1996 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DT: CONSUMER STATED HE FILED A COMPLAINT ON 7-16-05 ODI # 10129534. HE HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THIS YET. HE WANTED TO FILE ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE HE SAYS THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FOLLOWING COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH . RECALL #00V135000. HE SAID SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER CAME OUT ON 7-22-05 AND TOOK SOME PICTURES AND ASKED HIM A LOT OF QUESTIONS. HE HAS BEEN CALLING THE MANUFACTURER ALL DAY AND HE CAN NOT REACH ANYONE HIS TRUCK IS LOCATED AT NATIONAL DODGE IN JACKSONVILLE, NC .HE WANTS TO GET HIS VEHICLE FIXED AND RETURNED TO HIM. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL 875 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS/IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN IGNITION SWITCH. THE WIRING WAS MELTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE FIREWALL. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE FIRE. HOWEVER, THEY WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION WIRING OVERLAY. *AK

SUBJECT:RECALL ON DODGE RAM 2500 COMMENTS: IN 1999 YOU HAD A RECALL ON ALL DODGE RAM 3500 PICKUPS, 1994-1997 FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, LIGHTS MAY GO OUT, RECALL # 819. MY 1996 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS THE EXACT SAME SWITCH AND MY HEADLIGHTS DID GO OUT AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHY WAS THIS PICKUP BY-PASSED ON THIS RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT AT 65 MPH ON A DARK NIGHT. FROM NHTSA WEB SITE.

WE HAVE A 1996 DODGE TRUCK RAM P/U 2500 2DOOR E WITH 78,155 MILES. THE SLEEVE THREADING FOR THE OIL PLUG TO SCREW INTO UNDER THE OIL PAN BROKE DURING A CHRYSLER MILEAGE DRIVEN MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR MY RAM PICKUP CUMMINS DIESEL. THERE HAVE BEEN 17 OIL CHANGES DONE UP TO NOW. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE BREAKAGE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME 2 OPTIONS FOR REPAIR: 1. UPGRADE TO THE NEW DESIGN OIL TANK WITH PLUG AND SLEEVE THREADING THAT ELIMINATED THIS PROBLEM. THE OLD AND NEW OIL TANK PARTS ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. 2. TRY TO USE SILICONE TO SEAL THE OIL LEAK. I NEEDED MY TRUCK WORKING AS IT WAS BEFORE THE BREAKAGE SO I PAID $923.47 FOR THE UPGRADED NEW OIL PAN DESIGN. IS THIS NORMAL FOR THE THREADS TO BREAK AFTER 17 OIL CHANGES? WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN DETERMING IF THIS A LEGITIMATE COST THAT WE MUST PAY OR IF THE MANUFACTURERE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PART OF THE COST. ALSO, IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER AGENCIES THAT MAY BE ABLE TO HELP US, WE WOULD APPRECIATE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS, POT HOLES OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE PROBL WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT WITHOUT TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO LOWER RPM. DEALER STATES INTERNAL SEAL FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS REBUILDING. *NM

WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE LINES. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LATCH ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN INADVERTANTLY ALTHOUGH THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. *AK

RECALL 97V084000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE. WHILE PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER UP A INCLINE AT 30 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION, AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED (3) THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME HAD TO REPLACE THE CANNON PLUG ALSO DUE TO IT BURNING WIRES ALONG WITH HEADLIGHT SWITCH TERMINALS BURNED. TALKED WITH OTHER 1994 THROUGH 1997 DODGE RAM 2500 OWNERS AND TURNS OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY. IS THERE ANYWAY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE, THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE AN PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED! REFERENCE: 854783. *AK