Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the hood flew open and struck the wind… |
| 2021-02-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS AND THE PLASTIC START TO MELTING |
| 2020-06-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while refueling the vehicle, he noticed that fuel leaking un… |
| 2018-10-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | SIGMA TIRES STAMPEDE TIRES -265 75 16 AT SPLITTING TREAD AND COMING APART -TOLD RECALL ONLY LAST TEN* YEARS**-NOTHING … |
| 2018-02-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, STEERING BOX, ALL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE AREAS HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES AND DODGE NEEDS TO FOX… |
| 2018-01-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON 1/27/2018 MY DASH BOARD SHATTERED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO WIPE CLEAN IT WITH MOIST TOWEL. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE US… |
| 2017-07-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE WIRING FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNT UP AND SWITCH MELTED I SAW A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE INTER… |
| 2016-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRUMBLING LEAVING SHARP PLASTIC FLING AROND AND OPEN WIRES IN THE DASH NET ISSUE THE DASH IS A… |
| 2015-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE SIGNAL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE OR IS ERRATIC OR DOES ALTERNATE OF WHAT IS CHOSEN. |
| 2015-02-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WAS DRIVING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ON FEB 14, 2015 AND HAD A ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT TOTALED MY TRUCK AND M… |
| 2015-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WENT OUT ON FRIDAY THE 6TH OF FEB.2015. I GOT A COFFEE AT WAWA EVERYTHING WAS FINE I LEFT TO GO TO MY BUDDY'S HOUSE T… |
| 2015-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR AN… |
| 2014-07-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL-CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40, VEHICLE HOOD INDEPENDENTLY… |
| 2013-12-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING … |
| 2013-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE. … |
| 2013-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM NHTSA OF A RECALL FOR MY DODGE RAM TRUCK. I HAVE TRIED SINCE JUNE 11, 2015 TO MAKE AN APP… |
| 2013-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER… |
| 2013-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE AIR BAG INADVERTE… |
| 2012-09-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH DETACHED UNEXPECTEDLY WH… |
| 2012-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. MY MILEAGE IS AT 85,020. I HAVE TAKEN REAL GOOD CARE OF THIS TRUCK AND I USE IT TO DR… |
| 2012-06-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 M… |
| 2012-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN THE 1994-2001 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500, 2500 AND 3500 TRUCKS THERE IS NO RELAY IN THE WIRING CIRCUITRY USE FOR THE … |
| 2011-08-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.2 LTR. 318 CI. ENGINE. THROTTLE STUCK FULLY OPEN WHEN PULLING INTO CUSTOMERS DRIVEWAY HAULING… |
| 2011-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING. IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD THEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT LATER ON. *TR |
| 2011-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE CORROSION, CAUSING LINE FAILURE. CORROSION OCCURS AT REAR, BEHIND THE FUEL TANK. *TR |
| 2011-04-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE MY 96 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP ON HIGHWAY AT MILES BETWEEN 60 AND 70 IT STARTS SHAKING AND I AM NOT ABLE … |
| 2011-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 7 MINUTES HAD NO BRAKES DUE TO DRIVER SIDE BACK BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THIS HAS HAPPE… |
| 2010-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING TO TOWN AND AS I ENTERED THE TOWN AS I STARTED TO BRAKE I COULD FEEL THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS FEELING SP… |
| 2010-10-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 LOST LEFT REAR WHEEL AND THE WHEEL STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-05… |
| 2010-09-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP, BU… |
| 2010-09-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN 2010 AND BROKE OFF INTO SHARP PIECES. I HAVE ABOUT 25% OF MY DASHBOARD LEFT. THIS WAS NOT… |
| 2009-07-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | TRAVELING ON HWY 44 WEST @ 60 ML. OER HR. STEEL BELT BUSTED AND TREAD RIPPED OF TAKING MY WHEEL WELL COVER WITH IT. I A… |
| 2009-06-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASH PANEL CRACKED WHICH SEEMS TO BE INDICATIVE OF DODGE PICKUP. THIS FLAW SHOULD BECOME STANDARD RECALL AS SOON AS POS… |
| 2009-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY HAD TO GET A TOW HOME FOUND A WHOLE WITH SHINY CLEAN THREADS IN INTAKE MANIFOLD DEALER CAN… |
| 2009-01-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE RECLINING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND HAS FAILED THEE TIMES. TWO TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON… |
| 2008-11-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND TODAY THE GAS TANK FELL ON THE STREET. HAD I BEEN GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED … |
| 2008-09-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASH CRACKING. CRACKED EARLIER, DATE LISTED IS WHEN I BOUGHT IT. *TR |
| 2008-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NORMAL DRIVING INTO MOUNTAINS AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK, EVEN DOWN HILL. … |
| 2008-07-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I CROSSED A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 4X… |
| 2008-04-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE ON 0/22/08, THE HOOD ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 OPENED CRASHING MY WINDSHIELD … |
| 2008-02-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | LARGE CRACKS IN THE TOP OF THE DASH. STARTED AS A SMALLER CRACK AND AS TIME HAS PASSED IT IS NOW ENORMOUS AND THE DASH … |
| 2007-11-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DASH IS CRACKED ON MY 1996 DODGE RAM. *JB |
| 2007-08-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AND PIECES ARE STARTING TO FALL INTO DASH CAVITY. I KN… |
| 2007-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH ON MY 1996 DODGE BEGAN TO CRACK AFTER MULTIPLE MONTHS THE DASH BEGAN TO COLLAPSE IN ON ITSELF. IT HAS THE POT… |
| 2007-08-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FREQUENTLY. HAVE HAD SERVICE WHEN IT HAPPENS, HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DURHAM DODGE "DON'T WORRY… |
| 2007-08-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD CRACKING AND CHUNKS COMING OFF. *JB |
| 2007-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 CAUGHT FIRE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. *KB THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE ELECTRICAL U… |
| 2007-07-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS FAILED, CHECKED FUSE, REPLACED FLASHER RELAY, REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION TURN/DIMMER/WIPER SWITCH AND CHECKED… |
| 2007-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE UNLESS YOU PUSH DOWN ON SEAT LEVER LOCATED UNDER SEAT. UNABLE TO PUT CAR SEAT IN … |
| 2007-05-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IN THE DODGE RAMWAS CRACKED AND CAVED IN. THIS CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT EXPOSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO… |