1996 Dodge Ram complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR.

STEERING IN THE VEHICLE GETS EXTREMELY SLOPPY WHEN DRIVING AND MAKES IT HARD TO STEER. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *AK

REPLACE MISSING BOLT ON THROTTLE LINKAGE WERE IT BOLTS TO FUEL PUMP, REINSTALL DRIVE SHAFT, RUN AND CHECK ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND SKID. HAVING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V084000). CALLED NEAREST DEALER & MADE APPOINTMENT, BUT THEY WERE OVERBOOKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER OUT OF TOWN AFTER CALLING ABOUT PARTS. ARRIVING WAS INFORMED DID NOT HAVE PARTS & TO TAKE VEHICLE SOME PLACE ELSE. *AK

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DEALER SAID SENSOR WERE NOT TRIGGERED DUE TO THE EXACT LOCATION OF IMPACT ON THE BUMPER, DAMAGE SEVERE ENOUGH TO BEND THE FRONT PORTION OF THE FRAME ASSEMBLY DOWN ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

ALIGNMENT: PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WEARING THE TIRES OUT. THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN REPAIRED EIGHT TIME SINCE MAY OF 1996. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V06800) & CALLED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NO PARTS. CALLED BACK 3 WEEKS LATER & INFORMED OF THE SAME THING AGAIN. PARTS ON BACK ORDER. *AK

ENGINE FAILED.

FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED.

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED RESULTING IN FAILURE.

BRAKES FAILED.

OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE HAD FIRE COMING FROM IT. *AK

STARTER FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES & VEHICLE PULLED LEFT, ACROSS 2 LANES. AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED, PULLED RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEM & WAS CORRECTED 75%. WAS INFORMED NORMAL FOR TRUCK TO PULL RIGHT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *SLC

AFTER BUMPPING INTO A LOW STONE WALL AT NO MORE THAN 3MPH, THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX DRAINED FLUID, RESULTING IN POWER STEERING LOST.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (397V084000). CALLED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. SUPPOSEDLY DID THE RECALL, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. OWNER NOTICED OIL ON GROUND AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE. HAD A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN COLD WHEATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT SHIFT IN A HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING ABOUT 30MPH. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING SLOWLY ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 5MPH TO ABOUT 40MPH .REAR TIRES BROKE TRACTION, LEFT ABOUT 65FT OF ACCELERATION SKID MARKS AND RAN INTO A WALL. *AK

FUSE BOX DOOR FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.

UNSPECIFIED: AIR BAG SPRING FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

FM RADIO FAILED.

PROBLEM WITH WINDSHILED.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT; ALSO, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. IN ADDITION, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER PUMP FAILED.

HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE (#97V084000) IN MAIL. CALLED IN TO MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY KEPT IT OVER A WEEK. THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE RECALL PROBLEM. DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY THEY COULD NOT DO IT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

STEERING COLUMN MAKES CLICKING NOISE.

SIDE WINDOW FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT.

ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE, WHEN BRAKING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL CRASHES. *AK FRONT BRAKE PADS WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *JB

TRANSMISSION QUICK COOLER LINE CONNECT RECALL WORK NOT COMPLETED DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.

VEHICLE HAD FRONTAL CRASH AT 25MPH AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAS NOT GONE TO DEALER. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE AND PUTTING ON BRAKES THE VEHICLE WLL PULL HARD IN ANY DIRECTION, CAUSING DRIVER TO GO OFF THE ROAD. *AK BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACEED ON 4 OCCASIONS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED, CHRYSLER IS REPLACING VEHICLE. *SLC

FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING TIRE WEAR.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF VIBRATION AND SHAKING IN IT. *AK

OVERDRIVE UNIT BROKE, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIRBRATED . THIS WAS DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING WARPED. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED ON 5/23/97. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING ON ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, VEHICLE BOUNCES AND SEEMS TO BOTTOM OUT ON THE FRAME. BOTH FRONT SHOCKS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT UNSTABLE CONDITIONS STILL EXIST.

POWER STEERING FAILURE.

VEHICLES FRONT DISC BRAKE SYSTEM AT 20,000 MILES HAD 4 SETS OF PADS AND 3 SETS OF ROTORS .THEN, EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM WAS CHANGED. THE MANUFACTURER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE DEFECT. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED 3 HOURS, FIRE STARTED IN DASHBOARD IN AREA OF LIGHT SWITCH HARNESS. ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT, ELECTRICAL FIRE, LEASED VEHICLE, REPORTED BY MICHELLE MACHOR, MOTORIST INS CO, 800-876-2538. *AK

STEERING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR BRAKING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY/PULLS TO THE LEFT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT UPON BRAKING/FRONT END MISALIGNMENT PULLED VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TIMES.