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1994 Dodge Dodge Truck Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Aug 26, 2011
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 21, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 19 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Dodge Dodge Truck. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–19 of 19

Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 26, 2011

DASH IS CRACKED ALWAY ACROSS AND DOWN FRONT SIDE. CONTINUES TO EXPAND EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE SITS INSHADED POSITION ALL DAY. *TT

NHTSA ID
10421580
Incident
Aug 21, 2008
Mileage
95,000 mi
Body & structureTires & wheels
Filed May 21, 2010

SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE BROKE AND TIRE FELL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID
10331513
Incident
May 15, 2010
Mileage
74,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Feb 19, 2004
Fire reported

DASHBOARD FIRE FROM HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR TRUCKS THRU 1998 BUT NOT 2500 ONLY 3500 WHY IS THAT, DODGE WILL NOT ANSWER MY QUESTIONS

NHTSA ID
10058489
Incident
Jan 26, 2004
Mileage
130,000 mi
Steering
Filed Dec 30, 2001

THE STEERING ON MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN GOOD! IT WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD IS A STRAIGHT LINE OF TRAVEL WITHOUT CONTINUALY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL! DEALER REPLACED MANY STEERING COMPONENTS INCLUDING "TRACK BAR" AND BALL JOINTS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE "TRACK" BAR 3 TIMES. TRUCK HAS SHOOK ON OCCASIONS WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD TO THE POINT OF MY HAVING TO NEARLY STOP IN ORDER FOR THE "SHAKING" TO STOP!*AK

NHTSA ID
756197
Transmission
Filed Oct 9, 2001

WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES RUPTURED, IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, RENDERING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO HIS VIN.*JB

NHTSA ID
563619
Incident
Sep 27, 2001
Transmission
Filed Jan 31, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, ON 12/30/00 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. CJ

NHTSA ID
559296
Incident
Mar 1, 1999
Electrical
Filed Aug 18, 2000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE RECALL ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER COMPLETION THERE WAS A BEEP NOISE ON THE RADIO WHENEVER THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED

NHTSA ID
728372
Brakes
Filed Mar 25, 1998

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
533091
Incident
Mar 9, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Dec 25, 1997

FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL FILTER AND THE BLOCK OF MOTOR HAS A HOLE IN IT.

NHTSA ID
527530
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jan 22, 1997

DRUMS OUT OF ROUND.

NHTSA ID
513989
Suspension
Filed Aug 13, 1996

FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON ROUGH ROADS DUE TO WHEEL SHAKING.

NHTSA ID
507463
Incident
Jul 12, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 27, 1996
1 injury reported

SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE, RESULTING IN PASSENGER BEING THROWN OUT OF VEHICLE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
501865
Incident
Feb 27, 1996
Suspension
Filed Jan 5, 1996

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
490776
Incident
Dec 14, 1995
Fuel systemPowertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Sep 25, 1995

OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL REPLACED. *SD

NHTSA ID
488878
Incident
Sep 25, 1995
Suspension
Filed Jun 16, 1995

FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT/VIOLENT SHIMMY/VEHICLE TO WANDER. *SKD

NHTSA ID
486699
Incident
Jun 16, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 12, 1995

ACCELERATOR JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
966599
Other / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Jun 5, 1995

REAR WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND TURNING.

NHTSA ID
485730
Incident
Jun 5, 1995
Fuel system
Filed May 27, 1995

GAS TANK SHIELD LOOSE/HANGING, ALSO STRAP THAT HOLDS TANK IN POSITION DISCONNECTED. *AW

NHTSA ID
480817
Incident
May 27, 1995
BrakesEngineFuel system+1 more
Filed Apr 21, 1995

VACUUM LINE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
489278
Incident
Apr 21, 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.

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