1998 Dodge Pickup: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 21 complaints
21
Total Complaints
106,500mi
Median Mileage
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

92,000 25th Percentile
106,500 Median Mileage
121,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1
PARKING BRAKE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE HAS A PING AND KNOCK IN THE ENGINE FOR LONG TIME AND VEHCILE STALLS ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING. YH"
"THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERED TO THE LEFT. POWER STEERING LEAK HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT VEHICLE STILL DRIFTS OFF CENTER. *AK *ML"
"THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERED TO THE LEFT. POWER STEERING LEAK HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT VEHICLE STILL DRIFTS OFF CENTER. *AK *ML"

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

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