Seat Belt Problems of Dodge Ram 3500

While traveling on the hiway, when I'm at hiway speeds and I hit a bump in the road the entire front end of the truck shakes and bounces uncontrollably until I slow to around 50 mph. I have had ball joints, tie rods, shocks and steering stabilizer replaced, plus new tires and multiple alignments performed. My master mechanic said non of this will remedy the issue. The y type steering setup is the problem, the dealer told me it needs to be updated to the 09 steering but it's not covered under recall. Yet you can no longer even buy the y steering from the dealer the will only sell you the 09 t style. How is this ok? I do not have $265. 00 to pay for just the parts never mind labor, because the p. O. S. Transmission needed replace "$7500. 00" like every other 47re in the world. Also 3 out of my 6 seat belts no longer retract or they get stuck halfway out and it takes 10 minutes to get it to work. I would like to at least have the steering and seat belts addressed ASAP. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, na.

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Driver side brake and blinker for trailer light do not work. Seat belts do not retract.

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Tl- the contact owns a 1994 Dodge Ram 3500. The seat belt does retract but does not stop when pulled forcefully. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer stated that the 3 point seat belt system in the floor board was defective and would need to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the parts needed to repair this was not longer produced. The vehicle could not be repaired. The failure mileage was noted at 120,000. Az.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving at 65 to 70 mph, the engine, speedometer, rpm and seat belt, lights all illuminated simultaneously on their own. In addition, the wind shield wipers self activated. The failure recurred multiple times. There was no warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate mileage was 168,000. Bd.

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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that the driver's side seat belt would not retract when released. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the seat belt assembly needed to be replaced. The contact also received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 13v528000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 169,000.

This problem cross multiple years of the Dodge ram 2500-3500 series of pickups. The front seat belts have an overactive pre-tensioner, which if traveling on a rough, gravel, or a simple bump/crack, or even turning a corner activate and continues to tighten and restrict the driver and passenger from moving. If on a rough or gravel road, the tightness of the seatbelts get to the point of having to remove them during driving, allow them to retract, pull back out, and rebuckle, only to repeat a few minutes later. The tightness also constrains the movement of the driver meaning that he/she is to tightly locked to the seat because of the overactive pre-tensioners it makes driving the vehicle unsafe. In some cases the belts become so tight that the only option is to remove them and ride without them, which is against the law, but the only option when traveling on a rough or gravel road. These belts should not act this way, and the pre-tensioner should only activate in a forward moving sudden stop, not under normal driving conditions. I have tried to address the situation with Dodge, but without success. . Read more...

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that both front driver and passenger seat belt webbings failed to retract. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 290,000.

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The seat belt will not release. You are stuck in the seat until a screw driver or another devise is used to let you out. This has caused us to leave the seat belt latched but we are no longer secured in it. It's the law that I must wear a seat belt but I am scared no one will be around to release me from the seat belt. The front driver seat does not recline easily. If it is reclined and I want the seat to come forward it gets stuck and takes numerous tries to get it straight.

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that the front passenger seat belt does not retract properly. The failure would prevent occupants in the vehicle from being protected in the event of a crash. The dealer stated that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 01v119000 (seat belts:front:retractor) and they would not assume financial responsibility. When the contact entered her VIN on the manufacturer's website, the output stated that her VIN was included in the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 64,000. Updated 5/5/09 the seat belt retractor did not extend over the passenger. The seat belt retractor was frozen so the belt can't be released. Updated 05/06/09.

A/c - blower housing, keeps breaking so passenger side gets hot air, has been repaired every year until 2011. And needs it again this year. Happened so often that Dodge put an extended warranty on the a/c unit, but as soon as that expired, housing broke again. Blinkers- sometimes they come on and others they don't move the tilt or turn and miraculously they come on. Drivers side seat belt will not latch, takes numerous attempts to get it to latch.

The passenger would have to release the buckle and return it to the retracted position in order to release it. As the passenger moved, the belt locked tighter. (VIN number did not match the vehicle the consumer placed on the document) Dodge ram 2005.

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