1996 DODGE RAM Complaints

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  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - HUNTERSVIL, NC

    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.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - ABILENE, TX

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - CLEVELAND , 00

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - BROOKLINE, NH

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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - SALT ROCK, WV

    WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - SANDY, UT

    WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING TUBE WHICH SHEARED OFF FROM THE TIE RODS, CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - TUMWATER, WA

    WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD, NEAR ELECTRICAL HARNESS. FIRE WAS 3 FEET HIGH. OWNER WAS SLIGHTLY HURT. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - MALAKOFF, TX

    ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, BRAKES LOCK UP/JERKS THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - KARNEN CITY, TX

    CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING 55-70 MPH ON STATE HWY 72 WHEN STEERING MADE A FULL CIRCLE THEN A CLICKING NOISE, THE PASSENGER SAID THAT THEY THEN REALIZED THAT STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK THEN FLIPPED OVER BACK END OVER FRONT THEN ROLLED OVER ON SIDE, LOOSING BOTH LEFT WHEELS, BRAKES/DRUMS/PADS AND TIRES. THE DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK AFTER THE 2ND FLIP FORWARD, HE WAS REVIVED ON SCENE, THEN LATER DIED IN FLIGHT TO HOSPITAL. PASSENGER SURVIVED WITH MINOR UPPER BODY INJURIES. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 DODGE RAM
    - EDGE WATER, MD

    ABS BRAKE FAILURE, MADE A LOUD NOISE , ALSO, REPLACED DISC PADS/ROTOES AND CALIPERS. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE