1998 Dodge Ram Pickup: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints
27
Total Complaints
122,500mi
Median Mileage
Frontal
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,500 25th Percentile
122,500 Median Mileage
128,610 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Frontal
3
Structure
3
Horn
1
Fog Lights
1
Turn Signal
1
Underbody Shields
1
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
1
Trailer Hitches
1
Rotor
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HORN PAD ON STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO PUSH."
"CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS ALONG WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. UPON APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING 50 MPH, REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACT..."
"CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS ALONG WITH REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. UPON APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING 50 MPH, REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WENT OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACT..."

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.

CA: 8 TN: 4 IL: 3 PA: 2 CO: 2 MO: 1 NH: 1 CT: 1 GA: 1 TX: 1

Who Files Complaints?

40.7%
Original Owners
59.3%
Second+ Owners

Dodge Ram Pickup — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1997210
1999342
2001211
2002295

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