1994 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE RECALL WORK 00V-135 PERFORMED THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD ONLY PROVIDE SERVICE BACK HOME AND NOT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER. NLM

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A POPPING SOUND. *AK THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT A POINT WHERE STEERING SHAFT COMES THROUGH FIRE WALL. *YH

I HAVE THIS WONDERING STEERING AS SOON AS A PICK UP FREEWAY SPEEDS I WENT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS BY PLACING A RECALL ON ONE COMPONENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I PLACED AN AD ON THE EDMUND.COM, AND I WAS SURPRISED HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES,MANUFACTURER/MODEL/YEAR/SPEEDS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A UNDETECTABLE NOISE AND FELT SOMETHING IN STEERING. LATER ON, WHEN APPLYING BRAKED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND TEMPORARILY LOST BRAKES. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED MUFFLED AND VEHICLE WAS HESITATING, CONSUMER THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT DUE TO A HEAVY SNOW THE NIGHT BEFORE, HOWEVER WHEN UP TO 45 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, CONSUMER CHECKED OIL AND FOUND NO SIGN OF ANY ON THE DIPSTICK, A MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE COIL WIRE WAS RUNNING ALONG SIDE AND AGAINST THE SPARK PLUGS, THE COIL AND SPARK PLUG WIRES CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EATH OTHER, WETNESS OR A LOAD ON THE ENGINE CAUSED THE WIRE TO SEND A CHARGE INTO THE ENGINE BLOWING OUT THE NUMBER 5 PISTON, CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REBUILT. *SLC

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2000 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE FRONT END COLLISION . DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL HARD THAT IT WAS BENT. DEALER CLAIMED EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. ON NOV 28,2000 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT END CRASH , HIT BACK OF VEHICLE, AND THEN HIT GUARDRAIL, AGAIN DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. CHRYSLER SENT OUT INVESTGATOR WHO CLAIMED THERE WAS NO TROUBLE CODES IN SYSTEM. *AK *SLC

IGNITION WAS SMOKING, SWITCH AND WIRING TO SWITCH WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-135. NLM

WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. PRIOR TO THE HEADLIGHTS NOT COMING ON, OWNER WAS SMELLING A ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL , FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WHEN PULLING OFF THE DASH COVER AND REMOVING LIGHT SWITCH, SWITCH WAS VERY HOT. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT HAVING THE SWTICH REPLACED. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SWITCH HAD BEEN UPGRADED, AND REPLACEMENT PART WOULD COST $102. 46, PLUS $65.00 LABOR. SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RENTAL CAR THAT WAS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIRS (00V-135- IGNITION SWITCH) AND EMISSION RECALL. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (00V-135) IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS