METAL PART OF SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND NOTHING TO HOLD BUTTON IN PLACE. TT
1994 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
WINDSHIELD BREAKS WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. TT
THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT GRINDING AND SOME VIBRATION AT 40 TO 45 MPH . TT
WHILE THE VEHICLE GOES OVER 60 MPH, THERE IS AN ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ENGINE, TRUCK COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. *AK
POWER STEERING PUMP ON TRUCK WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES. TT
SEVERE PULLING FROM APPYLING THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES ARE WORN OUT NOW AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THEY ARE ABS BRAKES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN COMING TO STOP, VEHICLE WILL PULL VERY HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT. TT
STEERING SHAFT PIN STRIP CAUSING NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AT SPEED 60 MPH. TT
ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE VEERS VERY HARD TO LEFT WHEN DRIVING IN FOR REPAIR, SEAL BROKEN IN REAR. TT
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION. TT
EXPERIENCES LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, CAUSING FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION 20 MPH SPEED (ABS). TT
ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, ABS LOCKED UP, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT
IN A 55-60 MPH HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. "DUP 950315: 960388". TT
IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 55-60MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. "DUP: SEE 960391". TT
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH KEEPS BURNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLING RPMS AND SURGING INDICATIONS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RELEASES THE REAR WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE SLIPS ON ROADS COVERED WITH ICE. TT
FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING; NO APPARENT REASON; OWNER BELIEVES MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHILE INSTALLING OR WITH GLASS ITSELF. TT
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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