One problem related to underhood wiring has been reported for the 1998 Dodge Ram 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving at 45 mph consumer smelled smoke and turned off the heater. Smoke was coming from the under the hood. Consumer pulled into the dealer ship, and the dealer put out the fire. Dealer could not determine the problem.
| Horn Assembly problems | |
| Underhood Wiring problems | |
| Alternator/generator/regulator problems | |
| Ignition problems | |
| Battery Dead problems |