Dodge Ram Complaints (1995)

1,219 consumer complaints on file.

#526287October 25, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RAPID GRABBING OF ONE OR THE OTHER FRONT BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523833October 23, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RECALL WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER DURING REPAIR THERE WAS DAMAGE TO COOLER LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523691October 20, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524931October 20, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513843October 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604773October 16, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TRACKING BAR FAILED CAUSING SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513695October 16, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP THREE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817143October 16, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
DROVE TRUCK HOME, GOT OUT, WENT IN HOUSE AND HEARD HORN BLOWING OUTSIDE, SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE TRUCK, MANAGED TO PUT FIRE OUT AND WAS TOLD BY INVESTIGATOR THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE RELAY BOX STARTER CABLE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513702October 16, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817089October 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER WHICH HOOKS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOOR BOARD. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523732October 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524976October 14, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WORN ACCELERATOR CABLE SOCKETS CAUSED ACCELERATOR LINKAGE TO FALL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817043October 10, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
CONSUMER LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK TOOK OF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. OWNER PUT TRUCK IN NUETRAL , THEEINGINE WAS STILL IDLING, SO OWNER TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. . THE OWNER OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS INTERFERING WITH THE RETURN SPRING ON THE FUEL INJECTION LINKAGE, CAUSING THE THROTTLE LIKAGE TO REMAIN IN A FULLY OPENEDX POSITION. OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTUTRER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523643October 9, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816360October 9, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522804September 30, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPER MOTOR BURNED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522738September 30, 1997
SEATS
SEAT FRAME BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816588September 23, 1997
STEERING
CONSUMER 'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN APPROACHING A ROAD BLOCK WITH NO WARNING, HE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK, RAN INTO BACK OF A DUMP TRUCK. CONSUMER'S TRUCK EXPLODED AND DRIVER BURNED TO DEATH. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (EA-96-018). CONSUMER SAYS STATE IS PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE DUE TO FACT THAT THE ROAD BLOCK SET UP DID NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS AS IT WAS. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET AT THIS TIME, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE FURTHER INFORMATION. CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE PHONE NUMBER, BUT ASKED THAT SHE ALSO RECEIVE A COMPLAINT FORM, FORM WAS MAILED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#816473September 18, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR ALL THE TIME, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT BACK IN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522162September 17, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WHEN COLD, TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGUAGE INTO DRIVE, NEED TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE AND CONNECTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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