Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle's dashboard is cracked and holes are present on the passenger and driver side. The dashboard had a cover glued to it when the vehicle was purchased to hide the damage. The contact stated that she will notify the dealer today (may 8, 2007). The vehicle does not have cruise control. The current and failure mileages were 138,000.
1999 Dodge RAM 1500: adaptive cruise control problems
5 of the 610 complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
I own a 1999 dodge ram regular truck with short bed and it accelerated while I was driving on a highway. At first I thought I hit the cruise control by mistake, but I checked and cruise the light was off. It engine kept ramming and hitting high speeds and I could not stop the vehicle and I almost crashed into other cars. I managed to pull off at an exit and put on the brakes as hard as I could, but it did not stop the truck. Eventually, I had to put the car in park while driving. Eventually the car stopped and I immediately turned off the engine. My mother (who was visiting me and haven't seen in 5 years) was frightened. And so was I. I checked the coolant and it had ran out. It was just checked a few weeks ago. I had it rechecked and it had no leaks. Anyway, I eventually walked to a gas station and bought more coolant (figuring this had to be the problem). It did not help the situation immediately. I waited for 30 minutes and tried starting the car once more and it was okay and I drove off. I called the dodge dealership and they told me to bring it in. Will it cost me if the problem is under recall?
The cruise control was set while I was driving on the indiana toll-road, it had been snowing and was somewhat slick. All of a sudden the cruise control kicked the truck into passing gear and increased acceleration. This happened with very little head wind and no incline. When this happened, the trucks rear tires broke loose and I nearly lost control of the vehicle. The dodge rep. Said " it is suppose to do that."
Cruise control failed. Nlm
While driving on the interstate noticed a foul smell, which seemed to be plastic burning. Consumer cut the air conditioning off, suddenly clouds of smoke poured from under the engine. Consumer pulled over to discover there was a fire coming from under the hood. Also, cruise control and ABS have stopped working, and all 4 tires had to be replaced after 15000 miles. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500?
5 of 610 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 (1%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500
No deployment 26ABS 19Brake failure 14Fire or smoke 14Headlights 14Ball joint 10Seat belt 10Stalling 10Pulling 8Check engine light 6Power steering loss 6Slipping 6Tire blowout 6Transmission failure 6Grinding brakes 5Knocking 5Wipers 5
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