"How reliable is the 1999 Dodge Ram Pickup?"

"Based on 34 NHTSA complaints, the 1999 Dodge Ram Pickup has a median complaint mileage of 70000 miles. The most common issue is STRUCTURE."

"What are common problems with the 1999 Dodge Ram Pickup?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1999 Dodge Ram Pickup is STRUCTURE, accounting for a significant portion of the 34 total complaints filed."

1999 Dodge Ram Pickup: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 34 complaints

Total Complaints

70,000mi

Median Mileage

STRUCTURE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

53,000 25th Percentile

70,000 Median Mileage

99,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AIR BAGS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

TIRES

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN CONSUMER HAD A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM"

"CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY BRAKE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM"

"WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE THE MICHELIN TIRE BLEWOUT, THE ALUMINUM WHEEL BENT AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE. NLM"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

STRUCTURE 10 complaints

25th: 54,500 mi Median: 62,500 mi 75th: 99,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 6 FL: 4 NY: 3 NJ: 2 MI: 2 CA: 2 MS: 2 WA: 2 KY: 1 IL: 1

Who Files Complaints?

38.2%

Original Owners

61.8%

Second+ Owners

Dodge Ram Pickup — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	21	36,346	STRUCTURE	0
1998	27	122,500	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2
2001	21	42,000	STRUCTURE	1
2002	29	50,000	STRUCTURE	5

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