Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Dodge Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 5.7 V8 4WD. MY STEERING HAS GOTTEN REALLY LOOSE OVER THE LAST WEEK. I BROUGHT IT IN T… |
| 2020-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WONT ACCELATE THEN LOOSE POWER , THEN AFEW A FEW MINUTES DRIVES GREAT THEN NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WIL… |
| 2018-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING AND SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC HAVE BECOME LOOSE CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO BECOME PR… |
| 2017-09-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM HEARING A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, PLAY IN STEERING, TRUCK IS WOBBLING ALL OVER THE PLACE W… |
| 2017-08-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DODGE RAM "DEATH WOBBLE" OR SHIMMY PHENOMENON, WHILE IN MOTION AND ENCOUNTERING HIGHWAY ROAD SURFACE CHANGES. |
| 2017-05-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. WHILE A MOTHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE ENG… |
| 2017-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON I-5 IN PORTLAND, OREGON, I LOST CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WHEN INTO A "DEAD PEDAL MODE". … |
| 2017-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE. EXPERIENCE WHEN HITTING SMALL/MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR RAILROAD TRACKS. VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSING THE DRI… |
| 2016-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND USED ACCELERATOR PETAL TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE RPM WENT TO MAX AND SPEED INCREASED 20 MPH AND C… |
| 2016-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE F… |
| 2015-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASH CRACKING SEVERELY. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS PLASTIC SHARDS WILL IMPALE PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER |
| 2014-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A … |
| 2014-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRUCK GARAGE KEPT FOR 10 OF ITS 14 YEARS. CURRENT MILEAGE 2017 = 90,000. AUG 2014 DASH BOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND FALL … |
| 2014-06-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A HOLE THAT WAS INCREASING IN SI… |
| 2014-03-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | IN DECEMBER,2011, I PURCHASED 2 EQUALIZER SPORT A/P TIRES. IN AUGUST 2013 , ONE OF THEM HAD A TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH … |
| 2014-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS DIESEL TRUCK WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO LET IT WARM UP. OWNER WENT INTO A BUILDING TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF GLOVES AND R… |
| 2013-12-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING AND THE SHARP SHARDS OF THE PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. |
| 2013-10-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH I NEEDED TO BRAKE BUT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM… |
| 2013-06-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH HE HEARD A SNAPPING SO… |
| 2013-03-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRUCK START THE DECELERATE AND REACCELERATE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A 2-3 SECOND TIME PERIOD AND T… |
| 2012-10-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASH (ABOUT 2") AND THE FELT WEAK AND SPONGY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTH I NOTICE THE CRACK GROWN … |
| 2012-09-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING. OBVIOUSLY DUE TO SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS … |
| 2012-03-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS CRACKED AND WAS STARTING TO COLL… |
| 2011-12-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERAT… |
| 2011-08-25 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE CONT… |
| 2011-08-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD COVER BEGAN FALLING APART FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DETERIORATION FIRST APPEARS AS CRACKING THAT LATER OPE… |
| 2011-07-26 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS… |
| 2011-07-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL RETURN LINE FROM THE INJECTOR PUMP WAS CRA… |
| 2011-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT. |
| 2011-06-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT… |
| 2011-05-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE BEGAN TO PERFORM MAINTENA… |
| 2011-03-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP.ALTHOUGH NO FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED, IT CAME VERY CLOSE. STEERI… |
| 2011-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS CRACKED AND LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN INSIDE EXPOSING THE WIRING AND C… |
| 2010-10-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. THE VEHICLE HAD COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, LINE SIZE LT265/75/R16, DOT… |
| 2010-09-19 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEDGE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED FROM T… |
| 2010-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | AT FIRST WE NOTICE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD.THEY THEN GOT BIGGER AND WIDER. .WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE THE WHOLE DASH… |
| 2010-05-29 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR BOX SHAFT HAD SHAT… |
| 2010-02-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE AFTER DEALER INSTALLED IN TANK FUEL MODULE THIS IS THE 3RD INJECTI… |
| 2010-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. HAD MECHANIC EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND STATES THAT ENTIRE LINE END TO END IS ROTTED OUT. … |
| 2010-01-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASH BOARD CRACKING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE FROM FRONT TO BACK. *TR |
| 2010-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY AND CRUMBLING. LARGE HOLES ARE FORMING AND BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH ARE F… |
| 2009-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2009-10-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TRUCK PURCHASED JUNE 2007. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STAT… |
| 2009-08-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE WAY TO THE COTTAGE WHEN THE BELT IN MY LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP A… |
| 2009-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY 2002 DODGE RAM DASH IS FALLING APART. IT IS A TWO PART DASH, WITH BOTH PARTS CRACKED APART AND GETTING WORSE. NOW … |
| 2009-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS VP-44 ENGINE PUMP. IT GETS A "DEAD PEDAL" AND IN TRAFFIC IT SUDDENLY… |
| 2009-07-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM P U, CUMMINS DIESEL, AND MANUAL TRANS.. AND HAVE REPLACED THE TPU " THROTTLE POSITIONING UNIT" (… |
| 2009-04-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 2002 DODGE RAM HOOD FLEW OPEN WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH. HOOD HAD BEEN OPEN AND CLOSED BEFORE DEPARTURE AND WAS SECURE. … |
| 2009-04-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING, BREAKING, AND FALLING A… |
| 2009-02-12 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 2 MPH; HOWEVER, T… |