Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 20, 1998TX
FUEL SYSTEM IS MARKETED TO CONSUMERS AS BEING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOES NOT EXPERIENCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
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1998 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →
Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Oct 9, 1998TX
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.-ALSO THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND COLLIDE, RESULTING IN 3 INJURIES. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 7, 1998MI
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE STRANDED WITH LOSS OF CONTROL.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 7, 1998TX
FUEL TANK SENSOR FAILED, RESULTING IN A LEAK.ALSO VEHICLE OVERHEATED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 25, 1998PA
WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND THE BRAKES WILL FADE OUT. *AK
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