Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#10384474February 25, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ALL OVER WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE FRAME AND THERE ARE LITTLE SHARP PIECES FLOATING AROUND THE CRACKED AREAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379242January 26, 2011
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374015January 3, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS COULD NOT BE LUBED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LOUD SCRAPPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,920.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366499November 17, 2010
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP I WAS DRIVING A FRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER TO THE DENTIST I PASSED A LOGGING TRUCK WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY LANE AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THE ONLY PLACE I COULD PULL OFF I HIT IT THE WAS ALMOST OFF THE NUT HOLDING THE TIRE ROTOR ON THE SHAFT SNAPPED OFF THE TOW HOME WAS OVER 500 DOLLARS AFTER GETTING TRUCK I BROKE OUT MY SHOP MANUALS OUT THE BRG PACK WAS BURNED I REPLACED FROM FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OUT TO TIRES WITH OEM PARTS TO THE TUNE OF 1100 DOLLARS WITHIN A MTH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVE WAY AGAIN REPLACED FROM FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OUT TO TIRE THIS TIME COST ABOUT 850 6 MTHS LATTER COMING HOME I FEEL FRONT VIBRATION HANG ON TO WHEEL MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE ROTOR CALIPER FLY OFF I SLIDE BETTER PART OF 75 FEET GRINDING OFF LOWER BALL JOINT AFTER BEING TOWED HOME LOOKING AT TIRE RIM CALIPER ROTOR I DECIDE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT END COST OF 650 DOLLARS FROM A WRECKING YARD BELIEVE THE PROBLEM FRONT TO LIGHT FOR WEIGHT ALSO THE VISCOSITY OF GREESE IN BRG PACK TO LIGHT BREAKING DOWN CAUSING BRG TO GET HOT AND SEIZE UP CAUSING TIRE RIM CALIPER H ROTOR TO FLY OFF HAVE SAVED ALL OLD PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365077November 9, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363611November 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH COMES APART INTO SMALL PIECES.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362474October 26, 2010
SEAT BELTS
1998 DODGE RAM 1500 SEAT BELTS REMAIN IN RETRACTABLE POSITION AND CANNOT BE USED ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. MILEAGE 80500 THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PULL ON THE SEAT BELTS THEY WILL NOT COME LOOSE FROM THE RETRACTABLE POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360265October 13, 2010
STRUCTURE
NOTICED IN 2004 THE DASH OF MY 98 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK AND RECENTLY NOTICED IT HAS GOTTEN CONSIDERABLY WORSE TOO WHERE A BIG PIECE HAS CAME OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358932October 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY SON AND I PURCHASED A1998 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB PICK UP TRUCK AND THE DASH STARTED COMING APART (CRACKING/COLLAPSING IN CHUNKS) AND IN ONE INSTANCE AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE BUMPY DIRT ROADS HERE IN SC (WHICH IS LIKE DRIVING DOWN A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT TIMES EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS). PART OF THE DASH FLEW UP A CAUGHT ME IN THE EYE AND FACE. I WEAR GLASS', SO I DIDN'T SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY, BUT COULD HAVE EASY ENOUGH. I HAVE SINCE USED A COVER, BUT SO MUCH OF THE DASH HAS NOW FALLEN APART THAT'S NOT A SOLUTION ANYMORE. I'M NOT SURE WHO DESIGNED THIS DASH, BUT I ALSO DRIVE A 05 DODGE DURANGO AND A 06 DODGE POLICE CHARGER AND THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN THEM. THE DASH SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S HOLDING IT TO THE REST OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WE NEED A NEW DASH OR TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF HARD COVER. DOESN'T SEEM FAIR WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10356047September 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
PLASTIC DASH ON 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH STARTED WITH 1 SMALL CRACK THEN THE WHOLE DASH IS CRACKED EVERYWHERE. IF INVOLVED IN A WRECK THE DASH WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE INSIDE FROM THE FLYING PIECES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346130July 29, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
FRONT END WOBBLES AFTER HITTING BUMP. WOBBLE IS SO SEVERE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED, THERE ARE NO WORN OUT PARTS THAT CAUSED THIS. THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345088July 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. LIKE MANY OF THESE TRUCKS MY DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY BREAKING APART AND COLLAPSING. I HAVE READ ON LINE WHERE THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH MY VEHICLE. MY TRUCK HAS AN AIRBAG BUILT IN THE DASH BOARD AND I AM CONCERNED THAT A SHARP PLASTIC SHARD COULD CAUSE SEVERE BODILY INJURY IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED OR IF THE AIRBAG WILL EVEN WORK SINCE THE DASH BOARD HAS CAVED IN. DEALERS ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD WIRING COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342798July 12, 2010
STRUCTURE
1998 DODGE 1500 DASH CRACKED AND CAME APART IN TWO PLACES, HAS VERY SHARP EDGES THAT CAN CUT HANDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340660June 29, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH ON 1998 AND 1999 DODGE RAM CRACKED. PCS COULD COME LOOSE AND CAUSE A WRECK. ALSO PAINT IS DEFECTIVE PAINT. JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM FORD HAD WITH THERE CAR AND TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335302June 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH COVER IS A HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335045June 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REVERSE GEAR RETENTION CLIP CAME OUT AND DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,534.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334131June 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
WE OWN THREE DODGE RAMS, THE 99 & 98 DASHES HAVE CRACKED UP DUE TO DODGE USING CHEAP MATERIAL. WE CAN NOT AFFORD THE $1200 TO REPLACE JUST ONE OF THE DASH, NOR CAN WE FIND A USED ONE. NOW MY 6YR GRANDCHILD HAS CUT HIS HAND FROM ONE OF THE CRACKS SHARP EDGES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS, I LOVE MY PERSONAL TRUCK BUT I UNABLE TO KEEP MY GRANDSON SAFE IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330908May 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HOLE KEEPS GETTING LARGER 1998 DODGE RAM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328381May 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE HAPPENING, AS NO UNUSUAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327024April 22, 2010
SEAT BELTS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Dodge Ram