1998 Dodge Ram 1500 tires problems
27 complaints about tires have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury, 5 deaths.
What owners wrote
Tire seperated from truck, causing loss of control, rolled ? Times, everyone was ejected and killed except for 1. I do not want my information released to the manufacturer, pending legal matters.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 35 MPH the contact noticed that the back end of the vehicle raised up. The spare tire had detached from underneath the vehicle. When the contact stopped the vehicle to inspect it he noticed the cable which held the spare tire in place had popped and caused the spare tire to detach from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500
- Body & structure 102 complaints
- Brakes 72 complaints
- Air bags 63 complaints
- Transmission 45 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 44 complaints
- Engine 38 complaints
- Suspension 36 complaints
- Seat belts 34 complaints