Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 22, 2006144,000 milesIL
FRAME FAILURE. RUSTED HOLES IN FRAME. FRONT SUSPENSION NOT SECURE. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOLE SIZE OF FIST. HOLES COVERED BY RUBBER TYPE FLAP THAT PREVENTS SPLASHING. *JB
1995 Dodge Ram Van
Routine
Owners filed 14 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsUnknown or Other
Filed Jul 15, 2004MI
FOIA REQUEST (SUBPOENA WITHDRAWAL) TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS, REPORTS, NOTES, MEMOS, PETITIONS, INVESTIGATIVE MATERIALS IN YOUR POSSESSION/CONTROL ASSOCIATED WITH [XXX] AND HIS 1995 DODGE RAM VAN VIN [XXX]. *MR *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Apr 17, 2002WY
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, UPPER BALL JOINT CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO FALL OFF. NLM.*JB
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Aug 2, 2001FL
FAN MOTOR SWITCH STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE SWITCH MELTED. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PULLED UP A UNIVERSAL RECALL ON MAKE/ MODEL. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE HEATING TO SWITCH. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK RECALL NUMBER 00V135. *SLC
Seats
Filed Jul 11, 2000AR
CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO SATISFY THE RECALL UNLESS THE FACTORY INSTALLED SEAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VAN.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 15, 2000TN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPERIENCED AS SOON AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I TOLD THE FACILITY WHERE I TOOK THE VAN THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING, THEY DID EVERYTHING TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK AND HAVE THAT DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY BILL WAS $1,593.44. I HAPPENED TO SEARCH THE INTERNET AND SAW THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, SO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY MONEY BACK. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 18, 2000CA
RECALL 99V023000, AIRBAGS HAVE AN INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (AECM). UNABLE TO GET ORIGINAL DEALER TO CORRECT DEFECT (AECM) UNIT.*AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 9, 2000CA
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR AVOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Dec 20, 1999OR
THE SPARE WHEEL ON THIS VEHICLE IS A REGULAR STEEL WHEEL WITH NO OPENING FOR VENTILATION CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND BECOME SO HOT WHILE DRIVING DOWN GRADE THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FUNCTION ON THAT WHEEL AT ALL. NLM
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Dec 2, 1999MI
DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASH , DROVE LESS THAN 1/2 BLOCK AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, WITHIN 1 MINUTE FLOORBOARD WAS ON FIRE. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal
Filed Oct 19, 1999NE
AXLE SEAL HAS FAILED 3 TIMES FILLING DRUM BRAKE WITH GREASE. THIS RESULTS IN REDUCED BRAKING POWER, AND STICKING IN COLD WEATHER. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Oct 19, 1998FL
TRANSMISSION LEAKING AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE COOLER LINE QUICK CONNECT FITTINGS (RECALL COMPONENT), RECALL PERFORMED HOWEVER FAILED DUE TO WRONG PART INSTALLATION AND NEEDED FULL REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO DAMAGE.
Tires
Filed May 11, 1998SC
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. ALSO THE METAL PIECE CONNECTED TO THE ROTOR CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Sep 18, 1997CA
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR ALL THE TIME, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT BACK IN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH BELTS. *AK
14 of 14 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.