Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 9 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
DRIVING DURING THE DAY WITH LIGHTS ON (LOW BEAM) AND SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE UPPER LEFT PORTION OF THE DASH. THE FAILURE WAS THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH WAS BURNT AND SO WAS THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR. THE DODGE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS PERSON THAT IF I JUST REPLACED THE SWITCH WITH OUT PUTTING IN AN UPDATED WIRING HARNESS THAT THERE WAS A 100 % PROBABILITY THAT THIS INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT PART (SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS) FOR $88 WHICH WOULD ALSO TAKE TWO HOURS OF SHOP TIME TO INSTALL AND THAT, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS NO RECALL. I DID KEEP THE ORIGINAL SWITCH. *NM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SEATBELT DO NOT LATCH CAUSING THE PASSENGER NOT TO BE RESTRAINED. TS
RECALL 01VO4000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH FAILURE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS DUE TO HOOD LATCH BECOMING DISENGAGED, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGES SINCE THE FAILED PART WAS ON RECALL, MANUFACTURER DENIED CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING THAT THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*YH (INSURANCE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT).
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH HOOD FLEW UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, SLAMMING INTO WINDSHIELD, AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VISION. HOOD LATCH WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN AND BROKE WINDSHIELD, LATCH WAS SECURELY SHUT. *AK *SLC
HEADLIGHTS GO ON & OFF WITH TILT WHEEL (DEALER FIXED BY REPLACING SWITCH AND TAPING BURNED WIRES :( ). FAN AND POWER WINDOWS FUNCTION WITH KEY REMOVED FROM VEHICLE WITHTILT WHEEL IN UP POSTION REMOVAL OF COLUMN COVER SHOWS BURNED RUBBER EXPOSED WIRES. PROBLEM HAS RENDERED THE UPPER FUSE BOX WITH NO POWER AND NO HEATER OR POWER WINDOWS. ALL THESE PROBLEMS OCCURR FROM THE WHEEL PINCHING THE WIRES INSIDE. AT TIME S A BURNING ODOR CAN BE SMELLED.
DOOR SHEET METAL AROUND LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO UNLATCH/OPEN. *AK
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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