Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10047970December 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE HOSE TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS OILY. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051996December 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE PLASTIC TRANSMISSION LINES BECAME HOT AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE LEAK CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE AND NOW IT MUST BE REBUILT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049073December 2, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON NARROW COUNTRY ROAD WITHOUT SHOULDER TO PULL OFF. THE SEPARATED TREAD DAMAGED REAR QUARTER PANEL, WHEEL WELL AND UNDER FRAME CAUSING TAILGATE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. TREAD WRAPPED AROUND AXIL.GOODYEAR BLAMES UNDERINFLATED TIRE. TIRES WERE CHECKED PREVIOUS TO DEPARTURE ON THIS EXTENDED TRIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048742November 28, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH A CUP OF HOT COFFEE SPILLED FROM THE CUP HOLDER, SCALDING THE CONSUMER'S LEG. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CUP HOLDER WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD SECURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10046555November 5, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE VEHICLE SUFFERED TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.*MR CONSUMER DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING THE TREAD JUST SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045383November 4, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS STARTING TO PEEL OFF IN SHEETS ON THE HOOD AND OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043497October 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE IS ON FOURTH ENGINE AND ONLY 44,000 MILES ON PRESENT ENGINE. DEALER SAYS ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. EXCESSIVE BLOW BY FROM ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO THE TRUCK WANDERS ON THE ROAD, AND HAS A RUMBLING RATTLE NOISE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THAT SOUNDS LIKE ITS COMING FROM THE SHOCKS AREA. BUT MY MECHANIC SAYS SHOCKS ARE OK. THE DEALER DID NOT CHECK INTO PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BUT IT IS LISTED AS COMPLAINT WHEN THE FIRST ENGINE WAS REPLACED. HAVE REPLACED TRACKING BAR, U-JOINTS, REAR SPRINGS, STABILIZER SHOCK & TIRES. WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL TO SIDE RAIL FAST GIVING A FISHTAIL EFFECT. DRIVE SHAFT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044578October 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044508October 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON, AND OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE VACUUM SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040808October 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE RPM'S HAD GONE INTO THE RED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD VIEWED ONE OF THE CABLES IN A "U" SHAPE AND IT WAS STUCK INTO A SPRING ON THE GAS PEDAL. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040030October 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, VISIBILITY
THE VACUUM SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE CHECK VALVE. PER MANUFACTURER. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. HOWEVER THE CHECK VALVE WAS MISSING ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK RECALL# 97V068000. THIS CAUSED THE HEATER/A/C CONTROLS TO FAIL AND THE VACUUM HOSE LEADING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER BOOSTER SYSTEM. (FULL OF OIL AND NOT FUNCTIONING) THE HOSE WHICH LEAD TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS SOFT. THE CONSUMER HAD WORK DONE TO THE BRAKE WIRING SYSTEM BUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD COME ON AS THE CONSUMER WAS LEAVING THE SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER DIDN'T ADDRESS THE VACUUM OIL PROBLEM, BUT WANTED TO FIX THE UNRELATED PROBLEMS. THE AIR VENT WOULD NOT CLOSE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037789October 21, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HEADLIGHT SWITCH PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE RAM 3500 SERIES, BUT NOT ON THE RAM 1500, WHICH WAS THE ONE HE HAD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND SOLD THE CONSUMER A REPLACEMENT SWITCH. HE COMPARED THE NEW SWITCH TO THE ONE ON THE 3500 SERIES, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE IDENTICAL.*AK WHILE DRIVING HOME CONSUMER SMELT WIRES BURNING AND THE HEADLIGHT CUT OFF THEN CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER STATED IF THE SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM ON THE OLDER MODEL RAM'S, THEN THEY ARE A PROBLEM WITH HIS LATER MODEL. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044312October 20, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK SUDDENLY RECLINED BACKWARDS. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE SEAT BACK BOLTS SHEARED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041699October 13, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CUP HOLDERS IN MY 1996 DODGE PU ARE NOT SAFE. DRINKING CUP OR CUPS HAVE TIPPED OVER WHEN CORNERING OR TURNING AND HAVE RESULTED IN VERY HOT SPILLS ON MY LOWER LEG. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041845September 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKED FUEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038904September 15, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS POPPING OFF TOP OF CAB IN BIG PATCHES, NOW IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD TO HOOD AND OTHER PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039970September 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034150September 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND, AND NOTICED FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR A FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. AN INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THAT THE ROLLOVER VALVE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.*AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039884September 12, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
PETITION FOR FINDING OF DEFECT RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY & ORDER DIRECTING NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY OF THE DEFECT PERTAINING TO THE 1994-97 MY DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS. *PH THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BACK RECLINER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS FOR OCCUPANT USE DURING REAR IMPACT ACCIDENTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033537September 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE METAL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND DISINTEGRATED. THIS RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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