1999 Dodge RAM 3500 problems
Owners have filed 146 complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 3500 with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 17.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of structure at 13%.
Complaints146
Crashes11
Fires6
Injuries2
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 17.1% · 25
Structure 13.0% · 19
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.6% · 14
Engine and engine cooling 8.9% · 13
Steering 7.5% · 11
Suspension 5.5% · 8
Unknown or other 4.8% · 7
Air bags 3.4% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire, 2 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Dodge RAM 3500 in this data, 1999 sits 13th by complaint volume. 2012 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 12 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 115,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Continuous at speeds of 40 to 60 mph, auto trans shifts between gears high/low, had transmission replaced that they said was the problem ie: $2,400.00, Did not fix it, still have the same problem. Its well known in the transmission and dealer shops that its a electrical interference from the pumps or alternator that interrupts the shifting signal to the computer, yet they charge us to fix a design problem ! Power train · reported at 51,000 miles
The failure of these items occured on interstate highways at maximum legal speed and had I not been a skilled professional driver 8 to 10 people could have been killed. There are hundreds of other drivers with this problem many of us have been kept quiet by having our trucks repossesed and sued out of business. Some of the other drivers were not as lucky as I and had nasty accidents. No safety defec tlisted. Power train
The contact owns a 1999 Dodge RAM 3500. While driving 45 mph, the gear was shifted into fifth gear and the vehicle decelerated to 40 mph. There were no warning indicators present. The mechanic at the repair shop stated that a nut on the fifth gear failed. No repairs were made. The current mileage was 182,240 and failure mileage was 182,140. Power train · reported at 182,140 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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