Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#829207October 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
IF HORN IS NOT PUSHED IN PARTICULAR WAY THE HORN WILL NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY IT WAS MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829129October 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID'NT STO., CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES THREE TO FOUR TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ALSO, TIRES LOCKED UP IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN THREE TO FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND STILL CAN'T DETERIMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781365October 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS VERY HARD TO OPERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781349October 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE TO ACTIVATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781335October 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN PAD ON STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO PUSH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781336October 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DIFFICULT TO HONK, OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781328October 17, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VERY HARD TO DEPRESS HORN BUTTONS. MUST USE EXCESSIVE FORCE IN CENTE ROF STEERING WHEEL TO HONK HORN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829025October 15, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781214October 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
BAD FUMES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE DUE TO CATALITIC CONVERTER BURNING UP. REAR END IS MAKING A HUMMING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828801October 9, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.-ALSO THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND COLLIDE, RESULTING IN 3 INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#781022October 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REA RAXLE FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE WHEEL AND HUB TO SEPERATE FROM THE AXLLE. ALSO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, EVEN AFTER VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780974October 7, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FUEL TANK SENSOR FAILED, RESULTING IN A LEAK.ALSO VEHICLE OVERHEATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780994October 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE DRIVER ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CURB. WHILE TRYNG TO RECOVER THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE CURB AND APPLIED BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED VIOLENTLY AND LOCKED UP AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO THE CURB AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HUB AND WHEEL SEPERATED FROM THE AXLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP FOUR TIMES, AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. 7810022 DUP OD 780994; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541913October 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE STRANDED WITH LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828647October 6, 1998
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT, GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TWO TO THREE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVEN TIMES, AND THE DEALER STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAULTY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828567October 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES WERE GRINDING, A LINING WAS REPLACED, AND SINCE THEN FOUR SETS OF LININGS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER DID NOT REPAIR. ANOTHER DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE ROTORS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780714October 5, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A 30 MPH CRASH. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828517October 2, 1998
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING AT 40MPH IT VIBRATES. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THE TRUCK WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT,.ON ANY PAVEMENT, DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND IN SHOP FOR OTHER REASONS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828357September 30, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THE DRIVER'S OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DOOR SHAKES, CAUSING A BLUR IN THE MIRROR WHEN TRYING TO LOOK OUT OF IT. HAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CAN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541797September 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKS UP AND SKIDS, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THEN DOES NOT WORK. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND TO THE PUBLIC. SEEKING ARBITRATION UNDER MINNESOTA LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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