1994 DODGE RAM 3500 Electrical System Problems

IN A HARD RAIN OR EVEN WASHING UP UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT WILL SAY IT'S TRYING TO TRANSFER OVER TO 4WD AND WHEN IT TRIED WITH ME I WAS RUNNING AROUND 55 MPH! IT JERKS THE [XXX] OUT OF THE TRUCK WITH A LOUD HAMMER NOISE! IT WILL CAUSE A PERSON TO WRECK IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT ! IT WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2019 AND STARTED THE 4WD CRAP AT 4,500 MILES NOT TO MENTION THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER DOESN'T WORK EITHER NOW, FOUND THAT OUT THE HARD WAY WITH 22 ROLLS OF HAY AND NO IT'S NOT THE TRAILER MY FORD TRUCK HAS TRAILER BRAKES, SAME TRAILER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 4,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR AND WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V135000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,639. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN

Mileage: 148,639

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN APART. HE STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER A COSMETIC ISSUE, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD FELL DOWN IN THE AREA WHERE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE LOCATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PLASTIC PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD HAVE FALLEN OUT. THE HANDS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT INDICATE THE VEHICLE SPEED ARE LOOSE. THE # OF CYLINDERS IS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,014.

Mileage: 200,014

DT: CONSUMER'S VAN HEATS UP EVERY NOW AND THEN. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, INSIDE AND OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD FIRES AS WELL, HAD TO PUT THEM OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE CHANGED THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER, AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN.*AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V024000 HEADLAMP SWITCH; THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED SHORTING OUT WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE IN USE. THE SWITCH FAILED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE RAM 3500 FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURED ON THIS RAM 2500 PICKUP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS

IT WAS RAINY DAY AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 2 HRS BEFORE INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE CAR. FIRE WAS COMING UP THROUGH THE DASHBOARD BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND VIN. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THEY INVESTIGATED, AND CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF OVER 12 MONTHS. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH AFTER BEING PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR. THIS WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR RECALL # 819 THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

IGITION SWITCH HAD A LOOSE CONNECTION, AND WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED. ALSO, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH / WIRING / IGNITION SWITCH TO BURN OUT, RESULTING IN REPAIRS. *YC

TRAILER TOW HARNESS SWITCH BURNED.

WHEN DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. DRIVER PULLRD OVER, AND WHEN TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE KICKED OVER AND SHUT BACK DOWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, AND THE FUEL PUMP ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THE PRESSURE IS BUILDING UP INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND THE COSNUMER STATES THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PRESSURE UNTIL THE DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS. *AK

TOW PACKAGE CAN NOT BE USED AS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT HANDLE MORE LIGHTS THAN WHAT IS ON IT.

LIGHTS NOT WORKING; HUSBAND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER; EVERYTHING FINE; THEN DROVE TO MALL; NOTICED SMOKE & THEN FLAMES FROM UNDER FRONT HOOD; HUSBAND PUT FLAMES OUT;MECHANIC SAID WIRING HARNESS & SAFETY DEVICE FUSE FAILED TO KEEP FLAMES FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL. *AK