IllustrationPULLEY CAME OFF ALTERNATOR WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP DEAD. ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS PRESSED ON, NOT BOLTED. THIS WAS DONE BY OZARKS AUTOMOTIVES LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD, MO.*AK
1987 Dodge RAM
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
18 reportsTHE TIRE WAS MOUNTED IN THE SPIRE TIRE HOLDER IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND BLUE UP DAMAGING THE IN SIDE OF THE VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: B3DD565455 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
THIS PAST FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 1999 I HAD A MAJOR FIRE BREAK OUT IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK IT DESTORYED EVERYTHING THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSED IT MELTED MY LADDERS AND POWER TOOLS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN
TRANSMISSION POPPING OUT OF GEAR AND NOISE FROM REAR END.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE RECALL, THE DRIVER'S LATCHING MECHANISM BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER REFUSES TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. DEALER: KEN PTHORM CHRYSLER. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 655 FOR SEAT BELT ON 14-OCT-96, CALLED LOCAL DEALER, NO PARTS/WILL CALL BACK WHEN IN, JANUARY 1997 CALLED MANUFACTURER WHO HAD ALL CONSUMER INFORMATION, NO PARTS, WILL CALL WHEN IN, NO RESPONSE. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OCT.14-96, CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, CALLED WHEN THEY WOULD BE IN, NO RESPONSE. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD ALL CONSUMERS INFORMATION, CHRYSLER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS CAME IN, NO RESPONSE. SERVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION # 655. *AK
HEAT SHIELDS HAVE NEVER BEEN CORRECTED.
FRONT ENGINE CROSSMEMBER HAD A-ARM MOUNTING PAD PULLED OUT OF WHERE A-ARM IS CONNECTED, CRACKING ORIGINAL WELDS, CREATING NOISE WHEN TURNING.
FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, FRAME RAIL CRACKED CAUSING THE STEEL TO PULL WAY FROM THE SEAT PE90-031C. *AK
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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