1996 DODGE RAM Complaints

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 )

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 )

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

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