Safety Score
46
High Risk
Recalls
6
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (6)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-10 | 00V135000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 690,000 | — | Details |
| 1999-05-06 | 99V115000 |
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 8,883 | — | Details |
| 1999-02-05 | 99V023000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 250,845 | — | Details |
| 1997-04-28 | 97V068000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 58,000 | — | Details |
| 1996-02-05 | 96V027000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 2,500 | — | Details |
| 1995-12-12 | 95V237000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 12,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Ram. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 97V068… |
| 2009-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHEMICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE HEATER. T… |
| 2007-04-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED … |
| 2006-11-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2006-08-29 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE RAM LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *TS *JB |
| 2005-07-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH KEEPS BURNING UP IN HIS 1996 DODGE RAM TRUCK. IT IS BURNING THE WIRE HARNE… |
| 2005-01-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DE… |
| 2004-11-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS CHANGING THE ALTERANTER AND HAEARD A SQUEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHILCE. CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AND FOUND THAT… |
| 2004-08-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE LEAKED EXCESSIVE FUEL. *AK |
| 2004-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE INSPECTING THE TIRES CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THEY DRY ROTTED AND SEPARATED AT THE BASE WHERE THE TREAD WAS CONNECTE… |
| 2004-02-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT FUEL TANK … |
| 2003-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO FROM SECOND TO THID GEAR. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THIRD GEAR LIP SEAL FAILED.… |
| 2003-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE VACUUM SYSTEM BECAME CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. THIS EFFECTED THE VEHICLE'S HAV SYSTEM, BRAKE BOOSTER AND DETE… |
| 2003-11-28 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH A CUP OF HOT COFFEE SPILLED FROM THE CUP HOLDER, SCALDING THE CONSUMER'S LEG. CONSUMER FELT T… |
| 2003-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | |
| 2003-09-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE RPM'S HAD GONE INTO THE RED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAK… |
| 2003-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. BRAKE LIGHT STAYED… |
| 2003-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD'S ARE CRACKED, CAUSING TRUCK TO DAMAGE HEAD GASKETS. OVERDRIVE ON THE TRUCK WENT OUT SO TRUCK WOULDN'T SH… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AIR CONDITION WORKS OFF AND ON THE PAINT ON THE TRUCK IS BLUE .IT HAS BEEN COMING OFF FOR SOME TIME .FIRST IN SMALL A… |
| 2003-07-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHICH CAU… |
| 2003-05-02 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP CAUSING THEM TO RELEASE. DEALER NOT… |
| 2003-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM VAN 2500 WITH A 3.9 LITER ENGINE IN 117000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE 2 TIMING CHAINS INSTALLED AND NO… |
| 2003-01-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PAINT IS COMING OFF IN HUGE SPOTS. STARTS AS A SMALL FADED AREA THEN STARTS PEELING. TRANSMISSION STALLS IN SECOND GEAR… |
| 2002-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEM AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. RECALL#01V037000 THROTTLE CONT… |
| 2002-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VAPOR CANISTER IS FILLED WITH SOME SORT OF BLACK SUBSTANCE AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING PROP… |
| 2002-07-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT HAD COME UNBUCKLED WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED… |
| 2002-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE FILLING UP GAS TANK TANK FELL ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2002-06-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. ENGINE IDLED FAST, TRUCK TOOK OFF IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY PRESSING ON THE… |
| 2002-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HOOD BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, NO INJURIES.*AK |
| 2002-04-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT.*AK *CB *JB |
| 2002-04-18 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL UP THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AN… |
| 2002-03-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF FUEL SHUTOFF SOLENOID CAUGHT ON FIRE. RESTARTED STARTER, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN… |
| 2002-03-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP ONTO WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE IS ON THOOD LATCH RECALL 01V040000. CONTACTED DE… |
| 2002-02-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT. OWNER STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED IT. NOTICED CRACKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE,… |
| 2002-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD NOT TURNED OFF. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE DAYS. BUT… |
| 2002-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE OR TO STOP VEHICLE. PEDAL WILL PULSE CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING… |
| 2002-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WORKED POORLY. AT STARTING/ PASSING GEAR WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE. PLEASE PRO… |
| 2002-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WICH SOUNDED LIKE SUSPENSION WAS OUT OF PLACE. HAD TAKEN … |
| 2002-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH COULD NOT BE USE AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING GEAR. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY FOUND OUT THAT CLUTCH TRAIL B… |
| 2002-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO PLOW SNOW. VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD AT A VERY SLOW RATE ( APPROX 1 MPH) AND VEHICLE ERUPTE… |
| 2001-12-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION LEAKS. DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE COOLER LINE. COPY OF REIMBURSEMENT CHECK FOR EXPENSES INCU… |
| 2001-12-16 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | BED HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN WIDTH OF VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MAKES VEHICLE UNSTABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE … |
| 2001-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSES TO DO RECALL 00V135000 REPAIRS ON IGNITION WIRING BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD A SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLED, THIS… |
| 2001-12-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT SPINDLE BROKE WITH LITTLE WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. |
| 2001-11-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHEN REPLACING BALL JOINTS ON FRONT END, REPLACTMENT BALL JOINTS MAY NOT FIT PROPERLY IN UPPER OR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, P… |
| 2001-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | COOLANT SYSTEM INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION WAS MELTING GEAR, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSI… |
| 2001-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MECHANIC SAID HE SEE THIS IN DODGE'S RANGING IN THE YRS.1994-1999'S, IT IS A FAULTY PART. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. … |
| 2001-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK |
| 2001-10-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAILED SENDING UNIT WILL NOT ALLOW FUEL GAUGE TO INDICATE GAS LEVEL IN TANK. *AK |