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1999 Dodge RAM 2500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1999 Dodge RAM 2500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 275.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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313Owner complaints

Model-year median: 275

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Inspection summary

1999 Dodge RAM 2500

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 313 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 69 reports
  • Structure: 53 reports
  • Steering: 36 reports
  • Power Train: 35 reports
  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 24 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    291
    1996    213
    1997    225
    1998    313
    1999    211
    2000    469
    2001    155
    2002
    Compare all RAM 2500 years →

    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic
    69    Structure
    53    Steering
    36    Power Train
    35    Engine And Engine Cooling
    24
    All reported categories
    Suspension
    22    Unknown Or Other
    20    Air Bags
    18    Electrical System
    16    Seat Belts
    16    Fuel System, Gasoline
    13    Tires
    13    Fuel System, Diesel
    11    Equipment
    9    Fuel System, Other
    9    Vehicle Speed Control
    8    Exterior Lighting
    4    Latches/locks/linkages
    4    Visibility
    4    Wheels
    4    Seats
    3    Engine
    2    Electronic Stability Control (esc)
    1    Equipment Adaptive/mobility
    1    Fuel/propulsion System
    1    Parking Brake
    1    Service Brakes
    1    Service Brakes, Air
    1    Trailer Hitches
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    176 reports with mileage · 137 unknown

    NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

    What to inspect

    Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

    • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 69 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Structure. Review the 53 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Steering. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    19 crash reports2 fire reports12 injury reports

    Wheels complaints

    4 reports
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    104,503 miles · Oct 29, 2015
    Wheels

    BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE EXHIBITING BUBBLED SIDEWALLS ON THE LT235/85R16 TIRES SUGGESTING EARLY STAGES OF TREAD SEPARATION FROM CARCASS. DRIVER'S SIDE LOOKS TO BE OUT OF ROUND AS WELL. LOT NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL ELW0408. NO ACCIDENT AS YET, BUT APPEARANCE IS WORRISOME BASED ON LISTED FAILURES IN IN THE NHTSA DATABASE. AFTER THE RECEN…

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    BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE EXHIBITING BUBBLED SIDEWALLS ON THE LT235/85R16 TIRES SUGGESTING EARLY STAGES OF TREAD SEPARATION FROM CARCASS. DRIVER'S SIDE LOOKS TO BE OUT OF ROUND AS WELL. LOT NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL ELW0408. NO ACCIDENT AS YET, BUT APPEARANCE IS WORRISOME BASED ON LISTED FAILURES IN IN THE NHTSA DATABASE. AFTER THE RECENT REPORTS ON THE POOR TRACKING OF TIRE FAILURES AND LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, I BELIEVE THIS REPORT IS RELEVANT AND PERTINENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

    NHTSA ODI #10787149

    Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 2011
    Service Brakes, HydraulicSuspensionWheels

    HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULD NOT GET THE RIMS OFF THE WHEEL HUB--WENT TO DEALER AND HE SAID TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND HIT RIMS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2001--RIGHT NOW GOING THRU THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. *TR

    NHTSA ODI #10429122

    Mileage unknown · Aug 23, 2001
    Service Brakes, HydraulicWheels

    BRAKES OVERHEATING CAUSING WHEELS TO BECOME HOT. WHEELS ARE CONDINSATING ON INSIDE CAUSING RUST ON INSIDE OF WHEEL CAUSING VALVE STEM FAILURE AND TIRES TO BECOME GAULTED TO WHEEL MAKING IT IMPOSABLE TO SAVE TIRE FOR REPARE. (DOT NUMBER: M32K TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

    NHTSA ODI #751001

    Mileage unknown · May 19, 2000
    Service Brakes, HydraulicWheels

    WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT EXTREMELY HARD, AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY REPAIRED VEHICLE BY PUTTING SHIMS BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. WHEEL WAS NOT ON HUB AFTER INSTALLING SHIMS, SHIMS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK *ML

    NHTSA ODI #862183

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    1

    PE99069 · Oversensitive Steering

    Opened Nov 8, 1999 · Closed Mar 27, 2000

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

    ODI has received 14 consumer complaints concerning steering control concerns.Complainants typically alleged that the steering is loose, oversensitive, or has excessive play.They further alleged that this phenomena contributes to the vehicle wondering back and forth and being difficult to maintain in its lane.The majority of the complaints are on vehicles which are equipped with the V-10 or diesel engine.A preliminary evaluation will be conducted to assess the safety aspects of this matter.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.