Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#871413September 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE HAVING TIRES SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION.TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL. *AK FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON OUTER AND INNER EDGES. BACK TIRES STARTING TO DO THE SAME. TIRE SIZE LT215/85R16 AND DOT # VDOP66BZ98. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732135September 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR AXLE RECENTLY STARTED MAKING AN AUDIBLE GEAR WHINE/MOAN WHEN GOING ANY SPEED. THE TRUCK HAS 68,000 MILES CURRENTLY. I HAVE ACCOUNTS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE OWNED '96 RAM 1500 TRUCKS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR, IF NOT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFTEY AND THE SAFTEY OF OTHERS IF THIS DIFFERENTIAL DECIDES TO FAIL AND LOCKUP. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THIS WILL BE A COSTLY FIX. YOUR ATTENTION AND RESPONSE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871203September 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR VALVE ADJUSTMENT, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE THOTTLE CABLE WAS GETTING READY TO BREAK. SO CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731924September 19, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT REAR OUTER TIRE OF DODGE DUALLY SEPERATED AND EXPLODED AT 45 MPH CAUSING $2500 IN DAMAGE. SECOND TIRE, LEFT REAR OUTER, PARTIALLY SEPERATED AT 65 MPH CAUSING $500 IN DAMAGE. REMAINING TIRES REMOVED AND THE THIRD TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE SEPERATING BADLY ALSO. I HAVE TWO OF THE THREE FAILED TIRES, PLUS THE FOURTH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY E-MAIL, BUT NO RESPONSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870801September 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
DRIVING AT 15 MPH OR MORE FRONT END WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731664September 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA ID 97V08400
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731673September 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AFTER TRYING TO CHANGE FOWARD OXYGEN SENSOR FOUR TIMES I FIND OUT I HAVE 1995 SENSORS IN MY 1996 TRUCK. THE CONNECTORS ON THE 1996 SENSORS FOR THE FORWARD AND AFT OXYGEN SENSORS ARE OPPOSITE ON 1995. HOW MANY OTHER COMPONETS ON THIS WIRING HARNESS WILL BE AFFECTED? A 1996 FORWARD SENSOR LISTS FOR $75.00 WHILE A 1995 SENSOR LISTS FOR $130.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731674September 16, 2000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
WRONG CERTIFICATION LABEL ON DRIVER'S DOOR PILLAR. HAS VIN # [XXX] ON LABEL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006350September 15, 2000
AIR BAGS
PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*******731512. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#730780September 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE HWY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL INGAGED MY TRUCK EXCELERATED TO SPEED OF 90+ MPH, I WAS UNALBE TO STOP THE VECHICAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869500September 5, 2000
SUSPENSION, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE TRAVELING WHEN ROAD WAS WARM AND OVER A BUMP TIRE WOULD LEAVE SKID MARKS ON ROAD. VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *AK AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES MAKES DEEP SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPS. THE SQUARE SHAFT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING BOX MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869382September 1, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WAS DRIVING 57MPH TOWING A TRAILER WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. SUDDENLY VEHICLE JUMPED UP & DOWN. HEARD A LOUD AWFUL NOISE. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. MANGED TO CONTROLLE VEHICLE & MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD & STOP. CHECKED VEHICLE & TIRES. NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD LOST ITS TREAD. IT HAD PEELED OFF & WAS FLAPPING UP AGAINST VEHICLE & THEN TRAILER AFTER BREAKING LOOSE. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. CONTACT ROAD SERVICE & SPARE WAS PLACED ON VEHICLE. ARRIVED HOME & CONTACTED INSURANCE CO. & REPRESENTATIVE CAME & CHECKED VEHICLE. INFORMED OWNER NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE ON THOSE TIRES. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT LT245/75R16 MS LOAD RANGER E WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT. WAS ON A DODGE RAM 2500.*AK ALL THE OTHER THREE TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGN OF POSSIBLE TREAD SEPARATION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729634August 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TRUCK STARTED WITH NO KEY-JUMPED A BARRIER-RAMMED A BUILDING-CAUGHT ON FIRE;
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554078August 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BEFORE RECALL 97V084000, RECALL COMPENENT FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO SEPARATE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT (CONSUMER IS AN ATTORNEY). *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729037August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE EXPLODED AND TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. TRUCK WAS NOT LOADED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868575August 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING 50MPH & WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, MASTER CYLINDER/POWER BOOSTER STUDS CAME OUT. IT SPLIT THE METAL ATTACHMENT. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. A REPRESENTATIVE CHECKED VEHICLE'S BRAKES & INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE FINE & MANUFACTURER WAS NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868487August 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH ON 7/19/00 & CONTACTED DEALER. INDICATION WAS REPAIRS WILL NOT BE TAKE PLACE FOR 6 WEEKS. OWNER WAS UPSET. TIME FRAME WAS NOT REASONABLE. VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868323August 22, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND HEARD AIR COMING FROM TIRES. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED TO SWING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL WAS SLICED. A BIG HOLE WAS INSIDE SIDEWALL, THIS HAPPENED ON THURSDAY. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, P26570R16. THEN, ON THE 7/29/00 LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE CURB. TIRE WERE BRAND NEW. *AK DOT #V672 WL2, ALL TIRES HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THEM AND BOTH FAILURES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868119August 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL MAY BE DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WON'T GO ANYWHERE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND PIECES OF RUBBER O-RING, METAL SLITHERINGS, CLUTCH MATERIALS IN TRANSMISSION PAN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION/FRONT PUMP, CONSUMERS FELT THIS CAR WAS 4 YEARS OLD, AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868148August 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAS A 96 DODGE RAM 1500 ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD BUBBLE FRONT PASENGER TIRES STARTED TO SHOWS CRACKS/SPLITS & DRY ROT. DEALER WILL PRORATE TIRES. DEALER & FIRESTONE WANT THE CONSUMER TO SIGN A FORM STATING THERE WAS NO LIABILTY ON THEM.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70/R16 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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