1991 Dodge W250

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip2
000
Vehicle Speed Control1
000
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System1
000
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)1
000
Electrical System1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Aug 28, 2004118,000 milesAK

I FIRST NOTICED THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN COVER GETTING VERY WARM, I REMOVED THE COVER AND FOUND THAT IT HAD A BURN HOLE AND CARBON RESIDUE ON IT. WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING THE IGNITION SWITCH GETS HOT, CAUSING THE BURNT COVER. ALSO, THE VOLT METER STARTS HIGH AFTER STARTING AND FLUCTUATES BETWEEN HIGH VOLTS AND LOW VOLTS UNTIL THE BATTERY RECOVERS ITS FULL CHARGE, (POSSIBLY RELATED). THE TRUCK IS A 1991 DODGE W250 DIESEL. *JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 12, 1998ID

THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGE FELL OFF AT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY. WHEN IT FELL OFF SEEMED AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE SPEED. PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HAS REPLACED ROD CONNECTOR FOR $34.95, AND CONSUMER HAS TO REPAIR. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed Jul 7, 1997NY

5SPEED TRANSMISSION; THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET UNDER THE DASH THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE COMPLETELY IN TWO WHICH MADE THE TRANSMISSION HARD TO GET OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 28, 1995NH

ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AFTER A STOP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 27, 1995NC

REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND TRUCK SPEEDS UP. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jan 20, 1995CA

STRESS FRACTURE ON THE MOUNTING PLATE OF THE POWER STEERING BOX.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19941000Routine
19938000Routine
19927000Routine
1991 — this page6000Routine
19902000Routine

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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.