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2002 Dodge Ram

Safety Score
69
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2009-03-13 09E009000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER 1,364 Details
2002-06-13 02V159000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY 46,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2021-08-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT No 1 The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at various speeds, the AB…
2011-10-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM MODEL R35. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE…
2009-08-06 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB PICKUP BEGAN TO CRACK AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE ARE PIECES THAT H…
2009-01-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 1) ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. LIGHTS KEPT GOING IN AND OUT 2) DASH CRACKING AND CRUMBLING. PIECES FALLING INTO AIR VENTS AND…
2008-09-08 STRUCTURE No 0 THE DASH WAS FINE NO EVENTS UNTIL SEPT.2008. OPENED THE TRUCK UP ONE DAY TO REVEAL A HUGE CRACK IN THE DASH. THE DASH I…
2008-02-02 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY, THE EXTERIOR BODY PAINT EXPOSED A WHITE SPOT T…
2008-02-01 STRUCTURE No 0 AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 YEARS< THE PAINT IS STARTING TO PEEL, AND IT IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ALTHOUGH T…
2008-01-01 STRUCTURE No 0 DASH CRACKING ON 2002 DODGE RAM QUADCAB; NOT THE FIRST VEHICLE TO BE EXPERIENCING THIS. MANY FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS REG…
2007-08-23 STRUCTURE No 0 DASH ON OUR 2002 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING. *JB
2007-08-22 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 EMAIL CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS IN HIS 2002 DODGE RAM TRUCK FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 25 TO 30 MPH ACCIDENT. *KB
2007-05-31 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 2002 DODGE RAM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB
2006-11-13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE VEHICLE IS OCCASIONALLY PARKED…
2006-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD WHICH C…
2006-08-01 STRUCTURE No 0 THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AROUND 60,000 MILES. IT HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK AND ALL OF THE PLASTIC VENT COVERS HAVE F…
2006-06-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE VEHICLE B…
2006-05-01 STRUCTURE No 0 CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK
2006-03-09 STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SH…
2005-11-01 STRUCTURE No 0 THE BOARD 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB DASHBOARD IS ALL CRACKED AND BREAKING APART. READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY LOCAL…
2005-08-08 TRAILER HITCHES Yes 0 DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 HAUL RIGHT 60 BOAT TRAILER MANUFACTURED BY B AND M. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE TONGUE BROKE…
2005-08-02 SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY No 0 DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE WAS MAKING A TRIP TO LOS VEGAS, WAS WALKING AROUN…
2005-03-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE IDLED…
2005-01-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHEN ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT AND ADVANCE TO A HIGHER SPEED. DEA…
2005-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TRUCK BEGAN TO VIBRATE DRAMATICALLY UPON BRAKING. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, THE BRAKE PADS IN THE FRONT WERE TOO SMALL A…
2004-12-03 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR KNOCKED THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND. THE…
2004-11-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO "ENGINE SLUDGE". THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. TH…
2004-10-13 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT No 0 THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO MOVE ON ITS ON. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL I…
2004-09-09 STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR No 0 WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT PROPERLY. CO…
2004-07-19 INTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE LIGHT BULB SWITCH RATTLED WHILE DRIVING…
2004-06-11 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED…
2004-06-09 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD OAT 40-45 MPH VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, CAUSING IT TO HYDROPLANE. VEHICLE CAME DOWN, AND H…
2004-03-29 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT No 0 BACK SEATS HAVE NO HEAD RESTRAINTS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS REAR ENDED PASSENGERS WILL SUSTAIN MA…
2004-03-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHI…
2004-02-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 VEHICLE IDLES ROUGHLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK
2004-02-03 STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR No 0 WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND VEHICLE WANDERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALE…
2004-01-26 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE No 0 THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS WOULD FOG UP WHEN THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER WERE ON, WHICH WAS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SE…
2004-01-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 REAR BACK DOOR LOCKS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. …
2003-09-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE SEVERELY. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MEC…
2003-09-10 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 WHEN ACCELERATING. INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETER…
2003-08-14 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT No 0 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UPPER BALL JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK
2003-06-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 FRONT ROTORS KEEP WARPING ON THIS TRUCK IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS REPLACING THE RO…
2003-06-11 EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER No 0 NO PARTS AVAILABLE; RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #C10/C11FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS AND NO PARTS A…
2003-05-28 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR BROKE IN HALF. *TT
2003-05-25 AIR BAGS Yes 2 WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SLIGHTLY TOUCHED THE GRAVEL ON AN UNEVEN PARKWAY, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO L…
2003-05-15 TIRES:VALVE No 0 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VALVE STEM…
2003-04-21 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY WHICH CAUSED WATER TO COME INSIDE O…
2003-03-15 STEERING No 0 I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND SHUDDERED AT 75MPH. I HAD ALREADY HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS …
2003-03-12 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, THE TAIL GATE DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB
2003-01-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING IT FEELS AS THROUGH TH…
2003-01-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE.*JB...........*AK
2003-01-01 SUSPENSION No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A LOUD VIBRATION AND BUMPING NOISE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEAL…