Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#841603July 2, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL RIM CRACKED IN HALF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708014June 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE TRUCK IS IDLING OR MOVING..IF THE HORNS ARE USED , THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD BLOWS. THIS IS ALSO PREVALENT WHILE THE A/C IS RUNNING. THE A/C SHUTS DOWN AT THIS POINT, THE COMPRESSOR DOESN'T WORK UNTIL THE FUSE IS REPLACED. THE CIRCIUIT FROM THE HORNS AND THE A/C ARE TWO DIFFERENT CIRCUITS UNDER HOOD <RELAY BOX>CANNOT USE THE HORNS TO ALERT OTHERS FUSES KEEP BLOWING.SAFETY ISSUE WILL NOT PASS NH STATE INSPECTION THIS WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707946June 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INITIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED @ 38000 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP. I NEVER THOUGHT OF CONTACTING MANUFACTURER. TRANS. DIAGNOSIS COMPLETE AT 72500 MIS, DEALER SAY REBUILD, R+R AT 89300MIS. BRAKE MASTERCYLINDER LID WAS LEAKING CAUSING INSUFFICIET FLUID LEVEL LEAD TO PAD AND SHOE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE LED TO LIFTER FAILURE IN THE ENGINE. TRANS WOULD LONG SHIFT PUTIING STRAIN ON ENGINE CAUSING A HIGHER REV. ULTIMATELY WEAKENING 2 LIFTERS. I AM NOW HEARING A NOISE AND FEELING JOLTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TURNING LEFT . PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841100June 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840884June 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE PLACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. CSS CANNOT BE SECURED TIGHTLY TO VEHICLE SEAT; CSS STILL MOVES 6-12 INCHES FRONT TO BACK AND SIDE TO SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839150June 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A CRASH. SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK BRAKE FAILED. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707308June 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, THEN A FUEL PUMP AND FINALLY A NEW ECU. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND SHUTDOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MAN AT DALLAS DODGE THAT THE ECUS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL PRMATURELY. ANOTHER CUSTOMER ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME COMPUTER IN MY TURCK IS INSTALLED IN A NUMBER OF CHRYLSER PRODUCTS AND THAT IT FAILS WHEN OTHER COMPONENTS FAIL (IN HIS CASE WHEN THE ABS FAILED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838286May 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SAW HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF TRUCK. AFTER STOPPING TRUCK, DRIVER CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER IS REPARING THE TRUCK AT OWNER'S COST. ALSO, THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 97V084000 CHRYSLER/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE. THE FAILURE WAS THE PLASTIC FITTING THAT ATTACHES THE TRANS COOLER LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. FLUID WAS SPEWING OUT DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE IGNITION. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838005May 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE LOOSE AND FOLD IN WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706381May 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKE PADS ARE ALSO IN NEED OF CHANGING AT 50000 MILES WHEN THEY WERE CHANGED AT 22702MILES BY THE DEALERSHIP. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837557May 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURIING HEAVY BRAKING CONDITIONS, ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, AND TRUCK GLIDES ALONG. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836296May 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PREMATURELY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER TO FAIL. ALSO, CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837503May 5, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT END WAS SHAKING & VIBRATING. WHILE EXITING OFF ROAD THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION IN STEERING. TOOK TO DEALER & COUPLING, BRAKES, LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, VIBRATION STILL CONTINUED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND. WAS LOWERING VEHICLE & NOTICED FRONT END WAS CRACKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706145May 1, 1999
AIR BAGS
FRONT IMPACT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#836687April 30, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SYSTEM TRIGGERING MECHANISM UNDER SEAT WAS REPLACED AND NO COVER WAS INSTALLED DUE TO INTERFERENCE OF SEAT. STATED TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET ANYTHING UNDER SEAT, OR AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY PREMATURELY. PROBLEM CANNOT BE REMEDIED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837282April 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THIS VEHICLE CAN BE PLACED INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706083April 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS PREMATURE INTERNAL DYSFUNCTION. HANGS IN GEARS, AND SLIPS WHILE SHIFTING, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TRUCK IS APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT SUBMITTING A RECALL. REPAIR IS ABOUT $2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705851April 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE PULLED DURING BRAKING FROM DAY 1. IT IS AN ADMITTED PROBLEM (BY CHRYSLER) WITH THE CALIPERS. MINE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE TO NO AVAIL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545106April 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO COMPRESSION IN THE #6 CYLINDER MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER WHEN GOING UP GRADES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705567April 13, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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