1999 Dodge Ram 2500 transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 28 complaints for the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
My pickup was parked with the engine off my 18 month old daughter crawled in the pickup and was ablile to put pickup in reverse with out pushing on the brake and the pickup rolled down a hill crashing into a trailer while may daughter is bouncing around inside the pickup could have been much worse no one was hurt just the pickup and trailer.
Dt*: the contact stated while working on the brake lines, pressure was put on the shifter plate causing the shifter bolts to fracture and the shifter plate to fall off. The contact had the plate redrilled and the bolts replaced. The dealer was alerted. The consumer stated the problem began when the brake lines were replaced.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500
- Brakes 81 complaints
- Body & structure 54 complaints
- Steering 37 complaints
- Fuel system 35 complaints
- Suspension 27 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints
- Electrical system 17 complaints