Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 233599REVA | 10/01/1999 | 233599 | 612160 | Subject on the child seat tether anchors. *mjs | 06/06/2000 |
| 236197 | 11/28/1997 | 6089112 | This bulletin involves oil canning noise coming from box area. *nlm | 01/13/2000 | |
| 183298 | 09/25/1998 | 603635 | Subject on flash programming failure recovery. *yc | 11/17/1999 | |
| 231798 | 05/01/1998 | 601664 | Center arm rest upper inertia latch cover on driver's side broke. *ak | 08/19/1998 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 233598 | 08/07/1998 | 602207 | When removing door trim panel from the door, it is extremely important that each individual plastic retainer clip is separated from door by using atrim panel removal too, such as snap on tool a161b/door panels should never be removed by h | 10/15/1998 | |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| 230397 | 02/14/1997 | 51942 | Difficult to clean light colored chalky residue from plastic body components that are molded in black. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | ||||||
| RQ00012 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/03/2000 | 04/20/2001 | HOOD LATCH | 01V040000 | |
| Onmarch 20, 1995, daimlerchrysler filed a defect report for 181,008 1994 and 1995 dodge ram trucks manufacturedc from january 21, 1994 - october 25, 1994 at the dodge city assembly plant and from march 26, 1994 - december 8, 1994 at the lago alberto assembly plant.the secondary hood latch rod could bind on the guide bracket and prevent engagement of the secondary latch.if this occurs when the primary latch is not engaged, the hood could fly up when the vehicle is being driven and obstruct the drier's vision increasing the potential for a crash.the recall remedy was to replace the sedcondary hood latch.owners were notified in august of 1995.this recall rate as of 2/97 was 68% | ||||||
| RQ00012 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/03/2000 | 04/20/2001 | HOOD LATCH | 95V056000 | |
| Onmarch 20, 1995, daimlerchrysler filed a defect report for 181,008 1994 and 1995 dodge ram trucks manufacturedc from january 21, 1994 - october 25, 1994 at the dodge city assembly plant and from march 26, 1994 - december 8, 1994 at the lago alberto assembly plant.the secondary hood latch rod could bind on the guide bracket and prevent engagement of the secondary latch.if this occurs when the primary latch is not engaged, the hood could fly up when the vehicle is being driven and obstruct the drier's vision increasing the potential for a crash.the recall remedy was to replace the sedcondary hood latch.owners were notified in august of 1995.this recall rate as of 2/97 was 68% | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 02/15/2002 | 195000 | 1 | 02/15/1999 |
| Dashboard of the 1995 dodge ram 3500 cracked and caved in. we saw a story about others on wkmg who had the same problems that we were having with our dodge.*ak | |||
| 06/15/1995 | 17000 | ||
| This truck body started breaking out behind the cab soon after i bought it. the engine has never ran right from day one. it was in the dodge shop numerous times because of poor fuel milage, and then dodge finally agreed to send the truck to cummins. cummins found that truck had bad milage also and wrote letter to dodge stating the problems they found. dodge more or less said tough, don't bother us! the engine had boken push rod at low milage and now an injector melted top out of piston ruining the engine. | |||
| 06/08/2000 | 132650 | 6 | 06/06/2000 |
| The problems are as followed: the brake light comes on when the clutch is engaged, hard to start, the bracket under dash was fractured-if this breaks, the clutch and brakes could loose control, fatigue and stress crack are visible, firewall flexes when using the clutch/lacks support, and poor quality of support bracket. scc | |||
| 08/13/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving and when brakes were applied they did not hold, pedal went all the way to the floor, consumer stated the vehicle coasted through a red light through a busy intersection, this was caused by a hole in the brake line, which was the result of the way the brake line was assembled.*ak. consumer stated the 4x4 did not work, the tire blew out, there was a water leak and the carpet had to be replaced twice, the rear window was replaced, the rear brakes never worked, the radio was inoperative, the hood light flickered while driving, and also vehicle experienced transmission problems.*jb | |||
| 10/01/1995 | 1 | 06/17/1995 | |
| Vehicle experiencing leakage into interior of the vehicle every time it rains. nlm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS | |||
| 09/02/2002 | 1 | ||
| Rear bumper is corroding. parts and pieces fall off while the consumer is driving. contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything. *mrconsumer has the seven year warranty and vehicle is under 100,000 miles. consumer is still being denied help. *jg | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer complaint that bumpers are too soft for towing. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 09/02/2001 | 1 | ||
| There is corrosion at the bottom of the driver side door allowing water to come into the vehicle, resulting in corrosion on the inside of the vehicle. contacted dealer. *mr *yh | |||
| 09/07/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| No summary | |||
| 04/06/1998 | 5 | ||
| Air conditioner/heating system does not put out heat or air through vents. comes out defroster only. took vehicle to dealer & was informed it was a faulty actuator. the actuator was replaced. the door lever was faulty & parts being ordered. the hvac was contaminated with oil from vaccum pump.*ak | |||
| 10/19/1994 | 25 | ||
| Whenever sliding across the bench seat of van on a dry day or wet day, driver would experience an electrical shock when touching any metal object. owner feels it's the type of seats that were installed. *ak | |||
| 04/16/1997 | 3 | 12/01/1994 | |
| The door was put back on track. has since been difficult to open, has gotten worse and now i can not open it without the assistance of my husband. we can not afford to have fixed from original problem. | |||
| 11/05/1997 | 1 | 07/24/1997 | |
| Vehicle's sliding door broke, causing the door to come off track. | |||
| 06/10/1996 | |||
| Location of post between back double door and pillar was spot welded 5/16 too far back., causing door not to close properly. *ak | |||
| 12/08/1996 | |||
| Sliding door assembly continued to fail when door is sliding back, came off the track. *ak | |||
| 3 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| When the brakes are applied to slow down the vehicle pulls to the left. *ak consumer states that sometimes vehicle will pull slightly and sometimes it will pull so bad that the vehicle will turn a corner on its own, this has been an ongoing problem since two months after purchase. transmission has leaked three times. radio broke. power windows failed. fuel pump failed. knocking noise in engine. weather stripping falling off. *slc | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 09/13/1996 | 1 | 07/13/1995 | |
| Sliding door misaligned, resulting in door disconnecting. | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1996 | ||
| The driver's side door hinge popped out, causing door not to close properly. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD | |||
| 08/13/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving and when brakes were applied they did not hold, pedal went all the way to the floor, consumer stated the vehicle coasted through a red light through a busy intersection, this was caused by a hole in the brake line, which was the result of the way the brake line was assembled.*ak. consumer stated the 4x4 did not work, the tire blew out, there was a water leak and the carpet had to be replaced twice, the rear window was replaced, the rear brakes never worked, the radio was inoperative, the hood light flickered while driving, and also vehicle experienced transmission problems.*jb | |||
| 09/12/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1994 | |
| While driving down the highway, the hood latch let go causing the hood to fly back and hid the cab. | |||
| 05/01/1999 | |||
| Consumer stated, while traveling 35mph the hood assembly disengaged and flew backwards, causing poor visbilit. please provide further information. | |||
| 01/16/1997 | 1 | ||
| Front hood of car released while owner was driving. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 01/01/2001 | |||
| While driving about 40-45 mph hood flew open, causing extensive damage to vehicle. hinge on hood broke. there is a recall, but no date given yet. *ak | |||
| 01/29/1995 | 1 | ||
| Working under the hood the spring on drivers side popped off and hood came down. tt | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1998 | ||
| Tailgate failed. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 10/20/1998 | 0 | ||
| Bed of truck is spliting in half, and the air conditioner is leaking fluid. *ak | |||