Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#558001December 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED CAUSING IT TO STICK ON OCCASIONS, THE CABLE HAS NOT STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876067December 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THREE GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRES P245/75R16 M&S TIRES DOT MD11 BTOV 505 022RJ HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER COULD FEEL TIRES BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737334December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ONCE AT 43,832 MILES, NOW AT 71,750 MILES. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN WE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875866December 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN. CONSUMER RECEIVED 10 RECALL LETTERS FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558215November 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER RECALL REPAIR 97V-068 OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING BOTH BATTERIES WENT DEAD, THE BATTERY ISOLATOR WIRING IS DIRECTLY LINKED INTO BLOWER MOTORS WHICH WAS THE WRONG SOURCE FOR POWER CAUSING ELECTRICAL DRAW TO THE BATTERY ISOLATOR AND BATTERIES, DEALER FOUND NEW POWER SOURCE FOR BATTERIES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558176November 29, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER TOTALED VEHICLE BY HITTING A TREE HEAD ON, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCING NO DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER INJURED LOWER BACK AND KNEES AND IS STILL RECOVERING. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#736985November 28, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WATER LEAKS THROUGH SEAMS IN TRUCK.HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES. WATER STILL LEAKS IN TRUCK TO THE POINT OF POURING OUT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHEN OPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875587November 28, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A NON-METALLIC HOSE RUBBING AGAINST ENGINE CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE UNDER HOSE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875646November 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO YEARS AGO, 2 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES WITH SAME MAKE. 15000 MILES LATER, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER BLOWOUT WITH ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, STILL HAD 50 % OF TREAD LEFT. P245/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK GOODYEAR WILL ONLY REPLACE ONE TIRE, DOT # MD11C20V505, GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875506November 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR CABLE BECAME FRAYED/ GETTING JAMMED INTO THE CABLE HOUSING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WILL INSPECT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736857November 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR ANY TOWING OR OTHER POWER TRAIN STRESSING JOBS. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, UNDER SIMILAR "NO STRESS" CONDITION LESS THAN 20K MILES LATER. A WIDELY ACCEPTED INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR TRANSMISSION LIFE EXPECTANCY IS 7YRS/100,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736757November 22, 2000
TIRES
GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRE FAILURE ON TRUCK AND TRAILER DUE TO DELAMINATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R16) ONE OF THE TIRE FAILURES CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736764November 22, 2000
TIRES
PER NEWS RELEASES RE PENDING INVESTIGATION GOODYEAR LOAD RANGE E TIRES: MY VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES IN QUESTION. TIRES BEGAN IMMEDIATE FAILURE BY SCALLOPING LEADING EDGES OF ALL TREAD BLOCKS. ALIGNMENT, STEERING, BALANCE ALL CHECKED & W/IN SPECS. AT 3150 MILES ROTATION MADE WORSE. AT 3260 MILES DODGE AGREED TO REPLACE 4 TIRES W/ MICHELIN LTS M&S; REFUSED TO CHANGE SPARE, SAME SIZE. TIRES FINALLY RECEIVED AT 4477 MILES. BY THEN TREAD HAD SCALLOPED OFF AS MUCH AS 11/32". DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PENDING INVESTAGATION MATERIAL, BUT I CAN DOCUMENT ALL WITH RO'S & TIRE MEASUREMENT DATA. FYI: 5TH (SPARE TIRE) SOLD AS USED AT MAJOR LOSS AND MATCHING MICHELIN PURCHASED OUT-OF-POCKET. CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IF REQUIRED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16E )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736711November 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, ALSO KNOW OF OTHERS IN THIS SAME AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE ALSO 1996 MODELS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736434November 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING I-4 (EAST) HEADING TOWARDS DAYTONA, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY HAD EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE FLEW UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND TORE UP THE QUARTER PANEL FORWARD AND BEHIND THE WHEEL, TORE OFF THE MUDFLAP, AND BROKE OFF THE FENDER FLARE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK TO A STOP WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE OR HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS CUSTOMIZED AS I HAD BOUGHT IT IN 1997 AND THE CUSTOMIZATION HAS NEVER INTERFERED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND ALSO A PICTURE OF WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE. UNFORTUNATELY, I REPLACED THE TIRES (ALL FOUR) BEFORE I KNEW THAT BRIDGESTONE WAS THE SAME MANUFACTURER AS FIRESTONE. THE TIRES COULD NOT BE RECOVERED FROM THE STORE THAT REPLACED THEM. THE REASON I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES IS BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T ANYMORE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557684November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID. NLM ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE PULLING UTILITY TRAILER, 2 TIRES DELAMINATED. ALL 5 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, TWO TIRES DELAMINATED ON THE 1996 JACO 28 FOOT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. ALL FIVE TIRES ON THE TRAILER WERE REPLACED. ON A THIRD OCCASION, RIGHT FRONT TIRE (WRANGLER AT LT245/75R16 M+S DOT MD11 BTOV 197 234R) DELAMINATED ON THE TRUCK. GOODYEAR PAID 50 PERCENT PRORATE OF FOUR TIRES BASED ON TREAD DEPTH. HOWEVER, CONSUMER THOUGHT GOODYEAR WOULD PAY 100 PERCENT OF THE COST ON THE FACTORY DEFECT TIRE AND CONSUMER WOULD PAY FOR REMAINING THREE TIRES. CONSUMER PAID FOR THE FOUR NEW AT/S WRANGLERS. *TT *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874834November 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIIGNAL EQUIPMENT ON 1996, DODGE, 2500, GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRE SIZE 24575R16. PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHICH CAUSED MAJOR BODY DAMAGE, AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK DOT #MD11C20V303. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736101November 10, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS PROBLEM WAS STATED TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND NIETHER WOULD ACT UPON THEM EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 95 MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874776November 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SHOULDER BELT CONTINUING TO TIGHTEN UPON DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO UNLATCH BELT BUCKLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE ITSELF. BUT, PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY SITUATION OR WHEN JERKING THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736061November 9, 2000
TIRES
I CARRY A HEAVY CAMPER, ALTHOUGH IN SPEC FOR THE TIRES, ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME. TWO TIRES FAILED BY TREAD SEPARATION AT ABOUT 13000 MILES, NO MORE THAN 5000 MILES LOADED. I PAID FOR REPLACEMENTS. THERE WAS LOTS OF TREAD LEFT. TWO MORE HAD FAILED BY ABOUT 25000 MILES, WITH ABOUT 5000 MILES OF LOADED OPERATION. THESE MILES WERE AT GREATLY REDUCED SPEED BECAUSE OF FEAR OF FAILURE. AGAIN I REPLACED THE TIRES, THEY WERE NOT GIVEN TO ME. GOODYEAR SAYS THE TRUCK IS AT FAULT, DODGE SAYS THE TIRES ARE BAD. NO ONE LAUGHED OUT LOUD. IN ALL CASES THE TIRES HAD LOTS OF TREAD LEFT AND THE FAILURE WAS DELAMINATION AROUND THE TREAD AREA. THE TIRES DID NOT LOSE AIR AND THEREFORE NO ACCIDENT VEHICLE DAMAGE RESULTED. I WENT THRU THE CUSTOMER ARBITRATION BOARD AT DODGE, CLAIMING THEY SELECTED INAPPROPRIATE TIRES, TO NO AVAIL. A CONCENSUS OF TIRE PEOPLE WAS THAT THE ENGINE HAD TOO MUCH TORQUE FOR THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH NO OVERLOADED. I BECAME CONCERNED THAT, SINCE NO ASSURANCES WERE GIVEN THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECUR, THE NEXT FAILURE MIGHT PRODUCE A ACCIDENT. I THREW AWAY 4 VIRTUALLY NEW TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH COOPER TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. GOOD TIRE WEAR AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED WITH THE COOPER TIRES IN ALMOST 20000 MILES. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION IF REQUESTED. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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