1995 Dodge Ram complaints

RECALL 00V135000/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING: BEFORE RECALL REPAIRS VEHICLE WAS RUNNING GOOD. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE COMMENCED TO RUN BADLY/ROUGHLY. RETURNED VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEEDS A REBUILD ENGINE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 00V135000/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING: AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED; STEERING COLUMN WAS UNABLE TO LOCK IN THE BOTTOM POSITION, AND CAUSED PLASTIC COVER TO CRACK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OF THE REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 99V214000/ SUSPENSION : UNABLE TO GET RECALL HONORED BECAUSE OF A PRICE SETTLEMENT BETWEEN DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML

RECALL 00V135000/ ABS BRAKES. AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE IN MOTION. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REMEDY HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

95V056OOO/HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES; 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE; 97V199 000/FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE, AND 00V135000/IGNITION SWTICH WIRING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES SINCE MAR 1995, AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALLS BECAUSE OF NO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE. DEALER WOULD CALL AND TELL CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR A PART THAT WAS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED THE PART WAS ALREADY GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. ASKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WINSHIELD CRACKED - BELIEVE THIS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

97V068000/BRAKES: VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION STILL IS UNRESOLVED. TRANSMISSION TROUBLE HAS ALSO OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES: 00V135000/IGNITION SWITCH/ WIRING, AND 99V214000/ SUSPENSION. STILL WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR RECALLS. ON TWO OCCASIONS, DEALER HAD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE , AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SET. WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED THEY INFORMED HIM THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BURNED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT COVERED, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CHANGED FUSES FOR TAIL AND DASH LIGHTS. DROVE TWENTY FIVE MILES AND NOTICED A SMELL. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GRASS FIRE. SO THE SMELL WAS NORMAL. THE DRIVING TWENTY MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, CONSUMER NOTICTED THAT SMOKE COMING FROM THE THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FAST. ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND WIRES MELTED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STARTED THE FIRE. *AK

THE RACALL REPAIR 99V-024 OF THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS NOT DONE TO CONSUMER SATISFACTION.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V214000 CONCERNING THE CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING/TOWER . DEALER WANTED TO KEEP VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE CORRECTING THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO CONSUMER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CRANKED UP BY ITSELF, AND WITHIN MINUTES CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED BATTERY OUT AND POURED WATER, BUT FIRE RESTARTED ABOUT 2-3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR RECALL 99V214000 REPAIRS CONCERNING SUSPENSION FAILURE. NO CERTIFIED WELDER WAS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY RECALL PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT TOOLS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO DO NHTSA RECALL 99V2I4 000/ MANUFACTURER 'S RECALL 835 REPAIRS OF SUSPENSION. NO FUTURE DATE WAS GIVEN. *AK

PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE HAS WORKED ITS WAY LOOSE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO TURBO CHARGER, ALMOST RESULTING IN A FIRE. CHRYSLER DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE LINES FOR VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *ML

NHTSA RECALL 99V214000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 835/ SUSPENSION: FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS. CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE THAT WAS EQUIPPED FOR A PLOW. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

RECALL 99V214000/FRONT SUSPENSION. DEALER DID NOT PROPERLY INSTALL THE VACUUM HOSE LINE INTO THE CLIPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO, RUBBER GROMET ON THE COIL SPRING WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

RECALL 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALER NEVER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS, BUT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. *AK

CRACKS REAPPEARED AROUND THE LATCH AREA OF THE DOOR WHICH WAS WELDED ONCE BEFORE. ALSO, SAME CONDITION EXISTED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

RECALL # 99V214000 FRONT SUSPENSION; DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE OF WELDING, AND THE TIME FRAME THAT MANUFACTURER HAS ALLOCATED FOR CAMPAIGN. OWNER WAS TOLD TO TAKE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE RECALL WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT PROBLEM. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR (99V-023) FOR THE PAST YEAR. *MJS

RECALL 99V214000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SUSPENSION; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS OR MACHANIC TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN. OWNER CANTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE RAN OVER A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPPED. ALSO, CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT TIRES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

THERE IS A 25 WEEK WAITING PERIOD BEFORE DEALER CAN FIX VEHICLE FOR RECALL 99V214000. OWNER CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS DIRECTED TO A DEALERSHIP THAT COULD MAKE THE REPAIRS. REPAIRS MADE WITHIN 1 WEEK. *AK

RECALL 99V214000 DAIMLER/ CHRYSLER/SUSPENSION; OWNER CONTACTED TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN. NEITHER DEALERSHIP HAS A CERTIFIED WELDER TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN. DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO TELL OWNER WHEN WELDER WILL BE HIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH, SECONDARY HOOD LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP, BLOCKING THE CONSUMER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT, ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SLUGGISH SHIFTING AS A RESULT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LOSS. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 40 OR MORE MPH VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIMMY OUT OF CONTROL. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP HAD TO PULL OVER AND ALLOW SHIMMY TO STOP BEFORE CONTINUING. INSPECTION/REPAIRS MADE BY THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE AND PLACED INTO REVERSE , VEHICLE WILL COAST FOWARD UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE ON LEVEL GROUND, IT WILL NOT REACT AT ALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, NOTICED A NOISE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. CONSUMER PUSHED PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOORBOARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AT ALL TIMES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE CAN EXCEED THE MELTING POINT OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONNECTOR TO RETAIN THE FLUID LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 97V084000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PLUG OFF OF THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING LIGHT SWITCH TO FAIL. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *ML

PLASTIC COVER TO THE WIRE HARNESS MELTED, AND UNDERHOOD DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

CONSUME R HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES.DEALER SAID THAT WARRANTY HAS BEEN VOIDED BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED SOMEWHERE ELSE. MANUFACTURE WAS CALLED ALSO TO SEE IF THE VIN# WAS MATCHED TO A RECALL. WAS INFORMED NO RECALL. *AK

THIS VEHICLE FROM TIME OF PURCHASE WILL SWERVE SIDE TO SIDE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. YOU CAN'T TELL WHICH WAY IT WILL SWERVE ON THE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. DODGE WILL NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT IS A HAZARD. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DRIVESHAFT SEPARATION DUE TO A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT YOKE, EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE REAR SECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE, ALSO THE U-JOINT CAPS WERE EXPELLED FROM THE YOKE, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED DUE TO THE CRACK. *SLC

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WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE DUE TO A MISSING BUSHING. THIS MADE IT HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALERHAS REPLACED BUSHING. *AK

REAR BRAKES GRAB AND LOCK UP WHEN BACKING UP OR STARTING OUT SOMETIMES. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GO INTO OVERDRIVE HIGH RPM AT HIGH SPEEDS.

MY TRUCK IS A TWO-TONE TRUCK WITH GREEN BEING THE PRIMARY COLOR AND A SILVER/GRAY BEING THE SECONDARY COLOR. THE SILVER/GRAY PAINT BEGAN BUBBLING AND PEELING APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE TALKED TO AND SEEN OTHER TRUCKS THAT THIS SAME COLOR IS DOING THE SAME. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED?

WIRE MELTED IN STEERING COLUMN. I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T A FIRE. WHEN REPLACEMENT WAS PURCHASED A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED UNIT WAS GIVEN REQUIRING EXTENSIVE LABOR AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A DESIGN PROBLEM TO START WITH. I WANT RE-EMBURSEMENT FOR PARTS AND LABOR.