Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#864104June 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
AFTER HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STARTER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863594June 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER STEPPED ON THROTTLE AND IT BECAME STUCK, CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP CAR. THE STRANDS ON CABLE BECAME UNRAVELED AT CABLE HOUSING, CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK WIDE OPEN. THROTTLE CABLE AND LINKAGE WERE REPLACED BY DODGE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. NEW CABLE AND LINKAGE ARE OF A DIFFERENT/IMPROVED DESIGN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723725June 7, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK PULLS RIGHT / ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN NORMAL VALUES / APPEARED AT AROUND 49500 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552518June 6, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862621May 26, 2000
SEATS
3-YEAR OLD SON INJURIED HIMSELF ON THE CENTER CAPTAIN'S CHAIR WHICH WAS COVERED BY A PIECE OF FABRIC. WHEN THE SEAT WAS POSITIONED FORWARD OR BACKWARD, IT EXPOSED THE METAL TRACK. BUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, WHETHER POSITIONED FORWARD OR BACKWARD, IT WAS NOT EXPOSED. THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW. DAYS LATER, CHILD WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CAPTAIN'S CHAIR DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER. DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UP FORWARD, EXPOSING THE METAL TRACKING. DRIVER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID HITTING A DOG, CAUSING THE MIDDLE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR SEAT BELT CABLE TO SNAP, AND CHILD FLEW OUT, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE METAL TRACK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR SEAT BELT CONVERSION PACKAGE THAT WAS PUT ON BY ELK ENTERPRISES. THEY WERE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE CABLE ON THE OTHER CENTER CAPTAIN CHAIR WAS WEARING OUT. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY ARE UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#723229May 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DURING FAILURE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH THE TRANSMISSION GOES HAYWIRE AND THE TACHOMETER GOES HAYWIRE. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS, WE HAVE CHANGED OUT THE TRANSMISSION RELAY, THE HEADLIGHT LAMP, SERVICED THE TRANSMISISON AND STILL CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE REPLACE A RADIO WHICH HAS SHORTED OUT AND THE FUEL INDICATOR DOESN'T WORK. BOTH OF WHICH FAILED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS THREE YEARS OLD, UNFORTUNEATELY JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552378May 23, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED AND OPENED WHILE DRIVING DAMAGING THE HOOD. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552351May 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PRIOR TO RECALL (99V-023) THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON DUE TO WIRE MODULE FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862255May 22, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE STEERING STEERING WHEEL ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722793May 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE THROTTLE CABLE UNRAVELED, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS LEAK OIL, TRANSMISSION PLASTIC CONNECTIONS LEAKED, AND AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED T OFFSET BUSHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722621May 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
EXHAUST PIPE CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND WEAK POINT IN PIPE CAUSED BY OXYGEN SENSOR MOUNT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861649May 9, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NHTSA RECALL 00V107000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 872. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CAN'T ORDER, AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722313May 5, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE HAD THIS DODGE INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES EXPLAINING THAT THE PICKUP PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR PULLS TO THE LEFT. THEY SAID ON EACH TIME THEY HAVE INSTALLED SPACERS TO CORRECT IT BUT IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I AM IN NEED OF GETTING THIS RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861346May 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT/LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE RADIATOR WHICH BACKED UP FLUID, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722142May 1, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FUEL METERING FAILURE. THE ENGINE RAN AWAY AND DID NOT STOP WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. I HAD TO STALL THE ENGINE WITH MY BRAKES AND HAD NO STEERING BECAUSE THE KEY WAS OFF. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT AND IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK, SHE WOULD LIKELY HAVE WRECKED IT OR BLOWN UP THE ENGINE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861057April 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 97V084000. RECALL ONLY INVOLVED V10 ENGINES, NOT DIESEL ENGINES. THEREFORE, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN., AND EXHAUST PIPE LOCATED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL, THEY STILL RECOMMENDED THAT THE UPGRADE BE PERFORMED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721990April 26, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMP SWITCH AND CONNECTOR MELTED, AMPERAGE OVERLOAD, REINSTALLED RELAY ASSEMBLY AND HEADLAMP SWITCH, NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, YET THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE RELAY ASSEMBLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860936April 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CALIPERS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE GRAB TOO HARD, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860576April 19, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
CHASSIS CRACKED IN HALF. OWNER MADE THIS DISCOVERY AFTER CRAWLING UNDER THE TRUCK TO LUBE SOME PARTS. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. OWNER WANTS DODGE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551902April 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE IS NOT PROPERLY ENCLOSED/FRAYED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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