Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Dodge Ram Van.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO CHRYSLER ASKING FOR A "GOODWILL REPAIR REFUND" AND HAD A PHONE CALL FROM THE CUSTOMER … |
| 2001-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A THREE QUATER TONE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER FURTHER REVIEW CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE WAS HA… |
| 2001-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE.*AK |
| 2001-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT IN OWNERS MANUAL VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH WOULD PREVENT VEHICLE F… |
| 2001-02-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN IS EXTREMELY LOOSE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SEVERE PROBLEMS MANEUVERING VEHICLE. PROBLEM BECOMES… |
| 2000-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST PIPE CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND WEAK POINT IN PIPE CAUSED BY OXYGEN SENSOR MOUNT |
| 2000-02-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 2ND GEAR AND STALLED WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND GETTIN… |
| 1999-11-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | LAST YEAR, WHEN I HAD MADE 23 PAYMENTS ON MY VAN, IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 23 TIMES. I DRIVE NEARLY 100 MILES TO PU… |
| 1999-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CONNECTED TO RADIATOR WERE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD. C… |
| 1998-05-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | MOVEABLE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SLIP WITH SHUTTING DOORS AND WITH TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED (>45 MPH). I (OWNER) ATTEMPTED TO… |
| 1997-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, COULD HEAR WIND NOISE COMING THROUGH THE DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CONTINUED DRIVING, LATER, CHECKED DOOR, … |
| 1996-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT SOLENOID FAILED. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY OVERNIGHT. THE DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING. *AK |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MAKING ROUTINE STOP ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO SURGE FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PRESS HARD ON BRAKES UN… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY. HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *AK |