Dodge Ram Complaints (1996)

1,362 consumer complaints on file.

#742009March 6, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, WHEN SHE STOMPED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS, IT STAYED THERE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUN AWAY WITH HER, SHE KEPT STOMPING ON THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO RELESE BUT IT WOULD NOT. SHE DID GET IT TO RELEASE SOMEHOW AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. AFTER SHE GOT HOME I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE ACCELERATOR HAD FRAYED AND MUST HAVE SOMEHOW HUNG UP ON THE TUBING SURROUNDING THE CABLE. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HOPE DC WILL RECALL OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742019March 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR MUST LET OFF OF GAS IN ORDER TO SHIFT. GARAGE TOLD ME THAT 3RD GEAR IS GONE AND MUST BE REPLACED. OTHER PEOPLE W/ 96 DODGE RAMS ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741649February 27, 2001
TIRES
FRONT RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED AT 65MPH ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AT 2,410 MILEAGE ABOUT FRONT END VIBRATION/SHIMMY. NO CAUSE FOUND. VIBRATION IN FRONT END REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER WITHOUT PROBLEM BEING FOUND SINCE IT CONTINUED. WAS TOLD "NORMAL RIDE" FOR TRUCK. TRUCK EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION, RATTLES IN DASH FROM VIBRATION, STEERING COLUMN EXCESSIVE PLAY ETC, ETC, ETC. REMAINING TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF BLUGING AND CRACKING. TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM BEGINING IN MY OPINION AND PUT ME AT RISK! DEALER REBALANCED/ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES AND SIMPLY CONCLUDED THE VIBRATION/SHIMMY WAS NORMAL FOR TRUCK AND STATED I MIGHT HAVE A BETTER RIDE WHEN LOADED. (DOT NUMBER: LOAD E TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881566February 27, 2001
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STEERING HAS TO MUCH PLAY, ALSO THERE IS A POPPING SOUND, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN OVERDRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741549February 26, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE OFF FROM BOTTOM OF SEAT, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL INTO BACK SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881399February 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. 3RD GEAR WAS BURNING OUT. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO AN AMOCO, AND TEST DROVE IT TO FIND PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSDUCER AND SOLENOID. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881416February 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A CLICKING SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, AND A PROBLEM WITH WANDERING CROSS ROAD AT 40 OR MORE MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741498February 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER KEEPS PULLING SHORTLY AFTER REPLACEMENT. 4 HAVE BEEN REPLACED. SOMETIMES A VERY STRONG PULL WHERE STEERING IS PULLED FROM HANDS. ESPECIALLY DANGERIOUS WHEN PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER. -- FUEL CELL HAS A BADLY WORN SLEEVE WHICH CAUSES FLOATING SUCTION TO HANG UP CAUSING AIR SUCTION AND RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AT 1/2 TANK PLUS OR MINUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880947February 21, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE WAS BACKED UP TO A LAKE TO DROPA BOATWITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. UPON RETURNING TO SHORE, CONSUMER FOUND VEHICLE SUBMERGED IN WATER, EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD COME LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880454February 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55, THE TWO REARVIEW MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE WILL GRADUALLY TURN INWARD AND CONSUMER CAN'T SEE WHATS BEHIND HIM. ALSO, WIND MOVES WINDOWS INWARD. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880467February 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ROTORS AND DISC CHANGED TWICE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED EVERY 10-15,000 MILES. CONSUMER DOESN'T HAUL ANYTHNG TO WEAR BRAKES OUT. SERVICEMAN SAID BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INADEQUATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880361February 12, 2001
SEATS
WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785267February 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING AT 50000 MILES, AT 70000 MILES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 74000 MILES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880071February 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES BROKE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT BUT IT ONLY COVERED GASOLINE MODELS, NOT DIESEL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO INSTANCES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTIONS BLEW OUT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559476February 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR 00V135, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A LENGTHY TIME DUE TO DEALERSHIP NOT HAVING TRAINED TECHNICIANS, WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE, WIRES WERE HANGING FROM STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND IT RAN FINE THE FIRST DAY, THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN, CONSUMER FOUND BATTERY CABLE LOOSE AND THE FUSE COMPARTMENT COVER FELL OFF IN HIS HANDS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879898February 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUELGUAGE MISREAD AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740418February 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN ENGINE IS COLD ENGINE DIES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THIS PICKUP WAS TAKEN TO COLIESUM MOTORS ON TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, THE FIRST TIME THEY INFORMED ME THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A DIESEL THIS IS THE 4TH DODGE DIESEL I HAVE OWNED NONE OF THE OTHERS HAD THIS DEFECT. THE SECOND TIME I RETURNED THE VEHICLE THEY SET THE IDLE UP TO 900 RPM THIS WOULD PUSH THE VEHICLE THRU STOP SIGNS AND I HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT UNDER 30 MPH.EVERY TIME I RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO COLIESUM MOTORS THEY CHARGE ME FOR SOME REPAIR THAT DOES NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY ARE NO HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740370February 3, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WAS DRIVING ON E-WAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO WINDSHIELD THE HOOD HAS NOT BEEN OPEN SINCE NOV. 21ST ,2000 WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THIS HAPPENED ON FEB. 1ST, 2001 THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE HOOD HAD BEEN RELEASED AND WHEN WE PULLED ON THE RELEASE LEVER INSIDE TRUCK THE LATCH UNDER THE HOOD DOES NOT MOVE THERE ARE NO BROKEN PARTS ON THE LATCH EITHER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740353February 2, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 (WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET)THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE COMPLETLY OFF OF THE SEAT BOTTOM CAUSING ME TO FALL BACKWARD INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BUT A LESS EXPERENCED DRIVER MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. DODGE HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR WHICH I AM RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR AT MY OWN COST. I BELIVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879674February 2, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
METAL ON BOTH SIDES OF BOLTS OF TRAILOR HITCH CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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