1998 Dodge Ram 1500 engine and engine cooling problems
35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I own a 1998 dodge ram 1500 4x4 pickup I was driving a friend and her daughter to the dentist I passed a logging truck when I got back in my lane as I was slowing down the truck shuddered and lost power I pulled off the road the only place I could pull off I hit it the was almost off the nut…”
filed Nov 17, 2010
“Automatic transmission slips at cruising speed. My truck, my nephews truck and four others I am aware of in little rock arkansas are all having the same problem. When engine is not pulling or accelerating the transmission slips causing the rpm to rise around 4 hundred to 800 rpm. My nephew stated…”
filed Nov 7, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Ram 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 1500 | 8 | 1% |
| 2011 Ram 1500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2010 Ram 1500 | 13 | 3% |
| 2009 Ram 1500 | 9 | 1% |
| 2008 Ram 1500 | 8 | 1% |
| 2007 Ram 1500 | 13 | 3% |
| 2006 Ram 1500 | 21 | 3% |
| 2005 Ram 1500 | 77 | 7% |
| 2004 Ram 1500 | 116 | 11% |
| 2003 Ram 1500 | 56 | 5% |
| 2002 Ram 1500 | 58 | 7% |
| 2001 Ram 1500 | 51 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.