IllustrationVEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTS. IT'S A PEST CONTROL TRUCK AND CARRIES CHEMICALS, AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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
Compare all RAM 1500 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
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.
- 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 reportsCRUISE CONTROL FAILED. NLM
WHILE DRIVING ON A HILL VEHICLE COULD BE LOSING POWER. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DECEMBER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 TO 50 MPH CONSUMER COULD FEEL A SURGING EFFECT OR CHOKING SOUND, LIKE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A RECALL ABOUT TO COME OUT ON THESE TRUCKS FOR THAT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER REAR ENDED A SCHOOL BUS AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER 'S LEG WAS INJURED. *AK
ABS FUSE BLEW , CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO STALL EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
WHILE COMING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH ANOTHER CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAR BEHIND THE OTHER DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN, AND HIT CONSUMER ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES FAST AND THEY GRAB AND LET GO AND GRAB AGAIN I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE FRONT OF ME. *AK
WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IN A HURRY OR FAST THEY DONT ALWAYS STOP ME AND MY WIFE WAS ALMOST KILLED BY ANOTHER TRUCK AT A RED LIGHT I APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES ,DRUMS, MASTER, AND THE ABS DUMP VALVE. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.