1999 Dodge Ram drivetrain & axles problems
20 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 1999 Dodge Ram, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
1999 dodge ram rolled backwards into a pond when the transmission was released from park. The consumer 2 year old son released the vehicle from park with the engine still running. The consumer was injured. The transaxle ignition interlock system was not working as it was designed to.
Transmission: dodges computer controls the torque converter for emissions and for gas mileage. After following dodges spects on service for the truck and no abuse to the truck we still loss the torque converter which than destroyed the transmission. Steering: at 30000 miles the seals in the steering gear box went out. At 81000 after repair earlier the shaft and seal went out and the gear box had to be replaced.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Ram
- Brakes 95 complaints
- Steering 45 complaints
- Suspension 41 complaints
- Air bags 40 complaints
- Transmission 39 complaints
- Engine 37 complaints
- Electrical system 22 complaints
- Tires 21 complaints