Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#822447April 15, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING AN ACCIDENT AIR BAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534331April 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ELECTRICAL FIRE ORIGINATING UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822092April 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BREAK AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822388April 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKE PADS SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533885April 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL OCCASIONALLY, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822303April 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, THEY SEEM TO BE VERY SPONGY, AND THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD. THEY DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK. ALL BRAKE PADS HAVE BE REPLACED ON 3/7/98. THE REAR BRAKES PADS WERE GLAZED OVER LIKE THEY WERE HEATED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533970April 8, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822252April 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. ON 4-3-98, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO DEALER THREE TIMES, AND THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, SUCH AS THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUG WIRE, AND ETC. THE TRUCK STILL IS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822265April 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A MODULE WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR. THE ABS AND BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON. DURING A PANIC STOP THE WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533624April 7, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT WHEN RELEASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533513April 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
BRAKES HAVE BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533565April 1, 1998
TIRES
DRIFTS VERY HARD TO RIGHT CAUSING TIRES TO LOSE THEIR TREAD VERY FAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533229March 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822110March 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY. HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821339March 20, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND THEN RAN INTO TELEPHONE POLE AND WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#533132March 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. IN ADDITION, WHEEL CYLINDERS /TIE ROD END/FUEL INJECTION PUMP/RADIO MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821933March 13, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WILL SLIDE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532645March 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO ENGINEERING DEFECT. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THREE COLLISIONS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#532319March 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION, WHEELS:HUB, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKES CONTINUE TO PULL HARD, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531898March 5, 1998
STEERING
STEERING ARM BROKE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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