Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#10002981January 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE MY WIFE WAS SITTING WITH THE TRUCK ON, IN PARK, IT BURST IN TO FLAMES. THE ENTIRE FRONT AND CAB OF THE TRUCK WAS BURNED. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE SUSPECTED BY THE FIRE DEPT. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004021January 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT WITH ENGINE TURN OFF. THE NEXT MORNING VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002714January 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 71,000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIRST TIME WAS AT 34,000. $3200 TO REPACE WITH REBUILT UNIT. ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS REBUILDING FOR ANOTHER $1600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002426January 9, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVERS TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH. CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS LOST IT'S FRONT TIRE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002441January 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ATTEMPING TO DRIVE FROM A RED LIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002243January 7, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000489January 3, 2003
STEERING
I HAVE RECENTLY EXERIENCED WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A "WANDERING FRONT END" ON MY '98 RAM. I HAD A LOCAL DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEY SPENT 0.60 HRS DIAGNOSING A "SLIGHTLY WORN LOWER COLUMN SHAFT". THEY WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT PERHAPS I SHOULD CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HOPE THAT THE SYMPTOMS WOULD BECOME MORE EVIDENT. I DECLINED ANY REPAIR. I LATER WENT "ON-LINE" AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE SUBJECT. (TSB 19-10-97 - "STEERING WANDER") IN ADDITION, I FOUND AN ENTIRE WEB SITE DEDICATED TO THIS PHENOMENA. (KEY SEARCH, DODGE RAM) THE STORIES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING AND SOME ARE MUCH WORSE - SCARY! I E-MAILED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THEY WERE CONSIDERING ANY SORT OF CORRECTIVE ACTION. THEIR ANSWER WAS NO. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001818January 2, 2003
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMES OFF. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001262December 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONSUMER STATES' THE BRAKES SOMETIME LOCK UP. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SLID 120 FEET INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000070December 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
WHILE PASSING A VAN ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VAN THAT RAN STOP SIGN AND PUSHED FRONT END OF 1998 DODGE CLUB CAB P/U INTO THE FRONT SEAT AREA. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED RESULTING IN INJURIES TO MYSELF AND STEP SON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. INFORMED CHRYSLER OF ACCIDENT AND THE RESULTS(INJURIES) AND THEY MORE OR LESS LAUGHED AT ME BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ALREADY SOLD MY VEHICLE FOR SCRAP. WITHOUT THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS ON THIS CHRYSLER PRODUCT. I INFORMED CHRYSLER THAT I HAD PICTURES OF THE TRUCK BUT THAT WASN'T SUFFICIENT FOR THEM. THEY ARE SORRY PEOPLE IF THS IS THE WAY THEY TREAT CUSTOMERS AND DO BUSINESS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8024132December 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE CONSUMER PLACE HANDS UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770320December 2, 2002
WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-94 GOING NORTH IN THE CENTER LANE, SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. I SLOWLY TURNED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND SUDDENLY MY ENTIRE WHEEL ROLLED OFF MY TRUCK AT ABOUT 55 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY TOWARDS THE LEFT LANE AND THEN BOUNCED UP BETWEEN THE CONCRETE DIVIDERS AND FLEW INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC HITTING ONE CAR IN THE FRONT END. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK THE NIGHT BEFORE ABOUT 50 MILES AND NO PROBLEMS, I DROVE THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT ABOUT 10-15 MILES BEFORE THE WHEEL FELL OFF THE TRUCK. ALL BUT 1 LUG ON THE ROTOR WERE BROKE OFF AND THE ONE LUG THAT WAS LEFT WAS BENT AND THE LUG NUT WAS GONE. I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED ABOUT 4-6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT AND HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER FRIEND THAT CERTAIN TYPE RIMS ARE PRONE TO THE LUGS BECOMING LOOSE AND THE TIRE FALLING OFF. THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO REPORT THIS POSSIBLE DEFECT. MANY MORE INNOCENT PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS WAS AN OVERSIZED TIRE AND PROBABLY WEIGHED OVER 75 LBS. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023429November 29, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55 MPH.THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED ON A COLLISION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND VEHICLE IS DUE TO BE ON THE SHOP TODAY.PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023442November 29, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770228November 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL PUMP FAILURE, ENGINE DESTROYED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022941November 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING OVER 50MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE IS VIBRATING HEAVILY AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022475November 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND MOTOR IS COLD, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. MECHANIC STATES LIP SEAL IS WEARING CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022334November 7, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE 5TH GEAR WAS INOPERABLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022346November 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING INTERMEDIATE BRAKE FAILURE EVER SINCE HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HAS STATED THAT THEY WANTED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM SO CONSUMER REFUSE TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE ON THE VEHICLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021849October 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLES THROTTLE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAS TO CUT OFF ENGINE IN ORDER TO RELEASE THROTTLE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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