One problem related to transmission noise has been reported for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Transmission failed after making knocking noise which got progressively louder over a period of several months. A new transmission was installed and now that transmission is making the same noise after only a few days. I believe that this model of transmission may be defective as it failed after only 58,000 miles and now the new one is making the same noise that the old one started out making.