1998 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

REAR END WAS BUILT TOO SMALL FOR V8 ENGINE,CAUSING IT TO BURN UP. DEALER WILL INSTALL A 350 REAREND BECAUSE 321 PARTS ARE ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REVVE AND THE BACK TIRE STARTED SPINNING. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 SECONDS AND CONSUMER IMMEDIATED SHIFTED INDICATOR FROM DRIVE TO PARK. NLM

RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT FASTER THEN OTHER SIDE. CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. NOISE DUE TO INSIDE BRAKE PAD LINING WEARING DOWN TO METAL. MANUFACTURER WARNING SYSTEM FAILED, DRIVER/OWNER UNAWARE PROBLEM EXISTED UNTIL FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK

ANY TIME WHEN TURNING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE NOISES. WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN AND GOING SLOWLY IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISES. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 - 40 MPH, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. DEALER SAID THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO USE. IT MUST BE HIT HARD AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT SPOT TO FUNCTION. WHEN IN A PANIC (I.E. WHEN HORN USE IS NECESSARY) IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ONE CAN HIT THE RIGHT SPOT. IN VERY COLD WEATHER (BELOW FREEZING) THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL.

BREAKS FAILED AT 45 MPH. REAR-ENDED CAR IN FRONT. AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOVED. 2 PASSENGERS IN VAN HURT, DRIVER IN FRONT CAR HURT. *AK

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD, HE NOTICED THAT THE PINCHWELD PRIMER USED TO ADHERE TO THE FACTORY PAINT HAD FAILED. *SLC

BRAKE PADS WORE PREMATURELY AT 18000 MILES.THOMPSON DODGE WHO IS DOING THE WORK SAID DODGE WILL PAY FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR WHICH WILL BE 100.00 LABOR.THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THE NEW PADS ARE OF A BETTER DESIGN AND SHOULD LAST BETWEEN 40000 AND 50000 MILES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.75%OF THE 18000 MILES ON MY TRUCK ARE HIGHWAY MILES SO I FEEL THAT THE PADS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT SO SOON.I THAT DODGE SHOULD REIMBERSE ME THE 100.00 THAT I PAID OUT OF MY POCKET FOR LABOR.DODGE'S DECISION ON THIS MATTER WILL DICTATE IF MY NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE WILL BE A DODGE PRODUCT. *AK

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS FOUND BENT BY THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, NOISE FROM THE UNIT PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT. *MJS