1998 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT SOLENOID SHORTED OUT. *SLC

TRANSFER CASE WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. NO REASONING WAS GIVEN FOR CAUSE OF FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED AFTER GETTING A NEW 2000 DOLLAR TRANSFER CASE THAT THE PROBLEM MAY OCCUR AGAIN IF THE CAUSE IS STILL OUT THERE AND NOT FIXED. MAYBE THE CAUSE WAS A WEAK PART IN THE CASE ITSELF. EITHER WAY, TRANSFER CASES USUALLY DO NOT GO OUT WITH SO FEW MILES ON THEM AND I DO NOT EVEN DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS LET ALONE GO FOUR WHEELING WITH IT SO TOUGH DRIVING COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. I ALSO QUESTION WHY A NEW TRANSFER CASE FOR MY TRUCK HAS TAKEN FOUR WEEKS NOW TO GET. ARE THAT MANY GOING OUT THAT THE MANUFACURER CAN NOT KEEP UP? I AM WONDERING IF THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES OR IF THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

STEERING COLUMN HAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHEN HIGH BEAM IS APPLIED THEN TURNED OFF. *AK

REAR (ABS) BRAKES WOULD CAUSE A SHIMMYING EFFECT WHEN APPLIED. PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. FRONT (ABS) BRAKES WERE THREE TIMES REPLACED, INCLUDING PADS AND SHOES/ROTORS AND CALIPERS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT DRUMS NEEDED TO BE CUT. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. DEALER OFFERED TO ACCEPT VEHICLE AS A TRADE-IN. *AK *ML

WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON, AND BELTS ON BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKED UP. WENT TO DEALER, DEALER TRIED 7 TIMES TO REPAIR DEFECT, BUT WAS UNABLE. SEAT BELTS DIDN'T RELEASE UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF OR DOOR WAS OPENED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX WITH A NEWER MODEL. *AK *ML

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS REAR ABS BRAKES ONLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD ONCOMING SCHOOL BUS LOST CONTROL AND HIT CONSUMER HEAD-ON. PUSHED CONSUMER INTO A 15 FOOT EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DURING FRONTAL COLLISION WITH SEVERE DAMAGES, INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS