Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Dodge Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the air bag warning ligh… |
| 2021-11-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1996 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at night with the high beam on, a strong … |
| 2020-10-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PEALING (DEFECTIVE) PAINT THAT DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT HAS NOW PEALED AROUND THE WINDSHIELD FRAME. THE W… |
| 2020-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIE… |
| 2019-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I LOST MY POWER STEERING, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HAVE A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE VEHIC… |
| 2016-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT TIME. … |
| 2016-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE |
| 2015-02-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE… |
| 2015-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER SID… |
| 2014-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT O… |
| 2014-09-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHEN TOWING A TRAILER THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MIN. THEN COME BACK ON. WITH THE BRIGHTS ON THE SHUT OFFS HAPPE… |
| 2014-06-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHT SWITCH PULLED OUT FROM DIS-INTEGRATED INSTRUMENT PANEL PLASTIC. HAD TO RELE… |
| 2014-05-15 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | ON A BUSY STREET, IN DAYLIGHT, IN GOOD WEATHER, TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED....THE SPARE TIRE JUST FELL OFF INTO THE ROAD. … |
| 2014-05-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DISINTEGRATED TO THE POINT THAT THE W… |
| 2013-12-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, FUEL WAS SMELLED IN THE CABIN… |
| 2013-10-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | EARLY MORNING, DARK, SOME FOG, MOUNTAIN ROADS, 45 TO 55 SPEED LIMITS. USING HIGH BEAMS AS NEEDED BUT NOT CONSTANTLY DUE… |
| 2013-08-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | AFTER USING HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, WENT TO SWITCH TO LOW BEAM AND LOST ALL LIGHTING. UPO… |
| 2013-08-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 55MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO HAVE A BAD VIBRATION. IT CAUSED THE WHOLE … |
| 2012-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEVERAL YEARS BACK IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED FOR BURNING UP. AT THAT TIME HAD REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH TWICE PREVIOU… |
| 2012-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NUMEROUS HEADLIGHT SWITCHES REPLACED DUE TO THEM BURNING UP TO INCLUDE SEVERAL INCHES OF THE EXISTING WIRING HARNESS TO… |
| 2012-01-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AFTER OPERATING VEHICLE UNDER HEAVY LOAD (SNOWPLOWING), THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH LINE RUPTURED WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSE… |
| 2011-09-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THIS REPORT IS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF A GOODYEAR WRANGLER ATS TIRE, LOAD RANGE D, SIZE 305/70R16. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS… |
| 2011-08-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRUCK WOULD NOT QUIT LEAKING INSIDE TRUCK NO WINDOWS DOWN OR DOORS OPEN AFTER RAIN? FOUND THROUGH A BOROSCOPE INVESTIGA… |
| 2009-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THE MORNING OF 12/7/09 I STARTED MY TRUCK TO WARM IT UP WITH THE HEATING FAN ON HIGH WHEN AT SOME POINT, SOMEWHERE I… |
| 2009-11-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DASH IS A BIG PILE OF JUNK! HARD PLASTIC WITH A VIBRATING DIESEL? TURNS TO PIECES AND FALLS INTO DEFROSTER DUCTS, F… |
| 2009-11-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD FOR 1996 DODGE RAM TRUCK. CRACKED UNTIL NOTHING BUT PIECES OF SHARP EDGES AND EXPOSED WIRING AND METAL SUPPO… |
| 2009-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT… |
| 2009-07-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PULLING LOADED CARGO TRAILER ON A HOT DAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC KIN SAN ANTONIO, TX. ALL A SUDDEN TRUCK STARTED SLOWING DOWN… |
| 2009-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | STRAPS BROKE ON MY GAS TANK DROPPING THE TANK TO THE HWY,WHICH PUNCTURED THE TANK AND 34 GALS OF DIESEL FUEL WAS LOST O… |
| 2009-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HOOD HINGES ON EARLY MODELS FULL SIZE DODGE TRUCKS CAN SLIDE OUT OF SLOT THUS RELEASING SPRING. SHOULD ANY ONE BE IN T… |
| 2008-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN ON THIS TRUCK HAS GOTTEN VERY HOT UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA. SO HOT IN FACT THAT THE WIRES AND… |
| 2008-02-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. T… |
| 2007-12-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | NORMAL DRIVING. TRUCK HAS 138K MILES. HEADLIGHTS FAIL. INITIALLY THEY GO OFF, COME ON, THEN GO OFF PERMANENTLY. CAN… |
| 2007-09-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | ON 9/20/2007 I TOOK MY 96 DODGE PICKUP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE ATTENDANT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT GAS TANK STRAP (1 OF … |
| 2007-07-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UPHILL HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE PULLED OVER NOTICED … |
| 2007-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DRIVE QUITE A BIT DURING THE NIGHT TIME WITH MY VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUSE WITH THE WIRING OVER… |
| 2007-03-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE … |
| 2007-01-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 96 RAM 2500 HAS A MAJOR STEERING/HANDLING PROBLEM AT OR ABOUT ANY HIGH SPEED IF I HIT ANY POTHOLES, ROUGH SPOTS, OR … |
| 2007-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK: DASHBOARD HAS BEEN SLOWLY DISINTEGRATING TO THE POINT WHERE CERTAINLY ELEMENTS ARE HOLDIN… |
| 2006-11-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2006-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | I WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THE BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I REAR ENDED AN SUV. M… |
| 2006-09-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACTED STATED WHEN STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED AND THE PARKING/RUNNING LIGH… |
| 2006-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SYMPTOMS: AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY, HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY, CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING.… |
| 2006-02-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC TRANSMISSION COOLER FITTINGS MELTED CAUSING ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK O… |
| 2006-01-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 WITH 5.9L TURBO DIESEL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING/SHOCK TOWER IS RIPPING FROM TH… |
| 2005-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED HE HAD A FUEL LEAK. HE ALSO CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS BREAKING, 6 O… |
| 2005-09-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR AND WAS UNAWARE OF WHERE THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM. THIS CONTINUED FOR A COUP… |
| 2005-08-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE ALLOWING TANK TO DRAG ON ROADWAY RIPPED FUEL LINES AT TANK. *NM |
| 2005-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATED HE FILED A COMPLAINT ON 7-16-05 ODI # 10129534. HE HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THIS YET. HE WANTED… |
| 2005-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL 875 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS/IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE C… |