1995 DODGE RAM Complaints

FUEL LINE TO INJECTION PUMP IS BREAKING FROM FUEL FILTER, AND IS SPRAYING FUEL OVER ENGINE. SENDING DEALER A LETTER. *AK *YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY SPEED CONTROL WILL SURGE, AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL SHORT OUT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE STEERING PLAY AND WANDER, WHICH CAUSES A NEED FOR CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS TO AVOID WANDERING INTO OTHER TRAFFIC LANES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WORSENS WHEN EITHER PASSING OR BEING PASSED BY LARGE TRUCKS, BUSES, OR RV'S AND CAUSES A TENDENCY TO WANDER OR DRIFT TOWARDS THE LANE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THESE SITUATIONS ARE FURTHER WORSENED AND CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. THIS CAN CAUSE UNSAFE SITUATIONS OF STEERING OVER- CORRECTION DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WANDER IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE EXCESSIVE STEERING PLAY AND STEERING WANDER CAUSES DRIVER FATIGUE DUE TO THE CONSTANT NEED FOR STEERING CORRECTION WHEN DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AND CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LIKE MENTIONED EARLIER WHEN BEING PASSED BY LARGE TRUCKS OR RV'S. THE STEERING GEAR AND TRACK BAR WHERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED UNDER THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURE WARRANTY @ 32,040 MILES. WITHIN 10,000 MILES THE BEFORE MENTIONED EXCESSIVE STEERING PLAY AND WANDER RETURNED. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AMOUNG 1994-CURRENT DODGE 2500/3500 RAM PICKUPS WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE OPTION. CHRYSLER/DODGE ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE IS A TSB OUT TO SPECIFICALLY TROUBLESHOOT CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF "EXCESSIVE STEERING PLAY AND WANDER". CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS REVISED THE STEERING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF FAILURES LEADING TO EXCESSIVE STEERING PLAY AND WONDER. CHRYSLER HAS YET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY FATAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND AS I COMPLETED PASSING THE ACCELERATOR STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. SINCE I WAS ACCELERATING WIDE OPEN THROTTLE WITH NO CONTROL I DECIDED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF BUT IN THE PROCESS LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICE I PASSED NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND WAS ABLE TO FREE THE CABLE MECHANISM BACK TO IDLE POSITION. SOMETHING IN THIS CABLE MECHANISM IS STICKING/BINDING AND THE RETURN SPRING ISN'T STRING ENOUGH TO POP IT BACK. LET ME KNOW IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE. APPARENTLY THE DIESEL VERSION HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT THE V-10 HAS NOT. IT APPEARS THE V-10 ALSO SUFFERS FROM THIS STUCK ACCELERATOR PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, AND SHIFTING GEARS IT WOULD STICK IN FIRST GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAS BEE REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH IN A 1995, DODGE, TRUCK RAM , AND PULLING A 27' TRAILER AND BOAT, RIGHT/FRONT FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R4S TIRE , SIZE: P215/85R16, DOT: UNKNOWN EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN SIDEWALL. BLOWOUT RESULTED IN A CRASH WHICH HOSPITALIZED CONSUMERS WIFE FOR 4 WEEKS, WHERE BACK SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REPAIR SPINAL DAMAGE. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF BLOWOUT. TIRE WAS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON TIRE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND THE TIRE WAS NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLE. *AK *JB

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DUE A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE. .*AK *JG

DRIVING ALONG WHEN STARTED HEARING NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL. CHECKED FLUID, IT WAS FILL. WENT ANOTHER TWO MILES AND PINION NUT FELL OFF OF PINION GEAR ALLOWING PINION GEAR TO GO INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL, CAUSING REAR TO LOCK UP,BREAKING TEETH ON RING GEAR. ALSO HEARD OF SAME THING HAPPENING TO 6 OTHER DODGE PICK UP TRUGKS.*AK

ENGINE FAILS TO STAY ON AFTER CONSUMER REMOVES HAND FROM KEY AND IGNITION . UPON CONTACTING LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 00V135000. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL, AND DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE COMPONENS TO CORRECT DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

99 V 214 000/SUSPENSION, UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER METRO AUTO MALL; QUEEN VILLAGE, NY; PHONE # 718/479-6452 TO HONOR RECALL REPAIRS PROPERLY. MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE HAD TO BE CALLED IN TO INFORM DEALER TO MAKE CORRECTIONS ON REPAIRS, CURRENTLY DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM DUE TO IMPROPER TOOLS. *AK CONSUMER WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED THAT THE BODY SHOP THAT DID THE REPAIR ORIGINALLY BORROWED THE CORRECT WELDING EQUIPMENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE AND TO COME BACK TO THE BODY SHOP, CONSUMER INSPECTED THE WELDING EQUIPMENT MACHINE AND IT WAS INCORRECT PER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. *JB