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1993 Dodge Ram

Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1993-12-07 93E034001 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 35,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2005-02-23 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED. VEHICLE REVVED AT HIGH SPEEDS WHILE IN PARK, OWNER HAD TO THE VEH…
2002-01-25 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WAS HARD TO ST…
2001-07-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 I BELIEVE THIS VAN HAS MANY MORE MILES THAN STATED ON THE SPEEDOMETER, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS FAL…
2001-07-28 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME. SELECTOR WAS IN PARK. WITHIN 10-15 SEC THE TRUCK TRAVELED BACKWARD AND AFTER …
2001-07-02 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST CONTROL IN STEERING WHILE TRAVELING AT 6O MPH AND AGAIN AT 45 MPH WHICH FORCED VEHICLE I…
2001-05-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR ABOUT 35 MILES. UPON DISENGAGING CRUISE, THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DO…
2001-05-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 WHITE PAINT PEELED FROM BODY OF TRUCK. MASTER CYLINDER SEALS FAILED.
2001-05-13 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE GOING TO MY HUSBANDS GRANDMOTHERS FUNERAL WE HEARD AN ODD NOISE-LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT BE LOSE -MY HUSBAND PULLED O…
2000-03-30 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED, CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL THE CAB. WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE SWITCH BEFORE A POSSIBLE FIRE CO…
1999-09-27 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 BRACKET SUPPORTING FRAME FOR THE STEERING BOX BROKE WHILE DRIVING. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. HAD CONTACTED…
1999-07-17 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE GETRAG TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN SINCE 1988 THRU 1993 IS WIDELY KNOWN AS BEING DEFECTIVE IN MOST TRANS…
1999-06-16 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1999-05-31 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 FLOOR PAN THAT HOLDS SEAT HAS 5 DIFFERENT RIPS IN IT . IF TRUCK WHERE IN WRECK , WITH NO ONE IN SEAT ,SEAT WOULD BE PUL…
1999-01-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. NOTICED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR …
1998-07-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, RESULTING …
1998-07-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS …
1998-06-11 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER No 0 CALIPER PISTONS DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN LOCK UP AND DAMAGE TO PADS.
1998-04-01 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES No 0 ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY SWITCH TO FAIL/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO FAIL WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.
1998-02-16 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 1 SEAT LIFT ARM CUT OFF CONSUMERS FINGER.
1997-11-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 WHEN TRAVELING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS…
1997-06-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WITHIN LESS THEN 56,000 MILE OF WEAR TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED AND NOW NEEDS MAJOR REPAIRS AGAIN. ON REPLACEMENT …
1997-04-21 STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR No 0 WHILE CONSUMER WAS HAVING BRAKES WORKED ON HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT SECTOR WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE, SO LOOSE THAT…
1996-10-08 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER No 0 TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
1996-07-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS No 0 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON. TAKEN TO SHOP ON (4) OCCASIONS AND LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON. THIS USUALLY HAP…
1996-04-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITON SWITCH AND POSSIBLE WIRING KEEPS FAILING. CONSUMER HAD REPLACED IGNITON AND PART OF WIRING 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT …
1996-03-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM No 0 REAR BRAKES ON PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK
1996-02-07 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 STEERING COUPLER HAS WORN OUT FIVE TIMES IN 36K MILES, CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
1995-10-05 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, APPLIED BRAKE UPON COMING TO A STOP SIGN, BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDEN…
1995-08-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. WHILE TRYING TO STOP IT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE…
1995-03-07 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT No 0 VEHICLE NOT EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL, CREATING POSSIBILITY FOR VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID UPON TRAVELING…
1995-01-05 PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE No 0 EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO MOVE WHEN BRAKE IS SET. *TW
1994-11-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 WIRING RELAY HARNESS/SWITCH FAILED CAUSING OVERHEATING, BURNING AND SMOKE, REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FAILURE. MJS
1994-11-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Yes 2 BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *DSH
1994-10-17 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 SPEED SENSOR FAILED 4 TIMES. *SKD
1994-06-19 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTION POORLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE CYCLE.
1994-03-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED MID WAY REAR BRAKES RELEASE. TT
1993-12-01 SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT No 0 CLIPS THAT HOLD BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT POP OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
1993-10-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP IN AND OUT OVER DRIVE AND INCREASING THE RPMS. YH
1993-07-23 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 PASSENGER SIDE DOOR: WHEN SITTING IN VEHICLE CAN SEE OUTSIDE THROUGH THE CRACK IN THE DOOR. WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND …
1993-07-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM No 0 REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE INTERMITTENT LOCK UP PROBLEM CONTINUES. NEW AXLE SEALS HAVE BEEN INSTA…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH DASH. ALSO, FUSE MELTED. *AK
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 OWNER STATES THAT HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS FALLING OFF DUE TO FAULTY HINGES. OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. *AK
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 VEHICLE FRAME IS CRACKED AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS SYSTEM; LIGHT COMES ON WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH SOME REAR LOCKING. TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN OR TO STOP FOR A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL . THE LIGHTS …
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 STEERING BOX CONTROLLING STEERING SYSTEM HAS METAL PLATE WHICH SHEARED INTO FRAGMENTS, RESULTING IN TOTAL STEERING LOSS…
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 PAINT DELAMINATION POTENTIALLY LEADING TO UNSTABLE WINDSHIELD. *AK
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD UNLATCHES AND INTERFERES WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILTY WHICH COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE AN…
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES MAKING CAR COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. TT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM No 0 REAR BRAKE SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED. SEAL GOES OUT. *AK