Structure
Filed Dec 1, 2009165,000 milesGA
1998 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB- DASH IS CRACKING. THIS TRUCK IS AND HAS BEEN ALWAYS GARAGED. NEGLECT AND MISUSE IS NOT AN ISSUE. ORIGINAL ORDER. *TR
1998 Dodge Quad
Routine
Owners filed 11 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Rear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Door | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSeat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed May 19, 2000LA
THE SEAT BELT WEBBING IS CONSTANTLY GETTING TWISTED, THE DESIGN OF THE LATCH PLATE IS LARGE AND ALLOWS FOR TWISTING OF THE MATERIAL. YH
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 8, 1999CA
PLASTIC DOOR MOLDING STRIP.
Suspension › Rear
Filed Sep 8, 1999CA
REAR AXLE--BEARINGS, SEALS.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ENGINE IS NOT FIXED AFTER SIX REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *YC
Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
CONSTANT POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. *YC
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
NEW SPARK PLUG AND WIRE INSTALLED. YH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
BURNED EXHAUST VALVE ON CYLINDER. YH
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Oct 5, 1998NY
THE DESIGN LOCATION OF THE HORN CAUSES THE DRIVE TO GROPE FOR THE HORN BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED IN THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT INSTEAD OF ON THE STEERING WHEEL SPOKES.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 7, 1998AL
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A MODERATE TO LARGE BUMP.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 7, 1998IL
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,VEHICLE WILL STEER TO THE LEFT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPLACED CALIPERS AND PADS. ALSO, HAS TURNED REAR DRUMS. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING,INTERMITTED PROBLEM. *AK
11 of 11 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.