1994 DODGE RAM Electrical System Problems

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FIRE BEGAN IN AREA OF FUSE BOX. *JB

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY BECAME HARD TO TURN, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A BURNT WIRE SMELL COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, AND A BURN HOLE WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. TS DEALERSHIP INSTALLED NEW BRAKE LINE. DEALERSHIP STATED STARTED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED. *TT

Mileage: 87,608

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THERE IS A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS WHICH IS CAUSING PANEL LIGHTS TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK THE ENGINE WIRES SHORTED CAUSING A FIRE AND THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DASHLIGHTS WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE FUSE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED BATTERY, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS CAUSED FIRE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. SOON AFTER, HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR IS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN AND GETS HOT DUE TO DEFECTIVE WIRING. THIS DEFECTIVE WIRING HAS CAUSED BLOWER MOTOR ON HEATER TO FAIL AS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT VOLTAGE TO BLOWER MOTOR. *AK RECALL NUMBER 875 REPLACED WIRING AND BLOWER MOTOR COIL RELAY, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY WIRING THE ARMATURE IN THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE AND OVERHEATS AND SHUTS DOWN, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD, DODGE RECALL CENTER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS NEEDED. *SLC

THIS POST A FIRE HAZARD UNDER HOOD AT TBI SYSTEM,THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEND/I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM IN TRUCKS AT THE JUNK YARDS AROUND THE CSRA. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO LEAVE CAR AND RECALL LETTER. DEALER CALLED CONSUMR NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE OF ALARM SYSTEM WHICH WAS AN AFTER MARKET SYSTEM. THEN, NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS READY. AFTER THAT COSUMER STARTED HAVING OTHER LITTLE PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO LEAVE CAR AND RECALL LETTER. DEALER CALLED CONSUMR NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE OF ALARM SYSTEM WHICH WAS AN AFTER MARKET SYSTEM. THEN, NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS READY. AFTER THAT COSUMER STARTED HAVING OTHER LITTLE PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM DASHBOARD. DEALER SAID NOT SAME PART AS RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH KEY IN OFF POSITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED UP AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

RECEIVED NOTICE 00V135000. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT MECHANIC WILL NOT BE REPAIRING IGNITION SWITCH. CHRYSLER'S ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT TO BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT START, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRING, AND THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP WAS REPLACED*SLC

RECALL 00V135000. AFTER REPAIRS OF THE RECALL WERE DONE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE STALLD OUT AND DIED. DEALER HAS INSPECETED THE VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ERNHURST DODGE IN 1301 NORTH ARIZONA ,GLIBERT AZ, 85233; TELEPHONE 602-4975995 FOR RECALL 00V135000/ DEALER'S RECALL 835, TO GET IT FIXED. AT THE TIME, CONSUMER ASKED QUESTION IF THE BATTERY COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY RECALL, AND DEALER STATED COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR CABLES . APPARENTLY, DEALER CHARGED CONSUMER FOR THE WORK. ALSO, DID NOT FIX RECALL TO SATISFACTION OF CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ERNHURST DODGE IN 1301 NORTH ARIZONA ,GLIBERT AZ, 85233; TELEPHONE 602-4975995 FOR RECALL 00V135000/ DEALER'S RECALL 835, TO GET IT FIXED. AT THE TIME, CONSUMER ASKED QUESTION IF THE BATTERY COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY RECALL, AND DEALER STATED COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR CABLES . APPARENTLY, DEALER CHARGED CONSUMER FOR THE WORK. ALSO, DID NOT FIX RECALL TO SATISFACTION OF CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED AND SPARKS STARTED FLYING ALL OVER CAB, THEN TRUCK STOPPED AND CONSUMER COULD NOT RESTART, CONSUMER HAD JUST PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED ON THE 23RD. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE SPEED CONTROL FAILED. *YH

RECALL 00V135 000/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING: ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED A MELTDOWM ON THE PLASTIC CASING AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NOTICE FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD, YANKED THE BATTERY CABLE OFF, THEN GOT INSIDE AND NOTICE THE WIRES BURNING, SMOTHERED THE WIRES, SEPARATED AND REPLACE WIRES, THEN THEY BURNED AGAIN, DEALER WOULD NOT COVER US UNDER THE RECALL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (00V-135) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE ENGINE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT. *MJS

RECALL00V135000/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING: AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, HE REPLIED BY ASKING CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO WHERE HE BOUGHT IT. ASKING NHTSA TO SHARE SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER. *AK

DEFECTIVE WARNING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUSES A FIRE ON THAT WIRING HARNESS. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE IGNITION /WIRING HARNESS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVLING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION . DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK

RECALL # 00V135000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/IGNTION SWITCH; AFTER KEEPING SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT CAMPAIGN COULD BE COMPLETED IN ONE HOUR, AS STATED IN RECALL LETTER. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE AS LONG AS A DAY AND A HALF. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT HE TAKE HIS TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP WERE PURCHASED TO CORRECT CAMPAIGN.*AK

RECALL # 00V135000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/IGNITION SWITCH/ WIRING. DEALER HAS NO PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN, AND HAS NO IDEA WHEN PART(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE. OWNER CONCERNED BECAUSE DEFECT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. OWNER WAS TOLD TO KEEP CALLING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON FOUR OCCASIONS CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO GET A APPOINTMENT TO GET A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL HONORED CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. EVERY TIME DEALER WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN THE CALLS. BUT CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN. ALSO, ABS LIGHT/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THEN, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN CAR OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO SHAKE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE KEY OUT.*AK

CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ACTUAL FIRE, BUT THERE WAS A TERRIFIC AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK *ML

BATTERY EXPLODED UNDER HOOD. DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING MELTED AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE! APPARENTLY THE IGNITION WIRING HARNESS INCORPORATES THE BLOWER MOTOR MAIN WIRE FEED AND OVERLOADS THE CUIRCUT CAUSING THE CONNECTION TO MELT. IT MELTED A HOLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN BACK COVER. I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THAT DODGE MUST BE AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE THEY NOW HAVE AN UPGRADE WITH A NEW WIRING HARNESS THAT HAS A SEPERATE CUIRCUT & RELAY FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR, INSTEAD OF RUNNING IT THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH.I FOUND THIS OUT ON THE WEB THROUGH AOL NEWSGROUP(ALT.AUTOS.DODGE.TRUCKS) DATED 10/30/99 BY [email protected]. HE WRITES THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGES' PART NUMBER#4874996 SW PKG IG 8050083 AND INSTRUCTION SHEET # K6855214 DATED 2/26/1996 REVISED 3/13/1996. I ALSO FOUND OTHERS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. NHTSA # PE99031 & # EA99027. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE IT . THERE IS A REAL FIRE POTENTIAL HERE. OBVISOULY DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT OR THEIR VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE.

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH/ REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING. ALSO TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS OUT OF OVERDRIVE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH SMOKE CAME FROM IGNITION SWITCH AREA AND MELTED STEERING COLUME COVER.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH SMOKE FILLED UP THE ENTIRE CAB DUE TO FRONT WIRING HARNESS CATCHING ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN SHROUD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. UPON PULLING OVER, PULLED BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. TOOK SHROUD OFF. PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM MAY STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN SHROUD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. UPON PULLING OVER, PULLED BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. TOOK SHROUD OFF. PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM MAY STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IGNITION MODULE BURNED UP, RESULTING IN A FIRE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

IGNITION MODULE BURNED UP DUE TO FAULTLY WIRING IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST IS TO CONSUMER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND NOT TURN BACK ON. HAD TO PUT THE HIGH BEAM MANUALLY IN ORDER TO SEE. DEALER SAID THE WIRE THAT HAD TAPE AROUND IT BURNED OUT. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE.

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING CONNECTOR. BEFORE BEING FIXED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT TWICE. *AK

SPARK PLUGS FAILED.

BATTERY EXPLODED

WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED CAUSING WIRING TO BE BURNT AND MELTED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC COVER UNDER STEERING COLUMN THAT SQUEEZES THE WIRES. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. *AK

GOING 55MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. PULLED TO SIDE ROAD & CHECKED FUSES. NOTICED PARKING & DASH LIGHTS GOING DIM, BUT HAD HIGH BEAMS. WENT TO NEXT TOWN & VEHICLE CHECKED. WIRES UNDER BATTERY HOLDER & HAD RUBBED THROUGH & SHORTED WIRES OUT. *AK

DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE BATTERY, THREE YEAR LATER, BATTERY EXPLODED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATED BATTERY WASMANUFACTURER BY CHRYSLER.*JB

WIRING HARNESS HEATS UP IN STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD WIRE WAS OF IMPROPER SIZE. *AK *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS BECOME VERY HOT AND OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS BURNING OUT, ALSO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ON 4 OCCASIONS. *AK *JB

ENGINE COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED.

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED, MELTED THE SWITCH/PLUG/SHROUD THAR GOES AROUND STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED, MELTED THE SWITCH/PLUG AND SHROUD AROUND STEERING WHEEL, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

ELECTRICLAL SHORT, OVERHEATING OF WIRING AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH CONNECTOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATING THE PLASTIC, CAUSING THE WIRES TO BURN AND CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL, ALSO CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL OCCASIONALLY. *DH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH AND DASH, THEN THE HORN STARTED BLOWING. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH AND DASH, THEN THE HORN STARTED BLOWING. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH AND DASH, THEN THE HORN STARTED BLOWING. *AK

THERE WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK. THE EXACT SOURCE IS UNKNOWN BUT SMOKE WAS REPORTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE DRIVING LOST ALL POWER, IN FOR REPAIR REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. TT

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED, MELTED A HOLE IN THE COVER OF IGNITION SWITCH HAVE TO TURN SWITCH OFF. TT

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD

COMPUTER FAILURE RESULTED IN A FIRE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH KEY STICKS IN STEERING COLUMN PREVENTING DRIVER FROM TURNING WHILE DRIVING; SAFETY PLUG HAS BEEN INSERTED, KEY STILL GETS STUCK;LOSS OF STEERING

ALARM SYSTEM MODULE REPLACED. TT

OTHER KEYS ON KEY RING GET STUCK BETWEEN IGNITION AND STEERING WHEEL DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH BEING TOO CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL. *SKD