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1999 Dodgen Born Free Electrical system Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
33%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage
113,210miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 1999 Dodgen Born Free, 33% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 113,210 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The key cylinder on the steering column of our 1999 dodge grand caravan froze and the key would not move. The vehicle had to be towed. Had this happened in a bad neighborhood or in traffic, it could have been life-threatening. We are afraid to use the vehicle until we are able to have it repaired because we may get stuck somewhere. We have spoken with chrysler customer service, and they refuse to acknowledge any responsibility for the problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #10100902, filed 2004-12, 82,000 miles

“The engine control unit installed on the dodge ram dakota 1999, engine 3.9 manual transmission has a manufacturer defect that the dealers keep hiding about, every 15k or 20k miles the computer lost its program and need to be updated, that means that the owner of the truck has to pay every year $99.99 for what the dealer call a electronic diagnosis, but in fact what they do is to re-program the ecu and update the software to the actual mileage resetting all the sensors that control the engine operation, the dealers refuse to admit the fact,what is well known for those who rebuild failed…”

NHTSA complaint #10202877, filed 2007-09, 144,420 miles

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1999233%

Other parts of the 1999 Dodgen Born Free

Engine cooling
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Dodgen Born Free

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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