Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that the dashboard was fracturing into pieces. the contact also stated that both side view mirrors were fractured down the middle when turning on the defrost system. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that the dashboard was cracking into pieces. the contact also stated that both side view mirrors cracked down the middle upon turning on the defrost system. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 160,000. sm. | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 01/01/2098 | |||
| 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 | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 1 | |||
| The moldings around the windows have cracked. | |||
| 09/16/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Leaking from rear glass. | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 01/01/1998 | |||
| Placement of mirror, width of door post make it impossible to see all traffic comming from right. mirror could be lowered at least 3 inches. this also caused an exact accident with a '95 ram. visibilty is very limited by the post coupled with poor mirror placement. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | |||
| 4 | 11/01/1998 | ||
| Cronic problems in saftey related items: steering, tires, mirrors fuel system | |||
| 1 | 11/11/1997 | ||
| Outside mirrors cause poor visibility. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 06/12/2004 | 97000 | 1 | 09/12/2002 |
| 98 dodge ram 1500 2wd windshield cracked from the dash to the top during when i sprayed water on it in the shade. it was not hot, warm but not hot. next day the dash cracked from the same spot all the way to the glove compartment. i know of 3 other dodge 1500's that have the same crack in the windshield and dash. i suspect and engineering failure...a stress point. only i drive this truck. nothing has hit the windscreen there. no chips or scratches in the area of the break. *nm | |||
| 1 | |||
| The windshield tint is at eye level causing poor visibility in sunlight. please provide further details. *ph | |||
| 1 | 09/01/1997 | ||
| While the consumer was replacing the windshield, he noticed that the pinchweld primer used to adhere to the factory paint had failed. *slc | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | |||
| 05/01/2003 | 80000 | ||
| Vehicle's windshield wiper linkage arm fell off while in use, resulting in the wiper being inoperative. | |||