IllustrationWHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY WITH STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED. CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY STIFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE ON A BUSY STREET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS
1999 Dodge RAM 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 520.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
190–25K
4725–50K
7250–75K
8075–100K
81100–150K
36150K+
335 reports with mileage · 275 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 240 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
63 crash reports19 fire reports41 injury reports
What owners actually said
610 reportsVAN, CONSUMER STATES THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT COOL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. TS
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VAN STRUCK A TRACTOR HEAD ON. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE CHARGING SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CONSUMER STATES SERVICE BULLETIN RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WAS NEVER PERFORMED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSUME…
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ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE CHARGING SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CONSUMER STATES SERVICE BULLETIN RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WAS NEVER PERFORMED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER IS NOT SURE WHAT IS COVERED. *TT
DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR - CHARGED $1,017.81 TO REPAIR - WROTE TO SERVICE MANAGER AT SUNCOAST DODGE IN SEMINOLE, FL ON 08/24/02
BUMPER WAS POORLY DESIGNED. BUMPER WAS PUSHING UNDER THE LOCATION AT A 5 OR LESS MPH IMPACT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
STEERING GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER. BUT, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHICH WAS COMING FROM VENTS. THEN, SAW SMOKE FROM VENT, AND FLAMES CAME FROM BETWEEN BED AND CAB.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE WAS IDLING AND RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER DETERMINED THAT HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.