Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed Jan 2, 1997PA
FORWARD TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING TUBE RELEASED FROM FITTING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION , SPRAYING FLUID DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
1994 Dodge B Series
Routine
Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › wiring › front underhood. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Cables | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo Housing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 13, 1996TX
BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION WELL IN EMERGENCY STOPS. *DSH
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo HousingCrash
Filed Feb 4, 1996ME
REAR AXLE SHEAVED OFF APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES TO THE LEFT SIDE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. *SD
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Jan 16, 1996SD
LINKAGE ROD CONNECTING THROTTLE LEVER TO FUEL INJECTION PUMP LEVER FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Wheels
Filed Nov 17, 1995TX
LUG BOLTS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MAG WHEELS, ONLY ALLOW LUG NUTS TO GO ON HALFWAY. *DSH
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyCrashFire1 injured
Filed Nov 8, 1995OK
FUEL TANK RUPTURED DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURIES. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 7, 1995MO
VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Mar 14, 1995NJ
MAIN WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Feb 13, 199500
WHEEL LUG BOLTS ARE TOO SHORT FOR VEHICLES WITH MAG WHEELS, CAUSING ONLY 1/3 OF LUG NUT TO GRIP BOLT. *SKD
9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.