1998 Dodge Ram 1500 vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I understand that there was a recall of defective clocksprings that disabled airbags in certain dodge products (safety recall 982)(nhtsa identification number 01v-153). The recall included vehicles in the vin last 8 digits ws501493 to ws771681. My 1998 dodge ram 1500 has a last eight digits of…”
filed Jan 10, 2014
“While driving my 1998 dodge ram 1500 2wd 5.2 auto., the throttle stuck open at half throttle and I have no floor mats to get caught in the pedals,I tired pulling the pedal up with my foot, I had to switch the truck off while on the interstate, coasted to the shoulder and it was still stuck…”
filed Dec 19, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Ram 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 1500 | 28 | 4% |
| 2011 Ram 1500 | 19 | 3% |
| 2010 Ram 1500 | 9 | 2% |
| 2009 Ram 1500 | 12 | 2% |
| 2008 Ram 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2007 Ram 1500 | 13 | 3% |
| 2006 Ram 1500 | 21 | 3% |
| 2005 Ram 1500 | 17 | 1% |
| 2004 Ram 1500 | 26 | 2% |
| 2003 Ram 1500 | 20 | 2% |
| 2002 Ram 1500 | 22 | 3% |
| 2001 Ram 1500 | 18 | 2% |
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.