1994 Dodge Ram complaints

PE99031; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC MELTED, AND WIRE BURNT. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING/ POWER LIGHT,ETC., AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HAD FRONT ALIGNMENT IN JANUARY 1999 ,REPALCED TRACK BAR IN FEBUARY 1999 .IN JUNE OF 1999 TOOK TO DEALER TO ADJUST STEERING BOX.WAS TOLD STEERING BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. STEERING BOX ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. HAD TO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING TRUCK. TRUCK IS 4 YEARS OLD . *AK

DRIVING VERY SLOWLY ACROSS POND LEVEE, MASHED ACCELERATOR,ENGINE INCREASED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP IT. VEHICLE PLUNGED INTO LAKE, SEVERLY INJURING DRIVER AND PASSENGER, AND HITTING DRAIN PLUG OF LAKE, CAUSING DRAINAGE AND LOSS OF FISH, ETC.,LAKE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET DEEP AND, BOTH INJURED PASSENGERS ALMOST DROWNED. BOTH SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPRIENCED SUDDEN ACELERATION WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. CAUSING A HEAD-ON COLLISON WITH A TRACKER TRAILER AND A BRICK WALL. THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

DESIGN FLAW OR DEFECT CAUSED THE METAL AROUND MOUNT BOLTS (WHICH ARE WELDED IN PLACE) FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TORE CAUSING THE WIPERS TO JAM AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. MANUFATURER (DAIMLER-CHYRSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE) REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. ALSO REFUSED TO LET ME TALK WITH HER SUPERVISOR.

THE FRONT SEATBELTS WILL NOT ALWAYS RELEASE FROM THE ANCHORS. WHICH MEANS WE CANNOT ALWAYS WEAR THEM, WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW AND IS DANGEROUS. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS, THE MIDDLE AND BACK SEATS ROCK BACK AND FORTH, THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE LOCKED IN PLACE. *MJS

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACK WHILE DRIVING. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY LATCH. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW HOOD. *AK

ENGINE STALLS AFTER SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING NO BRAKES

METAL ON METAL SCRAPING SOUND WHEN COLD. AFTER WARM UP NOISE IS REDUCED TO A LOUD WINE. DEALER INDICATES BRASS FILINGS ARE PRESENT IN PAN AND FILTER OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN SHROUD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. UPON PULLING OVER, PULLED BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. TOOK SHROUD OFF. PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM MAY STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC COOLING UNIT AND LINES FAILED, NO NOTICE OF RECALL.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AUGUST OF 1998 CONCERNING GAS TANK ASSEMBLY. 5 MONTHS AGO, CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS. DEALER CONTACTED AGAIN IN JANUARY 1999, AND THEY STILL ARE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE "BRAKE" & "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD TO PUSH! THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION, AND THE PEDAL IS ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE FLOOR. IT THEN TAKES BOTH FEET TO GET ANY BRAKES! IF IT IDLES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE LIGHTS WILL THEN GO OFF, AND THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCASIONS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, BUT JUST FOUND YOUR SITE ON THE INTERNET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, LATCHES WERE BENT, REPAIR WORK WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES, THE LINES RUB TOGETHER AND CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNTION. PROBLEM HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO, AND MANUFACTURER PAID FOR IT. NOW PROBLEM REOCCURRING, AND MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IT THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD BONDING/SEALANT LEAKS & RUNS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN WEATHER IS HOT. *AK

DUE TO THE VIBRATION OF THE ENGINE, THE FUEL LINE AND THE FITTING ON THE ENGINE DON'T LINE UP. THE RUBBER FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE RUBBED THROUGH, CAUSING A HOLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK. MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO HELP. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND APPYLING THE BRAKES, THEY DON'T STOP THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONSUMER USES THE TRAILER BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 30 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND THE DEALER STILL CAN'T FIND OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

IGNITION MODULE BURNED UP, RESULTING IN A FIRE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED TO PUMP GAS TO THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DROPPED THE GAS TANK TO GET THE FUEL PUMP OUT, REPAIR WORK DONE. *AK

IGNITION MODULE BURNED UP DUE TO FAULTLY WIRING IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST IS TO CONSUMER. *AK

DRIVER NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. AS THE DRIVER SLOWED TO MERGE OFF THE HIGHWAY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY.

TRANSMISSION LINE THAT GOES TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS LEAKING ON THE FITTING. THE DEALER IS WARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THE GASOLINE TRANSMISSION FITTING HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND NOT TURN BACK ON. HAD TO PUT THE HIGH BEAM MANUALLY IN ORDER TO SEE. DEALER SAID THE WIRE THAT HAD TAPE AROUND IT BURNED OUT. *AK

BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. (QCAW)

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE SPARE TIRE UNDER VEHICLE FELL OUT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHENEVER THE (ABS) BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER BYPASS WAS NOT WORKING. HAD IT REPLACED. *AK

FUEL LINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUBBED THROUGH, CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK OUT. *AK

TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN PISTONS BLEW & ENGINE WAS RUINED. THE PISTONS DISINTERGRATED & ENGINE BLOCK WAS RUINED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO ENGINE DYING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO WHERE OWNER WAS GOING. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED VEHICLE HAD MEXICAN PISTONS, BUT VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT PAGE 34 OF NEW DODGE RAM MANUAL STATES A WARNING AND HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, STOP AND GO. VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTED TO WORK AND CAME DOWN SLOWLY. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO DRUMS AND ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AND CRACKING.

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CORRODED AND PITTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE NON TILT STEERING COLUMN THERE IS ONE INCH OF PLAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN MOVES. THE SHAFT MOVES ONE INCH TO THE SIDE BEFORE THE STEERING BOX TURNS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS NEUTRAL WHEN IN DRIVE. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN MOVED PAWL BACK TO DRIVE AT THAT TIME TRANSMISSION WORKED. * OIL PUMP/FUEL PUMP ALSO MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE.

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING CONNECTOR. BEFORE BEING FIXED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT TWICE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVERTER SYSTEM DUE TO WARRANTY. LESS THAN 40,000 MILES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS ONLY A WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS. *AK

RECALL # 97V199000 CHRYSLER/FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. OWNER DOES NOT BELIEVE WORK WAS PERFORMED BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTERWARDS. WHEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NEVER DROPPED AS WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PERFORM RECALL. *AK

HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS EVERY TIME APPLYING THEM. WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED 15 MPH OR LOWER , ESPECIALLY DURING BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OR PRAKING THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH STEERING/SUSPENSION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP WITH THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

WINDSHILED WIPER MOTOR FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A ROUTINE TURN LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL (94V-145000). *AK

PAINT IS FLAKING ALL AROUND THE BODY. MAINLY ON THE HOOD AND ROOF.

PAINT IS FLAKING OFF ALL AROUND THE BODY, MAINLY ROOF AND HOOD.

BRAKES LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING.

AIR LEAKS OUT OF ENGINE, SOME LOSS OF POWER

STEERING GEAR BOX MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO TIE ROD ENDS/PITMAN ARM/IDLER ARM WORE OUT. *AK