IllustrationVEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING. NLM
1998 Dodge Dodge Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Structure. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
28 reportsON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ON DIRT ROADS. *YC
GREAT WEST VAN DODGE MOTOR HOME (CLASSIC SUPREME) WE DISCOVERED, LAST WEEK THAT THIS VAN SOLD TO US AS A 97(CHASSIS)/98(ALL OTHER) DEMO HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD WE KNOWN THIS BEFORE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED. WE FELT WE WERE PAYING FOR A NEW VAN - THE $10,000 MILES PUT ON IT BY THE GREAT WEST VAN SALES REP." FO…
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GREAT WEST VAN DODGE MOTOR HOME (CLASSIC SUPREME) WE DISCOVERED, LAST WEEK THAT THIS VAN SOLD TO US AS A 97(CHASSIS)/98(ALL OTHER) DEMO HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HAD WE KNOWN THIS BEFORE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED. WE FELT WE WERE PAYING FOR A NEW VAN - THE $10,000 MILES PUT ON IT BY THE GREAT WEST VAN SALES REP." FOR DRIVING ONLY FROM RV SHOW TO RV SHOW ON WEST COAST." THE ACCIDENT REPORTEDLY OCCURRED IN TEXAS. WE'VE HAD SOME PROBLEMS, MOST OF WHICH WE REPAIRED OURSELVES AS WE DO NOT TRUST THE TECHNICIAN EMPLOYED BY THE DEALER. STILL HAVE A WATER LEAKAGE PROBLEM, BUT MAIN CONCERN IS THE ACCIDENT, AND THE FACT THAT NO HEADRESTS ARE ON THE SEATS. *AK
RETURN FUEL LINE FAILED A SECOND TIME ON 11/30/98. THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF RECALL # 788. REPALCEMENT PART FAILED QUICKER THAN ORIGINAL. DODGE DESCRIBED THIS AS A FIRE HAZZARD.
POOR DESIGN OF HORN CAUSES DRIVER TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOUND THE HORN, SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACTIVATE.
PARKING BRAKE FAILED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AND CRASHING INTO SILO.
DRIVERS'S SIDE SUNVISOR IS POORLY DESIGNED. IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION OF THE ROAD TO THE POINT THAT THE DRIVER CAN'T USE IT.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED.
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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