1998 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

DASHBOARD HOLE KEEPS GETTING LARGER 1998 DODGE RAM. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE HAPPENING, AS NO UNUSUAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS A CHRONIC CASE OF CRACKED DASH. THIS HAS BEEN HEAVILY NOTED FROM 1998 MODELS THROUGH THE 2004 MODELS. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO PASSENGER SAFETY BECAUSE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER COULD BE IMPALED BY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE FRACTURED DASH. THESE DASHES NEED TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NO ACCIDENT AS OF YET. NO REASONABLE CAUSE OF CONDITION FOUND AT PRESENT TIME. SAFETY BELTS LOCKED IN FULLY RETRACTED STATE, AND ARE UNABLE TO EXTEND FOR FASTENING. NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AT CURRENT TIME TO OWNERS KNOWLEDGE. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A CRACKED DASH AND RESEARCHED OTHER YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . I HAVE CALL DODGE LIKE A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE WITH NO RESULTS . MY CONCERN IS WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN I HAVE HAD A PEACE OF THE DASH FLY IN TO FACE WHILE DRIVING . AND I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW I CANT ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS WITH OUT FEAR OF BEEN HIT IN THE FACE AGAIN ...... *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE ARE ALSO SHARPE EDGES EXPOSED CAUSING A SAFETY RISK. *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 4X4 SLE PICK-UP TRUCK WITH CRACKED DASH. SHARP EDGES ON DASH HAS CAUSED AN INJURY TO MY HAND WHILING CLEANING THE WINDOW. DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY PERSON OR PERSONS IN YOUR AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKED DASH IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2ND GENERATE DODGE PICKS (1994-2001). *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 1500, SEVERELY CRACKED DASH. *TR

I DRIVE A 98 DODGE RAM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE ON IT'S OWN. I WILL BE REPLACING THIS TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2000.00. IT DOES IT AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF TOWING A TRAILER. DODGE TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 2WD 5.2 AUTO., THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AT HALF THROTTLE AND I HAVE NO FLOOR MATS TO GET CAUGHT IN THE PEDALS,I TIRED PULLING THE PEDAL UP WITH MY FOOT, I HAD TO SWITCH THE TRUCK OFF WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND IT WAS STILL STUCK, RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE AND DROVE OFF AND PRESSED IT DOWN HALF WAY AGAIN AND NO IT STICKS EVERYTIME AT HALF THROTTLE OR MORE--THE RETURN SPRING IS WORKING FINE I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN,WHEN EVERYTHING FEELS FINE--CABLE,THE THROTTLE LINKAGE-MY WIFE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS--PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME IN ANYWAY PLEASE SEND INFO. FOR THE REPAIR---ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE I SWITCH OFF THE KEY. *TR

CRACKING DASH ON DODGE RAM SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE CHRYSLER WILL NOT. CRACKS ARE CAUSING SHARP EDGES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORRODED REAR BRAKE LINE!!!!! *TR

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DODGE RAM TRUCKS I OWN A 98 DODGE TRUCK IS THERE ANY RECALLS ABOUT THE DASHES CRACKING AND COMING APART WHILE YOUR DRIVING THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME I ALMOST WRECKED MY TRUCKED PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANK YOU *TR

TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE. DRIVER'S SIDE TAILGATE CABLE ON MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. THE CABLE UNDERNEATH THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVE RUSTED THROUGH AT THE FLEX POINT. THIS TRUCK IS NOT ABUSED AND IS AN OCCASIONAL USE VEHICLE. *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD - DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED, THEY JUST QUIT WORKING ONE DAY. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WE COULD REPLACE EACH SEATBELT FOR $198.00. *TR

1998 DODGE 1500 FUEL LINE BREAK ITS THE CROSSOVER LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL RAILS ON THE 5.2 LTR ENGINE A SMALL RUBBER LINE. BECAUSE I DROVE MY TRUCK 3 MILES TO A CAR WASH TO WASH LAWNMOWER ON TRAILER DIDN'T WASH TRUCK DIDN'T SMELL GAS STARTED TRUCK TO GET GAS AT STATION DROVE IT 1 BLOCK TO STATION TURNED TRUCK OFF AND AT THAT MOMENT I HERD A WHOOMPING NOISE AND THEN WHITE SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD BIG FLAMES THEN BLACK SMOKE I HAD BARLEY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO UNHOOK TRAILER RAN TO DRIVERS SIDE BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAB PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT AWAY FROM GAS PUMPS THEN CALLED 911. FROM THE TIME I GOT TO THE GAS PUMPS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT WAS 15 MIN AND IT COMPLETELY GUTTED THE CAB AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER LINE IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I FIGURED THE FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE THE FUEL AND RETURN FUEL LINE IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I'M AFRAID IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH PASSENGERS SOMEBODY COULD IF GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT . *TR

I HAVE FOUND THAT THE DODGE PU'S ALL HAVE DEFECTIVE AND FAILING DASHES. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOU TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. A CHILD DECAPITATED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT FROM A "KNOWN DEFECT" IN DODGES DASHES. A FAMILY BURNED ALIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE DASH CAVES IN AND SHORTS OUT WIRING. OR PERHAPS AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS AT 70 MPH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND DODGE/CHRYSLER NEED TO ADDRESS IT AND FIX IT NOW. OR PERHAPS WE ARE TOO BUSY FINANCING THE CONTINUED DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OF DEATH TRAPS BY DODGE/CHRYSLER WITH TAX PAYERS DOLLARS TO BE CONCERNED WITH LIVES OF WORKING CLASS AMERICANS WHO SUPPORTED THE COMPANY BY PURCHASING THEIR JUNK VEHICLES. MY DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART AROUND ME AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. YOU HAVE KNOWN OF IT, YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. CHRYSLER AND DODGE HAVE KNOWN OF IT, "PROFITS OVER LIFE SEEMS TO BE THEIR ONLY CONCERN". DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL LITERALLY FIND THOUSANDS OF DODGE RAM PU OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. AND YOU WILL ALSO FIND THAT CHRYSLER AND DODGE FULLY INTEND TO JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM. PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK MY TAX DOLLARS SHOULD GO TO BAIL OUT A COMPANY THAT "WILLINGLY MANUFACTURES AND SELLS DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS AND WHEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY WILL JUST BRUSH IT ASIDE OR BLAME THE CONSUMER". AND I STRONGLY FEEL THAT YOUR AGENCY NEEDS TO BE A BIT MORE FORCEFUL WITH

SECONDARY HOOD LATCH STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DAMAGED HOOD HINGES. SO FAR, HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, BUT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BECAME UNBUCKLED VARIOUS TIMES. I HAVE REPLACE THE BUCKLE SIDE OF IT ON MY OWN. ALSO THE REAR END IS MAKING NOISE RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO REPLACE IT ONMY OWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER S/T TIRES, SIZE 37X12.50R17LT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE ENTIRE TIRE BENEATH THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A RECALL INITIATED BY COOPER TIRES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE DAMAGES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VIN, DOT NUMBER, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE TWO 1998 DODGE 1500 TRUCKS BOTH HAVE THE DASH BREAKING APART. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HAVE FAILED. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE 265/75R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLISTERING. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TIRES. THE SPARE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07T005000 (TREAD/BELT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THREE TIRES BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,351 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,627.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE 265/75R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLISTERING. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TIRES. THE SPARE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07T005000 (TREAD/BELT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THREE TIRES BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,627. THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT FILED FOR THIS FAILURE, ODI NUMBER 10258038.

DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED FOR MAKING THE DASH. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES SHARP PROTRUDING PIECES. THIS COULD MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR

BACK IN MAY 08 SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT THEN ABS SENSOR WENT OUT A FEW DAYS LATER CAUSING NO POWER BRAKES AND COULD HAVE CAUSE MY WIFE TO HAVE A WRECK. BOTH REPLACED. NOW GETTING ENGINE CODES FOR O2 SENSORS AND TRUCK SPUTTERS AND CUTS OUT AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. REPLACED SENSORS. NOW RECEIVING CODES FOR PCM AND NOW REPLACING. THIS IS BEGINNING TO CONCERN ME. WILL THE NEXT PROBLEM CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND NOT FOR THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER STATED OTHERWISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWICE IN THREE YEARS. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OVER VARIOUS INTERNET SITES WITH SAME PROBLEMS. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED, THEN ALL THE SENSORS FAILED ON TRANSMISSION, AND NOW TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

TRUCK PARKED ON DRIVEWAY IN PARK--DID NOT HOLD AND ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO TREE ON THE LAWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER-LUCKILY IT DID STRIKE THE TREE OTHER WISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE STREET. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF SHIFTING INTO DRIVE--AND REVERSE THE ENGAGEMENT POINTS ARE NO WHERE THEY ARE SHOWN TO BE ON THE SHIFTER. THERE IS ALSO A HESITATION WHEN ENGAGED(SOMETIMES) AND WILL ENGAGE ROUGHLY WITH A JERK. I VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PART--CANNOT GET A DIRECT ANSWER FROM A LOCAL DEALER HERE --WHAT'S THE SCORE ON THIS. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER AMERICAN CONSUMERS OWNING DODGE RAMS YEARS RANGING FROM 1994 -2006, THE TOP COVER OF THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND FELL IN. THIS HAS CAUSED MY AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. WHETHER IT IS STILL FUNCTIONAL IS UNKNOWN, BUT HIGHLY UNLIKELY FOR THE LIGHT TO APPEAR. EVEN IF IT DOES WORK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGERS, WHICH COULD VERY WELL BE MY FAMILY, AND I IN THE INSTANCE OF A CRASH HAPPENING IN THE TRUCK. IT IS VERY, VERY POSSIBLE BRITTLE, BROKE SHARDS OF PLASTIC WOULD END UP IN OUR FACE. WITH THE ACCELERATED RATE THAT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THIS COULD END TRAGICALLY. PLEASE HELP THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF US THAT SHARE THIS FAULTY CHYRSLER PRODUCT PROBLEM. WITH LITTLE RESEARCH IT IS VERY EASY TO SEE JUST HOW WIDE SPREAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME. IT WILL ALSO BE CLEAR AS TO HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS PROBLEM COULD HARM. WE ARE NOW TAKING A STAND, STARTING WITH THIS. PLEASE HELP US CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE LIVE ARE TAKEN OR RUINED BY FAULTY CHYRSLER PRODUCTS. *TR

'ON MAY 26, 2003 I TOOK MY PICKUP TO DENOYER DODGE 2242 CENTRAL AVE, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK AND HAD THEM HANDLE THE RECALL SITUATION. 'ON DECEMBER 4, 2008 TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 87 THE HOOD FLEW UP SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE GRILL WORK FLEW OFF THE HOOD AND LANDED IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. 'I CALLED 911 AND THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. 'ON DECEMBER 5, 2008 I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-992-1997 AND SPOKE TO RHYS. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WOULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE HOOD LATCH DISENGAGING. SHE SUGGESTED I COULD CALL LANGON CHRYSLER JEEP OR GOLDSTEIN CHRYSLER. SHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT IF IT WAS THE LATCH THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND I WOULD ALSO BE GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. SHE GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER OF 18144145 I CALLED LANGON AND SPOKE TO MIKE. HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A BODY SHOP. HE ALSO TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CALL A DIFFERENT 800 NUMBER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HE GAVE ME 1-800-283-5882 I CALLED THE 1-800-283-5882 WHICH THE RECORDED NUMBER GAVE ME 1-800-856-5545 WHICH I CALLED. SPOKE TO DAVE WHICH TOLD ME I WAS SPEAKING TO CHRYSLER AND HE TRANSFERRED ME BACK TO AUSTIN AT THE ORIGINAL 800 NUMBER (1-800-922-1997) AUSTIN ASKED ME FOR MY REFERENCE NUMBER (18144145) AND HE REPEATED WHAT I HAD ALREADY BEEN TOLD BY RHYS. HE SAID THAT IF THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE RECALLED LATCH THAT DODGE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND I WOULD GET A LOANER CAR. I THAN CALLED GOL

I PURCHASED A USED 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB AND THE DASHBOARD IS IN PIECES. OBVIOUSLY I KNEW IT'S CONDITION WHEN PURCHASED BUT ASSUMED A JUNK YARD WOULD BE THE ANSWER. I'M NOW REALIZING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAM AND AM HOPING A RECALL WILL BE MADE...UNTIL THEN IT'S A DASH MAT. *TR

CRACKED DASH, 98 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 1998 RAM 1500 IS ALL CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE VIN HAS FALLEN OFF TOO (IT WAS RIVETED TO THE DASH). I THINK THIS COULD AFFECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR BAG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. HE LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES QUICKLY ENGULFED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND A LARGE HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $3,500. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

1998 DODGE TRUCK DASH FALLING OUT ON LARGE PIECES. ONE PIECE GOT BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK FRONT LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A DITCH. *NJ ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, ONE OF THE FIVE STUDS HAD BROKEN OFF AND THREE OTHER APPEARED TO HAVE JUST LOST LUG NUTS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0255-89)*JB LETTER UPDATED 03/17/10*BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HOOD DISENGAGED FROM THE LATCH MECHANISM AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE DAMAGES AND IS WAITING ON THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY BRAKE LINES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HARD LINE FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR, AND SHE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,086.

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL I RESTART THE ENGINE, GOES OUT BUT COMES BACK ON, THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 DODGE RAM 1500, I HAVE CHANGED THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THAT EVERYONE TELLS ME THAT THE DODGE IS FAMOUS FOR, NO HELP, THEN CHANGED THE BREAK LIGHT SENSOR, NO HELP, BRAKES, NO HELP, WHAT DO I DO KNOW, CAN'T SELL IT DUE TO THE LIGHTS BEING ON. *TR

MY 1998 DODGE RAM HAS A VERY LARGE AND FAST GROWING CRACK ON THE DASH, THAT JUST APPEARED ONE DAY. IF IT FALLS APART ANY MORE IT CAN CAUSE ALL TYPES OF ELECTRICAL, STEERING PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 98 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS IN VARIOUS PLACES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE DASH, BUT IF IT CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE, I WILL HAVE TO DUE TO SAFETY. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CRUMBLED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. *TR

CRACKED , OR SHOULD I SAY FALLING APART DASH ON TRUCK. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACE ON MY 1998 DODGE TRUCK THAT I JUST PAID OFF. THIS BEGAN 2 YEARS AGO AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN THE SUN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DASH TO BECOME LOOSE AND DANGEROUS FOR THE INTERNAL PARTS THAT THE DASH PROTECTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TIRE WERE DAMAGED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04T018000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,242. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 06/05/08 *BF UPDATED 05/28/08

DASHBOARD CRACKS. I FIRST NOTICED THE DASHBOARD CRACKS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN JULY 2007. THE CRACKS CONTINUED IN BOTH THE NUMBER AND LENGTH. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS WHO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN THE DASHBOARD DETERIORATED FURTHER, I THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO INSTALL A PLASTIC DASHBOARD COVER TO PREVENT ANY ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS AND/OR FIRES. *TR

WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASHBOARD FRIED IN 98 RAM WHILE USING A/C. *TR

1998 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK CRACKED DASH FALLING APART. *TR