1993 Dodge Ram 2500 problems
Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Dodge Ram 2500. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. After that come steering (13%) and transmission (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Dodge Ram 2500 with enough data (36 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 dodge ram 250. The vehicle has b.f. Goodrich tires. While driving 45 MPH, the passenger side rear tire exploded and caused the driver side rear tire to detach from the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall. She sustained injuries. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. The state of louisiana police report # is 4187538. The DOT number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 85,000. The consumer provided a picture of the vehicle defect.
ABS brake failure, yellow light came on and pedal went the floor, replaced power brake booster, also master cylinder failure.
Was driving on highway in 2-wheel drive, the transfer case lever started vibrating, heard a snap, then this awful grinding noise and shaking of vehicle. Pulled off the highway onto shoulder as soon as possible. Crawled underneath the pickup and saw smoke coming out of bell housing and smelled clutch material. Transmission was also extremely hot ! Was towed home. Drained oil from transmission. Very black and smelled burnt.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 dodge ram 250. The contact stated that his vehicle starts in full throttle. This failure is similar to the one noted in recall # 93e034001 (fuel system, diesel:delivery:fuel pump). He notified the manufacturer who stated that nothing could be done because his VIN number was not included in the recall. The contact was issued a reference number. The current and failure mileages were 129,000. The consumer stated the vehicle began to travel at full throttle.