Dodge DODGE TRUCK problems and owner complaints

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BROKE AT GEAR BOX WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A CURVE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 893930 at NHTSA ↗

91 DODGE 250 TRUCK CUMMINS ENGINE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE DEVELOPS MULTIPLE CRACKS FROM STEERING FLEX, RESULTING IN PLATE FAILURE AND COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM FRAME----CAUSING LOSS OF ALL STEERING CONDITION HAPPENING IN NUMEROUS "1ST GENERATION" CUMMINS APPLICATIONS IN DODGE TRUCKS (1989----1994)

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10000968 at NHTSA ↗

LOSS OF BRAKES/BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH, ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 480202 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE ENGINE QUITS COMPLETELY AND ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING. THE AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER HAS CHANGED THE DISTRIBUTOR 4 TIMES, EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE LAST THREE TIMES IT FAILED WE WERE ON EITHER MAIN ROADS OR THE EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS WE LOOSE POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN RAPIDLY CAUSING A MAJOR BACK UP AND BRAKE SQUEALING BEHIND US. IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE OUR PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE, BOTH THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER TELL US THAT THERE IS NOTHING …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10130355 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, ON 12/30/00 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. CJ

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 559296 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINES RUPTURED, IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, RENDERING THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO HIS VIN.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 563619 at NHTSA ↗

CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE SELECTION OF TRANSMISSION MOVEMENT IS MOUNTED THROUGH THE FRONT FIREWALL NEXT TO THE BATTERY ON THE POSTIVE POST AND THE CABLE P/N 52079293 CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGHT AND COULD NOT SELECT THE GEAR POSITION OF WHICH TO MOVE THE VAN, BAD DESIGN MODEL MARK III 1995

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 9000333 at NHTSA ↗

DEALER PERFORMED RECALL 875 OF THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING, HOWEVER THE REPAIR DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 554087 at NHTSA ↗

EVERY WEEK THIS PAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR INTO THE NELSON DODGE DEALERSHIP IN EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY "THINK" IT MAY NEED POWERSTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND MAP SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE. I TOOK THE VAN IN ON 10/15/01 DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND I WAS CHARGE FOR REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET. ON 10/23/01, MY VAN STALL WHILE DRIVING AND I TOOK IT IN AND WAS CHARGE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY SERVICE. ON 10/2…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 754149 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL. ONLY DISCERNIBLE PATTERN IS THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED MORE THAN 45 MINUTES, HOWEVER EPISODES ARE VERY SPORADIC. ENGINE WILL RESTART ONLY AFTER A WAIT PERIOD OF 20-30 MINUTES (THEN RUNS FINE). ENGINE CODE IS A MISFIRE, HOWEVER AFTER DIAGNOSTICS MULTIPLE SHOPS AND DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. WILL CONTINUE TO TROUBLE SHOOT, AS SPORADIC ENGINE STALLS ARE DISCONCERTING DUE TO ITS SAFETY IMPACT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 134,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10018326 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL TANK WAS MANUFACTURED WITH PARTS OTHER THAN METAL WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF BEING PUNCTURED BY OBJECTS ON ROAD. FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT WHILE DRIVING AND LEAKED FUEL. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 883013 at NHTSA ↗

GAS TANK SHIELD LOOSE/HANGING, ALSO STRAP THAT HOLDS TANK IN POSITION DISCONNECTED. *AW

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 480817 at NHTSA ↗