1996 Dodge Ram 2500 vehicle speed control problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Dt: contact stated he had a fuel leak. He also checked the vehicle and found that the throttle cable was breaking, 6 out of 7 strands were broken. There is no recall on this vehicle. The vehicle is parked at this time. Repairs have been made to the vehicle. *nm updated 11/7/2005. While searching…”
filed Nov 15, 2005
“While driving on the highway, consumer had the cruise control engaged, however when consumer touched the brakes to disengage the cruise control it did not respond, consumer then went to turn the switch for the cruise control off which is located on the steering wheel but it still would not come out…”
filed Aug 6, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Ram 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 2500 | 6 | 2% |
| 2011 Ram 2500 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 Ram 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 Ram 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 Ram 2500 | 9 | 3% |
| 2007 Ram 2500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2006 Ram 2500 | 10 | 1% |
| 2005 Ram 2500 | 6 | 1% |
| 2004 Ram 2500 | 17 | 3% |
| 2003 Ram 2500 | 10 | 2% |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 5 | 3% |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 4 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Dodge Ram 2500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.