1998 Dodge RAM 3500

HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT BECAUSE A WIRE IS MELTING THE SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHT DOESN'T HAVE A RELAY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997. *AKCONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT SOME OF THE EARLY 1998 MODEL DIDN'T HAVE THE RELAY PROTECTION ON THE LIGHT SWITCH. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 1997 MODELS, THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED ON THE 1998'S. THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE RELAY SWITCH ON CONSUMERS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE CORRECTED SWITCH. CONSUMER HAS PAID FOR THREE NEW SIWTCHES PLUS PIGTAILS. THE LAST TIME THE SWITCH BURNED OUT IT CAUSED A DEAD SHORT IN THE WIRING. *JG

NUT FELL OFF BACK OF FIFTH GEAR, DAMAGING THE MAIN SHAFT AND CAUSING TRUCK TO JUMP ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DODGE ADMITS THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT, YET THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. A HORSE IN THE TRAILER BEING TOWED WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT DUE TO THE VIOLENT JERKS AND SWERVES INVOLVED. *TS **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*762504

DODGE FAILS TO ADMIT A PROBLEM WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BECAUSE I DIDN'T FIND THE UNUSED BRAKES WITHIN THE WARRANTY. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE ON OTHER MAKES WITH REAR ABS. MY WORRY IS I'M NOT THE ONLY ON DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES. DODGE SENT A SERVICE BULLITIN TO DEALERS BUT NOT TO INFORM CONSUMERS.*AK

2 YEARS AGO THE 5TH GEAR FAILED AND CHRYSLER COVERED IT THE TRUCK WAS 1000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. IN 8-2001 THE PART FAILED AGAIN WE TOOK IT TO A TRANS SHOP AND THEY FIXED IT FOR $213.OO, IN 9-2001 IT FAILED AGAIN THE TRANS SHOP THAT FIXED IT IN 8-2001 WOULD NOT WARRANY THE NUT BACKING OFF. SO WE HAD TO PAY $766.OO IN 9-2001 THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPE VEHICLES CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WOULD COST ALOT OF MONEY TO RECALL ALL THESE VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED US TO HAVE A WRECK, WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND YOU HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT BECAUSE THE 5TH GEAR FAILS AND IT IS LIKE DRIVING IN NEUTRAL SO YOU DOWNSHIFT AND HOPE NOONE IS CLOSE BEHIND YOU. THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND US THIS LAST TIME AND ALMOST HIT US IN THE REAR END. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND THEY WERE SCARED TO DEATH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FACE UP TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE CHILDREN THAT RIDES IN THESE VEHICLES OR EVEN ADULTS GET KILLED BECAUSE CHRYSLER WANTS TO SAVE MONEY. THE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOT AT OUR COST BUT CHRYSLERS EXPENSE. I AM TIRED OF PAYING FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN CHRYLSER KNOWS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM. BUT I GOT NEWS FOR CHRYSLER THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHRYSLER VEHICLE I OWN. THEY ARE THE SORRIEST PEOPLE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANK YOU CHRISTY HOUSTON. *AK