1992 Dodge Ram Pickup Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1992 Dodge Ram Pickup, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes228.6%
- Suspension228.6%
- Driver assistance114.3%
- Engine114.3%
- Tires & wheels114.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
DEALER REPACKED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. *SLC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES REAL HARD VEHICLE SKIDDED SIDEWAYS, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
DEALER REPACKED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT AROUND CORNER WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, HAD NO CONTROL, WENT CROSS MEDIAN, SPUN AROUND, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK ALSO PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING, AS WELL AS GEAR WORN AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES HE MADE A LEFT TURN AND AFTER STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE CONSUMER ACCELERATED MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN FROM BEING STRAIGHT AHEAD THE TRUCK WNET ACROSS CENTER LINE AND CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT AROUND CORNER WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, HAD NO CONTROL, WENT CROSS MEDIAN, SPUN AROUND, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK ALSO PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING, AS WELL AS GEAR WORN AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES HE MADE A LEFT TURN AND AFTER STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE CONSUMER ACCELERATED MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN FROM BEING STRAIGHT AHEAD THE TRUCK WNET ACROSS CENTER LINE AND CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT AROUND CORNER WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, HAD NO CONTROL, WENT CROSS MEDIAN, SPUN AROUND, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK ALSO PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING, AS WELL AS GEAR WORN AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES HE MADE A LEFT TURN AND AFTER STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE CONSUMER ACCELERATED MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN FROM BEING STRAIGHT AHEAD THE TRUCK WNET ACROSS CENTER LINE AND CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
DEALER REPACKED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .