Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#604392October 22, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
STARTER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523769October 22, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
ACCELERATOR STICKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523677October 20, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD CRACKS EVERY TIME ITS STRUCK BY A PEBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523645October 20, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818461October 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES & VEHICLE PULLED LEFT, ACROSS 2 LANES. AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED, PULLED RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEM & WAS CORRECTED 75%. WAS INFORMED NORMAL FOR TRUCK TO PULL RIGHT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523726October 14, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
FRONT END BALL JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523728October 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL REPAIR NOTICE SENT TO CONSUMER, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY RECALLED REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816984October 8, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING, COULD HEAR WIND NOISE COMING THROUGH THE DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CONTINUED DRIVING, LATER, CHECKED DOOR, DOOR LOCK POST WHERE NORMALLY WELDED TO FRAME/COVERED WITH SHEET METAL, CAME OFF. DEALER REWELDED DOOR POST BACK TO FRAME. *AK HAD TO BE REDONE AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER. WATER LEAK AT REAR SEAM. WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 68 MPH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 78 MPH AND WAS CLIMBING. WHILE DRIVING IN EXTREME HEAT, THE CLUTCH FAN ENGAGES, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER, AND THERE IS VERY LOW FUEL ECONOMY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818235October 8, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (397V084000). CALLED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. SUPPOSEDLY DID THE RECALL, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. OWNER NOTICED OIL ON GROUND AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE. HAD A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816827October 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER STATES THE LISTED VEHICLE IS USED FOR TOWING PURPOSES, UPON TOWING VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT FUSE BLOWED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK CONTROL (BRAKING) IS LOST TO THE 12,000LB TRALIER WHEN THE ABS FUSE BLOWS, DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604917October 1, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816049September 30, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN COLD WHEATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT SHIFT IN A HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING ABOUT 30MPH. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816755September 30, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVING TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. GOT OUT OF TRUCK, PULLED HOOD UP AND NOTICED THAT THE FIRE RETARDING PAD WAS ON FIRE. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC, HAS NOT DETERMINED WAS CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816653September 25, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DRIVING SLOWLY ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 5MPH TO ABOUT 40MPH .REAR TIRES BROKE TRACTION, LEFT ABOUT 65FT OF ACCELERATION SKID MARKS AND RAN INTO A WALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522337September 23, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE MELTED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/FLUID LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521337September 23, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE PULLING A TRAILER UP AMOUNTAIN PASS, PULLED OVER TO LET TRAFFIC GOE BY, SAW LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE, DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATED AND DUMPED ON GROUND, RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605155September 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES PADS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605053September 19, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605028September 19, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE JERKS INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605051September 19, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, TIRES
TRANSMISSION SOLENOID/VACUUM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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