Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11702628December 3, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I own a 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn with approximately 84,000 miles. This vehicle has repeatedly experienced a severe safety defect that began around 20,000 miles. On four separate occasions, the truck has suddenly decelerated in traffic without warning, would not shift out of gear, and in some cases would not shut off even when pressing the start/stop button. During the most recent incident, I was unable to pull over safely because the powertrain locked up, putting myself and surrounding drivers at extreme risk. My wife and I as well as a good Samaritan stranger almost got ran over while checking to see what's wrong. Police showed up and called for a tow truck, since the incident was happening in a state hwy. Each time I brought the truck to the dealership, I showed photos and videos of the issue, but the dealership claimed they could not reproduce it. Now the dealership is telling me I must pay $1,127 just for them to look inside the transmission, and potentially $2,800–$11,000 for repairs. This is a safety-critical defect that began well within the warranty period and has progressively worsened. A sudden loss of power and inability to control the vehicle is dangerous and could result in a crash, injury, or death. I believe this issue should be investigated for a recall or manufacturer responsibility due to multiple reports of similar failures in Ram 1500 models. I have videos of the incidents in 2025 at 80k miles, and a video in 2024 at 43k miles that show the live incidents.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702522December 2, 2025
STEERING
Electric Power Steering / Rack and Pinion unit suddenly stopped working and there is a warning light on the dash board.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702570December 2, 2025
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Check Engine Light comes on and off on its own. OBD read that the engine is not getting up to normal temp. Had it diagnosed and was told that the 3.6 V6 has issues with the oil filter housing cracking/leaking. Somehow the housing cracking caused me to lose coolant. To have everything repaired would be $1400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702616December 2, 2025
AIR BAGS, STEERING
I have a faulty steering column in my truck that needs to be replaced. This is not normal wear and tear. The truck only has 60k miles on it and is still under warranty till 1/17/26. The steering column is supposed to last the Life of the truck. I brought the truck to dealership (nye) to diagnose the cause of the bad steering column. But instead they tell me they cant tell me the cause of the faulty steering column. Instead I recieve a quote to pay to replace it. I have called and even emailed the manager as he is suppose to be cerified to diagnose the cause or to give his professional opinion but I get no call back or even reply to my emails. This was in an accident before but the insurance says this is not caused by the accident. Id like to mention the airbags didn't deploy when the truck drove into the telephone pole. This is unsafe to drive and needs to be addressed.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702408December 2, 2025
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was running rough. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with a seized engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702581December 2, 2025
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2021 RAM 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 47 MPH, towards a four-way intersection, the vehicle coming off the road on the left side of the vehicle ran a stop causing another vehicle to collide with his vehicle. The contact stated that no air bags deployed. The contact stated that he sustained whiplash and bruises to the head. Medical attention was required via hospital. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was towed to an auto body center. The contact stated that a police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11702473December 2, 2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I was suddenly unable to fill the fuel tank of my truck on the way back from a 4 hour road trip in freezing conditions. I was able to get just enough fuel into my vehicle to make it back due to it occurring during a fuel up on the last hour of the drive. However, if this had happened earlier in the drive, I could have been stranded with my family in freezing conditions. There were no warnings and it hadn't been happening prior, other than a half dozen times randomly over the past 2 years where the fuel station nozzle clicked off a few times prematurely. But never to the extent of not being able to fill the tank. It was brought to a dealership and is currently having the fuel tank replaced due to a bad valve inside of it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702434December 2, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
The contact owns a 2023 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing an inaccurate fuel gauge reading. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the fuel gauge displayed that the fuel mileage was 18, but the vehicle suddenly lost motive power, prompting the contact to pull over to the side of the road. The contact parked the vehicle and took an Uber to his destination. The contact later returned and added fuel to the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on three occasions. The dealer reset the computer, and the module K1 fuel pump leveling unit was replaced, and the instrument cluster was reprogrammed as per TSB Number: 08-234-24; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 10,360.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702186December 1, 2025
STEERING
Sudden power steering failure while driving. I was cornering when power steering failed nearly causing a crash. no prior warning lights or indicators. During research noted other same year models recalled for the same issue but not my VIN. Contacted manufacture customer service and dealer. Both offered no assistance.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702208December 1, 2025
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the check engine warning light had illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving, the throttle sensor warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had recurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was purchased, and the light was reset; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving 45-50 MPH, the failure recurred, and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road, but the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was purchased, and the throttle sensor was replaced; however, the vehicle failed to start. The contact was referred to a Dodge dealer. The vehicle was towed to Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram (1450 N Tomoka Farms Rd Suite A, Daytona Beach, FL 32124); but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was then towed to Sebastian's Auto Repair Inc, where the valve cover gasket was taken apart, but no failure was found. The warranty company was contacted and advised the contact that the entire engine needed to be taken apart for the repair to be covered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to tow the vehicle back to the Dodge dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was approximately 52,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702223December 1, 2025
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V632000 (AIR BAGS), but the failure occurred. The inflator end cap failed in September 2024 and failed again in February 2025. Most recently, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the code was cleared; however, the failure persisted. The dealer retrieved a fault code for "Failure to Communicate with ABS Module". The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer informed the contact that parts were not available to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702236December 1, 2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Entered vehicle and notice strong smell of gasoline, driving my young kids to daycare and preschool they complained of the smell and we had to lower windows. Upon dropping them off, went to mechanic who confirmed it was a fuel system issue, fixed a valve. Following few days the truck has issues starting and is stalling and jerking at lights. I return to the mechanic who advises it is the same issue and relates to the fuel pump system failing and they have ordered the part that is on a 45 day backlog. Problem persists and make my trucks unsafe to drive and I am unable to drive it. I have spoken with RAM who advised my truck model is not included in the recall AND is freshly out of warranty. This is extremely frustrating I have to spend thousands to replace this and am unable to drive my truck for approximately 2 months IF the part arrives on time.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702265December 1, 2025
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly sputtered and then lost motive power, with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The mechanic stated that an error code was present, but had not provided the code to the contact. The contact was referred to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired at that time. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the crankshaft position sensor tone wheel had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V475000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The approximate failure mileage was 216,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702277December 1, 2025
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Unable to smoothly and safely accelerate from a stop. If you apply the lightest possible touch to the throttle the vehicle will surge and have a shuttering feeling, not smooth or linear, once pressed slightly further the truck accelerates in an unsafe fashion both forward and reverse . Hooking up a trailer is very dangerous as are all maneuvers when pulling away from a stop.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702275December 1, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Key Fob intermittently stops communicating. Both key sets do the same and have replaced FOB batteries. Nearly 50% of the time the key FOB will not work or start vehicle. A message is displayed that the key is not in the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702244December 1, 2025
ENGINE, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The vehicle was sold with oversized 35-inch tires but was never recalibrated for speedometer, odometer, or tire pressure monitoring systems. The vehicle’s speedometer reads approximately 7 mph slower than actual speed, making the odometer inaccurate as well. This affects braking, ABS, traction control, and engine timing. The door placard still lists the original 265/70R17 tires, meaning the vehicle no longer meets the safety certification indicated by the label. The dealership did not disclose these modifications. I have had two tire failures due to rubbing and unsafe fitment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702232December 1, 2025
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
On November 16th while on vacation and traveling through west Texas, our 2025 Ram 1500 SST Lonestar cancelled our adaptive cruise and automatic emergency brake. A message popped up again stating "Auto Emergency Braking (AEB)/ACC Unavailable Service Required". We were pulling our travel trailer and we found that if we shut off vehicle, it would reset and appear to work for a short time but would them cancel our adaptive cruise and automatic emergency brake. On November 17th we took it to Sisbarro CDJR in Deming, NM and they claimed they couldn't verify our problem with a 30 minute text drive. So their tech did an update to the PCM and gave us the truck back. We hitched up the next day and with 15 minutes the problem happened again. We stopped using the adaptive cruise control and started using the regular cruise. The message continued and we continued to Surprise, AZ without the ACC and AEB. On Monday, November 24th, we took the vehicle to Larry Miller CDJR in Surprise, AZ. After I described the ongoing problem to the service writer, he told that it would be 3 or 4 days before they could look at it and it could take at least an additional 2 days to repair if they could recreate the problem. I asked him if he thought it was safe to drive back to Mansfield, TX and he said it should be okay. Over the next three days we returned home and continued to have the problem with the ACC and AEB warning. I've have called Classic CDJR in Arlington, TX and scheduled an appointment for Tuesday, December 2nd at 7 am.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702130November 30, 2025
STEERING
Power steering maintenance light comes on and power steering is lost. This happens intermittently. Vehicle can be turned off, error goes away, and vehicle regains power steering and can be driven.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702155November 30, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
My 2015 ram ecodiesel is getting a brake light for ABS, traction control, emergency brake all not working. Dealership wants $4000 to fix it with a part that’s back ordered 2yr. I’m having a hard time understanding if so many people online are having this issue why it’s not a SAFETY RECALL. The stock part failed at no fault of the customers.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11702004November 29, 2025
SUSPENSION
Front driver side popping at low and higher speeds, can be driving straight or turning both left or right
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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