Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#528292January 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE WEAR SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND AT TIMES THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528124January 13, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
WELD FAILURE IN THE AREA WHERE THE SHEET METAL IS HELD TOGETHER/ATTACHES THE PIVOT PINS TO THE TRUCK BED, THE WELD FAILURED CAUSES PREVENTS THE TAILGATE FROM STAYING IN POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528118January 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
POWER VACUUM LINES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES PRIOR TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528310January 12, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
BOTH FRONT TIRES SEVERELY CUPPED AND THIS WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE SHOCKS IN THE FRONT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527670January 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE COUPLINGS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527742January 3, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR. METAL IN HEAD REST PENETRATED THE BACK OF DRIVERS SCALP AND CAUSED SEVERE TRAUMA RESULTING IN SWELLING IN THE BRAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#527299January 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS ACTIVATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528850December 30, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONTINUOUS OUT OF ALIGNMENT; INABILITY TO HOLD ALIGNMENT. FRONT TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON OUTER EDGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527660December 30, 1997
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES DUE TO ABNORMAL, EXCESSIVE AND EXTREME WEAR ON THE OUTER EDGES OF FRONT TIRES. AGAIN AT 17,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529187December 30, 1997
SUSPENSION
TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY BECAUSE VEHICLE CANNOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527599December 30, 1997
SUSPENSION
CONTINUOUS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, INABILITY TO HOLD ALIGNMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527598December 30, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT TIRES THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL HELD STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528351December 30, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT TIRES THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL HELD STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817714December 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TURNED ENGINE ON, NO RESERVE LOAD. PUMPED BRAKES 4-6 TIMES. LET SIT 1-3 MINUTES, NO BACK SUPPORT AND VACUUM ASSIST DISAPPEARED. DILEMMA: TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526190December 15, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818974December 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL INTERMTTENTLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819914December 11, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SENSOR HAS GONE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819915December 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 97V068000; 2 WEEKS AGO THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT AUTO WEST DODGE. NOW, IF THE BRAKES ARE HIT MORE THAN SIX TIMES, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819820December 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS EQUIPPED: UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT END SHIMMY. PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, RELEASED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817321December 5, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE AND IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO ABOUT 25MPH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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