Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Dodge Ram.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETER… |
| 2001-08-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK HAS PULLED AWAY FROM HOLD AND FUEL LEAKS ON THE GROUND FROM SMALL HOLD ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. *AK |
| 2001-01-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THAT LEAK WAS COMING FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTE… |
| 2000-01-14 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | QUOTE FROM POLICE REPORT : "INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE SHOWED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF VEHICLE #1 LOST TREAD AND BLE… |
| 1999-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE GOVERNOR STICKING WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. … |
| 1999-06-04 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRONT MAIN CROSSMEMBER STRUCTURALLY FAILED, ALLOWING RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET TO BREAK FREE. |
| 1999-05-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF DUE TO SOME TYPE OF PLUGS THAT WEREN'T PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE ISN'T PULLING, A… |
| 1998-08-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS TANK FUEL TANK EXPLODED, CAUSING FUEL TANK TO DEVELOP A HOLE . POSSIBLE CAUSE ELECTRIC F… |
| 1997-12-29 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK ABOUT 45-50 MPH, THE STEERING COUPLING BROKE DOWN BY THE AXLE. STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE, AND… |
| 1997-03-13 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Yes | 0 | STEERING GEAR BOX: MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, HEARD LOUD BUMP, LOST STEERING AND RAN INTO GUARD RAIL. TOOK IN FOR REPAI… |
| 1996-12-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLE RED RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT LATCH, BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *AK |
| 1995-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH AND LOCK. TT |
| 1995-08-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PASSENGERS COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED FIRE. TT |
| 1995-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THERE IS NO TAKATA SEATBELT RECALL, RECALL #95V103003. TT |
| 1995-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION QUITE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-05-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | TWO-YEAR OLD CLIMBED INTO VEHICLE PULLESED SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK, LEVER MOVED INTO NEUTRAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF … |
| 1995-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT CONSUMER STATES RED PLASTIC RELEASE… |
| 1995-04-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE STUCK WIDE OPEN AND FLOODED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY ON TOP OF HOT ENGINE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON F… |
| 1993-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GOT A FILL UP THAT DAY AND ONE HOUR LATER GAS WAS SPILLING ALL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. TT |
| 1991-05-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | LATCHING DEVICE FOR MIDDLE BENCH AND SEAT COVERS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY. |
| 1991-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | PASSENGERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *DSH |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLE(S) AT LEAST (3) MONTHS. *AK |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS IS THE NORMAL TYPE VAN AND TIRES FOR CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, DAYCARES...THIS TIRE HAS BLOWN 7 TIMES WHEN VANS WERE AT H… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | BOTH SEATS DO NOT RETRACT OR THEY GET JAMMED-OR STAY LOOSE. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER FELT THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AS HE WAS DRIVING. THEN THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RELEASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *… |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | THE REMOTE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE GEAR. WHEN ADUSTING THE MIRRORS, ONE CAN HEAR T… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER FUELING VAN THERE IS NO REGISTRATION ON THE DASHBOARD OF FUEL GAUGE. MECHANIC HAS REPLACED FUEL GAUGE AND NEEDLE … |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED 2 INCHES AT THE BASE AND THE BACK PORTION 8 TO 10 INCHES. PLATE THAT SUPPOR… |