ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/COLLISION. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ONCE.
1995 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 1995 record →
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT STOP, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO DO ALL OF THE WORK TO STOP THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. *AK
EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSED OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED BURNING AND MELTING OF WIRING RELAY HARNESS.
REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE TOO SMALL AND THE FRONT BRAKES DO ALL THE WORK AND WEAR OUT TOO FAST.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVER DRIVE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE.
VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH THREE SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS IN 60,000MILES DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ABOUT 100 YARDS WHEN CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE, NOTICED THAT WIRING WAS BURNING, CAUSING A FIRE ,FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASH BOARD. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THE ELECTRIAL WIRING STARTED THE FIRE. *AK
FUEL SENSOR WILL FLUCTUATE AND THEN GO TO EMPTY AND REMAIN THERE. ALSO, IGNITION SWITCH BEGAN OVERHEATING, BURNING THE INSULATION AROUND THE A/C WIRING ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR , WITH HEAT ON, WOULD JUMP TO 3000-4000 RPMS. *AK
UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL REPORT, HOWEVER GM REPORTED NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL.
FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
TRACKING BAR FAILED CAUSING SMOKE.
WORN ACCELERATOR CABLE SOCKETS CAUSED ACCELERATOR LINKAGE TO FALL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED.
THROTTLE LINKAGE THAT CONNCTS THE INJECTION PUMP TO THE LEVER WHERE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS SITUATED WORE OUT AND FELL OFF. *AK
WHEN PULLING TRAILER THE TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK *JB
DRIVER NOTICED BRAKES WERE SMOULDERING. WAS INFORMED THAT CAUSES WAS DUE TO FACTORY INSTALLED REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS BEING TOO SMALL TO EFFECTIVELY STOP VEHICLE.
EVAPORATIVE CANISTER LEAKAGE.
FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE THE LEFT OUTSIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT ANY SPEED, AND THIS HAS BECOME A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE BEARLY FITS THROUGH THE SEAT. WHEN BENCH SEAT IS MOVED FORWARD THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE GOES UNDER THE SEAT, CAUSING INACCESSIBILITY. *AK
BRAKSE FAILED.
THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERIMINED. *AK
DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DID NOT GET A RESPONSE UNTIL THE THIRD TRY.
THE LOW VACUUM SENSOR FAILED/REPLACED.
BRAKES: EMERGENCY BRAKE ARMS CONSTANTLY FREEZE UP. ANTI- LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP; ALSO, REAR WHEELS LOCK UP OCCASIONALLY TO THE POINT THAT ONE CAN SMELL RUBBER BURNING. *AK
ABS BRAKES FUNCTION BUT PULL HARD TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
THROTTLE LINKAGE PLASTIC ENDS; WHILE DRIVING ALONG SUDDENLY HAD NO CONTROL OF THE RPM OF MOTOR. WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IT JUST IDLED. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WITN A HARD PEDAL, BRAKING REDUCTION IS DROPPED BY 75%. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO DOWNSHIFT AND APPLY LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. *AK
THE IDLER ARM LOOSENED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE DRAGLINK, CAUSING INSTABILITY.
THE VEHICLES SPARE TIRE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE PICKUP BED CAME LOOSE AND FLEW INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT ROAD ELEMENTS. *AK
STEERING SHAFT FAILURE.
VEHICLE CAUSING RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. TIRE REPLACE THREE TIMES AND ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED SEVEN TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. TIRES ARE NOT DEFECTIVE.
DEFECTIVE WHEEL RIMS.
LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND PADS WEAR OUT ON/BEFORE 10000 MILES OF USE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE HOSE VACUUM COLLAPSED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THROTTLE LINKAGE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING HIGH ENGINE IDLE/THROTTLE TO STICK.
WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL STAY ON AND WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS IS WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. *AK. CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMEHOW ACTIVATES ON ITS OWN AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BY LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR IT WILL NOT, DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL SETTING ON ITS OWN. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE, VEHICLE SLIDES BEFORE STOPPING, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, BOTH ABS AND HYDRAULIC LIGHTS STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LEVER WILL NOT HOLD ALL THE TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND THEN ABS APPLYING BRAKES THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES TO THE LEFT, THEN OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKES DON'T WORK, THE TRUCK WON'T STOP AT ALL. *AK
THE FRONT BRAKES GET HOT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS. . THE BRAKE SHOES HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BUT BRAKES STILL GET HOT. THE VEHICLE HAS ABS.*AK
VEHICLE'S FRONT STABILEZER BAR BRACKET WELD TORE LOOSE FROM FRAME AND CAR LOST CONTROL.THE MFR ONLY WELDED IT 60% TO THE BODY.*AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO GEAR, IT WILL NOT MOVE THEN WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS, IT LURCHES FORWARD.*AK
CLUTCH SLAVE UNIT REPLACED.
ABS WILL EXPERIENCE SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS, AND REAR WHEELS LOCK UP.
SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS. AND REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP.
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