I bought a 96 dodge ram 1500 ext cab brand new from michigan I have been the sole owner of this vehicle and take care of it as need be. My dash board started out cracking then more cracks that grew larger and larger until they just broke into pieces, so now I have no dash at all. You can buy new dash boards from dodge but also have to buy the bezel because the bracket pattern has changed. That's going to cost around $400 plus have someone install it. This is obviously a factory defect that dodge should be held responsible for. My vehicle is not the only vehicle like this I have seen many others just in my area.
1996 Dodge RAM 1500 body complaints
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Dash cracking. Cracked earlier, date listed is when I bought it.
While driving south on the new jersey turnpike on 0/22/08, the hood on my dodge ram 1500 opened crashing my windshield completely and damaging the hood itself. I was able to drive all the way to my destination in texas. While in texas, I was trying to find a replacement hood but was never successful until I decided to look for information online about my truck and came to the carfact website where I found the was a recall on the secondary hood latch on it. When I contacted the chrysler company about the recall the decided not to replaced the damaged hood and re-imburse me for the damaged windshield.
Large cracks in the top of the dash. Started as a smaller crack and as time has passed it is now enormous and the dash is split into 2 pieces.
1996 dodge ram 1500 dash pad has multiple crack every dodge owner I know has the same cracks in the same places this is a defect I paid enough for my truck and now they say its going to cost 600.00 to fix this problem someone needs to do something about this.
Dashboard cracking and chunks coming off.
Cracks in the dashboard of my 1996 dodge ram 1500. I thought it was sun damage and purchased a dashboard cover for it but have seen on tv that other dodge owners have similar problems.
I have a 1996 dodge ram the hood flew up and damaged the hood & grill and brackets. There was a recall on my hood latch, all they want to do is replace the latch and the brackets is this right, don't they have to fix the damaged parts caused by the defective part? I was never notified of the recall because I was the 2nd owner and never in there system.
The dashboard was devoloping cracks throughout. The cracks were developing into holes. There was no crash or incident.
The dashboard in the dodge ramwas cracked and caved in. This created a safety issue as it exposed electrical systems to damage.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 dodge ram 1500. Seven years ago, the contact noticed the vehicle's dashboard beginning to crack at approximately 20,000 miles. The dashboard was not repaired and the contact put a padding down to protect it from the sun. The dashboard is still cracking. The contact has pictures. The current mileage is 73,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.
Dash board cracked and fell apart on a 1996 dodge ram 1500 truck.
I bought the dodge ram used a (1996) I love the truck, except for the dashboard. It started as one small crack, and is from the windshield all the way back to the gauge cluster. And now there are more cracks starting ! I know it's just a matter of time before I too have a caved in dashboard!
1996 ram 1500 sway bar attachment failed. *ts the consumer stated when the sway bar fell to the ground, it caused the front wheels to rapidly go from full-left to full right at the rate of several times per second. Subsequent inspection showed that the sway bar plate had never been machine welded to the frame and for several years had been held on only by three small spot welds, meant to hold the plate in place for the machine welder. The machine weld appeared to be about an eighth to a sixteenth of an inch off, missing the entire plate.
1996 dodge ram 1500's sway bar link broke while driving. *ts prior to the sway bar breaking, the vehicle began to shake violently. The vehicle was brought to a stop on the side of the road. Subsequent inspection of the truck showed that the sway bar plate had never been machine welded to the frame and had been held on only by three spot welds. The problem was brought to the attention of the manufacturer but they were not interested and provided no assistance.
I have a 1996 dodge ram 1500 truck and the dash board is falling apart. It started as small cracks around the vents and soon speed all over the dash. I am worried about the function of the air bag system. I have talked to other dodge truck owners and they have had the same problem. I think it must be bad material the dodge used in the dashes.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 45mph, the hood safety latch failed allowing the hood to fly upward into the air. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the latch was replaced under a recall, however the dealer would not replace the hinges or hood. The federal safety agency recall campaign id# is not available.
The top side of the interior dash started cracking approximately 9 months ago and within very short time frame, it now has very large, multiple cracks. Seem to have started around the vent areas. It also has a problem with surging when driving at a lower steady speed.
Paint is starting to peel off in sheets on the hood and other parts of the vehicle.
I own a 1996 dodge ram that had a large section of the paint on the hood peel off down to the sheet metal in one day. Approximately a 2'x2' section. Chrysler along with the ross park dodge dealership in pittsburgh pa. Will do nothing.
The front grill on the hood has plastic fasteners that hold the grill onto the hood. These fastners are breaking as normal wear and tear. Dodge dealership said that this is a common defect. A potential deadly hazard considering the location of the defect.
Frame of vehicle is cracking in rear, and trailer hitch is cracked. A private mechanic diagnosed the problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
Damaged hood,windshield,hood hinges,wiper arms
Water leaks around the doors and pools on the floorboard due to a possible gasket or seal failure.
Bumpers failed.
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