1998 Dodge Dodge Truck: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 42 complaints
42
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
Gasoline
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

40,000 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
67,741 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Gasoline
3
Structure
3
Air Conditioner
2
Fuel Injection System
2
Horn
2
Automatic Transmission
2
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
2
Body
2
Steering
2
Frontal
2

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PARKING BRAKE FAILED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AND CRASHING INTO SILO."
"HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ENGAGE DUE TO DESIGN."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 8 CA: 7 NC: 5 NY: 4 FL: 4 WI: 3 IL: 3 AL: 2 PR: 2 DC: 2

Who Files Complaints?

59.5%
Original Owners
40.5%
Second+ Owners

Dodge Dodge Truck — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1991200
1994321
1995261
1996491
1997291
1999704
2000264
2001482
2002252
2003264

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28