10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,633 miles

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1998 Dodge Ram 3500 transmission problems

transmission problem

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1998 Dodge Ram 3500 Owner Comments (Page 3 of 3)

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problem #5

Sep 281998

Ram 3500

  • miles

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

I just bought a new 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 truck have just put 100 miles on the truck I have been uable to drive because of a neck injurie and the truck has been park in my garage and now it is in the shop with a pin hole in transmission casing so I am with out a truck because the transmission is on back order and have no idea ween it is going to be in now I can drive but I have no truck to drive

- Stanley, NC, USA

problem #4

Aug 201998

Ram 3500

  • miles
Transmission locked up causing vehicle to be stranded with loss of control.

- Auburn Hil, MI, USA

problem #3

Jan 011998

Ram 3500

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When driving vehicle at any speed it jumps out of drive into neutral when hitting a bump. Dealer's investigation representative cannot duplicate the problem.

- Forest, MS, USA

problem #2

Aug 051998

(reported on)

Ram 3500

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving automatic transmission shifts out of drive into neutral gear.

- Berlin, NJ, USA

problem #1

Jun 191998

(reported on)

Ram 3500

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
In cold weather defective PCM part within computer becomes inoperative, causing the fuel/oil pump and water gauge to go out. Also driver is unable to shift gears. Chrsyler cannot determine problem.

- Mead, WA, USA

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