1998 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT WOULD BE HARD TO KEEP CHILD SEAT LOCKED IN PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT CAME APART INTO PIECES ALLOWING STRAP TO NOT RETAIN BABY SEAT. *YH

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER FRONT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DRIVER'S FRONT BELT EXTRACTS INTERMITTENTLY. RETRACTORS ARE MOTORIZED. CONSUMER STATES MOTOR MAKES STRANGE GRINDING NOISE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT, WHICH AS A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW. AXLE WHEEL BASE IS NOT THE SAME MEASUREMENT.*AK

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, AND AS I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE, I FELT THE TRANSMISSION "SLIP" AND WATCHED THE RPM'S INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, WHILE MY SPEED ACTUALLY DECREASED. I SLOWED DOWN AND TRIED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AT A SLOWER SPEED, HOWEVER THIS BECAME IMPOSSIBLE VERY QUICKLY. I ALSO SMELLED SOMETHING, PROBABLY THE CLUTCHES "SLIPPING" SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK.*AK

GEAR SELECTOR SHAFT BROKE INSIDE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING, 3 DEALERS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TT . ZLSO, STEERING COLUMN/TRACK BAR FOR FRONT AXLE, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

HEARING NOISES IN STEERING COLUMN CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF POSSIBILITY OF BACTERIA AND FUNGI GROWTH IN AC/HEATING SYSTEM CAUSING HEALTH CONCERNS FOR THE OCCUPENTS OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FUNGI AND MOLD SPORES EMITTED THROUGH THE AC SYSTEM. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE HAD EXTRAORIDNARY PROBLEMS WITH SINUS INFECTIONS CAUSED BY MOLD SPORES AND FUNGI SPORES BEING EMITTED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF CONDITION, AND HAD ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY CONSUMERS PUTTING THEIR/MY HEALTH AT RISK.*AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED AS I WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. HAD IT REPLACED AT FAYETTEVILLE DODGE, WITHIN 2 DAYS. IF IT HAD FAILED ON A THRUWAY, I COULD IMAGINE THE RESULTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS . *AK

LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING /STRUCK A PHONE POLE, AND ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TURNING A SHARP CURVE AT 30 MPH LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK