DRIVE SHAFT CENTER SUPPORT CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKET.
1996 Dodge Ram complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
VACUME HOSES SUCKS OIL THROUGH VACUUM LINES.
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING TUBE WHICH SHEARED OFF FROM THE TIE RODS, CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD, NEAR ELECTRICAL HARNESS. FIRE WAS 3 FEET HIGH. OWNER WAS SLIGHTLY HURT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, BRAKES LOCK UP/JERKS THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
BRAKE CALIPER FAILED.
CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING 55-70 MPH ON STATE HWY 72 WHEN STEERING MADE A FULL CIRCLE THEN A CLICKING NOISE, THE PASSENGER SAID THAT THEY THEN REALIZED THAT STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK THEN FLIPPED OVER BACK END OVER FRONT THEN ROLLED OVER ON SIDE, LOOSING BOTH LEFT WHEELS, BRAKES/DRUMS/PADS AND TIRES. THE DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK AFTER THE 2ND FLIP FORWARD, HE WAS REVIVED ON SCENE, THEN LATER DIED IN FLIGHT TO HOSPITAL. PASSENGER SURVIVED WITH MINOR UPPER BODY INJURIES. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD, CAUSING HINGE TO BREAK.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, MADE A LOUD NOISE , ALSO, REPLACED DISC PADS/ROTOES AND CALIPERS. *AK
REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTER SOLENOID FAILED 4 TIMES.
LOWER FRONT BUMPER VALANCE FAILED.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
FUEL SENDING UNIT IN FUEL TANK FAILED TWICE.
CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE.
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES WOULD PULL AND VIBRATE. ALSO, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES EVERY 6000 MILES. *AK
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING THAT'S WHY THE FRONT BRAKE NEED TO HAVE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED EVERY 10-1200 MILES. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH 3 SETS OF FRONT PADS. THE NON-FUNCTIONING REAR BRAKES, CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO WORK HARDER. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL GOES THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL FADE,S. IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER, BLEEDING THE LINES. *AK
HOOD ASSEMBLY: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE HOOD FLEW UP ON THE VEHICLE. SAFETY LATCH DID NOT WORK . ENGINEER CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND FELT THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHCILE HIT A CURB. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK
WHEN BRAKING PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT, NO ACCIDENTS. DEALER ALIGNED WHEELS, REPLACED SHIM PACK, VARIOUS SPEED. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
REPLACED REAR WHEEL CYLINDER.
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS EXTREME PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR, HAD PADS/ROTORS AND OTHER PARTS CHANGED 9 TIMES. *AK
ABS BRAKES MAKE VEHICLE PULL TO SIDE AS A RESULT OF OF RECENT REPAIRS. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION GOING ABOUT (70)-(75) THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
THE DOOR STRIKER FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY.
TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKS UP WHILE TOWING NEAR CAPACITY LOADS UP HILL.
BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES.
REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS FLUID ONTO BRAKES. *AK
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
FUEL PUMP AND FILTER IN FUEL TANK FAILED, CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO MISREAD.
DIFFERENTIAL NOISE.
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER TRIED TO READJUST IT BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. *AK
WINDSHIELD PRISMS REFLECT IN EYES AT NIGHT.
STEERING COLUMN REPLACED.
AIR CONDITIONER NOT COLD ENOUGH.
BRAKE DRUM FAILED.
LIGHT FUSES CONTINUOUSLY BLOW OUT.
EXHAUST GASKET FAILED.
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
FRONT END MISALIGNED.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH ALTITUDES.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TOOK TO DEALER ONCE AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, NOW THE TRUCK IS AT DEALER FOR REAR SEAL REPAIR. *AK
SUSPENSION FAILURE, THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
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