Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Dodge Ram 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Went to crank the truck one day and all of a sidden the igniton switch started smoking . It burnt the whole entire wire… |
| 2020-07-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, WAS JUST MOVING FARM … |
| 2020-06-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT SECURE THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS WORN A… |
| 2020-04-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE HAS ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL ONY DODGE TRUCK, THE LIGHT SWITCH FOR HEADLIGHTS BURNING WIRES FROM NOWHERE WHEN DRI… |
| 2018-06-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 1 | TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO ARM AND ABDOMEN; FAINT SOUND BRIEFLY WAS NOTICEABLE FROM CLOCKSPRING AREA PRIOR TO AIRBAG EXPLOSI… |
| 2017-02-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE USING THE TRUCK TO PLOW WITH THE HEATER BLOWER ON HIGH, THE VEHICLE C… |
| 2016-04-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UNLATCHED INDEP… |
| 2015-01-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE REAR OF THE TRUCK IS VIOLENTLY PROPELLED UPWARDS, LIFTING THE … |
| 2014-10-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL FROM THE CYLINDER WALL FUEL… |
| 2014-07-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE ( MY FAMILY AND I) WERE DRIVING EAST ON I40 GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AT PAPERMILL ROAD. THERE WAS AS SHIMMY, THEN … |
| 2013-10-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED, A MICHELIN 245/75-16 LT M/S SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED. I HAVE IMAGES OF THE FAILURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES, AND… |
| 2013-09-19 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS. THIS WAS NOT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DAKOTA. *TR |
| 2012-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL MILEAGE HAD SIGNIFICANTLY REDU… |
| 2012-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON JIGGLED KNOB THEY CAME ON WE DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES TURNED ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FLICKERED A… |
| 2011-08-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE FUEL TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND. TH… |
| 2010-11-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ELEC… |
| 2010-09-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES EVERYTIME TURNED ON. *TR |
| 2010-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS, WHEN I TURNED ON MY HEADLIGHTS THEY FLASHED AND WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAD TO STOP DEAD I… |
| 2010-04-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK IN OUR 1994 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP CORRODED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO HANG DOWN BENEATH … |
| 2009-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1994 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2009 THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING APART. IT STARTED AT THE… |
| 2008-12-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEAD LAMP SWITCH AND HARNESS FRIED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR |
| 2008-10-15 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW BACK INTO THE … |
| 2008-08-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY 1994 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH HAS EXPLODED INTO 5 SEPARATE PIECES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM FT GORDON GA LAST WEEK AND ALL… |
| 2007-03-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1994 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 24, 2007 WHEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASH. THE RUNNING LIG… |
| 2007-03-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND PRODUCED A GRINDING NOISE … |
| 2006-03-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TAIL GATE CABLES ARE FAILING DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERING. *NM |
| 2005-04-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I OWN AND DRIVE A 1994 DODGE RAM 1500. ON 4/13/05 I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SMALL CABLE THAT HOLDS … |
| 2005-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD OF THE 1994 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAD THREE HUGE CRACKS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NOW A PART OF THE TRIM ON… |
| 2005-02-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE STEEL BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BAKES ON MY TRUCK HAS RUSTED OUT RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKES. LUCKL… |
| 2004-11-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASH BOARD CRACKING. *JB |
| 2004-10-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SLEVE INHIBITS THE LATCHING OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKEL |
| 2004-06-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE FRONT END VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TA REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECU… |
| 2004-06-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1994 DODGE TRUCK. IT HAS A DEFECTIVE RADIATOR. THE END CAP ( PLASTIC HAS DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE CRACK. I UNDERST… |
| 2004-05-06 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. STEERING COLUMN KEPT BREAKING THE CLOCK SPRING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2004-01-26 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH ON A WET ROAD VEHICLE SUDDENLY DID A COMPLETE 90-DEGREE SPIN , AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BE… |
| 2003-12-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY RAMS DASH WAS CRACKED WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2003 AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER AND IT PROCEEDED TO CRA… |
| 2003-09-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD OVERHEAT AND WOULD CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER OFF AND ON. CONSUMER HAD MANAGED TO PULL OVE… |
| 2003-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE AT 40 MPH. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS. CONSUME… |
| 2002-10-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *MR |
| 2002-07-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-07-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | SPRING SHOCK TOWER SEPARATING FROM FRAME ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE/WELDS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO THE DODGE DE… |
| 2002-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND SMOKES. LEADING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK |
| 2001-08-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF IN REVERSE, FORCING VEHICLE INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YAR… |
| 2001-08-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT COIL SPRING MOUNTS ARE TEARING AWAY FROM FRAME. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE A… |
| 2001-04-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 2 DAYS BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS. THERE WERE PUDDLES OF GAS BESIDE EXHAUST PIPE… |
| 2001-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V135000) CONSUMER STATES HE HAD THE HEAT ON AND THE WIRING STARTED TO SHORT OUT AND VEH… |
| 2001-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A UNDETECTABLE NOISE AND FELT SOMETHING IN STEERING. LATER ON, WHEN APPLYING BRAKED PED… |
| 2000-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED MUFFLED AND VEHICLE WAS HESITATING, CONSUMER THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT DUE TO A HE… |
| 2000-08-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. PRIOR TO THE HEADLIGHTS NOT COMING ON, OWNER WAS SMELLING A ELECTRI… |
| 2000-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RENTAL CAR THAT WAS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIRS (00V-135… |