1995 DODGE RAM Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH & STARTED TO SMELL AN ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE. SMOKE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & RETRIEVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE, IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PUT OUT FLAMES. WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT SUSPECTED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN ELECTRICAL WIRINGS, BUT NOT DEFINITE DUE TO DAMAGE.*AK

THE FUEL LINE LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE FAILED CAUSING GAS LEAKAGE. *MJS

BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASED.DEALER HAS CHECK SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 OF THESE TIRES WHERE THE COMPLETE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. HAVE PHOTOS, ACTUAL TIRE LEFTOVERS, AND RECEIPTS FOR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND MECHANICS PRO-RATE ADJUSTMENTS. OUT OF ALL 6 TIRES ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND THE NUMEROUS PRO-RATED ADJUSTMENTS, ONLY ONE REMAINS IN USE AND HAS REACHED A USE OF APROX. 50K MILES. I REALIZE NOW THAT I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AS I ENCOUNTERED THEM, BUT IT IS NOT EVERY DAY THAT ONE HAS LOADS OF TIME TO TROUBLE SHOOT, FIND ASSOCIATIONS, AND REPORT FINDINGS. ADDITIONALLY I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL RECENT NEWS REPORTS THAT THESE CAN BE LIFE THREATENING ISSUES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: *235/85R16 )

PREMATURE TRANMISSION FAILURE CAUSED BY DIRECT CLUTCH PACK DRUM MACHINING DEFECT RESULTING IN OUTER LIP SEAL FAILURE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOOSE 3RD GEAR. CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS COMMON PROBLEM THAT OCURS WITH THIS TRANSMISSIONS. THE AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION REBUILD KIT COMPANIES HAVE ALL INTORDUCED IMPROVED(LARGER THICKER STRONGER) DIRECT CLUTCHDRUM OUTER LIP SEALS TO HELP ADDRESS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER SAYS DOES NOT EXIST. *AK

HEADLAMP SWITCH OVERHEATS AND COULD LOSE LIGHTS. HAS TO WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. TOOK TO DEALER. HE HAS PUT ON 3 HEADLAMP SWITCHES. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT WHEN VERY HOT.*AK

TEMPERATURE OUSIDE WAS ABOUT 100 DEGREES ON I-80 EAST OF SALT LAKE CITY CLIMBING TOWARD PARLEY'S SUMMIT. ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT WARM AS USUAL WHEN CLIMBING LONG STEEP GRADES, BUT WAS NOT OVERHEATING. SUDDENLY, I SMELLED SMOKE AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS IN FLAME. I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH WHICH I PUT OUT THE FIRE. TRUCK IS STILL BEING REPAIRED, $5000 AND COUNTING.

THESE TIRES HAVE HAD A VIBRATION IN THEM SINCE DAY ONE, THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO HELP ME, AND I RECENTLY (SINCE THE NEWS HIT) STARTED SENDING REQUESTS TO FIRESTONE TO REPLACE THEM WITH SOME OTHER BRAND BEFORE I GET HURT. I HAVE COPIES OF EMAILS AND FORM LETTER RESPONSES FROM THEM. THEY STATE THAT THE ONLY TIRES THEY ARE REPLACING ARE THE 15" ONES AND MINE DO NOT APPLY. I JUST WANT NEW TIRES FROM THEM, BEFORE I GET HURT OR KILLED. MY JOB REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 120 HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY MILES A DAY. I ALSO DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF, AND EVEN IF I DID, IT WOULD BE A TOTAL LOSS, AS THERE IS NO RESALE VALUE ON ANYTHING THEY MADE.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

THE THROTTLE LINKAGE ROD FELL OFF BECAUSE THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE EXPANDS THE PLASTIC CUPS SO THAT IT BECOMES LOOSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT MOVE FORWARD. NLM

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHERE MANIFOLD FELL OFF ON TOP OF THE FRAME, JAMING THE STEERING SHAFT. *AK