1995 DODGE RAM Complaints

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

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.

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 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

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

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