1995 Dodge Ram Interior & seats Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH HOOD FLEW UP, SMASHING GLASS INTO DRIVER'S FACE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10039734

Incident

Jun 1, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND DAMAGED THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE HOOD LATCH, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AFTER THE INCIDENT. (#01V040000) *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10020391

Incident

Apr 10, 2003

Mileage

190,000 mi

THE PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, HARD TO START, THE BRACKET UNDER DASH WAS FRACTURED-IF THIS BREAKS, THE CLUTCH AND BRAKES COULD LOOSE CONTROL, FATIGUE AND STRESS CRACK ARE VISIBLE, FIREWALL FLEXES WHEN USING THE CLUTCH/LACKS SUPPORT, AND POOR QUALITY OF SUPPORT BRACKET. SCC

NHTSA ID

10003844

Incident

Jun 8, 2000

Mileage

132,650 mi

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS ARE ROTTING. (MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WILL DO NOTHING, VEHICLE IS UNDER A SEVEN YEAR 100K WARRANTY) *SCC

NHTSA ID

567952

THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS MELTED. THE OWNER HAD SMELT SOMETHING BURNING BEFORE BUT WAS NOT SURE WHAT OR WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM UNTIL THE OTHER NIGHT. SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH NEAR THE CONSOLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR

NHTSA ID

8020332

THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER CAMPAIGN ID 01V037000. LESS THAN 500 MILES LATER, THROTTLE CABLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY ANOTHER DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT PROPERLY REPAIR THE FIRST TIME. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT FIRST DEALER DID NOT ADD ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD LATCH AND IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (01V-040 AND 00V-135) BUT FAILED AGAIN. *YH

NHTSA ID

8017049

Incident

Mar 26, 2002

THIS IS A AN UPDATE OF FILE #764788. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENED FILE #10265591 AND SENT AN INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE INVESITGATION WAS SUBCONTRCTED TO A LOCAL MAN WHO IS DOING BUSINESS ILLEGALLY, HE HAD ORDERS NOT TO OPEN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. ON THE BASIS OF HIS REPORT D-C DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE. THE INSPECTION AND THE D-C RESPONSE WAS A FRAUD INVOLVING A SAFTEY RECALL. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE. *AK

NHTSA ID

765580

Incident

Jul 22, 2002

THIS MODEL TRUCK HAD A HISTORY OF UNDER DASH ELECTRICAL FIRES, AND NTSB ORDERED A RECALL NO. 875 TO CORRECT THE DANGEROUS DEFECT. I HAD THIS RECALL PERFORMED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED. THE FIRE IN MY TRUCK WAS CONCENTRATED IN THE SAME CIRCUITS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, AND IN ADDITION SPREAD TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT IGNITED A POOL OF FUEL WHICH HAD LEAKED FROM A DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN BY THE KEY, AND FIREMEN HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES TO STOP IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

764788

Incident

Jul 22, 2002

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY PRESSURE CLIP ON LINE BLOWING OFF, ALL THE FUEL RAN OUT.*ALSO, THERE WERE 5 RECALLS, DEALER ONLY FIXED ONE, HOOD LATCH. AK

NHTSA ID

8014434

Incident

Jun 22, 2002

RECALL 95 V 056 000/HOOD ASSEMBLY LATCHES: HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009493

Incident

Jul 13, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HOOD FLEW UP, HOOD LATCH HAD BROKEN. NO INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009363

Incident

May 4, 2002

RECALL REPAIRS FOR SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED, ALSO HOOD FLEW UP AND WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD, CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

898349

Incident

Oct 8, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN. NO ACCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

897750

Incident

Oct 11, 2001

WHILE DRIVING HOOD LATCH RELEASED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLIP UP, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

887169

Incident

Apr 26, 2001

HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. CONSUMER HAD HOOD TIED DOWN AT THE MOMENT TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 95V056000. ONLY VEHICLE'S REGISTERED ON EAST COAST WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

885950

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

885847

Incident

Apr 12, 2001

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 -62 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN. IN 1995 THERE WAS A RECALL ON HOOD LATCH. CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. DODGE CO INSISTED RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

879338

Incident

Jan 19, 2001

CONSUMER WAS AT A TOLL BOOTH AND WAS REACHING FOR HIS WALLET, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. HE FELL BACKWARDS, BUT WASN'T HURT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

874152

Incident

Oct 30, 2000

INTERMITTENT POPPING THROUGH SPEAKERS WHEN RADIO IS OFF, WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS PULLED ON/OFF, BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED. REPLACED 4 WAY AND SIGNAL FLASHERS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. CONCERENED OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE.

NHTSA ID

734857

Incident

Sep 15, 2000

95V056OOO/HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES; 97V084000/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE; 97V199 000/FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE, AND 00V135000/IGNITION SWTICH WIRING. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES SINCE MAR 1995, AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALLS BECAUSE OF NO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE. DEALER WOULD CALL AND TELL CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR A PART THAT WAS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED THE PART WAS ALREADY GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. ASKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

865365

Incident

Mar 30, 1995

CONSUMER CHANGED FUSES FOR TAIL AND DASH LIGHTS. DROVE TWENTY FIVE MILES AND NOTICED A SMELL. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GRASS FIRE. SO THE SMELL WAS NORMAL. THE DRIVING TWENTY MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, CONSUMER NOTICTED THAT SMOKE COMING FROM THE THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FAST. ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND WIRES MELTED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STARTED THE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

862893

Incident

May 27, 2000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CRANKED UP BY ITSELF, AND WITHIN MINUTES CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER PULLED BATTERY OUT AND POURED WATER, BUT FIRE RESTARTED ABOUT 2-3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

862597

CRACKS REAPPEARED AROUND THE LATCH AREA OF THE DOOR WHICH WAS WELDED ONCE BEFORE. ALSO, SAME CONDITION EXISTED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

860971

Incident

Sep 15, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH, SECONDARY HOOD LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP, BLOCKING THE CONSUMER'S VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

859134

PLASTIC COVER TO THE WIRE HARNESS MELTED, AND UNDERHOOD DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

855363