Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Dodge Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Driving down the road going about forty miles per hour and my dash exploded and the air bag deployed |
| 2020-06-28 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | I I PURCHASED NEW TRUCK TIRES THAT SELF DESTRUCTED IN 4,000 MILES. COMPLETE A MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN FRE… |
| 2019-06-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT CONTROLLER FAILED AND CAUSED MY BATTERIES TO DRAIN. LEFT US STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. ONCE WE RECHAR… |
| 2019-04-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE LINKAGE IS A RECALL. I TOOK IT TO DOUGLAS CHRYSTLER JEEP DODGE RAM DEALER IN VENICE, FL AND THEY SAID THE… |
| 2018-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAZZARD: INTERMITTENT HEAD LAMP OPERATION (LOW AND/OR HIGH BEAM CUT-OFF) CAUSE: UNKNOWN. SAFETY ISSUE: KEEPING THE … |
| 2018-02-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FOUR MASTERCRAFT COURSER AXT (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 285/75/R16/ (NA… |
| 2017-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 98 RAM 2500 V10 IF I GO ABOUT 65 MPH THERE IS A MASSIVE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IF I SPEED UP TO 70 … |
| 2017-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. UPON GETTING IN VEHICLE, I FOUND BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKE… |
| 2016-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING A CAR FROM INDIO CA TO PHX. AZ WHEN IT STARTED TICKING AND SMOKEING AND LOST POWER I PULLEDOVER CHECKED T… |
| 2016-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER REAR ARM SUPPORT BRACKET WELD ARE CRACKING TWISTING TEARING FROM MAIN FRAME RAIL. THE FRAME WE… |
| 2016-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE UPPER INTERIOR DASH PANEL CRACKING INTO MANY PIECE. DURING ACCIDENT THE PANEL WILL COME A FLYING MISSILE OF PARTS… |
| 2016-03-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND FAILED CAUSING LOOSE OF BRAKE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED THIS EXPOSED THE PROBLEM… |
| 2016-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND PIECES WERE FALLIN… |
| 2015-10-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. THE CON… |
| 2015-07-31 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH FRACTURED IN THE AREA WHERE THE T… |
| 2015-07-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE TENDS TO WANDER AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN PROPER LOCATI… |
| 2015-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT… |
| 2014-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE VIA THE BRAKE OR BY HITTING OFF ON THE STEERING WHEEL. … |
| 2014-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500, I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE DODGES AND READ ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET, THE FRON… |
| 2014-01-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 1998.5 24VALVE CUMMINS DIESEL, ONE OWNER WITH FACTORY ECM (799) UPDATE, NEVER ANY "CHIPS". ON COLD START UP, EVERYTHI… |
| 2013-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WENT TO PUT BRAKES ON AND DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW AND ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON. IM GOING TO FIX IT M… |
| 2013-04-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NO LONGER RELEASE THEREFORE CANNOT BE USED ANYMORE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF SEAT BELT CONTROL MO… |
| 2012-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING LEFT AT ANY SPEED HAVE A SERIOUS SHUDDER. TRUCK HAS NEW WHEEL BEARINGS TIE ROD ENDS ROTORS AND CALIPERS D… |
| 2012-05-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS SERIOUSLY CRACKED AND BROKEN, CHUNKS ARE MISSING, CRACKS GO FROM FRONT ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD, GIVI… |
| 2012-04-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HWY880 NORTH BOUND JUST PAST 238 JUNCTION PULLING MY BOAT. MY BOAT WEIGHS APPROX 7000#. I HAD JUST MERGED … |
| 2012-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DASH HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS DEVELOPING CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE PART. IT IS FALLING APART. *TR |
| 2012-03-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 THREE OF THE FIVE STOCK GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S 245/75 R16 TIRES HAVE BEEN VOLUNTARILY REPLACED… |
| 2012-01-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE … |
| 2011-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICAT… |
| 2011-10-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | UPON REMOVAL OF DASHBOARD TO REPLACE HEATER AND EVAPORATOR CORES WHILE REMOVING THE DASHBOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO DUST THE… |
| 2011-01-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | EVENT: PULLED UP IN FRONT OF BARN TO GET A LOAD OF HAY. MOVED GEAR SELECTOR LEVER TO REVERSE TO BACK UP TO BUILDIN… |
| 2010-02-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS … |
| 2009-12-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 1 | 1998 DODGE 2500 TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS VERY OFTEN AT LEAST THREE TIMES A… |
| 2009-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 1998 DODGE 4X4 TRUCK. NO WARNING BRAKES FAILED. LINE FAULTY. *TR |
| 2009-09-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 AT 11:30 AM, I WAS DRIVING A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 PULLING A SMALL 6X10 SINGLE AXLE TRAILER AT 6… |
| 2009-06-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MY DODGE 2500 STARTED SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT, IM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I WILL KILL SOMEBODY… |
| 2009-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD HAD NUMEROUS HAIRLINE… |
| 2008-04-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | I NOTICED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN RETURNING FROM A TRIP. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED TH… |
| 2008-03-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PLASTIC DASHBOARD MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE. 1998 YEAR MODEL DODGE RAM 2500HD 24V DSL 4X4 QC SB TRUCK...DASH STARTED GET… |
| 2008-02-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVING ON I-89 S. AT 50 MPH WHEN SNOW STORM TURN INTO A WHITE OUT WHEN I CAME UPON A STATE PLOW TRUCK IN PASSING LANE … |
| 2008-01-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | Yes | 0 | I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY STEERING WAS ACTING FUNNY - SORT OF JERKING TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. AS I LEFT T… |
| 2007-09-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE CONTROL PANEL. *TR |
| 2007-08-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP MY DASH IS FALLING APART. IT HAS CRACKS AND LARGE HOLES IN IT. I AM AFRAID IT MY SET OFF M… |
| 2007-02-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY CRASH (65 MPH) NEITHER SEAT BELT HELD FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS - BOTH OF WHOM WERE HURT. AIR BAGS DID N… |
| 2007-01-25 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE RAM 2500, DASHBOARD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. FEEL IT COULD BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS IT DEGRADES… |
| 2006-12-27 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN | No | 0 | ON MY 1998 DODGE 2500 4X4 TRUCK THE MAIN STEERING SHAFT SHEARED OFF THE STEERING BOX ABOVE THE PITMAN ARM WITHOUT NOTI… |
| 2006-09-19 | TIRES | No | 1 | TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 75 IN MANATEE COUNTY. PICK-UP TRUCK BEGAN TO FISH TAIL, CAUSING SEVERAL VEHICLES TO SWERV… |
| 2006-07-10 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 DODGE 2500 QUAD CAB WITH THE CUMMINGS DIESEL. I TOW A ENCLOSED LAWN TRAILER THAT WEIGHS ABOUT 500 LBS. HI… |
| 2006-06-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 24 VALVE CUMMINS DIESEL DASH BOARD CRACKING SEVERELY, ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, … |
| 2006-03-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, A SMOKE SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH NO FLAMES WE… |