1996 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

I HAVE ALL THE COPES ,I JUST WANT MY TRUCK TO BE FIX . AUTO PLAZA IS GIVING ME THE RUNING AROUND,CAN YOU HELP ME OR GIVE ME SOME ADVICE THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

ON APRIL 19, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING ON RT 495 IN WAREHAM MA THE FAN ON MY L996 DODGE 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE SPORT PICKUP TRUCK SUDDENLY BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE WATER PUMP SHAFT CAUSING THE FAN TO FLY INTO THE RADIATOR AND PUNCTURING SAME.AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWER STEERING PUMP,AND WATER PUMP CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING AND ENGINE OVERHEATING I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE HAD 57159 MILES.*AK

FAILED SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD, AND RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER'S HIPS AND KNEE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; STILL WAITING ON MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

FUEL PUMP ON MY 1996 DODGE PICKUP FAILED TO PUMP GAS TO ENGINE IN AUGUST OF 2000, WHILE PARKED . THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS APPROX. 450.00 DOLLARS. I AM CONCERNED ONLY BECAUSE I PAID $25000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK AND FIGURED THAT IT SHOLUD OF LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. IT JUST IRRITATES ME THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT, NOR HAVE THEY OFFERED TO LOOK INTO THIS DEFECTIVE PART, FUEL PUMP. ALSO, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN AUGUST OF 2000, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CHRYSLER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (AUTOMATIC) WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HASAZRD. *AK

UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT/REPLACED. NOTE: SPECIALIST SAID THAT HAD HAD TO REBUILD/REPLACE SEVERAL DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SIDE MIRRORS CHANGE POSTION WHEN THE WIND BLOWS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED PROBLEM WAS NOTICED, THEY HAVE CHANGED DESIGN IN 1997 VEHICLES. THEY HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO PUT DIFFERENT MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK *SLC

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A CLICKING SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, AND A PROBLEM WITH WANDERING CROSS ROAD AT 40 OR MORE MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR 00V135, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A LENGTHY TIME DUE TO DEALERSHIP NOT HAVING TRAINED TECHNICIANS, WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE, WIRES WERE HANGING FROM STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND IT RAN FINE THE FIRST DAY, THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN, CONSUMER FOUND BATTERY CABLE LOOSE AND THE FUSE COMPARTMENT COVER FELL OFF IN HIS HANDS. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL ON THIS MATTER. *AK