Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 06/06/2000 | 2300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1998 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that the horn failed. the contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order for the horn to activate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician advised that the air bag and horn contact unit needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 2,300 and the current mileage was 65,000. | |||
| 06/06/2000 | 2300 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 1998 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that the horn failed. the contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order for the horn to activate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician advised that the air bag and horn contact unit needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 2,300 and the current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 06/06/2000 | 2300 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 1998 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving at different speeds, the contact attempted to honk the horn and was unable to due to the fact it took excessive pressure to activate the horn. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. the technician stated the airbag and horn contact unit needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 2,300 and the current mileage was 65,000. dr | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 124000 | ||
| 1998 dodge ram dashboard is crumbling into little pieces. i smell burnt wires coming from my dash sometimes. i feel it may start a fire. | |||
| 12/27/2008 | 148000 | 1 | |
| Back in may 08 speed sensor went out then abs sensor went out a few days later causing no power brakes and could have cause my wife to have a wreck. both replaced. now getting engine codes for o2 sensors and truck sputters and cuts out and will not accelerate over 30 mph. replaced sensors. now receiving codes for pcm and now replacing. this is beginning to concern me. will the next problem cause an accident. *tr | |||
| 05/15/2004 | 85000 | 4 | 01/13/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| 03/21/2003 | 17 | ||
| From the day i saw that 96 dodge truck rolling down the street i fell in love. i saved every way possible to purchase the big bad 1500 4x4 5.9(98)with every option avail. had everything and from week 1 had problems. front windshield cracked while driving due to frame stress it about 2 weeks into it. brake failure cause serious assault on guard rail, and dodge said i must have been driving to fast (@ 30 mph). they refused any warranty because nothing can touch the wheel and since the incident occurred after 93 days lemon laws did not apply so after (2) $900 brake jobs two weeks apart everything was fine. not to mention damage to body i paid for out of pocket. now i just go through an entire set of brakes every 6 months. but i stop until then.. i replaced the transmission at 38 k miles, note the warranty on that is 36 k miles. i have had steering linkage become so loose instantaneously (or 3 separate occasions) that it felt like i was running over my own axle, which is another $1000 each time. for the past three emissions inspections the on board computer fails so i have to take it to the dealer while they charge $200 to fix it, but will not give straight answer to what is problem. and to night as i type, i spread the grime of engine crud across my keyboard as i try to figure out why the fuel filter suddenly stopped. amazingly i have had this truck for 5 years because it has kept me too broke to buy something else. any legal suggestions on what can be done would be appreciated. i recognize i have spent more than $15,000 trying to keep this thing running right, and that is too much for a late model truck. i would love to blame a dealer but i have been to just about all of them around here and with the smiles on there faces i hear that will be another $950 sir.. good grief. *nlm | |||
| 01/17/2003 | 95000 | 1 | 01/15/2000 |
| While my wife was sitting with the truck on, in park, it burst in to flames. the entire front and cab of the truck was burned. it was a total loss. electrical problems are suspected by the fire dept. very scary and very dangerous!!! | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 08/17/2007 | 140000 | 20 | 03/20/2007 |
| 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. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 7 | 06/01/1998 | |
| When driving, the truck makes clicking sound coming from the engine, but before a loss of power is felt. when we first took in the truck, the mechanics at cal worthington said they could not hear anything or feel any loss of power. after they claimed they fixed the problem, the problem kept coming back. after several times they still claimed they did not know what the problem was, until we got furious and upset. they claimed that they knew what the problem was, and they also claimed that most of their trucks had the same problem. even though we have taken in our truck several times, they have done nothing to stop the noises and loss of power. to this day the problem is still occuring specially when when going up a small ascent. the problem also occurs quite frequently at the 60-70 mph range. we have not figured out what the problem is, but they do. from what we have noticed over the past years that we have taken in the truck for repairs they have done absolutely nothing to stop it.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 07/27/2003 | 80035 | 1 | 06/10/1998 |
| My son was driving on hwy 78 when the pickup lunged a couple of times. he was going to pull off the road to check for a problem. he had the cruise set so he thought it might be transmission problems. he looked in the rear view mirror for traffic behind him and saw flames and smoke coming from between the cab and the bed. he immediately pulled off and told his finance to get her baby out because they were on fire. when he opened his door the flames errupted into the cab and he had dive out through the flames. the pickup exploded about one minute after they got out. they lost everything in the truck. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/09/2007 | 119767 | 1 | |
| Wiring harness under dashboard fried in 98 ram while using a/c. *tr | |||