1998 Dodge Ram 2500

Defect. AFFINIA IS RECALLING 5,700 AFTERMARKET CHASSIS TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 28, 2006 THROUGH MARCH 17, 2008, SOLD FOR USE ON MY 1998 AND 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 3500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE DUST SEAL SUPPLIED WITH THE CHASSIS TIE RODS WERE MANUFACTURED TO THE WRONG SPECIFICATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE DUST SEAL MAY PREVENT THE BALL STUD OF THE CHASSIS TIE ROD FROM PROPERLY SEATING INTO THE TAPER OF THE VEHICLE STEERING KNUCKLE DURING AFTERMARKET INSTALLATION.

Risk. IF THIS CONDITION REMAINS UNDETECTED, THE BOLT CAN EVENTUALLY UNSEAT COMPLETELY, CAUSING THE AFFECTED WHEEL TO DISENGAGE FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy. AFFINIA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED CHASSIS TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AFFINIA AT 734-827-5400.

Defect. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT K&N FUEL PERFORMANCE KITS, P/NOS. 57-1509, 57-1511, 57-1511-1, 57-1517, 57-1517-1, 57-1527, AND 57-1530. ALSO, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THESE KITS WERE SOLD UNDER THE MOPAR PERFORMANCE PARTS BRAND NAME (P/NOS. P5007069 AND P5007070). ALL KITS WERE MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 20, 1999, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23, 2004. THESE ASSEMBLIES WERE MANUFACTURED AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUVS. A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL FROM THE TUBE WALL COULD BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION.

Risk. A JAMMED OPEN THROTTLE COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH OR INCREASED STOPING DISTANCES WHEN BRAKING.

Remedy. K&N WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006.

Driving down the road going about forty miles per hour and my dash exploded and the air bag deployed

I I PURCHASED NEW TRUCK TIRES THAT SELF DESTRUCTED IN 4,000 MILES. COMPLETE A MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN FREEWAY SPEED TIRE BLOW OUT. VEERUBBER TAIGA H/T R33. FOUR OUT OF TWO FAILED. DALLAS DEALER SAID THEY WERE UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED UPON EXAMINATION.

I HAVE A 98 RAM 2500 V10 IF I GO ABOUT 65 MPH THERE IS A MASSIVE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IF I SPEED UP TO 70 IT STOPS OR IF I SLOW DOWN TO 60 IT STOPS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE ALL OF THE RAM TRUCKS THAT I HAVE HAD DO THIS EXACT SAME THING.

SEAT BELT CONTROLLER FAILED AND CAUSED MY BATTERIES TO DRAIN. LEFT US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. ONCE WE RECHARGED OUR BATTERIES WE HAD TO UNPLUG THE SEAT BELT CONTROLLER THAT WAS CAUSING THE DRAW ON THE BATTERIES. WE COULD NOT USE OUR SEAT BELTS.

THE THROTTLE LINKAGE IS A RECALL. I TOOK IT TO DOUGLAS CHRYSTLER JEEP DODGE RAM DEALER IN VENICE, FL AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ONCE. SEEING THAT IT IS A SAFETY RECALL I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BUT WHEN I CALLED THEY SAID THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE A RECALL ITEM ONCE. VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND IDLES HIGH.

HAZZARD: INTERMITTENT HEAD LAMP OPERATION (LOW AND/OR HIGH BEAM CUT-OFF) CAUSE: UNKNOWN. SAFETY ISSUE: KEEPING THE HEADLAMPS ON WHILE DRIVING (DODGE RAM 1998.5 2500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT; 5.9L 24V CUMMINS DIESEL; 47RE; STOCK (NO FOG LIGHTS); 170,000 MILES). PROBLEM: HEADLAMPS (LOW AND/OR HIGH BEAM), AND OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, CUT-OFF INTERMITTENTLY -- ACTUATING THE DASHBOARD MOUNTED HEADLAMP SWITCH (PUSH-PULL) RESTORES THE LIGHTS. TROUBLE SHOOTING/REPAIRS (EXECUTED BY A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY): (1) CHECKED MULTIPLE GROUNDS (CLEAN AND TIGHT); (2) CHECKED FUSES; (3) CHECKED OUTPUT FROM GENERATOR (STEADY - APPROX. 14.5 WITH "NO LOAD"; BATTERIES - NEW 6/18); (4) CHECKED CIRCUITS (VERIFIED CONTINUITY AND RESISTANCE); (5) REPLACED STEERING COLUMN MOUNTED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH; (6) REPLACED "HEADLAMP/SECURITY" RELAY; (7) REPLACED HEADLAMP/DASHBOARD LIGHTING COMBINATION SWITCH (REPLACED 22 MONTHS AGO (167,000) - ORIGINAL FAILED. NOTE: DASHBOARD ABOVE SWITCH - WARM TO TOUCH. (8) REPLACED HEADLAMP BULBS (BOTH). NOTE: NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES SET. NEXT ACTION: REPLACING THE HEADLAMP/DASHBOARD COMBINATION SWITCH AGAIN. OEM REPLACEMENT SWITCH INSTALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 167,000 MILES MAY BE MALFUNCTIONING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SWITCH DID NOT INDICATE SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. ACTUATING THE SWITCH INDICATES NORMAL OPERATION. SPECULATION: A "CCD BUS COMMUNICATION ERROR" IS OCCURRING; PULSE FROM PCM (?) TO HEADLAMP CIRCUIT MAY NOT YIELD THE LEVEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND PIECES WERE FALLING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE OUT OF THE BUCKLES AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FOUR MASTERCRAFT COURSER AXT (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 285/75/R16/ (NA). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2018. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE EXACT TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE STARTING THE TRIP. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (ELLISTON REPAIR AND TIRE IN FREDRICKTOWN, OHIO WERE NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. UPON GETTING IN VEHICLE, I FOUND BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. I STOPPED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR PART #P56043003AD AND WAS INFORMED THIS PART ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS SEAT BELT TIMER CONTROL MODULE IS NECESSARY FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. TRUCK CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN WITHOUT SEAT BELTS IN USE.

I WAS PULLING A CAR FROM INDIO CA TO PHX. AZ WHEN IT STARTED TICKING AND SMOKEING AND LOST POWER I PULLEDOVER CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS 2 QUARTS LOW IT HAD NEVER USED OIL BEFORE THIS IT NEVER GOT HOT THOUGH I SLOWED WAY DOWN AND BARELY MADE IT HOME.

BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND FAILED CAUSING LOOSE OF BRAKE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED THIS EXPOSED THE PROBLEM AREA. REAR WIRING HARNESS RUNS DIRECTLY AGAINST THE FUEL LINE TRAPPING ROAD GRIM, WATER, SALT, CAUSING CORROSION AT THIS POINT.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER REAR ARM SUPPORT BRACKET WELD ARE CRACKING TWISTING TEARING FROM MAIN FRAME RAIL. THE FRAME WELD IS TEARING HORIZONTALLY AND ACROSS SAME RATES. THE CRACK ARE NEXT TO WELDS AN SOME LOCATION TEARING CIRCLING ROTATING. THE VEHICLE NEVER OPERATED OFF-ROAD AND MILEAGE IS 171,550 MILES. THE CRACK ARE 65% AND VEHICLE UNFIT TO BE OPERATED SAFETY. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE I DIDN'T HAVE A ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ROW OVER ON I LEFT SIDE WITHOUT NO WARNING . I WAS PREFORMING VEHICLE BRAKE INSPECTIONS AND I NOTICE RUST ON THE LOWER REAR SUPPORT HANGER WHICH HOLD THE LOWER ARM BRACKET AND COIL SPRING. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DIDN'T LOAN MY VEHICLE TO MY RELATIVES. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE. I WANT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO REPAIR THIS ASAP!!!

THE UPPER INTERIOR DASH PANEL CRACKING INTO MANY PIECE. DURING ACCIDENT THE PANEL WILL COME A FLYING MISSILE OF PARTS HITTING OCCUPANCIES IN THE COMPARTMENTS AND SMALL CHILDREN. I WAND THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO REPAIR IT ASAP. ITS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN SOUNDED WITHOUT BEING PROMOTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE METAL PARTS THAT HELD THE WHEELS WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THE SEAT BELTS WERE TIED TO THE AIR BAG AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL SENSORS IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH FRACTURED IN THE AREA WHERE THE TRAILER HITCH MOUNTS TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V107000 (TRAILER HITCHES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE TENDS TO WANDER AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN PROPER LOCATION TIN TRAFFIC LANE. $1000 REPAIRS LAST A FEW THOUSAND MILES. TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. MA 10/8 UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE VIA THE BRAKE OR BY HITTING OFF ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IF I PUT THE CLUTCH IN THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AT 2300 RPMS. THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK ON AND I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN... I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESET. MY CLUTCH AND BREAKS GOT A LITTLE BURNT UP MAKING IT HOME THAT NIGHT...AS THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. ONE I MADE IT HOME I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND MANUALLY JIGGLED THE THROTTLE LINKAGES ON THE SIDE OF THE INJECTION PUMP. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESET UNTIL CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED AGAIN.... THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE THROTTLE STICKING AT SUCH HIGH SPEED... SO I LOOKED INTO SAFETY RECALLS #B15 THINKING GREAT MY TRUCK IS COVERED... ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED. ALSO THE FUEL HEATER RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND IT SO HAPPENS IN THE LAST 4 MOTH HAVE TO DO THE FUEL HEATER DELETE BECAUSE THE WIRING AND PLASTIC PIECE WAS ALL BURNT UP. LOOKS LIKE THESE TRUCKS ARE HAVING A SECOND ROUND OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR SAFETY RECALL ISSUES. *TR

DASHBOARD IS SERIOUSLY CRACKED AND BROKEN, CHUNKS ARE MISSING, CRACKS GO FROM FRONT ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD, GIVING VEHICLE TO SON NEXT YEAR, WORRIED PIECES OF PLASTIC MAY FLY INTO HIS EYES, AND IT LOOKS EMBARRASSING ALSO. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NO LONGER RELEASE THEREFORE CANNOT BE USED ANYMORE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE AND IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AT DEALERS OR ANYWHERE ELSE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CANNOT USE YOUR SEAT BELTS ANYMORE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL DODGE TRUCKS WITH THE SEAT BELTS MOUNTED IN THE SEAT BACKS THAT USE THIS MODULE FOR PROPER OPERATION. THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE POSTING ON THE INTERNET HAVING THIS SAME SEAT BELT LOCK UP PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

I OWN A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500, I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE DODGES AND READ ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET, THE FRONT LOWER AXLE MOUNT ROTS OUT DUE TO POOR DESIGN LEAVING NOTHING TO HOLD THE SPRING IN PLACE MY COIL MOUNT IS ROTTED OUT AND THERE IS BARELY ANY LEFT OF IT, AND DODGE NOR DO ANY AUTO PART STORES SELL COIL MOUNTS TO REPLACE IT THE MOUNT IS WELDED DIRECTLY ON THE AXLE SO THE AXLE HOUSING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IF THE AXLE WERE TO GIVE OUT DEW TO THIS. *TR

1998.5 24VALVE CUMMINS DIESEL, ONE OWNER WITH FACTORY ECM (799) UPDATE, NEVER ANY "CHIPS". ON COLD START UP, EVERYTHING NORMAL UNTIL I GO TO TAKE OFF, ANY APPLICATION TO THE ACCELERATOR AND AS IF I PUT THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL EITHER I REMOVE MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE PEDAL, OR THE GOVERNOR KICKS IN. *TR

WENT TO PUT BRAKES ON AND DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW AND ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON. IM GOING TO FIX IT MYSELF BUT WISH THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

DRIVING ON HWY880 NORTH BOUND JUST PAST 238 JUNCTION PULLING MY BOAT. MY BOAT WEIGHS APPROX 7000#. I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN I NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A HUGE PIECE OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I CAN SAY THIS BECAUSE I SAW IT FLY PAST ME IN THE LANE TO MY LEFT. FOLLOWING THE TREAD SEPARATION THE TIRE EXPLODED AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO FISHTAIL. I WAS ABLE TO SIGNAL AND MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. THE TIRE HAD 3/4 OF THE TREAD MISSING AND HAD A HUGE HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE TIRE AND REPLACE WITH SPARE. WHEN THE TREAD DETACHED IT DID SOME DAMAGE TO THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THE 2 SIDEBODY SUPPORT RODS IN THE WHEEL WELL WHERE COMPLETELY TORN FREE. ALSO THE WHEEL WELL TRIM WAS COMPLETELY TORN LOOSE. THE METAL BEHIND THE TIRE IN WHEEL WELL WAS CRUSHED UP AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED. I BROUGHT TIRE BACK TO 4WHEEL PARTS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A BLOWOUT AND THAT THEY CAN BE PRETTY NASTY SOMETIMES. I PURCHASED ANOTHER TIRE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER. MOVE FORWARD ONE YEAR TO 5/4/13 I HAVE ANOTHER TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THIS TIME IT IS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. SPEED IS APPROX. 60MPH TIRE STARTS TO VIBRATE BADLY. I IMMEDIATELY START TO MOVE TO SHOULDER FROM NUMBER 3 LANE WHEN TREAD SEPARATES FROM TIRE I SEE IT PASS ME IN RIGHT LANE. THIS TIME THE TIRE DOES NOT BURST. I REPLACE TIRE WITH SPARE. THERE IS EXPENSIVE DAMAGE TO WHEE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED SEVERAL FRAGMENTED PIECES. IN ADDITION, THE FAULTY HORN SWITCH WAS NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED AS AN INDIVIDUAL PART AND WAS CURRENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED AS ONE ASSEMBLY PART WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE HORN SWITCH AND FRONTAL AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS MORE COSTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DASH HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS DEVELOPING CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE PART. IT IS FALLING APART. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT AT ANY SPEED HAVE A SERIOUS SHUDDER. TRUCK HAS NEW WHEEL BEARINGS TIE ROD ENDS ROTORS AND CALIPERS DONE AT DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE SHUDDER IS HEARD AND FELT IN FLOOR BOARD NOTHING IN BRAKE PEDAL OR STEERING WHEEL. SHUDDER IS LESS AUDIBLE WHEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTING WHILE TURNING LEFT. *TR

I AM AMAZED THERE ARE NO REPORTS ON 1998 1/2 - 2001 MODEL DODGE PICKUPS WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE AS THE BOSCH VP44 MAIN (INJECTOR) FUEL PUMP HAS A FAILURE RATE OF 100%. I'VE HAD 3 FAIL SO FAR & FOR DIESEL MECHANICS IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF THE THE VP44 PUMP WILL FAIL, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN. THE LAST TIME A PUMP DIED ON ME WAS WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE @ 70 MPH & THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY IT WAS ANOTHER FUEL PUMP FAILURE, BUT OTHER DRIVERS MAY NOT REALIZE WHAT WENT WRONG & I'D BE SURPRISED IF THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY WRECKS DUE TO VP44 PUMP FAILURE, WHICH GIVES YOU NO ADVANCE WARNING - IT JUST QUITS. IN 2002 DODGE/CUMMINS CHARGED THE FUEL SYSTEM ON THE DIESEL ENGINE FOR DODGE PICKUPS (INCLUDING A DIFFERENT FUEL PUMP), BUT ALL 1998 1/2 THRU 2001 MODELS CAME WITH THE SAME BOSCH VP44 MAIN INJECTOR PUMP. *TT

ON A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 THREE OF THE FIVE STOCK GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S 245/75 R16 TIRES HAVE BEEN VOLUNTARILY REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR SIDEWALL SEPARATION. THE FOURTH TIRE BLEW ONE WEEK AGO WHILE TOWING A LIGHT BOAT (2000LBS) AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, BUT I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN ABOARD AND AM UPSET THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY DUE TO AN ADMITTED MANUFACTURER ERROR. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON THEM AND THE REPLACEMENTS ARE SHOWING MINUTE SIGNS OF SIDEWALL SEPARATION WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800, $1000 WITH THE SPARE. I FEEL ENDANGERED BY THE REPUTATION OF THE TIRES AND TRULY FEEL THAT THE PRODUCT THAT I HAVE PAID FOR HAS FALLEN WOEFULLY SHORT OF EXPECTATION, WHILE OPERATED UNDER VERY LIGHT WORKLOADS AND VERY LOW MILEAGE. I FEEL IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOODYEAR TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND QUALITY PRODUCT THAT MEETS THE DEMANDS OF A LOAD RANGE E TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR EXHIBITED SEVERE CORROSION. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY RECALL RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BATTERY TRAY AND ABS WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UPON REMOVAL OF DASHBOARD TO REPLACE HEATER AND EVAPORATOR CORES WHILE REMOVING THE DASHBOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO DUST THE DASH HAD NO VISIBLE CRACKS UNTIL VIEW FROM BELOW SEEING ABOUT 200+ CRACKS FROM DASHBOARD BECOMING BRITTLE FROM BEING IMPROPERLY MADE, THIS OCCURS WITH ALL DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS FROM YEARS 94-98.5 AND YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE, HAD THIS DASH SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING OR IN A CRASH I COULD HAVE HAD LOTS OF SHARP PLASTIC CUTS FROM THE SHATTERED DASHBOARD BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE NHTSA DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SUBMITTING THE SAME PROBLEM. COST TO REPLACE DASH IS $600 FROM DEALER WITH THE SAME DASHBOARD THAT WILL LAST APPROX 3 YEARS ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD HAD NUMEROUS HAIRLINE CRACKS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING A COUPLE YEARS AFTER NEW PURCHASE OF RAM 2500. *KB

EVENT: PULLED UP IN FRONT OF BARN TO GET A LOAD OF HAY. MOVED GEAR SELECTOR LEVER TO REVERSE TO BACK UP TO BUILDING, BUT WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. FAILURE: INTERNAL PARTS IN STEERING COLUMN HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM EACH OTHER, THE RESULT BEING THAT MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER DID NOT AFFECT THE LEVER AT THE END OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL ROD. THE ONLY WAY THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE PLACED IN PARK, STARTED, OR PUT INTO A GEAR POSITION WAS TO RAISE THE HOOD AND MOVE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL ROD BY HAND. SOLUTION: SINCE THE STEERING COLUMN IS A WELDED ASSEMBLY AND IS NOT SERVICEABLE, IT WAS REPLACED. THE OLD ASSEMBLY IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER IS P55351175 RELATED COMPLAINT: SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT ODI ID 892310 WHICH WAS ENTERED AS A PROBLEM WITH COMPONENT : POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: P/N START SWITCH. MY PROBLEM WOULD HAVE MANIFESTED ITSELF IN THE SAME WAY IF I HAD PLACED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK POSITION AND HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SETTING THE BRAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,655.

1998 DODGE 2500 TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS VERY OFTEN AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH. TRACK BAR, BALL JOINTS AND SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 1998 DODGE 4X4 TRUCK. NO WARNING BRAKES FAILED. LINE FAULTY. *TR

MY DODGE 2500 STARTED SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT, IM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I WILL KILL SOMEBODY BECAUSE IT PULLS YOU INTO THE NEXT LANE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THREES NOTHING WRONG PLEASE HELP. *TR

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 AT 11:30 AM, I WAS DRIVING A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 PULLING A SMALL 6X10 SINGLE AXLE TRAILER AT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY 79 LOOP IN TAYLOR, TX. I HAD A COOPER 265/75/R16 M+T TIRE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT WITH TIRE PRESSURE OF 50 LBS. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, BUT THE TIRE NEVER LOST INFLATION. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE PANEL UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR, DENTED THE FRONT PASSENGER FENDER, THE PLASTIC FRONT BUMPER COVER WAS TORN LOOSE, AND THE INSIDE FENDER COVERS AND MUDFLAP WAS TORN LOOSE. I RETRIEVED THE TIRE TREAD FROM THE ROAD AND HAVE THE INFLATED CARCASS IN MY POSSESSION. NO INJURIES TO MYSELF OR MY WIFE. I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER BY TRADE WORKING FOR SMITH COUNTY TEXAS ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS FALLING APART FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND NOW HAS HOLES WHICH COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO WIRE DAMAGE UNDER THE DASH. INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE CRACKING. THIS IS ON A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

I NOTICED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN RETURNING FROM A TRIP. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT TWO OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES HAD BEEN RUBBING TOGETHER WHICH RESULTED IN A BREAK IN ONE OF THE LINES. FORTUNATELY, I NOTICED IT BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOST ENOUGH FLUID TO FAIL. HAD I BEEN ON A LONG TRIP TOWING A TRAILER THE RESULTS OF A HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE MIGHT HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. THE LINE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING/ASSEMBLY DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING ON I-89 S. AT 50 MPH WHEN SNOW STORM TURN INTO A WHITE OUT WHEN I CAME UPON A STATE PLOW TRUCK IN PASSING LANE DOING 25 MPH AND BY TIME I SAW IT'S FLASHING LIGHTS I COULDN'T STOP AND AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING ME BANG MY HEAD ON DOOR POST, MY LEFT RIBS INTO STEERING WHEEL CRACKING THEM AND MY RIGHT KNEE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LEVIER AND DASH CAUSING IT TO BE CRACKED. *TR

PLASTIC DASHBOARD MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE. 1998 YEAR MODEL DODGE RAM 2500HD 24V DSL 4X4 QC SB TRUCK...DASH STARTED GETTING VERY BRITTLE AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS OF USE... RECENTLY HAD TO ACCESS THE A/C EVAPORATOR CORE...AND THE DASHBOARD LITERALLY CRUMBLED. I'VE SEEN MY SHARE OF COSMETIC DASHBOARD CRACKS...BUT THIS IS COMPLETE AND UTTER STRUCTURAL FAILURE. *TR

I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY STEERING WAS ACTING FUNNY - SORT OF JERKING TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. AS I LEFT THE INTERSECTION AND GOT UP TO ABOUT 20-25 MPH, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY JERKED HARD TO THE LEFT AND I COULD NOT RECOVER CONTROL. I CROSSED TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND FORTUNATELY DID NOT HIT ANYONE - I ENDED UP IN A SNOW BERM ACROSS THE STREET. I HAD THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MY BRAKES STICKING BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER IN ALASKA. IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEALED WHEEL BEARINGS - THE SEAL GOES BAD, THE BEARINGS DRY OUT, THEN THEY LOCK UP. IT TYPICALLY RESULTS IN A TIRE FALLING OFF AND AN ENSUING ACCIDENT - OFTEN FATAL. MY 5 YEAR OLD SON WAS WITH ME AND I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE TAKEN THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. I'M QUITE CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE IF NOT MY SON AND MYSELF. I HAVE A 1998 DODGE 2500 WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL AND IT HAS 99985 MILES ON IT - THE DIESEL ENGINE EXACERBATES THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE NOISE LEVEL - I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAR THESE BEARINGS GOING OUT SOONER. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND OTHER MISC PARTS THAT WERE TORN APART - EITHER WHEN THE BEARINGS WENT OUT OR I HIT THE SNOW BERM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE RIDE GOT ROUGH, BEFORE I HAD TIME TO PULL OVER, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I LOOKED BACK AND SAW THAT THE TREAD HAD COME OFF OF MY TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR, BUT THE TREAD FLEW BACK AND DAMAGED THE REAR CORNER PANEL OF MY TRUCK AND ALSO FLEW UP AND DAMAGED THE SIDE PANEL OF MY TRUCK. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE CONTROL PANEL. *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP MY DASH IS FALLING APART. IT HAS CRACKS AND LARGE HOLES IN IT. I AM AFRAID IT MY SET OFF MY AIR BAG. THANKS

1998 DODGE RAM 2500, DASHBOARD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. FEEL IT COULD BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS IT DEGRADES AND LOSES STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. *TR