FaultScore report
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1998 Dodge Quad with NHTSA between 1998 and 2009. The largest single group is the engine & cooling. Across this model's run it ranks 5 of 5 worst.
FaultScore 29/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Dodge Quad.
How this is worked out12
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 165,000 miles
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
STRUCTURE
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.
NHTSA complaint #10294133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SEAT BELT WEBBING IS CONSTANTLY GETTING TWISTED, THE DESIGN OF THE LATCH PLATE IS LARGE AND ALLOWS FOR TWISTING OF THE MATERIAL. YH
NHTSA complaint #552328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PLASTIC DOOR MOLDING STRIP.
NHTSA complaint #609567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR AXLE--BEARINGS, SEALS.
NHTSA complaint #609633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NEW SPARK PLUG AND WIRE INSTALLED. YH
NHTSA complaint #606710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BURNED EXHAUST VALVE ON CYLINDER. YH
NHTSA complaint #606995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSTANT POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION.
NHTSA complaint #606996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IS NOT FIXED AFTER SIX REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
NHTSA complaint #606990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
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.
NHTSA complaint #541815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A MODERATE TO LARGE BUMP.
NHTSA complaint #540653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
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.
NHTSA complaint #826396 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
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.
NHTSA complaint #826396 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.