Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-10 | 03V504000 |
TIRES | 214 | — | Details |
| 2003-03-10 | 03V077000 |
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 195,500 | — | Details |
| 2003-03-10 | 03V078000 |
STEERING:COLUMN | 287,725 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Dodge Ram 2002 ABS brake module failure. No recourse for repairs. Dodge has rendered this part obsolete and although th… |
| 2024-06-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, he beca… |
| 2023-07-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | To put it as simple as I can describe it is a death wobble. that occurs every time you hit a bump in the road, hole, or… |
| 2023-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The heat stopped working so i replaced the blower motor and blower relay the heater switch and still have no heat. The … |
| 2022-05-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway at about 65mph and at first I noticed that it felt like my tie rod ends were going bad. An… |
| 2021-10-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | While traveling at normal speeds approximately 40 mph a car ran a stop sign I t-boned them on their passenger side with… |
| 2021-09-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Pinion nut became loose. It was caught before it totally fell off, however if it did fall off the rear axle could poss… |
| 2021-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.9L WAS DRIVING DOW HEY 10 WHEN MY BACK TRIES LOCKED UP COULDN'T GET IT IN GEAR OR OUT ALMOST … |
| 2020-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BEAM UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK IS BREAKING APART. NO OTHER PART UNDER THE TRUCK HAD THIS PROB. NO CORROSION ANY OT… |
| 2019-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 2 | HELLO, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE RAM THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM JUST CRACKED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE A… |
| 2019-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE GAUGES HAVE QUIT WORKING HEADLIGHTS STAY ON WILL NOT TURN OFF. |
| 2019-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRIED TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED AND COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK. TOOK THE KEYS OUT AND THROW THEM UP ON THE DASH AND THE TR… |
| 2019-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTE… |
| 2019-04-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. STUCK IN DRIVEWAY CANNOT MOVE NEEDS TO BE TOWED I… |
| 2019-04-22 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE … |
| 2018-12-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE R… |
| 2018-11-09 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING WAS DAMAGED IN THE VEHICLE … |
| 2018-10-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRAME AROUND THE STEERING BOX DISCO… |
| 2018-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON, AND FLASH THEN RIGHT SIGNAL WILL OCCASIONALLY FLASH. SOMETIMES L… |
| 2018-08-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VE… |
| 2018-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while attempting to turn on the heat in the vehicle, the HVA… |
| 2018-06-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TURNED ON THE A/C AND DASH CRACKED AND WHITE POWDER WAS COMING OUT OF MY VENTS AND NOW MY HEATER IS NOT WORKING THAT HA… |
| 2018-05-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM REAR AXLE AND WHEELS LOCKED.VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. |
| 2018-05-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF AND REAREND LOCKED UP |
| 2018-04-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST, CORROSION, AND HOLES ALON… |
| 2018-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE FCM AND PDC ARE EXTREMELY BAD ON THE 2002 DODGE. THEY CORRODE CAUSING YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS, BLINKERS, HEADLIGHTS AND E… |
| 2018-03-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 4.7L ENGINE HAS A SLUDGE BUILD UP PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN CAUSES ENGINE TOTAL FAILURE. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED 3 TIMES W… |
| 2018-03-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE PINION BOLT LOOSENED AND FELL OFF, WHICH CAUSED TH… |
| 2018-01-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD OUT OF GEA… |
| 2017-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND NEXT THING WE KNOW WE HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG AND THEN MY REAR END LOCKED… |
| 2017-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY TRUCK IS A 2002 DOGE RAM 1500. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. WHENT TO THE DEALER SHIP IT SEEMS THAT THEY DONT MAKE THE MA… |
| 2017-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME A NOISE STARTED TO OCCUR WHEN LETTING OFF GAS PEDAL, GOT LOUDER THE MORE I DROVE, I DRIVE 25 MILES T… |
| 2017-07-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TODAY AROUND 1AM COMING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS GOING 65 MPH AND I WAS COMING UP ON MY TURN.I SLOWED DOWN AND MY 2002 DO… |
| 2017-06-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING THE EVAPORATOR REPLACED, THE DASH CAME APART IN PIECES. THE PIECES CAN NOT BE PUT BACK TOGETHER AND REINS… |
| 2017-06-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH IS CRACKING AND PIECES FALL DOWN INTO THE VENT THEN WHEN I TURN ON HEAT OR AIR PIECES COME FLYING OUT HITTING … |
| 2017-06-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD HAS HOLE IN IT. ITS BEEN CRACKING FOR A WHILE AND REALLY DIDN'T PAY ATT |
| 2017-04-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLES BACK CAB HYDROPLANED AND FISHTAILED OUT OF CONTROL AT LESS THEN 25MPH AND HIT A TRE… |
| 2017-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FRO… |
| 2017-02-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION PINION NUT CAME LOOSE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF VEHICLE REAR AXLE LOCKED UP I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF … |
| 2017-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DROPPED VALVE SEATS LOCKED UP MY 4.7 LITER ENGIN |
| 2016-12-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 45MPH WITH A RAV4 THAT TURNED INTO ME TRYING TO GET INTO A GAS STATION. … |
| 2016-10-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR … |
| 2016-09-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND … |
| 2016-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING AND NOW IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, PARTS OF BROKEN DASH ARE FALLING INTO VENTS AND OBSTRUCTIN… |
| 2016-08-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SEC… |
| 2016-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PARKED TRUCK AT BROOKSHIRES TO GET GAS, STARTED TRUCK UP AND BAM BLEW THE INTAKE OUT THE BACK KILLED THE ENGINE EVERYON… |
| 2016-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS LAST WEEK, THE KEY SLID OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT S… |
| 2016-08-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART IS HAZARDOUS WHEN YOU CUT AIR OR DEFROST ON DEBRIS AND SHARP OBJECTS FLY IN YOUR E… |
| 2016-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DASH IS FALLING APART. EVERY DAY PIECES ARE COMING OFF. ALSO I NEED TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE AND I'M AFRAID THE THA… |
| 2016-05-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE BOLT ATTACHING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION CAME OFF AND THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. THE PINION WA… |