Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#10175630December 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
98 DODGE RAM 1500 2WD WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE DASH TO THE TOP DURING WHEN I SPRAYED WATER ON IT IN THE SHADE. IT WAS NOT HOT, WARM BUT NOT HOT. NEXT DAY THE DASH CRACKED FROM THE SAME SPOT ALL THE WAY TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER DODGE 1500'S THAT HAVE THE SAME CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH. I SUSPECT AND ENGINEERING FAILURE...A STRESS POINT. ONLY I DRIVE THIS TRUCK. NOTHING HAS HIT THE WINDSCREEN THERE. NO CHIPS OR SCRATCHES IN THE AREA OF THE BREAK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173707November 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS, THE ALARM SUDDENLY SOUNDED. BY THE TIME THE DOOR WAS OPENED, SMOKE HAD FILLED THE CAB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE WIRES TO BURN. THE DEALER REPLACED THREE WIRING HARNESSES, THE FUSE BOX AND THE FUSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173720November 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP BLOWING OUT A BRAKE LINE ALL BRAKES LOST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173240November 12, 2006
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT SUPPORT HAS FAILED. I HAVE CHECKED OUT 6 DIFFERENT TRUCK OF THE SAME YEAR AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170263October 9, 2006
TIRES
TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 75 IN MANATEE COUNTY. PICK-UP TRUCK BEGAN TO FISH TAIL, CAUSING SEVERAL VEHICLES TO SWERVE TO AVOID ACCIDENT, FOLLOWED BY LOUD BANGING NOISES AT LEFT REAR OF TRUCK. PULLED OVER TO SKIRT OF INTERSTATE AND OBSERVED A GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL; AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEVOID OF ITS TREAD BUT STILL FULLY INFLATED. DROVE TRUCK WITH TIRE TREAD MISSING OF INTERSTATE (APPROX. 5 MILES) AND REPLACED TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION WITH SPARE TIRE. WAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM PRO COMP/COOPER TIRE COMPANY TO RECTIFY DAMAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169764October 2, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK IS PAINTED BLACK AND IS PEELING ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF TRUCK. IT IS ACTUALLY TURNING WHITE IN COLOR AND IS VERY ROUGH. I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE TRUCK REPAINTED; HOWEVER, SEVERAL OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT DODGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168275September 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE LIFT FUEL PUMP AND INJECTOR PUMPS WERE INOPERATIVE AND BOTH PUMPS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166823August 29, 2006
TRAILER HITCHES
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE 2500 QUAD CAB WITH THE CUMMINGS DIESEL. I TOW A ENCLOSED LAWN TRAILER THAT WEIGHS ABOUT 500 LBS. HITCH IS RATED AT 10'000 LBS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE UNHITCHING MY TRAILER. HAD TO PUT REAR WHEELS ON A 2X4 TO GET THE DOLLY DOWN. I CHECKED THE HITCH AND FOUND THE 2 REAR BOLTHOLES HAT TORE OUTAND THE 2 MIDDLE HOLES WERE CRACKED ALLOWING THE HITCH TO DROP ABOUT 1 1/4 INCHES. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER THE STATED NO RECALL SO NO REPAIR. I CONTACTED THE MFG. AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. SO ABOUT A MONTH LATER I TRIED AGAIN NO HITCH. I FOUND A RECALL ON LINE #872 CALLED AGAIN THE STATED NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK. I PURCHAED A NEW HITCH FROM DODGE WHICH HAS 4 BOLS ON EACH SIDE NOT 3. INFO I FOUND STATES INFERRIOR MATERIAL IN HITCH IF CRACKED OR TORN UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. A FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON A 97 2500 BUT HE HAD A RECALL AND THEY REPLACED THE HITCH. I STILL HAVE THE HITCH AND IF YOU NEED PICTURES I CAN SEND THEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166524August 25, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD ON MY TRUCK IS CRACKING AND I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE AIR BAG BEING RENDERED USELESS AS A RESULT OF THIS AND ALSO THE DANGERS TO MYSELF AND POSSIBLE PASSENGERS DUE TO THE BROKEN PIECES OF DASH BEING THROWN AROUND IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166283August 23, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE PARKED AT MY HOUSE, IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS A MICHELIN LTX M/S LT245/75R16 THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN MOVED FOR 9 DAYS. THE BLOWOUT LEFT A 14" TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WITH SHARD OF RUBBER CLAD STEEL BELT MATERIAL STICKING OUT OF THE GASH. NO ONE WAS NEAR THE TRUCK WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. I HEAR A LOUD REPORT AT ABOUT 11:30AM WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS BETWEEN 75F AND 80F. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164184August 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE YELLOWED WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE SERVICE DEALER OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163251July 24, 2006
AIR BAGS
IN NOV. 2005 ANOTHER DRIVER RUN A STOP SIGN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT A SMALL PICK UP BROADSIDE AT 30 MPH. IT DID $2500 DAMAGE. NEITHER RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161146June 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE WOULD NOT THROTTLE DOWN ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS BEGINNING 06/17/2006. CURRENTLY DRIVING OTHER VEHICLE UNTIL PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159296June 8, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1998 DODGE RAM 2500 24 VALVE CUMMINS DIESEL DASH BOARD CRACKING SEVERELY, ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, OVERDRIVE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AROUND 45 MPH. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL REMEDIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158200May 24, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 4-21-2006, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE CATASTROPHICALLY BLEW OUT. THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF TREAD SEPARATED, DOING AT LEAST $2,158.80 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. ON 4-22-2006, 234 MILES AFTER THE FIRST BLOWOUT, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT IN A SIMILAR FASHION. DAMAGE THIS TIME WAS $1,896.82. THE TIRES WERE COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T, SIZE LT 265/75-16E. THE DOT CODE FOR BOTH TIRES WAS UPW8 XDJ 3104. THE FIRST TIRE HAD 22,467 MILES AT THE TIME OF BLOWOUT; THE SECOND 22,701. IN BOTH CASES I WAS HEADING EASTBOUND ON I-40, THE FIRST TIME AT MP 259, 14 MILES WEST OF SANTA ROSA, NM; THE SECOND AT MP 122, ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF AMARILLO, TX. BOTH TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 80 PSI, CHECKED THE MORNING OF 4-21-06. MY SPEED FOR AT THE FIRST BLOWOUT WAS 60 MPH; 53 MPH AT THE SECOND. TEMPERATURE AT THE FIRST BLOWOUT WAS 70; FOR THE SECOND WAS 85. PAVEMENT IN BOTH CASES WAS SMOOTH, DRY ASPHALT. TWO IDENTICAL TIRES THAT WERE PROPERLY INFLATED, WERE NOT OVERLOADED, WERE BEING DRIVEN WELL UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, SHOULD NOT BLOW OUT LIKE THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157528May 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON DOESN'T WORK. WHEN IT DOES WORK, IT WON'T TURN OFF. HORN BUTTON IS CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG ON MY TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155340April 14, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 3500, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY. THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED WANTS TO CHARGE ME $186 TO REPLACE THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DODGE USED INFERIOR MATERIALS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TRUCK AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, SO IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153457March 22, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 70 MPH IT BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED KEPT ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE IT WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHUT OFF; AND TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL VALVE THAT WAS LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY. ACID FROM THE BATTERY LEAKED DOWN ONTO THE CRUISE CONTROL VALVE CAUSING IT TO STICK. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152714March 14, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP AND TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS AND PITTMAN ARM WERE REPLACED. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL, # 04V596000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE YEAR, MODEL AND VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152497March 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) STARTED TO PULL AS IF IT WERE NOT GETTING FUEL (2) THE TRANS TEMP LIGHT CAME ON (3)THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON (4) PERIODICALLY THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE (5) TRUCK WOULD DELAY OR JERK WHEN PUT IN DRIVE (6)WILL NO LONGER GO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE (7) TRUCK HAS STALLED AND IS NO LONGER RUNNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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