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1990 Dodge W250 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Apr 21, 2021
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1990 Dodge W250, 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

  • Fuel system125.0%
  • Other / unspecified125.0%
  • Suspension125.0%
  • Tires & wheels125.0%

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

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK , LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE FUEL, TANK STRAPS HAD GIVEN WAY, DROPPING THE WHOLE TANK AND ALL THE FUEL. *AK

NHTSA ID 845130 · filed Aug 16, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ON MARCH 29TH AT 2:20 PM I HAD BOLTED ON AND TORQUED TO SPEC BRAND NEW TIRES AND WHEELS(WHICH I HAD BOUGHT FROM CUSTOM OFFSETS ONLINE AND WHERE SHIPPED TO ME BALANCED, MOUNTED AND READY TO GO) THEN AT AROUND 3:30PM THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND IN ABOUT 2 MILES FROM GETTING ON THE FREEWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK FALL ONTO THE RIM. AS SOON AS THE PRIOR EVENTS TOOK PLACE I SLOWLY STARTING TAPPING THE BREAKS TO WORK UP TO BREAKING FASTER AND HARDER TO SLOW DOWN BUT ON THE PARTICULAR PART OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS ON THE SHOULDER WAS LOSING MORE AND MORE AREA SO I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP HITTING THE K RAIL NOT INTENTIONALLY, COMING TO A STOP. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD NOT HIT NOR RUN ANYTHING OVER ON THIS CLEAN SMOOTH STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. AS DESCRIBED PRIOR I HAD STARTED TAPPING ON THE BREAKS SO I DIDN'T LOCK THEM UP THEN EVENTUALLY FULLY BREAKING AFTER TAPPING. FURTHER TO ADD 4 DAYS LATER ON APRIL 2 I WAS TAKING OFF THE WHEELS AND TIRES TO SEND THEM BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM (CUSTOM OFFSETS) I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO COME OFF THE BEAD AND CREATE A EGG ON THE SIDE WALL WHICH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE TWO AND JUST ONE DEFECTIVE TIRES SENT TO ME.THE TIRES WERE TOYO OPEN COUNTRY AT 3'S 315/75/16 AND THE WHEELS WERE AMERICAN RACING WHEELS 16X10'S SUPPLIED TO ME BY CUSTOM OFFSETS WEBSITE BALANCED AND MOUNTED.

NHTSA ID 11413279 · filed Apr 21, 2021

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.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ON MARCH 29TH AT 2:20 PM I HAD BOLTED ON AND TORQUED TO SPEC BRAND NEW TIRES AND WHEELS(WHICH I HAD BOUGHT FROM CUSTOM OFFSETS ONLINE AND WHERE SHIPPED TO ME BALANCED, MOUNTED AND READY TO GO) THEN AT AROUND 3:30PM THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND IN ABOUT 2 MILES FROM GETTING ON THE FREEWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK FALL ONTO THE RIM. AS SOON AS THE PRIOR EVENTS TOOK PLACE I SLOWLY STARTING TAPPING THE BREAKS TO WORK UP TO BREAKING FASTER AND HARDER TO SLOW DOWN BUT ON THE PARTICULAR PART OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS ON THE SHOULDER WAS LOSING MORE AND MORE AREA SO I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP HITTING THE K RAIL NOT INTENTIONALLY, COMING TO A STOP. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD NOT HIT NOR RUN ANYTHING OVER ON THIS CLEAN SMOOTH STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. AS DESCRIBED PRIOR I HAD STARTED TAPPING ON THE BREAKS SO I DIDN'T LOCK THEM UP THEN EVENTUALLY FULLY BREAKING AFTER TAPPING. FURTHER TO ADD 4 DAYS LATER ON APRIL 2 I WAS TAKING OFF THE WHEELS AND TIRES TO SEND THEM BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM (CUSTOM OFFSETS) I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO COME OFF THE BEAD AND CREATE A EGG ON THE SIDE WALL WHICH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE TWO AND JUST ONE DEFECTIVE TIRES SENT TO ME.THE TIRES WERE TOYO OPEN COUNTRY AT 3'S 315/75/16 AND THE WHEELS WERE AMERICAN RACING WHEELS 16X10'S SUPPLIED TO ME BY CUSTOM OFFSETS WEBSITE BALANCED AND MOUNTED.

NHTSA ID 11413279 · filed Apr 21, 2021

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.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ON MARCH 29TH AT 2:20 PM I HAD BOLTED ON AND TORQUED TO SPEC BRAND NEW TIRES AND WHEELS(WHICH I HAD BOUGHT FROM CUSTOM OFFSETS ONLINE AND WHERE SHIPPED TO ME BALANCED, MOUNTED AND READY TO GO) THEN AT AROUND 3:30PM THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND IN ABOUT 2 MILES FROM GETTING ON THE FREEWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK FALL ONTO THE RIM. AS SOON AS THE PRIOR EVENTS TOOK PLACE I SLOWLY STARTING TAPPING THE BREAKS TO WORK UP TO BREAKING FASTER AND HARDER TO SLOW DOWN BUT ON THE PARTICULAR PART OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS ON THE SHOULDER WAS LOSING MORE AND MORE AREA SO I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP HITTING THE K RAIL NOT INTENTIONALLY, COMING TO A STOP. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD NOT HIT NOR RUN ANYTHING OVER ON THIS CLEAN SMOOTH STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. AS DESCRIBED PRIOR I HAD STARTED TAPPING ON THE BREAKS SO I DIDN'T LOCK THEM UP THEN EVENTUALLY FULLY BREAKING AFTER TAPPING. FURTHER TO ADD 4 DAYS LATER ON APRIL 2 I WAS TAKING OFF THE WHEELS AND TIRES TO SEND THEM BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM (CUSTOM OFFSETS) I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO COME OFF THE BEAD AND CREATE A EGG ON THE SIDE WALL WHICH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE TWO AND JUST ONE DEFECTIVE TIRES SENT TO ME.THE TIRES WERE TOYO OPEN COUNTRY AT 3'S 315/75/16 AND THE WHEELS WERE AMERICAN RACING WHEELS 16X10'S SUPPLIED TO ME BY CUSTOM OFFSETS WEBSITE BALANCED AND MOUNTED.

NHTSA ID 11413279 · filed Apr 21, 2021

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.

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