1996 DODGE RAM 1500 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the hood flew open and struck the windshield. The contact immediately veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that the hood was bent, and the windshield was cracked due to the failure. The contact was able to...
Mileage: 152,000
The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while refueling the vehicle, he noticed that fuel leaking underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, and the mechanic stated that the rollover valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was...
Mileage: 138,000
HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS AND THE PLASTIC START TO MELTING
MY BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING BOX, ALL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE AREAS HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES AND DODGE NEEDS TO FOX THEM FOR FREE PUT THEM UNDER THE RECALL DEPT SO THEY CAN BE. STEERING WHEEL VERY LOOSE TONS OF PLAY VERY DANGEROUS.
Mileage: 100,000
MY BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING BOX, ALL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE AREAS HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES AND DODGE NEEDS TO FOX THEM FOR FREE PUT THEM UNDER THE RECALL DEPT SO THEY CAN BE. STEERING WHEEL VERY LOOSE TONS OF PLAY VERY DANGEROUS.
Mileage: 100,000
MY BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING BOX, ALL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE AREAS HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES AND DODGE NEEDS TO FOX THEM FOR FREE PUT THEM UNDER THE RECALL DEPT SO THEY CAN BE. STEERING WHEEL VERY LOOSE TONS OF PLAY VERY DANGEROUS.
Mileage: 100,000
SIGMA TIRES STAMPEDE TIRES -265 75 16 AT SPLITTING TREAD AND COMING APART -TOLD RECALL ONLY LAST TEN* YEARS**-NOTHING TO DO AND NO REPLACEMENT-TIRE KINGDOM* TRUCK VIBRATES AND SHAKES, LOUD THUD,THUD, NOISE(IN MOTION) AFFECTS STEERING AS WOBBLES ALWAYS*HAD ISSUES AS ROUGH**RIDING OVER THE YEARS AND ...
Mileage: 140,000
SIGMA TIRES STAMPEDE TIRES -265 75 16 AT SPLITTING TREAD AND COMING APART -TOLD RECALL ONLY LAST TEN* YEARS**-NOTHING TO DO AND NO REPLACEMENT-TIRE KINGDOM* TRUCK VIBRATES AND SHAKES, LOUD THUD,THUD, NOISE(IN MOTION) AFFECTS STEERING AS WOBBLES ALWAYS*HAD ISSUES AS ROUGH**RIDING OVER THE YEARS AND ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL AT/S TIRES, SIZE 265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEEL TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS TORN APART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED...
Mileage: 100,000
THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRUMBLING LEAVING SHARP PLASTIC FLING AROND AND OPEN WIRES IN THE DASH NET ISSUE THE DASH IS ACTUALLY DISINTEGRATING TO DUST CALLED NO HELP OUT OF WARRANTY WE HAVE OTHER CARS THAT ARE OLDER AND NO SUCH PROBLEM HAS EVER MAKE OUR DASH TURN TO DUST .
Mileage: 99,000
ON 1/27/2018 MY DASH BOARD SHATTERED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO WIPE CLEAN IT WITH MOIST TOWEL. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 1998 WITH 45120 MILES. AT PRESENT IT HAS ONLY 83000 APPROX. THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS STATIONARY. I HAVE THE PHOTOS, UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT KNOW...
Mileage: 83,009
ON 1/27/2018 MY DASH BOARD SHATTERED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO WIPE CLEAN IT WITH MOIST TOWEL. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 1998 WITH 45120 MILES. AT PRESENT IT HAS ONLY 83000 APPROX. THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS STATIONARY. I HAVE THE PHOTOS, UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT KNOW...
Mileage: 83,009
TAKATA RECALL THE WIRING FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNT UP AND SWITCH MELTED I SAW A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET BUT NO RECALL ON THE 1500 JUST THE 3500 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM
Mileage: 164,000
IGNITION WIRING FAILED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. THE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. THE ...
I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM NHTSA OF A RECALL FOR MY DODGE RAM TRUCK. I HAVE TRIED SINCE JUNE 11, 2015 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CROWNE DODGE OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA AND HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I SPENT 30 MINUTES STANDING IN LINE AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICES ENTRANCE AND NO LIVE PERSON CAME TO ...
WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE SIGNAL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE OR IS ERRATIC OR DOES ALTERNATE OF WHAT IS CHOSEN.
Mileage: 107,300
WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE SIGNAL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE OR IS ERRATIC OR DOES ALTERNATE OF WHAT IS CHOSEN.
Mileage: 107,300
WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE SIGNAL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE OR IS ERRATIC OR DOES ALTERNATE OF WHAT IS CHOSEN.
Mileage: 107,300
DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN 2010 AND BROKE OFF INTO SHARP PIECES. I HAVE ABOUT 25% OF MY DASHBOARD LEFT. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING I DID. I KEPT A SUN REFLECTOR IN THE WINDSHIELD AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
WAS DRIVING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ON FEB 14, 2015 AND HAD A ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT TOTALED MY TRUCK AND MY AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF. *TR
I WENT OUT ON FRIDAY THE 6TH OF FEB.2015. I GOT A COFFEE AT WAWA EVERYTHING WAS FINE I LEFT TO GO TO MY BUDDY'S HOUSE TO HANGOUT AND I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD N I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT THE VENTS WHEN I WAS DRIVING SO I PULLED OVER CUZ I THOUGHT IT WAS THE HEATER CORE CUZ WHEN THEY GO BAD SM...
Mileage: 180,000
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40, VEHICLE HOOD INDEPENDENTLY. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE LATCH ON THE HOOD UNDER THEIR INDEPENDENT RECALL. THE DA...
Mileage: 83,458
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE FRONT WHEEL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT SAFELY MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY AND EXITED THE BURNING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED...
Mileage: 123,000
WHEN I DRIVE MY 96 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP ON HIGHWAY AT MILES BETWEEN 60 AND 70 IT STARTS SHAKING AND I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, I SOMETIMES HAVE TO STOP OR SPEED UP TO OVER 75 MILES FOR IT TO DECREASE AS I AM AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHEN I CROSS A SMALL BUMP IN...
Mileage: 220,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO BOTH OF ARMS FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH NOR WAS THERE ANY IMPACT T...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V023000 (AIR BAGS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ...
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH DETACHED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED THE HOOD LID TO RELEASE AND CRASH INTO THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED UPON IMPACT. IN ADDITION, THE HOOD LID WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. THE VE...
Mileage: 176,000
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. MY MILEAGE IS AT 85,020. I HAVE TAKEN REAL GOOD CARE OF THIS TRUCK AND I USE IT TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW WHEN I NEED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I WAS DOING A OIL CHANGE AND I NOTICED THE PASSINGER SIDE TRAILING ARMS AND COIL SPRING BRACKET WELDS ARE PULLING AWAY FROM THE AXLE. ...
Mileage: 85,020
IN THE 1994-2001 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500, 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS THERE IS NO RELAY IN THE WIRING CIRCUITRY USE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE RAM WAS REDESIGNED IN 1994, THE ENGINEERS DID NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE 40-YEAR OLD DESIGN FOR THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM; FEELING ONLY THE NEED TO USE A L...
Mileage: 141,000
IN THE 1994-2001 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500, 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS THERE IS NO RELAY IN THE WIRING CIRCUITRY USE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE RAM WAS REDESIGNED IN 1994, THE ENGINEERS DID NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE 40-YEAR OLD DESIGN FOR THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM; FEELING ONLY THE NEED TO USE A L...
Mileage: 141,000
IN THE 1994-2001 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500, 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS THERE IS NO RELAY IN THE WIRING CIRCUITRY USE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE RAM WAS REDESIGNED IN 1994, THE ENGINEERS DID NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE 40-YEAR OLD DESIGN FOR THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM; FEELING ONLY THE NEED TO USE A L...
Mileage: 141,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE HOOD, WHICH SEEMED TO BE SECURE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE HE REACHED 60 MPH. THE HOOD VIOLENTLY STRUCK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED ...
Mileage: 193,000
DASH PANEL CRACKED WHICH SEEMS TO BE INDICATIVE OF DODGE PICKUP. THIS FLAW SHOULD BECOME STANDARD RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CHRYSLER, DODGE, SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *TR
1996 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.2 LTR. 318 CI. ENGINE. THROTTLE STUCK FULLY OPEN WHEN PULLING INTO CUSTOMERS DRIVEWAY HAULING SMALL UTILITY TRAILER. I PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND SHOT OFF ENGINE. AFTER 10 MINUTES I RESTARTED TRUCK AND IT SEEMS FINE NOW. THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AT THIS TIME. I INSPECTED ...
Mileage: 92,571
TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING. IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD THEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT LATER ON. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
BRAKE LINE CORROSION, CAUSING LINE FAILURE. CORROSION OCCURS AT REAR, BEHIND THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Mileage: 294,694
1996 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT: I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AGO, THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. IT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY CRACKING INTO LITTLE PIECES AND NOW I HAVE NO DASHBOARD AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OPERABLE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 7 MINUTES HAD NO BRAKES DUE TO DRIVER SIDE BACK BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY DODGE RAM 1996 VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 160,000
1996 DODGE RAM 1500 LOST LEFT REAR WHEEL AND THE WHEEL STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0569-91.*JB UPDATED 12/10/10 *BF
1996 DODGE RAM 1500 LOST LEFT REAR WHEEL AND THE WHEEL STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0569-91.*JB UPDATED 12/10/10 *BF
MY DODGE RAM 1500'S DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART. IT STARTED 5 YEARS AGO AND HAS ACCELERATED OVER THE PAST THREE, NO MATTER HOW PROTECTED THE DASH BOARD IS FROM THE SUN. IT HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS WHICH ARE CAUSING THE DASH BOARD TO COLLAPSE AND BECOME LOSE AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE...
Mileage: 60,000
I WAS TRAVELING TO TOWN AND AS I ENTERED THE TOWN AS I STARTED TO BRAKE I COULD FEEL THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS FEELING SPONGY AND THE PEDAL SEEMED TO BE GOING TO THE FLOOR. I FELT AS THOUGH 90% OF MY BRAKING WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY THOUGH I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING. I FELT THAT I COULD NOT ...
Mileage: 83,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP, BUCKLED AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V040000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD...
Mileage: 116,064
TRAVELING ON HWY 44 WEST @ 60 ML. OER HR. STEEL BELT BUSTED AND TREAD RIPPED OF TAKING MY WHEEL WELL COVER WITH IT. I ALMOST LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AND IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON MY RIM. TOOK TIRE TO A CENTER. THEY MEASURED THE TREAD AND INVESTIGATED. THE ATTENDANT SAID THE TIRE IS AN ABS...
Mileage: 160,000
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM AND LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER RAM OWNER MY DASH IS CRACKED ALL TO PIECES.ALL THE OTHER PICTURES OF DODGE RAMS THAT HAVE CRACKED DASHES THE CRACKS ARE IN THE SAME PLACE AS MINE THIS IS A DEFECT AND DODGE KNOWS IT BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT THEY WOULD RATHER ME PAY 600.00 TO HAVE ...
ENGINE LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY HAD TO GET A TOW HOME FOUND A WHOLE WITH SHINY CLEAN THREADS IN INTAKE MANIFOLD DEALER CANT HELP ME. SO I TRIED ANOTHER DEALER. THEY COULD NOT HELP.THE 2ND DEALER SAID MY TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS OPENING IN THE BACK OF INTAKE MANIFOLD MY TRUCK IS STOCK 5.9 MOTOR I DON'...
Mileage: 166,000
THE RECLINING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND HAS FAILED THEE TIMES. TWO TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR CORRECT REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
THE RECLINING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND HAS FAILED THEE TIMES. TWO TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR CORRECT REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
I BOUGHT A 96 DODGE RAM 1500 EXT CAB BRAND NEW FROM MICHIGAN I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND TAKE CARE OF IT AS NEED BE. MY DASH BOARD STARTED OUT CRACKING THEN MORE CRACKS THAT GREW LARGER AND LARGER UNTIL THEY JUST BROKE INTO PIECES, SO NOW I HAVE NO DASH AT ALL. YOU CAN BUY NEW DAS...
Mileage: 200,000
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND TODAY THE GAS TANK FELL ON THE STREET. HAD I BEEN GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THIS WOULD HAVE EXPLODED SINCE I A 25 GALLONS OF FUEL. I WAS LUCKY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A DEATH UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE TO RESEARCH THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 128,000
DASH CRACKING. CRACKED EARLIER, DATE LISTED IS WHEN I BOUGHT IT. *TR
NORMAL DRIVING INTO MOUNTAINS AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK, EVEN DOWN HILL. CHECKED FLUID AND VERY HOT AND STARTED TO SMELLED BURNT. HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD. *TR
Mileage: 138,000
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I CROSSED A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP. IT SHOOK ALL THE STUFF OFF OF MY SEAT AS WELL AS MY CD HOLDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. I LOVE THIS TRU...
Mileage: 129,385
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I CROSSED A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP. IT SHOOK ALL THE STUFF OFF OF MY SEAT AS WELL AS MY CD HOLDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. I LOVE THIS TRU...
Mileage: 129,385
THE DASH ON MY 1996 DODGE BEGAN TO CRACK AFTER MULTIPLE MONTHS THE DASH BEGAN TO COLLAPSE IN ON ITSELF. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO SHARP PIECES CUTTING WIRES AND VACUUM HOSES WHEN THEY FALL IN. HOWEVER THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE DAMAGE MAY NOT BE NOTICEABLE UNTIL ...
WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE ON 0/22/08, THE HOOD ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 OPENED CRASHING MY WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY AND DAMAGING THE HOOD ITSELF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION IN TEXAS. WHILE IN TEXAS, I WAS TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT HOOD BUT WAS NEVER SUCCESSF...
Mileage: 189,000
LARGE CRACKS IN THE TOP OF THE DASH. STARTED AS A SMALLER CRACK AND AS TIME HAS PASSED IT IS NOW ENORMOUS AND THE DASH IS SPLIT INTO 2 PIECES. *TR
1996 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH PAD HAS MULTIPLE CRACK EVERY DODGE OWNER I KNOW HAS THE SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACES THIS IS A DEFECT I PAID ENOUGH FOR MY TRUCK AND NOW THEY SAY ITS GOING TO COST 600.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE UNLESS YOU PUSH DOWN ON SEAT LEVER LOCATED UNDER SEAT. UNABLE TO PUT CAR SEAT IN VEHICLE AS WE FEAR SEAT WILL FLY FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR
MY DASH IS CRACKED ON MY 1996 DODGE RAM. *JB
Mileage: 178,999
DASHBOARD CRACKING AND CHUNKS COMING OFF. *JB
Mileage: 135,000
I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AND PIECES ARE STARTING TO FALL INTO DASH CAVITY. I KNOW OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS, AS THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A YEAR SPECIFIC PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE A DODGE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT L...
1996 DODGE RAM 1500 CAUGHT FIRE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. *KB THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE ELECTRICAL UNDER THE DASHBOARD. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB
TURN SIGNALS FAILED, CHECKED FUSE, REPLACED FLASHER RELAY, REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION TURN/DIMMER/WIPER SWITCH AND CHECKED ALL BULBS AND STILL NO TURN SIGNALS. HAZARD FLASHERS WORKING CORRECTLY. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR
Mileage: 143,085
TURN SIGNALS FAILED, CHECKED FUSE, REPLACED FLASHER RELAY, REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION TURN/DIMMER/WIPER SWITCH AND CHECKED ALL BULBS AND STILL NO TURN SIGNALS. HAZARD FLASHERS WORKING CORRECTLY. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR
Mileage: 143,085
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FREQUENTLY. HAVE HAD SERVICE WHEN IT HAPPENS, HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DURHAM DODGE "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, IT'S NOTHING!" IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THIS TO OCCUR AND I FEEL UNPROTECTED WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. NO INJURIES YET, NO CRASH YET. DO I HAVE PEACE OF MIND THAT I CAN RELY ON ...
CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. I THOUGHT IT WAS SUN DAMAGE AND PURCHASED A DASHBOARD COVER FOR IT BUT HAVE SEEN ON TV THAT OTHER DODGE OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
THE REAR LEFT TIRE ON OUR PICKUP TRUCK BLEW THE TREAD LAYER OFF DOWN TO THE CORE OF THE TIRE. THE PICKUP HAD ABS BRAKES, BUT WITHOUT THE TREAD ON THE TIRE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY LOST, AND THE TRUCK WENT HEADFIRST INTO A CONCRETE HIGHWAY DIVIDER CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BE TOTALED AND IN...
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM THE HOOD FLEW UP AND DAMAGED THE HOOD & GRILL AND BRACKETS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY HOOD LATCH, ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS REPLACE THE LATCH AND THE BRACKETS IS THIS RIGHT, DON'T THEY HAVE TO FIX THE DAMAGED PARTS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE PART? I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL...
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 2/5/2007 THE HOOD ON THE 1996 DODGE RAM P/U FLEW OPEN, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. JUST MISSING A BUS, THEN COMING TO A STOP AFTER HITTING THE CURB. THE HOOD WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD, ALSO, FRONT END HIT THE CURB. DODGE REFUSED TO REP...
Mileage: 129,000
THE DASHBOARD WAS DEVOLOPING CRACKS THROUGHOUT. THE CRACKS WERE DEVELOPING INTO HOLES. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INCIDENT.*AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGINNING TO CRACK AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT PUT A PADDING DOWN TO PROTECT IT FROM THE SUN. THE DASHBOARD IS STILL CRACKING. THE CONTACT HAS...
Mileage: 20,000
THE DASHBOARD IN THE DODGE RAMWAS CRACKED AND CAVED IN. THIS CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT EXPOSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO DAMAGE.*AK
THE DASHBOARD IN THE DODGE RAMWAS CRACKED AND CAVED IN. THIS CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT EXPOSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO DAMAGE.*AK
DASHBOARD FALLING APART,CRACKING AND LARGE HOLES EXPOSING WIRES AND DASHBOARD ELECTRONICS. *JB
DASH BOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART ON A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. *TR
I BOUGHT THE DODGE RAM USED A (1996) I LOVE THE TRUCK, EXCEPT FOR THE DASHBOARD. IT STARTED AS ONE SMALL CRACK, AND IS FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE GAUGE CLUSTER. AND NOW THERE ARE MORE CRACKS STARTING ! I KNOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I TOO HAVE A CAVED IN DASHBOARD! *TR
Mileage: 100,000
19960 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD UNLATCHED. THE HOOD BENT BACKWARDS AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. *MC OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE EIGHTH CYLINDER ON THE ENGINE IS FAILING AND THE ENGINE HEAD IS ALSO CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT PAID $700 FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE ...
Mileage: 114,000
THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING HOME, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND HITTING THE CURB TO STOP THE TRUCK. DODGE REUSED TO REPAIR DAMAGE OR SUPPLY ME WITH A NEW LATCH, THEY STATED THE PRIMARY LATCH GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE HOOD TO OPEN. DODGE DEALER STATED THE MAIN LATCH WAS BAD, IF THE SECONDA...
Mileage: 131,300
PEELING PAINT OFF OF CAB OF TRUCK. EXTENSIVE IN AREA OF CENTER TO DRIVERS SIDE. APPEARS THAT PAINT HAS BLISTERED AND EXPOSED UNDER COATING. OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT DODGE RAM TRUCK MODELS 1500,2500 &3500 FOR YEARS 1994,1995,1996 & 1997 AFFECTED. AVERAGE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR RANGES FROM $700.00 TO $1...
1996 RAM 1500 SWAY BAR ATTACHMENT FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE SWAY BAR FELL TO THE GROUND, IT CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS TO RAPIDLY GO FROM FULL-LEFT TO FULL RIGHT AT THE RATE OF SEVERAL TIMES PER SECOND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE SWAY BAR PLATE HAD NEVER BEEN MACHINE WELDED...
1996 RAM 1500 SWAY BAR ATTACHMENT FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE SWAY BAR FELL TO THE GROUND, IT CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS TO RAPIDLY GO FROM FULL-LEFT TO FULL RIGHT AT THE RATE OF SEVERAL TIMES PER SECOND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE SWAY BAR PLATE HAD NEVER BEEN MACHINE WELDED...
1996 DODGE RAM 1500'S SWAY BAR LINK BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *TS PRIOR TO THE SWAY BAR BREAKING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK SHOWED THAT THE SWAY BAR PLATE HAD NEVER BEEN MACHINE WELDED TO THE F...
Mileage: 160,000
I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY, J. TURNER BUTLER BLVD. TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN THE HOOD OF MY TRUCK RELEASED AND CRASHED INTO MY WINDSHIELD BLINDING ME. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND PULL OFF THE ROADWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTERWARDS I DID RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE ...
Mileage: 131,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND A LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE PLASTIC PIPE FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Mileage: 142,000
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK AND THE DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. IT STARTED AS SMALL CRACKS AROUND THE VENTS AND SOON SPEED ALL OVER THE DASH. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT MUST B...
Mileage: 162,000
TRUCK PURCHASED USED AT DEALERSHIP IN 2000. TRANSMISSION REBUILT IN 2002. TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2006. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH FAILED ALLOWING THE HOOD TO FLY UPWARD INTO THE AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE LATCH WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE HINGES OR HOOD. THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# IS NOT AVAILA...
Mileage: 137,000
ON 3/9/06 MY HOOD ON MY 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 BLEW OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND THE HOOD HIDGES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HOOD LATCH #01V04000. I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THIS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE LATCH BUT NOT THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THEY SHOULD REPAIR THE D...
Mileage: 151,232
THE TOP SIDE OF THE INTERIOR DASH STARTED CRACKING APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO AND WITHIN VERY SHORT TIME FRAME, IT NOW HAS VERY LARGE, MULTIPLE CRACKS. SEEM TO HAVE STARTED AROUND THE VENT AREAS. IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH SURGING WHEN DRIVING AT A LOWER STEADY SPEED. *NM
Mileage: 150,000
I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 1996 NEW FROM PARKS MOTORS IN AUGUSTA, SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1 OR 2 GEAR OR IF IT DOES IT TAKES HIGH RPMS TO DO IT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SEAL IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE TRAN...
Mileage: 37,000
1996 DODGE 1500 BRAKES FAILED. *TS WHILE BRAKING AT A TOLL BOOTH THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO IT'S FRONT GRILL, FRONT BUMPER, THE HOOD WAS PUSHED BACK, THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND POSSIBLE ENGI...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATES THAT BRAKE LINES THAT CARRY THE FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEELS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE IS FROM WISCONSIN, AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE SALT ON THE ROADS. ONE BRAKE LINE HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY BEEN REPAIRED, AND THE CON...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATES THAT BRAKE LINES THAT CARRY THE FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEELS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE IS FROM WISCONSIN, AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE SALT ON THE ROADS. ONE BRAKE LINE HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY BEEN REPAIRED, AND THE CON...
NOTHING LEADING UP TO EVENT EITHER INCIDENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SECONDS BEFORE TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE BECAUSE BOLTS WERE SHEARED OFF, THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION. FIRST INCIDENT IN 1999, BOLTS SHEARED OFF FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25 MPH, NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TRUCK,...
NOTHING LEADING UP TO EVENT EITHER INCIDENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SECONDS BEFORE TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE BECAUSE BOLTS WERE SHEARED OFF, THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION. FIRST INCIDENT IN 1999, BOLTS SHEARED OFF FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25 MPH, NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TRUCK,...
DT: CONSUMER STATES HE OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. WHILE HAULING A TRAILER, THE WIRES FROM THE TRAILER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND THE TRAILER HITCH OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS SYSTEM TO BURN OUT. THIS CAUSED THE FUEL GAUGE TO FAIL, IT SHORTED OUT THE F...
DT: WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THE CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO HAVE ALL OF THE OTHER LINES INSPECTED AND REPLACED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED,...
Mileage: 87,000
THE SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS MUST BE FALSE SINCE THIS IS ALREADY THE SECOND TIME IN THE TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I UNDERSTAND THAT RECALLS DO OCCUR, BUT THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND OUT OF MY WALLET. NOW, I DOUBT THAT I WILL BUY A DODGE AGAIN SINCE DODGE DOES NO...
Mileage: 93,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION AT 40 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS WERE DELAYED 3 SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE DEPLOYING. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SUSTAIN RIB INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 109,000
ROLL OVER VALVE LEAKED FUEL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO WILL NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER IN FIXING THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF HE FILLS THE FUEL TANK OR TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP FUEL LEAKS ON THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VIN NUMBER. *TC
Mileage: 86,000
COMPLAINT ABOUT RECALL 97V199000, ROLLOVER VALVE TO BE REPLACED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE HAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE ROLLOVER VALVE, BUT WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HE WA TOLD HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
MY HUSBAND WAS LETTING HIS 96 DODGE WARM UP AFTER A BIG SNOW AND ICE STORM AND SOMEONE STOPPED TO TELL HIM IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK . THEY TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH EXTINGUISHERS AND WATER BUT TO NO AVAIL IT WAS COMPLETELY LOST BY THE TIME THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. ...
Mileage: 188,000
WHILE DRIVING FROM COLD START ENGINE PERFORMED ROUGHLY, AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. CONSUMER CHANGED FUEL, BUT THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT THE INTAKE PLENUM GASKET WAS THE CAUSE. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *A...
Mileage: 98,000
I HAVE THIS TRUCK FOR 2 YEARS AND IN THAT 2 YEARS I HAVE MANY COMPLICATIONS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTING AND BURNING THE WIRES IN THE DASH. I HAVE HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED TWICE AND IT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT AND MELT. I AM SO SCARED THE TRUCK IS GOING TO...
Mileage: 150,000
SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE STOPPING UP THE OIL PAN PICK UP,CAUSING TRUCK TO LOOSE OIL PRESSURE. NOW AT 121000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN LOSING OIL PRESSURE FROM THE SLUDGE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1996, I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER,THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE LACQUER THA...
Mileage: 121,000
PAINT STARTED PEELING OFF IN 2000, AND BY 2003..IT WAS PEELING OFF IN CHUNKS WEEKLY. NOW IN 2004, THERE IS HARDLY ANY PAINT ON THE HOOD OR THE TOP OF THE CAB WITH OTHER PEELING ON THE OTHER PARTS AS WELL. THE ROCKWALL, TX DODGE DEALERSHIP'S REP SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB, A...
Mileage: 42,000
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, IN WHICH HE SUGGESTED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS SWITCH MELTED. *AK *SC
Mileage: 150,000
SOMTHING UNDER THE TRUCK RATTLES/ STALLS IN REVERSE ,WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR,ACTS LIKE IT IS LOCKED IN 4WD ALL THE TIME. *AK
Mileage: 131,700
SOMTHING UNDER THE TRUCK RATTLES/ STALLS IN REVERSE ,WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR,ACTS LIKE IT IS LOCKED IN 4WD ALL THE TIME. *AK
Mileage: 131,700
CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNG THEN A METAL TO METAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED, BUT THE WHEEL DIDN'T FALL OFF. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER IN TIME TO KEEP THE WHEEL FROM FALLING OFF. *AK *NM
Mileage: 92,000
DODGE RAM - BAD TRANSMISSION(S) *JB
Mileage: 75,000
S,BAR LINK ,REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS ,NO GOOD.TRANSMISSION FAILURE TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ,REPLACED PRESSURE SOL,GOVERNOR,GOV SWITCH,SWITCHAND SELERIOND,STILL ACTING THE SAME.LEFT CONTROLARMANDBOLTKIT , ALSO SAY NEEDS RIGHT SIDE .WILL NOT ALLIGNE .LIGHT UNDER HOOD COMES ON WHEN DRIVING ,AND ...
Mileage: 96,000
S,BAR LINK ,REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS ,NO GOOD.TRANSMISSION FAILURE TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ,REPLACED PRESSURE SOL,GOVERNOR,GOV SWITCH,SWITCHAND SELERIOND,STILL ACTING THE SAME.LEFT CONTROLARMANDBOLTKIT , ALSO SAY NEEDS RIGHT SIDE .WILL NOT ALLIGNE .LIGHT UNDER HOOD COMES ON WHEN DRIVING ,AND ...
Mileage: 96,000
S,BAR LINK ,REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS ,NO GOOD.TRANSMISSION FAILURE TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ,REPLACED PRESSURE SOL,GOVERNOR,GOV SWITCH,SWITCHAND SELERIOND,STILL ACTING THE SAME.LEFT CONTROLARMANDBOLTKIT , ALSO SAY NEEDS RIGHT SIDE .WILL NOT ALLIGNE .LIGHT UNDER HOOD COMES ON WHEN DRIVING ,AND ...
Mileage: 96,000
S,BAR LINK ,REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS ,NO GOOD.TRANSMISSION FAILURE TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ,REPLACED PRESSURE SOL,GOVERNOR,GOV SWITCH,SWITCHAND SELERIOND,STILL ACTING THE SAME.LEFT CONTROLARMANDBOLTKIT , ALSO SAY NEEDS RIGHT SIDE .WILL NOT ALLIGNE .LIGHT UNDER HOOD COMES ON WHEN DRIVING ,AND ...
Mileage: 96,000
S,BAR LINK ,REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS ,NO GOOD.TRANSMISSION FAILURE TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP ,REPLACED PRESSURE SOL,GOVERNOR,GOV SWITCH,SWITCHAND SELERIOND,STILL ACTING THE SAME.LEFT CONTROLARMANDBOLTKIT , ALSO SAY NEEDS RIGHT SIDE .WILL NOT ALLIGNE .LIGHT UNDER HOOD COMES ON WHEN DRIVING ,AND ...
Mileage: 96,000
THE BRAKES ON MY 1996 DODGE RAM FAILED. THE DEALER "KIRKWOOD DODGE" SAID THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *LA
Mileage: 73,000
REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON NARROW COUNTRY ROAD WITHOUT SHOULDER TO PULL OFF. THE SEPARATED TREAD DAMAGED REAR QUARTER PANEL, WHEEL WELL AND UNDER FRAME CAUSING TAILGATE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. TREAD WRAPPED AROUND AXIL.GOODYEAR BLAMES UNDERINFLATED TIRE. TIRES WERE CHECKED PREVIOUS TO DEPARTURE ON THI...
THE VEHICLE SUFFERED TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.*MR CONSUMER DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING THE TREAD JUST SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR. *PH *NLM
PAINT IS STARTING TO PEEL OFF IN SHEETS ON THE HOOD AND OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 86,000
VEHICLE IS ON FOURTH ENGINE AND ONLY 44,000 MILES ON PRESENT ENGINE. DEALER SAYS ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. EXCESSIVE BLOW BY FROM ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO THE TRUCK WANDERS ON THE ROAD, AND HAS A RUMBLING RATTLE NOISE ON FRONT P...
Mileage: 68,000
VEHICLE IS ON FOURTH ENGINE AND ONLY 44,000 MILES ON PRESENT ENGINE. DEALER SAYS ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. EXCESSIVE BLOW BY FROM ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO THE TRUCK WANDERS ON THE ROAD, AND HAS A RUMBLING RATTLE NOISE ON FRONT P...
Mileage: 68,000
VEHICLE IS ON FOURTH ENGINE AND ONLY 44,000 MILES ON PRESENT ENGINE. DEALER SAYS ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. EXCESSIVE BLOW BY FROM ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO THE TRUCK WANDERS ON THE ROAD, AND HAS A RUMBLING RATTLE NOISE ON FRONT P...
Mileage: 68,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HEADLIGHT SWITCH PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE RAM 3500 SERIES, BUT NOT ON THE RAM 1500, WHICH WAS THE ONE HE HAD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND SOLD THE CONSUMER A REPLACEMENT SWITCH. HE COMPARED THE NEW SWITCH TO THE ONE ON THE 3500 SE...
Mileage: 10,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK SUDDENLY RECLINED BACKWARDS. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE SEAT BACK BOLTS SHEARED OFF. *AK
Mileage: 132,000
CUP HOLDERS IN MY 1996 DODGE PU ARE NOT SAFE. DRINKING CUP OR CUPS HAVE TIPPED OVER WHEN CORNERING OR TURNING AND HAVE RESULTED IN VERY HOT SPILLS ON MY LOWER LEG. *LA
CUP HOLDERS IN MY 1996 DODGE PU ARE NOT SAFE. DRINKING CUP OR CUPS HAVE TIPPED OVER WHEN CORNERING OR TURNING AND HAVE RESULTED IN VERY HOT SPILLS ON MY LOWER LEG. *LA
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND, AND NOTICED FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR A FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. AN INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THAT THE R...
Mileage: 140,000
PAINT IS POPPING OFF TOP OF CAB IN BIG PATCHES, NOW IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD TO HOOD AND OTHER PARTS.
THE METAL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND DISINTEGRATED. THIS RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AK *SCC *JB
Mileage: 81,159
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE LIG...
Mileage: 24,571
I TOOK MY 1996 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALER FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH WIRING RECALL. AFTER THE RECALL PARTS WERE REPLACED, MY TRUCK WAS NOT FIXED. THE WIRING HARNESS HAD OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED MY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS COST MORE MONEY. THERE WAS ALSO A SPECIAL TOOL THAT MY HUSBAND HAD TO PURCHASE TO CHAN...
Mileage: 159,000
I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM THAT HAD A LARGE SECTION OF THE PAINT ON THE HOOD PEEL OFF DOWN TO THE SHEET METAL IN ONE DAY. APPROXIMATELY A 2'X2' SECTION. CHRYSLER ALONG WITH THE ROSS PARK DODGE DEALERSHIP IN PITTSBURGH PA. WILL DO NOTHING.*AK
Mileage: 89,000
1996 DODGE RAM 1500 RAN OF THE ROAD THROUGH A GUARDRAIL AND INTO A WOODEN LIGHT POLE, AND DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Mileage: 84,333
THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK *CB *JB
Mileage: 3,300
THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK *CB *JB
Mileage: 3,300
WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND DRIVER RETURNS TO CRUISE CONTROL BY ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINES AND RPM'S RACE VERY HIGH, THE DRIVER HAS TO STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Mileage: 77,407
AFTER TRUCK'S ENGINE WAS STARTED THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE SO AS TO BACK OUT OF GARAGE. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS RETURNED TO P. AS THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD STRIKING THE GARAGE WALL. THE BUIDING AND TRUCK WERE DAMAGED. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
AFTER TRUCK'S ENGINE WAS STARTED THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE SO AS TO BACK OUT OF GARAGE. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS RETURNED TO P. AS THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD STRIKING THE GARAGE WALL. THE BUIDING AND TRUCK WERE DAMAGED. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
TREAD ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH . BRIDGESTONE, SIZE UNKNOWN, DOT# 7BA3PUA527 DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, WITH 104,000 MILES. THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED WHICH CAUSED THE WIRING CONNECTOR AND THE SWITCH CONNECTOR TO OVER HEAT AND MELT. I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW SWITCH AND THE AUTO PARTS STORE SAYS THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. ALSO WITH THE SWITCH OUT OF WORKING ORDER ...
I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 5.2 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE WEAR. I HAVE USED MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE THE BREAKIN OIL AND N...
Mileage: 106,000
I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 5.2 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE WEAR. I HAVE USED MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE THE BREAKIN OIL AND N...
Mileage: 106,000
I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 5.2 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE WEAR. I HAVE USED MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE THE BREAKIN OIL AND N...
Mileage: 106,000
I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 5.2 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE WEAR. I HAVE USED MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE THE BREAKIN OIL AND N...
Mileage: 106,000
I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 5.2 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE WEAR. I HAVE USED MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE THE BREAKIN OIL AND N...
Mileage: 106,000
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN JUNE 02. IT HAD RECENTLY PROGRESSED THE FULL LENGHT OF THE WINDSHILED OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW. DURING WINSHIELD REPLACEMENT TECHNICIAN FOUND WINDSHIELD WAS SEPERATED FROM POLYURETHANE BEDDING AND WAS LOOSE. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE WINDSHIELD IN WAS...
Mileage: 87,424
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS TIMING CHAIN MAKES LOUD NOISES. *TS
Mileage: 24,150
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS NOTIFIED DEALER REPAIRED 40,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
WHILE DRIVING, THE INTERIOR LIGHT FELL ON CONSUMER ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH
DEALER REPLACE ONLY SOLENOIDS AND FILTER ON FIRST FAILER. THE 2ND FAILER REQUIRES A TOTAL REBUILD. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THE TRANSMISSION LINE SHOULD HAVE REPLACED AT THE DEALER. DT
CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES A FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE HOOD. MR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY RUBBED, THROWING DRIVER FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THERE IS A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM DASH NEAR WINDSHIELD. ONCE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF THE SMOKE STOPS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*JB
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THERE WAS A DELAY. DELAY BECAME LONGER AND LONGER, AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT REVERSE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
SPEEDOMETER IS OVER 7 M.P.H. OFF. *AK
THE FRONT GRILL ON THE HOOD HAS PLASTIC FASTENERS THAT HOLD THE GRILL ONTO THE HOOD. THESE FASTNERS ARE BREAKING AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. A POTENTIAL DEADLY HAZARD CONSIDERING THE LOCATION OF THE DEFECT. *AK
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING, DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *SCC
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC REPLACED ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. ALSO, SAID ENGINE HEAD WAS MOST LIKELY CRACKED.
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC REPLACED ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. ALSO, SAID ENGINE HEAD WAS MOST LIKELY CRACKED.
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH PASSENGER'S FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FOM VEHICLE. MECHANIC DETERMINED BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF.*AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD OVERHEAT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA RECALL 01 V 037 000 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 970 CONCERNING /THROTTLE CABLE: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 77 MPH BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE NOT COVER UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FRE...
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LINE WENT COMPLETELY OUT.*AK
TRAVELING ON I-81 APPROX. 65MPH, IN PASSING LANE HEARD NOISE IN FRONT END, MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE, NOISE SORT OF SUBSIDED THEN BECAME VERY LOUD AND HARD TO CONTROL STEERING, STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SIGNALED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY THEN A VERY LOUD BOOM , DOUBLE SLAM , TIRE AND WHEEL FLEW AN...
CATALYTIC CONVERTER BROKE UP AND PLUGGED EXHUAST, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER,CAN BE DANGEROUS ALL POWER TO BRAKES WENT OUT & POWER STEERING. GAS TANK COULD HAVE BLOWN UP IF A HOLE WHERE TO EXIST LUCKLY THIS WAS NOT THE CASE.
DISSIMLAR METAL CONTACTS RE. TAILIGHT SOCKETS AND TYPE 3157 BULBS. BRAKE/TURN/EMERGENCY FLASHER SIGNAL LIGHTS FAIL TO LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY (BOTH SIDES). (DASHBOARD FLASHER LIGHTS INDICATE NORMAL OPERATION.) TWICE REPLACED BULBS, BUT WITH LATER FAILURE IT WAS NOTED THAT MOVING UNLIT BULB OR WIGGLIN...
DISSIMLAR METAL CONTACTS RE. TAILIGHT SOCKETS AND TYPE 3157 BULBS. BRAKE/TURN/EMERGENCY FLASHER SIGNAL LIGHTS FAIL TO LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY (BOTH SIDES). (DASHBOARD FLASHER LIGHTS INDICATE NORMAL OPERATION.) TWICE REPLACED BULBS, BUT WITH LATER FAILURE IT WAS NOTED THAT MOVING UNLIT BULB OR WIGGLIN...
DISSIMLAR METAL CONTACTS RE. TAILIGHT SOCKETS AND TYPE 3157 BULBS. BRAKE/TURN/EMERGENCY FLASHER SIGNAL LIGHTS FAIL TO LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY (BOTH SIDES). (DASHBOARD FLASHER LIGHTS INDICATE NORMAL OPERATION.) TWICE REPLACED BULBS, BUT WITH LATER FAILURE IT WAS NOTED THAT MOVING UNLIT BULB OR WIGGLIN...
TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED FOR THIRD TIME.TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GIVE A DIAGNOSTIC READING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES WHICH FAILED DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF FRONT ROTORS, CONSUMER APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. ONCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE FLOWING IN A STEADY STREAM FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DEALER AND WARRANTEE PEOPLE CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. *JG
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DEALER AND WARRANTEE PEOPLE CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. *JG
THIS IS TWICE THE FIRST GEAR HAS GONE OUT, BOTH TIMES AFTER A RADIATOR FLUSH, I WAS INFORMED BY A REFERRAL FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THE RADIATORS ARE GETTING CLOGGED AND CAUSING THE TRANMISSION TO OVER HEAT AND BY THE TIME THE PROBLEM IS FIGURED OUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN NEEDED AS WELL AS A NEW ...
THIS IS TWICE THE FIRST GEAR HAS GONE OUT, BOTH TIMES AFTER A RADIATOR FLUSH, I WAS INFORMED BY A REFERRAL FROM A DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THE RADIATORS ARE GETTING CLOGGED AND CAUSING THE TRANMISSION TO OVER HEAT AND BY THE TIME THE PROBLEM IS FIGURED OUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN NEEDED AS WELL AS A NEW ...
HEADLIGHT SWITCH GOT HOT AND MELTED ITSELF AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO QUIT WROKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DASH WAS EXTREMELY HOT ABOVE SWITCH. NO OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ADDED TO HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE THE ...
01 V 040 000/HOOD LATCH: DEALER; JIM BAIER CHRYSLER; FORT MADISON, IA; PHONE # 319/372-1012 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRAME OF VEHICLE IS CRACKING IN REAR, AND TRAILER HITCH IS CRACKED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
FRAME OF VEHICLE IS CRACKING IN REAR, AND TRAILER HITCH IS CRACKED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT STOP. VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUALLY GO ON, EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON PEDAL. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK
IN LATE NOVEMBER, VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, SOMETIMES IT WOULD SLIP, AND IT WOULD HANG IN FORWARD GEARS, CAUSING A VERY ROUGH OR HARD SHIFT, DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED AT CONSUMERS COST, CONSUMER FEELS SOME GOODWILL REFUN...
IN LATE NOVEMBER, VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, SOMETIMES IT WOULD SLIP, AND IT WOULD HANG IN FORWARD GEARS, CAUSING A VERY ROUGH OR HARD SHIFT, DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED AT CONSUMERS COST, CONSUMER FEELS SOME GOODWILL REFUN...
THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT CAUSING IT TO NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURED AT ONLY 13K MILES. NLM
THE ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS FAILED CAUSING THE ML LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, RUN ROUGHLY AND MISS IN 3RD UP A HILL. NLM
THE BACKUP LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT WORKING DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. NLM
THE ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS FAILED CAUSING THE ML LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, RUN ROUGHLY AND MISS IN 3RD UP A HILL. NLM
THE BACKUP LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT WORKING DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. NLM
THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT CAUSING IT TO NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURED AT ONLY 13K MILES. NLM
I HAVE ALL THE COPES ,I JUST WANT MY TRUCK TO BE FIX . AUTO PLAZA IS GIVING ME THE RUNING AROUND,CAN YOU HELP ME OR GIVE ME SOME ADVICE THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
I HAVE ALL THE COPES ,I JUST WANT MY TRUCK TO BE FIX . AUTO PLAZA IS GIVING ME THE RUNING AROUND,CAN YOU HELP ME OR GIVE ME SOME ADVICE THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
ON APRIL 19, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING ON RT 495 IN WAREHAM MA THE FAN ON MY L996 DODGE 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE SPORT PICKUP TRUCK SUDDENLY BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE WATER PUMP SHAFT CAUSING THE FAN TO FLY INTO THE RADIATOR AND PUNCTURING SAME.AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWE...
ON APRIL 19, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING ON RT 495 IN WAREHAM MA THE FAN ON MY L996 DODGE 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE SPORT PICKUP TRUCK SUDDENLY BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE WATER PUMP SHAFT CAUSING THE FAN TO FLY INTO THE RADIATOR AND PUNCTURING SAME.AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWE...
ON APRIL 19, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING ON RT 495 IN WAREHAM MA THE FAN ON MY L996 DODGE 1500 2 WHEEL DRIVE SPORT PICKUP TRUCK SUDDENLY BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE WATER PUMP SHAFT CAUSING THE FAN TO FLY INTO THE RADIATOR AND PUNCTURING SAME.AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWE...
FAILED SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD, AND RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER'S HIPS AND KNEE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; STILL WAITING ON MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
FUEL PUMP ON MY 1996 DODGE PICKUP FAILED TO PUMP GAS TO ENGINE IN AUGUST OF 2000, WHILE PARKED . THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS APPROX. 450.00 DOLLARS. I AM CONCERNED ONLY BECAUSE I PAID $25000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK AND FIGURED THAT IT SHOLUD OF LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. IT JUST IRRITATES ME T...
FUEL PUMP ON MY 1996 DODGE PICKUP FAILED TO PUMP GAS TO ENGINE IN AUGUST OF 2000, WHILE PARKED . THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS APPROX. 450.00 DOLLARS. I AM CONCERNED ONLY BECAUSE I PAID $25000.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK AND FIGURED THAT IT SHOLUD OF LASTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. IT JUST IRRITATES ME T...
DAMAGED HOOD,WINDSHIELD,HOOD HINGES,WIPER ARMS
DAMAGED HOOD,WINDSHIELD,HOOD HINGES,WIPER ARMS
DAMAGED HOOD,WINDSHIELD,HOOD HINGES,WIPER ARMS
UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT/REPLACED. NOTE: SPECIALIST SAID THAT HAD HAD TO REBUILD/REPLACE SEVERAL DODGE TRUCK TRANSMISSIONS...
SIDE MIRRORS CHANGE POSTION WHEN THE WIND BLOWS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED PROBLEM WAS NOTICED, THEY HAVE CHANGED DESIGN IN 1997 VEHICLES. THEY HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO PUT DIFFERENT MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK *SLC
SIDE MIRRORS CHANGE POSTION WHEN THE WIND BLOWS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED PROBLEM WAS NOTICED, THEY HAVE CHANGED DESIGN IN 1997 VEHICLES. THEY HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO PUT DIFFERENT MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK *SLC
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A CLICKING SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, AND A PROBLEM WITH WANDERING CROSS ROAD AT 40 OR MORE MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR 00V135, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A LENGTHY TIME DUE TO DEALERSHIP NOT HAVING TRAINED TECHNICIANS, WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE, WIRES WERE HANGING FROM STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND I...
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL ON THIS MATTER. *AK
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 INCID...
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 ...
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 ABL...
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
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/R1...
FRONT POWER DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER SUPPORT TUBE SNAPPED IN HALF WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT SUDDENLY BACK A COUPLE OF INCHES STARTELING THE DRIVER AND CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL . DEALER REFUSES TO COVER COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. G OF INCHES
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 )
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. *MJS
ENGINE ROD/BEARINGS FAILED. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN MIRRORS ARE FINE. BUT ON HIGHWAY, MIRRORS SLOWLY FOLD BACK TO THE WINDOW, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE REAR. DEALER IN CRESTVIEW, WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY HAVE A SOLUTION FOR IT, USING A PENNY. *AK
THIS TRUCK BURNED FROM THE BACK END MY SON WAS DRIVING AND WENT OFF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO PAVEMENT THE TRUCK WENT SIDEWAYS DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN WENT OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND CRASHED AND BURNED, BURNING MY SON AND A FRIEND TO DEATH. WHAT WAS SO BAD I RECEIVED A RECALL...
POOR/LOSS OF ACCELERATION, SHIFTING AT HIGH RPM'S, HOT FLOOR BOARDS. THE GENERIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USED BY DODGE (1996) DETERIORATED THE BANDS IN THE "TRANSMISSION CAUSING THEM TO SLIP AND FAIL IS MY OPIOION OF WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*AK
TRUCK PULLS RIGHT / ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN NORMAL VALUES / APPEARED AT AROUND 49500 MILES. *AK
WHILE STEERING STEERING WHEEL ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE STEERING STEERING WHEEL ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT/LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE RADIATOR WHICH BACKED UP FLUID, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT/LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE RADIATOR WHICH BACKED UP FLUID, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AT ANY SPEED. FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE WARM. PROBLEM BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TOOK TO DEALER 7/99 AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. DEALER INFORMED ME TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED AT MY EXPENSE TO COM...
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 1/00 ; ORIGINAL EQ CHROME RIMS BENT, DEALER SAYS METAL IN RIM WAS INFERIOR. DID NOT OFFER TO REPLACE IT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE AND HIT VEHICLE, KNOCKING IT ACROSS INTO A FIRE HYDRANT, SEATBELT DIDN'T CATCH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. INVESTIGATOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WASN'T A HARD DIRECT HIT. *AK *ML
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE AND HIT VEHICLE, KNOCKING IT ACROSS INTO A FIRE HYDRANT, SEATBELT DIDN'T CATCH. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. INVESTIGATOR TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WASN'T A HARD DIRECT HIT. *AK *ML
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE RADIO WERE REPALCED WITH NO PROBLEMS FROM THE DEALER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM I REPLACED MYSELF, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $100 DEDUCTABLE AFTER CONTACTING CHYSLER, THE PITMAN AND IDLER ARM HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED, I AM NOT DRIVING THE VECHICLE
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE RADIO WERE REPALCED WITH NO PROBLEMS FROM THE DEALER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM I REPLACED MYSELF, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $100 DEDUCTABLE AFTER CONTACTING CHYSLER, THE PITMAN AND IDLER ARM HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED, I AM NOT DRIVING THE VECHICLE
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE RADIO WERE REPALCED WITH NO PROBLEMS FROM THE DEALER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM I REPLACED MYSELF, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $100 DEDUCTABLE AFTER CONTACTING CHYSLER, THE PITMAN AND IDLER ARM HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED, I AM NOT DRIVING THE VECHICLE
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE RADIO WERE REPALCED WITH NO PROBLEMS FROM THE DEALER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM I REPLACED MYSELF, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH A $100 DEDUCTABLE AFTER CONTACTING CHYSLER, THE PITMAN AND IDLER ARM HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED, I AM NOT DRIVING THE VECHICLE
FRONT END MISALIGNED DUE TO IDLE ARM,BALL JOINTS,TIE ROD ENDS PITMAN ARM AND STEERING FAILURE. YH
FRONT END MISALIGNED DUE TO IDLE ARM,BALL JOINTS,TIE ROD ENDS PITMAN ARM AND STEERING FAILURE. YH
FRONT END MISALIGNED DUE TO IDLE ARM,BALL JOINTS,TIE ROD ENDS PITMAN ARM AND STEERING FAILURE. YH
FRONT END MISALIGNED DUE TO IDLE ARM,BALL JOINTS,TIE ROD ENDS PITMAN ARM AND STEERING FAILURE. YH
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY TRANS HAS FAILED SINCE I PURCHASED IT. FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REBUILT IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME IT IS JUST ?!@#$% I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLES POWERTRAIN AS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE. I' M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM EITHER. I'M WOR...
5 CORE PLUGS REPLACED...INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED......THROTTLE POSITIONING SENESOR REPLACED...TWO BATTERIES REPLACED
5 CORE PLUGS REPLACED...INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED......THROTTLE POSITIONING SENESOR REPLACED...TWO BATTERIES REPLACED
5 CORE PLUGS REPLACED...INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED......THROTTLE POSITIONING SENESOR REPLACED...TWO BATTERIES REPLACED
5 CORE PLUGS REPLACED...INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED......THROTTLE POSITIONING SENESOR REPLACED...TWO BATTERIES REPLACED
COMPUTER CHIP WILL NOT START THE CAR, CAR DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN TRAFFIC IS COMING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE A COMPUTER CHIP THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR OR OVERDRIVE AT SPEED BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, VEHICLE WILL EITHER NOT SHIFT AND STAY IN 2ND GEARSO RPMS CONTINUE TO RISE OR WILL ACT AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND NOT SHIFT OR RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, ONLY RESULTING IN HIGH RPMS. *AK
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR OR OVERDRIVE AT SPEED BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, VEHICLE WILL EITHER NOT SHIFT AND STAY IN 2ND GEARSO RPMS CONTINUE TO RISE OR WILL ACT AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND NOT SHIFT OR RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, ONLY RESULTING IN HIGH RPMS. *AK
I AM ON MY FOURTH STEERING COLUMN WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES.DID I BUY A LEMON OR CAN YOU HELP ME? THE DODGE PEOPLE ONLY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY DOCUMENT IT. THANK YOU.
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER MAKING KNOCKING NOISE WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND NOW THAT TRANSMISSION IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AFTER ONLY A FEW DAYS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MODEL OF TRANSMISSION MAY BE DEFECTIVE AS IT FAILED AFTER ONL...
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING WHICH CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. DEALER SOLD ME A NEW SWITCH/KIT AND PROVIDED INSTALLLATION INFORMATION FOR THEIR SAFETY RECALL 819 (WHICH THEY SAID DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE). INSTRUCTIONS TALK AB...
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING. ALSIO, ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING. ALSIO, ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
IF DRIVING WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON HIGH, INGNITION SWITCH GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR HAND IF YOU TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF COLLUM, ALSO YOU LOOSE THE ENGINE IN TRAFFIC. BRAKES ON REAR NOT STRONG ENOUGH WITH LOAD
IF DRIVING WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON HIGH, INGNITION SWITCH GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOUR HAND IF YOU TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF COLLUM, ALSO YOU LOOSE THE ENGINE IN TRAFFIC. BRAKES ON REAR NOT STRONG ENOUGH WITH LOAD
WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES, MAKING IT UNCONTROLABLE. DEALER SAYS THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. GOODYEAR SAYS ITS THE VEHICLE. *AK
AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, ONE OR MORE LIFTERS BEGIN TO TICK. THE TICKING REMAINS THROUGHOUT THE TIME THE TRUCK RUNS. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THE ENGINE COOLS, THE TICKING IS NOT PRESENT ON START-UP BUT BEGINS AGAIN IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE OIL IS CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MIL...
HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS AND CATCHES ON FIRE. ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WILL GO OUT. ALSO. DEALER HAS SENT AN UPDATED OWNERS MANUEL. *AK
LEFT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR AND INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE A BLUR. NLM
LEFT OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR AND INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE A BLUR. NLM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK
WHEN DRIIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THERE IS SHAKING WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO PITMAN AND THE IDLER ARM MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
WHEN DRIIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THERE IS SHAKING WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO PITMAN AND THE IDLER ARM MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
THE MOTOR BLOWER FAN SHORTED OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS NOISE IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE DUE TO EXCESSIVELY WORN FRONT END COMPONENTS. *YC
TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AND IT BLEW HOT AIR. GOT IT RECHARGED. IT STILL WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THE EVAPORATOR HAD FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YC
WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE & VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. ACTED LIKE IT WAS STILL IN PARK POSITION. HAD TO GUN MOTOR TO SHIFT & VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD QUICKLY. WOULD HAVE TO KEEP FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED & NOTHING COULD BE FO...
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 96. IN JULY OF 97 A POPPING NOISE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN.. THE VEHICLE HAD 21,500 MILES ON IT. MY DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. JULY OF 99 THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...
WHILE DRIVING STEERING SHAFT DISENGAGED FROM STEERING BOX, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE PLACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. CSS CANNOT BE SECURED TIGHTLY TO VEHICLE SEAT; CSS STILL MOVES 6-12 INCHES FRONT TO BACK AND SIDE TO SIDE. *AK
MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, THEN A FUEL PUMP AND FINALLY A NEW ECU. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND SHUTDOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MAN AT DALLAS DODGE THAT THE ECUS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL ...
MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, THEN A FUEL PUMP AND FINALLY A NEW ECU. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND SHUTDOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MAN AT DALLAS DODGE THAT THE ECUS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL ...
MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, THEN A FUEL PUMP AND FINALLY A NEW ECU. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND SHUTDOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MAN AT DALLAS DODGE THAT THE ECUS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL ...
THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED/STUCK. ALSO FUEL LINE LEAK, AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKES.
THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED/STUCK. ALSO FUEL LINE LEAK, AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKES.
THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED/STUCK. ALSO FUEL LINE LEAK, AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKES.
THE PASSENGER'S WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM MOTOR BROKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY. ALSO, THE STEERING SYSTEM IS VERY LOOSE, AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PRESENTLY, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER PARTS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ...
THE PASSENGER'S WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM MOTOR BROKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY. ALSO, THE STEERING SYSTEM IS VERY LOOSE, AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PRESENTLY, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER PARTS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ...
THE PASSENGER'S WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM MOTOR BROKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY. ALSO, THE STEERING SYSTEM IS VERY LOOSE, AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PRESENTLY, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER PARTS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ...
THE PASSENGER'S WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM MOTOR BROKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY. ALSO, THE STEERING SYSTEM IS VERY LOOSE, AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PRESENTLY, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER PARTS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ...
HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN AND OBSCURE VISION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, VEHICLE WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND KEEP FOCUSED ON THE ROAD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ENGINE CUT COMPLETELY OFF. ENGINE HAS TO BE RPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ENGINE CUT COMPLETELY OFF. ENGINE HAS TO BE RPLACED. *AK
EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST CAUSED PULLING OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WHEN BRAKING.
BRAKES LOCKED UP AND FAILED.
ABS SENSOR FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKES AND ALWAYS PULL TO THE LEFT.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKES AND ALWAYS PULL TO THE LEFT.
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH RIGHT KNUCKLE ARM BROKE, CAUSING SAFETY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER NOTES VEHICLE DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
CLAMP HOLDING STEERING LINKAGE TO STEERING BOX FELL OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE WAS GOING 5 MPH AND RAN OVER CURB.
ALUMINUM INSTRUMENT PANEL CARRIER BROKEN. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SOLO COLOSION DUE PARTIALLY TO TIRE TREAD ON ONE TIRE SEPARATING FROM TIRE CASING. DRIVER LOST CONTROL VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO RIGHT SIDE. DAMAGE TO FRONT END DID NOT APPEAR SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CARRIER TO FRACTURE A...
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. AFTER TRAVELING 65MPH & HITTING A SMALL VEHICLE THAT PULLED IN FRONT OF HER. *AK A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS TWISTED AND BADLY DAMAGED, HOWEVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE SITE OF IMPACT. *SLC
DRIVER'S REARVIEW MIRROR FAILED. QCAW
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE DEALERSHIP ON 3-17-98 FOR REPAIRS ON BRAKES. DEALERSHIP SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. SECOND TIME DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. BUT CONSUMER MARKED NUT ON WHEEL TO SEE IF DEALER WAS REPAIRING VEHICLE, AND THE MARKS LINED UP STILL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP A ...
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION QUICK CONNECT FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR RECALL REPAIR.
GREY WIRE FROM FUEL PUMP TO SENDING UNIT IN FUEL TANK FAILED, BAD CONNECTION OVER HEATED AND MELTED IN FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AS A RESULT.
SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT ANCHORS ARE POINTED METAL WHICH MAY CAUSE THE BELT TO RIP OR TEAR WHEN THE BELT IS PULLED AGAINST THE ANCHORS.
THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE VAPOR CANISTER HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT TO THE ROLLOVER VALVE WHICH IS NOW CLOGGED. *AK
THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY TO LEFT LANE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILED, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER A NEW FUEL ROLLOVER VALVE WAS INSTALLED AS PER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 748. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
DURING AN ACCIDENT AIR BAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ELECTRICAL FIRE ORIGINATING UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLING. *AK
ENGINE OIL LEAK.
FRONT END MAKES CLUNKING NOISE.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLING. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL OCCASIONALLY, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS COLD ENGINE HESITATION AND INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH A CONTROLLER REFLASH. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HESITATED AND CAUSED A CRASH.
WATER LEAKS AROUND THE DOORS AND POOLS ON THE FLOORBOARD DUE TO A POSSIBLE GASKET OR SEAL FAILURE.
BRAKE WEAR SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND AT TIMES THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK WELL.
CONTINUOUS OUT OF ALIGNMENT; INABILITY TO HOLD ALIGNMENT. FRONT TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON OUTER EDGES.
VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES DUE TO ABNORMAL, EXCESSIVE AND EXTREME WEAR ON THE OUTER EDGES OF FRONT TIRES. AGAIN AT 17,500.
TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY BECAUSE VEHICLE CANNOT HOLD AN ALIGNMENT.
CONTINUOUS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, INABILITY TO HOLD ALIGNMENT.
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT TIRES THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL HELD STRAIGHT.
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT TIRES THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WITH STEERING WHEEL HELD STRAIGHT.
STARTER FAILED.
BATTERY FAILED.
WHEEL ALIGNMENT FAILED.
VENT VACCUM IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED.
BUMPERS FAILED.
AIR BAG MODULE FAILED.
BRAKE PADS WORN.
BRAKES LOCKED UP IN WET WEATHER CAUSING MINOR REAR END COLLISION.
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT (GOODYEAR WRANGLER P245/75R16).
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW.
REAR END SEAL LEAKED.
CRANKSHAFT FAILED.
DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.
BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT END BALL JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
RECALL REPAIR NOTICE SENT TO CONSUMER, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY RECALLED REPAIR.
TRANSMISSION SOLENOID/VACUUM FAILED.
GOODYEAR (P245/75/16) TIRES FAILED 6 TIMES.
DOME LIGHT THAT IS ACTIVATED BY DOOR HAS FAILED.
STEERING SHAFT FAILED.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
REAR WHEEL BEARING GASKETS FAILED.
CAM SENSOR FAILED.
IDLER MOTOR FAILED.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
SPEAKER CRACKLING.
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/ BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER AWAITING TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS GRINDING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, REPLACEMENT OF NEW SHAFT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
OWNER HAS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET SERVICE FOR THE VEHICLE. (QUICK CONNECT FITTINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER PRESSURE LINE)
ENGINE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THEY LOCK UP WHEN BRAKING HARD.
BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS POOR. IN SOME INSTANCES BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING DISTANCES ARE POOR.
ENGINE CONTROL PROGRAM--VEHICLE STUMBLES ON ACCELERATION, PREMATURE COMBUSTION WHILE RUNNING, NO MOVEMENT BELOW 1500 RPM, ENGINE DOES NOT GENERATE OUTPUT ABOVE 2200 RPM UNTIL VEHICLE EXCEEDS 60 MPH.
ENGINE FIRE DUE TO THE PLASTIC RETAINERS IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE W/ PASSENGER IN EXTENDED CAB SEAT, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES TOWARD STEERING WHEEL, DRIVER LOSES STEERING CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED NEEDS NEW FRONT SEAT. *AK
TRANSMISSION VIBRATES/NOISY.
FRONT BRAKES GRINDING.
TPS SENSOR FAILED.
HARD STARTING WHEN ENGINE HOT.
VEHICLE MISALIGNED/PULLING TO RIGHT.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK JUMPED UP. *AK
FUEL RAIL LINE DEFECTIVE.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING ON ICY AND SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND THE REAR WHEELS DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP (3) TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP NOW. *AK
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED.
STEERING SHAFT FAILED.
DRIVING CAR; ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED; CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE & WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES; DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN; FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT; MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT CAR; INSURANCE COMPANY HAD PRIVATE REPRESENTATIVE LOOK AT CAR; FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER CAR DUE TO LOCATIO...
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS, THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES, PADS/CALIPERS REPLACED 4 TIMES, ROTORS TURNED AND REPLACED TWICE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS, THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES, PADS/CALIPERS REPLACED 4 TIMES, ROTORS TURNED AND REPLACED TWICE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS, THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES, PADS/CALIPERS REPLACED 4 TIMES, ROTORS TURNED AND REPLACED TWICE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ALONG AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY GRAB AND THE TRUCK DOES A NOSE DIVES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES LIGHTLY BRAKES GRAB AND PULL IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLING WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING.
IN WET AND DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP, TOOK TO DEALER, HE SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CAN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION. *AK
FRONT BRAKES MAKING A NOISE LIKE THEY WERE RUBBING METAL TO METAL. BRAKE PEDAL GOT SOFT, ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES AND MACHINED DRUMS. DEGLAZED SHOES ON 12-31-,1-7-97 MILEAGE 1207, BRAKES MAKING A CLINGIING NOSIE. NO BRAKE POWER,REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES NOT WORKING. *AK
FRONT BRAKES MAKING A NOISE LIKE THEY WERE RUBBING METAL TO METAL. BRAKE PEDAL GOT SOFT, ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES AND MACHINED DRUMS. DEGLAZED SHOES ON 12-31-,1-7-97 MILEAGE 1207, BRAKES MAKING A CLINGIING NOSIE. NO BRAKE POWER,REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES NOT WORKING. *AK
REAR AXLE IS COMING APART AND SEPERATING AT BOLTS THAT HOLD AXLE WITH VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE PERFORMANCE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED, HESITATES, ROUGH IDLE, AND PROBLEMS STARTING.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
TRANSMISSION SKIPS/SLIPS SECOND GEAR CONTINUALLY, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.
CONTINUAL ELECTRICAL SHORTS CAUSING FUSES TO BLOW.
FAILED WIRE IN THE TRUCK'S TRAILER RECEIVER PLUG.
WHILE CHANGING TIRE, RATCHET WRENCH BROKE, LUG SHAFT BENT AND JACK JAMMED.
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING ABS YELLOW LIGHT COMES ON, ALSO THE REGULAR LIGHT RED COMES ON, VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING. *AK
DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE WHEN BRAKING IS INVOLVED. *AK
LOUD NOISE/CLATTER FROM DRIVE TRAIN AT SPEEDS OF 45-60 MPH.
THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE CLUCTH ASSEMBLY IS TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE LINE TO MELT.*AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO THE SMELL OF BURNING BRAKE PADS IS EXPERIENCED. *AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO THE SMELL OF BURNING BRAKE PADS IS EXPERIENCED. *AK
ON SEVEN OCCASIONS CARBON MONOXIDE FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM CAME THROUGH AIR VENTS, CAUSING SICKNESS.
WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING TRAILER LOAD, UPON BRAKING, ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ALSO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
FRONT DRIVER LUGS AND BOLTS STRAPPED OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
THE BACK BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE FUEL TANK, BROKE AND CAUSED THE TANK TO ALMOST FALLL OFF.*AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING NORMAL STOPS, THE BRAKES FADE IN AND OUT. A DELAY IS EXPERIENCED.*AK
SENSOR FAILED.