1995 Dodge RAM 1500 problems
Owners have filed 273 complaints about the 1995 Dodge RAM 1500 with NHTSA. Structure accounts for 13.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 11.4%.
Complaints273
Crashes14
Fires16
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Structure 13.2% · 36
Power train 11.4% · 31
Electrical system 11.4% · 31
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.9% · 27
Steering 7.0% · 19
Tires 5.1% · 14
Engine and engine cooling 4.8% · 13
Exterior lighting 4.8% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 14 describe a crash, 16 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Dodge RAM 1500 in this data, 1995 draws comparatively few complaints; 2005 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 114,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The dash on my 1995 Dodge RAM 1500 is broken into pieces and getting worse I am worried about wires shorting out and causeing a fire and also the paint is almost gone from the roof and hood of the truck I have seen both issuses on many other Dodge trucks and think something should be done to compensate owners for the cost of repaires to there trucks its not our fault its a manufacture defect Structure · reported at 16,000 miles
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). Structure · reported at 151,694 miles
When I started driving the truck the dash was just cracked up then I had to change the heater core and while putting the dash back in it broke all up and now there are sharp edges all across the top at this time the truck was parked and the yard but now how it is while driving I have to hold the radio and the gauges back Structure · reported at 243,674 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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