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1999 Dodge RAM

Complaints: 366Avg mileage: 76,249 miSince: Dec 1998
1 deathCrashFire45 injured

Problem Areas

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
43
Air Bags:Frontal
32
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
23
Foundation Components: Disc
17
Tires
15
Suspension
14
Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)
14
Engine and Engine Cooling:Engine
14
Unknown or Other
13
Suspension:Front
13

Complaints Over Time

Recent Complaints

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
May 15, 2000FULTON, NY
1 deathCrash1 injured

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, AND ROLLOVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

AIR BAGS
Dec 8, 2004MICHIGAN CITY, IN
Crash1 injured

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY HER MOTHER TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE. *AK *SC

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
100,000 miNov 18, 2004NATCHEZ, MS
Crash1 injured

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES, AND HAD TO RECEIVE FOURTEEN STITCHES IN HIS LIP. *AK

AIR BAGS
33,000 miNov 6, 2002MICCO, FL
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK INTO THIS FAILURE. *MR *NLM

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
Aug 19, 2002HANFORD, CA
Crash1 injured

PURCHASED TRUCK WITH IN ONE MONTH AND HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND DRUMS AND SHOES SEVERE WEAR. PLUS AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON FRONT IMPACT TOTALLING VEHICLE.*AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 13, 2002IOWA, LA
Crash2 injured

WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLDED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *YH

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jun 10, 2002AUSTIN, TX
Crash1 injured

FRONT COLLISION AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, VEHICLE IS TOTALLED. *AK *TT

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Apr 10, 2002SULFA, KY
Crash1 injured

WAS DRIVING APPROIMATELY. 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN. OTHER VEHICLE WAS "T"-BONED BY RAM. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, RAM'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES FROM SEAT BELTS. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. HAD POLICE REPORT DONE. VEHICLE TOTALED BY INSURANCE CO.*AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Mar 21, 2002MACON, GA
Crash1 injured

FRONT IMPACT AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 8000.00.*AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Feb 26, 2002SACRAMENTO, CA
Crash1 injured

THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT I HAVE REPORTED TO YOU. THE FIRST WAS YESTERDAY. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE. I SWITCHED THE VIN NUMBERS. THE VIN NUMBER FOR ODI # 758677 SHOULD HAVE BEEN [XXX]. THE ACCIDENT THIS CURRENT REPORT REFERS TO A SACRAMENTO COUNTY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK THAT WAS USED BY OUR PARK RANGERS. IT WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TRAIL ROAD AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE SEE MY COMMENTS FROM MY PREVIOUS REPORT FOR MY WORRIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OF DODGE'S INVESTIGATION.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Dec 30, 2001BARNEVELD, WI
Crash2 injured

PASSENGER LEFT WITH BROKEN NECK & DRIVER WITH KNEE & CHEST INJURIES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Aug 5, 2001BUELLTON, CA
Crash1 injured

I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A TRACTOR TRAILER. I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER 55MPH. I HIT THE TRUCK EXACTLY PERPENDICULAR AND THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS CRUSHED IN ABOUT 2 FEET. THE FRAME WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM FILING THIS BECAUSE THE BODY SHOP HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WE TAKE ACTION. HE SAID THE AREA WHERE THE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED WAS MANGLED AND THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS CHECKED BY JOHN KELTNER (LIC. # 35844). HIS REMARKS WERE THAT THE SYSTEM TEST WAS PERFORMED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND AT THIS TIME AND NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. I AM AWARE OF SOME RECALLS WITH DODGE AND WANTED TO BE SURE THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS WOULD BE COVERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
May 10, 2001GILROY, CA
Crash3 injured

WHEN TRUCK WAS HIT BY A BRONCO, BRONCO TRAVELNG ABOUT 50 MPH, ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Feb 9, 2001TYNGSBORO, MA
Crash2 injured

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE ADJUSTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER CERTIFIED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEPLOY IN THAT ACCIDENT. *YH

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Jan 30, 2001MIAMI, FL
Crash1 injured

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MOTOR FROZE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO LEFT/ LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY/HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER ,AND THEN VEHICLE ROLLED OVER . CONSUMER NOTICED THAT OF ONE OF SCREWS THAT HELD POWER STEERING TO FRAME FELL OFF, AND IT GOT STUCK BETWEEN WHEEL AND FRAME WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO CRASH,CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Oct 24, 2000CHELBYVILLE, KY
Crash1 injured

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

AIR BAGS
Oct 9, 2000DENVER, CO
Crash2 injured

I FILLED OUT THIS FORM ONCE BEFORE, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK...

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Jun 23, 2000KATY, TX
Crash1 injured

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A DODGE RAM 2500, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE/ OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Mar 22, 2000FLORISSANT, MO
Crash2 injured

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A BRICK WALL AT 50 MPH IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE RIB CAGE INJURIES . THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Sep 14, 1999CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Crash1 injured

WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER , HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD-ON. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS . DAMAGES WILL BE ESTIMATED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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