1996 Dodge Ram complaints

WHILE SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF FUEL SHUTOFF SOLENOID CAUGHT ON FIRE. RESTARTED STARTER, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN TURNING KEY. BURNED WIRES AND WAS SMOKING UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER FINALLY GOT VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YH

WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILEE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED VEHICLE HAS INADQUATE BRAKING, BURNS UP CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION LEAKS. DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE COOLER LINE. COPY OF REIMBURSEMENT CHECK FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY CONSUMER ATTACHED. *TT

WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE IN SECOND GEAR TRANSMISSION WOULD SKIP SECOND GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT. OWNER STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED IT. NOTICED CRACKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE, SHOCK TOWER MOUNTS WERE CRACKING AND GETTING WORSE. PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS ALSO CRACKING. TOWER MOUNTS WERE SEPARATING FROM FRAME. CONTACTED DEALER WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED. *AK

RECALL 00 V 135 000/IGNITION SWITCH CH/WIRING: RECALL REPAIRED AT EFIRD JEEP EAGLE PONTIAC; FLORENCE, SC; PHONE# 843/679-5031. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE IGNITION SWTICH STARTED TO OVERHEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE (01V037000) FOR THE THROTTLE STICKING ON THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT UNDER THE ASSURANCE THE PARTS WOULD BE IN. THEY WERE NOT IN SO THEY WERE ORDERED. CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK AND THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE NOW IDLES HIGH AND THE THROTTLE IS WORSE. CONSUMER OILED THE LINKAGES AND THE PROBLEM WAS BETTER. CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE ROD WAS BAD AND WOULD COST FOR REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER FEELS NO CHARGE SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE ADDED WORK BECAUSE THE RECALL FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *JG

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY UNLATCHED, CAUSING HOOD TO RELEASE UP RIGHT, RESULTING IN DAMAGES TO WINDSHIELD AND HOOD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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

LEFT FRONT SPINDLE BROKE WITH LITTLE WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE.

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

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

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WORKED POORLY. AT STARTING/ PASSING GEAR WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

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

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

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

WHILE TRYINNG TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. DEALER GOT CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

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

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

BED HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN WIDTH OF VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MAKES VEHICLE UNSTABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE ALSO CRACKS AT EDGES NEAR TAIL GATE. TAILGATE HINGES BROKE. HANDLES ON WINDOW BROKE, CAUSING WINDOW TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

HIS TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN AUGUST. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WHO STATED THAT IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM TO HAVE REPLACED, WHEN WE HAD 2 DEALERSHIPS TELL US THAT DODGE HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, AND THAT IS WHY NOW THEY ARE OFFERING THE 7 YEAR/70,000 MI. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES. WE FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS AND HAVE IT REPLACED FOR NO CHARGE TO US. THE DODGE TRUCKS WE WRE TOLD HAVE THE LONGEST RUNNING POWERTRAIN CAPABILITIES. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT 70,000 MI. WHEN THEY ARE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 150,000 MI. BEFORE ANY PROBLEMS SHOULD EVER OCCUR. IF YOU SHOULD NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT EITHER NUMBER LISTED. THANK-YOU. WALTER BUTLER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CATAYLIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, CONSUMER LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT OFF A 300 FT REVENE, VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING A TREE HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE REGARDING BLOWER AND IGNTION, CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL RECALLS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT WHAT WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED. *JB

THERE WAS AN IGNITION FIRE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH AND OTHER PARTS. AFTERWARDS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED, AND UNABLE TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING KEY IN OFF POSITION. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR UNLESS CONSUMER RELEASES GAS PEDAL AND RPMS WILL COME DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

FAILED SENDING UNIT WILL NOT ALLOW FUEL GAUGE TO INDICATE GAS LEVEL IN TANK. *AK

DRIVING UP HILL, STOPPED AT TOP OF HILL AND STARTED AGAIN. NOTICED TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OBSERVED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM DISCONNECTED LINES, RECALL 97V084000 DOES NOT RELATE TO THE DEISELS VEHICLES

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL 01V040000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPLACE HOOD LATCH AS DESCRIBED BY CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISIFIED WITH THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING TO PERFORM RECALL, EVEN AFTER HAVING PARTS ORDERED IN ADVANCE, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT VEHICLE BE SERVICED THE SAME DAY, HOWEVER HE RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT THE REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN STARTED, CONSUMER THEN RETURNED VEHICLE ONLY TO LATER BE INFORMED THAT THE PART BROKE AND WAS SAID TO DEFECTIVE, AND ANOTHER PART WAS TO BE ORDERED.*JB

SPRING ON HOOD CORRODED, CAUSING HOOD NOT REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED IN POSITION WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN IT. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PASSENGER'S SEAT WOULD GO FORWARD, CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT DASHBOARD AND INTO WINDSHIELD. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED TOO MANY MILES ON VEHICLE TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HIT A TREE. FRONT END DAMAGE WAS $ 6100.00. MECHANIC FOUND THAT AIR BAG SENSORS WERE MISSING FROM VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

STEERING COLUMN IS EXTREMELY LOOSE WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING FROM 2 GEAR TO 3 GEAR. *AK

VEHICLE JUMPS FROM FIFTH GEAR TO NEUTRAL BECAUSE BOLT IN COLUMN SHIFT COMES OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

DURING APPLICATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY PULL HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT, DIRECTION IS UNPREDICTABLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKE DISCS. WHEN CONSUMER IS STOPPING THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM BRAKES.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN APRIL FOR A RECALL 01 V 037 000 REPAIRS OF THROTTLE CABLE, BUT PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

THE FRONT AND REAR CAUSING THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

WHEN PULLING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FROM RETRACTOR SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND TO LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN A DOWNWARD DRIVING POSITION. IF STEERING WHEEL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY UP HEADLIGHTS COME ON. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 00V135000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP, DEALER WASN'T SURE IF RECALL WAS FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM. DEALER DIDN'T FIX IT UNDER RECALL.*AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR EASILY. CONSUMER CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING CHRYSLER DEALER, WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A "MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED." TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AT 57, 000, IT WAS A HEAT RELATED PROBLEM. AN OVERDRIVE UNIT W/ TORQUE CONVERTER HEATED UP SEALS WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE SEALS TO HOLD PRESSURE.*AK

VEHICLE LOCKS CONSUMER OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED ALL THE CONSUMER HAS TO DO IS PULL THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR OPENS, THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. NLM

MIRRORS FOLD INWARD WHEN GOING HIGHWAY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING WHEEL SEALS WHICH CONTAMINATE THE BRAKES, CONSUMER PURCHASED LIFETIME WHEEL SEALS AND LASTED TWO WEEKS.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ENGINE LOST POWER AND ROLLED BACKWARD. THEN, CONSUMER CONTROLLED VEHICLE AND PARKED IT, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE. TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT. PROBLEM WAS JUST LIKE SAFETY RECALL ON GASOLINE O, BUT THIS VEHICLE ENGINE WAS DIESEL. *AK