1996 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING AT 50000 MILES, AT 70000 MILES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 74000 MILES. *SLC

WHEN ENGINE IS COLD ENGINE DIES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THIS PICKUP WAS TAKEN TO COLIESUM MOTORS ON TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, THE FIRST TIME THEY INFORMED ME THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A DIESEL THIS IS THE 4TH DODGE DIESEL I HAVE OWNED NONE OF THE OTHERS HAD THIS DEFECT. THE SECOND TIME I RETURNED THE VEHICLE THEY SET THE IDLE UP TO 900 RPM THIS WOULD PUSH THE VEHICLE THRU STOP SIGNS AND I HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT UNDER 30 MPH.EVERY TIME I RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO COLIESUM MOTORS THEY CHARGE ME FOR SOME REPAIR THAT DOES NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY ARE NO HELP.*AK

METAL ON BOTH SIDES OF BOLTS OF TRAILOR HITCH CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *AK

LT245/75 R 16 M+S LOAD RANGE E ONE TIRE HALFWAY DELAMINATED, 2ND TIRE NOW HAS BULGE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

THE THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED CAUSING IT TO STICK ON OCCASIONS, THE CABLE HAS NOT STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. *MJS

THREE GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRES P245/75R16 M&S TIRES DOT MD11 BTOV 505 022RJ HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER COULD FEEL TIRES BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

TWO YEARS AGO, 2 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES WITH SAME MAKE. 15000 MILES LATER, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER BLOWOUT WITH ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, STILL HAD 50 % OF TREAD LEFT. P245/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK GOODYEAR WILL ONLY REPLACE ONE TIRE, DOT # MD11C20V505, GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT. *SLC

A NON-METALLIC HOSE RUBBING AGAINST ENGINE CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE UNDER HOSE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

PER NEWS RELEASES RE PENDING INVESTIGATION GOODYEAR LOAD RANGE E TIRES: MY VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES IN QUESTION. TIRES BEGAN IMMEDIATE FAILURE BY SCALLOPING LEADING EDGES OF ALL TREAD BLOCKS. ALIGNMENT, STEERING, BALANCE ALL CHECKED & W/IN SPECS. AT 3150 MILES ROTATION MADE WORSE. AT 3260 MILES DODGE AGREED TO REPLACE 4 TIRES W/ MICHELIN LTS M&S; REFUSED TO CHANGE SPARE, SAME SIZE. TIRES FINALLY RECEIVED AT 4477 MILES. BY THEN TREAD HAD SCALLOPED OFF AS MUCH AS 11/32". DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PENDING INVESTAGATION MATERIAL, BUT I CAN DOCUMENT ALL WITH RO'S & TIRE MEASUREMENT DATA. FYI: 5TH (SPARE TIRE) SOLD AS USED AT MAJOR LOSS AND MATCHING MICHELIN PURCHASED OUT-OF-POCKET. CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IF REQUIRED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16E )

GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRE FAILURE ON TRUCK AND TRAILER DUE TO DELAMINATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R16) ONE OF THE TIRE FAILURES CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC