Six problems related to power train have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl the contact owns a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that after his wife was parked the vehicle and attempted to shift the gear shifter into park, the gear shifter instead shifted into reverse. The contact's wife exited the vehicle and the vehicle started rolling backwards. The contact used a brick to chock the passenger's side front tire to prevent the vehicle from rolling. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.
In motion the steering is very loose. The steering wheel will travel very often from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock and hopefully, I am still going straight. The truck will drift to the right and have to oversteer to get the truck in the travel lane. I replaced steering gear box, ball joints, tie rods, steering rod, track bar, rack, and pinion. This is an ongoing problem for a number of years. Transmission plastic part is broken so there has to be replaced.
I was driving on the highway then heard a loud thump and the driver side rear wheel is pushed out and it no longer engages.
The contact owns a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that he received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 13v038000 (power train) several months ago and was informed by the dealer that the part for the repair was not available. The manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated the structure body of the vehicle has rotted away. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for routine maintenance and was informed that the structure was rusted and corroded. The vehicle was undrivable. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 98,000. Mw.
Trip odometer malfunctions, resets when vehicle shuts off. Yh.