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1996 Dodge Ram 3500 suspension problems

Owners reported suspension problems in 16 complaints for the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
16 9% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Death wobble. Violent shaking of the truck. Simply google "death wobble" and dodge truck. Hope you do something before someone does get killed.

Reported at 65,000 miles, April 2012 Crash

Steering wobbles/shakes violently when driving. Often initiated by a minor irregularity in road pavement. Requires coming to a full stop to eliminate the wobble. Recurs often. Difficult to exceed 30MPH in order to avoid shaking. No noticeably bad or broken suspension parts.

Reported at 98,090 miles, March 2012

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