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Common Dodge D250 problems
Based on the complaints from owners of Dodge D250 cars, several common problems have been identified:
- Air Conditioning Not Cold:
- Complaints about the air conditioning not being cold suggest issues with the AC system, which could be due to refrigerant leaks, compressor problems, or issues with the cooling fans.
- Engine Oil Leaks:
- Engine oil leaks are a common problem in Dodge D250 cars, often stemming from issues like worn gaskets, seals, or oil pan damage. These leaks can lead to low oil levels, engine damage, and environmental pollution.
- Fuel Gauge May Not Read Correctly:
- Inaccurate fuel gauge readings can be caused by a faulty fuel level sensor, wiring issues, or a malfunctioning instrument cluster. This problem can lead to running out of fuel unexpectedly and potential engine damage.
- Flickering Engine Light:
- A flickering engine light is commonly linked to emissions problems or a loose gas cap. Addressing this issue promptly is crucial to prevent potential engine damage or performance issues.
- Leaking Oil:
- Oil leaks, especially from the valve cover gasket, are a common concern in Dodge Cummins diesel engines. If not fixed promptly, oil leaks can contaminate spark plugs and lead to significant engine damage.
- Stalled While Driving:
- Stalling while driving can be attributed to low oil levels or a lack of boost pressure in the turbocharger. Prompt diagnosis and repair are essential to avoid safety hazards and further engine damage.
- Jumping Wires with Fuses:
- Issues with jumping wires and fuses resembling a rat's nest can indicate electrical problems in the vehicle. Proper diagnosis and rewiring may be necessary to ensure the vehicle's electrical system functions correctly.
These common problems with Dodge D250 cars highlight the importance of regular maintenance, prompt repairs, and professional assistance to address issues effectively and prevent further damage or safety risks.
What engine is in a Dodge D250?
Specs & Features
| Engine - Cylinders/Horsepower/Torque | Standard: 3.9L V-6 / 180 HP / 220 ft.lbs. Available: 5.2L V-8 / 230 HP / 280 ft.lbs.5.9L V-8 / 230 HP / 325 ft.lbs.5.9L I-6 / 160 HP / 400 ft.lbs. |
|---|---|
| Drive Type | Rear-wheel |
| Fuel Economy - City/Hwy/Combined | 13 / 17 / 15 Mpg |
| Brakes | Front Disc/rear Drum |
| Front Suspension |
Is a Dodge D250 a 3 4 ton truck?
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How many miles per gallon does a 1992 Dodge D250 diesel get?
Based on data from 7 vehicles, 317 fuel-ups and 121,875 miles of driving, the 1992 Dodge D250 gets a combined Avg MPG of 17.57 with a 0.30 MPG margin of error.
What is the mpg on a 1990 Dodge D250 Cummins?
Based on data from 4 vehicles, 49 fuel-ups and 13,070 miles of driving, the 1990 Dodge D250 gets a combined Avg MPG of 14.99 with a 0.75 MPG margin of error.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Dodge D250 years
We have researched Dodge problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Dodge D250 cars and compiled the top 4 most problematic Dodge D250 model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Dodge D250 model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Dodge D250 years
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Dodge D250 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Dodge D250 , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Structure problems
- Engine and engine cooling problems
- Steering problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Dodge D250 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints with fire by D250 model years
There were a total of 1 complaints that resulted in a fire. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 24 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Dodge D250 . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Dodge D250 vehicles.
List of Dodge D250 complaints
Dodge D250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 2016-09-26
- Date Complaint: 2016-09-26
- VIN: 1B7KE2680LS
- Components: WHEELS
- Summary: ISSUES WITH TIRE FAILURES, WITH LT236X75R16 TIRE FAILURES ON THIS D250 AND W350 TRUCKS. KNOW OTHER INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVE BEEN RIDING BEHIND THEM WHEN I WITNESSED SAID FAILURES OCCURR. BRANDS HAVE INCLUDED BUT NOT BEEN EXCLUSIVE TO GENERAL, CONTINENTAL, ETC. I HAVE BLOWN OR HAD TREAN PEEL OFF 5 TIRESIN THE PAST 6 YEARS WHILE ONE FRIEND HAS 6 SIMILAR OCCURRENCE IN THE PAST YEAR. RUBBER SEEMS TO BECOME BRITTLE AND SEPERATE FROM THE STEEL CORD. MAY BE RELATED TO A RUMOR THAT THE RUBBER COMPUNDS WERE ALTERED TO CAUSE TIRES TO "DRY ROT" AFTER SEVERAL YERAS SO NO SITTING IN JUNKYARDS FOREVER. OWN OVER 30 VEHICLES AND HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING IN TREAD AND SIDEWALL AREAS ON ALL TIRES. BUT THE LT235X85R16 TIRES SEEM TO HAVE THE MOST CATASTROPHIC FAILURES PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO THE POINT I AM PULLING THEM OFF ALL THE VEHICLES THAT I CAN. ENVIROMENTALLY THIS CAUSES MORE WASTE IN OIL LOSS AND MANUFACTURING BYPRODUCT CREATION WHEN NEW TIRES MUST CONSTANTLY BE PURCHASED TO REPLACE DRY ROTTING TIRES WITH ALMOST NEW TREAD ON THEM!
Dodge D250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 2016-09-26
- Date Complaint: 2016-09-26
- VIN: 1B7KE2680LS
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: ISSUES WITH FRAME CRACKING ON 2WHEEL DRIVE DIESEL EQUIPPED 1990-1993 DODGE PICKUP WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNTED TO FRAME EARS. ALSO FRAME CRACKING BETWEEN ENGINE MOUNTS AND STEERING BOX ON 2WHEEL DRIVE MODELS AND BETWEEN FRONT SPRING HANGERS AND STEERING BOX ON 4 WHEEL DRIVE DIESELMODELS. IF TRUCKS HIT IN FRONT RIVETS BECOME LOOSE AND ADDITIONAL FRAME DAMAGE OCCURS. 1972-1993 1/2 TON MODEL IE D100 AND D150 HAVE NOTORIETY FOR CRACKING FRAMES AT STEERING BOXES. I HAVE OWNED MANY OF THESE TRUCK OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING CURRENT WITH ISSUES: D13BB8J501603 - D150 2WD, [XXX] - W350 DSL 4WD, AND [XXX] - D250 DSL 2WD . VEHICLES WERE STATIONARY WHEN DEFECTS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE. D150 FRAME UPGRADED MANY YEARS AGO WITH CROSSMEMBER FROM STEERING BOX TO IDLER ARM WITHOUT ANY FAILURES. WORKING TO BUILD CORNER BRACES AND FRAME REINFORCEMENTS FOR DIESEL MODELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Dodge D250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 2014-02-25
- Date Complaint: 2014-03-03
- VIN: 1B7KE26C0MS
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE D250 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN FULL THROTTLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE BY SWITCHING TO NEUTRAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHIP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85000. *TR
Dodge D250 1988
- Date Of Incident: 2001-02-06
- Date Complaint: 2001-06-21
- VIN: 1B7JD24Y1JS
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: SINGLE BOARD ENGINE CONTROLLER FAILS TO POWER IGNITION SYSTEM WHEN UNDER-HOOD TEMPERATURE RISES ON WARM DAYS, SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK
Dodge D250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1999-09-22
- VIN: 1B7KE2682LS
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: ONE MONTH AFTER DELIVERY, ENTIRE LEFT REAR QUARTER PAINT PEELED OFF IN ONE SHEET, DEALER REPAINTED. DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS THE ENTIRE PAINTED SURFACE , EXCLUDING THE THE REPAINTED AREA, HAS BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF "ORANGEPEEL" THEN THE PAINT STARTS COMING OFF IN LARGE PIECES.
Dodge D250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1999-07-24
- VIN: 1B7KE2687LS
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: THE WROST PEACE OF JUNK I EVER BOUGHT.NO MORE CHYSLER.
Dodge D250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1999-06-11
- VIN: 1B7KE2683KS
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: MY TRUCK HAD 2 CORE RADIATOR WHEN PURCHASED. IT OVERHEATED CONSTANTLY WHILE PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER. I PUT A 3 CORE RADIATOR IN IT AND IT STILL OVERHEATS. THE TRAILER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 4500 POUNDS. PLEASE HELP ME. NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND FORM I HAVE SUBMITTED. THE FIRST ODI NUMBER 707414 HAD A FEW INCORRECT ANSWERS TO VEHICLE INFORMATION. *AK
Dodge D250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1999-06-11
- VIN: 1B7KE2683KS
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: MY TRUCK HAD 2 CORE RADIATOR WHEN PURCHASED. IT OVERHEATED CONSTANTLY WHILE PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER. I PUT A 3 CORE RADIATOR IN IT AND IT STILL OVERHEATS. THE TRAILER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 4500 POUNDS. PLEASE HELP ME. NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND FORM I HAVE SUBMITTED. THE FIRST ODI NUMBER 707414 HAD A FEW INCORRECT ANSWERS TO VEHICLE INFORMATION. *AK
Dodge D250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1999-06-10
- VIN: 1B7KE2683KS
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: MY TRUCK HAD 2 CORE RADIATOR WHEN PURCHASED. IT OVERHEATED CONSTANTLY WHILE PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER. I PUT A 3 CORE RADIATOR IN IT AND IT STILL OVERHEATS. PLEASE HELP ME.
Dodge D250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 1998-09-11
- Date Complaint: 1998-12-22
- VIN: 1B7KE2684LS
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED, AFTER REPAIR WORK COMPLETED UPPER BALL JOINT PULLED OUT OF CONTROL ARM DUE TO THREADS BEING STRIPPED, DAMAGING CONTROL ARM AND NEW BALL JOINT.
Dodge D250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 1998-09-10
- Date Complaint: 1998-10-01
- VIN: 1B7KE2684LS
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, REPAIR MADE HOWEVER FAILURE OCCURED DUE TO STRIPPING OF THE THREADS OUT OF THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
Dodge D250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1998-01-13
- VIN: 1B7KE2685KS
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WHENEVER THE ROADS ARE WET & THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. FRONT BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WOULD SKID. *AK
Dodge D250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 1997-06-28
- Date Complaint: 1997-07-03
- VIN: 1B7JE26Z6KS
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE
- Summary: WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A SOUND FROM THE FRONT END, APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER CHECKED THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE UPPER FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE, THE UPPER A FRAME WAS REPLACED. *AK
Dodge D250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 1995-12-01
- Date Complaint: 1997-02-19
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
Dodge D250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 1994-09-01
- Date Complaint: 1997-02-04
- VIN: 1B7KE26Z8KS
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP/ACCIDENT.
Recalls Dodge D250
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 2 recalls for different components of the Dodge D250.You can explore the year of the Volkswagen Jetta you are interested in by selecting it from the list.
- Model: Dodge D250 1988
- Report Received Date: 1987-12-26
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
- Summary: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY CONTAIN A PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLY THAT MAY STICK IN THE TOOTH BUTT UNENGAGED POSITION.
- Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WITH THEGEAR SHIFT LEVER IN PARK POSITION.
- Remedy: ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE PARK SPRAG ROD ASSEMBLIES REPLACED.
- Model: Dodge D250 1987
- Report Received Date: 1987-03-26
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
- Summary: PLASTIC HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECT TO EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT DAMAGE DUE TO PROLONGED COLD, HIGH SPEED IDLE OPERATION.
- Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A MINOR FIRE FROM FLUID CONTACTING THE HOT EXHAUST.
- Remedy: INSTALL PROTECTIVE HEAT SHIELDS BETWEEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND AFFECTED CLUTCH SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
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