1996 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

A FUEL HOSE APPROXIMATELY 20" LONG WITH A DIAMETER OF 5/16" HAS SPLIT AND IS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL IN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS. HOSE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH HANDLING DIESEL FUEL AND IT CORRODED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. FIRST TIME WAS AT 62,000, WHEN IT QUICKLEY DEVELOPED LOSE STEERING AND THEN AGAIN AT 100,000 MILES AND NOW AT 157000 MILES. WHEN I HAD THE SECOND ONE DONE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THAT DODGE HAD MADE A CORRECTION TO THIS PART AND THAT THE ONE THEY PUT ON AT 62,000 MILES WAS THE NEW MODEL. BUT IT FAILED AT 100,000. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY CLAIMED THEY HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS, BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE HAS BEEN AND ALSO THE FRONT END SHOP THAT REPLACED THE ONE AT 100,000. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT LET GO COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP YOU RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE HITCH IS CRACKING NEAR WHERE IT BOLTS TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED 1998-2000 TRUCKS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT SAYS MY TRUCK IS NOT IN THE RECALL. YET I HAVE A RECALL ON THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH, IGNITION SWITCH AND THROTTLE CABLE.THEY TOLD ME TO GET THE HITCH REPAIRED AND SAVE MY RECIEPT! IT IS STRESS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES AND I THINK WELDING IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS. THERE HAVE TO BE A LOT OF HITCHES OUT THERE ON DODGE RAMS READY TO BREAK OFF - I THOUGH YOU SHOULD KNOW. P.S. I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO LOOK UNDER THERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR ANOTHER DODGE OWNER ASKING ME IF I GOT THE RECALL ON MY HITCH YET. SCAREY HUH?!

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE IN 5TH GEAR WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING LOST 5TH GEAR.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL (970) CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE BEING FRAYED AT THE CONNECTION.*JB

THERE IS A CRACK ACROSS THE WHOLE SHORT SIDE OF BED OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO HAUL ANYTHING.*AK *JB

WHILE TURNING LEFT HEARD A POP. CONSUMER LOST ABILITY TO STEER. STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING, BUT WHEELS WOULD NOT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ONLY ONE OF THE TWO MOUNTING TABS WERE WELDED. OTHER TAB WELDS FAILED TO DO SO DUE TO FATIGUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS HOOKED UP TO A STOCK TRAILOR WITH 20 SHEEP WEIGHING APROXIMATELY 4,000LBS. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HITCH WAS AT A ANGLE. GOT DOWN UNDERNEATH TO FIND IT WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER WILL TAKE IT IN TO DEALER. *AK

CONTACTED CHRYSLER@1 800 424 9393 AND ADVISED THEM THERE WAS MANUFACTURER'S 970 FOR THIS THROTTLE CABLE. THEY ADVISED ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CABLE ,AND REFERRED ME TO THE WARRANTY DEPT AT WHICH THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY .PLEASE HELP THANKS. *AK

AUXILLIARY TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEM HOSES THAT RUN TO THE FRONT OF THE RADIATOR ARE TOO SHORT TO REACH BED OF AUXILLIARY RADIATOR, THIS CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND LOSE POWER AND MOMENTUM, CONSUMER STATES ALL DIESEL TRUCKS WITH AUXILLIARY TRANSMISSION COOLER'S HAVE THIS DEFECT. *SLC