Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#702243January 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ON THE DODGE RAM P/U IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ENGAGE OR SOUND. A PERSON HAS TO PUSH THROUGH THE AIRBAG TO MAKE THE HORN SOUND. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM IN SEVERAL VEHICLES. ANY HELP YOU CAN GET DODGE TO DO IN REPLACING THE HORN WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833461January 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
IN CUMMIN DIESEL VEHICLES, THE BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833420January 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE OWNER COULD FEEL A GRINDING SENSATION. BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. CURRENTLY REPLACING THE PADS FOR THE 4TH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833424January 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. VEHICLE HAD FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS WITHIN 30,000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833277January 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS ALONG WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. UPON APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING 50 MPH, REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. CONSUMER HAS SINCE RID HIMSELF OF THE VEHICLE, AND BOUGHT A DIFFERENT ONE. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701986January 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME, BUT VERY SEVERE WHEN BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701957January 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
REAR SUSPENSION CLUNKS ON TURNS WITH LIGTH/NO LOAD IN BED. SOUNDS LIKE THE GAS TANK SHIFTING SIDE TO SIDE OR SPRING PACK NOISE. OTHER OWNER'S I'VE TALKED TOO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THE REAR SLIDING GLASS WINDOW LEAKS AT THE TOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY RAIN. THE TWO TONE PAINT IS FADING. YOU CAN SEE THE BOTTOM COLOR THROUGH THE TOP COLOR. ALSO, I'VE HEAR FROM SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ABOUT PREMATURE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURES ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T HAD THIS PROBLEM YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828672January 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#543229January 5, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701889January 5, 1999
SEAT BELTS
WHEN SYSTEM FAILED, WE WERE UNABLE TO PUT SEAT BELTS ON DUE TO COMPUTERS LOSS OF PROGRAMING. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE, BUT ILLEGAL IN THIS STATE AND MANY OTHERS.THERE SOULD BE A DEFAULT TO A MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM, NOT JUST GO INOP. AND LEAVE US IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833056January 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO OTHER LANES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701642December 28, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 1998 DODGE RAM EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HITTING HARD BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CHRYSLER DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS ALL DODGE RAMS DO THIS AND I OUGHT TO DRIVE A LITTLE SLOWER. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE ALSO FAIRLED ON A STEEP DECLINE. THE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WAS HORRENDOUS AND THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO ROLL WITH NO EFFORT TO STOP. ALSO THE FRONT END OF THIS TRUCK CANNOT BE ALIGNED. DODGE HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I HAVE GONE THRU 3 SETS OF TIRES. IF ALL RAM TRUCKS SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL THEN ALL SHOULD BE OFF THE ROAD AS MINE IS. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832489December 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN A PANIC SITUATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATES BRAKES MEET MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832432December 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING, THE SEAT BELTS WOULD TIGHTEN AGAINST DRIVER'S NECK. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832442December 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HAD SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHEN THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701346December 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701347December 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS LOW POWER AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY. 15.5MPG ON THE HIGHWAY WITH EMPTY TRUCK. WHILE PULLING 6000# TRAILER, 11MPG AND LIMITED TO 65 MPH SPEED. MUCH SLOWER ON SMALL INCLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832174December 11, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ANOTHER CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE AT 35 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER WAS HURT IN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#832042December 9, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED A DISABLED VEHICLE THAT BROKE DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AND THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSAGER SIDES DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831852December 7, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
NEW GLASS ON THE RIGHT HAND EXTERIOR MIRRIOR GIVES DRIVER A DECEPTIVE VIEW OF OTHER VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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