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1999 Dodge RAM WAGON: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

4 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

87,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data snapshot: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 4 complaints (25.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting125.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
Seats
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission1
Seats1

Electrical System: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 1; Seats: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
1
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9991
100,000 to 149,9991
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006
3
2021
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20063
20211

2006: 3; 2021: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10146688 · 2006-01-02 (January 2, 2006)

VAN IS HAS RATTLE FROM UNDERSIDE SINCE LATE 2003. VAN BEGAN BACKFIRING 12/2005. WE RECEIVED LETTER ON RECALL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER UP TO 8 YRS AND 80,000 MILE. WE WERE INFORMED BY DEALER THAT OUR ENGINE SIZE IS THE ONLY ONE NOT GIVEN AN EXTENSION TO 10 YR 100,000. THE CONVERTERS ARE FAILING ON THE 5.9 L ALSO. THESE ARE BIG VEHICLES DESIGNED TO BE USED. WE PAID EXTRA FOR THE LARGER ENGINE SIZE BUT ARE BEING CHEATED DURING THE RECALL. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146688 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10148543 · 2006-01-25 (January 25, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AND JUMP WHILE IN REVERSE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. UPDATED 03/03/06. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 87,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148543 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10166443 · 2006-08-24 (August 24, 2006)

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT NOTICE, QUITS IN TRAFFIC, ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE WHILE TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER VEHICLE SETS FOR ABOUT 45 MIN IT WILL START AGAIN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A COMPONENT THEY SAID WAS BAD, 600.00 AND FOUR DAYS LATER WE PICKED UP VEHICLE AND TO A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE IT QUIT AGAIN AND LEFT US STRANDED IN THE BACK COUNTRY OF COLORADO. AFTER ABOUT A HOUR OR SO IT STARTED AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP THAT DONE THE WORK AND THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR OVER A WEEK AND HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.…

Owner-reported narrative. 122,240 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166443 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11421284 · 2021-06-17 (June 17, 2021)

The bracket that holds the bolt to secure seat to rails it slides on is snapped clean in two with the bolt hole on the outside of bracket. This is the bolt on rear right side of driver’s seat.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11421284 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.