Dodge Ram Complaints (1995)

1,219 consumer complaints on file.

#11527994June 20, 2023
ENGINE
The contact owns a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, she noticed fire coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated that she was able to move the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and used a fire extinguisher that she had inside the vehicle to extinguish the fire. The contact stated there were no warning lights illuminating. The contact stated that no police report or fire report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with multiple wires burned, oil mixed with bellows, and no motive power. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure has reoccurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,495.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11490956October 26, 2022
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The contact owns a 1995 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V037000 (Vehicle Speed Control) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that parts to perform the recall repair had been discontinued. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406129April 2, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT SEARCHED ONLINE FOR RECALLS PE VIN AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V037000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AS AN UNREPAIRED RECALL PER THE NHTSA VIN SEARCH. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF MARROW (6850 MT ZION BLVD MORROW, GA 30260, 678-251-2270) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389660January 24, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE TRUCK THE DASH WAS JUST CRACKED UP THEN I HAD TO CHANGE THE HEATER CORE AND WHILE PUTTING THE DASH BACK IN IT BROKE ALL UP AND NOW THERE ARE SHARP EDGES ALL ACROSS THE TOP AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THE YARD BUT NOW HOW IT IS WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TO HOLD THE RADIO AND THE GAUGES BACK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352870September 2, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THE TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THE PHENONOMEN KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SUSPENSION TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. TODAY IT HAPPENED AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED AS SLOW AS 40 MY IN THE PAST. I HAD TO PULL OVER VERY QUICKLY ON THE FREEWAY TODAY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO WITH SEMI TRUCKS COMING UP BEHIND ME. TWICE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS THAT HAVE REPLACED THE TRACK BAR AND THE STEERING DAMPER. IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328129June 10, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UPON ENTRY THE NEXT MORNING FOUND A SMOLDERING FIRE AND A BURNED IGNITION/STEERING COLUMN W/ EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234101July 23, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKING. HE THEN NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP ROLLOVER VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133574October 5, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED CRACKS AND CORROSION IN THE COIL SPRING TOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131922September 27, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, AND THEN STARTED BREAKING INTO SHARP, JAGGED PIECES THAT JUMP OUT AT ME WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE TRUCK HAS HIT ANY KIND OF UNEVEN ROAD OR BUMP. NOT ONLY IS IT VERY DISTRACTING, BUT THE PIECES ARE VERY SHARP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129938September 17, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT SWITCH, SOCKET AND ASSOCIATED WIRING BURNT UP, CAUSING LOSS OF LIGHTING FUNCTION. I WAS ONLY DOING 30 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY DANGER TO OTHER MOTORISTS. I HAD TO PURCHASE AND REPLACE THE SWITCH, SOCKET AND ABOUT 8" OF WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099045May 31, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS CRACKING EVERYWHERE. ALSO THE VIN PLATE HAS ALSO FALLEN AND CANNOT BE READ BY POLICE AND OR STATE PATROL. THIS IS NOW AN ISSUE BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE SHARP PIECES THAT KEEP FALLING OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048885November 28, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (BERT OGDEN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 8421 W EXPY 83, HARLINGEN, TX 78552, (956) 734-2462) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THE VAPOR CANISTER PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART FOR THE DEALER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V135000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030338September 28, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD CRUMBLES, WE HAVE LOOKED TO FIND ANOTHER DASH BOARD AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM, ALMOST A JOKE, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A DODGE DASH BOARD.. THEY ALL DO THIS. I BELIEVE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE TRUCK WERE INVOLVED IN A MVC THEN THE PIECES OF THE DASH WOULD BECOME FLYING OBJECTS.. AND INJURY ANY ONE SITTING IN THE TRUCK. WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL DODGE CARAVANS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS OR SEEM SUCH AN ACROSS THE BOARD PROBLEM WITH SO MANY VECHLIES. DODGE NEEDS TO OFFER A REPLACEMENT A FIX.. BEFORE THE WORST HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006024July 17, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND WHEELS BEGAN TO BOUNCE AND SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993090June 4, 2017
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
DRIVING DOWN ROAD, TIRE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. LOUD EXPLOSION, TREAD SEPARATED AND SIDEWALL HAS A VERTICAL TEAR IN IT. DAMAGED REAR OF TRUCK BED. TRUCK HAS A SECOND TIRE THAT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME VIBRATION, BUT HAS NOT BLOWN YET, WITH A VERTICAL DEPRESSION IN SIDEWALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968025March 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 264,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937149December 22, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIGHTS DUE TO ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO HEADLAMP SWITCH AND WIRES, WHICH WAS DOCUMENTED AND REPAIRED IN RECALL #99V024000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916112October 14, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863064May 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH ON MY 1995 DODGE RAM 1500 IS BROKEN INTO PIECES AND GETTING WORSE I AM WORRIED ABOUT WIRES SHORTING OUT AND CAUSEING A FIRE AND ALSO THE PAINT IS ALMOST GONE FROM THE ROOF AND HOOD OF THE TRUCK I HAVE SEEN BOTH ISSUSES ON MANY OTHER DODGE TRUCKS AND THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF REPAIRES TO THERE TRUCKS ITS NOT OUR FAULT ITS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836788February 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK THIS PAST SUMMER. I FOUND RECENTLY THAT SEVERAL SAFETY RECALLS HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THEY REFUSED TO COMPLETE THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING RECALL UNTIL I PAID THEM TO TRACE ALL OF THE WIRING THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BECAUSE ONE OF THE WIRES ON THE IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS HAD MELTED. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MIGHT COST ME. THE DEALER CONTACTED FCA TO SEE IF THE FACTORY WOULD "CONTRIBUTE" TO THE COST. FCA DECLINED. I CONTACTED FCA AND THEY TOLD ME ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE THEY WERE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING BEYOND THE EXTENT OF THE RECALL REPAIR. I SAID THAT WAS FINE - JUST DO THE RECALL. THEY REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE RECALL REPAIR UNLESS I AGREED TO ALLOW THE DEALERSHIP TO TRACE ALL OF THE WIRING THEY SUSPECTED COULD BE DAMAGED. I'M AT A LOSS HERE. WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR HELP? FCA KNOWS THE WIRING FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL MELT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. IT IS QUITE EVIDENT THE WIRING HAS MELTED - EVEN BURNT OFF. HOW IS IT THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLETE REPAIR OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS KNOWN DEFECT? THEY SEEM TO BE SAYING THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE CALLING THE SERVICE ADVISER AT THE DEALERSHIP THEIR "TRAINED EXPERT". AND HE CANNOT CONFIRM THAT THE FAILURE IS NOT JUST "WEAR AND TEAR". IS THIS TRUE? DOES NHTSA ALLOW MANUFACTURERS TO USE THIS AS AN EXCUSE TO NOT PERFORM A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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