Dodge Ram Complaints (1994)

830 consumer complaints on file.

#827284August 27, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND NOT TURN BACK ON. HAD TO PUT THE HIGH BEAM MANUALLY IN ORDER TO SEE. DEALER SAID THE WIRE THAT HAD TAPE AROUND IT BURNED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539384August 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES VACCUM BOOSTER REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT REMEDY FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826526August 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
HEAT SHIELD ON VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO HEAT SHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED ON VEHICLE TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825393August 4, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL TO CAPACITY, GAS WILL LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH. GAS TANK ROLLOVER VALVE FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539927July 26, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
OWNER DRIVING ALONG WHEN VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT, DRIVER LOSS CONTROL AND RAN INTO DITCH. THE INBOARD WELD BEAD NEVER CONTACTED THE STEERING STABALIZER BRACKET CAUSING UNDO STRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825844July 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR ABS BRAKES; WHEN PUMPING BRAKES ABOUT 3 TO 5 TIMES, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GET HARD AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538099July 23, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825720July 22, 1998
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE SPARE TIRE UNDER VEHICLE FELL OUT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825756July 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHENEVER THE (ABS) BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER BYPASS WAS NOT WORKING. HAD IT REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538445July 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. ABS WILL KICK IN AND BRAKES FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825546July 17, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE IS USED TO HAUL HORSES. WHEN PULLING A LOAD UP A HILL, THE TRUCK WILL START VIOLENTLY BUCKING. AFTER THIS, CAN REMOVE FOOT FROM THROTTLE, BUT THE THROTTLE WILL NOT DISENGAGE, THE ENGINE WILL STILL BE POWERING, AFTER WHICH THE VEHICLE WILL COME BACK TO A NORMAL STATE (USUALLY AT THE TOP OF A HILL). THEN THE ENGINE WILL DIE. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825421July 15, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUBBED THROUGH, CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825410July 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN PISTONS BLEW & ENGINE WAS RUINED. THE PISTONS DISINTERGRATED & ENGINE BLOCK WAS RUINED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO ENGINE DYING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO WHERE OWNER WAS GOING. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED VEHICLE HAD MEXICAN PISTONS, BUT VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824952July 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT PAGE 34 OF NEW DODGE RAM MANUAL STATES A WARNING AND HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, STOP AND GO. VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTED TO WORK AND CAME DOWN SLOWLY. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537933July 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO DRUMS AND ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AND CRACKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824558June 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CORRODED AND PITTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824451June 18, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN
THE NON TILT STEERING COLUMN THERE IS ONE INCH OF PLAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN MOVES. THE SHAFT MOVES ONE INCH TO THE SIDE BEFORE THE STEERING BOX TURNS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823692June 10, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS NEUTRAL WHEN IN DRIVE. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN MOVED PAWL BACK TO DRIVE AT THAT TIME TRANSMISSION WORKED. * OIL PUMP/FUEL PUMP ALSO MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536468June 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536732June 8, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DEFECTIVE FUEL HOSE SPLIT LENGTHWISE AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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