Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine 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 Oct 6, 2004
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.
5%
of 267 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.
3
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 the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Oct 6, 2004
AFTER DRIVING 5 OR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND HAD TAKEN IT TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PROBLEMS OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHILE DRIVING. ANTIFREEZE LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE FLOODED AND STALL. THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH PRIOR TO REACHING 75 MPH. OCCASIONALLY THE SERPENTINE BELT RAN CROOKED ON THE PULLEY AND BROKE. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKED. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT PROPERLY FITTED TO THE HOLDERS. THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID. *NM
NHTSA ID
10091721
Incident
Jun 15, 2004
Mileage
16 mi
Engine
Filed May 20, 2004
ENGINE OVERHEATED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10073958
Incident
May 17, 2004
Mileage
93,915 mi
Engine
Filed May 18, 2004
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STARTED OVER HEATING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT, THE ENGINE VALVES HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL. *JB
NHTSA ID
10073814
Incident
Apr 17, 2004
BrakesEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Oct 1, 2001
THE U-JOINT FAILED. *YH
NHTSA ID
563483
Engine
Filed Feb 22, 2001
BAD OIL LEAK AT UPPER PART OF ENGINE,MISSFIRE AND BLUE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. *AK
NHTSA ID
741339
Incident
Feb 19, 2001
Engine
Filed Apr 7, 2000
Fire reported
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO DETECT A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF FLUID ON FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE BACKED AWAY FROM THE FIRE BUT IT WAS ALREADY IN THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NLM
NHTSA ID
784603
Incident
Apr 3, 2000
BrakesEngineTransmission
Filed Dec 18, 1999
THE ENGINE CONSUMED ANITFREEZE AT A RATE OF 1.5 GALLONS PER 3000 MILES. *SLC
NHTSA ID
784364
BrakesEngine
Filed Aug 20, 1999
MY PICKUP TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINE. THE ENGINE DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP ALLOWED ENGINE OIL INTO THE VACUUM HOSES DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF AN INTERNAL CHECK VALVE. THE OIL DID CAUSE THE HOSE TO DETERIORATE AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSE, REDUCING THE VACUUM SUPPLY TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT MY PU WAS NOT COVERED BY THIS PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I HAD REPEATED BRAKE FAILURES UNTIL THE VACCUM HOSE WAS REPLACED AND A CHECK VALVE INSTALLED. I'VE NOT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SINCE THE VACCUM HOSE WAS REPLACED AND THE CHECK VALVE INSTALLED.
NHTSA ID
710277
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Jun 1, 1999
Crash reportedFire reported
THE ENGINE STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR AND NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE, STARTER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THE HEATING ELEMENT ON THE INTAKE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE WITH ALL THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT TODAY. *AK
NHTSA ID
707091
Incident
Jun 1, 1999
Engine
Filed Mar 29, 1999
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO THE RUBBER HOLES THAT ARE AROUND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND ARE CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. *AK
NHTSA ID
836274
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
Engine
Filed Nov 18, 1998
WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CAMPER HITCHED TO THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN OR STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ID
829773
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Aug 14, 1997
WHEN PULLING TRAILER THE TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
815375
Incident
Aug 5, 1997
ElectricalEnginePowertrain (other)+2 more
Filed Aug 27, 1996
CLUTCH SLAVE UNIT REPLACED.
NHTSA ID
507924
Incident
Jul 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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