NHTSA Complaint #10255859 — 1998 DODGE RAM 3500 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10255859
Vehicle	1998 DODGE RAM 3500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	May 10, 2004
Date Filed	January 21, 2009
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE BETWEEN 4,000 AND 5,000 RPMS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE COMPUTER MODULE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY SURGED AND BEHAVED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL LETTER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR HIS VIN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Related Complaints for the 1998 DODGE RAM 3500

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Complaints

#10044093 — October 16, 2003 — OWNER OF VEHICLE HAD A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE DONE. WHILE DRIVING OWNER NOTICED THAT OIL GAUGE DROPPED, AND VEHICLE WAS ...

Recent Complaints for the 1998 DODGE RAM 3500

#11155548 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — December 3, 2018 — AT LEAST THE THIRD TIME I HAVE REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, TWICE THE HARNESS BECAUSE IT MELTED TOGETHER. AND NOW TO...

#11045458 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — November 12, 2017 — DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATING

#11011839 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — July 31, 2017 — DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING AND HAS SHARP SHARDS THAT CUTS HANDS WHEN CLEANING IT.

#11011520 — VISIBILITY/WIPER — July 30, 2017 — DEFROSTER WON'T WORK DUE TO BROKEN DASH

#11010286 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — July 24, 2017 — BROKEN DASH. I BOUGHT TRK NEW IN 98. IN 2000 I FOUND A CRACK IN MY DASH. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THE SERV. MNGR...