10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,831 miles

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1998 Dodge Ram 1500 miscellaneous problems

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1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #17

Jan 152003

Ram 1500

  • Automatic transmission
  • 48,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Clear coat failure on cab and under windows.

- San Carlos, CA, USA

problem #16

Jun 162003

Ram 1500 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The consumer was traveling at a high rate of speed and ran a stop sign. The vehicle collided with another vehicle on the side and repeatedly flipped over. The pickup separated from the frame and both landed in separate directions. The passenger was ejected from the vehicle. Neither driver or passenger were wearing seat belts. Both sustained injuries.

- Jerome, AZ, USA

problem #15

May 282003

Ram 1500

  • miles
The stabled on the driver side and passenger side stabled harness was stuck and would not come out at all.

- Wasilla, AK, USA

problem #14

Feb 012003

Ram 1500

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

There has not been a recall on the paint on 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. There are a lot of them that are have problems with the paint, mine included. The recall is only for 97 red Dodge. Is there anything that can be done about this. I don't want to have to pay for a new paint job when there are other recalls for the truck.

- Corryton, TN, USA

problem #13

Feb 212001

(reported on)

Ram 1500

  • miles
While driving engine check light came on, and engine got loud and locked up 50 miles later. Dealer has vehicle currently.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #12

Jun 142000

Ram 1500

  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicle.

- Springfield, OH, USA

problem #11

Mar 222000

Ram 1500

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

- Wolfforth, TX, USA

problem #10

Aug 102000

Ram 1500

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
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.

- Danville, CA, USA

problem #9

Jun 151998

Ram 1500

  • miles
Instrument panel failure. Dealer/mfr. Notified. Provide further details.

- Mcdonald, PA, USA

problem #8

Dec 181998

Ram 1500 4WD Diesel

  • miles
Check engine light.

- June Lake, CA, USA

problem #7

Jul 041999

Ram 1500

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Fuel pump had to be replaced due to engine dying out. Engine check light came on & then died out. Had fuse replaced due to blowing out constantly. Engine & catalytic converter affected.

- Saint Joseph, CA, USA

problem #6

Jun 061998

Ram 1500

  • miles
We started to have problems with the van since it was purchased, we went back to the dealer rigth after we noticed a few problems with the van, such as car pulling to the rigth and a loud thump sound coming from the rigth rear side every time we pass those speed bumps. And when they inspected the van they (the dealer technicians), told me that a shock absorver needed to be replace and alignment was needed as well. After this two things were done, everything went down the hill....when I drove home the van I noticed that van was pulling still to the rigth and a noise was coming from the left front suspension when braking, is more like a cracking noise, I'll mention that this was't happening all the time, but the pulling to the rigth was. We went back with them, they aligned again...but, this time the van was not pulling to the rigth but to the left instead, this happend when driving straigth or when braking as well, we went back to the same dealer, but after some attempsof fixing this problem and a very unpleasent experiences with their (customer representaives) at desplaines Dodge dealer, not to try again wih them, we contacted Chrysler representatives, and told them about the very dumb comment the customer representative of desplaines Dodge dealer, that they suggested to take the van to a 5 stars shop the comment the customer representative made was (that the van was pulling to the rigth because it was a safety feature build in the van to prevent people wander to the to the left in case the fell sleep, this was a very dumb thing to said. So finally we went to that 5 stars dealer, and a (big) inprovement was achieve, the van was pulling less but on this occasion instead of pulling to rigth it started to pull to the left and the steering wheel was not straight, it was croocked to the left and before was to the right. I noticed more play on the steering wheel. I'll mention that ever since we have this van in our possession the steering wheel never th.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #5

Jul 071998

(reported on)

Ram 1500

  • miles
While driving the engine check light stays on. Dealer says that it's the engine check light.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #4

Nov 301998

Ram 1500

  • miles
Had smelled something burning when the engine check engine light & ABS light came on. Then the engine stalled out.

- Burtonsville, MD, USA

problem #3

Nov 091998

(reported on)

Ram 1500 4WD Diesel

  • miles
Ram 2500, our 12 year old son was riding in the back seat of this extended cab pickup truck and was securely fastened into the 3-point seatbelt behind the driver's seat. When we hit a large pothole, his head snapped back and hit the glass rear window. There is no head restraint or head protection of any kind for the rear seat passenger. He suffered a mild contusion. If this was a more severe episode, or an accident, the injuries would have been severe. We need to have head restraint protection made available to us for rear seat passengers immediately. This is a very dangerous situation that we were unaware of when we purchased this vehicle. Our dealer tells us there is nothing available through Chrysler to fix this problem.

- Danville, KY, USA

problem #2

Oct 231998

Ram 1500 4WD Diesel

  • miles
I was hit head on by a drunk driver on October 23, 1998, and my air bag failed to deploy. I had turned the pasenger side off, bu the driver's side did not deploy.

- Hugo, OK, USA

problem #1

Jul 011998

(reported on)

Ram 1500

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Oil pressure gauge failed.

- West Fork, AR, USA

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