1999 Dodge Ram 2500 electrical system problems
17 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dash falling apart in cluding air bag air bag s/w vents falling out the bezel falling the glove conpartment falling wires cut had to be repaired radio fell out of dash got a dash board cover and have to tape the conponits togeather need to replace heater core no shop will do it because of the dash I have cut my hands and arms do to digging pieces of dash out this is a safety issue NHTSA need to do something about this I can't afford to buy another trucki guess when the dash falls in the floor and cause it to wreck.
Dt: the consumer states that the wiring harness is stretched to tightly and the wires do not have enough slack. The wiring connections failed. This has been a problem since last year. Owner has been fixing the problem himself. The owner has contacted dodge, and they said that they were not fixing the problem. There has been no recalls on the truck. There were multiple hot wires and they could cause a short. The owner has never taken his vehicle to the dealership for this problem.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500
- Brakes 81 complaints
- Body & structure 54 complaints
- Steering 37 complaints
- Fuel system 35 complaints
- Transmission 28 complaints
- Suspension 27 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints