1995 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints

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THERE IS A FITTING THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES THAT MELTS, AND CAUSES A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE COOLING LINES AND FITTINGS. *AK

THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DUE TO BOTH CALIPERS FAILURE. YH

WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 40 OR MORE AND HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, IT CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY, AND VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE MUST COME DOWN TO A SLOW SPEED TO REGAIN CONTROL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V024000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. CONSUMER HAD THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED DUE FIRE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *AK

HAS A VERY BAD SHAKE AT 40 45 MPH,HAVE TRIED TO HAVE FIXED NUMBERUS TIMES. *AK

WAS GOING UP A HILL AND PULLING A TRAILER, TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND WOULDN'T COME OUT. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED ENGINE OFF, GOT IT OUT OF GEAR, AND CONTINUED. IT GETS STUCK INTERMITTENTLY IN 5TH GEAR. *AK

IF YOU USE THE AIR CONDITIONING WHILE DRIVING THE SWITCH OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT THE SWITCH AND YOU LOOSE THE ENGINE ALL TOGETHER. REAL BAD THING TO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC.

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH KEEPS BURNING OUT. WIRE OVER HEATS AND MELTS PLUG AND SWITCH/ BRAKES DON'T STOP THE TRUCK LOADED. WE CHANGE THE FROUNT PADS 20 TO ONE SET OF REAR BRAKES. REAR BRAKES VERY IN AFECTIVE

IDLER ARM BOLTS WERE FINGER TIGHT, IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE SERVICE TECH WHEN SERVICING THE TRUCK. THE LOSS OF THE IDLER ARM CAUSES THE LOSS OF ANY STEERING.

THE CABLE CRADE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK WIDE OPEN. HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACT DEALER REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE THROTTLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WIRING HARNESS FAILURE CAUSING MULTIPLE SHORTS IN SYSTEM, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, LIGHT SWITCH AND BLOWN FUSES. MJS

OWNER HAS TO STAND ON BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S DUE TO THE MEMBRANE INSIDE OF THE BOOSTER. PREVIOUS RECALLED DEFECT IN VACUUM PUMP ALLOWS OIL TO INFILTRATE INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, DESTROYING MEMBRANE RESULTING IN DELAYED BRAKING REACTION. *AK

DUE TO DESIGN OF DUAL TIRES, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE OR PUT AIR INSIDE TIRES WITHOUT REMOVAL OF OUTSIDE TIRES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AT 60,000 MILES, TOOK TO DEALER SAID NEED TO ADJUST BANDS, CONTINUED TO SLIP, TOOK BACK TO DEAL, THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED BANDS, CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, AFTER TRUCK REACH 77,000 MILES, DEAL SAID I NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION @ $5000.00. *AK

THE SHOCK TOWER WAS NOT ADEQUATELY WELDED TO THE FRAME, CAUSING THE TOWER TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE FRAME, WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT 30,000 MILES THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK UNTO THE EXHAUST WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN ONCE FOR RECALL ON TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, THAN HAD TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEN THE VEHICLE THAN BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING AT 55MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION JUST WENT TO NEUTRAL AND NEVER WENT INTO GEAR AGAIN. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSH IT OF THE INTERSTATE.

TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHEN HITTING ANY PART OF A BUMP WITH NO LOAD IN TRUCK. VEHICLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ERRATIC SHIFTING. *AK

CHRYSLER CORPORTION IS UNABLE TO CORRECT VEHICLE'S SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEM.

HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED/MELTED THREE TIMES DUE TO OVERLOADING OF CIRCUIT. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED.

RAPID GRABBING OF ONE OR THE OTHER FRONT BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OWNER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS OWNER HIT THE BRAKE, THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID INTO THREE VEHICLES. OWNER ALSO STATES THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE BRAKE SHOES WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD IS VERY FOGGY AND DRIVER HAS POOR VISIBILITY.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS NO REAR BRAKES FOR THE SECOND TIME. DURING THE WINTER IT WAS WORSE, THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP ON ICY/SNOWY ROADS; AT THE SAME TIME, THE BACK BRAKES WOULD BE PUSHING RIGHT ALONG. MUST PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. EACH TIME THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED THE FIRST TIME THE DODGE DEALERS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND PULLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES, UNABLE TO CORRECT SUSPENSION DEFECT.

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE DASH STARTED TO SMOKE, CAUSING THE WIRING TO MELT AND LOSS OF ALL LIGHTS EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS. DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOSS WHILE ABS IS IN USE. *AK

FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING VERY BADLY, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER 4X FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, PAD/MASTER CYLINDER, HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, TRUCK PULLS A SIDE, SOMETIMES IT IS A DIFFERENT SIDE; ALSO, TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE, JERKS AND LOCKS IN PARK. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN THE REAR ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. *AK CONSUMER STATES ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AS WELL AS CALIPERS AND PADS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES GRAB AND LOCK UP AND THE BACK BRAKES KEEP ROLLING. THIS CONDITION CAUSED A WRECK. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL AT THE TIME. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS AND DISC PADS AND ROTROS, 8 TIMES , COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

THROTTLE STUCK AT 65 MPH.

ON NINE OCCASIONS THE TRAINMISSION WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FOR SEVENTH TIME THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

WHILE TRYING TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLES THROTTLE STUCK AT 200 RPM.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AT 35,000 MILES THE FRONT BALL JOINT WEAR OUT , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN, WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT TRURN. *AK

THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SKID. THIS HAS CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK

THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE PRIMARY BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND AND STOP THE TRUCK WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE'S POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION RUPTURED, VEHICLE IS MOSTLY DRIVEN OFF ROAD. *AK

SERIES 3500; CAME OFF FACTORY LINE WITH 3 1/2 TON WHEEL CYLINDER W/11,000 GVW TRUCK. ALL BRAKING ACTION DONE BY FRONT AXLES. 2) BRAKES WORN EVERY 8,000 MILES.

FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE TO CHANGE THE BRAKES EVERY 3000 MILES. TT

FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH REAR ABS BRAKES. TT

YOU NEED SPECIAL TOOLS TO CHECK YOUR AIR PRESSURE AND THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE OWNER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT