After elec. Ingnition harness replaced under recall vehicle has had numerous electrical related faliures. Headlight switch melted in dash 2x's causing smoke and or fire condition. A/c failure, no power to compressor. Bucking, missing, hesitation at idle and all speeds. Buck, miss, hesistation can not be diagnoised by numerous dealers or private mechanics. Have spent over 1700.00 replacing parts (PCM, egr selonoid, egr gasket, tps sensor, iat motor, o2 sensor, fuel pump, fuel regulator) to remedy problem. So far no help. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
1995 Dodge Ram acceleration complaints
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Consumer has a stick shift, and driving through traffic one day throttle wouldn't return. At that time there was no recall. Consumer purchased a new throttle and put it on. Consumer located recall 01v037000/ manufacturer's recall 97, )and contacted manufacturer. This vehicle was not included in recall due to VIN. *ak consumer states upon replacing the cable for the throttle, it was clearly evident that the cable was badly frayed and got caught on the rubber tube and caused an open stuck throttle.
Cruise control will get stuck and will not disengage when travling at high speeds. Has not contacted dealership yet.*ak consumer states when he replaced the frayed throttle cable, he noticed that the cruise control cable was also badly frayed, which had been causing cruise control to stick at high way speeds.
Throttle became stuck in closed position. This kept consumer from accelerating when applying gas pedal. Dealer has been contacted.
Frayed throttle cable jammed causing full throttle,second replacement,only way to slow down was to turn the truck off.
Although throttle cable was frayed (4 strands of the cable) it did not fail at the time I replaced it. I just noticed it while performing some preventive maintenance and was afraid that it could stick in the wide open throttle position if not repaired. *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*734289
Although the throttle cable was frayed (4 strands of the cable) it did not fail at the time I replaced it. I just noticed it while performing some preventive maintenance and was afraid that it could stick in the wide open throttle position if not repaired.
The throttle linkage rod fell off because the heat of the engine expands the plastic cups so that it becomes loose, causing the vehicle to not move forward. Nlm
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Throttle cable stuck, causing throttle to remain open at about 1600 rpms, and making it very difficult to slow the engine. The replacement cable was a different design, indicating that chrysler was aware of the problem with the original.
Throttle cable starting to fray between cable socket and rubber grommet.
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While driving down freeway at 70 MPH tried to slow down and could not.throttle was stuck so had to apply brakes very hard to maneuver through traffic.got to shoulder of road and turned off ignition at very high RPM.found fraid throttle cable with part of it inside throttle cable housing.dealer said they could not fix for 3 days.took it to steve's auto and diesel repair 408 e. Rio vista burlington wa. 98233.ph.# 360‑755‑1212.they where real busy but took us in because they said it was dangerous to drive truck that way.paid $84.35 for new cable and labor.suggest all truck owners inspect throttle cables closely.could have been a major accident with falities with less experienced driver.
Throttle cable sticks and binds. Probelm has occurred 3 times. When throttle sticks vehicle runs at full speed.
The throttle stuck open because of a frayed cable. When I left the interstate I almost ran into the rear of the vehicles in front of me. I had to shift into neutral so that I could stop. If I would have turned off the engine I would not have had any power brakes. The manufacture must has been awair of this problem as the replacement cable was entirely different and incased in plastic so that it could not bend and fray.
Cummins deisel truck : accelerator linkage broke and cable is fragile. The dealer has been notified.
Brakes continue to fail although many components have been replaced (vacuum lines,pump,booster,rotors,master cylinder) resulting in grabbing, fading, and pulling.
Accelerator cable broke.
Consumer lightly stepped on the gas and the gas pedal went all the way down to the floor. The truck took of at a high rate of speed. Owner put truck in nuetral , theeingine was still idling, so owner turned the truck off. . The owner opened the hood and observed that the cruise control cable was interfering with the return spring on the fuel injection linkage, causing the throttle likage to remain in a fully openedx position. Owner has been trying to get in contact with the manufactutrer.
When driving the vehicle the cruise control engaged without application. This incident almost caused a crash on 8/11/97. The dealer is not able to duplicate problem.
Throttle stuck in wide open position, engine accelerated from 40 to 80 MPH, no warning; problem not duplicated by dealer, no corrective action taken.
Sudden acceleration.
The rear axle oil seals leak fluid onto brakes.
Vehicle throttle system had 2 be replaced, it was causing the car to stall, losing all of its controls.
Owner states that his shift cable is bad , owner said that it may be the throttle postion sensor which is causing vehicle to stall. *ak
Cruise control failed to disengage, also transmission failure.
Fuel hose not connected, causing fuel to gush out of tank at first fill up.
When driving, the fuel throttle and linkages broke. Causing the vehicle to lose power. Please describe.
Throttle; failure on the throttle linkage, the linkage fell off, causing the vehicle to slow down.
Vehicle was parked when started in gear, went into open throttle position, to stop vehicle turn ignition off. Tt
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