Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1996 Dodge Mini Ram Van

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control1
000
Tires › Sidewall1
000
Structure › Body › Door1
000
Steering1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering
Filed Oct 18, 201637,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE MINI RAM VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE SIDES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000...UPDATED 11/17/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPAIRED THE STEERING HIMSELF BY REMOVING THE STEERING SHAFT AND REPLACING THE UJOINT. UPDATED 08/08/2017*JS

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Feb 21, 2005GA

I HAVE HAD TO EITHER REPLACE OR REPAIR TWO OF MY HANKOOK MILAGE PLUS TIRES SINCE I PURCHASED THEM SIX MONTHS AGO. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURING ON 2/21/05. I HAVE BOTH TIRES THE ONE THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED.

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Jan 27, 2003FL

DURING SUMMER CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF BETWEEN 18 AND 25 MILES. *AK CRUISE CONTROL WAS OPERATIVE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE COOL. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 21, 2001MA

ENGINE FAILURE, ENGINE WAS REPLACED FOR FOUR TIMES BY DEALER. REASON FOR FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 22, 1996SC

PASSENGER DOOR/REAR GATE LEAKS.*SD

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19991000Routine
19972000Routine
1996 — this page5000Routine
19951000Routine
19932010Routine
19922000Routine
19911000Routine

Compare every Mini Ram Van year →

Other Dodge models

All Dodge models →
Durango 13,753Grand Caravan 13,460Ram 1500 12,411Caravan 10,047Dakota 6,487Ram 2500 6,441Intrepid 6,225Charger 5,734Journey 5,278Ram 4,419

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.