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1994 Dodge Ram 2500 Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance 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.
13
Latest Nov 13, 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.
8%
of 168 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistanceSteeringSuspension
Filed Nov 13, 2014

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.

NHTSA ID
10658464
Incident
Dec 1, 2005
Mileage
100,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 26, 2002

AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER TO BE A RUSTED FUEL SOLENOID. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS DEFECT AND THE FAULTY BRAKES MAKE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *YH

NHTSA ID
8012699
Incident
Jan 1, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 9, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
760477
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 28, 2001

CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE TRAVELING , AND INOPERATIVE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE RECALL CONDITIONS WERE NOT MET. *YH

NHTSA ID
895302
Incident
Nov 17, 1999
Driver assistanceSuspension
Filed Aug 28, 2001

STABILIZER BAR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 37,000 MILES BECAUSE OF VIBRATION AT 35 MPH. AT 52,000 MILES, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY DEALER. *AK THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY DUE TO THE TRACKING BAR FAILURE ALSO, THE LEFT FRONT FENDER FELL OFF. *YH

NHTSA ID
895297
Incident
Oct 15, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 17, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
750674
Incident
Aug 5, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed May 10, 2000

THE PLASTIC END OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NLM

NHTSA ID
552215
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 2, 1999

THROTTLE CABLE FRAYS AND THEN BREAKS, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE DECELERATION WHICH CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
834374
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 17, 1998

VEHICLE IS USED TO HAUL HORSES. WHEN PULLING A LOAD UP A HILL, THE TRUCK WILL START VIOLENTLY BUCKING. AFTER THIS, CAN REMOVE FOOT FROM THROTTLE, BUT THE THROTTLE WILL NOT DISENGAGE, THE ENGINE WILL STILL BE POWERING, AFTER WHICH THE VEHICLE WILL COME BACK TO A NORMAL STATE (USUALLY AT THE TOP OF A HILL). THEN THE ENGINE WILL DIE. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
825546
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed May 28, 1997

THROTTLE CABLE JAMMED.

NHTSA ID
517552
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 21, 1996

FRAYED THROTTLE, CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK IN OPEN POSITION.

NHTSA ID
510341
Incident
Oct 14, 1996
Driver assistanceEngineTransmission
Filed Jul 17, 1995

THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT GRINDING AND SOME VIBRATION AT 40 TO 45 MPH . TT

NHTSA ID
969047
Incident
Jul 17, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 7, 1995

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HIGH IDLING RPMS AND SURGING INDICATIONS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
959698
Incident
Feb 7, 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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