1995 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

HAD A RECALL ON IGNITION WIRING & ABS---REPLACED WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH ONLY WITH THE STEERING COLUMN---A MONTH OR SO LATER BATTERY COMPLETELY MELTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON---THEY WERE TO RESET THE COMPUTER--INSTEAD WITHOUT BEING CONSULTED TOOK THE TRUCK MOTOR APART

THE REAR BUMPER CRACKED FROM A HIT AND RAN ACCIDENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *YH

IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT TENTIONER FAILED. THE SEAT BELT IF OF NO USE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AS THE BELT IS LOOSE AND DOES NOT STOP THE PROGRESS OF A BODY GOING FORWARD IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION. IS IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THIS FAILURE?

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. *AK

AIRBAG & ABS LIGHT CAME ON, NO POWER WINDOWS, NO RADIO, WOULD NOT START, SHORTED WIRES IN STEERING COLUMN AND HEAT DAMAGE TO COLUMN COVER AND IGNITION SWITCH TERMINALS, NO FIRE. *AK

LUGS: NUTS ARE RUSTED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE SHIFTED UP, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOSE ALL POWER . *AK TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN INTO PASSING GEAR, THEN WHEN CONSUMER PASSED VEHICLE, HE LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED UP INTO DRIVE AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. *SLC

THE OVERDRIVE ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. THIS CAUSES THE RPM TO JUMP FROM 2000 TO 3500 AND THE SPEED INSTANTLY DECLINES. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND COULD CAUSE US TO BE REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND US.*AK

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO BRAKE.PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE AND RUN INTO A SMALL DITCH TO AVOID A COLLISON. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. INNER AND OUTER ROTORS WERE CASTING IN ONE PIECE.*AK ONE OF THE ROTORS SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS, AND THE OTHER ROTOR RUSTED. BOTH WERE REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH A MERCEDES BENZ SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, CONSUMER ALSO PRESSED ON BRAKES, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. CONSUMER SLAMMED INTO MERCEDES BENZ, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF/ ON AND OFF. *AK *JB

REAR BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION HE WAS HAVING FRONT END PROBLEMS. *AK

AT 85,000 MILES CRANKSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY VARIOUS INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

PROBLEMS GOING INTO REVERSE,AND SHIFTING UP FROM 1ST GEAR. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AT 55 MPH. CONSUMER SLOWED IT DOWN TO 35MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED. DEALER FOUND BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED, BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK

THE REVERSE HAS GONE OUT IN THIS VEHICLE 3 TIMES NOW IT COSTS AROUND $1700 EACH TIME FIXED PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH GETS TOO HOT/MELTS WIRING HARNESS,.THIS CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER, AND MAKES IT HARD TO TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF. CONSUMER FEELS IF HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WAS LEFT ON VEHICLE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

CONSUMEER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON HIGHWAY. HORN PAD IS ON STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, HE APPLIED TURN SIGNAL, AND FRONT CENTER OF HORN PAD FELL OUT AND JAMMED WHEEL BECAUSE HORN PAD WAS ATTACHED BY WIRES AND JAMMED BY SPOKE OF WHEEL AND TURN SIGNAL ARM. THERE WAS NO INJURIES.*AK

DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN TRUCK ACCELRATED ON ITS OWN TO HIGH SPEED. RESPONDED TO BRAKING, BUT RESUMED HIGH ENGINE SPEED WEN BRAKE RELEASED. TROUBLE CLEARED AFTER SECOND TIME TURNING OFF AND RESTART ENGINE WITH FULL THROTTLE DEPRESSED. *AK

HOOD POPPED UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCH WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW DESIGNED HOOD LATCH. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN 1997 FOR STEERING COLUMN, AND DEALER PUT A PLASTIC BUSHING TO KEEP STEERING FROM WORKING LOOSE. 3 YEARS LATER , STEERING WAS COMING LOOSE AGAIN & MAKING A POPPING NOISE. PROBLEM WASN'T COMLETELY FIXED. CURRENTLY, DEALER WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY $500.00. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS. *AK

VEHICLE DIED WHILE ENTERING MOVING TRAFFIC, GOING 30 MPH, 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THIS WAS "NORMAL. " *AK FUEL CELL FAILED. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

COMPLETE SIDEWALL DESTRUCTION - BLOW OUT!*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/16 )

COMPLETE SIDEWALL DESTRUCTION - BLOW OUT! RESULTING IN TEMPORARY SWERVE AND LOSS OF CONTROL! HOWEVER AT 40 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHILCLE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/16 )

TIRE SEPARATED AND DESTROYED THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK (DOT NUMBER: MD11RT0V TIRESIZE: 245/75 R16)

ALL FOUR RIMS HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND BASE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO GAIN SPEED, WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHICH DID NOT STOP VEHICLE . DRIVER HAD TO RIDE ON BRAKES, POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRES AND BRAKES. *AK THE THROTTLE WAS REVING AT HIGH SPEED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. *YH

WHILE THIS TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD THE HOOD BLEW UP AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD . REPAIRMAN EXAMINED AND SAID THAT THE SAFETY LATCH DID NOT ENGAGE ALSO THE SPRING WAS BROKEN.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH HOOD UNLATCHED AND SHATTERED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. NO INJURY REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND BOUNCING. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE TIRE I FOUND A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. WITH ALL OF THE NEWS I HAD BEEN HEARING ABOUT OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES, I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES IF THEY ARE NEEDED FOR INSPECTION.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND BOUNCING. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE TIRE I FOUND A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD STARTED TO SEPERATE FROM THE TIRE. WITH ALL OF THE NEWS I HAD BEEN HEARING ABOUT OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES, I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES IF THEY ARE NEEDED FOR INSPECTION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF APPROXMATELY 30 MINUTES; THEN, IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED CAUSE WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING AND UPON DEPRSSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO BRAKE PADS WHICH SEPARATED FROM ADHESIVE AND METAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT AT 20-24,000 MILES. ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON/STAY ON AROUND 26,000 MILES, 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART, BUT, CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THEY DON'T KNOW OF THE CAUSE.*AK

BRAKE SHOES AND PADS FAILED. NLM

WHILE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE IN THE MORNING NOTICED THE CAB ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY THE PEDALS WAS WET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY RESEALED THE REAR WINDOW. BUT CAB WAS STILL GETTING WET. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS OCCURS IN ALL THE 6CYLS OF THIS SIZE AND YEAR THAT I HAVE SEEN. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER ANY ADVICE NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. .

IF VEHICLE IS PULLING A TRAILOR HEADLIGHTS WILL CUT OFF. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *AK

BEDLINER MATERIAL OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM CIGAR THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY THROWN IN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE RUNNIG FROM TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK, COVERING THE WHOLE BOTTOM REAR END WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IF ENOUGH OF FLUID HAD SPILLED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT,CAUSING POWER WINDOWS TO GO OUT, AIR BAG LIGHT/ ABS LIGHT TO COME ON ,AND CONSOLE TO BURN OUT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND MELTED CAUSING A/C, POWER WINDOWS, AIR BAG LIGHT FAILURES. MJS

WIRING HARNESS IN THE DASH FAILED, OVERHEATED AND CAUSED DISCOLORING IN STEERING COLUMN. MJS

STALLS AND BACKFIRES THOUGH THE INTAKE DURING ACCELARATION. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR IS DEFECTIVE. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL AC SERVICE TECHNICIAN, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM W/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THEY HAVE RECEIVED MAINTENANCE BULLETINS TO THAT EFFECT. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR CAUSES AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL. *AK

SHORTED IGNITION WIRING DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING OF WIRE SIZE AND AMP DRAW FROM HVAC FAN. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE TRUCK STALLED. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER DISCUSSING THE FAILURE WITH THE DEALER, I WAS ABLE TO RETAIN THE DAMAGED IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT DUE TO AN UNDERSIZING OF THE WIRE WHICH FEEDS POWER TO THE HVAC FAN, THROUGH THE IGNITION NO LESS, THE INSULATION HEATS UP AND DETIORATES TO THE POINT AT WHICH IT SHORTS WITH THE SURROUNDING THE WIRES. THE TECHNICIAN HAD CUT THE WORST WIRES AWAY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS BUT THE REMAINING WIRES SHOW SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. I HAVE READ A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS LIKE THIS EXACT ONE ON THE NHTSA TROUBLE PAGE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 5MPH BECAUSE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH BIGGER INCIDENT. CHRYSLER HAS NO INTENTION ON REIMBURSING THIS OR FIXING OTHER OWNERS WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THIS FAILURE. THEY NEED TO REASSESS THE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THIS FAILURE COULD CREATE. THANKS CRAIG DIXON. *AK

ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

2 SPOT WELDS THAT HOLD THE DOOR LATCH HAVE CRACKED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND OPEN. *AK

DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN.