Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DODGE PICKUP 1997 TILT WHEEL, WIRES IN STEERING COLUMN BROKE, DISABLED AIR BAG, ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND OTHER STUFF. 4X4 STEERING IS LOOSE LOTS OF STEERING WHEEL PLAY TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIT ON ROAD, LIKE THAT SINCE NEW. *TR
DASH CRACKED IN MALTIPLE PLACES WITH PIECES FALLING OUT AND WINDSHILD CRACKING
OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS DO NOT STAY FIXED IN PLACE. THE WIND AND SHUTTING THE DOOR CAUSE THE MIRRORS TO FOLD INSIDE AND REQUIRE CONSTANT READJUSTMENT
THE MOTORIZED EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS MOVED TO AN INWARD POSITION BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THIS RESULTED IN NO VISIBILITY, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MIRRORS BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NLM MIRRORS REPLACED AGAIN. HEADLIGHTS FAILED. MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN WHEN USING SWITCH. *TT
THE REAVIEW MIRRORS MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE, ON A DAILY BASIS, FOLDED BACK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN THE ROADWAY. IT DEPENDS ON THE SPEED BECAUSE THE WIND IS SOMETIMES STRONGER ON OTHER DAYS AND THE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OF THE WIND. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DODGE SERVICE SHOPS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DODGE RAM VEHICLES AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX/REPAIR IT TO MAKE IT STOP MOVING. IF THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO KEEP AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING. I CAN'T SEE THE LANES NEXT TO ME WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE MIRRORS FOLD BACK AND IT SCARES ME TO CHANGE LANES THINKING THERE MIGHT BE A VEHICLE BESIDE ME THAT I DIDN'T SEE WHEN I TURNED MY HEAD TO LOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD GET BACK WITH ME ON THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT SO I CAN GET MY VAN FIXED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE UPCOMING VACATION SEASON COMING UP.*AK
MIRROR IS INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE AND BLOWS AROUND IN THE WIND WHEN IT FAILS. EMPLOYEES AT DODGE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM REQUIRING TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF MIRROR AT COST OF $250.00 PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. MIRROR IS SUBJECT TO FAIL AT ANY TIME AND FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. IT IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
MIRROR "FOLDAWAY" DETENT FAILED AND MIRROR FOLDED BACK AND WOULDN'T STAY IN PROPER POSITION. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. THIS HAS OCCURED WITH THREE DIFFERENT MIRRORS. THE PROBLEM EXISITS WITH ALL 1996 AND 1997 RAM PICKUPS, WITH POWER MIRRORS.*AK
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEATER, THE WIRING OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE SHORTED AND BURNED OUT THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, SOLENOID, TEMPERATURE RELAY AND COMPUTER MODULE, WHICH RESULTED IN SMOKE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER. *AK *YC
REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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