general problems of the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500

Two problems related to seats have been reported for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Seats problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2007

Passenger seat will not lock in place unless you push down on seat lever located under seat. Unable to put car seat in vehicle as we fear seat will fly forward. This has been broken for about 6 months.

2 Seats problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2000

While getting into vehicle driver's side seat collapsed. Dealer/manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that nothing could be done due to vehicle being out of its warranty. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.


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