1992 Dodge Ram Van Review
1992 Dodge Ram Van Review
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4.75 out of 5 stars
The only kind of vehicle I will own!
Shawnerr, 10/01/2008
1992 Dodge Ram Van B250 3dr Van
I absolutely love this van! I've always owned large vans since the age of 18. Mine is actually an 1987 passenger van. These vans are Reliable, Dependable and Safe. These vans ARE practical and they have a million uses for pleasure, business and family. They are truck based, Rear Wheel Drive and have a solid live axle. They are ok on fuel, nothing that's gonna blow your mind or … anything but are better than some SUVs and trucks I've seen. These vans offer excellent towing capacity combined with having people and/or cargo in the van. Excellent head room and leg room. I personally have NO problems parking this van at the mall or any other tight space. Tip: Convex mirrors really help!
2.88 out of 5 stars
just a dodge
duaneone, 08/20/2002
1990 Dodge Ram Van B250 3dr Van
the only thing is that dodge is very
high on parts. with this vehicule the
volatge regulator is located in the
main computer so when it goes out you
have to either replace the computer or
do what i had done that was to put a
internal volatage regulator in the
alternator and bypass the computer.with
being all most all electric that is to
say the speedometer is not cable … but
electric i hate to see how much that
will run. But i am pleased with the gas
milage i get with it it has 358,700
miles on it the engine has been rebuilt
once still average 19 mpg on highway.
use it daily to deliver pizzas with.
4.63 out of 5 stars
The Shady Van
TriTNF, 06/05/2004
1992 Dodge Ram Van B150 3dr Van
I bought a 1992 B-150 from an
autoparts store in May 2003. With
186,000 original miles, I decided to
drive the world renowned Dodge 318
across country (and back)! Despite
blowing a fuel pump in Colorado, I had
absolutely no mechanical
difficulties. LONG LIVE THE DODGE
318, AND MY SHADY VAN!!!
3 out of 5 stars
Like, but sort of hate it
iamnatman, 08/03/2014
1991 Dodge Ram Van B350 3dr Van
Not sure what to say about it... I bought my B250 about 4 years ago for a stupidly cheap price. My biggest complaint is the gas mileage. I think on good days I can get about 11-14 mpg.
I think I've had about 6 break downs in the 4 years I've owned it. Changed fuel pump twice (my fault on one), u-joints, evap core, radiator/hoses, and cat converter/muffler. Funny enough, the core … engine/transmission itself is great... It's the little bits on the side that keep it going that seem to fail. It always fires up when those bits work, and the engine never burns oil, and the trans. never slips.
I'd say back in it's day, it was a pretty reliable vehicle.
EDIT: 8-7-2016
Edmunds emailed me and wanted an update on this vehicle. I currently no longer own it, but I can add a few things that went wrong. The voltage regulator went out, and on these vans, it's located in the ECU. If you're unfamiliar with that, it's basically the "brain" of the vehicle. Most do NOT have this part located in the ECU. Everything else functioned on the van that was controlled by the ECU, but this one component went out. It costs a substantial amount of money to replace the ECU, and on top of that, you have to get it programmed at a Dodge dealer to your specific van/vin number, and hope to god they still have the machine that can do that. I dug around on the internet and found this is somewhat of a common problem, and you can wire a separate regulator outside of the ECU and bypass it. I bought a regulator for a 1980's model and wired it to the alternator so it could properly charge the battery. The problem was fixed, but doing this causes the check engine light to always be on, because the ECU thinks the battery isn't getting charged, even though it is with the bypassed regulator.
Shortly after, I decided to sell it with the cost of gas being too high at the time to daily the vehicle. Ironically, gas prices started to rapidly drop not long after I sold it, but... oh well. In the end, I'll stick with what I said about the core of the engine. It's pretty reliable there. It never smoked, burned oil, ticked, or knocked. It always fired up even on the coldest mornings. It's just all the electronic bits on the side that made this a pain for me. Towards the end, I think I got most of them fixed, so whoever bought my van probably got a nice deal on it. I may have gotten a dud, so if you find one in decent shape, you might be alright. I'd just ask who's selling what's been done on it.
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1992 Ram Van Highlights
B350
Engine Type | Gas |
---|---|
Combined MPG | 13 MPG |
Cost to Drive | $355/month |
Drivetrain | rear wheel drive |
Safety
NHTSA Overall Rating
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- Frontal Barrier Crash RatingOverallNot RatedDriver1 / 5Passenger2 / 5
- Side Crash RatingOverallNot Rated
- Side Barrier RatingOverallNot RatedDriverNot RatedPassengerNot Rated
- Combined Side Barrier & Pole RatingsFront SeatNot RatedBack SeatNot Rated
- RolloverRolloverNot RatedDynamic Test ResultNo TipRisk Of RolloverNot Rated
IIHS Rating
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety uses extensive crash tests to determine car safety.
- Small Overlap Front Driver-Side TestNot Tested
- Small Overlap Front Passenger-Side TestNot Tested
- Moderate Overlap Front Test – Original0
- Moderate Overlap Front Test – UpdatedNot Tested
- Side Impact Test – OriginalNot Tested
- Side Impact Test – UpdatedNot Tested
- Roof Strength TestNot Tested
- Rear Crash Protection / Head RestraintNot Tested
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