1998 Dodge Ram 3500 power train problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Dodge Ram 3500 — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On three different occasions the retaining nut for fifth-gear has failed. Dealer offered repair kit... Contained new main shaft for tranny. Cost was $3600.00, chrysler refuses to acknowledge defect in manufacturing of thread tapering. There is also no power brakes. Abs seems to not be working…”
filed Nov 25, 2008
“Diesel engine, manual transmission, 3500. The nut that holds the 5th gear on in the transmission comes off while the vehicle is moving at a high rate of speed. Resulting in no 5th gear. It is known that the nut sometimes jams the rest of the transmission, resulting in no transmission at all when…”
filed Oct 4, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Ram 3500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 3500 | 28 | 8% |
| 2011 Ram 3500 | 9 | 4% |
| 2010 Ram 3500 | 8 | 5% |
| 2009 Ram 3500 | 4 | 4% |
| 2008 Ram 3500 | 10 | 6% |
| 2007 Ram 3500 | 14 | 7% |
| 2006 Ram 3500 | 22 | 9% |
| 2005 Ram 3500 | 32 | 16% |
| 2004 Ram 3500 | 64 | 30% |
| 2003 Ram 3500 | 26 | 9% |
| 2002 Ram 3500 | 5 | 11% |
| 2001 Ram 3500 | 14 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Dodge Ram 3500
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.