Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1991 Dodge Dodge Truck
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Steering
630.0%
Wheels
210.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
210.0%
Brakes
210.0%
Electrical System
210.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain
210.0%
Child Seats
15.0%
Equipment & Accessories
15.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
15.0%
Engine & Cooling
15.0%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Mar 1995peak 9Jan 2003
NHTSA investigations into the 1991 Dodge Dodge Truck
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
DP93003Opened 5 May 1993Closed 27 May 1993SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Missoula, MT
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
91 DODGE 250 TRUCK CUMMINS ENGINE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE DEVELOPS MULTIPLE CRACKS FROM STEERING FLEX, RESULTING IN PLATE FAILURE AND COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM FRAME----CAUSING LOSS OF ALL STEERING CONDITION HAPPENING IN NUMEROUS "1ST GENERATION" CUMMINS APPLICATIONS IN DODGE TRUCKS (1989----1994)
NHTSA complaint #10000968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Antigo, WI
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING SHAFT FLEX JOINT WORN AND FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #539780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Polo, IL
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES CONTINUES TO FAIL AT LEAST 400 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #604414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Antigo, WI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE RACES OUT OF CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #539780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
East Meadow, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #604197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LA Grange, CA
WHEELS
WHEEL OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY.
NHTSA complaint #515361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LA Grange, CA
WHEELS:RIM
WHEEL RIMS BENT 3 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #515060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601592)
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED SENSOR FAILED THREE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS HAD HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE HAS HAD HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED PREMATURELY.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
BLOWER SWITCH SHORTED.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monticello, IN
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
IDLER ARM FAILED PREMATURELY.
NHTSA complaint #500657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bethany, MO
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ARM IN STEERING COLUMN NOT DESIGNED TO BE SERVICED, IT WAS RUSTED FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO LUBE.
NHTSA complaint #502454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middletown, NJ
CHILD SEAT
CSS RETAINER CLIP AND DESIGN DOES NOT FIT A 20LBS CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #985340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dixon, 00
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
LOSS OF BRAKES/BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH, ALSO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES.
NHTSA complaint #480202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dixon, 00
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEAR BOX/STEERING PUMP/VACCUM PUMP AND POWER STEERING HOSES REPLACED DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURES. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #480202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.