1996 Dodge Ram complaints

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHINNING NOISE WHILE TRAVELING, NOISE INCREASES AS SPEED INCREASES

GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON TWO TIRES RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

THE THREE OUT OF FOUR BOLTS THAT ARE ATTACHED PLATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLUTCH ARE LOOSE. IF ALL BOLTS SEPARATE CLUTCH COULD DROP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES BOLTS NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

TRIP ODOMETER FAILED. QCAW

BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, BRAKE PADS FAILED RESULTING IN VIBRATION.

THE ENGINE OIL PAN HAD BURNED DUE TO A LACK OF OIL. VEHICLE HAD STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE OLD ENGINE BEARINGS WITH NEW ENGINE BEARINGS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD POPPED OPEN, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FRONT BRAKES WORKING FINE. SOMETIMES FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED REAR BRAKES FUNCTIONED FINE. FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *AK *SLC

LUGS:NUTS BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED.

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. THEY WORK FINE WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN. WHEN DRIVING AT 30 - 35 MPH OR MORE, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP ACCURATELY. WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL FOR BRAKING DRIVER MUST RELEASE THEM. THEN PRESS AGAIN BEFORE STOPPING. *AK

VEHICLE SHOOK BADLY WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP DURING 25 MPH OR MORE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. THE HARDER PUSHES ON BRAKES THE HARDER VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT. CONSUMER HAS TO COUNTER STEER IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAS REPLACED BRAKES PADS, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 97V084000, TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE TIME TO DO RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS FOR FREE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS ABS BRAKES LOCK UP.

FRONT END MISALIGNMENT. IN ADDITION, REAR AXLE SEALS/AXLE BEARINGS/STEERING DRAG:LINK/FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTORS AND PADS/REAR BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS AND REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS AND BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILED/REPLACED.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH MADE DIRECT HIT HEAD-ON AGAINST TRUCK , DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, NO WARNING THAT AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTUER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE BRAKE PADS SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, THEY SEEM TO BE VERY SPONGY, AND THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD. THEY DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK. ALL BRAKE PADS HAVE BE REPLACED ON 3/7/98. THE REAR BRAKES PADS WERE GLAZED OVER LIKE THEY WERE HEATED UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES FAILED. ON 4-3-98, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO DEALER THREE TIMES, AND THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, SUCH AS THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUG WIRE, AND ETC. THE TRUCK STILL IS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A MODULE WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR. THE ABS AND BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON. DURING A PANIC STOP THE WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS.

DRIFTS VERY HARD TO RIGHT CAUSING TIRES TO LOSE THEIR TREAD VERY FAST.

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND THEN RAN INTO TELEPHONE POLE AND WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WILL SLIDE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK

BRAKES CONTINUE TO PULL HARD, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY SITUATION.

STEERING ARM BROKE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING.

RECALL WORK DONE ON THE ABS CHECK VALVE, HOWEVER LOSS OF BRAKES AND PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM AFTER RECALL WORK..

FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BEFORE/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

DRUMS WARPED DUE TO OVERHEATING.

WHILE RETURNING FROM TAKING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK

ACCELERATION CABLE FRAYS AT ATTACHMENT POINT OF FUEL INJECTION A VEHICLE COLLISION.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB.

FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

THE BRAKE PUMP IN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH BOOST IN IT TO STOP THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS (97V-068). *AK

POWER VACUUM LINES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES PRIOR TO RECALL.

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE COUPLINGS PROBLEM.

TURNED ENGINE ON, NO RESERVE LOAD. PUMPED BRAKES 4-6 TIMES. LET SIT 1-3 MINUTES, NO BACK SUPPORT AND VACUUM ASSIST DISAPPEARED. DILEMMA: TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL INTERMTTENTLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS/ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

RECALL 97V068000; 2 WEEKS AGO THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT AUTO WEST DODGE. NOW, IF THE BRAKES ARE HIT MORE THAN SIX TIMES, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. *AK

ABS EQUIPPED: UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT END SHIMMY. PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, RELEASED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM.

RECALL #97068, DEALER REPLACED THE VACUUM CHECK VALVE IN THE BRAKE PUMP IN WHICH THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES NO BRAKING ABILITY. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE RUBBER VACUUM FITTING ON LINE BETWEEN PUMP AND BRAKE BOOSTER DISLODGED VACUUM, OIL FUMES REACTED TO RUBBER AND BECAME UNSTABLE, THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECALL, ALL FITTINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH BETTER RUBBER FITTINGS. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE DISC PADS AND SHOES. ALSO, BRAKE SHOE/DRUM ADJUSTERS FAILED.