1996 Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems
35 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 9% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 2 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
This truck burned from the back end my son was driving and went off the road on the right side and when he returned to pavement the truck went sideways down the road and then went off on the left side and crashed and burned, burning my son and a friend to death. What was so bad I received a recall notice of a problem with the rollover valve approxomately 2-3 weeks after the accident happened.
I own a 1996 dodge ram 1500 with the 5.2 liter engine. The engine oil light would flicker when stopped at a stop sign in drive. I took it to the dodge dealership and they said that the engine would have to be replaced due to the wear. I have used mobile 1 synthetic oil since the breakin oil and never let the oil in the vehicle over 4,000 miles. Each time the oil filter was also changed. The vehicle has 106,000 miles on it and the engine replacement is costing me $4.700.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500
- Brakes 55 complaints
- Transmission 48 complaints
- Body & structure 35 complaints
- Suspension 31 complaints
- Electrical system 30 complaints
- Steering 27 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints