Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. 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. 11 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
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND REAR END GEARS INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL BROKE LOOSE. REAR END FROZE UP AND LOCKED UP DRIVESHAFT, AND TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK
REAR END GRINDS AND SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND ACCELERATING.
LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY INTO OTHER TRAFFIC. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $800 DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND BRAKE COMPONENTS. *AK
GREASY SEALS AND WHEEL CLYINDER LEAK, SATURATING THE BRAKE PADS WITH OIL AND GREASE, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *AK
RING AND PINION GEAR SHAFT SNAPPED IN TWO.
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAULTY REAR AXLE SEAL. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 60 MPH, LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE AT THE AXLE SHAFT, LOST CONTROL, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK
DRIVELINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.
THE GEAR IN THE REAREND WAS ALTERED WHICH AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT CAUSED ABS SYSTEM TO BURN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD
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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