When rotating the tires dealership informed the consumer about worn out front upper ball joints. The problem was repaired.
1999 Dodge Ram suspension problems
36 complaints (10% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 36
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Front13
- Rear5
- Front: wheel bearing1
- Front: stabilizer bar1
- Front: springs: torsion bar1
- Front: shock absorber1
- Front: control arm: upper ball joint1
- Front: control arm1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Dodge Ram suspension problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1999 Dodge Ram suspension
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1999 Dodge Ram owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Truck shook for no real reason replaced tracking bar than shock stabliser . It would shake and I would have to pull over and stop to make it go away .replaced tires front and it went away for 10,000 miles than intermittently would return it showed up one day on a road I traveled all the time pulled over stopped than started up again next day went over the same spot no shake very odd truck ill never own a dodge truck again sold truck for the bank pay off . Took a loss on this truck told the gentleman who bought it of the problem hope he has better luck than I did with it .
The track bar wore out prematurely.
The washers which hold the main shock support were severely corroded.
Consumer states returned van to dealership 5 times for the transmission. Dealership replaced with a rebuilt transmission but is still experiencing dragging when at a stop with cooling fan engaged.
While diving at 70 MPH and without warning rear dual left wheel broke off. Brake system flew out, and vehicle had major damage. Dealer has been notified, however, was unable to remedy the problem.*ak
Consumer's truck shakes all the time , and at above 50 MPH truck vilbrates. Has taken the truck to dealer 6 times, and they could not find the cause of problem.
Consumer states that the front end of the vehicle will continuously break while the consumer is driving. Please add further information.
While driving at 50mph their is a vibration in rear axle of vehicle.
While applying brakes at any speed and without warning vehicle will pull to left until release of brake pedal. *ak consumer states vehicle will pull to the left when braking and will drift to the right on freeway and brakes are squeaky when braking on stop, dealer replaced calipers, turned rotors and changed brakes, dealer found steering wheel off center, dealer has replaced upper and lower control arms, dealer has adjusted the front end and replaced the rims and tires, vehicle experiences lack of power and engine light has illuminated, vehicle idles high and is experiencing poor fuel economy, when driving on freeway it gets max of 14.5 mpg, smoke also comes out of the exhaust, left side electric mirror glass had fogged, left seat bottom loose, one missing bolt found, left seat trim bezel keeps miming loose won?t stay in seat for seat belt on seat back. Dealer stated that the 2002 models do not have vibration problems due to the suspension being changed to independent.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Ram suspension
Does the 1999 Dodge Ram have suspension problems?
Owners have filed 36 complaints about the suspension of the 1999 Dodge Ram, 10% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1999 Dodge Ram suspension problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Dodge Ram suspension?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Dodge Ram have bad suspension?
The Dodge Ram model years with the most suspension complaints are 1995 (59 complaints), 1996 (48 complaints) and 1994 (47 complaints).
Other 1999 Dodge Ram problems
Brakes 82Transmission 53Airbags 40Steering 40Engine 38Tires 20Body 17Electrical 17Seat belts 15Fuel system 13Visibility 12Acceleration 11Lights 9Locks 7Seats 4Wheels 3
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