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Common Dodge W250 problems
Based on the information from the sources provided, here are common problems with Dodge W250 cars based on complaints from owners:
- Front End Issues: Dodge trucks, particularly in the 1994-2008 range, have faced front end problems leading to the dreaded death wobble. Recalls for front end parts have been issued, but some owners have expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of these recalls by the manufacturer.
- Dash Board and Heater Box Problems: Dodge Rams from certain years are known for issues with cracked dashboards and malfunctioning heater boxes. These problems can affect the heating system, leading to inadequate heat or defrost, especially during winter, which poses safety concerns for drivers.
- Transmission Failure: Dodge Cummins engines have been associated with transmission failures, which can be costly to repair. Issues like age, rust, low horsepower compared to newer models, unreliable fuel injectors, engine cracking, and faulty connections with other components have been reported by owners.
- EGR and DPF System Problems: Late-model Dodge Cummins trucks with 6.7-liter engines have faced issues with the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) and Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) systems. Problems with these systems can lead to the vehicle going into limp mode until repairs are made, and tampering with emissions equipment can void warranties and cause issues with emissions testing in certain states.
- Variable Geometry Turbocharger (VGT) Issues: The introduction of a Variable Geometry Turbocharger in 6.7 Cummins engines aimed at improving emissions and power has led to common problems. Issues with this system can affect turbo lag, exhaust braking, and towing capabilities, requiring careful inspection and maintenance to prevent malfunctions.
These common problems highlight various issues faced by Dodge W250 cars, ranging from steering and suspension issues to engine and transmission problems. Owners should be aware of these issues to ensure timely maintenance and repairs to keep their vehicles in optimal condition.
What engine is in a Dodge W250?
MMP Rating
| Engine Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Engine Options: | 5.2L V8, 5.9L V8 |
| Displacement Range: | 318-360 cu in. |
| Horsepower Range: | 140-170 hp (estimated) |
| Torque: | 265-280 lb-ft (estimated) |
What is the mpg on a 1992 Dodge W250 Cummins?
Based on data from 12 vehicles, 393 fuel-ups and 123,671 miles of driving, the 1992 Dodge W250 gets a combined Avg MPG of 15.72 with a 0.38 MPG margin of error.
Is a W250 4wd?
Gateway Classic Cars of Louisville is proud to present this 1989 Dodge Ram W250 4x4 Pickup! The Ram Series was first introduced by dodge in 1980. Back then the Trucks were designated by a D or W. D was a RWD Ram and the W was a 4x4 Power Ram.
How much does a 1991 Dodge W250 weigh?
Used 1991 Dodge RAM 250 - Specs & Features
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Turning circle | 42.5 ft. |
| Maximum towing capacity | 6,900 lbs. |
| Maximum payload | 3,020.0 lbs. |
| Gross weight | 7,400 lbs. |
Percentage distribution of complaints by Dodge W250 years
We have researched Dodge problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Dodge W250 cars and compiled the top 5 most problematic Dodge W250 model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Dodge W250 model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Dodge W250 years
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Dodge W250 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Dodge W250 , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Steering problems
- Fuel system problems
- Gasoline problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Dodge W250 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by W250 model years
A total of 3 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 31 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Dodge W250 . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Dodge W250 vehicles.
Latest 25 complaints
Dodge W250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 2021-03-29
- Date Complaint: 2021-04-21
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1B7KM268XLS
- Components: SUSPENSION,TIRES,WHEELS
- Summary: ON MARCH 29TH AT 2:20 PM I HAD BOLTED ON AND TORQUED TO SPEC BRAND NEW TIRES AND WHEELS(WHICH I HAD BOUGHT FROM CUSTOM OFFSETS ONLINE AND WHERE SHIPPED TO ME BALANCED, MOUNTED AND READY TO GO) THEN AT AROUND 3:30PM THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND IN ABOUT 2 MILES FROM GETTING ON THE FREEWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK FALL ONTO THE RIM. AS SOON AS THE PRIOR EVENTS TOOK PLACE I SLOWLY STARTING TAPPING THE BREAKS TO WORK UP TO BREAKING FASTER AND HARDER TO SLOW DOWN BUT ON THE PARTICULAR PART OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS ON THE SHOULDER WAS LOSING MORE AND MORE AREA SO I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP HITTING THE K RAIL NOT INTENTIONALLY, COMING TO A STOP. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD NOT HIT NOR RUN ANYTHING OVER ON THIS CLEAN SMOOTH STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. AS DESCRIBED PRIOR I HAD STARTED TAPPING ON THE BREAKS SO I DIDN'T LOCK THEM UP THEN EVENTUALLY FULLY BREAKING AFTER TAPPING. FURTHER TO ADD 4 DAYS LATER ON APRIL 2 I WAS TAKING OFF THE WHEELS AND TIRES TO SEND THEM BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM (CUSTOM OFFSETS) I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO COME OFF THE BEAD AND CREATE A EGG ON THE SIDE WALL WHICH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE TWO AND JUST ONE DEFECTIVE TIRES SENT TO ME.THE TIRES WERE TOYO OPEN COUNTRY AT 3'S 315/75/16 AND THE WHEELS WERE AMERICAN RACING WHEELS 16X10'S SUPPLIED TO ME BY CUSTOM OFFSETS WEBSITE BALANCED AND MOUNTED.
Dodge W250 1986
- Date Of Incident: 1988-08-15
- Date Complaint: 2017-03-01
- VIN: 1B7JW24T7GS
- Components: STEERING
- Summary: THE FRONT TIRES WORE 5 TO 10 TIMES FASTER THAN THE REAR. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING ON A LOOSE SANDY SURFACE AT LOW SPEED, THE FRONT TIRES WERE SLIDING MORE THAN ROTATING. I THINK THE STEERING ARMS ARE OF THE WRONG PART NUMBER AND HAVE INCORRECT GEOMETRY (TOE OUT IN TURNS).
Dodge W250 1993
- Date Of Incident: 2012-03-30
- Date Complaint: 2012-04-03
- VIN: 3B7KM23C9PM
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- Summary: AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF FULL THROTTLE CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN BEFORE ANY DAMAGE COULD BE DONE TO MY ENGINE OR OTHER VEHICLES, AND I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. DODGE HAS A RECALL (#605), FOR THE EXACT SYMPTOMS I WAS EXPERIENCING, THOUGH MY INJECTION PUMP DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE DATE CODE. I TOOK MY INJECTION PUMP INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I THEN TOOK APART THE INJECTION PUMP AND FOUND THAT THE FULCRUM LEVER, THE SAME PIECE THAT CAUSED THE RECALL FOR RECALL #605, HAD INDEED BROKEN SENDING TINY BITS OF METAL THROUGHOUT MY INJECTION PUMP CAUSING THE RUNAWAY. I FEEL THAT DODGE IS RESPONSIBLE TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THE PARTS THAT WERE BROKEN, AND SHOULD ALSO EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALL CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH THE VE PUMP. *TR
Dodge W250 1989
- Date Of Incident: 2008-05-05
- Date Complaint: 2008-05-05
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WELL. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN THAT LEAVES THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME OPEN WITH A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WHERE THE CRACK STARTED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE DAY THAT I FIRST NOTICED THE CRACK. *TR
Dodge W250 1993
- Date Of Incident: 2005-08-24
- Date Complaint: 2005-09-01
- VIN: 1B7JM26Y4PS
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN TA LT235/85R16. DRIVING 65 MPH ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. SHIMMY STARTED SUDDENLY. STOPPED ON SHOULDER AND FOUND SEPARATED BELT ON ONE REAR TIRE. INSTALLED SPARE. 4 HOURS OF DRIVING LATER, OTHER REAR TIRE DID THE SAME THING, BUT TREAD CAME APART AS WELL. RUBBER BEING THROWN AT TRAFFIC, AND BELTS PUNCTURED CARCASS CAUSING AIR LEAKAGE. TIRES CHECKED TO 75 PSI THAT MORNING. 93 DODGE 3/4 TON PICKUP TRUCK WITH SMALL CAMPER (1700LB). *NM
Dodge W250 1991
- Date Of Incident: 2004-06-01
- Date Complaint: 2004-08-28
- VIN: 1B7KM26C4MS
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: 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
Dodge W250 1983
- Date Of Incident: 2001-01-01
- Date Complaint: 2001-02-23
- VIN: 1B7JW24T9DS
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SEAT BELTS
- Summary: GAS TANK HAD DROPPED AND WAS SAGGING DUE TO STRAPS THAT HOLD IT HAVE CORRODED AND RUSTED. *AK THE DRIVER SEAT BELT PULLED THE MOUNTING BOLT OFF THE LOWER MOUNT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS BUCKLING UP. *YH CONSUMER FEELS A PLASTIC TANK SHOULD HAVE DURABLE STRAPS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AREA WHERE THE MOUNT FOR SEATBELT IS SUBJECT TO RETAIN WATER AND APPARENTLY ROTTED. *SLC
Dodge W250 1987
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 2000-04-14
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: THE DESIGN OF THE FAULTY MUFFLER CAUSED A PORTION OF THE PLASTIC GAS TANK TO PARTIALLY MELT AND EVENTUALLY SPRING A NUMBER OF LEAKS. NLM
Dodge W250 1993
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 2000-03-09
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: THE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Dodge W250 1993
- Date Of Incident: 1995-02-01
- Date Complaint: 1999-11-29
- VIN: 3B7KM23C5PM
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: REAR BRAKE DO NOT (ADJUST)/THE FRONT RIGHT CALIPER DOES NO RELEASE RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO ABS LOCKING UP.
Dodge W250 1990
- Date Of Incident: 1999-07-06
- Date Complaint: 1999-08-16
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK , LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE FUEL, TANK STRAPS HAD GIVEN WAY, DROPPING THE WHOLE TANK AND ALL THE FUEL. *AK
Dodge W250 1992
- Date Of Incident: 1998-08-09
- Date Complaint: 1999-04-13
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 3B7KM23C9NM
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-30 MPH CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE AND BRAKES GRABBED FOR FEW SECONDS, BUT, AFTERWARDS THEY RELEASED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ABS BRAKES WORK IN A SLOW WAY, AND CONSUMER HAS TO START STEPPING ON THE BRAKES A FEW FEET FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Dodge W250 1993
- Date Of Incident: 1998-12-12
- Date Complaint: 1999-04-01
- VIN: 3B7KM23COPM
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND HAVING FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WILL KEEP GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE FLOORBOARD. *AK *ML
Dodge W250 1992
- Date Of Incident: 1998-08-09
- Date Complaint: 1998-10-09
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE BRAKES GRAB FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT AFTER THAT HAPPENS THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THE ABS BRAKES WORK IN A SLOW WAY, AND THAT HE HAS TO START STEPPING ON THE BRAKES A FEW FEET FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Dodge W250 1991
- Date Of Incident: 1996-09-30
- Date Complaint: 1998-08-12
- VIN: 1B7KM26C5MS
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: 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
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