Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 2500 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000240762 Incident Date: Sep, 11 2000
Consumer's City: COLOMA Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 2500 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7KF23Z0XJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 08 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 11 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While backing out of the driveway, the vehicle would intermittently stall. this stalling occurred six times. on one occasion, the dealer replaced the ignition coil, and on another occasion, the consumer kept hearing a pinging sound coming from the engine. the transmission was replaced, and the transfer case was still leaking. there had been a myriad of problems with this vehicle. also, there had been several recalls associated with this vehicle. the consumer claimed that the vehicle was in the shop more than it was in her possession. *ak the vehicle experienced the following: airflow noise/sucked air due to a possible vacuum leak, the passenger mirror vibration due to the bug shields, engine ticking, undershield rusted along with the driveshaft, u-joints, and the bumper, there was rust on the rear box panels, engine ping/noise, the check engine light had come on two times, rear window leakage, transmission did not shift properly/transfer case leaked, hard jumping when in reverse, revvs out more rpm's than normal, engine ping had gotten louder, and there were many times when the engine died. *scc