1996 Dodge Ram Pickup SLT 2500 review from North America
"Junk times five"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Steering column replaced 5 times.
Rear seal replaced 2 times.
Engine sounded like a hand full of BB's dropped into it at 55mph and 1750rpm, never fixed.
Seats wore out and were replaced.
Transmission problems.
Front-end had clunks, Dodge said it was an engineering fault and they could put a 1 ton front end in it at my cost.
Fuel pump in the fuel tank went out 4 times.
General comments?
Had the truck in the Dodge dealership 65 times in 11 months. Sold the truck back to another Dodge dealership.
Ron Tonkin in Portland never did figure out half the problems. Ended up driving 330 miles round trip to get work done on it the last couple times.
Reading these posts Dodge has to know they have big problems and don't seem to care about fixing them.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1997 |
| Engine and transmission | 8.0/3.54gears Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3/10 |
| Reliability marks | 0/10 |
| Comfort marks | 8/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 3200 miles |
| Most recent distance | 22018 miles |
| Previous car | Isuzu Pickup |
| Date of Entry | 25th April, 2001 |