1998 Dodge RAM 1500 airbag problems

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOISED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V153000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,915.

NHTSA complaint #10875934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

NHTSA complaint #10863192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V153000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. MA 08/13/15

NHTSA complaint #10726917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRINGS THAT DISABLED AIRBAGS IN CERTAIN DODGE PRODUCTS (SAFETY RECALL 982)(NHTSA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 01V-153). THE RECALL INCLUDED VEHICLES IN THE VIN LAST 8 DIGITS WS501493 TO WS771681. MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A LAST EIGHT DIGITS OF [XXX]. THUS, IT DOES FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF RECALLED VIN NUMBERS. HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON MY TRUCK IS NOT DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THOSE RECALLED. HOWEVER, I HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BOTH OF THESE ARE INDICATIONS OF A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING JUST AS ON THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WHY MY VEHICLE MAKE MODEL AND YEAR IS NOT DESCRIBED AS RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE LAST EIGHT VIN DIGITS FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF THOSE RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT. CAN THE RECALL OF THIS BE STUDIED FURTHER AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10559427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

I HAVE OWNED THE 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 NEW IN THE DASH IS CRACKED.

NHTSA complaint #10496418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG AND HORN CONTACT UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA complaint #10492000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. LIKE MANY OF THESE TRUCKS MY DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY BREAKING APART AND COLLAPSING. I HAVE READ ON LINE WHERE THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH MY VEHICLE. MY TRUCK HAS AN AIRBAG BUILT IN THE DASH BOARD AND I AM CONCERNED THAT A SHARP PLASTIC SHARD COULD CAUSE SEVERE BODILY INJURY IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED OR IF THE AIRBAG WILL EVEN WORK SINCE THE DASH BOARD HAS CAVED IN. DEALERS ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD WIRING COULD CATCH FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10345088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS A CHRONIC CASE OF CRACKED DASH. THIS HAS BEEN HEAVILY NOTED FROM 1998 MODELS THROUGH THE 2004 MODELS. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO PASSENGER SAFETY BECAUSE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER COULD BE IMPALED BY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE FRACTURED DASH. THESE DASHES NEED TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA complaint #10321300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS A CHRONIC CASE OF CRACKED DASH. THIS HAS BEEN HEAVILY NOTED FROM 1998 MODELS THROUGH THE 2004 MODELS. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO PASSENGER SAFETY BECAUSE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY THE PASSENGER OF DRIVER COULD BE IMPALED BY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE FRACTURED DASH. THESE DASHES NEED TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA complaint #10218979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL # 01V153000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

NHTSA complaint #10188331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT REMAINS ON.

NHTSA complaint #10133908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

ACCORDING TO THE NHSTA RECALL DATABASE, A RECALL (01V153000) ALREADY EXISTS FOR 1998 DODGE RAM TRUCK CONCERNING THE AIR BAG AND IS SPECIFIC TO MY VIN NUMBER OF [XXX]. HOWEVER, UPON CALLING DODGE AT THE NUMBER SPECIFIED IN THE FILING, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL ALTHOUGH IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS ADDRESSED IN THE NOTIFICATION. NO ACTION WAS AVAILABLE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #10128125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED, AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT COME UP IN THE COMPUTER. . RECALL 01V153000.

NHTSA complaint #10087965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, RENDERING THE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE, PER THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA complaint #10073602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.