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1993 Dodge Ram Van 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 Mar 4, 2010
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Jun 5, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Dodge Ram Van. 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

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Brakes
Filed Mar 4, 2010

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FRONT DISC BRAKES ONLY PARTIALLY RELEASED FROM LOCKED UP. STILL MOSTLY ON. DRAGGING EXCESSIVLY. DROVESAFELY HOME LESS THAN 3 MILES. LOTS OF HOT BRAKES ODOR. PARKED OVERNIGHT. NEXT MORNING NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PROBLEM THE NIGHT BEFORE. 1993 DODGE RAMVAN 3500 1TON MAXIVAN. VIN:[XXX] . GOT ON LINE TO TRY TO GET SOME INFO ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW TO CORRECT. FOUND INFO ON RECALL#93V082000 BRAKES/HYDRAULIC-ANTISKID SYSTEM 1993 DODGE RAMVAN3500 MAXIVAN. CONTACTED DAN BECKER, SERVICE ADVISOR AT STOCKTON DODGE INCORPORATION -DEALER:59548. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT THE SUBJECT OR OBJECT OF ANY RECALL. I MENTIONED THE INFO I FOUND ONLINE TO NO AVAIL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE FACTS AS YOU KNOW THEM. WAS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON 1993 DODGE VANS? WAS THERE A RECALL? IS RECALL#93V082000 A BOGUS NUMBER? WAS MY VAN RECALLED AND REPAIRED? IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND MY VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT, MAY I EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE NOT AT MY EXPENSE? [XXX] *TR

NHTSA ID
10316552
Incident
Mar 1, 2010
Mileage
36,130 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 15, 2004
Crash reported

EVERY YEAR SINCE OCT. 2000 (BOUGHT THE VAN IN MARCH 2000) WHEN WE USE THE AC THE CHECK GUAGES LIGHT COMES ON, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS AND THE ENGINE MAKES A TAPPING NOISE. IN OCT. OF 2000 WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE PCM AND THEY REPLACED THAT ALONG WITH AN AC MODULE. TWICE THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT AND OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (ONCE IN 2000 AND AGAIN ON JUNE 9, 2003). TWICE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN JUNE OF 2002 THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WE HAD TO REPLACE AN OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE SERVICEMEN AT SCHAEFER & STROMINGHER(JUNE 11, 2003) THAT IF I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY I SHOULD LOOK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE (BETWEEN HIM, ME AND THE LAMPPOST). I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE HAD PULLED ALL OF OUR SERVICE RECORDS AND WAS TRYING TO BE AS HONEST AS HE COULD WITHOUT GETTING INTO TROUBLE.

NHTSA ID
10070358
Incident
Jun 15, 2002
Brakes
Filed Jun 5, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

CAR WAS IN PARK WITH EM. BRAKE ON, PARKED ON AN INCLINE. DRIVER LEFT CAR RUNNING FOR APPROX. 4 MINS. WHEN SHE RETURNED, SHE DECIDED NOT TO LEAVE AGAIN, SO REACHED IN AND TURNED KEY TO SHUT OF IGNITION. VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN HILL. EMER. BRAKE WAS STILL ON. DRIVER FELL OUT OF CAR. CAR WENT DOWN EMBANKEMENT. HIT TREE AND CAME TO A STANDSTILL IN GULLY, STILL UPRIGHT. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO UNDERCARRAIGE OF CAR. DRIVER RECEIVED ABRASIONS AND BRUISES, SPRAINED WRIST. WHEN THE CAR WAS EXAMINED WE COULD SEE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STILL ENGAGED, BUT THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, INSTEAD OF PARK. *AK

NHTSA ID
723602
Incident
Jun 4, 2000

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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