1998 DODGE DODGE TRUCK
42 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 2 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
Recent Complaints
AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT BEFORE CHANGE THE BALL JOINTS THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST. THEY RESPONDED BY TELLING ME THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE FINE. THE REASON I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WAS BECAUSE I HAD HAD MY VEHICLE ALIGNED FOUR TIMES IN THE FIRST 30,000 MILE AND MY TRUCK STILL PULLED TO ONE SIDE. THAT WAS WHEN I WENT TO AN UNBIASED PA
Mileage: 40,000
NOTICE A OIL RESDUE ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. POSSIBLE COMING FROM THE A/C SYSTEM, SECOND OPINION SAID IT WAS COMING FROM THE EVAPERATOR COIL. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER A LOT OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DASH AND THE A/C STOP COOLING.
WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ROAD HAD ICY SPOTS. HIT ONE ICY SPOT, BUT RETAINED CONTROL. THEN, HIT ANOTHER ICY SPOT AND LOST CONTROL/ WENT INTO A DITCH ON PASSENGER'S FRONT. VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AND HIT FRONT OF VEHICLE ON GROUND. IT THEN ROLLED TWICE. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE LANDED ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER WAS STRAPPED IN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 45MPH IN A DODGE DUALEY, OVER A HILL, HIT A COW. UPON IMPACT, FRONT END WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAB OF VEHICLE & NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK