Dodge Ram 1987
Model Ram made in 1987 by Dodge got 21 consumer complains as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and engine and engine cooling. Technical service bulletines regarding steering. The car has 2 modeles with engines 2.0l and 2.6l.
Model 1987
Engine [L] | Cylinders | Transmission | Drive | Estimate MPG (city/highway/combined) | Unadjusted MPG (city/highway/combined) | Fuel | Fuel cost | Class | Release date |
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( 2.0L) | 4 | Automatic, 4 gears | RWD | 23/27/25 | 26/34/29 | Regular | $ 570 | 10 | 86 819 |
( 2.0L) | 4 | Manual, 5 gears | RWD | 23/28/25 | 26/36/30 | Regular | $ 570 | 10 | 86 819 |
( 2.6L) | 4 | Automatic, 4 gears | RWD | 21/24/22 | 23/31/26 | Regular | $ 648 | 10 | 860819 |
( 2.6L) | 4 | Manual, 5 gears | RWD | 20/26/23 | 22/34/26 | Regular | $ 620 | 10 | 860819 |
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
190393 | 04/01/1993 | 39533 | Steering column coupler service. *tw | 11/01/1995 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
03/01/2001 | |||
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.*ak | |||
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
04/03/1996 | 3 | ||
Iginition wiring failure. *sd | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
03/21/1996 | 1 | 09/01/1988 | |
Front engine crossmember had a-arm mounting pad pulled out of where a-arm is connected, cracking original welds, creating noise when turning. | |||
EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||
03/15/1995 | 5 | ||
Vehicle jack problems, paralegal for client. *tw | |||
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
1 | 09/28/1989 | ||
Transmission popping out of gear and noise from rear end. | |||
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
05/07/1990 | 1 | ||
Differential failed. | |||
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
04/05/1994 | 3 | 10/01/1993 | |
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 | |||
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
Seat belts fail/lock, middle seat belt does not lock at all. | |||
10/14/1996 | |||
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. *ak | |||
10/14/1996 | |||
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. *ak | |||
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
04/14/1997 | |||
Upon completion of the recall, the driver's latching mechanism became inoperative. dealer refuses to rectify the problem. dealer: ken pthorm chrysler. *ak | |||
04/01/1995 | 1 | ||
Seat belt brckle recall repairs refused due to dealership not having paperwork on recall. | |||
05/05/1995 | |||
Driver side seat belt buckle failure. tt | |||
03/16/1995 | 6 | ||
Driver's seat belt buckle fails to fasten properly, also buckle unsnaps when going over bumpy roads. *skd | |||
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
01/01/1995 | |||
Drivers side seat belt, and rear passenger side belt does not work properly. tt | |||
SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
01/01/1995 | |||
Drivers side seat belt, and rear passenger side belt does not work properly. tt | |||
SEATS | |||
03/21/1996 | |||
Failure on the front passenger side, frame rail cracked causing the steel to pull way from the seat pe90-031c. *ak | |||
12/01/1995 | |||
Front seat track anchors are loose due to bolts continue to come out. tt | |||
STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
1 | 01/01/1987 | ||
Heat shields have never been corrected. | |||
TIRES | |||
08/27/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1996 | |
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 ) |