Safety Score
34
High Risk
Recalls
9
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (9)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-05 | 97V084000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 960,000 | — | Details |
| 1995-03-21 | 95V056000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 175,000 | — | Details |
| 1995-02-14 | 94V025002 |
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 90 | — | Details |
| 1995-01-18 | 95V005000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 185,000 | — | Details |
| 1994-10-18 | 94V202000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1,500 | — | Details |
| 1994-06-20 | 94V113000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 7,000 | — | Details |
| 1994-05-20 | 94V097000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT | 400 | — | Details |
| 1993-12-14 | 93V213000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 17,000 | — | Details |
| 1993-10-22 | 93V173000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3,900 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1994 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 0… |
| 2004-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING AND CONSUMER WAS STANDING IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE RE… |
| 2004-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 30000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. CONSUMER STATED HE OWNED FOUR OF THE SAME VEHICLES, AND THE SAM… |
| 2004-06-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT T… |
| 2004-03-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HOOD LATCH SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PUL… |
| 2003-11-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | RECALL NO. 97V084000: CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND UNDER TH… |
| 2003-10-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 97V084000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LIN… |
| 2003-08-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TOWARDS TRAFFIC WHICH RESULTEDC IN AN A COLLI… |
| 2003-08-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TRUCK WAS IN PARK AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT GEAR, ACCELERATING UP TO 50 MPH. UPON UNCONTROLLAB… |
| 2003-06-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE OUTTER TREAD FLEW OFF AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK |
| 2003-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE BEGAN IN AREA OF FUSE BOX. *JB |
| 2003-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES WILL PULSATE CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH |
| 2002-11-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLE WILL SHIMMEY REALLY BAD VEHICL… |
| 2002-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND EXTEND S… |
| 2002-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THERE IS A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS WHICH IS CAUSING PANEL LIGHTS TO F… |
| 2002-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS FAULTY. DRIVER'S SIDE BLADE SWINGS OFF THE TRUCK, CAUSING ARMS TO BIND UP.*AK |
| 2002-06-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FLEW UP AND HIT DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 98V05650000 TWO WEEKS LATE… |
| 2002-06-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON SMOOTH SURFACE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK |
| 2002-04-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE … |
| 2002-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE WAS LEAKING NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM, CREATING SMOKE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, A… |
| 2002-03-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HIS GAS TANK WAS HANGINF LOW. AFTER CHECKING, HE FOUND THE REAR STRAP HAD ROTTED OUT AND FAILED.… |
| 2002-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH; THEN GO OUT FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS OFF FOR 5 MINUTES, THEY WORK FOR A W… |
| 2002-02-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | BECAUSE OF LINKAGE SOCKET THROTTLE LINKAGE UNEXPECTEDLY SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE.THE DEALER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT REPA… |
| 2002-02-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT THE… |
| 2002-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TRACK BAR ON THE FRONT BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK … |
| 2002-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WILL START TO SHAKE, AND VEHICLE WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE WO… |
| 2002-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, THE FRONTEND SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT … |
| 2001-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DASHLIGHTS WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE FUSE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, DASH LIGHTS … |
| 2001-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 2 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK THE ENGINE WIRES SHORTED CAUS… |
| 2001-08-18 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD STEERING WHEEL TORE OF FRAME, AND VEHICLE STARTED COMING OFF GROUND. ALSO, VEHICLE CUT HALF F… |
| 2001-07-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 3000 MILES AND 13 MOUNTHS. *AK |
| 2001-06-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WIRING TO HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED THE CONNECTOR WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. HAS CONTACTED D… |
| 2001-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND REBUILT 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN SUMMER OF 1998. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A DE… |
| 2001-05-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE NEEDS A STABILIZER BAR, AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PUT ONE ON UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PAR… |
| 2001-05-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK |
| 2001-04-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE ENTERING TURNPIKE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 M… |
| 2001-04-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOISE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND FLEW, HITTING WINDSHIELD. W… |
| 2001-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND REAR END GEARS INSIDE OF DIFFERENTIAL BROKE LOOSE. REAR END FROZE… |
| 2001-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM DASHBOARD. DEALER SAID NOT SAME PART AS RECALL. *AK |
| 2001-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO LEAVE CAR AND RECALL LETTER. DEALER CALLED… |
| 2001-01-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE VEHICLE RATTLED AND LOST PRESSURE . THIS WA SECOND TIME THAT TORQUE CONVERTE… |
| 2001-01-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTA… |
| 2001-01-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN DARK & SNOWY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY A… |
| 2001-01-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL, FUEL IS SPILLING OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE AN… |
| 2001-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE. HE WENT A COUPLE OF FEET AN… |
| 2001-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND WIITHOUT ANY INDICATION HOOD FLIPPED BACKWARD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS UND… |
| 2000-10-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECEIVED NOTICE 00V135000. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT MECHANIC WILL NOT BE REPAIRING IGNITION SWITCH… |
| 2000-08-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT REGISTERING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND I… |
| 2000-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED. *YH |
| 2000-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL00V135000/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING: AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, HE REPLIED BY ASKING CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE… |