1995 DODGE RAM Complaints

THE LOW PRESSURE SUPPLY AND RETUN FUEL LINES ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE FRONT WHEEL CRACKED AND AS THEY WORSENED SPRYED DIESEL FUEL ON THE ENGINE AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CARRIED THE FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING NAUSEA , HEADACHES AND LUNG CONJESTION. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS, GRADUALLY WORSENING UNTIL THE PROBLEM BECAME APPARENT AND ACTION COULD BE TAKEN.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V084000 - OUR DODGE DIESEL PICK UP HAD THE EXACT PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN TH AFORE MENTIOND CAMPAIGN NUMBER. BEACUSE IT AS A DIESEL, DOGE NEVER ISSUED A RECALL OR TOOK ANY ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . AS A RESULT WE HAD TO HAVE ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES AND FITTINGS REPLACED AT A COST OF $640.00.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PE99031, THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH MELTED TOGETHER AND BURNED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

VIOLENT LATERAL PULL UPON BRAKE APPLICATION. OCCURES ABOUT ONCE TO FIVE TIMES EVERY 150 APPLICATIONS. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE STUCK, CAUSING THROTTLE TO REMAIN OPEN AT ABOUT 1600 RPMS, AND MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SLOW THE ENGINE. THE REPLACEMENT CABLE WAS A DIFFERENT DESIGN, INDICATING THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT. OWNER REPLACED THE SWITCH AT HIS EXPENSE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED , THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLIDED IN THE RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

PE99031, DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSED MALFUNCTIONING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE/ AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON/ AIR CONDITIONER FAN MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE WIRES WERE MELTED TOGETHER, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE LATCH THAT ALLOWS THE DRIVERS SEATBACK TO BE ADJUSTED BACK AND FORTH HAS BROKEN WHILE DRIVING AND SEAT WILL COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS WHEN THE IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK