Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 24 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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.
MIRRORS FOLD INWARD WHEN GOING HIGHWAY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK
I HAVE REPLACED MIRRORS AT MY OWN COST. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55, THE TWO REARVIEW MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE WILL GRADUALLY TURN INWARD AND CONSUMER CAN'T SEE WHATS BEHIND HIM. ALSO, WIND MOVES WINDOWS INWARD. *AK *SLC
A/C MOTOR FAN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T COME DOWN.*AK
DOG ELECTROCUTED DUE TO POSSIBLE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS, NOTICE RECEIVED AFTER INCIDENT ABOUT POTENTIAL HAZARD. *MJS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AT 45 MPH, DOES NOT SHIFT AND SHAKES WHEN GOING INTO 3RD OR OVERDIRVE, AND JERKS AND SLIPS, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED CONVERTOR, TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO LOCK UP AND JERK. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS WERE BOTH REPLACED DUE TO BEING LOOSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE CAME OFF AND WAS REPLACED. FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY WITH 12 GALLONS IN TANK, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE. WIPER BLADES WEREN'T CLEANING WINDSHIELD, DEALER REPLACED BOTH WIPER BLADES, WINDSHIELD WASHER WAS INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED WASHER MOTOR. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR AND DOME LIGHTS FAILING, DOME LIGHT KEEPS BLOWING FUSE AND DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STRIP LIGHTING AND FUSE BOX DOOR AND REPAIRED THE OPEN CIRCUIT TO JUNCTION BLOCK. RADIATOR CAP WAS REPLACED DUE TO LOW COOLANT. THERE WAS A BRAKE FLUID LEAK, DEALER REPLACED CAPS FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WIRING. PASSENGER SIDE VENT WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN AND LEAKED AIR. VEHICLE ONLY GETS 13MPH ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS POOR GAS MILEAGE. *SLC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND REV THE ENGINE. TOOK SIX MONTHS TO GET PART AFTER REPEATED CALLS. FRONT BRAKES WEARING OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE REAR BRAKES ARE NOT SELF ADJUSTING. VERY UNSAFE WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *YC THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. WATER COLLECTS NEAR THE PASSENGER DOOR UNDERNEATH THE CARPET. *YH
REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE LOOSE AND FOLD IN WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
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.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO WORK OFF AND ON AT TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
1500 BOTH MIRRORS HAVE BECOME SO LOSE AS TO BE FOLDED BACK TOWARDS THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET BUG SHIELD THE AIR HAS BEEN REDIRECTED IN A WAY THAT THE MIRRORS WERE LOOSENED. THEY SUGGESTION: SUPER GLUE THE MIRRORS IN PLACE???
THE WINDSHIELD CHIPS WHEN STRUCK WITH EVEN SMALL OBJECTS ALSO THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD APPEARS AS IF IT WAS SANDBLASTED AND IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SETTING SUN.. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE WHEN THE MILAGE (34000) IS CONSIDERED
PROBLEM WITH WINDSHILED.
SIDE WINDOW FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE SHOES. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY REPAIRED; PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
BRAKE CALIPER FAILED.
WINDSHIELD PRISMS REFLECT IN EYES AT NIGHT.
THERE IS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE HEATING SYSTEM. TAKEN TO DEALER (4) TIMES FOR PROBLEM. DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR, ALSO 3RD SIDEVIEW MIRROR BLURS VISSION. *AK
ABS, BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE WILL JUMP WHEN COMING TO A STOP, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ WINDSHIELD WIPR BLADE/REARVIEW MIRROR. *AK
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 35MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT/ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
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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