Dodge Ram Complaints (1995)

1,219 consumer complaints on file.

#515843April 2, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ANTI-SIPHON VALVE FAILS, RESULTING IN GAS ENTERING EMISSION CONTROL CANISTER MOUNTED ON FRAME UNDER THE DRIVER. GAS FLOWS OUT OF CANISTER AND UNTO GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516002March 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRAKES PULL UNEVENLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810434March 26, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE UNDER RECALL (#96V230000); DEALER HAD NO PARTS FOR 2 MONTHS; DEALER SAID WOULD NOTIFIY WHEN PARTS ARE IN BUT SO FAR NOTHING; OWNER IS UPSET, HE CANNOT USE VEHICLE TO TOW HORSES; WANTS PROBLEM REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810437March 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING PANIC STOP, AT APPROX. 40MPH, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INADEQUATE TO EFFECTIVELY STOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810451March 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES (ABS), VEHICLE WOULD BE THROWN EITHER R/L EACH TIME AT VARIOUS SPEEDD; HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER; THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515881March 24, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810231March 20, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CRACK IN GAS TANK DUE TO SIZE OF PINHOLE, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK OUT WHILE DRIVING, FIRE HAZARD, DEALER WILL REPLACE ONLY IF APPROVED BY CHRYSLER'S REPRESENTATIVE THAT WILL INSPECT TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515722March 19, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809506March 19, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE LINKAGE PLASTIC ENDS; WHILE DRIVING ALONG SUDDENLY HAD NO CONTROL OF THE RPM OF MOTOR. WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IT JUST IDLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810082March 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE IS THE ONLY OPERATIVE BRAKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809929March 13, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WITN A HARD PEDAL, BRAKING REDUCTION IS DROPPED BY 75%. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO DOWNSHIFT AND APPLY LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809939March 13, 1997
STEERING
STEERING IS LOOSE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809871March 12, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE ON STEERING COLUMN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THERE IS SOME VIBRATION. RECALL#96V230000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515418March 12, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEA DLAMP SWITCH-WIRING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515561March 11, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE IDLER ARM LOOSENED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE DRAGLINK, CAUSING INSTABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515472March 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SEATS
BRAKE PADS/DRUMS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808098March 6, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION IT SHIFTED BY ITSELF INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809711March 5, 1997
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE VEHICLES SPARE TIRE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP BED CAME LOOSE AND FLEW INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT ROAD ELEMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#809714March 5, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE DASH STARTED TO SMOKE, CAUSING THE WIRING TO MELT AND LOSS OF ALL LIGHTS EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS. DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809557March 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT AN APPARENT WARNING, CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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