1996 Dodge B Series
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
6 complaints1 involved a crash1 involved a fire
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- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood
Verizon communications 1996 dodge b van with 37960 miles. The driver drove approx. 2 miles to his first job. Noticed nothing unusual. Parked in front of the customers house,noticed nothing unusual. Drove behind the house to the jobsite and smelled something burning. Exited the truck and saw flames…
Verizon communications 1996 dodge b van with 37960 miles. The driver drove approx. 2 miles to his first job. Noticed nothing unusual. Parked in front of the customers house,noticed nothing unusual. Drove behind the house to the jobsite and smelled something burning. Exited the truck and saw flames from the right front wheelwell. Had the fire department extinguish the fire. An investigation by an outside contractor,hired by daimlerchrysler was inconclusive as to the cause of the fire, but listed a probable cause as the heater blower motor. The blower motor could not be found at the time of the investigation! Verizon has experienced many blower motor failures and blower resistor failures in this model vehicle. Verizon has experienced similar fires in this model vehicle and feels that this fire warrants further investigation. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Caliper · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Pads · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor · Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection · Steering › Linkages › Drag › Power assist system · Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting
Warped front brake rotors, causing vehicle to pull to the left; also replaced pads/calipers/drag link and tie rod. *ak
- Steering › Gear box › Shaft sector
Steering shaft becomes loose in the slip joint. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
When shifted into gear the transmission slips, the engine races, there IS no power in the wheel . *ak
- Structure › Body › Door
Wind noise in both front windows. *ak
- Vehicle speed control
Van in park;engine running;occupants got out;after 1 minute, reverse parking light came on;van barreled down;went thru gate, nearly killing driver;leased car.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 46371Bulletin supersedes technical service bulletin 08-16-95, dated apr. 14, 1995. If the vehicle operator **repeatedly** presses and releases the set button with their foot off of the accelerator (a 'lift foot set' to begin speed control operation), the vehicle may accelerate and exceed the desired set speed by up to 5 mph (8 km/h) and then decelerate to less than the desired set speed before finally achieving the desired set speed.
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