1996 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WENT BACK INTO BACK SEAT. BOLT AND ANCHOR BROKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED AFTER BEING INVOVED IN A UNDER DASH FIRE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.MANUFACTURER//DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER,. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, THREE OF THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY FAILED AFTER 4000 MILES. *SLC

SEVERAL OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS I KNOW IN THE AREA HAVE REPORTED IDENTICAL WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. IN EACH CASE, THE WIPERS QIUT WORKING AND REPEATED FUSE REPLACEMENT (20 A) RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE FUSE FAILURE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS OCCURRING. *AK

DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION QUICK COOLER CONNECT PER NOTIFICATION. DEALER LEFT FITTING LOOSE, RESULTING IN FLUID LEAK AT 15720 MILES. I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS. CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD CONSIDER GOODWILL ASSISTANCE IF PROBLEM DEVELOPS AFTER WARRANTY. IN JUNE 2000, AT 49898 MILES, TRANS FAILED. I PAID $100 DEDUCTIBLE ON TRANS OVERHAUL PER GOODWILL ASSISTANCE FILE 7360750. A FEW DAYS LATER, SEAL FAILED AND PUMPED OUT TRANS FLUID. DEALER REPLACED SEAL. IN SEPT 2000, DEALER COULDN'T FIND REASON FOR TRANS OVERHEATING AT 54480 MILES. IN NOV 2000, TRANS FAILED AT 57426 MILES. DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANS. IN DEC 2000, TRANS FAILED AGAIN, AT 57492. I HAVE BEEN OUT TOW BILLS AND NOT LENDER VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING I-4 (EAST) HEADING TOWARDS DAYTONA, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY HAD EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE FLEW UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND TORE UP THE QUARTER PANEL FORWARD AND BEHIND THE WHEEL, TORE OFF THE MUDFLAP, AND BROKE OFF THE FENDER FLARE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK TO A STOP WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE OR HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WAS CUSTOMIZED AS I HAD BOUGHT IT IN 1997 AND THE CUSTOMIZATION HAS NEVER INTERFERED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND ALSO A PICTURE OF WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE. UNFORTUNATELY, I REPLACED THE TIRES (ALL FOUR) BEFORE I KNEW THAT BRIDGESTONE WAS THE SAME MANUFACTURER AS FIRESTONE. THE TIRES COULD NOT BE RECOVERED FROM THE STORE THAT REPLACED THEM. THE REASON I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES IS BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T ANYMORE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

THIS PROBLEM WAS STATED TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND NIETHER WOULD ACT UPON THEM EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 95 MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ABS AND THE BRAKE LAMP COME ON AND SOMETIMES STAYS ON. BLOWER MOTOR SOMETIMES WON'T WORK WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND STARTING IT BACK UP. THEN, IF TAPPING THE BOTTLE IT WILL START UP. CONSUMER HAS HAD SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL FOR BLOWER SWITCH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS A 96 DODGE RAM 1500 ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD BUBBLE FRONT PASENGER TIRES STARTED TO SHOWS CRACKS/SPLITS & DRY ROT. DEALER WILL PRORATE TIRES. DEALER & FIRESTONE WANT THE CONSUMER TO SIGN A FORM STATING THERE WAS NO LIABILTY ON THEM.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70/R16 *MW

TREAD CAME OFF TIRE. TIRE RETAINED AIR. PREVIOUSLY, 3 OF SAME TYPE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO SEPARATED BELTS.( DOT NUMBER: MK11C20V07 TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )