1996 Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 30 complaints for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 fires.
What owners wrote
Driving car; engine suddenly died; car caught on fire & was engulfed in flames; driver's side door failed to open; fire department arrived & put flames out; manufacturer's representative looked at car; insurance company had private representative look at car; fire originated under car due to location of electrical wires. Driver/passengers escaped unharmed.
I went out on friday the 6th of feb.2015. I got a coffee at wawa everything was fine I left to go to my buddy's house to hangout and I started driving down the road n I noticed smoke coming out the vents when I was driving so I pulled over cuz I thought it was the heater core cuz when they go bad smoke comes out of them so I'm looking n looking n all of a sudden the smoke is getting heavier and darker within 20-25 mins after calling 911 there it happened my truck went up in flames n a total loss.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500
- Brakes 55 complaints
- Transmission 48 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Body & structure 35 complaints
- Suspension 31 complaints
- Steering 27 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints