Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Dodge Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WITH $105 WORTH OF GROCERIES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING AND IT WAS… |
| 2018-09-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN OLD COUNTRY ROAD AROUND 8:30 PM ON MY WAY HOME FROM A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. MY WIFE WAS IN FRONT… |
| 2015-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING AN… |
| 2015-01-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I EXITED A DEPARTMENT STORE;GOT INTO MY VEHICLE,PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION ,AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITIO… |
| 2013-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE INSPECTION INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE STEERING ROD WAS COMING OUT OF THE GEAR BOX. STEER… |
| 2012-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TOP OF DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND COMING TO PIECES. THE RATTLING IS DISTRACTING AND LOOSE FLYING SHARP PIECES WOULD BE A … |
| 2012-02-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND WITHOUT ACCELERATING, THE … |
| 2011-01-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVE-SHAFT COUNTER BALLANCE TO MOVE APPROX. 4" TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE … |
| 2010-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN, THE HEADLAMPS INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER, SOMETIMES STAYING OFF UNTIL THE SWITCH IS … |
| 2010-07-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END/ STEERING, AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH. |
| 2008-11-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK AND HAULING TRAILER THROUGH CLEBURNE, TEXAS MY VEHICLE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. I … |
| 2008-02-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT.... SMELLED A FAINT PLASTIC BURNING SMELL. *TR |
| 2007-03-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1994 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK DASHBOARD CRACKED AND COLLAPSED INTO WIRING. HEADLIGHTS THEN FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK |
| 2007-01-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE HOOD ON MY 1994 DODGE RAM PICKUP CAME OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, NOW I HAVE A HOOD THAT WILL NOT SHUT AN… |
| 2006-11-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT THEN BACK ON. HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN,SMELL SMOKE IN CAB OF TRUCK CAN NOT SEE ROAD, HAD TO STOP T… |
| 2005-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A WOBBLE/VIBRATION THAT WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN YOU SLOWED TO A SPEED UNDER … |
| 2005-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DRIVING DURING THE DAY WITH LIGHTS ON (LOW BEAM) AND SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE UP… |
| 2005-06-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES SEVERELY AND WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND HE HAD TO ST… |
| 2004-12-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS BURNED OUT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE HEADLIGHTS BLINKED AND THEN THEY WOULD NOT COME … |
| 2004-08-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE OFF, WITHOUT REALIZING IT. HAPPEN TO NOTICE FUEL TANK HANGING DOWN FROM VEHICLE. HAD TO PUT … |
| 2004-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SMALL BUMP WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING LEFT. IT VIOLENTLY STARTED WOBBLING MAKI… |
| 2004-02-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 2 | DODGE DEATH WOBBLE PICKUP. *TR |
| 2003-11-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD LARGE AMOUNTS OF PAINT TEARING DOWN FROM IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PAINT SHOP TO GET REPAINTED, BUT PROBLE… |
| 2003-08-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 2 | FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH. PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED,AND DRIVER CONT… |
| 2003-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM ON DODGE RAM 2500 CAUSES A DANGEROUS PULLING CONDITION. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN PULL… |
| 2003-06-20 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURVE AT 30 MPH HE LOSS STEERING CONTROL, WHICH CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO TH… |
| 2003-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS IGNITION SWITCH WIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS CAUSED THE PLASTIC AROUND THE IGNITION TO MELT. DEALER I… |
| 2002-11-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANMISSION SLIPS CAUSING LOST OF ACCELRATION. PH |
| 2002-11-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SEATBELT DO NOT LATCH CAUSING THE PASSENGER NOT TO BE RESTRAINED. TS |
| 2002-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CHILD SHIFTED INTO GEAR, BRAKE WAS NOT DEPRESSED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL… |
| 2002-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLIPS ON THE LINE THAT GOES INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN LOST O… |
| 2002-07-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG I-70 I RAN INTO A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK ,STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN,FRONT END,DRIVE TRAI… |
| 2002-06-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND SAW ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD BRO… |
| 2002-06-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. BACK STRAP ON FUEL TANK HAD DISCONNECTED AND TANK WAS DRAGGING ON GROUND.*AK |
| 2002-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THESE PROBLEMS ARE REACCURRING ON 3 OF OUR TRUCKS. BRAKE LINE BREAK ON WET PAVEMENT CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND SKID ACC… |
| 2001-10-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES AFTER RECALL WAS DONE PROBLEM REOCCURED. DEALER REFUSED TO REDO PROBLEM. MR |
| 2001-09-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | RECALL 01VO4000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH FAILURE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITI… |
| 2001-09-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING IN PARKING LOT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT … |
| 2001-08-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK |
| 2001-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, A PASSENGER ACCIDENTLY HIT THE SHIFT INDICATER AND VEHICLE GEAR WENT TO PARK, ENGINE WAS DES… |
| 2001-04-19 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE HAD A TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION, REMAINING CASE STILL HELD AIR. ONLY THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD AM I ALIVE TO MAKE THI… |
| 2001-03-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT LIKE GRINDING. ALSO, BEARING AND SPINDLE BROKE. *AK |
| 2001-03-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD FLEW OPEN AND BROKE WINDSHIELD, LATCH WAS SECURELY SHUT. *AK *SLC |
| 2001-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE TURNED OF, THE IGNITON SWITCH WAS LOCKED OUT BECAUSE THE CONTACTS IN THE STARTER SOLENOID RELAY … |
| 2000-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP BACK END HOPS REALLY BAD AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WHEN BACKING UP BRAKES SOMETIMES WILL LO… |
| 2000-08-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | TWO INCIDENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS. FIRST INCIDENT: LOW SPEED SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. SECOND: MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION. REMOVED TIR… |
| 2000-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ONE NIGHT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL. WHEN THEY TOOK … |
| 2000-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | PE 00 048/LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL: THROTTLE STUCK OPEN WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND M… |