1995 Dodge Ram 1500 problems
Owners have filed 273 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Dodge Ram 1500. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. After that come electrical system (11%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 273 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 114,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Among the 68 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 114,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 93,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Dodge Ram 1500 with enough data (119 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.
My 1995 dodge ram 1500 burnt up-totaled-2 years ago. Dealer did not, would not, do the recall in 3 years of access. Not finding any reference from chrysler or you, I suggest having talked to a mechanic 2 days ago, there are still many trucks burning up, with or without the recall, therefore there needs a new campaign, but also check into the toxicity of the situation. It is melting and burning pvc's and other plastics, very toxic and cancer causing.
I stopped my 1995 dodge ram pickup, put it in park, and got out of the truck to talk to a man to get directions to a pharmacy nearby. I talked to the man for a minute or so and he told me that my truck was beginning to roll. In my attempt to stop the truck that was rolling backwards toward a busy street, I fell and the front tire on the pickup ran over both of my legs. The truck had slipped from park into reverse. This resulted in a broken fibula in my left leg with deep cuts on my left ankle.
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.
On 3/09/05 we bought a 1995 dodge ram 1500 pickup from lee dodge in farmingdale, ny. On 7/01/05 the vehicle began to have smoke come out of the steering column and then proceeded to ignite into flames. The entire truck was engulfed in minutes and this truck was totalled. After this incident we found out that there was a recall back in the year 2000 for ignition wires that were overheating!
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 dodge ram 1500. When the vehicle was shifted into the reverse position, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to reverse. The contact shifted back to neutral and then to reverse, and the vehicle reversed. While driving at approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle started to shift without being prompted. The failures recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired.