Dodge Ram Complaints (1994)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#852588November 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED A FIRE BURNING THE WIRE LOOM TO THE IGNITION SWITCH & THE FUEL PUMP BURNED UP. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549350October 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VAN EXPERIENCING FLOOR OVERHEATING, POSSIBLY DUE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE. INSURANCE COMPANY REQUESTING INFORMATION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848320October 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE, THE FUEL GAUGE IS INOPERATIVE. OCCUPANT CANNOT DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712972October 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE APPARENTLY FROM TIMING CHAIN WEARING OUT. MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A HOLE IN PISTON THROUGH WHICH AIR FLOWS FROM SPARK PLUG HOLE THROUGH TO OIL FILL PORT. OIL WAS CHANGED BY OWNERS EVERY 2500 MILES. CAR WAS APERSONAL, NOT FLEET VAN. MILES WERE NOT HARD DRIVEN MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712616October 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PROBLEM #1 ON 31 MARCH 1999, I VISITED MY GRANDSON IN CENTERVILLE, VA. I DROVE MY TRUCK THERE AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. WHEN I LEFT TO GO HOME, I STARTED THE TRUCK, PLACED THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE AND LET IT ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN HIS SLOPED DRIVEWAY, BRAKING WHEN I GOT ON THE STREET. I PLACED THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. IT CRAWLED FORWARD DOWN THE STREET. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, PLACED THE SHIFTER IN PARK, GOT OUT, AND THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY HAND. IT DID NOT HAVE ANY RESISTANCE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AT THE INJECTOR PUMP WITH MY FLASHLIGHT AND NOTICED A LINK HANGING DOWN FROM THE PUMP AND IT . THERE ALSO APPEARED THAT THERE WAS SLACK IN HE ACCELERATOR CABLE. I LET THE TRUCK IDLE BACK TO MY GRANDSON'S DRIVEWAY AND PULLED THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. HE DROVE ME HOME IN HIS CAR AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY DEALER THE NEXT DAY, A DISTANCE OF OVER 50 MILES. THE SERVICE PEOPLE EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD SHREDDED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A KIT THAT CHRYSLER PROVIDES. IT WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY THEY SAID. THIS REPAIR COST ME $344.92. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE POTENTIAL HAZAR IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF AN INTERSTATE WHEN IT SNAPPED, REDUCING MY SPEED FROM 65 MPH TO IDLE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHE INDICATED THAT THEY HAD HAD THE CONDITION OCCUR PREVIOUSLY AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD A KIT TO REPAIR IT. IT WAS NEVER A RECALL SO FAR AS ANYONE KNEW. THEY ALSO SAID THAT CHRYSLER HAS MODIFIED THE INSTALLATION ON LATER MODELS TO PREVENT REOCCURANCE. I FEEL THAT (1) CHRYSLER SHOULD REPUIRE AN EXAMINATION OF ALL EARLY MODEL DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND, (2) PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY COSTS IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849547September 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN OFF THE FRAME. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE. HAD CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT THE TIME. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING ALSO, ALIGNMENT WAS DONE PRIOR TO THIS. HAD CONTACTED MFG & DEALER. WAS INFORMED PROBLEM HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848987September 28, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHIL EDRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH HOOD LATCH POPPED OFF INADVERTENTLY, SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND DENTING THE HINGES TO THE HOOD. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848473September 23, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL # 99V024000 CHRYSLER/HEADLAMP SWITCH; AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK PERFORMED THE HEADLIGHT SWTICH FAILED. THE DEALER DID NOT INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS WHCIH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847834September 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE FOR TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES UNDE R RECALL 97V084000. AFTERWARDS, TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE. HAD THE PART REPLACED & TRANSMISSION REPLACED EACH TIME. THE SAME WOULD OCCUR. TRANSMISSION COOLER CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FLUIDWAS NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH OWNER HAS ALL BAD PARTS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847652September 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES ARE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847435September 9, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, THE HOOD FLEW UP & OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW. MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER & CHECKED LATCH ON HOOD. COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO CHECK LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532751September 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, FLUID LEAKING FROM IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846221August 31, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR RECALL # 819 THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845993August 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGITION SWITCH HAD A LOOSE CONNECTION, AND WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. ALSO, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846030August 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
GREASY SEALS AND WHEEL CLYINDER LEAK, SATURATING THE BRAKE PADS WITH OIL AND GREASE, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845630August 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER CUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT SMOKING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709911August 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH SMOKE CAME FROM IGNITION SWITCH AREA AND MELTED STEERING COLUME COVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842086August 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES LEAK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844341August 4, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL DUE TO THE WEARING OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX. DEALER HAS REPLACED GEAR BOX, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547608July 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE LINKAGE CLIP FAILS, THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IS GONE AND IDLE SPEED AND RPM'S ARE ALL THAT IS AVAILABLE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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