TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE RAM WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITH AN UNSTABLE SUSPENSION. IN ADDITION, THE SPEED CONTROL AND STEERING CONTROLS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLES NEEDED REPLACING AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND THAT THE UNSTABLE SUSPENSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
1991 Dodge Ram Wagon
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSteering
Filed Aug 4, 2014VA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.