FaultScore report
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1994 Dodge B Series with NHTSA between 1995 and 1997. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain. Across this model's run it ranks 3 of 4 worst.
FaultScore 61/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Dodge B Series.
How this is worked out10
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
3
Fires reported
1
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 1 fires
1 crashes, 1 fires
0 crashes, 1 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
FORWARD TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING TUBE RELEASED FROM FITTING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION , SPRAYING FLUID DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM, RESULTING IN A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #513208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
REAR AXLE SHEAVED OFF APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES TO THE LEFT SIDE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER.
NHTSA complaint #501178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK RUPTURED DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #487705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MAIN WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #961864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
FORWARD TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING TUBE RELEASED FROM FITTING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION , SPRAYING FLUID DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM, RESULTING IN A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #513208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION WELL IN EMERGENCY STOPS. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #503528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED UP TWICE, RENDERING IT UNUSABLE.
NHTSA complaint #503528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
REAR AXLE SHEAVED OFF APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES TO THE LEFT SIDE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER.
NHTSA complaint #501178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
LINKAGE ROD CONNECTING THROTTLE LEVER TO FUEL INJECTION PUMP LEVER FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
NHTSA complaint #500673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS
LUG BOLTS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MAG WHEELS, ONLY ALLOW LUG NUTS TO GO ON HALFWAY. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #489185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK RUPTURED DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #487705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.
NHTSA complaint #485875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEEL LUG BOLTS ARE TOO SHORT FOR VEHICLES WITH MAG WHEELS, CAUSING ONLY 1/3 OF LUG NUT TO GRIP BOLT. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #481245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MAIN WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #961864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.