Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Dodge Ram 3500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT LEAST THE THIRD TIME I HAVE REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, TWICE THE HARNESS BECAUSE IT MELTED TOGETHER. AND NOW TODA… |
| 2017-07-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING AND HAS SHARP SHARDS THAT CUTS HANDS WHEN CLEANING IT. |
| 2017-06-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATING |
| 2016-03-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. WHILE M… |
| 2016-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL SITTING IN PARK AND THE TRANSMISSION BUCKED TRIED TO GO FORWARD EVEN AGAINST THE BRAKES |
| 2014-06-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP A GRIP… |
| 2013-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVAT… |
| 2011-11-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS DESCRIBED IN SAFETY RECALL #819 FOR 1995-1997 MODEL VEHICLES,… |
| 2010-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE T… |
| 2009-03-10 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | I WAS LOADING MY TRACTOR ON MY TRAILER, WHEN I NOTICED THE RECEIVER HITCH TEARING AWAY FROM MY TRUCK FAME. I CALLED DOD… |
| 2009-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE SERVICE BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY OFTEN. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IN THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE IT FOR EVALUAT… |
| 2008-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CAVED IN WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING APPROX 68 MPH ON THE FREEWAY (I- 15 NORTHBOUND THROUGH L… |
| 2007-11-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SEV… |
| 2007-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | TL*- THE WIRING OF THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS SWITCH BURNED ON THE CONTACT'S 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR … |
| 2006-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS, THE ALARM SUDDENLY SOUNDED. BY THE TIME THE DOOR WA… |
| 2006-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS… |
| 2006-07-05 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE RETAINING NUT FOR FIFTH-GEAR HAS FAILED. DEALER OFFERED REPAIR KIT... CONTAINED NEW M… |
| 2006-04-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 3500, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY. THE… |
| 2005-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STARTED VEHICLE IN ORDER TO MOVE IT. THEN, HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE STARTER KEPT RUNNING, CAUS… |
| 2005-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED AND LOST POWER AT 70 MPH LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I WAS BARELY … |
| 2005-09-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND CANNOT BE USED OR TIGHTEN UP TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO UNLATCH THEM DUE TO THE SEAT BELT MO… |
| 2005-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEAT/FIRE NO HEADLIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS. FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING REPLACED WIRING AND HEADLIGHT … |
| 2005-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM THE LOCKNUT WAS INADEQUATE TO ENSURE THAT THE 5TH GEAR WAS FULLY ENGA… |
| 2004-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED,CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2004-11-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT AN IMPACT OF 30-40 MPH, AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED.… |
| 2004-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING LOW SPEED ABS BRAKES ENGAGED. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID N… |
| 2004-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1998 DODGE RAM TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *MR WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WHILE PULLIN… |
| 2004-05-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE BETWEEN 4,000 AND 5,000 RPMS WH… |
| 2004-05-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | ON MAY 10TH, 2004, I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE 3500 AND TRAVELING SOUTH ON HWY 116 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM COPPERAS … |
| 2004-04-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING BOTH OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CRACKED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. HOWEVE… |
| 2004-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | FRONT SEAL OF MOTOR BUSTED/KNOW PROBLEM WITH DIESELS. *JB |
| 2003-12-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUD… |
| 2003-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN INTRASTATE HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER (AS IF SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL). VEHICLE TAKEN TO TR… |
| 2003-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, 5TH GEAR DISENGAGED--(AS IF SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL). TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, TOLD BO… |
| 2003-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FLOOR BOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE FRONT SEATS.*AK |
| 2003-09-30 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DEFROSTER WON'T WORK DUE TO BROKEN DASH |
| 2003-09-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | BURNING ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD. ALL LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF. TURNED OF HEADLIGHTS AND BURNING ODOR AND S… |
| 2003-07-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 5TH GEAR SUDDENLY CEASED TO WORK ON MY VERY WELL MAINTAINED 36,000 MILE 98 DODGE 3500 MANUAL DRIVE TRUCK. MY FATHER A… |
| 2003-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | 1998-2001 B-VAN (DODGE FULL SIZE) BS CONTROL MODULE IS PROTECTED WITH A 40 AMP FUSE. A 10 GA. WIRE COMES OUT OF THE CO… |
| 2003-06-19 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASES WITHOUT PULLING THE RELEASE LEVER. RANDOMLY POPS OFF. *NLM |
| 2003-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BECAME VERY HOT AND MELTED, AND SHORTED OUT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH AND DISABLED THE PARKING LIGHTS.… |
| 2003-01-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LOSS OF FIFTH GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) WHILE GOING UP A MOUNTAIN ON INTERSTATE 25 IN WYOMING RESULTING IN RAPID DECEL… |
| 2003-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH |
| 2003-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | EVENTS ARE THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK, CRUMBLING SMALL PIECES INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, AIR BAG VICINITY, AND … |
| 2002-10-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT EXTEND. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LITTLE PIN IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT LET THE BELTS EXTEND. WHY… |
| 2002-09-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFI… |
| 2002-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH BACK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT .*AK |
| 2002-06-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. FORCED TO DRIVE DOWN HIGHWAY W/O LIGHTS, PUTTING MYSELF… |
| 2002-06-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 50 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTUERE… |
| 2002-05-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | NUT FELL OFF BACK OF FIFTH GEAR, DAMAGING THE MAIN SHAFT AND CAUSING TRUCK TO JUMP ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DODGE ADMITS T… |