2002 Dodge RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING WAS DAMAGED IN THE VEHICLE AND FAILED TO PRODUCE HEAT IN COLD WEATHER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED ANCHORAGE CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP (2601 EAST 5TH AVENUE, ANCHORAGE, AL 99501, 855-269-2609), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

THE HEATER "VENT CONTROL" HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY TRUCK AND I CAN NO LONGER SELECT "DEFROST" IN MY TRUCK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT CLEAR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED. I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS AS A RESULT. I'VE BEEN HOLD IT'S THE HVAC BLEND DOORS. *TR

VEHICLE BLOWER MOTOR FUSE WAS BLOWN ON THIS OCCASION, AND THEN LATER DATES THE AC CONDENSER FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN. THE 40 AMP FUSE FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED TO FIX THE FIRST PROBLEM. THE CONDENSER FAN FUSE WAS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE, AND THEN THE FUSE BOX - WHERE THE CONDENSER FAN FUSE GOES - MELTED SO THAT THE FUSE COULD NOT BE REPLACED. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. ALSO NOTICED LOTS OF DASHBOARD CRACKING COMPLAINTS. I ALSO HAVE A DASHBOARD THAT IS SERIOUSLY CRACKED. PAID TO REPLACE THE PART CLOSEST TO THE WINDOW, BUT THE DASHBOARD OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT REPLACED. ASKED DEALER TO REPLACE IT THREE TIMES, AND ALL THREE TIMES THEY SAID NONE WAS IN STOCK. ONE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T LIKE REPLACING THEM BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE JOB. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 2WD 5.9 V8 (GAS) WITH 86,000 MILES. TURN SIGNALS HAVE SUDDENLY BECOME DANGEROUSLY INTERMITTENT. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WHEN SIGNALING 'LEFT' THE RIGHT DASH INDICATOR FOR THE TURN SIGNALS WILL FLASH INSTEAD. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY, WE TURNED THE SIGNAL OFF THEN BACK 'ON' AND IT WORKED PROPERLY. BECAUSE THIS IS INTERMITTENT WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE IF THE OUTSIDE BULBS ARE FLASHING LEFT OR RIGHT, THEREFORE WE WORRY THEY MIGHT BE INCORRECTLY SIGNALING OUR INTENTIONS TO OTHER DRIVERS. WHILE SEARCHING ON-LINE FOR A SOLUTION BEFORE WE DETERMINE A REPAIR COURSE OF ACTION, WE DISCOVERED THIS IS COMMON TO THE DODGE RAM TRUCKS FROM 2002 THROUGH AT LEAST 2008 MODEL YEAR TRUCKS, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION OR ADDRESS IT IN ADVANCE OF FAILURE. WE PAID IN ADVANCE FOR A SEVEN YEAR 100% WARRANTY WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE, WHICH HAS NOT EXPIRED. WE BELIEVE DODGE HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE WEAKNESS AND COULD HAVE REPAIRED IT DURING THE NO-DEDUCTIBLE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW SWITCH CONTINUES TO FAIL. ITS A SIMPLE PLUG-IN MODULE AND I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE WITH THE FACTORY PART, AND NOW ITS INTERMITTENT AGAIN AFTER LESS THAN ONE YEAR. FROM THE MILEAGE ITS CLEAR WE ARE NOT WEARING OUT SWITCHES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

MY 2002 DODGE RAM HAS A BAD BLEND DOOR CONTROLLER. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT I ONLY HAVE COLD OR WARM AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS IN THE FRONT PART OF THE DASH AND AM UNABLE TO SWITCH THE AIR TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. DEALER SAYS IT'S AN $800 FIX. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN MY WINDOWS STEAM UP I HAVE TO USE A TOWEL TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD AS I AM TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. HOW SAFE IS THAT. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR