FaultScore

FaultScore report

1995 Dodge B Series problems

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1995 Dodge B Series with NHTSA between 1995 and 1996. The largest single group is the brakes. Across this model's run it ranks 4 of 4 worst.

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FaultScore 43/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Dodge B Series.

How this is worked out

The numbers

10

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

What kind of bad

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.

Complaint volume 38 vs 50 Severity 52 vs 50 Early failure not reported
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 38
Against the median year of the Dodge B Series. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 52
10% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.

How 1995 compares with every other Dodge B Series

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1995 Dodge B Series

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Brakes 3 30.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 20.0%
Engine & Cooling 2 20.0%
Body & Structure 1 10.0%
Airbags 1 10.0%
Electrical System 1 10.0%

0 crashes, 1 fires

When owners complained

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.

May 1995 peak 3 Apr 1996

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Gilford, CT Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE JUST ABOVE THE FUSE BOX BEHIND THE DRIVER. TT

NHTSA complaint #966072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Continenta, NM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #503065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Continenta, NM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE LOSS POWER DUE TO INJECTOR TIMING BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

NHTSA complaint #503065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Continenta, NM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

TRANSMISSION LEAKS AT COOLER LINE.

NHTSA complaint #503065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Moore, OK

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG.

NHTSA complaint #980851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Eagan, MN

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

RIGHT FRONT A FRAME DROPPED TO THE GROUND DUE TO WELDS DETACHING FROM PART OF FRAME WHERE THE A FRAME ATTACHES.

NHTSA complaint #487699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Santa Moni, CA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SEAM SPLIT, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #601193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Milford, NJ

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE IN THE SNOW,TRUCK PULLS TO SIDE, TOOK TO DEALER FIVE TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

NHTSA complaint #979875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Milford, NJ

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE IN THE SNOW,TRUCK PULLS TO SIDE, TOOK TO DEALER FIVE TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

NHTSA complaint #979875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Santa Moni, CA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

NOISY FRONT BRAKE PADS.

NHTSA complaint #479842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gilford, CT Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE JUST ABOVE THE FUSE BOX BEHIND THE DRIVER. TT

NHTSA complaint #966072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.