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1996 Dodge Ram cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 34 complaints for the 1996 Dodge Ram, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
34 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

When vehicle was put in drive it suddenly accelerated, causing a collision, resulting in minor injuries to driver. Dealer has not been notified.

June 1998 CrashInjury

When the consumer started the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated. The rpm's had gone into the red. The consumer had taken the vehicle to the repair shop, but the mechanic could not repair it because he could not duplicate the problem. The tow truck driver had viewed one of the cables in a "u" shape and it was stuck into a spring on the gas pedal. *scc

Reported at 78,000 miles, September 2003

Other problems reported for the 1996 Dodge Ram

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