This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Message: I drive a 3500 Dodge Ram pick up truck. Recently I was beginning to have difficulty seeing due to windshield fogging up. I turned on the defroster on and there was no help in the visibility through the windshield. My visibility went to zero very quickly. I veered off the highway and into a ditch before I could get my vehicle stopped. Upon investigation of the problem, I discovered that the blend door in the HVAC system had broken. The blend door directs the air to the appropriate vents as directed by the vehicle operator. The door being broken would prevent the direction of air to anywhere except the default location which in this case would be the dash vents. This is a major safety problem in this vehicle. The default location of this door should with out a doubt be the defrost location. After having this near miss I have investigated other reports of this vehicle and found that they are numerous. My determination of this safety issue is that Chrysler should immediately have a safety recall to address this issue.
Started truck up let warm and defrost windows. Snowing and freezing cold temps. After warming up truck left house about 1/2 mile windows frozen over and could not see out. Pulled off road defroster was not switching to blow air on window. Just bought truck used. Local dealer informed me did 2-3 repairs a week for this but no recalls yet. Wanted $750 to fix. Dodge Ram trucks all series.
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- Andalusia, AL, USA