Dodge Ram Complaints (1994)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#705167March 31, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS
THE FRONT SEATBELTS WILL NOT ALWAYS RELEASE FROM THE ANCHORS. WHICH MEANS WE CANNOT ALWAYS WEAR THEM, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW AND IS DANGEROUS. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS, THE MIDDLE AND BACK SEATS ROCK BACK AND FORTH, THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE LOCKED IN PLACE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835608March 9, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACK WHILE DRIVING. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704168March 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THE DODGE IGNITION HAD LESS WIRES GOING TO IT THAN MANY OTHER VEHICLES HE HAD WORKED ON. TWO OF THE PRONG IN THIS MODULE WERE CHARRED AND TWO WIRES WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544232March 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRONT AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD A BROKEN BRAKE LINE, CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544231March 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LEFT FRONT SIDE MAIN FRAME TOWER STEEL BRAKET IS CRAKING ABOVE THE WELDS JOINT AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834052March 1, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY LATCH. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703828February 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AFTER SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING NO BRAKES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703564February 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
METAL ON METAL SCRAPING SOUND WHEN COLD. AFTER WARM UP NOISE IS REDUCED TO A LOUD WINE. DEALER INDICATES BRASS FILINGS ARE PRESENT IN PAN AND FILTER OF TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834683February 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN SHROUD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. UPON PULLING OVER, PULLED BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. TOOK SHROUD OFF. PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM MAY STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543715February 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT AND LINES FAILED, NO NOTICE OF RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834547February 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH REAR AXLE CAME OFF, AND THE WHEEL AND AXLE CAME OFF WITH THE REAR AXLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834440February 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AUGUST OF 1998 CONCERNING GAS TANK ASSEMBLY. 5 MONTHS AGO, CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS. DEALER CONTACTED AGAIN IN JANUARY 1999, AND THEY STILL ARE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834374February 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE FRAYS AND THEN BREAKS, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE DECELERATION WHICH CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702645January 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE "BRAKE" & "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD TO PUSH! THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION, AND THE PEDAL IS ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE FLOOR. IT THEN TAKES BOTH FEET TO GET ANY BRAKES! IF IT IDLES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE LIGHTS WILL THEN GO OFF, AND THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCASIONS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, BUT JUST FOUND YOUR SITE ON THE INTERNET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833612January 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, WHEN CHECKED THE MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE, BUT CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. PARTS ORDERED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833153January 7, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, LATCHES WERE BENT, REPAIR WORK WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832514December 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE THE CATALACTIC CONVERTER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE FLOOR BOARD, MAKING THE FLOOR TOO HOT TO PLACE FEET ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827528December 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE TRUCK STARTED SMOKING. DRIVER PULLED TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE CENTER OF TRUCK. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. DRIVER HAD TRUCK TOWED TO HOME. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUG TO THE COIL PACK CAME LOOSE, CAUSED UNBURNED FUEL TO COMBUST IN EXHAUST AND RUBBER AND PLASTIC COMPONENTS TO BURN, INCLUDING PLASTIC FUEL TANK. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701083December 3, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH DID NOT WORK BECAUSE IT IS BINDING UP AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN DAMAGING THE HOOD, HINGES, AND THE FRONT FENDERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542990December 2, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRAILER TOW HARNESS SWITCH BURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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