1996 DODGE RAM Suspension Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspension Issues in the 1996 DODGE RAM

11 suspension complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 DODGE RAM. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspension Complaints

#8008365 | April 23, 2002

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKE OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, CONSUMER FEELS LIKE SHE IS LOOSING CONTROL. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

#8004909 | March 4, 2002

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT. OWNER STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED IT. NOTICED CRACKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE, SHOCK TOWER MOUNTS WERE CRACKING AND GETTING WORSE. PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS ALSO CRACKING. TOWER MOUNTS WERE SEPARATING FROM FRAME. CONTACTED DEALER WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED. *AK

#8002261 | January 15, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WICH SOUNDED LIKE SUSPENSION WAS OUT OF PLACE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR PINION BEARING ON DIFFERENTIAL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATINON.*AK

#8002103 | January 14, 2002 Crash

IN AUGUST OF 1999 WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON ODOMETER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION, AND THE DRIVER LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL BEFORE CRASHING INTO A DITCH. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SINCE REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL STEERING GEAR BOX, VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD DURING NORMAL OPERATION. STEERING GEAR BOX HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK *YH

#849973 | October 5, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE/ WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40 OR MORE MPH ONCE IT STARTED IT CONTINUED UNTIL SPEED COME DOWN TO 25 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF REPAIR SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION REMAINED UNRESOLVED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A CORRECTION CAN BE MADE. BUT, THE COST WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

#843774 | July 29, 1999

WHILE DRIVING BELOW 45 MPH OR ABOVE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SEVERELY SHAKES AS IF THE TIRES WERE BOUNCING OFF THE GROUND. DEALER REPLACED THE TRACK BAR AND STEERING STABLIZER. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

#834989 | February 18, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND STEEERING IS VERY UNSTABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED SHOCK ABSORBER BAR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

#536605 | June 24, 1998

VIBRATION, REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER VIBRATION CONTINUES.

#823171 | May 8, 1998

VEHICLE SHOOK BADLY WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP DURING 25 MPH OR MORE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

#532319 | March 31, 1998

SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROBLEM/ROUGH RIDING, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER STILL EXPERIENCE.

#818461 | October 17, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES & VEHICLE PULLED LEFT, ACROSS 2 LANES. AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED, PULLED RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEM & WAS CORRECTED 75%. WAS INFORMED NORMAL FOR TRUCK TO PULL RIGHT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *SLC

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