Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#757077January 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MECHANIC SAID HE SEE THIS IN DODGE'S RANGING IN THE YRS.1994-1999'S, IT IS A FAULTY PART. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002459January 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING, CAUSING A COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002493January 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME.TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GIVE A DIAGNOSTIC READING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005993January 17, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
LEFT FRONT SPINDLE BROKE WITH LITTLE WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002348January 17, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002258January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD NOT TURNED OFF. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE DAYS. BUT, PROBLEM CAME BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002259January 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE OR TO STOP VEHICLE. PEDAL WILL PULSE CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002260January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WORKED POORLY. AT STARTING/ PASSING GEAR WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002261January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WICH SOUNDED LIKE SUSPENSION WAS OUT OF PLACE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR PINION BEARING ON DIFFERENTIAL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATINON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002262January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH COULD NOT BE USE AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING GEAR. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY FOUND OUT THAT CLUTCH TRAIL BEARING WAS DESTROYED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002103January 14, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SUSPENSION
IN AUGUST OF 1999 WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON ODOMETER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION, AND THE DRIVER LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL BEFORE CRASHING INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SINCE REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL STEERING GEAR BOX, VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD DURING NORMAL OPERATION. STEERING GEAR BOX HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002045January 11, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER JUST PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, WHEN DRIVERS SEAT HINGE BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002069January 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE TRYINNG TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. DEALER GOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001958January 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES WHICH FAILED DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF FRONT ROTORS, CONSUMER APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001873January 9, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. ONCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE FLOWING IN A STEADY STREAM FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001900January 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER 0FF ROAD AND LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING TO ASSIST ANOTHER MOTORIST. WHEN HE RETURNED TO VEHICLE, THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756615January 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO PLOW SNOW. VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD AT A VERY SLOW RATE ( APPROX 1 MPH) AND VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES. DRIVER HAD TO EXIT THROUGH A WALL OF FLAME AND WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE, CAB WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FIRE. VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. FIRE APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM BENEATH THE CAB, EXACT ORIGIN UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WILL BE KEPT ON THE PREMISES UNTIL WE HEAR FROM YOU. OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES BUT WE HAVE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO SERVICE RECENTLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES ETC. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY RIGHT UP TO THE TIME THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001561January 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DEALER REFUSES TO DO RECALL 00V135000 REPAIRS ON IGNITION WIRING BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD A SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLED, THIS WAS DONE AT TIME OF PURCHASE AT DEALERSHIP. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000999December 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE TRAVELING UP SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN 25 TO 30 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, NYLON BUSHING RUNNING FROM TRANSMISSION TO OIL COOLER MELTED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALERSHIP MADE REPAIRS TO VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER SAID EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED EXTRA HEAT, BUT THE MAIN HEAT SOURCE COMES FROM THE INSIDE AND NOT FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FRICTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000797December 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 01V037000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 970 5 MONTHS AGO AND CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. CONSUMER KEPT CALLING DEALER ABOUT PARTS, AND DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT IN. THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL 4 FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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