1999 Dodge RAM Pickup

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT HAS BEGUN TO CRACK. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

I OWN 2 DODGE RAMS. ONE 1999 3500 AND ONE 2001 2500 HAVE BROKEN DASHBOARDS. THE DASHBOARD HAVE COMPLETELY COLLAPSED WITH LARGE CHUNKS OF BROKEN PLASTIC FALLING THROUGH THE HOLE AND LANDING ON MY FEET WHILE DRIVING. DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM, AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF AROUND $800.00 TO REPAIR IT. MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ALSO CUT HER HAND ON ONE OF THESE PIECES THAT FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK AFTER I HAD OPENED THE DOOR. THANK YOU. *AK

THE DASHBOARD ON OUR 1999 DODGE RAM BEGAN FALLING APART IN 2002. CHUNKS OF THE DASHBOARD HAVE COME COMPLETELY OFF WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING TOTAL BLACKOUT OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL SPEAKERS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND THE TILT STEERING WHEEL CAUSES ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS WHEN IT IS NOT IN IT'S HIGHTEST POSITION. WE ASSUME A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME LODGED IN THE TILT MECHANISM AND IS PINCHING WIRES. THE DEALERSHIP DENIED MY REQUEST TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THEIR COST BUT OFFERED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD BUT THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME OVER $500. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO TOTALLY OFF. I AM TRULY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS I MAY BE PASSING ON THE ROADWAYS. *TR

WE DRIVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 3/4 TON TRUCK WITH AN 11 FOOT CAMPER ON IT. LAST WEEK WHILE ON VACATION IN MONTANA, WE HAD A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS OF INTERSTATE 90. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, EVEN WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MISSOULA WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE INJECTION PUMP FREEZING UP FROM LACK OF FUEL PRESSURE FROM THE TRANSFER PUMP. THIS REPAIR COST US $2500.00 AND COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH A NOTICE FROM DODGE OR CUMMINS TO HAVE THE PRESSURE CHECKED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON AND IS OCCURRING WITH ALL THE CUMMINS ENGINES INSTALLED IN THE RAM PICKUPS, SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 24 VALVE ENGINE IN 1998. A SIMPLE SENSOR THAT WOULD HAVE TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN THE TRANSFER PUMP STARTED LOSING PRESSURE, WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE OCCUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE LOST WITH NO WARNING. THANK GOODNESS I WAS DRIVING INSTEAD OF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS BECAUSE, IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING SHOVED UNDER THE RUG BY BOTH DODGE AND CUMMINS WHO ARE BOTH CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU. *JB

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS MY TRUCK SEEMS TO POP IN AND OUT OF PASSING GEAR. THE TAC MOMENTAIRLY JUMPS 200 TO 400 RPM. BECAUSE IT IS OF SUCH A SHORT DURATION AND SUCH A SLIGHT RISE IN RPM,I CANNOT TELL IF THE TRUCK JERKS. HOWEVER THIS STARTED AS SOMETHING I NOTICED HAPPENING FREQUENTLY ON LONG TRIPS. NOW IT IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE DEALER AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING. THEY DID REPLACE THE EGR VALVE ?? I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WOULD POST IT ON THIS SITE.*AK

CRACKED BLOCK IN 5.9 LITER CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE AT 18,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS A 99 2500 RAM 4X4 PICKUP. WAY TOO MANY OF THESE ARE CRACKING. ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT CUMMINS REFUSES TO REPLACE OTHERS OFF WARRANY. COMPANY HAS PRIOR REPUTATION OF PRODUCING ENGINES WITH LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 350'000 MILES WITH NO SUCH DEFECTS. *AK