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 Oct 26, 2005
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 Apr 21, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 23 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Dodge Ram. 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 1–23 of 23
Seat belts
Filed Oct 26, 2005
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 95V1030000 CONCERNING THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT SECURE THE OCCUPANT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE SHOULDER BELT STRAP WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME HE USED THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK (11/21/05) *SC
NHTSA ID
10140877
Incident
Aug 15, 2005
Mileage
17,000 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 23, 2002
WHILE JUMPING ANOTHER VEHICLE ENGINE SENSOR FAILED COMPLETELY. TOOK TO DEALER PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHCILE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
NHTSA ID
8008332
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 13, 2002
TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
880639
Incident
Jan 11, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 26, 2000
Fire reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND IN FRONT OF HOUSE. CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY NEIGHBORS AND TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. FIREMAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AREA THE WIRING.*AK
NHTSA ID
864271
Incident
Jun 18, 2000
Engine
Filed Jun 6, 2000
Fire reported
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
NHTSA ID
552516
Incident
Apr 28, 2000
Electrical
Filed Sep 27, 1999
Fire reported
UNDERHOOD WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
848789
Seat belts
Filed Jun 18, 1999
CAR SEAT FILL OUT OF CAPTAIN CHAIR.
NHTSA ID
707677
Transmission
Filed Dec 7, 1998
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
831882
Incident
Aug 8, 1997
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 3, 1998
Fire reported
THE DEFECTIVE A/C WIRING GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHICH CAUSES SMOKE AND FIRE. REPLACED THE SWITCH TWICE. PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
826665
Incident
Jun 3, 1997
Brakes
Filed May 20, 1998
COMPLETE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED AND STILL FAILS.
NHTSA ID
535764
Incident
Oct 2, 1996
Suspension
Filed Apr 28, 1997
VEHICLE ANDERS, FEELS VERY LOOSE AND DRIFTS FROM LANE TO LANE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
NHTSA ID
811743
Body & structure
Filed Feb 20, 1997
THE FRAME BROKE OFF FROM THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
NHTSA ID
807554
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 17, 1996
THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE PINNED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO GET OCCUPANT FROM BETWEEN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN FOR SERVICE. *AK
NHTSA ID
806470
Incident
Dec 16, 1996
Engine
Filed Aug 14, 1996
Fire reported
ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
NHTSA ID
507467
Incident
Jul 20, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed May 28, 1996
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS FALL BACK WHEN PULLING FORWARD. *AK
NHTSA ID
984862
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 1996
ACCELERATOR CABLE SEPARATES. *DSH
NHTSA ID
501136
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
Steering
Filed Aug 8, 1995
AS STEERING COUPLER WEARS OU, MORE PLAY SHOWS UP IN STEERING WHEEL, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IN A TURN. *AK
NHTSA ID
970122
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Transmission
Filed Jul 10, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
NHTSA ID
484196
Incident
Jun 5, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Jun 22, 1995
RETURN HOSE DISCONNECTED FROM GAS LINE, CAUSING GASOLINE LEAK. *SKD
NHTSA ID
485183
Incident
Jun 2, 1995
Steering
Filed May 31, 1995
STEERING COUPLING BADLY WORN; READY TO BREAK; IF BREAKS, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT; CAUSED DIFFICULT STEERING. TT
NHTSA ID
966158
Incident
May 30, 1995
Transmission
Filed Apr 21, 1995
Crash reported
TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTEED FROM PARK TO REVERSE 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA ID
964198
Incident
Apr 14, 1995
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.