NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTIN GIN AN INJURY. *AK
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 →
THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS AREN'T WORKING AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
AT 8,00 MILES THE STEERING GEAR BOX WENT OUT AND 6,000 THE SHAFT WENT OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO LEAK IN TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE.
VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE SINCE OWNERSHIP.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP ONTO WINDSHIELD, WHICH CRACKED, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VISION, DID SOME DAMAGE TO HOOD.*AK
BRAKES ARE SPONGY, CAUSING DRIVER TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES @ 45 MPH, THEY LOCKED UPON NOT RELEASING. ROAD SURFACE WET AT THE TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS IN VEHICLE CONTINUE TO FAIL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
FUEL HOSE NOT CONNECTED, CAUSING FUEL TO GUSH OUT OF TANK AT FIRST FILL UP.
LOSS OF POWER AND VIBRATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 RPM AND UP.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND THEN TO RIGHT.THE TRUCK HAS ABS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND CALIPER IS FREEZING. *AK
ALL FOUR TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND, PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL SHAFT SEPERATED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO SIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *DH
THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POISTION AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. *AK
AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE IN FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
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
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 1:00, POSITION SPEED 40MPH, DRIVRER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
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
AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROX. 5 HOURS, FOUND VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
THE IGNITION SWITCH IT MELTING THE INSIDE PLASTIC. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
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
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, DOWNSHIFTED VIOLENTLY FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR WHEN GOING UP A STEEP GRADE.
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 50 TO 70 MPH. *AK
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
DRIVER SEAT BELT ANCHOR CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR. *AK
ABS: BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ON LEFT SIDE HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OUT 10,000 MILES; BRAKES PULL TO LEFT; ONE OCCASION, LOCKED UP. *AK
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 LEAK, WHEN FILLING UP SPILLED ON THE GROUND, IN FOR REPAIRS, FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST, CAUSING IGNITION/FIRE. *SD
WHILE DRIVING, LOST STEERING CAPABILITY, WHEN PIN IN COLLAPSIBLE STEERING COLUMN BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, WENT INTO DITCH. *AK
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
WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, VEHICLE SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT. *AK
ABS BRAKES, WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK
PULLED OVER, SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 5MPH, SUDDENLY STEERING COLUMN DISCONNECTED FROM STEERING GEAR BOX, RENDERING STEERING CAPABILITY INOPERATIVE. *AK
BRAKES SQUEAK PULL VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. *SD
WHEN DRIVING, THE FUEL THROTTLE AND LINKAGES BROKE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE ABS WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON WHILE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK
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
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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