Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#725922July 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE SETTING AT A GAS STATION, I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, PUT GAS IN AND THE PUMP MUST HAVE DIED RIGHT THERE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FATHERS TRUCK ( A 1994 DODGE) AND A NEIGHBORS TRUCK (AFTER 1994 DODGE) ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865876July 24, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP ON THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865744July 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH, WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE TOTALED, AND 1 FATALITY. NO ONE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#865646July 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL # 00V135000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/IGNITION SWITCH; AFTER ARRIVING FOR SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT CAMPAIGN. OWNER CALLED 6 OTHER DEALERSHIPS. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT CAMPAIGN. PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER 3 WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865571July 18, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING STARTED LEAKING AFTER 65,000 MILES. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING WHEN FLUID LEAKS OUT & VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865491July 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE NUT ON THE 5TH GEAR ON THE NV4500 TRANSMISSION BACKS OFF OF THE 5TH GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF THE 5TH GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865520July 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA RECALL 00V135000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875/ IGNITION WIRING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACT DEALER. DEALER CLAIMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE EVERYTIME CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865522July 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA RECALL 00V135000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875. EVERY TIME CONSUMER BRINGS VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT UP FRONT. THEY CLAIM THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865525July 17, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HOOD POPPED OFF AND HIT WINDSHIELD. SAFETY LATCH HAS A DEFECT ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865391July 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL AND TURNING A LOAD, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE WHOLE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED RIGHT AND LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865376July 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
THERE IS AN OIL LEAK FROM REAR AXLE BECAUSE OF POOR MACHINERY OF METAL THAT ALLOWED BRAKE LINE TO BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH OIL ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865189July 11, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C MOTOR BLOWS OUT WHEN GOING UP A UPGRADE,AND WHEN GOING DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HE HAD A VACUUM SWITCH PUT IN, AND IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865110July 10, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
A/C MOTOR FAN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T COME DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865118July 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL GAUGE REPLACED THREE TIMES. GAUGE DOESN'T MEASURE THE GALLON OF FUEL IN GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864974July 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES HENDERSON CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL NHTSA 00V135000/MANUFACTURER RECALL 875 CONCERNING IGNITION PROBLEMS. DUE TO PAST DIFFERENCES. CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT RECALL DONE BY MANUFACTURER AND NOT BY THE CONSUMER, DEALER MUST HONOR IT. BECAUSE OF DEALER'S REFUSAL, CONSUMER MUST TRAVEL INTO ANOTHER TOWN TO THE NEXT CLOSET DEALER, WHICH IS 35 MILES ONE WAY. WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865031July 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ON DIESEL ENGINES FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK ON EMPTY , AND THE FUEL INDICTATOR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WITH FUEL IN THE TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865048July 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH THE VEHICLE DOES SHIFT PROPERLY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. BUT, DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864824July 6, 2000
SEATS
20/40 FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT CAN BE FOLDED FOWARD EASILY WITHOUT UNLATCHING THEM . THERE IS NO SAFETY DEVICE TO KEEP SEAT FROM GOING FOWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724664June 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POOR/LOSS OF ACCELERATION, SHIFTING AT HIGH RPM'S, HOT FLOOR BOARDS. THE GENERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USED BY DODGE (1996) DETERIORATED THE BANDS IN THE "TRANSMISSION CAUSING THEM TO SLIP AND FAIL IS MY OPIOION OF WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724521June 25, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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