This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The engine caught fire on a 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 truck. There was no warning before it happened. This happened one block from our home. The truck just died and a lot of smoke was released from the front end of the car. A few moments later fire erupted and there is extensive damage to the truck.
Consumer was having problems with the intake manifold. The intake manifold ruptured which caused the oil to be sucked out of the oil pan, after the repair was made on the gasket, the bearing on the crankshaft failed, prior to the failure the consumer noticed the oil pressure gauge did not register correctly.
Oil changes were done every 3000-5000 miles. The third and fourth piston rods were worn down and then broke. ******dims 11 IVOQ entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*****7757169
Excessive loss of engine coolant, but no sign of leakages. Vehicle been in / out of dealer shop on four occasions, and still unable to locate problem. The consumer indicated that the manufacturer interntionally with held the possible problem with V-10 engine to avoid recall. Accorcing to the information obtained from internet, the manufacturer had indicated that the V-10 heads and crankshaft could experience hair line cracks causing internal coolant leakage. Spark plugs failed. Front brake pads faied. Left lower ball joint failed.
When driving the plenum within the engine head gasket blew out. This part has blowen out every 6 thousand miles, parts have been replaced on three different occasions.
Leaking oil through tailpipe-engine clatter at high speed. Defective intake base gasket. Blew out four quarts of oil over 750 mile trip, mostly interstate travel. Service bulletin not divulged to owner during routine service.
Failure of the intake gasket caused the engine's oil supply to be evacuated through the vacuum system. Not only was this event detrimental to the engine itself but it also contaminated the vacuum and exhaust systems.
Truck vibrates between 30-67 mph. Dealer has changed the torque converter, drivershaft, replaced ring and pinion, yoke, bearings and seals. Truck has burned 1/2 qt of oil per 1000 miles since new.
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- Glenview, IL, USA