1996 Dodge Ram Pickup SLT 4X4 from North America - Comments

18th Dec 2001, 20:13

"A dealership owner's nightmare"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Tranmission went bad at 30,000 miles.

Cost 1500.00 to rebuild. No warranty coverage.

Transmission acted up again at 75000 miles. Dealer can't figure it out.

Paint on entire truck orange peeled.

Carpet in the rear of the cab disintegrated.

Front stabilizer went bad.

Air conditioner turns off/on by it self.

Oil pressure sensor went bad.

General comments?

This is a beautiful truck, however the transmissions are garbage.

The cabs are very comfortable, but the carpet is garbage.


16th Jan 2008, 16:43

I have a 1996 dodge ram with 5.9L gas and it is the best truck I have ever owned and I will buy another 160,000 miles and going strong.


4th Feb 2008, 12:48

Bought my 96 new. After about five years, less than 50k miles, the mirrors would not stay in position, the seat started to separate, after 85k miles, the paint started to flake off the top and the box and the headliner started to come loose. Like the truck, the ride, the handling, the performance, but hate the cosmetics failing. Dealer failed to do anything about any of these issues. Now has 104k and starting to see some leaks.

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