Body & structure
Filed Oct 8, 2014
THE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS. THIS WAS NOT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DAKOTA. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10643310
- Incident
- Sep 19, 2013
- Mileage
- 151,765 mi
1994 Dodge 1500 Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Oct 8, 2014
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 116 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structure
Filed Nov 19, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW BACK INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH AREA. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 213,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10249317
- Incident
- Oct 15, 2008
- Mileage
- 213,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 6, 2008
MY 1994 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH HAS EXPLODED INTO 5 SEPARATE PIECES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM FT GORDON GA LAST WEEK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH HEAVED UPWARD AND BURST THROWING PIECES OF PLASTIC EVERYWHERE. I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD AS A RESULT. NOW THE ELECTRICAL MATERIALS UNDERNEATH THE DASH ARE EXPOSED TO THE SUN AND ELEMENTS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10237208
- Incident
- Aug 3, 2008
- Mileage
- 204,195 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 9, 2007
THE DASHBOARD OF THE 1994 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAD THREE HUGE CRACKS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NOW A PART OF THE TRIM ON THE DASHBOARD BROKE OFF. IT WAS SLOWLY FALLING APART.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10190285
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2005
Body & structure
Filed May 2, 2007
MY RAMS DASH WAS CRACKED WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2003 AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER AND IT PROCEEDED TO CRACK. IN 2006 I RIPPED THE DASH OUT AND AND COMPLETELY GLUED IT TOGETHER AND IT IS CONTINUING TO CRACK. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10189586
- Incident
- Dec 11, 2003
- Mileage
- 134,400 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 21, 2006
TAIL GATE CABLES ARE FAILING DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERING. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10153301
- Incident
- Mar 10, 2006
- Mileage
- 27,100 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 8, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT HOOD OPENED UP ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969963
- Incident
- Aug 6, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Jan 10, 1995
DENT IN THE DRIVER SIDE BED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958475
- Incident
- Jan 10, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .