Horn is hard to blow. Rear end makes whining noise and it started using 5 quarts of oil between oil changes. I only have 36000 miles on it. They replaced manifold intake gasket at my expense. The fuel gauge does not work right. Luckily I didn't ruin the engine that I know of. I understand there have been a lot of problems with intake gaskets. How long does it take to get a recall on defective parts?
1998 Dodge RAM 1500 engine complaints
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Intake manifold gasket leaks which causes a mixture of oil and gas. As a result vehicle loses power and consumes excessive oil. There is a tsb 1001522 on this issue.
Oil pressure gauge dropped to zero and lifters on engine were tapping, so I had to park my vehicle before I lost my engine. Vehicle is a 98 dodge ram 1500 v6 with 70k miles. Was caused by a clogged oil pump intake screen. Almost lost engine because screen is of defective design. Screen is covered by a cap that prevents all of the solids from dropping back into the pan. The oil pan itself has a half inch rise inside to receive the oil drain plug. This half inch rise prevents heavy solids from being drained during routine oil changes. The oil pump intake is located directly above these solids, trapped in the bottom of the pan, and sucks them directly into the screen. Therefore, over time the condition will reoccur. Post research I found numerous persons with identical descriptions to mine who had lost their engines on varies years and models of dodge trucks. Although hearsay, these individuals were told by dealerships that they had sludge in the bottom of their pans, stating the reason for failure was do to not routinely changing oil. I can document my routine oil changes, and I still had solids in the bottom of the pan on my vehicle that cannot be removed by routine oil changes. I believe this to be a breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, and there should be a recall to remedy the problem. I have documented the problem on video as well.
The engine consumed six quarts of oil in the last 3000 miles. The dealer was notified and indicated that there was nothing they could do since the vehicle was no longer under warranty.
The vehicle was parked over night with engine turn off. The next morning vehicle had caught on fire. The vehicle was a total loss. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information.
While sitting in vehicle consumer place hands under the drivers seat and both drivers and passenger side airbags deployed. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information. Ts
The head gasket has cracked and causing oil to burn prematurely.the dealer has been notified.
Gear selector shaft broke inside steering column housing, 3 dealers could not fix the problem because the entire steering column has to be replaced. *tt . Zlso, steering column/track bar for front axle, and catalytic converter malfunctioned.
While on a busy highway consumer heard a rattling noise coming from engine. Consumer thought noise was coming from fuel that was put in earlier, changed fuel, but the rattling noise was still present. Took vehicle to dealer, and they stated intake manifold was leaking. Please provide any further information.
The check engine light appear on the dasboard without prior warning. The dealership is aware of the problem. *nlm speed sensor was on recall but the recall did not cover the consumer's vehicle.
#4 cylinder head cracked, but head gasket worn on other head as well so we chose to replace both heads. We reported to chrysler and they agreed to pay half the cost to replace the two heads including labor.
Engine piston seals were never seated properly which allowed engine to operate erratically. While driving at approximately 70 MPH, engine locked up, and consumer had vehicle towed. A private mechanic replaced engine. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While driving engine check light came on, and engine got loud and locked up 50 miles later. Dealer has vehicle currently.
On two separate occassions, evap components, (vapor cannisters) attached to the frame underneath the passenger seating on the right side of the vehicle have been damaged due to road hazard and are not covered under warranty. Their location makes them susceptible to damage and they are expensive to replace and are not repairable.
Engine was burning a quart of oil within 700-900 miles , dealer claimed this was a normal characteristic. Dealer did replaced intake manifold twice which stopped problem for a while, but defect has reoccurred. *ak
Enigine developed a very serious knocking and banging, and recently loss of oil pressure and low over 3 quarts of oil in about 800 miles after oil change. The knocking and banging got so bad that I couldn't maintain highway speeds causing a traffic hazard. If attempting to pull out and pass the knock may prevent accelleration causing a head on collision. Continued knock will result in engine failure and damage.
Engine starts to ping after 40 MPH. Dodge dealership claims that dodge is waiting to pass a new epa law to fix pinging problem that occurred in thousands of 1998 dodge rams. Dodge is unwilling to fix my truck. I feel I have the right to at least a new engine.
Vehicle dies at idle and while driving.
Vehicle out of alignment, caused excessive wear to tires. Mjs
Fuel pump and map sensor failed on three occasions. Mjs
Catalytic converter system failed twice.
Rear tail light warped resulting in leaking.
Had smelled something burning when the engine check engine light & ABS light came on. Then the engine stalled out.
Vehicle consumes large volumes of oil in short periods. Also, the vehicle vibrates in the steering column area, cause unknown. *ak vehicle vibrates allover at speeds between 35-65 MPH now. Vibration started 45-55 MPH when new.
Bad fumes from both inside and outside vehicle due to catalitic converter burning up. Rear end is making a humming noise.
Persistant engine spark cause the power train control module to fail.
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