Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#731271September 13, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#554421September 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/SHORTS WHICH CAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHT/TV/VCR/CD PLAYER TO SHUT OFF AND CAUSED THE ASD 20 AMP FUSE TO BLOW SEVERAL TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554471September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS, FIRST THE CALIPER BRAKE BOLT WAS PULLED OUT AND RESTED INSIDE THE DRUM, THEN BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES BURSTED AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RESULTING IN A THREE CAR COLLISION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#730790September 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I BOUGHT THE DODGE JUNE 1998, FROM THE FIRST MONTH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.I HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN, WIPER BLADE LINKAGE BREAKS, ENGINE SURGES, DOOR LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP/CD PLAYER WILL SHUT OFF AT TIMES. EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE INTERIOR EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN CORRECTED, THEY STILL SHORT OUT. THE PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SHORTS HAS EXPANDED. ON THE WAY HOME FROM VACATION JUST OUTSIDE OF ST. LOUIS ON INTERSTATE 44, WE WERE PASSING A DIESEL TRUCK GOING ABOUT 70 MPH WITH ANOTHER DIESEL TRUCK FOLLOWING US WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. LUCKY FOR US THE TRUCK BEHIND US WAS PAYING ATTENTION. THE TRUCK CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING US, IF IT DID MY WHOLE FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY SON MANAGED TO PULL THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD AAA TOW THE VAN TO A DODGE DEALER IN BOURBON, MO. THE NEXT DAY THE MACHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE ASD 20AMP FUSE BLEW, THE ASD FUSE IS LOCATED UDER THE HOOD IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THE ASD FUSE HANDLES ENGINE CONTROLS/FUEL PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP IN BURBON COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT HE DID GIVE US EXTRA FUSES TO GET US HOME. WE HAD TO STOP AT WALMARKS TO BUY EXTRA FUSES. ON THE WAY HOME THE ASD FUSE BLEW OUT 4 TIMES. WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME, I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT FOR REPAIR, CUMBERLAND VALLEY MOTORS, THEY ANSWERED WITH THEIR STOCK QUOTE, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ASD FUSE BLEW OUT DUE TO ENGINE HEAT, BAD WIRING, OR IF THE INTERIOR CONTROL PANEL WHICH HANDLES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS/TV/VCP HAS A SHORT IN IT. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND IF I HAVE THIS PROBLEM, THEN THEIR MIGHT BE OTHER DODGE VANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ALREADY OR WILL HAPPEN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730514September 6, 2000
TIRES
OUR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE IS WEARING UNEVEN AND MAKING A THUMPING NOISE.( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869293September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
CONSUMER WAS ON THE ON RAMP ,AND WENT TO YIELD FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TOUCHED BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE AND GET VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED DEFECT WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE FLUID, BUT VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT SAME DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729693August 31, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER AND A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO A WORN FRONT TRACK BAR, FAILING U-JOINTS, AND SWAY BAR LINKS. THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT BE WEARING OUT AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE UPCOMING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT LOSS OF CONTROL IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR HANDLING WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729375August 28, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729185August 26, 2000
TIRES
TIRE EXPLODED, LOOSING ITS TREAD THAT DAMAGED SHEET METAL & UNDERCARRIAGE OF PU. SPEED WAS 65 MPH, TIRE PRESSURE 75#. EXPLOSION TORE OUT FUEL FILLER HOSE & DAMAGED FUEL SENDER. SHEET METAL AND WHEEL SHROUD DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 145/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868010August 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867980August 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS GAUGE AND THE LOW INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT CAME ON. VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. THERE WAS FALSE READING OF GASOLINE GAUGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784788August 10, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAME OUT IN THE CONSUMERS HANDS ON TWO OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727329August 9, 2000
TIRES
TREAD SEPERATED FROM CASING, CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRUCK( DOT NUMBER: B72K511X50 TIRE SIZE: 245/75-16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867270August 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A FRONTAL ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727019August 8, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
STEERING COLUMN HAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHEN HIGH BEAM IS APPLIED THEN TURNED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866941August 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEATBELT WILL LOCKS UP WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES/WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITON, OR IF THE CONSUMER IS SITTING STILL OR MOVING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED AGAINST SEAT. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING . *AK THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF WHEN THE BELT WILL LOCK MAKES IT PARTICULARILY DANGEROUS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726515August 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRUCK PULLS/TRACKS TO RIGHT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE 1995 DODGE RAM 4X4 I OWNED. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. SOLD THE 95 AND BOUGHT THE 98, THE SALESMAN, SERVICE MANAGER , AND SALES MANAGER ASSURED ME PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE 98 THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT ENDS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WERE FIXED. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A FRONT END INSPECTION. AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITHOUT PROPERLY INSPECTING THE SUSPENTION. ADDITIONALLY THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE FRONT INSPECTED. IF AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT ALSO DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT IS COVERED ONLY TO 12000 MILES. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH MYSELF TALKING WITH OTHER CONSUMERS AND VIEWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEB CONCERNING THE FRONT END PROBLEMS ON THESE VEHICLES AND THERE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT INDICATES A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726425August 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE CAUSED CURRENT DRAW THAT DEPLETES BATTERY. DISCONNECTING THE MODULE STOPS CURRENT DRAW BUT DEACTIVATES THE SEAT BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866435July 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BEFORE FUEL WOULD BE 23 MILES PER GALLON. BUT, NOW 18 MILES PER GALLON AFTER A RECALL WAS MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865951July 25, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCH WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER. THEIR IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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