1996 DODGE RAM Complaints

THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKE DISCS. WHEN CONSUMER IS STOPPING THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM BRAKES.*AK

THE FRONT AND REAR CAUSING THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

WHEN PULLING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FROM RETRACTOR SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND TO LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN A DOWNWARD DRIVING POSITION. IF STEERING WHEEL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY UP HEADLIGHTS COME ON. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 00V135000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 875. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP, DEALER WASN'T SURE IF RECALL WAS FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM. DEALER DIDN'T FIX IT UNDER RECALL.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR EASILY. CONSUMER CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING CHRYSLER DEALER, WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A "MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED." TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AT 57, 000, IT WAS A HEAT RELATED PROBLEM. AN OVERDRIVE UNIT W/ TORQUE CONVERTER HEATED UP SEALS WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE SEALS TO HOLD PRESSURE.*AK

VEHICLE LOCKS CONSUMER OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED ALL THE CONSUMER HAS TO DO IS PULL THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR OPENS, THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. NLM

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ENGINE LOST POWER AND ROLLED BACKWARD. THEN, CONSUMER CONTROLLED VEHICLE AND PARKED IT, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE. TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT. PROBLEM WAS JUST LIKE SAFETY RECALL ON GASOLINE O, BUT THIS VEHICLE ENGINE WAS DIESEL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING WHEEL SEALS WHICH CONTAMINATE THE BRAKES, CONSUMER PURCHASED LIFETIME WHEEL SEALS AND LASTED TWO WEEKS.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.*SLC

MIRRORS FOLD INWARD WHEN GOING HIGHWAY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK