1992 Dodge RAM

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/1999· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. DID NOT CHANGE OUT OF LOW GEAR. RPMS WERE REVVING HIGH. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE ROD WAS WORN OUT & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/10/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  TIRE WAS OUT OF SHAPE DOT # REMOVED ON ALL TIRES. BRAKE DRUM ALMOST WORE THROUGH BY BRAKE SHOE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: REMOVED TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)

• 12/09/1996· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT AROUND CORNER WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, HAD NO CONTROL, WENT CROSS MEDIAN, SPUN AROUND, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK ALSO PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING, AS WELL AS GEAR WORN AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES HE MADE A LEFT TURN AND AFTER STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE CONSUMER ACCELERATED MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN FROM BEING STRAIGHT AHEAD THE TRUCK WNET ACROSS CENTER LINE AND CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL.*JB

• 12/09/1996· POWER TRAIN

  FAILURE OF THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SHIFTER IN PLACE, THE BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

• 12/05/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED W/FLUCTUATION VARIATION. ZONE REP STATED OUT OF WARRANTY NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT 30 DEGREES WILL LOSE BRAKES. PUSHING ON PEDAL HAS A LOT OF RESISTANCE . HARD TO BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT WILL NOT BRAKE. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/01/1998· EQUIPMENTCrash

  THIS VAN HAS A FACTORY INSTALLED FLOOR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE UNDER THE REAR MOST SEAT. DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, THE SPARE TIRE SLID FORWARD AND BECAME A DEADLY PROJECTILE. THE TIRE ROCKETED FORWARD AND CRUSHED A PASSENGER'S LOWER LEFT LEG, INSTANTLY SNAPPING THE BONES INTO SPLINTERS AGAINST THE SET IN FRONT OF HIM. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER WAS PINNED INSIDE THE VAN BY THE SPARE TIRE.

• 11/29/1994· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DIESEL FUEL PUMP RECALL WORK NOT PERFORMED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL TOOLS. (2ND VEHICLE FROM 478003) *SKD

• 11/21/1994· STEERING

  STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. *SD

• 11/16/1999· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/14/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES REAL HARD VEHICLE SKIDDED SIDEWAYS, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

• 11/13/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE REAR BEARING HOUSING BROKE.

• 11/09/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD

• 10/25/1996· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, CAUSING WEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.*AK

• 10/20/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TRUCK RUNS AWAY , FULE PUMP MAKES SPEED UNCONTROLLABLE. *AK

• 10/17/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILURE/PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 10/10/2003· STEERING

  THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT MOBILE WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER HAS TO MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH INTERMITTENTLY IN ORDER TO SEE THE DASHBOARD. STEERING COLUMN FLOPS UP AND DOWN. *AK

• 10/08/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE 55-60 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATIONS. CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO DRIVE FINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

• 10/08/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. COMSUMER STARTED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN FINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

• 09/26/1995· SEATS

  HINGE FOR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN, ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. TT

• 09/19/1994· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER DOOR HINGE FAILED 7 TIMES. *TW

• 09/09/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE'S BRAKING HAS LONG AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, DLR CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 08/26/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO HEAT,ELECT. WINDOWS,NO AIR CONDIT., WITH 5 CHILDREN IN VAN

• 08/22/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 08/15/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTUREFire

  WIRING IN STEERING COLUMN SHORTED OUT, AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE STEERING AREA, AND SPEAD WITHIN VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT 1992 RAMS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. POWER WINDOWS/POWER LOCKS, AND SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS WERE NOT WORKING. *AK

• 08/15/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES NOT RESTART AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN/STALLS. *AK

• 08/15/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE DISTRIBUTOR TEETH BROKE CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP WORKING. TT

• 08/04/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LOCKED UP; REAR AXLE STOPPED ROTATING; REAR END STARTED FISHTAILING. TT

• 08/02/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN DIRIVING AT NIGHT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HEAD LAMP FAILURE, WHEN LIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT, DUE TO WIRING HARNESS OVER HEATING RESULTING FROM OVERLOAD OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

• 07/31/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING; REPLACED ENGINE TWICE. *AK

• 07/27/1996· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVER SEATBELT RETRACTOR DID NOT HOLD IN THE ACCIDENT, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO MOVE FORWARD. *AK

• 07/13/1995· SEATS

  BRACKET THAT MOUNTS SEAT TO THE FLOOR BROKE, ALLOW SEAT TO LIFT UP FROM THE FLOOR.

• 07/11/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 DODGE RAM. THE VEHICLE HAS SIGMA REGENT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RUBBER SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CORD AND WIRE WERE BOTH VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FISHTAILED ACROSS THE ROAD. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

• 07/07/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTION PUMP HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO RUN. IT WON'T START AND IT ALSO SHUT DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 07/01/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE DRIVE GEAR, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL, AND AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO THE PARK GEAR VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO REVERSE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 07/01/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AT 60-70MPH SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUTS OFF, JUST PRIOR BACK FIRES AND CHUGS, THEN RESUMES 30 SECONDS LATER WITHOUT RESTARTING, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. *AK

• 06/27/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN GOT VERY HOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 06/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN HIT A BUMP THE BRAKES GO OUT. (HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM). PLEASE GIVE MORE DESCRIPTION*AK

• 06/15/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER CONTROL LEVER GETS SO HOT IT CAN BURN YOUR FINGER AND COULD CAUSE FIRE. SEE ODI ID: 950669, 955053, 447333, 944319, 965951 DEALER CURE IS TO REPLACE UNDER DASH WIRING HARNESS?

• 06/12/1996· STEERING

  ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNES TO MELT. *AK

• 06/09/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS COMING APART DUE TO BOLT CRACKING. TT

• 06/08/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER ON BOTH OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE THIRD TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 06/04/1997· SUSPENSIONCrash

  WHILE ON STRAIGHT NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS VEHICLE WANDERED OFF ROAD WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

• 05/30/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE STALLED, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS SMOLDERING, GROMMIT WAS NOT IN PLACE. TT

• 04/24/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE BRAKES AND CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

• 04/21/1998· STEERING

  THE LEFT SIDE INNER TIE ROD BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 04/12/2002· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH SEAT BELTS WILL NOT PULL FROM THE RETRACTORS PROPERLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHILCE IS RAM 250 CARGO VAN 1992. *YH

• 04/04/1997· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE WANDERS AROUND BEFORE TURNING. HAS NOT TAKEN IT TO DEALER. *AK

• 04/03/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK

• 03/24/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT