1995 Dodge Ram 1500

Defect. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT K&N FUEL PERFORMANCE KITS, P/NOS. 57-1509, 57-1511, 57-1511-1, 57-1517, 57-1517-1, 57-1527, AND 57-1530. ALSO, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THESE KITS WERE SOLD UNDER THE MOPAR PERFORMANCE PARTS BRAND NAME (P/NOS. P5007069 AND P5007070). ALL KITS WERE MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 20, 1999, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23, 2004. THESE ASSEMBLIES WERE MANUFACTURED AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUVS. A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL FROM THE TUBE WALL COULD BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION.

Risk. A JAMMED OPEN THROTTLE COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH OR INCREASED STOPING DISTANCES WHEN BRAKING.

Remedy. K&N WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TO REVERSE, AND THE VEHICLE REVERSED. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V084000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DASH AND LOWER DASH BEZEL IN MY TRUCK ARE CRUMBLING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. PIECES FALL OF IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CUP HOLDERS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE OF THIS AND IF IT CONTINUES LIKE IT IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER WILL NO LONGER BE HELD IN PLACE. ONTOP OF ALL THIS IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A WRECK WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER WOULD GET A FACE FULL OF PLASTIC SHARDS FROM THE DASH ( WHAT LITTLE IS LEFT OF IT) RESULTING IN INJURY AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS.DODGE HAS PLENTY OF RESOURCES AND MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. YES THE VEHICLE IS 20 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF VEHICLES MUCH OLDER WITH SOLID DASHES STILL IN ONE PIECE. DODGE CLAIMS THIS IS JUST COSMETIC BUT AS BROKEN AS MINE ITS BECOME MORE THAN THAT. IM SURE THEY WOULD RATHER PAY TO HAVE SOME DASHES REPLACED WITH BETTER MATERIALS THAN A LAWSUIT WHEN SOMEONE IS INJURED BY THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC.

A MALE DRIVER WAS COMING TO A STOP ON A PAVED SURFACE AND BEFORE HE STOPPED COMPLETELY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED THE DRIVER. NO OTHER VEHICLES OR OBJECTS WERE NEAR THE TRUCK WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND HE DID NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES.

I WAS WORKING AND A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES CAME IN YELLING THE MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE.THE KEYS WAS OUT OF THE VEHICLE YET A ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BURNING ALL THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH. CRAKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND BUBBLED IT UP. IT TOOK LESS THEN 10 MIN TO DO ALL OF IT IF IT WASN'T FOR PEOPLE AT MY WORK THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK WITH GAS AND IT JUST STARTED RUNNING ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT A FEW MINUTES. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKS. THESE CRACKS RUN FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH (PLASTIC PARTS) THE FAILURE OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD COULD LEAD TO CORROSION OF WIRES AND OTHER SAFETY COMPONENTS THAT ARE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE SPECIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V024000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK...AT APPROX 40MPH MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE OF THE DASH BOARD TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL...I WAS ABLE TO SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED HOWEVER AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK HOME IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD OVER HEATED AND MELTED DOWN AFTER MY EXPERIENCE AND OTHER REPORTS I HAVE READ ONLINE I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V024000 BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE 1500 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

THIS HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME!! I HAVE SEEN FROM REPAIR SHOPS THAT THIS IS A REGULAR THING. THE TIMING COVER WILL START LEAKING AT SEAM WITH BLOCK. AT THE CHANEL WHERE WATER GOES TO WATERPUMP. THE METAL THERE GETS ATE UP BY THE ANTIFREEZE AND THINS THE WALL TILL THERE IS A CUPPED OUT PLACE AT THE SEAM . THE ALUMINUM GETS ERODED THERE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER CAR. 5.9 LITER V8, 360 CUBICINCH ENGINE. THE METAL THERE HAS TO BE SUBSTANDARD!! IT IS NOT THE GASKET BUT THE TIMING COVER THAT IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN HOT. THE TIMING COVER IS SUB STANDARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO MAJOR CRACKS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED THE DASHBOARD WOULD EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH BOX, PIGTAIL CONNECTOR AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,356.

A NEW REPLACEMENT PART MOPAR MANUFACTURED REAR BUMPER SUPPORT 55274869, STAMP CODE 8030A WAS A DEFECTIVE STAMPING THAT WOULD NOT MEET BUMPER IMPACT SAFETY STANDARDS WAS REFUSED REPLACEMENT TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED PART BY #1 COCHRAN AUTOMOTIVE 4520 WILLIAM PENN HWY MONROEVILLE, PA 15146 (412) 373-3333 (412) 843-0965 (412) 373-8906 FORMERLY CHARAPP CHRYSLER JEEP & DODGE IN NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA . SUGGEST TOTAL RECALL OF MANUFACTURES STOCK (CHRYSLER). THIS UNSAFE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS STAMPED INCORRECTLY AND COULD POSE INJURY OR DEATH BY NOT MEETING SAFETY GUIDELINES SET FORTH FOR BUMPER STANDARDS. *TR