2002 Dodge RAM 1500

WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD MECHANICAL CARE OF THIS TRUCK. MY HUSBAND DRIVES A GOOD DISTANCE TO WORK AND WE HAVE AROUND 170XXX MILES ON THIS TRUCK. HAVEN'T HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE OUT OF IT UNTIL IT STARTED MISFIRING AND NOT STARTING. NOT TO BAD RIGHT....WRONG ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER THE CYLINDERS STARTED MISSING. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT WE MUST BUY A NEW ENGINE FOR IT. THE JUNK YARD MODELS COST AROUND 1700 DOLLARS. WE STILL OWE AROUND $3100 SO CONSIDERING WHAT WE OWE AND THE INSURANCE OF 450 EVERY SIX MONTHS IT ISN'T EVEN WORTH FIXING TIME YOU ADD IN LABOR. THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE DROVE THIS TRUCK FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE AN OLDER FORD AND IT HAS 350XXX MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT THIS ONE USED I GUESS IT WAS TO MUCH TO HOPE FOR, FOR THIS DODGE RAM TO LAST LONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES RANGING FROM THE FUSE BOX AND POWER LOCK:WINDOWS TO THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND A TECHNICIAN REPEATEDLY REWIRED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, REPLACED THE FUSES, AND THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER WINDOW DEVICES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES RECURRED. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE ALARM SYSTEM TO FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER CAN PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. SHE HAS COPIES OF DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE REPAIR HISTORY OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,369.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINKAGE BAR THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSFER CASE IS APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES LONG. IT IS HELD TOGETHER BY RUBBER GROMMETS. OVER TIME, A COMBINATION OF EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES AND WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED THE GROMMETS TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE LINKAGE BAR FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO OTHER DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,200. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/16/08 *JB

JOINING THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH CRACKED DASH PROBLEMS ON OUR 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. OVER. 2 YEARS AGO, WE NOTICED A CRACK ON THE FRONT PORTION OF THE DASH AT THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS SEPARATE TO THE MAIN DASH COVER. NOW, WE HAVE A NEW CRACK NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG ON THE MAIN PORTION. AT BEST, IT IS UNSIGHTLY FOR A VEHICLE AS EXPENSIVE AS THIS. AS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME BECAUSE IT IS A SECOND VEHICLE. IT APPEARS A WASTE OF TIME TO TALK TO A DEALERSHIP UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXTRA $800 KICKING AROUND THE WALLET. IF DODGE/CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO FACE UP TO THE PROBLEM AND THE NHSTA IS NOT TAKING ACTION,MAYBE SOME PICKETING OF THE DEALERSHIPS AND MEDIA INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING SHOULD BE DONE. IS THERE ANY CLASS ACTIONS PENDING? IF NOT, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO START ONE. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. LONG PERPENDICULAR CRACKS IN DASH. BOUGHT PERMA PLATE WARRANTY AT TIME PURCHASE. REPLACEMENT OF THE DASH COSTS UPWARDS OF $1500 BY TWO DEALERSHIPS. PERMA PLATE MERELY REFUNDED ME MY $299 WARRANTY. I TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECT AS MY CAR IS TYPICALLY PARKED IN THE SHADE. I AM AN AIRLINE PILOT AND MY VEHICLE SITS IN COVERED PARKING. PERMA PLATE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THE DODGE RAM 1500 MODEL AND DIRECTED ME TO DO A WEB SEARCH. I WAS AMAZED AT THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REFLECTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. DODGE SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT TO HAVE SUCH A NICE TRUCK CRACKING LIKE THIS. LASTLY, FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THE CRACK RUNS NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOCATION. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CRACK WOULD CAUSE PROBLEMS IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT UPON REVIEW OF THE HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS HERE THAT DODGE SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH MORE THAN STATISTICS...THEY SHOULD SIMPLY BACK THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. THE MIRROR WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V077000 (VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR). ONE YEAR LATER, THE SAME MIRROR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAS ATTEMPTED TO GET IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, BUT HAS BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9400 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/15/08 *JB