Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#547968August 16, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS NOISE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE DUE TO EXCESSIVELY WORN FRONT END COMPONENTS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845109August 16, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
THE MOTOR BLOWER FAN SHORTED OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844583August 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE, AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFED, AND MANUFACTURER IS WILLING TO SHARE COST; BUT CONSUMER BELIEVES MANUFACTURER. SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FULL COST. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709656August 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE PERFORMANCE DIMINISHED, TAKES HEAVY BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE, WITH PARKING BRAKE PUSHED ON HARD THE VEHICLE CAN STILL CREEP. FRONT BRAKE PADS WEARING VERY QUCIKLY, REAR BRAKE SHOES GLAZED. REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED THREE TIMES, A NEW SET OF "HEAVY DUTY" REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. THE WHEEL CYLINDERS HELPED SOME BUT THE TRUCK HAS POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, ESPECIALLY WITH A LIGHT LOAD IN THE BED OR TOWING AN EMPTY 16' FLAT BED TRAILER. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND THEY WERE WORN UNEVENLY. I DON'T KNOW IF A PROPORTINING VALVE WOULD CAUSE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS TRIED WHAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844329August 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
JUST PULLED AWAY FROM GREEN LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT ALSO. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE'S ENGINE ROARED AFTER BEING HIT. TRAVELED 30FT & HIT TELEPHONE POLE. HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKE CONTROL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT WITH THE POLE. THE RIGHT FRONT END WAS ONLY HIT SLIGHTLY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844350August 4, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AND IT BLEW HOT AIR. GOT IT RECHARGED. IT STILL WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THE EVAPORATOR HAD FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843920July 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE & VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. ACTED LIKE IT WAS STILL IN PARK POSITION. HAD TO GUN MOTOR TO SHIFT & VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD QUICKLY. WOULD HAVE TO KEEP FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED & NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843774July 29, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING BELOW 45 MPH OR ABOVE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SEVERELY SHAKES AS IF THE TIRES WERE BOUNCING OFF THE GROUND. DEALER REPLACED THE TRACK BAR AND STEERING STABLIZER. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843624July 28, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER SAYS IT WAS DUE TO A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709303July 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR CAB OF THE TRUCK HAVE FAILED. THEY DO NOT LOCK WHEN THE TWO PIECES ARE ATTACHED. I CAN PUT THE LATCH IN AND IT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT UNSNAPPS AND THE CHILDREN CANNOT USE THE BELTS. THESE ARE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE AND PASSANGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK IN THE REAR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709113July 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED BY SANDUSKY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SANDUSKY, OH, FOR THE PREVIOUS AXLE FAILURE. TRAVELING EAST ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED, LIKE SOMEONE JUST JAMMED-ON MY BRAKES. WITHIN A MINUTE, THERE WERE TWO VERY LOUD SCREETCHES. MY WIFE, TRAVELING IN A RENTAL VEHICLE BEHIND ME, EVEN HEAR THE SCREETCHES. GIVEN OUR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE TRYING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, WE WERE INFORMED BY CONSTRUCTION CREWS THAT WE COULD NOT STAY, THERE, ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THEY DIRECTED US A COUPLE MILES UP THE ROAD, TO THE NEXT EXIT. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY, WE STOPPED TO FIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL STICKING OUT FROM THE FENDER BY A COUPLE INCHES. ON CLOSER INSPECTION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE BACKING PLATE. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE HOUSING, AGAIN. WE CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK, TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIRING DEALERSHIP. UPON THEIR INSPECTION, THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE AGAIN BURNED. AND, YES, THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND AXLE SHAFT WERE LEAVING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842702July 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER 3 TIMES. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547430July 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR AXLE BROKE/FELL APART CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE UNDERCARRIAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708807July 19, 1999
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FAULT AND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN FILED WITH NHTSA YET THEY REFUSE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM CITING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MODIFIED WITH AN AFTERMARKET LIFT KIT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ONE OTHER DODGE VEHICLE OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HIS NAME IS RICHARD HARDY (714) 964-0483. HE HAS ALSO BEEN DENIED WARRANTY WORK. HE, ALONG WITH A LOCAL SUSPENSION SHOP HAVE WORKED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION. UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, HE SUBMITTED TO DODGE'S DEMOANDS OF REMOVING THE LIFT KIT ( THIS IS A DIFFICULT 6 HOUR PROCESS). THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED WHEN THE LIFT KIT WAS REMOVED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO MR. HARDY AFTER THE WARRANTY WORK WAS COMPLETED IT STILL EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM. AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND EXISTED PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE LIFT KIT, I HAVE REFUSED TO REMOVE MY LIFT KIT AS IT HAS NO BEARING ON REMEDYING THE PROBLEM. I AM APPEALING TO YOU TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708679July 16, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 96. IN JULY OF 97 A POPPING NOISE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN.. THE VEHICLE HAD 21,500 MILES ON IT. MY DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. JULY OF 99 THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BAD. I HAD A NEW CLOCK SPRING INSTALLED BUT THIS DIDNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REFUNDED MY MONEY FOR THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE COST OF THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS DISASSEMBLED TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD GONE BAD AGAIN. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAD 55984 MILES ON IT AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE NEW STEERING COLUMN LASTED JUST A FEW DAYS SHY OF TWO YEARS AND A LITTLE OVER 30,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I'LL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL REPAIR BILL TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I CALLED CHRYSLERS HOT LINE NUMBER AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE NEW STEERING COLUMN SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT IN ONLY TWO YEARS AND 30,000 MILES. THEY TOLD ME THAT AS A GOOD FAITH MESSURE THEY WOULD GO 50-50 WITH ME ON THE REPAIR. THIS ISN'T RIGHT! NO WAY SHOULD THAT PART GO OUT IN TWO YEARS. THAT MEANS, IF I KEEP THE VEHICLE, EVERY TWO YEARS I'LL BE SPENDING $500 FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842446July 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHENEVER AIR CONDITIONING & HEATER SWITCH IS TURNED ON IT CAUSES THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OVERHEAT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842311July 14, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
WHILE DRIVING STEERING SHAFT DISENGAGED FROM STEERING BOX, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842314July 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. TRANSMISSION NEEDS AN OVERHALL. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842024July 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED T ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, AND ALL TIRES SQUEAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838652July 6, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE AND PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLIDING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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