1995 DODGE RAM Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 24 TO 30 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN AND STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE THERE WERE NO BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT A POLE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR A RECALL LETTER RECEIVED. DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CONSUMER FELT THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE RECALL PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. *AK WHILE WAITING FOR RECALL PARTS TO ARRIVE AT DEALER FOR STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ACCIDENT. *YH

RECALL 00V135000/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING: AFTER CONTACTING DEALER CONCERNING RECALL NOTICE, DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE HE BOUGHT IT. AGAIN ASKING NHTSA'S HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V214000 IN MARCH 2000, AND HAS CONTACTED DEALER 10 TIMES. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND DID NOT HAVE A CERTIFIED WELDER TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875/ ABS BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CONSUMER NOTED THAT ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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

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 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/ 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