1998 Dodge RAM Pickup Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 11%of 18 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 1998 Dodge RAM Pickup, 11% of the 18 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have had trouble with the headlight switch it has burned out twice and I have had to have it replaced twice my speedometer doesn't work until it says that I am going 25 miles per hour the brake light on the dash is now on all the time I have also noticed that my door locks are power and as long as you lock and unlock them from the passenger side they work fine but the driver side doesn't work all the time I would like to know if any of these could be some kind of defect that have or will be recalled”
NHTSA complaint #10042971, filed 2003-10Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Dodge RAM Pickup
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Dodge RAM Pickup
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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