Suspension
Filed May 13, 2015
Crash reported
DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. SIMPLY GOOGLE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND DODGE TRUCK. HOPE YOU DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED.
- NHTSA ID
- 10716312
- Incident
- Apr 13, 2012
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
1996 Dodge Ram 3500 Suspension Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Suspension reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
16
Latest May 13, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 124 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming suspension
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
SteeringSuspension
Filed Mar 5, 2013
STEERING WOBBLES/SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING. OFTEN INITIATED BY A MINOR IRREGULARITY IN ROAD PAVEMENT. REQUIRES COMING TO A FULL STOP TO ELIMINATE THE WOBBLE. RECURS OFTEN. DIFFICULT TO EXCEED 30MPH IN ORDER TO AVOID SHAKING. NO NOTICEABLY BAD OR BROKEN SUSPENSION PARTS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10501390
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2012
- Mileage
- 98,090 mi
Suspension
Filed Dec 10, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR WHEEL AXEL IS `NOT IN LINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. PLEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 8024072
- Incident
- Nov 15, 2002
Suspension
Filed Dec 5, 2002
WHILE DRIVING THERES A SQUEEKING NOISE, AND IF YOU HIT A POT HOLE SQUEEKING INCREASES. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SHARKS THREE TIMES. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 8023780
- Incident
- Oct 5, 1996
Suspension
Filed Aug 16, 2002
WHILE DRIVING 40-70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8016548
Suspension
Filed Mar 26, 2002
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIBRATE SO BAD CONSUMER HAD TO ALMOST STOP VEHICLE FOR IT TO STOP. NLM. CONSUMER REPLACED SWAY BAR, SOLID AXLE LINK, COIL AND FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO VIBRATION. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 8006410
- Incident
- Nov 7, 2001
Suspension
Filed Aug 22, 2001
INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN VEHICLE RUNS OVER A BUMPS OR POTHOLE IT CAUSES A SEVERE VIBRATION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 894928
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2001
Suspension
Filed May 21, 2001
I AM REPORTING A DEFECT ON A ORIGINAL FRAME WELD. THE STABILIZER BAR THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME THAT KEEPS YOUR VEHICLE FROM SHAKING HAS SEPARATED. I HAVE HAD 3 WELDERS LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE TO REPAIR IT AND THEY ALL SAY THEY WONT FOR THEY DONT WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, BE CAUSE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE INJURED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED TO ME THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER THE MILEAGE, WELL I HAVE NOT HAD ONE PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE AND WITHOUT A FRAME A ENGINE IS REALLY NO GOOD. THEY ALSO STATED TO ME THAT MINE WAS THE FIRST ONE THEY EVER HEARD OF, WHICH I DONT HARDLY BELEIVE THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOU RTIME IN ADVANCE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 745615
- Incident
- May 1, 2001
BrakesSuspension
Filed Jan 18, 2001
VEHICLE NEEDS A TOWER BRACKET. ALSO, BRAKES ARE BAD, THEY HAVE TO BEE REPLACED EVERY 15 THOUSAND MILES. *AK THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER WHEN BRAKING WHILE BACKING DOWN HILL. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 878453
- Incident
- Jan 14, 1994
SteeringSuspension
Filed Sep 5, 2000
WHILE TRAVELING WHEN ROAD WAS WARM AND OVER A BUMP TIRE WOULD LEAVE SKID MARKS ON ROAD. VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *AK AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES MAKES DEEP SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPS. THE SQUARE SHAFT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING BOX MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 869500
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Suspension
Filed Oct 12, 1999
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMPS VEHICLE IS SHAKES AND JERKS. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 850456
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1998
BrakesSteeringSuspension
Filed May 5, 1999
FRONT END WAS SHAKING & VIBRATING. WHILE EXITING OFF ROAD THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION IN STEERING. TOOK TO DEALER & COUPLING, BRAKES, LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, VIBRATION STILL CONTINUED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND. WAS LOWERING VEHICLE & NOTICED FRONT END WAS CRACKED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 837503
- Incident
- Jul 17, 1997
BrakesInterior & seatsExterior lighting+3 more
Filed Apr 14, 1997
TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER TO LOCK UP, REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NECESSARY. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 516398
- Incident
- Feb 7, 1996
Suspension
Filed Apr 1, 1997
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S FRONT END JUMPS UP AND DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 804585
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1996
Suspension
Filed Mar 31, 1997
SUSPENSION : WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTEDS SHIMMERING. HAD TO ALMOST STOP VEHICLE TO MAKE IT STOP SHIMMERING. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD HE NEEDED TO UPGRADE THE STEERING BY ADDING ANOTHER STABILIZER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810523
- Incident
- Jul 31, 1996
Suspension
Filed Sep 26, 1996
WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802928
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1996
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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