1995 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

24 NHTSA complaints on file

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Structure Issues in the 1995 DODGE RAM 1500

24 structure complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

24
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Structure Complaints

#10661197 |
DASHBOARD HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKS. THESE CRACKS RUN FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH (PLASTIC PARTS) THE FAILURE OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD COULD LEAD TO CORROSION OF WIRES AND OTHER SAFETY COMPONENTS THAT ARE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. *TR
#10465177 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE THREE MAJOR CRACKS FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST OF THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,237. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN
#10422405 |
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON MY 1995 DODGE RAM. THERE ARE 4 MAJOR CRACKS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. *TR
#10383380 |
CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH TRUCK BED BROKE. SPARE FELL TO GROUND. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT THE TIME. VIN# [XXX]. (I COULD NOT GET THE FORM TO ACCEPT THE NUMBER ON THE PROPER PAGE. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
#10369985 |
1995 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH CRACKED DASHBOARD. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING 3-YEARS AGO AND HAS NOW IN PIECES EXPOSING EVERYTHING UNDER IT. I'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE UNTIL NOW WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS LOOSE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
#10293923 |
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1995 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CAVING IN. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT FALLS IN THE SINKHOLE IN THE DASH COULD CAUSE A SHORT AND ELECTRICAL FIRE.*TR
#10293173 |
AGE ,WEATHERED PLASTIC DASH BOARD FALLING APART ON MY TRUCK. MAKES ME WONDER WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK WITH A CRACKED DASH AND NO WRECKS YET. NOTHING CANNOT FIND AN AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT DASH BOARD. *TR
#10274549 |
CRACKED DASH ~ SO BAD THE AREA WHERE IT ATTACHES AT THE WINDSHIELD HAS BROKEN INTO LITTLE PIECES CAUSING THE DASH TO BECOME LOOSE AND POSSIBLY WILL FALL OFF. *TR
#10262187 |
MY 1995 DODGE DASHBOARD HAS HUGE CRACKS AND HUGE HOLES IN IT. *TR
#10261836 |
MY 95 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS BROKEN IN PIECES. *TR
#10257113 |
DASH CRACKED FROM WINDSHIELD TO BEZEL ~ SEVERAL "CHUNKS" FELL INTO THE DASH. *TR
#10224072 |
THE DASH IS MADE FROM HARD PLASTIC AND IT STARTED CRACKING AND IS SO BAD NOW THAT IT IS FALLING APART PLUS THE WIRING IN THE DASH IS SHORTING OUT BIG HUNKS OF THE DASH ARE COMING APART. *TR
#10208773 |
PAINT HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY PEELED OFF VEHICLE. *TR
#10190625 |
DASHBOARD CRACKING IN THE 1995 DODGE PICKUP. PIECES FELL THROUGH, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GLUE BACK TOGETHER, BUT THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO GROW. *AK
#10190560 |
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND BROKE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT PART. IF THE SAME MATERIAL WAS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE REPLACEMENT PART, IT WILL SURELY HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK
#10190502 |
THE DASHBOARD IN THETRUCK STARTED CRACKING YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOW IN SEVERAL PIECES & ONLY KEPT TOGETHER WITH SUPERGLUE. *AK
#10190108 |
1995 DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP TRUCK WITH A SEVERELY FRACTURING DASHBOARD WHICH IS SUBJECT TO COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME. I AM AWARE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL TO THIS. OTHER THAN THIS, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED.*AK
#10189482 |
ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS DASH BOARD CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE FROM THE WINDOW TO THE FRONT EDGE AND ALL WAY THROUGH, THEN EVERYDAY IT JUST STARTED CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE, TWO LARGE PIECES ARE COMPLETELY CRACKED OUT, LEAVING TWO HUGE HOLES. NOW I'VE A CRACK GOING FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO DRIVERS SIDE! I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID NO ON RECALL AND IT WOULD COST ME OUT OF MY POCKET ABOUT 400.00 TO REPLACE IT, ASIDE FROM THIS WHEN THE FIRST CRACK HAPPENED MY STEREO QUIT THE NEXT DAY AND MY AIR CONDITIONING! *TR
#10189370 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. DURING THE WINTER THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE DASHBOARD WAS NOW GONE. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL ONLY HONOR VEHICLES FROM THE YEARS 1998 AND ABOVE. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT IF SHEWAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH SOMEONE WILL BE HURT BECAUSE OF THE DETERIORATED DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 199,800, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.*AK
#10156707 |
NOTICED CRACK IN THE DASH OF VEHICLE. *NM
#10146393 |
I HAVE A 1995 DODGE RAM TWO YEARS AGO THE DASH STARTED CRACKING. IT IS BAD NOW ALL THE WAY FROM ONE SIDE TO OTHER. I HAVE SPOKE WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *NM
#10032931 | Crash
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO MY 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CUP HOLDERS. IT HAS CUTOUTS ON THE SIDES THAT ALLOWS THE CUP TO TIP ONTO THE DRIVER DURING A VERY SLOW TURN. I RECENTLY WAS BURNED BY A CUP OF COFFEE AND ENDED UP OFF THE ROAD IN A DITCH. THE CUP TIPPED OVER IN A SMOOTH TURN AT LESS THAN 20MPH. ALSO THE POOR LOCATION OF THE HOLDER, WHICH SITS HIGH ON THE DASH, CAUSES VISUAL IMPARMENT TO THE DRIVER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AND COULD CAUSE A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT.*AK
#548808 | Fire
BEDLINER MATERIAL OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM CIGAR THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY THROWN IN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
#960158 |
MATERIAL THE CAB BED MADE OF IS VERY WEEK, CAN BE CRUSHED BY PUSHING IT WITH YOUR HAND. TT

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