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1994 Dodge Ram 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 →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Aug 5, 1996IL

8 INCH CONNECTION TUBED THAT CONNECTS FUEL LINE WITH FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IS THIN WALLED PLASTIC, CAUSING IN TO CRACK, RESULTING IN A LEAK. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jul 31, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN HEADLAMP SWITCH SMOKES AND HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT, RESULT WIRIING HARNESS BURNT 4 TIMES.*AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 30, 1996CT

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 29, 1996VT

DRIVING VECHILE AT A SPEED OF 50MPH, VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 29, 1996PA

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT THE OWNER. *AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire1 injured
Filed Jul 29, 1996AZ

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 29, 1996NE

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT. DRIVER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 25, 1996UT

SEVERE SHIMMY IN FRONT SUSPENSION.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 11, 1996KS

VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN BROKE AND LOST STEERING CONTROL DUE TO THE PINS BREAKING. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jul 11, 1996KS

THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER HEAD-ON AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 10, 1996MO

THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE AND WENT INTO A DITCH.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 5, 1996NC

STEERING COLUMN FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. *DH

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jul 2, 1996MO

HOOD LATCH RELEASED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CAUSING WINDSHEILD TO BE SHATTERED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 18, 1996MN

GAS TANK INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AT FACTORY, CAUSING TANK TO FALL OUT WHEN MAKING A TURN. *DH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jun 11, 1996MI

W/DIESEL ENGINE, RETURN FUEL LINES RUPTURED REPEATEDLY. CAN'T TELL IF THIS IS HAPPENING W/SOME CONTACT TO REAR WHEELS. MFG., IS IN PROCESS TO BUY BACK TRUCK.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 11, 1996MN

WHILE DRIVING, GAS TANK FELL OUT OF VEHICLE ONTO ROAD; NO WARNING; BRACKET WAS NOT BOLTED IN; VERY LOW SPEED, WAS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 30, 1996MI

THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES AND THEY DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 29, 1996KY

SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL, ALSO CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL OCCASIONALLY. *DH

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 28, 1996WI

DRIVING 5 SPEED VEHICLE, LEFT VEHICLE IN 4TH GEAR, VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS ABOUT 4 FT BEFORE APPLYING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 24, 1996IL

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AFTER STOP. *DH

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › LatchCrash
Filed May 21, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHEILD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

Tires
Filed May 19, 1996CA

IRREGULAR WEAR ON GOODYEAR TIRES. *SD

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed May 15, 1996PA

BED OF PICKUP TRUCK CRACKED. *DH

Suspension › Front
Filed May 14, 1996NM

AT STEADY SPEEDS DRIVER COMES TO A STOP VEHICLE BEGINS TO WOBBLE, DLR HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. *AK

Wheels › Rim
Filed May 10, 1996FL

CANNOT GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, DUE TO ALL THE RIMS BEING BENT. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed May 8, 1996RI

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT END SHAKES, WEARING THE TIRES OFFTEN AND THE VHEICLE PULLS, CONSUMER CAN NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE CORRECT LANE. *AK

Power Train › Axle AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed May 8, 1996OK

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 60 MPH, LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE AT THE AXLE SHAFT, LOST CONTROL, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 3, 1996MD

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKES, BRAKES MAKING A GRIDING SOUND. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 2, 1996TX

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT THROTTLE STICKING, WHEN UPON BRAKING VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AND WON'T DECELERATE, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Apr 29, 1996KS

SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP/BLOCK VISIBILITY. *DSH

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 26, 1996MI

WINDSHIELD ON DRIVERS SIDE CRACKS CROSSWAYS. WINDSHIELD REPLACED (3) TIMES WITH (4) NEEDING REPLACEMENT W/SAME CONDITION. MECHANIC THINKS TORQUE/FRAME IS CAUSE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 24, 1996TN

VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT-END ACCIDENT AND AIR DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 24, 1996OH

ABS BRAKES, FAILURE ON THE BACK BRAKES ONLY HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable
Filed Apr 17, 1996OH

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ROUTED SO THAT IT IS IN CONTACT WITH TAIL PIPE, CAUSING INSULATION TO BURN OFF. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 16, 1996IN

HYDRAULIC BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Apr 15, 1996CO

EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKED 4 TIMES. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Apr 9, 1996NJ

VEHICLE HAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE, CHRYSLER USED A RUBBER HOSE INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL HOSE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 8, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 4, 1996MA

IN WET AND DRY WEATHER, THERE IS SOME BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Mar 25, 1996CO

THE FRONT SEAT BELT BOLTS KEEP COMING OUT, CAUSING THE SEATBELTS NOT TO BE USED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 20, 1996OK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON ON AND DOWN SHIFTING, WHEN APPLYING BBRAKE OR HITTING A BUMP THERE IS NO BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 20, 1996TX

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN COLLISION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Mar 19, 1996UT

BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 17, 1996VA

REAR BRAKES FAILED. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Mar 13, 1996GA

FUEL TANK LEAKS. *SD

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Mar 11, 1996VT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR BURNS PREMATURELY CAUSING WIPERS TO FAIL DURING RAIN/SNOW WITHOUT WARNING; RESULTS IN LOSS OF DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Mar 10, 1996CT

LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 8, 1996CA

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT BRAKES DRAG, CAUSING LOCKUP AND CONTINUE WEAR OF DISC PADS. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Mar 8, 1996OH

WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE DISCONNECTS AFTER EACH USE OF WINDSHIELD WASHER. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Mar 4, 1996OK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH AND DASH, THEN THE HORN STARTED BLOWING. *AK

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