Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM / 1995

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000045950 Incident Date: Aug, 05 2000
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:windshield
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7HC16Y9SS Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 29 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was watering my lawn on sun. aug 6..temp outside was approx. 78 degrees..inside temp of my truck was approx. 85 degrees ( windows down). the water from the hose sprayed my windshield for approx. 5 seconds, when all of a sudden i heard a crack. my windshield cracked at eye level from the drivers side, then proceeded to the top of the windshield in the centre, then back down on the passenger side ( total crack approx. 2 -3 feet in length). the windshield had no visible cracks or fractures to attribute to this problem. i did notice in your reports from others..someone report a windshiel defect on july 6/00. two chrylser dealerships says it happens due to sudden temp. changes..i am not satisfied with this answer or the possiblilty of it happening to a replacement windshield ??