Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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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 1994 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 28 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.
The 25 most recent of 28, in the owner's own words
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING AND CONSUMER WAS STANDING IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED HEALTH PROBLEMS TO THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRACK BAR ON THE FRONT BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRACK BAR SEPARATED FROM FRAME BRACKET. THREADED PORTION BROKE AT THE RADIUS. ALSO THE SERPENTINE BELT AND WATER PUMP FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. *YH
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE PRESENT IN VEHICLE DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER COMING APART INSIDE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND TRIED TO FIX IT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
THE INTAKE/OUTAKE EXHAUST VALVES WERE REPLACED AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *SLC
DRIVING AT 70MPH CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD PLUG OR CLOG UP & EXHAUST COULD NOT EXIT. THIS CAUSED MOTOR TO STOP. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC, THEY INDICATED THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ALONG WITH THE SERVICE CONTRACT. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED ONCE IN 1998 FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER NO HELP. *AK WHEN THE MOTOR STOPPED, IT CAUSED POWER BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FAILURES. *YH
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE, THE FUEL GAUGE IS INOPERATIVE. OCCUPANT CANNOT DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE FAILURE APPARENTLY FROM TIMING CHAIN WEARING OUT. MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A HOLE IN PISTON THROUGH WHICH AIR FLOWS FROM SPARK PLUG HOLE THROUGH TO OIL FILL PORT. OIL WAS CHANGED BY OWNERS EVERY 2500 MILES. CAR WAS APERSONAL, NOT FLEET VAN. MILES WERE NOT HARD DRIVEN MILES.
PE99031; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN PLASTIC MELTED, AND WIRE BURNT. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING/ POWER LIGHT,ETC., AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE COLUMN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE STALLS AFTER SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY DRIVING NO BRAKES
TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN PISTONS BLEW & ENGINE WAS RUINED. THE PISTONS DISINTERGRATED & ENGINE BLOCK WAS RUINED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO ENGINE DYING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO WHERE OWNER WAS GOING. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED VEHICLE HAD MEXICAN PISTONS, BUT VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS NEUTRAL WHEN IN DRIVE. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN MOVED PAWL BACK TO DRIVE AT THAT TIME TRANSMISSION WORKED. * OIL PUMP/FUEL PUMP ALSO MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVERTER SYSTEM DUE TO WARRANTY. LESS THAN 40,000 MILES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS ONLY A WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.
AIR LEAKS OUT OF ENGINE, SOME LOSS OF POWER
TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES LEAK FLUID.
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
INTAKE GASKET FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR, CAUSING ENGINE SURGE.
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKED 4 TIMES. *SD
REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES RESULTING IN POWER LOSS/DECELERATION, PARTICULARLY WHEN TOWING A LOAD.
SPEED SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER/OVERDRIVE TO FAIL.
SERPENTINE BELT NOISY THEN FAILED. *DSH
DRIVELINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.
FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL EVAPORATOR CANISTER, REPLACE EVAPORATOR CANISTER. TT
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