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1995 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 1995 record →

Unknown or OtherCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 30, 1996NC

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTIN GIN AN INJURY. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 30, 1996MA

THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS AREN'T WORKING AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Aug 30, 1996OH

AT 8,00 MILES THE STEERING GEAR BOX WENT OUT AND 6,000 THE SHAFT WENT OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed Aug 29, 1996IL

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO LEAK IN TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE.

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 26, 1996PA

VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE SINCE OWNERSHIP.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 15, 1996IL

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 14, 1996OH

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Aug 13, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP ONTO WINDSHIELD, WHICH CRACKED, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VISION, DID SOME DAMAGE TO HOOD.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 7, 1996AZ

BRAKES ARE SPONGY, CAUSING DRIVER TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash3 injured
Filed Jul 31, 1996GA

UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES @ 45 MPH, THEY LOCKED UPON NOT RELEASING. ROAD SURFACE WET AT THE TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 30, 199600

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS IN VEHICLE CONTINUE TO FAIL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Jul 29, 1996MN

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 29, 1996NM

FUEL HOSE NOT CONNECTED, CAUSING FUEL TO GUSH OUT OF TANK AT FIRST FILL UP.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 22, 1996IA

LOSS OF POWER AND VIBRATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 RPM AND UP.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 19, 1996CA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND THEN TO RIGHT.THE TRUCK HAS ABS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Jul 15, 1996OK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WILL.*AK CONSUMER STTES HE WAS AKWAKENED BY A POPPING NOISE, WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE INSIDE LEFT OF CAB WAS ON FIRE, IT SPREAD QUICKLY AND THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 15, 1996AZ

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND CALIPER IS FREEZING. *AK

Tires
Filed Jul 6, 1996FL

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND, PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Sector
Filed Jul 2, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL SHAFT SEPERATED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 2, 1996CA

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 1, 1996ID

VEHICLE PULLS TO SIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *DH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 24, 1996SC

THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POISTION AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 24, 1996OH

AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE IN FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor
Filed Jun 19, 1996CA

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 17, 1996SC

IN A FRONT-END ACCIDENT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES A TRACTOR TRAILER TURNED INTO HIS LANE BLOCKING BOTH OF CONSUMER'S LANES, CONSUMER STATES HE HAD NO WHERE TO GO, HE HIT THE RAILER IN THE BACK TIRES AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 35- 45 MPH ALL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 17, 1996FL

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 1:00, POSITION SPEED 40MPH, DRIVRER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jun 13, 1996IL

SERVICE BULLETIN 0500995B. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK CONSUNER STATES AFTER CONTINOUS REPAIRS BY DEALERSHIP AND PRIVATE MECHANIC PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RE OCCUR, THE LAST DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO FIX IS KNOWN DEALER HAS PLACED PROBLE IN THE HANDS OF MAUFACTURER.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jun 13, 1996LA

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROX. 5 HOURS, FOUND VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jun 7, 1996FL

THE IGNITION SWITCH IT MELTING THE INSIDE PLASTIC. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 3, 1996NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ALL FOUR WHEELS TO LOCK UP; RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; NO WARNING/NO LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Column Shift Assembly
Filed Jun 3, 1996MT

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR WHEN GOING UP A STEEP GRADE.

Suspension › Front
Filed May 30, 1996FL

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 50 TO 70 MPH. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 28, 1996TX

RUBBER MUG AND WATER SPLASH SHIELD WAS LEFT ON THE FRONT FENDER, CAUSING WATER AND MUD TO ENTER INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed May 24, 1996OH

DRIVER SEAT BELT ANCHOR CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 23, 1996AZ

ABS: BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ON LEFT SIDE HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OUT 10,000 MILES; BRAKES PULL TO LEFT; ONE OCCASION, LOCKED UP. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed May 14, 1996TX

THE TRUCK IS NOW A RV AND THE SUSPENSION DROPPED WHILE GOING 55MPH AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 14, 1996TX

FUEL LEAK, WHEN FILLING UP SPILLED ON THE GROUND, IN FOR REPAIRS, FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed May 8, 1996FL

TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST, CAUSING IGNITION/FIRE. *SD

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash
Filed May 1, 1996TX

WHILE DRIVING, LOST STEERING CAPABILITY, WHEN PIN IN COLLAPSIBLE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, WENT INTO DITCH. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 26, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN, TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO SHUT DOWN. VICTORVILLE MOTORS HAS MADE (8) ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT CAUSE, STILL NO CHANGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 23, 1996NV

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, VEHICLE SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 22, 1996WI

ABS BRAKES, WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Apr 11, 1996MA

PULLED OVER, SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 8, 1996IN

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 5MPH, SUDDENLY STEERING COLUMN DISCONNECTED FROM STEERING GEAR BOX, RENDERING STEERING CAPABILITY INOPERATIVE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 4, 1996AZ

BRAKES SQUEAK PULL VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. *SD

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 3, 1996GA

WHEN DRIVING, THE FUEL THROTTLE AND LINKAGES BROKE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 3, 1996CO

THE ABS WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 3, 1996OH

ABS WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON WHILE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Apr 2, 1996IL

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND AS A RESULT THE HOOD CAME UP WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 29, 1996TN

ABS, BRAKES, FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35 MPH, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED FRONT SHOOK VERY AND BRAKES LOST EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

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