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1998 Dodge Ram Van

Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1998-04-08 98V076000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST 3,500 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2013-07-19 STEERING No 0 SOME DODGE RAM VANS HAVE A LATENT DEFECT IN THE FRAME THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THERE IS NO RECALL …
2011-05-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I HEARD A LOUD POP/THUMP. SUBSEQUENTLY WHILE DRIVI…
2011-03-13 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 THE VEHICLE IS A MOTOR HOME, BUILT INTO A 19-FOOT DODGE VAN 3500 BY THE HOME AND PARK COMPANY IN ONTARIO, CANADA (WWW.R…
2009-06-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDERHOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WH…
2009-02-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA W…
2008-06-01 STEERING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM VAN. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT A H…
2005-07-20 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT No 0 VEHICLE: 1998 DODGE B1500 RAM VAN PROBLEM: AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES I WAS TOLD BY A TIRE DEALER THAT MY UPPER BALL…
2003-12-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 THE VERIZON VEHICLE HAD AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA. THE ABS MOD…
2003-11-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHILE AT A DODGE DEALER FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPAIR THE VERIZON VEHICLE HAD AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE…
2003-09-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 THE VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLE HAD AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA. THE ABS MODULE AND W…
2003-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE 1999 DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKE LINES AND CAUSING CORR…
2002-04-02 TIRES No 0 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARI…
2002-02-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS NO WARNINGS, BUT …
2001-07-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK UP, AND DISCOVERED THAT FUEL TANK WAS EXPANDING, AND RUBBING THE CAB. DEALER…
2000-08-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/SHORTS WHICH CAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHT/TV/VCR/CD PLAYER TO SHUT OFF AND CAUS…
2000-08-03 AIR BAGS No 0 SINCE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE RECALL 99V002000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON, AND THE DASHBOARD…
2000-04-27 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON SMOOTH SURFACE WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS AND MINOR INJURES TO DRIVER. THERE WAS…
2000-02-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 2 CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS, FIRST THE CALIPER BRAKE BOLT WAS PULLED OUT AND RESTED INSIDE THE DRUM, …
1999-11-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER No 0 PLASTIC CALIPER PISTON CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
1999-05-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 5 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. NEITHER DID THE SEAT BEL…
1998-04-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN EXPERIENCES LOUD GEAR NOISE, FREQUENT AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. MJS
TIRES No 0 CONSUMER WAS EXPERINCING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-322. NLM