1998 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

BALL JOINT LUBRICATION IMPOSSIBLE; NO GREASE FITTINGS. *AK

I HAD MY DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 FOR ONLY 2 YEARS BEFORE THE PAINT STARTED FADING ON THE HOOD, TOP OF CAB & TOP OF BED. NOW IT IS 2004 AND THE TRUCKS LOOKS TERRIABLE . EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, NO RECALLS ON PAINT FOR 1998 TRUCK AND NO WARRANTY. AFTER YOU PAY ALL THAT MONEY FOR A TRUCK AND EXPECTED THE BEST QUALITY DUE TO THE PRICE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT PAINTED, CONSIDERING HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPLACE THE EMBLEMS AND PURCHASE THE PAINT. IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? PLEASE HELP! *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, RENDERING THE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE, PER THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A HILL CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP AND BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ONCE THE SPEED DROPPED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. CONSUMER VEERED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, CRASHING INTO A GUARD RAIL. *AK

TOTAL LOSS ON 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP. ABS DID NOT WORK. WHEELS LOCKED, AND SKIDDED. LEFT ROAD. ENTIRE FRONT END, RIGHT SIDE, CENTER AND LEFTSIDE, WERE DESTROYED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRANSMISSON; THE TRANMISSION FAILED ON MY TRUCK AT 60,000 MILES! EVIDENTLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE DODGE TRANSMISSIONS AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.*AK NOBODY CAN SAY THAT 60,000 MILES IS RESONABLE FOR SUCH A MAJOR REPAIR (ABOUT $3,000 IN MY CASE). I WANT DODGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM (RECALL PROBABLY) AND REIMBURESE ME FOR THIS REPAIR.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 AT 49,000 MILES . PLEASE RECALL, THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT WITH EVERYONE I KNOW THAT OWNES A DODGE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

PREMATURE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE IN DODGE RAM 1500 . TRUCK HAS HAD UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR SINCE 44K MILES AND DEALER AS WELL AS TIRE SHOPS FOUND NO EXPLANATION. WHEEL BEARINGS AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 68K MILES BY MYSELF, WITH RIGHT SIDE TIE ROD SEVERELY WORN. I ASSUMED THE TIE ROD WAS THE TIRE WEAR PROBLEM AND DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS ALIGNING FRONT END UNTIL THIS FEBRUARY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CLUNK IN STEERING WAS EVIDENT, AND HANDLING BECAME ERRATIC. I CAREFULLY INSPECTED FRONT END AND DISCOVERED RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WORN TO POINT WHERE IT WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE FROM SOCKET. LEFT SIDE JOINT IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORN AS WELL. LOOKING BACK, THE BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT AT THE 44K MILE POINT. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MAINLY ON HIGHWAY AND IN 30 YEARS OF DRIVING AND 9 VEHICLES THIS IS THE FIRST ONE TO HAVE A BALL JOINT FAILURE IN THIS MANNER AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. RESEARCH ON MY PART HAS INDICATED THAT NUMEROUS DODGE TRUCK OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ONSETTING IN AS LITTLE AS 20K MILES CAUSING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS MY TRUCK, AND IF I WASN'T SO METICULOUS IN PERFORMING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ON MY OWN THIS MAY WELL HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED. *AK

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER, AND CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO SNOW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT FRONT ROTOR BLEW APART, CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. *AK

HORN IS HARD TO BLOW. REAR END MAKES WHINING NOISE AND IT STARTED USING 5 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I ONLY HAVE 36000 MILES ON IT. THEY REPLACED MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET AT MY EXPENSE. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. LUCKILY I DIDN'T RUIN THE ENGINE THAT I KNOW OF. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE GASKETS. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE PARTS? *JB

THE VEHICLE'S LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 38,000 MILES. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NLM THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE "GREASED OUT." THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS OUT OF SUSPENSION AND GREASED OUT. *SC *JB

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED. HOOD OPENED DURING TRAVEL CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO HOOD AND HINGE ASSEMBLIES.*AK

HORN BUTTON IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS TO ACTUATE HORN. THIS IS MY SECOND TRUCK OF SAME YEAR AND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM.*AK

HORN SWITCH FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE AUTO TRANSMISSION LINKAGE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FRAME BOLT SHEERED OFF. WHEN THIS OCCURED THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE GEAR IT WAS IN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED. *PH THE BOLTS SHEARING OFF THE FRAME CAUSED THE LINKAGE BRACKET TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK FRAME DISABLING THE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING SHIFTED. *TS

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCK. I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT ONE RETAINING WALL WITH THE FRONT CORNER OF THE TRUCK, SENDING ME INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN, HIT A SECOND RETAINING WALL HEAD ON AND WENT INTO A SECOND SPIN. LUCKILY MY SEAT BELT SAVED ME BECAUSE THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTAL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. I HAVE INJURED MY HEAD, NECK AND BACK BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THE AIR BAG TO SAVE ME. *LA

DYNAMIC TIRE SEPARATION, SEARS TRAIL HANDLER TIRES OF SIZE: 26575R16. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE RUNNING AT 70 MPH. A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST LED TO AN ACCIDENT. *LA

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE THE WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER AND CONSUMER. NO AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS WHICH CAUSES A MIXTURE OF OIL AND GAS. AS A RESULT VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND CONSUMES EXCESSIVE OIL. THERE IS A TSB 1001522 ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO AND LIFTERS ON ENGINE WERE TAPPING, SO I HAD TO PARK MY VEHICLE BEFORE I LOST MY ENGINE. VEHICLE IS A 98 DODGE RAM 1500 V6 WITH 70K MILES. WAS CAUSED BY A CLOGGED OIL PUMP INTAKE SCREEN. ALMOST LOST ENGINE BECAUSE SCREEN IS OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. SCREEN IS COVERED BY A CAP THAT PREVENTS ALL OF THE SOLIDS FROM DROPPING BACK INTO THE PAN. THE OIL PAN ITSELF HAS A HALF INCH RISE INSIDE TO RECEIVE THE OIL DRAIN PLUG. THIS HALF INCH RISE PREVENTS HEAVY SOLIDS FROM BEING DRAINED DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THE OIL PUMP INTAKE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THESE SOLIDS, TRAPPED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN, AND SUCKS THEM DIRECTLY INTO THE SCREEN. THEREFORE, OVER TIME THE CONDITION WILL REOCCUR. POST RESEARCH I FOUND NUMEROUS PERSONS WITH IDENTICAL DESCRIPTIONS TO MINE WHO HAD LOST THEIR ENGINES ON VARIES YEARS AND MODELS OF DODGE TRUCKS. ALTHOUGH HEARSAY, THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE TOLD BY DEALERSHIPS THAT THEY HAD SLUDGE IN THE BOTTOM OF THEIR PANS, STATING THE REASON FOR FAILURE WAS DO TO NOT ROUTINELY CHANGING OIL. I CAN DOCUMENT MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGES, AND I STILL HAD SOLIDS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN ON MY VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A BREACH OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM ON VIDEO AS WELL. *JB

98 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB - THE BEARINGS IN THE REAR END AXLE ASSEMBLIES OF THESE TRUCKS FAIL PREMATURELY. I HAVE FOUND MANY INQUIRIES OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF THE VEHICLES HAVE LOW MILEAGE (LESS THAN 100000 MILES) AND THE BEARINGS HAVE WORN OUT. THERE IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM THE REAR END ASSEMBLY. *JB

98 DODGE HI TOP CONVERSION VAN; THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS' RELEASE MECHANISM HAS BROKEN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THIS TIME THE MIDDLE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BROKE. WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS' BRAKE, THEY ARE JAMMED LOCKED, AND WE CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL. WE CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IF THEY UNJAM THE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD THEN STAY OPEN! WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART. THIS WILL END UP COSTING US OVER $200/00 - AGAIN. I AM AMAZED AT YOUR QUESTION "NUMBER OF FATALITIES" . BUT IT DOES BRING A CHILLING THOUGHT - IF I WAS TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN IN THE BACK - THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT, AND IF A FIRE WAS TO IGNITE, I WOULD NOT EVEN LIKE TO THINK OF THE RESULTS!!!!!! YOUR QUESTIONS SHOULD BE "NUMBER OF POSSIBLE FATALITIES" - THEN YOU WOULD GET A MORE ACCURATE NUMBER OF THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT. MY (FIVE) CHILDREN NOW HAVE TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAD TO GET OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE THIS MORNING TO GO TO SCHOOL. SHE FELL OUT AND HURT HER WRIST! AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME ONE OF THE LOCKS BROKE ON THE DOORS. TWICE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. IT IS OBVIOUS TO US THAT THE LOCKS ARE DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE - AND LIFE THREATENING! I SEE FIRST HAND WHAT HAPPENS IN WRECKS, BEING A CAPTAIN OF THE LOCAL VOL. FIRE DEPT AND A MEMBER OF THE RESCUE SQUAD. *PH

THE WINDSHIELD TINT IS AT EYE LEVEL CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY IN SUNLIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE GEARS POSITION WERE SWITCHED AROUND, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR CONSUMER TO SHIFT TO CORRECT GEAR. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER STATES LATCH HAS FAILED.*AK

MY SON, WILLIAM, WAS DRIVING OUR 1998 DODGE PICKUP ON HIGHWAY 78 WHEN IT BEGAN TO LUNGE. SINCE WE HAD TO PUT 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN HIS PREVIOUS DODGE PICKUP, HE THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. HE STARTED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED IN HIS REARVIEW MIRROR FOR TRAFFIC WHEN HE SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED. HE HURRIEDLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN HE OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR FLAMES ENGLUFED THE CAB. HE HAD TO GO OUT THROUGH THE FIRE. ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER HE AND HIS PASSENGERS EMERGED FROM THE PICKUP, IT EXPLODED. THE ONLY THING LEFT OF THE TRUCK WAS WHAT WAS METAL. WILL HAD SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE,EARS,NECK, HANDS AND ARMS. HE SPENT ONE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL. I CONTACTED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE AN INVESTAGATOR LOOK AT THE TRUCK. I WAS THEN TOLD BY DODGE SINCE THE PICKUP BURNED TOTALLY THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THEY WERE AT FAULT. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A NUMBER OF FIRES IN DODGE VEHICLES. *AK

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON HWY 78 WHEN THE PICKUP LUNGED A COUPLE OF TIMES. HE WAS GOING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK FOR A PROBLEM. HE HAD THE CRUISE SET SO HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HE LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR TRAFFIC BEHIND HIM AND SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AND TOLD HIS FINANCE TO GET HER BABY OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE ON FIRE. WHEN HE OPENED HIS DOOR THE FLAMES ERRUPTED INTO THE CAB AND HE HAD DIVE OUT THROUGH THE FLAMES. THE PICKUP EXPLODED ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER THEY GOT OUT. THEY LOST EVERYTHING IN THE TRUCK. *AK

WHIE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR I HAD STEP ON MY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAD TO SVERVE TO THE RIGHT SO I WOULDN'T HIT THE CAR. ALSO I HAD THE BRAKES WORKED AND NOW MY ROTORS HAVE HEAT CRACKS AFTER BEING REPLACED. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN THIS THE FOUTH TIME. DEALER SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES JUST THAT THEY ARE WEARING OUT FRONT ROTORS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING AND SHIMMERING DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIE ROD ENDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THE HORN TURNED ON BY ITSELF. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HORN ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

BROKENT TIE ROD AT 53,000 MILES. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS MECHANIC LINKAGE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. ALSO, TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD BRACKET IN PLACE BROKE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARRANTY OR RECALLS, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. DOOR FLEW OPEN, AFTER BEING LOCKED, AND WOULDN'T LOCK BACK.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *TS *JB

BOTH SEAT BELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH TRANSMISSION BROKE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE TO NEXT GEAR AFTER DRIVING SLOW. WHEN YOU STEP ON GAS PEDAL, IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WANT TO ENGAGE INTO NEXT GEAR. HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON GAS PEDAL AS IF TRYING TO GET INTO PASSING LANE IN ORDER FOR TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. CHRYSLER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TT

HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE 1998 DODGE RAM. GOING TO OPEN REAR END ON 5/26/03 FOR INSPECTION. HAVE APPROX. 1/4 IN HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT IN AXLE. FROM CHECKING SITE CONCLUDE THAT THIS MAY NOT BE ISOLATED FAILURE AS FIRST SUSPECTED BUT MAY BE FAILURE IN HEAT TREAT OF AXLE OR BEARING NOT SET CORRECTLY. VEHICLE HAS 68,200 MILES. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD LATCH BROKE AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY UP. *JB

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM FELL OFF WHILE IN USE, RESULTING IN THE WIPER BEING INOPERATIVE.

THE ENGINE CONSUMED SIX QUARTS OF OIL IN THE LAST 3000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT DUMPER ON THE DODGE RAM SPORT TRUCK IS JUST FLAKING OFF.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

AFTER SHIFTING DOWN WHILE GOING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. COULD NOT STOP COMPLETELY WITH BRAKES. HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF, BUT BY THEN BRAKES WOULD HARDLY WORK DO TO HEAT FROM TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THROTTLE PLATE WAS STUCK. THEN HAD IT STICK IN PASSING GEAR WHILE IN CRUISE, BUT THIS TIME IT RELEASED WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS JUST PROBABLY CARBON IN THE BREAKING LOOSE. *NLM

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL, FROM READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS, THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO TWO POSSIBLE THINGS. A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER (FREQUENT PROBLEM)AND/OR CLOGGED COOLING SYSTEM LINES AS THE LINES AND PASSAGEWAYS ARE TOO NARROW AND FILTER IS INSUFFICIENT. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE OTHER DRIVER WAS KILLED. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH. NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER RESTRAINT DID NOT HOLD AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *NLM. ALSO, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH. THE CONSUMERS TRUCK T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.