IllustrationCONSUMER NOTICE WHILE GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE ANTI FREEZ SMELL CONSUMER LOOK UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICE A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM
1999 Dodge RAM 3500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Dodge RAM 3500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 124.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
10–25K
225–50K
1250–75K
675–100K
19100–150K
11150K+
51 reports with mileage · 53 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports6 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
104 reportsTHE WELD IN 6TH GEAR BROKE CAUSING 6TH GEAR TO BE UNUSABLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN APART, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE WELD WAS FAULTY. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAD LEAKS. *YH
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING. *AK BRAKE LINES WEAR ON THE FRAME UNTIL THEY RUPTURE, THERE IS NO WARNING, PART IS THE FEEDER LINE TO THE WHEEL CYLINDERS ON THE FRONT. *SLC
FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES TO STOP THE SEVERE PULLING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED---"LOCKUP" STARTED THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKUP AND THE REARS ROLL FREE---MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED--PORPORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED--REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED & REAR SHOES WERE REPLACED
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING, APPLIED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE BEFORE FOR SAME PROBLEM; HOWEVER HAS NOT FOUND REMEDY FOR MALFUNCTION.*AK CONSUMER ADDS AFTER FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED FRONT/REAR BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCK UP. WHILE…
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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING, APPLIED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE BEFORE FOR SAME PROBLEM; HOWEVER HAS NOT FOUND REMEDY FOR MALFUNCTION.*AK CONSUMER ADDS AFTER FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED FRONT/REAR BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCK UP. WHILE OPPOSITE END WHEELS ROLL FREE. MANY ATTEMPTS MADE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, BUT LOCK UP STILL HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. STEERING SEEMS VERY LOOSE AND IS HARD TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT. POWER STEERING GEAR AND STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED HOWEVER TRUCK CONTINUES TO WANDER. DRIVER SIDE SEAT CUSHION SAGGS. SEAT BOTTOM CUSHION REPLACED. CAB SQWAKS ON UNEVEN GROUND. BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST WHEN COLD OR WARM. CLUTCH SLIPS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. DIMMER ON DASH LIGHTS BURNS FINGERS. WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE AND RAPID FLASH IS HEARD. DIFFICULTY GETTING INTO FIRST GEAR. ABS JAMS WHEN UNDER A HARD STOP AND DURING COLD START. LUMBAR IS INOPERATIVE. TRANMSISSION LEAKING OIL. REPLACED OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. MOST GEARS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. REVERSE IS VERY STIFF. SHIFTING 2-3RD WILL CAUSE SHIFTER TO LOCK UP AND WON'T MOVE AT ALL. NO PROBLEM FOUND. OVERHEAD CONSOLE INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED. *TT
FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP BACK BRAKES FAIL, NO BRAKES ON BACK AFTER BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER ADDS REAR BRAKES LOCK UP AS WELL. ABS PULSATES SLOWLY. REAR BRAKE SHOES, MASTER CYLINDER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE WERE ALL REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THROTTLE BECAME STUCK, AND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL HITTING A BUILDING. NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN OPEN POSITION AND VEHICLE HIT A BUILDING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
WHILE REPLACING NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO NEGATIVE POST A DIRECT CHARGE OCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE SPARKED DUE TO THE MANIFOLD RELAY POINTS BEING WELDED TOGETHER. *YH
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE02049 · Tire Valve
Opened Jun 3, 2002 · Closed Oct 1, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires
No summary supplied.