1998 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD IS BEGINNING TO CRUMBLE INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DODGE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME COMPONENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT CERTAIN DEALERS HAVE AN ALLOWANCE THAT ENABLES THEM TO PERFORM THE REPAIR AND WRITE IT OFF. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

DASH ON 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK CRACKS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS COULD LEAD TO AIR BAG FAILURE, SINCE THE DASH TOTALLY COLLAPSED. ONCE STARTED, THIS DASH JUST BREAKS APART. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE, WHICH AT THE DEALER IS AROUND $800. *JB

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 2WD. I HAVE ONE LARGE CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH AND ANOTHER SMALL ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IF I GET ONE THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE AIR BAG WELL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF AND THEN DIMMED COMPLETELY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX MELTED, WHICH BE BELIEVED WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

LOWER STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN. UPON INSPECTION BOLT ON THE UNIVERSAL JOINT OF THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN, BOLT WAS NEVER SEATED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY. IT WAS CROSS THREADED IN THE ALUMINUM U JOINT. THE BOLT WAS NEVER SEATED ALL THE WAY, THERE IS BLACK PAINT ON THE BOLT WERE THIS IS EVIDENT. *JB

SMALL CRACKS IN DASH, WHICH LEAD TO LARGE CRACKING. THE DASHBOARD HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY CAVED IN THE MIDDLE. THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER ONE PIECE. VERY DISAPPOINTED, AND IT MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE SERVICE AND ABS WARNING ILLUMINATED AND HE HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. RETURN USPS, MADE 2ND ATTEMPT 08/07/07 FAILED. *BF

1998 DODGE RAM 1500. IS THERE A RECALL? RADIATOR IS OVERHEATING. CALL AFTER NOON. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING THE OVER HEATING AND THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR IS HOT; HOWEVER, ITS COLD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR. I HAVE ADVISED HIM OF THE ONE RECALL THAT EXIST FOR THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RADIATOR MUST BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH. 210 TO 220 DEGREES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHUT OFF. IF IT COOLS OFF. 69,000 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE REAR END WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK MOVED AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED.

SEVERE FAILURE OF DASHBOARD. NOTICED SMALL CRACKS WHEN PURCHASED USED IN 2005. DASHBOARD HAS SINCE CRACKED EXTREMELY BADLY. HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS WHO, FOR THE MAJORITY, HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH DEALER. NO COVERAGE. $1000 PLUS TO FIX. FOUND COMPLAINTS, BUT NO INVESTIGATION. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DASHBOARD ONCE BEFORE DUE TO A CRACK. IT HAS CRACKED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2006 AND MUST BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 154,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.