1999 Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 37 complaints for the 1999 Dodge Ram 1500, 5% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 37 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 97,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 11
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	3
40k to 60k miles	3
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	4
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	3
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 24 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 fires.

What owners wrote

While driving on the interstate noticed a foul smell, which seemed to be plastic burning. Consumer cut the air conditioning off, suddenly clouds of smoke poured from under the engine. Consumer pulled over to discover there was a fire coming from under the hood. Also, cruise control and ABS have stopped working, and all 4 tires had to be replaced after 15000 miles.

May 1999 Fire

1999 dodge ram 1500 truck with small v8 and 135,000 miles. Engine stops running with no warning. Odometer displays "no dc buss" sometimes code 920 and 921 appear. Dealer in maysville, ky 41056 replaced PCM unit. Dealer cannot id the fault codes. Engine still stops without warning. After towing the truck to the shop several times over a year and a half, the dealer recommends wiggling wires on the PCM plug.

Reported at 135,000 miles, March 2008

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Dodge models