Three problems related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch have been reported for the 1998 Dodge RAM. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Transmission was in neutral, parking brake was set. Vehicle was stationary for approx. 1 min. While I removed my things from the interior. As I was walking away from the vehicle (about 30-40 ft) I heard the brake "pop" turned around and the vehicle slowly started to roll backwards until it hit a pole. This happened in a private parking lot and was reported to corp. Security, but no police report.
Vehicle is running in park ,and by itself the vehicle will jump out of park into neutral or drive, causing a potential safety hazard.
Owner's child was able to switch gears from park to reverse without application of the brakes, and the vehicle took off and hit a fence. Dealer has not seen vehicle.