1996 Dodge Ram complaints

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BEING HIT ON BACK END OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND INTERNAL WIRING PROBLEM, AIRBAG SENSOR HAD TO REPLACED. *AK

WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIED MORE GAS, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. MOTOR WOULD REV UP. MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND WAS GETTING OUT WHEN VEHICLE ALMOST RAN OVER DRIVER. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE PARK/DRIVE OR REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. WAS INFORMED, IT HAD NO REAR END. *AK

THE THROTTLE CABLE FAILED, CAUSING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE ILLUMINATED, ALSO CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO HUNT, CONSUMER TAPPED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THE AND NOTICED THAT ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 020496, SEQUENCE NUMBER 49, DATE OF BULLETIN 9606, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB047743 OUT ON THIS PROBLEM OF THE SUSPENSION;INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM; BALL JOINTS BEING RUSTED AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE DODGE PEOPLE TOLD ME IT WILL COST ME $880 TO FIX AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THANK YOU.

THE PLASTIC MOLDED GAS TANK IS LOOSE, AND MOVES AROUND WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK HEAT SHIELD WILL NOT STAY SECURED TO THE TANK, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TWICE, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESFUL AND STATES THAT THE WHOLE ANK NEEDS REPLACED. *SLC

2 ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE FAILED WITH TREAD SEPARATION (FIRST ONE SHOWN ON CLAUDE SHORT INVOICE #191081, WITH NOTE ABOUT ADDITIONAL BAD TIRE). AFTER PUBLICITY ABOUT NHTSA PROBE OF THESE TIRES, I CALLED GOODYEAR AND VISITED A LOCAL DEALER. GOODYEAR WILL NOT REIMBURSE OR REPLACE, (CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLED 11/22/2000, AND LOCAL DEALER VISITED SAME DAY). AFTER SEPARATION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF TWO OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR TIRES, I AM AFRAID OF THESE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75 )

BF GOODRICH RADIAL TIRE (P245 75 R16) EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION WHICH CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED DUE TO THE INCIDENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

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

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN. CONSUMER RECEIVED 10 RECALL LETTERS FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK

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

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

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

HAVE HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, ALSO KNOW OF OTHERS IN THIS SAME AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE ALSO 1996 MODELS

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

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 )

THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AND THE DRIVERS SEAT LAID BACK INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THE EXTENDED CAB TRUCK

RADIAL TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. THIS PART OF THE TIRE DAMAGED THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND WHEEL WELL. WRAPPED AROUND REAR AXIL. GOODYEAR CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO UNDERINFLATED TIRES. TIRES WERE CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP AND WERE AT PROPER PSI. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16 INCHES)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 INCHES )

A/C EVAPORATOR LEAKS. NLM

PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT ,GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

TIRE HAD WIRES FROM SIDE CORD WORKING IT'S WAY OUT AND STICKING OUT OF TIRE. A SMALL HOLE WAS REPAIRED AND CAUSED THE CORD TO SEPERATE AND THE TIRE TO BULGE AT THE PLACE OF REPAIR. (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

LT245/75R16 E, DOT MD11 BTOV 116 333L, TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE STAYED INFLATED TO 80LBS, TREAD FLEW OFF EXPOSING STEEL BELT, DAMAGING LEFT REAR FENDER WELL AND SIDE PANEL, HAD TO REPLACE PICKUP BOX SIDE PANEL. GOODYEAR DEALER FOUND 2ND TIRE WITH BUBBLE IN TREAD AREA. THEY REFUSED TO PRORATE BUT DID GIVE ME $10.00 DISCOUNT ON EACH OF TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES. THEY TRIED TO KEEP DEFECTIVE TIRE BUT AFTER A BIG ARGUMENT LET ME KEEP TIRE SO MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER COULD TAKE PICTURES OF IT. I STILL HAVE TIRE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT ME AT [email protected] . THANKS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11 BTOV TIRESIZE: T245/75R16)

MODEL LT245/75R16, DOT#MK11RT0C375, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1996 DODGE, RAM Z10, WITH 40,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF, BUT THE TIRE IS STILL INFLATED, CAUSING APPROXIMATELY $1700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE REAREND PANEL.*AK THERE WERE THREE INCIDENTS OF TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING. ONE OF THEM CAME OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING NO DAMAGE. THE TIRE INCIDENT CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE AND THE CUSTOMER WANTS REIMBURSMENT FOR REPAIR COST. *YH

WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY. AFTER WIGGLING SWITCH LIGHTS COME BACK ON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN MENTIONED TO THE DEALERSHIP. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO UNDER RECALL. *AK THE PROBLEM REOCCURED RECENTLY. THE CUSTOMER THINKS THE DIMMER SWITCH FAILURE IS THE CAUSE NOT OFF-ON SWITCH. *YH

CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A POLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTOMOBILE ENDED UP IN A "V" SHAPE. CONSUMER WAS SORE, BUT HAD NO MAJOR INJURIES.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO REAR TIRE TREAD HAVING SEPARATED. FIRESTONE,#STEELTEX, #LT235/85R16. THERE WAS AN INJURY. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING INJURED PARTY IS BRIAN ALLEN (480) 461-5335, PLEASE CONTRACT ATTORNEY FOR INFORMATION. *AK *MJS

FRAME SEPARATED BECAUSE OF IMPROPER WELDING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION BOLTS TO SEPARATE.*AK

WAS DRIVING 55MPH IN 5TH GEAR, DOWNSHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR, WENT BACK TO 5TH GEAR & VEHICLE FAILED TO STAY IN FIFTH GEAR. SHIFTED BACK TO 4TH GEAR & THEN BACK TO 3RD GEAR. VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES. WAS HARD SHIFTING BACK INTO 3RD GEAR FROM 4TH GEAR. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR VALVE ADJUSTMENT, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE THOTTLE CABLE WAS GETTING READY TO BREAK. SO CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED. *AK

REAR AXLE RECENTLY STARTED MAKING AN AUDIBLE GEAR WHINE/MOAN WHEN GOING ANY SPEED. THE TRUCK HAS 68,000 MILES CURRENTLY. I HAVE ACCOUNTS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE OWNED '96 RAM 1500 TRUCKS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR, IF NOT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFTEY AND THE SAFTEY OF OTHERS IF THIS DIFFERENTIAL DECIDES TO FAIL AND LOCKUP. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND THIS WILL BE A COSTLY FIX. YOUR ATTENTION AND RESPONSE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

DRIVING AT 15 MPH OR MORE FRONT END WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK

NHTSA ID 97V08400

AFTER TRYING TO CHANGE FOWARD OXYGEN SENSOR FOUR TIMES I FIND OUT I HAVE 1995 SENSORS IN MY 1996 TRUCK. THE CONNECTORS ON THE 1996 SENSORS FOR THE FORWARD AND AFT OXYGEN SENSORS ARE OPPOSITE ON 1995. HOW MANY OTHER COMPONETS ON THIS WIRING HARNESS WILL BE AFFECTED? A 1996 FORWARD SENSOR LISTS FOR $75.00 WHILE A 1995 SENSOR LISTS FOR $130.00.

WRONG CERTIFICATION LABEL ON DRIVER'S DOOR PILLAR. HAS VIN # [XXX] ON LABEL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*******731512. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE HWY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL INGAGED MY TRUCK EXCELERATED TO SPEED OF 90+ MPH, I WAS UNALBE TO STOP THE VECHICAL.

TRUCK STARTED WITH NO KEY-JUMPED A BARRIER-RAMMED A BUILDING-CAUGHT ON FIRE;

TIRE EXPLODED AND TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. TRUCK WAS NOT LOADED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH & WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, MASTER CYLINDER/POWER BOOSTER STUDS CAME OUT. IT SPLIT THE METAL ATTACHMENT. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. A REPRESENTATIVE CHECKED VEHICLE'S BRAKES & INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE FINE & MANUFACTURER WAS NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING.*AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH ON 7/19/00 & CONTACTED DEALER. INDICATION WAS REPAIRS WILL NOT BE TAKE PLACE FOR 6 WEEKS. OWNER WAS UPSET. TIME FRAME WAS NOT REASONABLE. VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL MAY BE DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WON'T GO ANYWHERE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND PIECES OF RUBBER O-RING, METAL SLITHERINGS, CLUTCH MATERIALS IN TRANSMISSION PAN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION/FRONT PUMP, CONSUMERS FELT THIS CAR WAS 4 YEARS OLD, AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*AK

RECALL # 00V135000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER/IGINITION SWITCH/WIRING: AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND LEAVING TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DAY, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT COMPLETED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NO ONE WAS ON STAFF TO COMPLETE THE CAMPAIGN. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN CAMPAIGN WILL BE COMPLETED. OWNER FEELS THAT IS JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO GET PAID. *AK

SENT EMAIL FROM SAME E-MAIL ADDRESS

PEOO 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE. THEN, THERE WAS A SECOND ACCIDENT WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH, AT THIRD ACCIDENT HE WAS TRAVELING 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND TREAD PEELED 360 DEGREES, BUT TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. TREAD WAS HITTING AGAINST VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THESE WERE BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT, #LT245/75R/16 #DOT 7BA3PUA178.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AT HEART OF TEXAS DODGE FOR RECALL 00V135000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. WAS TOLD THAT DEALER COULD NOT MAKE APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER. CONSUMER IS NOW EXPERIENCING DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TO A STOP SIGN BEHIND OTHER VEHICLE, APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE LOST BRAKING POWER. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH BRAKE LINE THAT DELIVERED FLUID TO BRAKES. *AK

I AM THE OWNER OF A 96 DODGE RAM 1500 EXT. CAB TRUCK. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 33000 MILE FROM VANCOUVER DODGE IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON ON JAN 17, 1998. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX TIRES SIZE 30 X 9.50 R15.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 30X9.50R15 )

RECEIVED RECALL 00V135000 & CONTACTED DEALER. INFORMED REPAIRS CAN BE DONE ON IGNITION SWITCH. TOOK VEHICLE IN & WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE OVER 2 HOURS. TALKED TO GENERAL MANAGER OF DEALERSHIP JERRY, AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE MUST TAKE CARE OF EMPLOYEES. HE URGED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE ELSEWHERE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER REQUESTING SERVICE MANAGER TO GIVE $20 FOR FUEL & TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED TO COME BACK IN 4 WEEKS. PROBLEM MIGHT CAUSE FIRE IF WAITING 4 WEEKS FOR REPAIRS. *AK

RETURNED FUEL LINE BECAME BUBBLY DUE TO BEING BURNED FROM RESTING AGAINST INTAKE MANIFOLD. FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE AREA WHERE IT WAS BURNED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A DIESEL ENGINE. *AK