1998 Dodge Ram 2500 vehicle speed control problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving at highway speed the cruise control would not disengage via the brake or by hitting off on the steering wheel. If I put the clutch in the engine was idling at 2300 rpms. The throttle was stuck on and I could not slow down... I turned the engine off and turning it back on again the problem…”
filed Oct 10, 2014
“1998.5 24valve cummins diesel, one owner with factory ecm (799) update, never any "chips". On cold start up, everything normal until I go to take off, any application to the accelerator and as if I put the accelerator all the way to the floor, truck will continue to accelerate until either I remove…”
filed Feb 8, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Ram 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 2500 | 6 | 2% |
| 2011 Ram 2500 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 Ram 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 Ram 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 Ram 2500 | 9 | 3% |
| 2007 Ram 2500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2006 Ram 2500 | 10 | 1% |
| 2005 Ram 2500 | 6 | 1% |
| 2004 Ram 2500 | 17 | 3% |
| 2003 Ram 2500 | 10 | 2% |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 5 | 3% |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 4 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Dodge Ram 2500
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.