While driving vehicle stalled. Driver was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to dealer. Mechanic determined that transmission and engine needed to be replaced due to wear and tear.
1998 Dodge Ram: engine stalls while driving
8 of the 482 complaints about the 1998 Dodge Ram describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 44 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
While travel at any speed vehicle stalled and lost power.
The vehicle stalled due to a coolant leak. The dealer was notified.
When driving at 40-45 and without prior warning vehicle cut completely off, causing loss of all power steering and power brakes. Consumer contacted the dealer, dealer instructed consumer to get up underneath vehicle and bang on fuel tank right at the location of t fuel pump. Consumer noted after banging on the fuel tank that vehicle restarted. Consumer drove six miles and vehicle cut completely off without prior warning. Mechanic again banged on fuel tank and vehicle restarted. *ak fuel pump internall shorted, dealer replaced fuel pump and vehicle has not stalled anymore.
Fuel pump failed while driving on highway without warning, causing engine to stall out . Fuel pump failed at only 40,000 miles.
At approx. 7500mi. Problems began with brakes and vibrations. These problems still occur along with severe and dangerous engine stalls at any speed. After contacting diamler chrysler I am shocked to find that hazard for my family and any innocent bystanders. It would just be nice if $42,000 could buy something that runs and stops with out risk of major injury or possible death..
My name is john simonelli and I purchased a dodge ram truck. I had many problems with it like brakes,air, fuel problems, raidiator, and worse of all stalling on left turns. I reported to bell dodge of my truck stalling on left turns. They looked at it once and said the truck was ok. After that I took the truck down to the dealer each time reporting of incident. All they did was document the problem and send me away. They would not even make an attempt to solve the problem despite the danger the truck was to me and others. To prove my case I had to push them to hook up a co-pilot for readings. The computer would show the vehicle died for some unknown reason. However the co-pilot would not tell them how to fix problem so their for the problem did not excist. Then I had to drive around with a cam-corder to record problem. After doing so I was forced to sell vehicle because they did not know how to fix problem and would not give me a new truck. I have too much to say so if you have any questions please call me. I took a 14,500 dollar loss on my vehicle, someone else is driving this unsafe vehicle, and finaly both bell dodge and dalmler chrysler ignored my lawyer which cost me an additional 2,600.
While driving the vehicle will stall, and while in reverse position the vehicle will also stall. Also, there is a transmission leak which may cause a fire. Dealer replaced parts of the transmission. Dealer cannot determine problem.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Illuminated MIL as the result of a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0420 - catalyst efficiency, or may have...
- Generic cummins engine control module (PCM) procedure. tt this bulletin replaced 18-030-03. tt this...
- Generic cummins engine control module (PCM) procedure. tt
- Engine knock or rattle sound when climbing a long grade and towing a heavy trailer. tt
- Subject regarding crankcase breather overflow. slc
- Some vehicles may experience cold idle engine warming slc
- Vehicles may experience oil pan gasket leaks. slc
- Subject regarding performance enhancements, hard starting and / or idle speed fluctuations for severe cold...
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 5.9l - 24 valve diesel engine. The low pressure diesel fuel supply tube located in the engine compartment between the filter and the high pressure pump can fracture.
- Risk
- This condition can allow fuel to leak. In the presence of an ignition source, fuel leakage can result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the low pressure diesel fuel supply tube.
Recall number 98V207000 · Recall details
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 5.9l - 24 valve diesel engine. An intermittent high engine idle condition can occur due to a malfunction of the vehicle speed sensor.
- Risk
- This creates a signal which is misinterpreted by the engine control software, causing a high idle speed condition.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the engine controller software to correct erroneous speed sensor signals.
Recall number 98V209000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Dodge Ram stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1998 Dodge Ram?
8 of 482 owner complaints about the 1998 Dodge Ram (2%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Dodge Ram?
There are 2 recalls and 44 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Dodge Ram
No deployment 36Pulling 25Brake failure 15ABS 11Headlights 10Airbag light 9Premature wear 8Transmission failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Grinding brakes 6Fuel pump 6Overheating 6Check engine light 5Engine failure 5Loss of power 5Slipping 5Tire blowout 5
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