Model year record
1998 Dodge RAM 3500
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 134 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: manual transmission | 9 | 109,387 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 9 | 56,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: switch | 8 | 75,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 7 | 84,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 6 | 79,500 mi |
| Electrical system | 5 | 150,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 5 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 4 | 50,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 4 | 56,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 3 | 120,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 3 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 3 | 19,000 mi |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 3 | — |
| Air bags | 2 | 17,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | 164,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel | 2 | 153,000 mi |
| Fuel system, diesel | 2 | 92,179 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2 | 127,177 mi |
| Interior lighting | 2 | — |
| Parking brake | 2 | 130,000 mi |
| Power train | 2 | 117,620 mi |
| Service brakes | 2 | 173,000 mi |
| Steering | 2 | 173,000 mi |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 2 | — |
| Structure | 2 | 75,000 mi |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: starter assembly: solenoid | 1 | 92,179 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | 120,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | 46,565 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | 170,000 mi |
| Fuel system, other: fuel injection system | 1 | 170,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front | 1 | 101,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, air: antilock: interconnecting assembly(wiring) | 1 | 46,565 mi |
| Service brakes, electric | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum | 1 | — |
| Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | 300,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: wheel bearing | 1 | 173,000 mi |
| Trailer hitches | 1 | 88,000 mi |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | — |
The 1997 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 1999 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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