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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 →

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Aug 18, 1995CA

METAL PART OF SEAT BELT IS BROKEN AND NOTHING TO HOLD BUTTON IN PLACE. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jul 31, 1995OK

WINDSHIELD BREAKS WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 17, 1995MA

THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT GRINDING AND SOME VIBRATION AT 40 TO 45 MPH . TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 7, 1995CA

WHILE THE VEHICLE GOES OVER 60 MPH, THERE IS AN ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ENGINE, TRUCK COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Jun 26, 1995FL

POWER STEERING PUMP ON TRUCK WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 14, 1995MI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 26, 1995WA

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN COMING TO STOP, VEHICLE WILL PULL VERY HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT. TT

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed May 18, 1995MD

STEERING SHAFT PIN STRIP CAUSING NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AT SPEED 60 MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 17, 1995OH

ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE VEERS VERY HARD TO LEFT WHEN DRIVING IN FOR REPAIR, SEAL BROKEN IN REAR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Mar 17, 1995CA

ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Mar 13, 1995CA

EXPERIENCES LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, CAUSING FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, POSITION 20 MPH SPEED (ABS). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 8, 1995TX

ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, ABS LOCKED UP, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 22, 1995LA

IN A 55-60 MPH HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. "DUP 950315: 960388". TT

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 22, 1995LA

IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 55-60MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. "DUP: SEE 960391". TT

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Feb 10, 1995CA

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH KEEPS BURNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 7, 1995TX

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLING RPMS AND SURGING INDICATIONS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 27, 1995AZ

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM RELEASES THE REAR WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE SLIPS ON ROADS COVERED WITH ICE. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jan 4, 199500

FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING; NO APPARENT REASON; OWNER BELIEVES MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHILE INSTALLING OR WITH GLASS ITSELF. TT

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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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