Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#831915December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER EXPRIENCING ON GOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT RIGHT SPRING FAILED. THE RELAY ROD AND THE CAMBER MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701178December 7, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES
3500 AT 45 MPH. IF TRUCK HITS A POT HOLE OR OTHER ROAD DEFLECTION STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 4" EACH WAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL YOU SLOW TO 15 MPH. SHAKE IS VIOLENT AND DRIVER CAN ONLY GO STRAIGTH AS WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. A BAD THING IN A CURVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#542865December 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831664December 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO PUSH TO MAKE IT SOUND. IN AN EMGERENCY SITUATION IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831614December 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT A 17 DEGREE DECLINE THE ENGINE STARTED TO LEAK OIL OUT OF THE BREATHER TUBE BECAUSE OF THE TILT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831399November 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), WHEELS
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH ASSEMBLY: DRIVE CLUTCH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700880November 24, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON HARD TO PUSH IN PANIC SITUATION. MUST USE EXTREAM PRESSURE TO ENGAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700881November 24, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION IN FRONT BOUNCES VIOLENTLY ON FREEWAY CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700887November 24, 1998
STRUCTURE
VAN LEANS LOW ON DRIVERS SIDE ALSO LOUD CLANGING SPRING NOISES WHEN DRIVING AND MAKEING TURNS. THIS CONDITION IS FROM FACTORY. NOTICED PROBLEM 2 DAYS AFTER TAKING VAN HOME FROM DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831167November 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, NORMAL ROAD CONDITION; CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A BLIND CURVE WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT CAUSED CONSUMER TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCEY SITUATION. REAR ABS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT REAR OF FRONT VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#831135November 20, 1998
SUSPENSION
WITH THE MOTOR OFF THE VEHICLE ROLLED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A POLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED FOR NO REASON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ADJUSTED THE LINKAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS IS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829419November 18, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THIS B150 CONVERSION VEHICLE (STAR CUSTOM INDUSTRY) REAR ELECTRIC SEAT, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERABLE BECAUSE WHEN MOVING THE SEATS, THE SEATBELT BUCKLE AND RETRACTOR WILL BREAK, WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829606November 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABNORMALITY/DEFECT WITHIN ABS IS CAUSING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE ,TAKES ABOUT 20-30 FEET BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830736November 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES HEARS A SCREECHING SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830650November 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON STREET AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH, NORMAL ROAD CONDITION. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, VEHICLE WAS DELAYED IN STOPPING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700500November 11, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
SINCE THE 1ST PUMP FAILED I HAVE SERIOUSLY DIMINISHED POWER AND MILEAGE. AFTER CHRYSLER GOT INVOLVED...THEY KEPT THROWING PARTS AT IT BUT HANDED ME A LOT OF STORIES. WOULD NOT SEND TO CUMMINS. CUMMINS AGREED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF RUN AROUND WITH CHRYSLER. STILL NOT RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830437November 9, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRUCK VIBRATES BETWEEN 30-67 MPH. DEALER HAS CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, DRIVERSHAFT, REPLACED RING AND PINION, YOKE, BEARINGS AND SEALS. TRUCK HAS BURNED 1/2 QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES SINCE NEW. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700432November 9, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RAM 2500, OUR 12 YEAR OLD SON WAS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THIS EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS SECURELY FASTENED INTO THE 3-POINT SEATBELT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHEN WE HIT A LARGE POTHOLE, HIS HEAD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT THE GLASS REAR WINDOW. THERE IS NO HEAD RESTRAINT OR HEAD PROTECTION OF ANY KIND FOR THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER. HE SUFFERED A MILD CONTUSION. IF THIS WAS A MORE SEVERE EPISODE, OR AN ACCIDENT, THE INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE. WE NEED TO HAVE HEAD RESTRAINT PROTECTION MADE AVAILABLE TO US FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WE WERE UNAWARE OF WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. OUR DEALER TELLS US THERE IS NOTHING AVAILABLE THROUGH CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#700409November 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAVE JUST PUT 100 MILES ON THE TRUCK I HAVE BEEN UABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF A NECK INJURIE AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARK IN MY GARAGE AND NOW IT IS IN THE SHOP WITH A PIN HOLE IN TRANSMISSION CASING SO I AM WITH OUT A TRUCK BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS ON BACK ORDER AND HAVE NO IDEA WEEN IT IS GOING TO BE IN NOW I CAN DRIVE BUT I HAVE NO TRUCK TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830187November 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50-55MPH THE VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED " IT DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT." *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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