Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#745497May 18, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD FLEW OPEN. SMASHED WINDSHIELD AND HOOD HINGES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888544May 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
FAILED SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD, AND RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER'S HIPS AND KNEE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; STILL WAITING ON MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888357May 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT IN OWNERS MANUAL VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH WOULD PREVENT VEHICLE FROM BEING REMOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT VEHICLE, IN FACT, IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THIS SAFETY FEATURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888256May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CONNECTED TO RADIATOR WERE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, UNKNOWN CAMPAIGN NUMBER, REGARDING THIS ISSUE. PREVIOUSLY HAD REPAIR WORK PERFORMED. *AK TRANSMISSION COOLER CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED ON RECALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888180May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AUXILLIARY TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM HOSES THAT RUN TO THE FRONT OF THE RADIATOR ARE TOO SHORT TO REACH BED OF AUXILLIARY RADIATOR, THIS CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND LOSE POWER AND MOMENTUM, CONSUMER STATES ALL DIESEL TRUCKS WITH AUXILLIARY TRANSMISSION COOLER'S HAVE THIS DEFECT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561106May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745060May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP ON MY 1996 DODGE PICKUP FAILED TO PUMP GAS TO ENGINE IN AUGUST OF 2000, WHILE PARKED . THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS APPROX. 450.00 DOLLARS. I AM CONCERNED ONLY BECAUSE I PAID $25000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK AND FIGURED THAT IT SHOLUD OF LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. IT JUST IRRITATES ME THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT, NOR HAVE THEY OFFERED TO LOOK INTO THIS DEFECTIVE PART, FUEL PUMP. ALSO, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN AUGUST OF 2000, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CHRYSLER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (AUTOMATIC) WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HASAZRD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887740May 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE J2 WIRE FROM IGNITION CAUSED A POWER SPIKE,CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BURN. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887623May 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE, WHERE IT HOOKS ONTO FUEL INJECTION PUMP, IS UNRAFFLING, ACCORDING TO RECALL 01 V 037 000. THIS CAN CAUSE THROTTLE NOT TO RETURN TO IDLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744936May 4, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DAMAGED HOOD,WINDSHIELD,HOOD HINGES,WIPER ARMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744766May 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TALKED W/ SEVERAL OTHER RAM OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION WITH THE DIESEL . I FEEL THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN FUELING THIS IS A SAFETY AS WELL AS AN ENVIRMENTAL HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887040April 30, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED ONCE AT 70MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED..*AK CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ALSO FRAYED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887078April 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL HOSE FROM GAS TANK TO FUEL HAS DETERIORATED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886936April 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT/REPLACED. NOTE: SPECIALIST SAID THAT HAD HAD TO REBUILD/REPLACE SEVERAL DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887009April 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886853April 26, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE MAKE ANY TURNS CONSUMER NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE FROM STEERING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER USED A SPRAY TO FIX THE CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886870April 26, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED INTO REAR SEAT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WILL LOOK INTO THE MATTER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886587April 24, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH RUSTED WHICH CAUSED HOOD TO FLY UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886407April 20, 2001
STEERING, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND STEERING FELT REAL LOOSE. VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IT WOULD JERK EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, WOULD NEED REPAIRING FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED TWICE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886316April 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP, FRONT END WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER MUST STOP VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET VIBRATION TO GO AWAY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE TWICE: DURING FIRST INCIDENT DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRACK BAR, AND AT SECOND INCIDENT, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE STEERING DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CONSUMER HOPES THAT THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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