Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 02/27/2001 | 6 | 01/01/1996 | |
| I have all the copes ,i just want my truck to be fix . auto plaza is giving me the runing around,can you help me or give me some advice thank you. no safety defect. *ak | |||
| While steering steering wheel acted like there was no power steering. dealer replaced steering box, but problem returned. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT SECTOR | |||
| 07/25/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Steering shaft failed. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 04/19/2001 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| On april 19, 2001 while traveling on rt 495 in wareham ma the fan on my l996 dodge 1500 2 wheel drive sport pickup truck suddenly became unattached from the water pump shaft causing the fan to fly into the radiator and puncturing same.at the same time due to the loss of the belt that drives the power steering pump,and water pump causing difficult steering and engine overheating i immediately stopped in the breakdown lane. when this occurred the vehicle had 57159 miles.*ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| When driiving at highway speed there is shaking within the steering wheel and the front of the vehicle due to pitman and the idler arm malfunctioning. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Clamp holding steering linkage to steering box fell off causing complete loss of steering. vehicle was going 5 mph and ran over curb. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - ARM - IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| When driiving at highway speed there is shaking within the steering wheel and the front of the vehicle due to pitman and the idler arm malfunctioning. *ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| While steering steering wheel acted like there was no power steering. dealer replaced steering box, but problem returned. please provide further information. *ak | |||