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1998 Dodge Ram 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 →

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 13, 1998AL

THE FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO A TRAMBLE AND VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. ALSO SEEMED THAT THE DISC BRAKE ROTORS HAD WARPED OR CRACKED. NO WARRANTY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 1998TX

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND WHILE IN REVERSE POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO STALL. ALSO, THERE IS A TRANSMISSION LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 7, 1998NY

DUE TO BUILD UP OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR BAG MODULE, THE HORN SENSORS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO APPLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 5, 1998NJ

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 5, 1998MO

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SPUN A ROD AND THREW A BEARING, LEAVING VEHICLE INOPERABLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 27, 1998OR

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. HAD TIRES ROTATED. NOTICED BRAKE PADS IN FRONT WORN UNEVENLY AND REAR DRUMS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BY 80%, ACCORDING DEALER'S MECHANIC. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Jul 10, 1998TX

POWER STEERING HOSE AND CLAMP NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY RESULTING IN HOSE SEPARATING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 9, 1998OH

ANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 7, 1998GA

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings
Filed Jul 7, 1998MA

CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET AT 40 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT STILL WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY EVEN WITH WARRANTY. *AK PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SNAPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, DEALER REPLACED FRONT AXLE TRACK. STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER. LOWER RADIATOR HOSE WAS RUBBING THE FRAME AND WAS WORN, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Jul 7, 1998MO

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM CONCERNING POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE RUBBING AGAINST FAN BELT, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND CORRECTION WAS MADE WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 6, 1998NJ

CONSUMER KEEPS EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN ENGINE FAILURE. BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN THREE TIMES. DEALER UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 1, 1998AR

FRONT END SUSPENSION VIBRATION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipFire
Filed Jun 30, 1998GA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FRONT DISCS STARTED SMOKING, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED, REPAIR WORK WAS DONE TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jun 29, 1998WY

DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE HORN ASSEMBLY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE HORN PAD IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE THE HORN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO THE AIRBAG LOCATION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE AND TO HONK. *SLC

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 23, 1998CA

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Jun 19, 1998WA

IN COLD WEATHER DEFECTIVE PCM PART WITHIN COMPUTER BECOMES INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE FUEL/OIL PUMP AND WATER GAUGE TO GO OUT. ALSO DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. CHRSYLER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 11, 1998TX

THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY ABS ON THE REAR BRAKES,WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SKIDS. AS A RESULT, 2 COLLISIONS HAVE OCCURRED. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 9, 1998MA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND KEPT ROLLING A FEW FEET AWAY/ALSO LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 3, 1998MA

ENGINE MAKES NOISE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 29, 1998VA

BRAKES CONTINUALLY PULL WHEN APPLYING, REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND CALIPERS DID NOT RECTIFY PULLING PROBLEMS.

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed May 19, 1998IL

FONT SEAL ON GEAR BOX LEAKS.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 12, 1998LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE TRUCK WAS TORN UP. *AK

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 6, 1998MA

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Apr 3, 1998CO

STEERING LINKAGE TO FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 23, 1998WA

FAILED ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Steering
Filed Mar 18, 1998CO

PROBLEMATIC STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 16, 1998TN

VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVING AT 40MPH, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAID CAR LEVEL ON DECELERATION WAS NOT ENOUGH. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Feb 24, 1998CA

POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE FAILED.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Feb 17, 1998FL

THE DRIVER HAS TO PRESS DOWN ON THE HORN PAD EXTREMELY HARD BEFORE THE HORN WILL BLOW. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Feb 9, 1998IL

HAVE TO PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE HORN PAD IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SOUND. WHEN DRIVER NEEDS THE HORN TO GO OFF QUICKLY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 21, 1998ID

VEHICLELOSES ACCELERATIONAND HAS GASPS IN THE GAS PEDAL UPON ACCELERATION. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 17, 1997VT

CONSUMER'S WIFE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO STRIKE A TREE. ALSO BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

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