1996 DODGE RAM Complaints

AFTER HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STARTER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

DURING FAILURE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH THE TRANSMISSION GOES HAYWIRE AND THE TACHOMETER GOES HAYWIRE. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS, WE HAVE CHANGED OUT THE TRANSMISSION RELAY, THE HEADLIGHT LAMP, SERVICED THE TRANSMISISON AND STILL CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE REPLACE A RADIO WHICH HAS SHORTED OUT AND THE FUEL INDICATOR DOESN'T WORK. BOTH OF WHICH FAILED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS THREE YEARS OLD, UNFORTUNEATELY JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL (99V-023) THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON DUE TO WIRE MODULE FAILURE. YH

THE THROTTLE CABLE UNRAVELED, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS LEAK OIL, TRANSMISSION PLASTIC CONNECTIONS LEAKED, AND AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED T OFFSET BUSHING. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 00V107000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 872. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. CAN'T ORDER, AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THEM. *AK

I HAVE HAD THIS DODGE INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES EXPLAINING THAT THE PICKUP PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR PULLS TO THE LEFT. THEY SAID ON EACH TIME THEY HAVE INSTALLED SPACERS TO CORRECT IT BUT IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I AM IN NEED OF GETTING THIS RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 97V084000. RECALL ONLY INVOLVED V10 ENGINES, NOT DIESEL ENGINES. THEREFORE, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN., AND EXHAUST PIPE LOCATED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL, THEY STILL RECOMMENDED THAT THE UPGRADE BE PERFORMED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

HEADLAMP SWITCH AND CONNECTOR MELTED, AMPERAGE OVERLOAD, REINSTALLED RELAY ASSEMBLY AND HEADLAMP SWITCH, NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, YET THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE RELAY ASSEMBLY

VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER WHEN GOING UP A HILL. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. *AK