1994 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THESE PROBLEMS ARE REACCURRING ON 3 OF OUR TRUCKS. BRAKE LINE BREAK ON WET PAVEMENT CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND SKID ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, A PASSENGER ACCIDENTLY HIT THE SHIFT INDICATER AND VEHICLE GEAR WENT TO PARK, ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. CONSUMER FEELS GEARS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE JUST BY BUMPING AGAINST THE SHIFTER.*AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL, ROLLED 3/4 OF 1 TURN, DESTROYING THE FIBER GLASS BED COVER, CAB BOTH DOORS, HOOD AND FENDER.*SLC

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

RECALL 01VO4000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH FAILURE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE TURNING IN PARKING LOT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

PE 00 048/LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL: THROTTLE STUCK OPEN WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE PRIOR TO RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED HIM ONLY FOR THE PART AND NOT FOR LABOR. *YH

CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE TRAVELING , AND INOPERATIVE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE RECALL CONDITIONS WERE NOT MET. *YH

FLOAT IN FUEL TANK DOESN'T REGISTER ACCURATELY TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN VEHICLE. CONTACT DEALER, NOTHING DEALER COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT IN FUEL TANK TWICE. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WITH ENGINE IN IDLE AND APPLYING BRAKES MORE THAN TWICE, THE THIRD TIME LOSS OF POWER BRAKES WILL OCCUR. DEALER HAS INSTALLED NEW CHECK VALVE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CONSUMER FEELS DIESEL ENGINE DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH VACCUM WHILE IN IDLE , 800 RPMS. CHRYSLER HAS NOW DEVELOPED A FIX TO INSTALL A VACCUM ACCUMALATOR AT CONSUMER COSTS.*AK

FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAD TO BE REBUILT FOUR TIMES, REPLACING VARIOUS COMPONENTS INCLUDING TIE RODS/ STABALIZER BARS, ETC. SUSPENSION PROBLEMS LEAD TO POOR HANDLING CONTROL,AND IS UNSAFE FOR OPERATION ON THE ROAD. ALSO, IN MAY OF 2001 AFTER STARTING ENGINE, IGNITION WOULD NOT STOP TURNING WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS DUE TO HOOD LATCH BECOMING DISENGAGED, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGES SINCE THE FAILED PART WAS ON RECALL, MANUFACTURER DENIED CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING THAT THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*YH (INSURANCE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT).

TIRE HAD A TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION, REMAINING CASE STILL HELD AIR. ONLY THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD AM I ALIVE TO MAKE THIS REPORT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MDWYDF0T27 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HOOD FLEW UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, SLAMMING INTO WINDSHIELD, AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VISION. HOOD LATCH WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT LIKE GRINDING. ALSO, BEARING AND SPINDLE BROKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN AND BROKE WINDSHIELD, LATCH WAS SECURELY SHUT. *AK *SLC

THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE TURNED OF, THE IGNITON SWITCH WAS LOCKED OUT BECAUSE THE CONTACTS IN THE STARTER SOLENOID RELAY HAD WELDED SHUT. THIS PREVENTED THE STARTED BENDIX GEAR FROM DISENGAGING AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED. ON THE DIESEL TRUCK, THIS ALSO CONTROLS THE FUEL SHUTOFF RELAY. WITH THE SLOENOID CONTACTS WLEDED SHUT, THE CIRCUIT COULD NOT BE DE-ENERGIZED, SO THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD WORK PROPERLY AND ALLOW THE TRUCK TO SHUT OFF. AS A RESULT, THE STARTER SOLENOID DRASTICALLY OVERHEATED, CAUSING A DIRECT SHORT WHICH CAUSED A FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS.IT ALSO CAUSED THE FUEL SHUTOFF SOLENOID TO OVERLOAD, BURNIG IT AND ITS WIRING HARNESS.THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE WAS TO DISCONNECT BOTH NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CABLES FROM EACH OF THE BATTERIES.THE STARTER SOLENOID THAT OVER HEATED AND SHORTED OUT IS DIRECTLY BELOW AND SLIGHTLY OF TO THE SIDE OF THE DIESEL FUEL DRAIN.HAD I NOT HAD IN MY POSSESSION A SMALL ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLES, THE TRUCKS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD HAVE ENTIRELY SHORTED OUT AND MOST LIKELY CAUSED A SERIOUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THE MANUFACTURER HAS KNOWN OF TIS DEFECT FOR MANY YEARS, AT LEAT AS FAR BACK AS 1995.IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE MANUFACTURER USED A BETTER QUALITY CONTACT SET ($30.00). THE FACTORY INSTALLED CONTACT SET IN THE SOLENOID IS GROSS DESIGN FLAW.MY WIFE AND I WERE VERY LUCKY THIS TIME.*AK

BRAKING SYSTEM WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HAD BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED 3 TIMES. ALSO, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON/POWER WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN, AND DOOR LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING. DODGE REPLACED ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 74 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM ON BRAKES.*AK

ONGOING SEVERE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE PULLING TO LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP BACK END HOPS REALLY BAD AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WHEN BACKING UP BRAKES SOMETIMES WILL LOCK UP. STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY WITH THE HOPPING. *AK

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BROAD. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL BRAKING, SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE MARCH OF 1995. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT RESPONDING WELL, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS HARD ON OCCASIONS WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY WITH THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS TYPICAL FOR THE SYSTEM. *MJS

TWO INCIDENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS. FIRST INCIDENT: LOW SPEED SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. SECOND: MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION. REMOVED TIRE BEFORE BLOWOUT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: L265/75R16 )

WHEN BACKING UP WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED, AND APPLYING BRAKES FOR THE FORTH TIME, IT CAUSED PEDAL TO HARDEN AND LOST BRAKES. BOTH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHIN 10 SECONDS OR MORE BETWEEN BRAKES RETURN, AND THEN LOSS OF BRAKES AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEADLIGHTS TOO DIM TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PLASTIC LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS PERMINATLY FOGGED. 6 YEARS OF HEAT AND MOISTURE HAVE FOGGED THE LENSE. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THIS EFFECT ON MANY CARS HERE IN FLORIDA WITH THESE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO LIGHT ASSEMBLES W/LABOR IS $250. IT WOULD WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC MATERIAL. THESE PLASTIC LENSES SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO OUT LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICAL.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (00V-135) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CAUSING SEVERAL COMPONENT FAILURES, OWNER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED SIX TIMES OVER THE SIX YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYS FIRM BUT THERE ARE NO BRTAKES. KFIVE TIMES I COASTED TO A STOP, THE LATEST FAILURE RESULTED IN A MINOR ONE CAR ACCIDENT. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS THING AND ONLY USED ABOUT 500 MILES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE FOR FOUR WEEKS AND THEY DON'T FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE A COMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE AND SPENT 17 YEARS AS A FORIEGN CAR MECHANIC. *AK

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ONE NIGHT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL. WHEN THEY TOOK OFF THE DASHBOARD THEY NOTICED WIRES TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE MELTED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM A FEW TIMES, AND DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE FROM WHERE IT WAS COMING. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE/SLIP WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE, WASN'T SHIFTING INOT 3RD GEAR. SOME REPAIRS WERE UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THERE WAS A NEW PART THAT WASN'T ALREADY IN THE VEHICLE WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND FINE PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPED.*AK

HEADLIGHTS GO ON & OFF WITH TILT WHEEL (DEALER FIXED BY REPLACING SWITCH AND TAPING BURNED WIRES :( ). FAN AND POWER WINDOWS FUNCTION WITH KEY REMOVED FROM VEHICLE WITHTILT WHEEL IN UP POSTION REMOVAL OF COLUMN COVER SHOWS BURNED RUBBER EXPOSED WIRES. PROBLEM HAS RENDERED THE UPPER FUSE BOX WITH NO POWER AND NO HEATER OR POWER WINDOWS. ALL THESE PROBLEMS OCCURR FROM THE WHEEL PINCHING THE WIRES INSIDE. AT TIME S A BURNING ODOR CAN BE SMELLED.

PRIOR TO RECALL THE UPPER COIL SPRING TOWERS FAILED CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. (99V-214). YH

BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MALFUNCTIONED,CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. *AK THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED TWICE. *YH

THE PLASTIC END OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NLM

TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES ARE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTOR. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES LEAK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *ML

STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL DUE TO THE WEARING OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX. DEALER HAS REPLACED GEAR BOX, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT 50MPH. TRANSMISSION ALSO DISENGAGES FROM OVERDRIVE AT 65- 70 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT FIXED IT YET. PCM HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 1995.PCM REPROGRAM IN 1997. TRANSMISSION HAS HAD BANDS ADJUSTED IN 1997 . TO DATE OVER DRIVE UNIT HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED OUT. THIS PROBLEMS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IN OVERDRIVE .WHICH MAKES ME THINK OVERDRIVE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. HAVE HAD THREE MISS REAR ENDS IN JUNE 17,1999 BECAUSE OVERDRIVE WOULD DISENGAGE,AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AT 30 MPH,50 MPH ON JUNE 17,1999 DEALER IS ORDERING OVERDRIVE SWITCH , THINKS THIS IS THE CAUSE .HAVE A CHRYSLER FILE #5902303. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL STEER OR PULL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FRONT LEFT/REAR RIGHT BRAKE WOULD LOCK UP. THIS WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SLIDE & THEN SPIN. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT DANGEROUS. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP & NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND WRONG WITH BRAKES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60-70 MPH, THE VAN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OWNER NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF VAN. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. *AK

THREE BOLTS IN THE TRANSFER CASE WORKED THEIR WAY OUT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE, THE REMAINING BOLTS SNAPPED, CAUSING THE DRIVE LINE TO RUPTURE THE TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

FRONT AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD A BROKEN BRAKE LINE, CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY.

LEFT FRONT SIDE MAIN FRAME TOWER STEEL BRAKET IS CRAKING ABOVE THE WELDS JOINT AREA.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH REAR AXLE CAME OFF, AND THE WHEEL AND AXLE CAME OFF WITH THE REAR AXLE. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE FRAYS AND THEN BREAKS, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE DECELERATION WHICH CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK

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.

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

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE OWNER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING HWENT COMPLETELY OUT DUE TO POWER STEERING HOSE CORROSION. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN.*AK

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE FITTINGS FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE AND DAMAGE TO CONVERTER AND LINES.