1999 Dodge Ram 3500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 146 complaints
146
Total Complaints
115,000mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

69,025 25th Percentile
115,000 Median Mileage
147,578 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
11
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
11
STEERING
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
5
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
6
Fires
2
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE WILL GO INTO CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT CONSUMER EVEN TOUCHING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER SAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CAR TAKES OFF LIKE A JET GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SO MANY CURVES IN THE ROA..."
"VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE ROAD WANDER; ALSO NOTED BY OTHER ROADTREK OWNERS. CHRYSLER IS REPORTED TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT OFFERS NO REMEDY TO MODELS AFTER 1997 ON SERVICE BULLETIN #021197, DATED 11/28/1997, SERVICE GROUP 02. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28