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1995 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 11, 2010
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 19, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 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 1–16 of 16

Transmission
Filed Aug 11, 2010

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND NOW THE OVERDRIVE IS OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10348898
Incident
May 20, 1996
Mileage
90,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 28, 2004
Crash reported

HOOD LATCH FAILURE. HOOD POPPED OPEN AND SMASHED THE ROOF ON MY TRUCK. FIRST DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE I RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE (WHICH I DIDN'T) AND ALSO THE PLACE THAT I HAD THE RECALL FIXED TO BEGIN WITH WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS HOOD LATCH REPLACED ONCE ALREADY IN JUNE 2001 ( OR SO I THOUGHT) WHEN THE HOOD BLEW OPEN THE FIRST TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID
10082879
Incident
Jul 9, 2004
Mileage
150,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 2002

VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT HAD FAILURE OF BRAKE LINES...(RUSTED IN HALF). THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED IN A CLOSED SYSTEM. NO WATER WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM. IF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED IN HALF AS IS WHAT OCCURRED ENABLING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID...THIS WOULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WOULD PUT ALL OF THE PUBLIC AT RISK AS FAILURE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. FORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY RUSTED IN HALF IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME.*AK

NHTSA ID
764516
Incident
Jun 2, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Aug 28, 2001

THE FUEL FILTER CLOGS BUT THERE IS A SHORT BYPASS HOSE TO THE MIDDLE LEVEL OF THE TANK, WHEN THE FILTER CLOGS THE SYSTEM RECEIVES UNFILTERED THROUGH THE BYPASS HOSE, WHEN THE LEVEL GOES BELOW 1/2 TANK. THE PUMP SUCKS AIR AND THE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN FOR LACK OF FUEL. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT A CRITICAL SAFETY PROBLEM BUT IT DOES AFFECT SAFETY TO AN EXTENT. I.E. YOU THINK YOU HAVE A HALF TANK OF GAS. BUT IT MAY STOP AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. O IN HEAVY TRAFFIC LOR ON THE RAIL ROAD TRACKS.

NHTSA ID
751267
Incident
Mar 10, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Mar 6, 2001

GAS GAUGE IS FAILING TO OPERATE. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT ABOUT 42000 MILES. ALSO THE LIGHTED LOW FUEL INDICATOR COMES ON ALL TIME. *YH

NHTSA ID
882178
Incident
Nov 8, 1999
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Jan 11, 2001
1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS SEATED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BENCH SEAT DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AND WAS BADLY INJURED BY THE REAR VIEW MIRROR MOUNTED TO THE TOP OF THE INTERIOR, THERE WAS NO UPPER BODY RESTRAINT AND NO AIR BAG TO PROTECT HER FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE REAR VIEW MIRROR NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, OR THERE SHOULD BE MORE RESTRAINT PROVIDED FOR THE PASSENGERS TAHT ARE SEATED IN THE MIDDLE. NLM

NHTSA ID
558920
Transmission
Filed Feb 23, 2000

CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE SELECTION OF TRANSMISSION MOVEMENT IS MOUNTED THROUGH THE FRONT FIREWALL NEXT TO THE BATTERY ON THE POSTIVE POST AND THE CABLE P/N 52079293 CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGHT AND COULD NOT SELECT THE GEAR POSITION OF WHICH TO MOVE THE VAN, BAD DESIGN MODEL MARK III 1995

NHTSA ID
9000333
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 29, 1999

TROTTLE CABLE FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID
549446
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 20, 1999

FUEL GUAGE SENDING UNIT FAILURE. MY FUEL GUAGE ONLY POINTS EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LITE IS ALWAYS LIT EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL.

NHTSA ID
710259
Incident
Apr 15, 1997
Fuel systemSteering
Filed Oct 27, 1998

LEFT FRONT TIE ROD IS ATTACHED TO A STEERING CONTROL ROD WITH SLEEVE, ADJUSTING SLEEVE DISCONNECTED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND GO OFF ROAD.

NHTSA ID
542270
Transmission
Filed Aug 20, 1996

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAK.

NHTSA ID
507722
Incident
Apr 29, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jul 24, 1996

BRAKES FAIL UNDER PROLONGED USE. *AW

NHTSA ID
506565
Brakes
Filed Jul 15, 1996

BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO FADE. *DH

NHTSA ID
506203
Incident
Jun 18, 1995
BrakesEnginePowertrain (other)+2 more
Filed Aug 7, 1995

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA ID
601210
Incident
Aug 7, 1995
Body & structure
Filed May 10, 1995

CONSUMER GOT IN CAR WITH GRAND DAUGHTER PUT ON SEAT BELT AND LOCKED, DOOR CONSUMER START DRIVING THE TRUCK, LITTLE GIRL ATTEMPED TO OPEN DOOR AND IT OPENED. TT

NHTSA ID
965084
Incident
May 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 1995

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULDER BELTS ARE TOO TIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST. *TW

NHTSA ID
489415
Incident
Apr 19, 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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