Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 168 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Dodge Ram 2500. 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.
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Dash panel is completely broken in 20 to 30 pieces including part that holds Vin plate. I the event of a accident these pieces could be shrapnel that can cause death or serious injury to passengers.
I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WITH $105 WORTH OF GROCERIES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING AND IT WAS PRETTY DARK COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING SO I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP AND WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME PICK ME AND ALL MY GROCERIES UP BECAUSE I COULDN'T DRIVE HOME WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN OLD COUNTRY ROAD AROUND 8:30 PM ON MY WAY HOME FROM A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. MY WIFE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS LUCKILY FOLLOWING HER HOME INSTEAD OF VICE VERSA. MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WITH NO CONSISTENT TIME ON OR OFF. IT WAS VERY RADICAL AND UNPREDICTABLE. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND ABLE TO SEE ENOUGH WITH THEM TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. YOU KNOW HOW COUNTRY ROADS ARE ....NARROW AND LARGE DITCHES ON EITHER SIDE. THANK YOU GOD!
VEHICLE INSPECTION INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE STEERING ROD WAS COMING OUT OF THE GEAR BOX. STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED. TEST DRIVE OF VEHICLE WAS A DISASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ABOVE 10 MPH AND ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. YOU WERE ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES WITH LITTLE CHANGE. OLD GEAR BOX REINSTALLED AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT WORKED FOR A CLOSED DEALERSHIP. GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES. ALL ASSOCIATED STEERING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST ONE TIME. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. VEHICLE IS USED SPARELY BECAUSE OF STEERING PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 4 MILES EVERY WEEK OR TWO TO KEEP THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FROM GOING BAD. STEERING GEAR BOX IS A TOTAL ENGINEERING DISASTER. NO ONE YET HAS FOUND A CLEAR SOLUTION TO RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT ANYWHERE FOR THIS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND. CHRYSLER QUIT MAKING THIS GEAR BOX YEARS AGO. VEHICLE IS A $40,000 PIECE OF JUNK. UPDATED 9/21/15 *LN.....UPDATED 10/01/15*BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
I EXITED A DEPARTMENT STORE;GOT INTO MY VEHICLE,PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION ,AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION MY DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.I RECEIVED NUMEROUS ABRASIONS TO MY CHIN AND NECK,BROKEN NOSE,BLACK EYE,AND A HEAD CONCUSSION. *TR
EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A WOBBLE/VIBRATION THAT WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN YOU SLOWED TO A SPEED UNDER 25 MPH. THE DEATH WOBBLE WOULD GO AWAY BUT A SLIGHT VIBRATION ASSOCIATED WITH A LOOSE FEELING IN THE STEERING IS NOW CONSTANT. #94V202000, 94V097000, 93V173000, AND 01V037000 ALL NEED REPLACING. THE LAST RECALL MENTIONED HERE IS THE SPEED CONTROL THROTTLE CABLE, AND SO FAR IT HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS DUE TO ITS FAILURE URGES ME TO REPLACE THIS PART.
THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SMALL BUMP WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING LEFT. IT VIOLENTLY STARTED WOBBLING MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND WILL ONLY STOP WHEN YOUR SPEED REACHES UNDER 25 MPH. THE DEATH WOBBLE WAS VERY UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING, BUT NOW IT IS CONSTANTLY THREATENING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO AUTO NATION DODGE RAM ON ARAPAHOE RD IN COLORADO BACK IN MAY OF 2014. I ASKED THEM TO FIX ALL RECALLS, AND DESCRIBED TO THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE INVOICE I RECEIVED CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED JUST A FEW RECALLS THAT DID NOT FIX THE MAIN PROBLEM. WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN, AND THE PARTS THAT WERE CLAIMED TO BE FIXED CLEARLY WAS INCORRECT. *TR
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND YOU GO TO BRAKE, THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT. WE HAVE OWN THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY 1. NEW CALIBERS WAS INSTALLED WHEN IT FIRST STARTED AND THAT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. WE HAVE LEARNT TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IS THERE A PROBLEM. FOR AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A WHILE ON SOME OF THESE TRUCKS. WHAT IS THE FIX. *TR
TOP OF DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND COMING TO PIECES. THE RATTLING IS DISTRACTING AND LOOSE FLYING SHARP PIECES WOULD BE A DANGER IN ANY MINOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN A BAD BUMP. THE DEALER COST OF $647 TO REPLACE IT IS RIDICULOUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND WITHOUT ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A INJURY TO THE CONTACTS EYE. MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 300,000. UPDATED 4/2/12 *CN UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER REVERSING AND PUTTING THE TRUCK IN DRIVE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED. THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS IS A ROUND METAL PIECE THAT WAS UNDER THE AIR BAG AND A PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PIECE WAS HOT RED AND UNTOUCHABLE. IT APPEARED THAT SOMETHING HAD MELTED AND TURNED BLACK. UPDATED 05/12/2012 *JS
VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END/ STEERING, AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH.
THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVE-SHAFT COUNTER BALLANCE TO MOVE APPROX. 4" TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVE-SHAFT COUNTER BALLANCE TO WEAR A HOLE ABOUT 3' LONG AND 1' WIDE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE RESULT WAS LOST FUEL SPRAYING UNDER TRUCK, COATING REAR TIRES AND BRAKES. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. *TR
CABLE THAT HOLDS FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE IN WHICH MY SPARE TIRE WENT FLYING THROUGH TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS KILLED. VEHICLE IS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP TRUCK. I FEEL CABLES SHOULD NOT BE USED TO SECURE SPARE TIRES UNDER A VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT SALTS THE ROADS EVERY WINTER. *TR
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN, THE HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER, SOMETIMES STAYING OFF UNTIL THE SWITCH IS MANIPULATED TO RE-ESTABLISH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. SLIGHT BURNING ODOR ACCOMPANIES INCIDENT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFTER CONTINUES TO WOBBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER CONTINUES TO WOBBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
WHILE DRIVING MY RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK AND HAULING TRAILER THROUGH CLEBURNE, TEXAS MY VEHICLE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD NO POWER FOR STEERING AND WAS BARLEY ABOUT TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT TO GET OUT OF FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY AND I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IT WOULD BE MONDAY BEFORE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED-- IT WOULD BE MONDAY BEFORE PROBLEM DETERMINED, IT WAS THE LIFT PUMP A $ 1100 FIX. ALL LATER VEHICLES I BELIEVE AFTER 2004 WERE MODIFIED TO PUT LIFT PUMP IN GAS TANK FOR PURPOSE OF KEEPING COOLER. MY VEHICLE HAD 134,000 MILES BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL HAVE KNOW ABOUT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE I WAS NOT ON FREEWAY AND TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THERE WAS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2003 DIESEL. CRB. *TR
DODGE DEATH WOBBLE PICKUP. *TR
HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT.... SMELLED A FAINT PLASTIC BURNING SMELL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN ICY OR SNOWY WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPINS DRASTICALLY TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
WHILE DRIVING PICKUP TRUCK ON INTERSTATE I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN "BOUNCING" FROM THE REAR END THAT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I STOPPED AND ALL TIRES WERE VISUALLY EXAMINED NO FLATS. I STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE "BOUNCING" STARTED IMMEDIATELY. I STOPPED AND CHECKED ALL THE LUG NUTS, ALL WERE TIGHT. BEING WITHIN 5 MILES OF HOME I DECIDED TO DRIVE SLOWLY HOME WITH 4-WAY FLASHER ON. WITHIN A FEW YARDS WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION BENDING THE TRUCK'S SHEET METAL AROUND THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AREA. THE TIRE WAS STILL FULL OF AIR WHEN I PUT ON THE SPARE. *TR
1994 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK DASHBOARD CRACKED AND COLLAPSED INTO WIRING. HEADLIGHTS THEN FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK
THE HOOD ON MY 1994 DODGE RAM PICKUP CAME OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, NOW I HAVE A HOOD THAT WILL NOT SHUT AND A TRUCK THAT IS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON THE HOOD LATCH. *JB
HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT THEN BACK ON. HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN,SMELL SMOKE IN CAB OF TRUCK CAN NOT SEE ROAD, HAD TO STOP TRUCK BEFORE GOING OF ROAD. BOUGHT NEW HEADLAMP SWITCH TO PUT IN, FOUND WIRES BURN AND CONNECTOR MELTED. CAN NOT DRIVE TRUCK NOW. *NM
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