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1994 Dodge Dodge Truck problems

NHTSA has received 32 complaints about the 1994 Dodge Dodge Truck, and 22% of them involve transmission. Next are fuel system (16%) and suspension (12%).

At a glance

Complaints
32 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Transmission 22% of complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Transmission 22%
  • Fuel system 16%
  • Suspension 13%
  • Brakes 9%
  • Drivetrain & axles 6%
  • Cooling system 3%
  • Cruise control 3%
  • Electrical system 3%
  • Engine 3%
  • Seat belts 3%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 2 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Dodge Dodge Truck with enough data (21 complaints in that window).

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Dashboard fire from headlight switch, there is a recall for this problem for the same year trucks thru 1998 but not 2500 only 3500 why is that, dodge will not answer my questions

Reported at 130,000 miles, January 2004 Fire

I took my vehicle to have the recall accomplished. After completion there was a beep noise on the radio whenever the brake was applied

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

March 1999

Dash is cracked alway across and down front side. Continues to expand even though vehicle sits inshaded position all day.

Reported at 95,000 miles, August 2008

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