Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Dodge Ram.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 2001-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND ROLLED BACK, HITTIN… |
| 2001-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER COLD START VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED. *AK |
| 2000-10-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | DUE TO FAILURE OF TURN SWITCH, I WAS TICKETED FOR NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS, AND FORCED TO HAVE $366.48 IN REPAI… |
| 2000-08-06 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | ON AUGUST 6, 2000, TRAVELING NORTH ON I-75 NEAR BELLVIEW FORIDA I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT… |
| 1999-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN IT'S RAINING OR WATER GETS INTO THE DISTRIBUTOR THROUGH THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE CUTS COMPLETELY OFF. DEALER HAS NO… |
| 1999-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | No | 0 | LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM CROSSMEMBER RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE COIL SPRING TO PUSH UP THROUGH THE TOP. |
| 1997-12-23 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAY IN IT, AND DRIVER HAD TO MOVE IT LIKE A FOOT BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED,. SPEED APPROXIMATELY 25-… |
| 1997-10-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | 3 YEARS AGO, I WAS RETURNING FROM HOUSTON TX WHEN THE TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF MY DODGE RAM CHARGER PEELED OFF. … |
| 1996-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, PUT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK |
| 1996-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GASP IN FUEL INTAKE WHEN ACCELERATING OR SOMETIMES WHEN CRUISING ALONG 75 MPH UP AN INCLINE IN PASSING LANE, SPEEDOMET… |
| 1996-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *AK |
| 1995-11-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SEAT HINGE THAT TILTS FORWARD IS MADE OF WEAK MATERIAL CAUSING HINGE TO BREAK. *SD |
| 1995-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING/EMITTING FOUL ODOR, ALSO #3 CYLINDER FAILED, ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK… |
| 1995-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH. *DSH |
| 1994-10-20 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | VEHICLES SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE BROKE ON HWY AND TIRE ROLLED OVER TOP OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.TT *JB |
| 1994-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LATCHES BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FACTORY PAINT ON TOP AND SIDES IS PEELING OFF IN SHEETS. |
| — | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE CABLE RUSTED OFF CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE CARBURETOR, SECONDARY THROTTLE PLATE ON THE CARBURET… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARKING GEAR IT MAKES HORRIBLE AND BUMPING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| — | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | STEERING GEAR BOX IS CRACKED WHICH CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER SAYS THE CHASSIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK |