25 of the 905 complaints about the 1996 Dodge RAM are about the body and structure — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 110,000 miles.
25
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE ALTERANTER AND HAEARD A SQUEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHILCE. CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A CRACKED FRAME ABOVE THE COIL SPRING HOUSING. CONSUMER CONTACED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. HOWEVER, CONSMER WAS TOLD THAT THERY WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
NHTSA complaint #10099578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH A CUP OF HOT COFFEE SPILLED FROM THE CUP HOLDER, SCALDING THE CONSUMER'S LEG. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CUP HOLDER WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD SECURELY.
NHTSA complaint #10048742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HOOD BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, NO INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #8012764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BED HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN WIDTH OF VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MAKES VEHICLE UNSTABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE ALSO CRACKS AT EDGES NEAR TAIL GATE. TAILGATE HINGES BROKE. HANDLES ON WINDOW BROKE, CAUSING WINDOW TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
NHTSA complaint #8000824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
BED HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN WIDTH OF VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MAKES VEHICLE UNSTABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE ALSO CRACKS AT EDGES NEAR TAIL GATE. TAILGATE HINGES BROKE. HANDLES ON WINDOW BROKE, CAUSING WINDOW TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
NHTSA complaint #8000824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
SPRING ON HOOD CORRODED, CAUSING HOOD NOT REMAIN IN THE DOWN POSITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #896981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #744086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WELDS ON FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MOTOR TO DROP ON SUSPENSION. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #883254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME SEPARATED BECAUSE OF IMPROPER WELDING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION BOLTS TO SEPARATE.
NHTSA complaint #871881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TAILGATE SIDE OF THE BED FELL APART. THE PART WAS LOOSENED FROM THE ORIGINAL WELDING PART.
NHTSA complaint #857223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ENGINE COMPLETELY FELL APART AND WAS REPLACED BY NORTHE STAR DODGE IN SAN ANTONIO. AIR CONDITIONER HAS RELAY PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FOUND TO HAVE CLUTCH PIECES IN IT BY INDEPENDANT USED CAR TESTER. ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS HAVE AIR LEAKS AND RAIN LEAKS. VEHICLE LEAKS WATER UP THROUGHT HE FLOOR BOARD WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN. VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERS DRAMATICALLY WHEN GOING OVER 40 MPH. CARBERATOR HAS CHOKE PROBLEMS AND IS HARD TO START. MOST IF NOT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO DODGE WITHIN 10,000 MILES OF PURCHASE BUT DUE TO STALLING TECHICHES BY FIESTA DODGE NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN REMEDIED.
NHTSA complaint #711864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. ALSO, FLOORBOARD IS GETTING HOT, AND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FLOORBOARD.
NHTSA complaint #845610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SPENT $1200 TO REBUILD ENTIRE FRONT END OF CAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES OF LITE STREET USE. FACTORY INSTALLED COMPONANTS OBVOIUSLY INFERIOR QUALITY OR DEFECTIVE. DAILMER CHRYSLER WAS WILLING TO ASSIST IN THE COSTS OF THE REPAIR UNTIL THE BILLS CAME IN. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WALKED AWAY FROM THE ISSUE. REAR WINDOW WATER LEAK - SUGGEST OTHER OWNERS TO LOOK ON PASSENGER SIDE FOR WATER PONDING ADJACENT TO SILL PLATE AT REAR OF SEAT. REAR FACTORY SLIDING WINDOW DEFECTIVE. MUST REPLACE WITH ALTERNATE SELECTION. HEADLINER WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY ON ALTERNATE SELECTION - BEWARE. DODGE RAM OWNERS BEWARE. THIS OWNER JUMPING SHIP FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICAL FOR 11 MONTHS.
NHTSA complaint #703227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRONT OF THE ENGINE FRAME IS BROKEN ,AND THAT THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL ON THE GROUND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #830098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REAR OF VEHICLE SAGGING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT CAUSING CAB TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME BODY.
NHTSA complaint #539890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD POPPED OPEN, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #824555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT BUMPER FASCIA BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #515731 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
LOWER FRONT BUMPER VALANCE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #603026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DOOR STRIKER FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #602746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE HAS RUST SPOTS ON THE SIDE PANELS OF THE BODY.
NHTSA complaint #546596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
OWNER STATES THAT WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE AFTER IT RAINS HIS FLOOR IS WET, OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY LEAD TO HIS FLOOR FALLING THROUGH WHILE DRIVING, ALSO NOTES THAT DEALER FOUND LEAK AROUND BACK GLASS AND FIXED IT BUT VEHICLE STILL LEAKS.
NHTSA complaint #808185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL; ALSO, FRONT BRAKE PADS/ CALIPERS/POWER LOCKS/GAS GAUGE SENDER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #513216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE LEANED TO ONE SIDE, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS OUT OF ROUND . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #805995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
BOX HAS SEPARATED AND CAUSED TAILGATE TO FALL FROM THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #986474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAS A DEFECT POPS OPEN. TT
NHTSA complaint #975581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.