Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1987 Dodge RAM
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seat Belts
942.9%
Seats
314.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
314.3%
Electrical System
29.5%
Equipment & Accessories
14.8%
Tires
14.8%
Body & Structure
14.8%
Engine & Cooling
14.8%
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.
Apr 1995peak 2Mar 2001
Recalls on the 1987 Dodge RAM
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 199508712,080 units in Canada
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the (takata) ABS plastic front seat belt release buttons may break allowing plastic pieces to fall into the buckle assembly. If this should happen, a no latch, false latch or failure to unlatch condition could occur creating the risk of personal injury in the event of a crash or sudden stop. Correction: Front seat belt buckles will be repaired or replaced as necessary.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Clarksville, AR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
PULLEY CAME OFF ALTERNATOR WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP DEAD. ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS PRESSED ON, NOT BOLTED. THIS WAS DONE BY OZARKS AUTOMOTIVES LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD, MO.
NHTSA complaint #883594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lakewood, CO
TIRES
THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED IN THE SPIRE TIRE HOLDER IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND BLUE UP DAMAGING THE IN SIDE OF THE VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: B3DD565455 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
NHTSA complaint #729875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ubly, MI
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THIS PAST FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 1999 I HAD A MAJOR FIRE BREAK OUT IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK IT DESTORYED EVERYTHING THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSED IT MELTED MY LADDERS AND POWER TOOLS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN
NHTSA complaint #709998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kula, HI
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION POPPING OUT OF GEAR AND NOISE FROM REAR END.
NHTSA complaint #522407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kula, HI
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DIFFERENTIAL FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #522407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Boston, OH
STRUCTURE:BODY
HEAT SHIELDS HAVE NEVER BEEN CORRECTED.
NHTSA complaint #514093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Port Barre, LA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS FAIL/LOCK, MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #500535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Canton, OH
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
UPON COMPLETION OF THE RECALL, THE DRIVER'S LATCHING MECHANISM BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER REFUSES TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. DEALER: KEN PTHORM CHRYSLER.
NHTSA complaint #811038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gainesvill, FL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OCT.14-96, CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, CALLED WHEN THEY WOULD BE IN, NO RESPONSE. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD ALL CONSUMERS INFORMATION, CHRYSLER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS CAME IN, NO RESPONSE. SERVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION # 655.
NHTSA complaint #809606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gainesvill, FL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 655 FOR SEAT BELT ON 14-OCT-96, CALLED LOCAL DEALER, NO PARTS/WILL CALL BACK WHEN IN, JANUARY 1997 CALLED MANUFACTURER WHO HAD ALL CONSUMER INFORMATION, NO PARTS, WILL CALL WHEN IN, NO RESPONSE.
NHTSA complaint #809608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lancaster, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FRONT ENGINE CROSSMEMBER HAD A-ARM MOUNTING PAD PULLED OUT OF WHERE A-ARM IS CONNECTED, CRACKING ORIGINAL WELDS, CREATING NOISE WHEN TURNING.
NHTSA complaint #507852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newport NE, VA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGINITION WIRING FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #505771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saugus, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BRCKLE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO DEALERSHIP NOT HAVING PAPERWORK ON RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #501772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lancaster, CA
SEATS
FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, FRAME RAIL CRACKED CAUSING THE STEEL TO PULL WAY FROM THE SEAT PE90-031C.
NHTSA complaint #984513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lancaster, CA
SEATS
FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, FRAME RAIL CRACKED CAUSING THE STEEL TO PULL WAY FROM THE SEAT PE90-031C.
NHTSA complaint #984513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Marcos, TX
SEATS
FRONT SEAT TRACK ANCHORS ARE LOOSE DUE TO BOLTS CONTINUE TO COME OUT. TT
NHTSA complaint #978579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Palm Dale, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. TT
NHTSA complaint #976791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Palm Dale, CA
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. TT
NHTSA complaint #976791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.