Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASH IS ALL CRACKED UP ALLOWING SHARP PLASTIC PROJECTILES IN AND ABOUT THE CAB THAT CAN CUT YOU IN A WRECK SUN GETTING … |
| 2017-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HEAT CAUSED THE DASH TO DRY OUT AND CRACK INTO LARGE JAGGED PIECES, THAT COULD HAVE FATAL CONSEQUENCES IF IN ANY TYPE O… |
| 2016-04-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE TREAD SHREDS OFF CASING AND CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE TO VE… |
| 2013-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A THERMAL EVENT STARTED IN THE VEHICL… |
| 2012-04-13 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. SIMPLY GOOGLE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND DODGE TRUCK. HOPE YOU DO SOMETHING BEFO… |
| 2012-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WOBBLES/SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING. OFTEN INITIATED BY A MINOR IRREGULARITY IN ROAD PAVEMENT. REQUIRES COM… |
| 2011-03-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON MARCH 26TH 2011 WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON I 76 IN COLORADO OUR DRIVERSIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS A TEM… |
| 2011-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1996 DODGE 3500 4X4 DUALLY HAS A FRONT END SHAKE AT ANY SPEED HAVE PUT NEW BALLJOINTS IN PUT A NEW TRACK BAR IN THAN PU… |
| 2010-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, DUE TO BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS RUSTED OUT IN FRAME CLIP BEHIND FUEL TANK. *TR |
| 2010-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A THROTTLE CABL… |
| 2010-02-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE---CHECKED ON LINE FOUND RECALL # 819---WENT TO CHRYSLER DEALER---WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL… |
| 2008-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO S… |
| 2008-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL A… |
| 2008-02-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 3500. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL… |
| 2007-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ADAPTIVE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT (PART NUMBER 560290… |
| 2007-06-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN 2003 AND THE DASH WAS CRACKED. IT SHAKES AND RATTLES WHENEVER I HIT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. … |
| 2007-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION ALSO CORROSION OF TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES 1996 DODGE RAM 3500 PICKUP 4WD EXT CA… |
| 2006-07-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL CABLE (TWISTED FINE WIRE) BECOME FRAYED, CAUSING CABLE TO BECOME JAMMED IN HOUSING, CAUSING THE CRUISE C… |
| 2005-05-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | 1) NORMAL WEAR ON SEAT BACK LATCH ASSEMBLY, BY ACCESS INTO THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE CAB ASSEMBLY; 2) SEAT BACK ON DR… |
| 2005-01-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DRIVER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN… |
| 2004-11-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY IF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 722 REPAIRS WERE DONE. MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT… |
| 2004-03-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND D… |
| 2004-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASH FALLING APART DODGE DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT/CANNOT FIND REPLACMENT. *TR |
| 2003-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK |
| 2003-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BRAKES PULL TO RIGHT, CALIBERS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. REAR BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO WORK WELL ANTILOCK ALLOWS YOU TO … |
| 2003-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FIRE IN ENGINE AREA,,,,,FUEL PRE-HEATER CATCHES FIRE IN THE WIRING BECAUSE OF BAD SEAL ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS THAT AL… |
| 2002-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | MY 1996 V10 DODGE RAM 3500 PICKUP HAD 3 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS PLUG UP IN A 4 YEAR PERIOD DUE TO REAR INJECTORS BEING PLU… |
| 2002-11-15 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR WHEEL AXEL IS `NOT IN LINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. PLEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATI… |
| 2002-08-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT FRAME WAS TOTALLY BROKEN AND THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE WAS CRACKED AND AL… |
| 2002-08-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED.*DT *JB |
| 2002-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-07-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DODGE DEALERSHIPS RECEIVED A NOTICE NOT TO USE FRAME FILTERS AS THEY EXPLODE AND THROW FRAGMENTS OF THE FILTER INTO THE… |
| 2002-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | PLASTIC TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE MELTED, AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACE IT WITH A METAL L… |
| 2002-02-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING COULD SET UP CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEED, BUT IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO A POINT THAT CONSUMER HAS TO CO… |
| 2002-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FIRST ENGINE FAILURE. OUT OF WARRENTY, $8,000. MR |
| 2002-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | SMOKE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH VENT PANEL AREA. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. FIRE DEPAR… |
| 2002-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER 0FF ROAD AND LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING TO ASSIST ANOTHER MOTORIST. WHEN HE RETURNED TO … |
| 2001-11-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIBRATE SO BAD CONSUMER HAD T… |
| 2001-10-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MPH AND PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY A-FRAME WELD BROKE, CAUSING FRAME TO DISCONNECT AND … |
| 2001-08-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN VEHICLE RUNS OVER A BUMPS OR POTHOLE IT CAUSES A SEVERE VIBRATION. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT … |
| 2001-07-16 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES | No | 0 | TOW PACKAGE BENEATH VEHICLE BROKE AWAY, CAUSING BOLTS TO LOOSEN AND HITCH TO BREAK AWAY. METAL THAT GOES TO THE FR… |
| 2001-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | I AM REPORTING A DEFECT ON A ORIGINAL FRAME WELD. THE STABILIZER BAR THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME THAT KEEPS YOUR VEH… |
| 2001-04-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DURING WHEEL ALIGNMENT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE WELDS ON THE RECTANGULAR TUBING HAVE DISINTEGRATED, LEFT AND RIGHT FRON… |
| 2001-02-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE WAS FRAYED, CONSUMER REPLACED IT. *AK |
| 2001-01-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | DIESEL VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED THROTTLE CABLE WIRES, WHICH HAS MULTIPLE STRANDS, WERE FRAYING. LEF… |
| 2000-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AFTER RECALL REPAIR 97V-068 OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING BOTH BATTERIES WENT DEAD, THE BATTERY ISOLATOR WIRING IS … |
| 2000-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE CONTROL IS STICKING IN WIDE OPEN POSITION AND WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE AT ANY TIME. THIS IS CAUSING ENGINE T… |
| 2000-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 1 | TRUCK BURNED APROX. 45 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING DOWN IN MY DRIVEWAY. |
| 2000-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 1 | TRUCK BURNED APROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING DOWN IN MY DRIVEWAY. CHRYSLER IS SENDING ME RECALL NOTICES THAT ARE… |
| 2000-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | BEFORE RECALL 97V084000, RECALL COMPENENT FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO SEPARATE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK… |