Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999071634 Incident Date: Jul, 20 1999
Consumer's City: NORTH FORK Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7KC23WXTM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There are two recalls for this problems #828 & #838. they do not include the 1996 two wheel drive, the clutch hydraulic is the same and we had the same problems. they fixed it at 98,000 miles and the same thing happened 15,000 miles later. their fix did not fix the problem. they installed a shield but the plastic clutch line runs next to the shield and touches. plastic next to metal melts and the line burst causing or can cause a fire. they will not fix it again. the recall also need to be expanded.. *ak