Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
STRUCTURE
23259705/02/19976089058Exhibiting windnoise (whistle) around grille area. *nlm01/13/2000
STRUCTURE - BODY
233599REVA10/01/1999233599612160Subject on the child seat tether anchors. *mjs06/06/2000
23619711/28/19976089112This bulletin involves oil canning noise coming from box area. *nlm01/13/2000
18329809/25/1998603635Subject on flash programming failure recovery. *yc11/17/1999
23179805/01/1998601664Center arm rest upper inertia latch cover on driver's side broke. *ak08/19/1998
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR
23359808/07/1998602207When 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 h10/15/1998
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
23039702/14/199751942Difficult to clean light colored chalky residue from plastic body components that are molded in black. *tw07/17/1997

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
STRUCTURE
RQ00012CHRYSLER GROUP LLC05/03/200004/20/2001HOOD LATCH01V040000
 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%
RQ00012CHRYSLER GROUP LLC05/03/200004/20/2001HOOD LATCH95V056000
 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 datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
STRUCTURE
11/28/20031100004
 While driving at 30 mph a cup of hot coffee spilled from the cup holder, scalding the consumer's leg. consumer felt that the cup holder was not designed to hold securely. *ak
STRUCTURE - BODY
12/16/2001110/01/1995
 Bed has completely cracked in width of vehicle. this condition makes vehicle unstable. *ak consumer states there are also cracks at edges near tail gate. tailgate hinges broke. handles on window broke, causing window to open while vehicle was in motion.
08/13/1999
 When driving at any speed vehicle isn't shifting properly. also, floorboard is getting hot, and there is some type of noise coming from the floorboard. *ak
01/31/1997
 Vehicle has rust spots on the side panels of the body.
11/18/1995
 The storage compartment has a defect pops open. tt
STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS
03/10/19971
 Front bumper fascia broke.
04/15/1996103/09/1996
 Lower front bumper valance failed.
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR
11/15/1998103/01/1998
 Spent $1200 to rebuild entire front end of car due to excessive clunking and looseness after only 40,000 miles of lite street use. factory installed componants obvoiusly inferior quality or defective. dailmer chrysler was willing to assist in the costs of the repair until the bills came in. daimler chrysler walked away from the issue. rear window water leak - suggest other owners to look on passenger side for water ponding adjacent to sill plate at rear of seat. rear factory sliding window defective. must replace with alternate selection. headliner will not fit properly on alternate selection - beware. dodge ram owners beware. this owner jumping ship from dodge/chrysler products. only owned this vehical for 11 months.
12/01/1996102/24/1996
 Front brake rotors malfunctioned, causing vehicle to pull; also, front brake pads/ calipers/power locks/gas gauge sender failed. *ak
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
11/17/1996112/08/1996
 The door striker failed, causing the passenger door not to close properly.
STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD
04/09/2001110/01/1995
 No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
06/09/1998
 While driving the hood popped open, obstructing the view of the driver. the dealer has been notified. *ak
STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
05/01/2002
 Hood blew up while driving 40 mph, no injuries.*ak
 Spring on hood corroded, causing hood not remain in the down position. please give any further details.*ak
STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE
02/12/2000
 Tailgate side of the bed fell apart. the part was loosened from the original welding part. *ak
06/27/1996
 Box has separated and caused tailgate to fall from the truck. please describe details. *ak
STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
12/16/2001110/01/1995
 Bed has completely cracked in width of vehicle. this condition makes vehicle unstable. *ak consumer states there are also cracks at edges near tail gate. tailgate hinges broke. handles on window broke, causing window to open while vehicle was in motion.
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
 Welds on frame broke while driving, causing motor to drop on suspension. this caused vehicle to pull to right. dealer has been contacted. *ak
 Frame separated because of improper welding, causing the transmission bolts to separate.*ak
04/16/1999110/01/1997
 Engine completely fell apart and was replaced by northe star dodge in san antonio. air conditioner has relay problems. transmission found to have clutch pieces in it by independant used car tester. all windows and doors have air leaks and rain leaks. vehicle leaks water up throught he floor board when driving in rain. vehicle also shudders dramatically when going over 40 mph. carberator has choke problems and is hard to start. most if not all of these problems were reported to dodge within 10,000 miles of purchase but due to stalling techiches by fiesta dodge nothing has ever been remedied.
08/18/1998
 Front of the engine frame is broken ,and that the engine is about to fall on the ground. dealer has been contacted. *ak
06/01/1996111/05/1995
 Rear of vehicle sagging due to insufficient support causing cab to separate from the motorhome body.
 Owner states that when entering vehicle after it rains his floor is wet, owner is concerned that this may lead to his floor falling through while driving, also notes that dealer found leak around back glass and fixed it but vehicle still leaks. *ak
 Vehicle leaned to one side, took to dealer and he said it was out of round . please describe . *ak
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS
11/05/20041
 Consumer was changing the alteranter and haeard a squeaking underneath the vehilce. consumer looked down and found that it was a cracked frame above the coil spring housing. consumer contaced the chrysler corporation. however, consmer was told that thery was nothing they could do. *ak