Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#849174September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT BRAKES LOCK UP ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712486September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 21612 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30305 MILES, STILL HAVE TO CLIMB ON BRAKES TO GET STOPPED. ALSO KEEP GETTING BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848982September 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE HAS NO INTERLOCK SAFETY MECHANISM. VEHICLE CAN BE PLACED INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848792September 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO PUT SEAT BELTS ON THEY LOCKED UP. CONSUMER UNABLE TO PUT SEAT BELT ON. SEAT BELT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF SEAT DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN THE MOTOR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF AND REFUSES TO RECTIFY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712210September 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE LATCH "WILL" VIBRATE AND COME LOSE WITCH MAY CAUSE THE DOOR TO COME LOSE IN A CRASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712320September 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH ENGINE RUNNING, YOU CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR JUST BY PUSHING DOWN ON SHIFTER. ENGINE CAN BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712188September 26, 1999
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TIRE SEPERATED FROM TRUCK, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ROLLED ? TIMES, EVERYONE WAS EJECTED AND KILLED EXCEPT FOR 1. I DO NOT WANT MY INFORMATION RELEASED TO THE MANUFACTURER, PENDING LEGAL MATTERS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
5
#848575September 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848215September 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK PULLED/SKIDDED, AND MADE A LOUD SOUND. THIS HAPPENED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER A PANIC STOP. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT SHOULD STOP. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. ON AUG 20, 1999, HAD A REAR END CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848271September 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, AND THE OVER RIVE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848047September 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
OWNER'S CHILD WAS ABLE TO SWITCH GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND HIT A FENCE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848049September 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT A STOP LIGHT REAR ENDED AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711586September 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A BUZZING NOISE IN THE TRANSMITION WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AFTER A COLD START. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN 4 TIMES NOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY ALL THE TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A NON HARMFUL PROBLEM THAT A MODIFICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR. THE HAVE PREFORMED THE MODIFICATION AND IT HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM BRINGING THE TRUCK IN AGAIN FOR THEM TO DO THE MOD AGAIN. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I AM ABOUT OUT OF WARRENTY, AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS IS A HARMFUL PROBLEM. I HAVE MECHANIC FRIENDS THAT AGREE WITH ME WHEN I SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMITION ISN'T GETTING FLUID WHEN IT IS FIRST PUT IN REVERSE. IF WHAT MYSELF AND THE MECHANIC FRIENDS I HAVE ARE RIGHT, THE TRANSMITION WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK. THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAVE DODGES, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHY CAN"T THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844798September 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE DESIGN OF HORN BUTTON HARDENS IN COLD WEATHER CAUSING DIFFICULTIES LOCATING HORN IN A EMERGENCY. OCCASIONALLY THE HORN FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WITHOUT BRAKES BEING APPLIED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847617September 14, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMOKE SUDDENLY WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE GAS TANK BY OTHER DRIVERS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED FLAMES AROUND THE GAS TANK. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847593September 13, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A TURN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847417September 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE; HAD LITTLE POWER. ARRIVED HOME & VEHICLE WAS CHECKED. FOUND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS HELD BY SMALL PIECE OF WELDING MATERIAL. TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. THE PROBLEM HAD REAPPEARED AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609484September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE
CAB BOLTS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609545September 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION, 4X4 SENDING UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609556September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
REAR BRAKES, ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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