Dodge Ram Complaints (1994)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#8008176April 22, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AND HITTING A RAILROAD TRACK FRONT WHEELS OF VEHICLE WILL START JUMPING. LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS WILL JUMP TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT JERKING STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING CONSUMER LOSS OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HAD REPAIRS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007461April 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK THE ENGINE WIRES SHORTED CAUSING A FIRE AND THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8007275April 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE WAS LEAKING NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM, CREATING SMOKE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A QUICK - DISCONNECT FITTING, CONSISTING OF A CONNECTOR AND A RETAINING CLIP AT THE TRANS-COOLER UNIT. THE SEAL IN THE CONNECTOR CANNOT WITHSTAND HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND IS PRONE TO FAILURE. CONSUMER SEEKS REPLACEMENT OF CONNECTOR AND RETAINING CLIP ONLY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007283April 10, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH; THEN GO OUT FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF FOR 5 MINUTES, THEY WORK FOR A WHILE, THEN START FLASHING AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER HAD HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND WIRES REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760477April 9, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007120April 9, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING . PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006918April 4, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ACCELERATOR CABLE IS FREYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006344March 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD IS GLUED TO PAINTED PORTION OF BODY OF VEHICLE. PAINT IS NOT STICKING TO BODY AND WINDSHIELD COULD POP OFF. *AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006093March 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
PREMATURE WEAR OF FUEL RETURN LINE CAUSING A VIBRATION, AND RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006095March 21, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BECAUSE OF LINKAGE SOCKET THROTTLE LINKAGE UNEXPECTEDLY SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE.THE DEALER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT REPAIRED VEHICLE FOR SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005810March 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HIS GAS TANK WAS HANGINF LOW. AFTER CHECKING, HE FOUND THE REAR STRAP HAD ROTTED OUT AND FAILED. THE LOW END OF THE TANK WAS BEING HELD BY THE FILLER HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SERVICED AND CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE STRAP FELL INTO MANY PIECES AS CONSUMER REMOVED IT TO REPLACE IT. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005059March 6, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WILL START TO SHAKE, AND VEHICLE WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004405February 22, 2002
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TRACK BAR ON THE FRONT BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRACK BAR SEPARATED FROM FRAME BRACKET. THREADED PORTION BROKE AT THE RADIUS. ALSO THE SERPENTINE BELT AND WATER PUMP FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004011February 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BEING TOO SMALL FOR APPLICATION TO VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758140February 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND SMOKES. LEADING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002838January 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE LEAKED FLIUD. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT MAKE THAT SYSTEM ANY MORE, HOLD SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002774January 24, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, TREAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE, TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# MD11T5HV057, DAMAGES OCCURRED TO VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756828January 14, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON JULY 15, 2000, A 1994 DODGE RAM B350 VAN OWNED BY MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 59 WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A TREAD BELT SEPARATION CAUSING THE VAN TO FLIP AND ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THE MULTIPLE INJURIES AND TWO FATALITIES. THE TIRE WAS A TREAD MARK RADIAL BELTED LT 245/75 R16 LOAD RANGE E (DOT PJ11AHLV126) MANUFACTURED BY KELLY-SPRINGFIELD/GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC. ALSO THE 1994 DODGE RAM B350 VAN MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS NOT REASONABLY SAFE WHEN BEING USED IN A FORESEEABLE MANNER, BUT TO THE CONTRARY, WAS DEFECTIVE, UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS AND DID NOT MEET THE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS OF AN ORDINARY CONSUMER AS TO ITS SAFETY IN THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE VAN DID NOT POSSESS SUFFICIENT ROLLOVER PROTECTION TO PREVENT INJURIES AND DEATHS OF THE OCCUPANTS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PJ11AHLV12 TIRESIZE: 245/75 R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
7
Deaths:
2
#9005168January 8, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DRIVER SIDE FLOOR CORRODED THRU ALLOWING WATER TO SOAK CARPET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001501January 3, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE. HE WENT A COUPLE OF FEET AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK, AND HE RAN UP AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE, HE SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND IT TOOK OFF AND RAN INTO OFFICE BUILDING. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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