Rear axles seals leaked lubricant on the brake shoes causing loss of braking. This problem a very serious safety concern when towing a trailer due to loss of braking and could cause a possible accident. The second issue is the fuel sender in the fuek tank failing.the fuel gauge reading willindicate zero to full randomly, thus you never know how much fuel reserve you have. This has been replaced once before under warranty. Upon inspection the the sending unit the wiper mechanism appears to wear out prematurely and sending erroneous signal to the fuel gauge in the dash.
1998 Dodge RAM 1500 fuel system complaints
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Cronic problems in saftey related items: steering, tires, mirrors fuel system
Fuel sending unit went out. This indicated that tank was empty. Took vehicle to dealer . Dlr put in a fuel pump,.but pump was defective, and dealer sent part back. Consumer has been out of a car 2 weeks. *ak fuel sensor failed and later on the fuel pump failed too.
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
While driving consumer shifted indicator and it failed to work properly. Could not locate what gear transmission was in. Pops out of gear intermittently when gas pedal pressed. Also, whenever applying brakes, vehicle would constantly increase in speed. Took to dealership & each time test driven, but nothing could be found. Transmission was replaced 3 times for faulty gear shifting. In addition, fuel tank assembly was replaced due to problem with transmission. Ongoing problems. *ak
While driving vehicle smoke suddenly was noticed coming from the gas tank by other drivers. Consumer pulled over and noticed flames around the gas tank. Fire department put the fire out, cause unknown, and the dealer has not been contacted.
Vehicle out of alignment, caused excessive wear to tires. Mjs
Consumer was pumping gas and the trush burst into flames, burning half of his body, and there was a fuel leakage.
Fuel pump and map sensor failed on three occasions. Mjs
Fuel pump failure.
Fuel gauge failed. Nlm
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