Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10079585June 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO FROM SECOND TO THID GEAR. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THIRD GEAR LIP SEAL FAILED. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075364June 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIRD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE ON 1996 DODGE P/U W/ DEISEL ENGINE. I REPORTED TO DOT ON 11-JUL-2000 AFTER THE SECOND FIRE. SEE YOUR REFERENCE NO 865223. THIS MAKES THREE TIMES THE DRIVER COULD NOT TURN ENGINE OFF, WIRING HARNESSES OVERHEATED CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071968May 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING SMOKE DRIFTED OUT OF THE VENTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT WIRES WERE BURNT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065437April 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT COOLING LINE CLIPS WERE DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049926March 17, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, IN WHICH HE SUGGESTED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS SWITCH MELTED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062129March 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
SOMTHING UNDER THE TRUCK RATTLES/ STALLS IN REVERSE ,WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR,ACTS LIKE IT IS LOCKED IN 4WD ALL THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050337February 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNG THEN A METAL TO METAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED, BUT THE WHEEL DIDN'T FALL OFF. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER IN TIME TO KEEP THE WHEEL FROM FALLING OFF. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059684February 24, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP WERE CONTAMINATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056850February 9, 2004
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT
BRAKES FAILED. THE VACUMM CHECK VALUE INSTALLED BY DODGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON A 1996 DODGE RAM DIESEL FAILED AND ALLOWED NO VACUUM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056568February 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DODGE RAM - BAD TRANSMISSION(S) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055112January 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STEERING:LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, EQUIPMENT
S,BAR LINK ,REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS ,NO GOOD.TRANSMISSION FAILURE TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ,REPLACED PRESSURE SOL,GOVERNOR,GOV SWITCH,SWITCHAND SELERIOND,STILL ACTING THE SAME.LEFT CONTROLARMANDBOLTKIT , ALSO SAY NEEDS RIGHT SIDE .WILL NOT ALLIGNE .LIGHT UNDER HOOD COMES ON WHEN DRIVING ,AND HORN DOES NOT WORK NO ONE CAN FIG OUT WHY ..?DODGE SHOULD COVER ALL TRANNY AND FROUNT SUP ON THESE TRUCKS ,FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHACED ALL THE THINGS THAT GO WRONG WITH THIS YR OF TK.96 DODGE RAM 4X4 1500 ALSO THE 4X4 IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO AND TAKE OUT AND SOMETIMES DOESN NOT COME OUT ,EVEN WHEN LIGHT INDCATES IT IS OUT OF FOUR WHEEL.NEVER AGAIN DODGE!! NUMEROUS DATES OF WORK TO THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054745January 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES ON MY 1996 DODGE RAM FAILED. THE DEALER "KIRKWOOD DODGE" SAID THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057290January 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MANUFACTURER DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN HARM. *PH PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THE HIGH CLUTCH DRUM WAS REPLACED. *MR *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056106January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE VACUUM SYSTEM BECAME CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. THIS EFFECTED THE VEHICLE'S HAV SYSTEM, BRAKE BOOSTER AND DETERIORATED ALL THE VACUUM HOSES WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *PH A RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSUMER INSTALL AN EXTERNAL BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE AND HOSE, REPLACE VENT AND DEFROSTER ACTUATOR. THE CUSTOMER DECLINED THE REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069357January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITION WORKS OFF AND ON THE PAINT ON THE TRUCK IS BLUE .IT HAS BEEN COMING OFF FOR SOME TIME .FIRST IN SMALL AREAS AND NOW LONGER. LOOKS LIKE A BAD SUN BURN.DON'T THINK IT WAS DONE RIGHT AT THE MANUFACTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069398January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070599January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
WE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO CHRYSLER ASKING FOR A "GOODWILL REPAIR REFUND" AND HAD A PHONE CALL FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, AL WILLIAMS, STATING THAT THE THREE (3)YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WE HAD EXPLAINED THAT OUR LEISURE TRAVEL VAN WITH A DODGE V8 360 ENGINE ONLY ON 31,365 ON THE TRANSMISSION. HE SAID IT DID NOT MATTER. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM CHRYSLER STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN A TRANSMISSION "CHEWED UP" LIKE OURS. WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO CHRYSLER ASKING FOR A LETTER STATING EXACTLY WHY THEY WERE DENYING OUR REQUEST FOR A "GOODWILL REPAIR REFUND". WE HAVE HAD NO CALLS RETURNED AND CAN NOT REACH THEIR CUSTOMER NUMBER BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS BUSY. ON LINE "ASK" QUESTIONS NEVER RESPOND TO A QUESTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070694January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THE PRESSURE SEAL FOR SECOND GEAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. IT LASTS FOR ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND THEN GOES. I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR 2 OUT OF 3 TIMES. APPROX 1400.00.. THE LAST TIME I HAD PARTS PUT IN THAT WERE NOT CHRYSLER PRODUCTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068739January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS COMING OFF IN HUGE SPOTS. STARTS AS A SMALL FADED AREA THEN STARTS PEELING. TRANSMISSION STALLS IN SECOND GEAR AND TAKES A WHILE TO SHIFT TO THIRD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069032January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CYLINDER HEAD'S ARE CRACKED, CAUSING TRUCK TO DAMAGE HEAD GASKETS. OVERDRIVE ON THE TRUCK WENT OUT SO TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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