NHTSA Complaint #752530 — 1996 DODGE RAM 2500
STEERING:LINKAGES issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 752530 |
| Vehicle | 1996 DODGE RAM 2500 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | MN |
Consumer Description
THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. FIRST TIME WAS AT 62,000, WHEN IT QUICKLEY DEVELOPED LOSE STEERING AND THEN AGAIN AT 100,000 MILES AND NOW AT 157000 MILES. WHEN I HAD THE SECOND ONE DONE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THAT DODGE HAD MADE A CORRECTION TO THIS PART AND THAT THE ONE THEY PUT ON AT 62,000 MILES WAS THE NEW MODEL. BUT IT FAILED AT 100,000. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY CLAIMED THEY HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS, BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE HAS BEEN AND ALSO THE FRONT END SHOP THAT REPLACED THE ONE AT 100,000. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT LET GO COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP YOU RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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