Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 35 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.
The 25 most recent of 35, in the owner's own words
PETITION FOR FINDING OF DEFECT RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY & ORDER DIRECTING NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY OF THE DEFECT PERTAINING TO THE 1994-97 MY DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS. *PH THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BACK RECLINER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS FOR OCCUPANT USE DURING REAR IMPACT ACCIDENTS. *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT HAD COME UNBUCKLED WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIAMATELY 30 MPH WITH HIS/HER DAUGHTER BUCKLED IN HER CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A YOUNG MAN WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY CLAIMING HE DIDN'T SEE THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE PASSENGER BELT HAD UNBUCKLED, PUTTING THE DAUGHTER AND HER SEAT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *SCC
WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP ONTO WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE IS ON THOOD LATCH RECALL 01V040000. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY UNLATCHED, CAUSING HOOD TO RELEASE UP RIGHT, RESULTING IN DAMAGES TO WINDSHIELD AND HOOD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL 01V040000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPLACE HOOD LATCH AS DESCRIBED BY CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED IN POSITION WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN IT. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PASSENGER'S SEAT WOULD GO FORWARD, CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT DASHBOARD AND INTO WINDSHIELD. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED TOO MANY MILES ON VEHICLE TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
VEHICLE LOCKS CONSUMER OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED ALL THE CONSUMER HAS TO DO IS PULL THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR OPENS, THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. NLM
WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD AT 60MPH AND THE HOOD OF MY 1996 DODGE CHOSE TO FLY UP. FORTUNATELY, ALL I DID WAS TAKE THE DITCH AND A GAURD RAIL. COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. CHRYSLER SAID THEY TURNED IT OVER TO AN INVESTIGATION GROUP BACK IN EARLY MAY. STILL NO WORD!*AK
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK HOOD FAILURE CAUSED $500 IN DAMAGES. *SLC
HOOD FLEW OPEN. SMASHED WINDSHIELD AND HOOD HINGES. *AK
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. UPON IMPACT DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED INTO REAR SEAT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WILL LOOK INTO THE MATTER.*AK
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH RUSTED WHICH CAUSED HOOD TO FLY UP WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HOOD CAME OPEN DUE TO THE SECONDARY LATCH NOT PERFORMING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK DURING INSPECTION INSPECTOR SHOWED CONSUMER WHERE LATCH AND SECONDARY LATCHES WERE RUSTED, THE SECONDARY LATCH ONCE OPENED WOULD NOT SPRING BACK INTO POSITION. *SLC
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE OFF FROM BOTTOM OF SEAT, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL INTO BACK SEAT.*AK
WAS DRIVING ON E-WAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO WINDSHIELD THE HOOD HAS NOT BEEN OPEN SINCE NOV. 21ST ,2000 WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THIS HAPPENED ON FEB. 1ST, 2001 THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE HOOD HAD BEEN RELEASED AND WHEN WE PULLED ON THE RELEASE LEVER INSIDE TRUCK THE LATCH UNDER THE HOOD DOES NOT MOVE THERE ARE NO BROKEN PARTS ON THE LATCH EITHER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 (WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET)THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE COMPLETLY OFF OF THE SEAT BOTTOM CAUSING ME TO FALL BACKWARD INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BUT A LESS EXPERENCED DRIVER MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. DODGE HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR WHICH I AM RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR AT MY OWN COST. I BELIVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SHOULDER BELT CONTINUING TO TIGHTEN UPON DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO UNLATCH BELT BUCKLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE ITSELF. BUT, PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY SITUATION OR WHEN JERKING THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *SLC
THE HINGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AND THE DRIVERS SEAT LAID BACK INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THE EXTENDED CAB TRUCK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HOOD LATCH GAVE WAY, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP ON THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HOOD POPPED OFF AND HIT WINDSHIELD. SAFETY LATCH HAS A DEFECT ON IT.*AK
20/40 FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT CAN BE FOLDED FOWARD EASILY WITHOUT UNLATCHING THEM . THERE IS NO SAFETY DEVICE TO KEEP SEAT FROM GOING FOWARD. *AK
DOG ELECTROCUTED DUE TO POSSIBLE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS, NOTICE RECEIVED AFTER INCIDENT ABOUT POTENTIAL HAZARD. *MJS
SEATS DO NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. SEAT BACKS DO NOT LOCK INTO POSITION.
BRAKES HAVE BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS.
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.
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