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1993 Dodge B250 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 18, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jun 13, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Dodge B250. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

Body & structure
Filed Jul 18, 2003

THE A-FRAME ASSEMBLY ROTTED OUT AT CONNECTION TO THE MAIN FRAME. THE MAIN FRAME HAD NO VISIBLE ROTTING. *AK CHRYSLER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN SALTY AREAS. THERE WAS NO RUST IN THE VAN. EVIDENCE OF RUST PROTECTION FROM THE FACTORY. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10024678
Incident
Jun 5, 2003
Mileage
175,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 8, 2000

FUEL TANK HAS PREMATURELY DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
863245
Fuel system
Filed Jun 7, 2000

A STRESS CRACK IN FUEL TANK CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PART WAS ORDERED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FUEL TANK WILL BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
863182
Incident
Jun 6, 2000
Engine
Filed Jun 9, 1997

THE CONVERSION COMPANY DRILLED THE CONVERTER INTO THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK GASOLINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
812921
Incident
May 28, 1997
Body & structureBrakesOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Mar 28, 1997

WHEEL WEIGHTS FLEW OFF DUE TO CORROSION.

NHTSA ID
516041
Incident
Mar 17, 1997
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Dec 3, 1996

IGNITION: COIL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL; ALSO CLEANED THROTTLE PLATE/EGR VALVE DUE TO STALLING, ALSO OVERDRIVE/POWER STEERING FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID
511722
Incident
May 1, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 5, 1996

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
978692
Incident
Jan 19, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 3, 1995

CONSUMER FEELS STUDS GOING INTO WHEEL ARE TOO SHORT FOR THE LUG NUTS. TT CONSUMER STATES HE PULLED THE ORIGINAL WHEELS OF THE VAN TO PUT NEW TIRES ON AND THE STUDS WERE SO SHORT THERE WERE ONLY 4 THREADS HOLDING THE WHEELS ON THE VAN, ONE LUG WAS STRIPPED, CONSUMER REPLACED STUDS AT HIS COST. *SLC

NHTSA ID
972837
Incident
Oct 4, 1993
Brakes
Filed Jun 15, 1995
Crash reported

ABS: WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY; STEPPED ON BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN; NO RESPONSE; KEPT ON ROLLING; FRONT END HIT CURB;. *AK

NHTSA ID
966966
Incident
Jan 11, 1995
BrakesElectricalSteering
Filed Jun 13, 1995

VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND RESULTING IN BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY LOST, REPLACE WARM UP MOTOR AND OTHER PARTS, TO NO AVAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
966809

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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