine compartment. I then had to get a new wiring harness, and starter coil because of that.

3. 12/2003 = Transmission HUB

I was driving down the road to work one day and came to a red light. When the light turned green, I tried to accelarate and the truck just would not go. Just like if the trans was in Neutral...

4. 2/2004 = New power steering unit.

Took the truck in because I was getting odd vibrations and noises in the steering wheel...

5. 3/2004 = Engine Rebuild!!!!

Not more than 5 months after I had the truck, I had to have the cylinder heads replaced because they were BOTH cracked. (Foothill Ranch Dodge did repairs) Service changed the heads and the intake gasket.

6. 3/2004 = New Cat. Converter

Not more than a week after I got the truck back from #4, the truck went back for a busted Catalytic Converter.

7. 3-5/2004 = Fuel and brake line leaks

The truck went back again because the brake line on the left/rear brake drum came completely loose making it hazerdous to drive. Also, at the same time, the fuel line where it connects to the gas tank came loose spilling fuel. Once again, causing a real heavy hazard.

8. 9/2004 = Intake manifold gasket

The truck went into the shop again bacause the air intake gasket was busted. This time I took the vehicle to Goodyear/Hollywood Tire in Orange, Ca. and had them diagnose the problem. They advised me that the intake manifold gasket was put in wrong from service #5 (above). Nor the dealer or Daimler Chrysler was willing to help pay for the cost in getting me a rental car.

9. 10/2004 = Another Cylinder Head.

Truck went into the shop again because if a valve leak over the #1 cylinder. Goodyear in Orange said that this problem was related to #8.

10. Present = I just got the truck back from the #9 repair and now there are 3 more things wrong with it.
#A. The 4 wheel drive will not engage or work. The 4 wheel drive was fine before the #9 repairs were done.
#B. The AC/Heater will only come out of the windshield defrosting vents. (the vents by the VIN #)

#C. The rear differential is starting to make a humming sound every time I accelerate. Which means the rear differential is going to give out soon as well.

Chrysler has not been helpful at all with this. They would not even help me get a rental car.

Braking vibrations;(referred to as (Breaking Sensation) started after purchase of NEW Ram Oct? 2002(returned several times (after putting me off for a year while FINDING THE PROBLEM) (the problem was NEVER FOUND it was only COVERUP until warranties run out and there's nothing THEY CAN DO, also attempted to sue Chrysler-settled $4000 and a promise not to bother them with problems of my brakes or transmission)(the trans gave a slipping sensation at certain times and occl. bang when changing gears. I complained about the softness of the paint. (scratching the paint to the primer when a sneaker of a child went down the side of it and my dogs paw)only weeks after purchase.

Now I have fog lights not working, passanger side window NOT WORKING, transmission that still acts funny, And brakes that will NEVER be fixed. It cost me time at work, bridge toll (not normally paid and the seear aggrevation of thinking I was TREATING MYSELF to a new vehicle.

Though I realize the possibility of nothing ever getting done. But maybe this will help deter the sales of Chrysler.

On a trip to see our daughter in Savannah, Ga. from Dayton, Ohio; we ran out of gasoline. The gas gauge indicated that we had a 1/4 tank, the dash low gas emblem did not come on and blink, and the overhead computer screen said we had 87 miles to go. This incident cost us $130.00. Then just 3 weeks later on the way to work the same thing happened, only this time my screen said that I had over a hundred miles left. Each time after I ran out the check engine light came on. I have been to the dealer several times about my engine light coming on and they did things like changing my gas cap. What recourse do I have? It seems that I got quick fixes until my warrenty ran out. Please reply with any suggestions.

I do garage door repair and this is my work truck. So far the repair has been covered under warranty, but how long will they continue fixing this at their own cost?

Is there anything you can do to help us? We've taken our truck to a number of places to have oil inserted in the rear end and front, it still squeaks.

I am also experiencing the same problem with my RAM truck that the owners of the Durango's are. In a nutshell, my oil pressure drops to zero, it goes to the shop, they say I'm not changing the oil(which I have documentation that I am) and I shell out a lot of money to have the same thing happen again and again. I bought my vehicle new in Feb.99 the first time this occured was on 04/12/01 they replaced oil seal, sending unit, and a switch. It cost me $563.01. Then the truck went back on 09/25/01 for the same problem. Dealer service said they were unable to confirm customer concern at this time and they changed the oil again.

One year later on 09/09/02 it happened again. Dealer replaced oil switch and sensor and changed the oil, it cost me 123.97. Because this was the 3rd time this happened with the truck and my warranty was out I purchased an extended warranty thinking I would probably need it. On 09/18/02 just a little over a week later the truck was back in at the dealers and they replaced the whole oil pump, pickup tube, and related gaskets. They had been doing my oil changes so they couldnt use that excuse this time and that extended warranty I had purchased the week before paid for all of it.

Now here it is almost a year to the date and today the same exact thing happened and I had just had an oil change 3 mos ago(approx 2400mi). When I pulled it into Goodyear and they checked the oil they said it looked like MUD! What is wrong with this engine to break down the oil this way and this fast??? My extended warranty will be out in about 3000 miles and I cant afford to do this out of pocket every year. I'm also curious as to what engine the Durango has in it that everyone is having this problem with?

The oil pump and the transmission on my 1994 Dodge Ram pickup recently both went out. Although I didn't have repairs done at a dealers, the shops where I did have repairs (replacement) made told me that both these problems are common with the new body style dodges. If this is so, I feel there should have been a recall for both the oil pump and the transmission. Repairs cost me $1800!