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1996 Dodge Ram 3500 transmission problems

The 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 has 21 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

21

Transmission complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Ram 3500 transmission complaints by model year66 complaints1992: 1 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 20 complaints1996: 21 complaints1997: 26 complaints1998: 20 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 14 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 66 complaints2005: 32 complaints2006: 22 complaints2007: 17 complaints2008: 10 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 8 complaints2011: 9 complaints2012: 28 complaints
Ram 3500 transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY IF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 722 REPAIRS WERE DONE. MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THEY HAD NO RECORDS OF IT DONE. VEHICLE WAS THEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINE QUICK CONNECTION MELTING .…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · November 19, 2004 · fire

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 transmission — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.