1996 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE, MODEL DUELER AT BLEWOUT. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER THESE TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITH OUT WARNING AND DESTROYED LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED ALSO LEFT SIDE DOOR AND REAR BUMPER. *YH

BRIDGE STONE/FIRESTONE DUELER AT TIRES BLEWOUT. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL TIRE, BUT CONSUMER THOUGHT THESE TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.*AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THERE IS A TRAILER ON BACK, TRAILER BLOWS THE FUSE ON REVERSE LIGHTS OF TRUCK. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, COULD BE REAR ENDED. ALL LIGHTS REPLACED WERE FACTORY INSTALLED. *JG

FRONT AXLE SHIMMIES AND VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED. PLEAS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER JUST PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, WHEN DRIVERS SEAT HINGE BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING UP SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN 25 TO 30 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, NYLON BUSHING RUNNING FROM TRANSMISSION TO OIL COOLER MELTED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALERSHIP MADE REPAIRS TO VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER SAID EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED EXTRA HEAT, BUT THE MAIN HEAT SOURCE COMES FROM THE INSIDE AND NOT FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FRICTION. *YH

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 01V037000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 970 5 MONTHS AGO AND CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. CONSUMER KEPT CALLING DEALER ABOUT PARTS, AND DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT IN. THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL 4 FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FIFTH GEAR IN MY TRANSMISSION FELL OFF THE SHAFT. DODGE HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, SEPT.25,1998, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WONDER IF THAT SOMEHOW THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 21-10-98 REV. A. *AK

HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF OVER EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I REPLACED THE SWITCH BODY TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM, I DID NOT NOTICE IF THE LOOM WAS ALREADY FAILING AT THAT TIME. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN I INVESTINGATED A BIT FURTHER AND FOUND THE CENTER SECTION OF THE WIRE LOOM WAS MELTED AND DEFORMED AROUND 2 OF THE CONNECTORS. TESTING WITH A VOLT METER INDICATES ONE OF THE CONNECTORS (GREEN WIRE) IS WIRED TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE WIRE ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP. I SUSPECT THE REAL PROBLEM IS A BUSTED RELAY SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT HAVENT SEARCHED FOR THAT YET. THIS IS CURIOUSLY SIMILAR TO RECALL 99V024000.*AK