Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#834260January 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE PASSENGER'S WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM MOTOR BROKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY. ALSO, THE STEERING SYSTEM IS VERY LOOSE, AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PRESENTLY, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER PARTS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834004January 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO CHANGE GEARS AT 35MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED & REPLACED. HAD NOTICED THE FRONT CLUTCH WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833815January 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE UNDER PART OF THE CARGO AREA OF THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE MUFFLER CATCHING FIRE, AND THERE WAS ALSO A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. DEALER REPLACED MUFFLER AND FUEL TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833704January 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO WORK OFF AND ON AT TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833617January 15, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN IS VERY LOOSE AND SHAKES, THIS PROBLEM ALSO GIVES IT TROUBLE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701928January 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701866January 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXCESSIVE PEDAL EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE IN NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS. FRONT BRAKES SMOKE DURING HARD STOPS OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT ALSO GIVES OFF A BURNING SMELL. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND THEY STATE THAT IT IS "NORMAL". I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN 1997, DODGE CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THIS TRUCK TO A LARGER UNIT. THE REST OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE THE SAME. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701795January 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832897December 31, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE ARE 2 EXTRA PIECES ON CAMSHAFT ON ENGINE. NO PLATE (LIFTER KEEPER). THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SOUND/RUN LIKE A DIESEL. ROCKALE ASSEMBLY RODS CUT INTO CAMSHAFT, LEAVING 1/2 GROOVE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC CHANGE OIL & FILTER WHICH WAS FULL OF SHAVING 3 TIMES BUT THE ENGINE NOT RIGHT.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701630December 28, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
1500 BOTH MIRRORS HAVE BECOME SO LOSE AS TO BE FOLDED BACK TOWARDS THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET BUG SHIELD THE AIR HAS BEEN REDIRECTED IN A WAY THAT THE MIRRORS WERE LOOSENED. THEY SUGGESTION: SUPER GLUE THE MIRRORS IN PLACE???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832637December 23, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR,CAUSE UNKNOWN, ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED,ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH ABS AND CONSUMER ALSO STATES RADIO IS INOPERATIVE. *ADJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832422December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON VAROUIS PARTS. 1. TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AT 58,000 MILE OF WEAR 2. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BROKE, AND 3. FUEL PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832431December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GOES INTO FIRST GEAR AT A STOP POSITION, AND WON'T SHIFT TO SECOND, MOVING THE TRANSMISSION WINDS. REPLACED WITH NEW, SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701419December 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
3500 PICKUP WHILE DRIVING UP A 7% GRADE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE CAME LOOSE AND I LOST ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TOW TRUCK DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PLASTIC SNAP FITTING ON THIS COOLER LINE THAT OFTEN RUPTURES. WHEN THEY CALLED IN THE DISPATCHER SAID, " ANOTHER DODGE?" WE HAD JUST COME DOWN A SEVERE GRADE. IF THIS HAD FAILED ON THAT SLOPE WE'D PROBABLY BEEN KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832286December 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON WET OR DAMP ROADS THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK-UP IF APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543014December 14, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN AND OBSCURE VISION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832176December 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE REAR ADJUSTING BRAKES DOES NOT ADJUST ON RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE,CAUSING MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKE PAD, WHICH AS A RESULT MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832019December 8, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, VEHICLE WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND KEEP FOCUSED ON THE ROAD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831678December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. BRAKE LINING OVERHEATS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE NOT STOPPING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831525December 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND COMING OFF A RAMP, CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, AND HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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