Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#534029April 7, 1999
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
SPARE TIRE IS SUPPORTED BY A STEEL CABLE CONNECTED TO A HAND WINCH. UPON RAISING SPARE TIRE, IT WILL NOT LIFT UP DIRECTLY TO THE STOWED POSITION, BUT WILL HANG AGAINST TAIL PIPE. OPERATOR LAYED UNDER VEHICLE TO ALIGN THE TIRE AND CLEAR TAIL PIPE. CABLE BECAME SLACK AND CABLE RETAINER PLATE BECAME DETACHED, ALLOWING THE SPARE WHEEL TO FALL FREE, STRIKING THE OPERATOE IN THE FACE. HITTING WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE THE EYE GLASSES TO CUT THE SKIN BELOW LEFT EYE, REQUIRING STICHES AT LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#835519April 7, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SMELT SOMETHING BURNING AND THE COMPARTMENT FILLED UP WITH SMOKE, AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED UP. OWNER REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH HIMSELF. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544869April 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836536April 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ENGINE PISTON RINGS, FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836426April 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705193April 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, FRONT SUSPENSION WILL SHIMMY VIOLENTLY. SHIMMYING CONTINUES UNTIL VEHICLE IS PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SPEED IS REDUCED. SHOCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO CAUSE. SOME BUMPS AND POTHOLES CAUSE, SOME DO NOT. SOMETIMES, SHIMMY STARTS MILDLY AND PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE. ALTHOUGH OCCURRED AT 65, ALSO OCCURS AT SLOWER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF YOU KNOW OF A FIX THAT IS AVAILABLE (E.G., DEALER RETROFIT), PLEASE E-MAIL ME! ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, CHANCES ARE IT EVENTUALLY WILL! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705194April 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION. FEELS LIKE TIRE SLIGHTLY OUT OF BALANCE, BUT TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED REPEATEDLY, WHEELS HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR TRUE, AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR OUT OF ROUND. DEALER STATED THAT STOCK GOODYEAR TIRES "ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING A ROUGH RIDE" BUT ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE "WEAR ITEMS". DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING WHEELS AND TIRES, BOTH OF WHICH WERE DONE, BUT NOT AT DEALER; PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED AND COST NEARLY $2000. VIBRATION IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAN BE SEEN VIBRATING. THIS IS MORE OF A NUISANCE THAN A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT CAN MAKE FOR AN UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE. DEALER'S COMMENT HAS BEEN THAT "THAT'S THE WAY A TRUCK RIDES," AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO RESOLVE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705128March 31, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
LAST YEAR MY DODGE HEADLIGHT SWITCH STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I WAS ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544591March 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL OF TRANSMISSION COOLER PRESSURE LINE QUICK CONNECTS WHICH FROM INCORRECT SEATING OR EXTREME HEAT CAUSED FLUID LOSS RRSULTING IN SEVERE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835812March 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED LAST FALL. NOW LOST REVERSE IN TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NEEDED A KIT TO CORRECT PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSION AT OWNER'S COST. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT LOST REVERSE GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704297March 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE PLACED IN SERVICE 10/95 SO OUT OF WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THEM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 95 TRUCKS HAD (8/82).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704144March 8, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I REAR ENDED ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND POSSIBLE FRAME DAMAGE ALSO. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH I WAS WEARING THE SEATBELT, MY HEAD STILL MADE CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. A FELLOW FIREFIGHTER IN TOWN HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIANCE, IN THAT HE HIT AN AUTO AT SPEED, AND HIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW STYLE DODGE PICKUPS?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#703960March 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ON THREE OCCASIONS BRAKES HAVE LOST PRESSURE TO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. ON LAST INCIDENT ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF LOSING BRAKING ENTIRELY. SINCE SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED AND INSPECTION OF BRAKING COMPONENTS,EXCLUDING ABS, HAVE NOT UNCOVERED DEFECT IT,BUT LIGHT ON ABS SYSTEM HAS TURNED ON -INDICATING SYSTEM PROBLEM - I BELIEVE ABS COMPONENTS MAY BE FAULTY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834989February 18, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND STEEERING IS VERY UNSTABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED SHOCK ABSORBER BAR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834949February 17, 1999
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEED AND KEEPING THE STEERING WHEEL STRAGHT, STEERING WHEEL WILL GO FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER CAN'T KEEP CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR THE PROBLEM, AND DEALER STILL HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703282February 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN 100% SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT41,000 MILES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT LOW PEDAL . I WAS TOLD THAT THE PADS AND SHOES WERE FINE. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. SQUEALING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WAS FOUND TO BE THE WATER PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703227February 12, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SPENT $1200 TO REBUILD ENTIRE FRONT END OF CAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES OF LITE STREET USE. FACTORY INSTALLED COMPONANTS OBVOIUSLY INFERIOR QUALITY OR DEFECTIVE. DAILMER CHRYSLER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST IN THE COSTS OF THE REPAIR UNTIL THE BILLS CAME IN. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WALKED AWAY FROM THE ISSUE. REAR WINDOW WATER LEAK - SUGGEST OTHER OWNERS TO LOOK ON PASSENGER SIDE FOR WATER PONDING ADJACENT TO SILL PLATE AT REAR OF SEAT. REAR FACTORY SLIDING WINDOW DEFECTIVE. MUST REPLACE WITH ALTERNATE SELECTION. HEADLINER WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY ON ALTERNATE SELECTION - BEWARE. DODGE RAM OWNERS BEWARE. THIS OWNER JUMPING SHIP FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICAL FOR 11 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831334February 10, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND WHITOUT PRIOR WARNING THE STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781951February 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED/STUCK. ALSO FUEL LINE LEAK, AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702807February 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, TIRES
LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND SENSATION IN STEERING LINKAGE WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING CORNERS. DEALER HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER RAM PICKUP. DEALER REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. FIXED PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AFTER ADDITIONAL 10,000 MILES PROBLEM IS RE-OCCURRING. ALSO, THREE OF ORIGINAL FIVE TIRES HAD DEFECTS INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT BULGING AND PLY SEPARATION. RESULTED IN POOR TRACTION, EXCELERATED WEAR, AND BOUNCING. OWNER REPLACED TWO TIRES. WHEN THIRD TIRE FAILED, OWNER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES. DEALER STATED THEY RECEIVE MANY TIRE COMPLAINTS FROM NEW VEHICLE OWNERS WITH GOODYEAR TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245 75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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