2008 Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 52 complaints for the 2008 Dodge Ram 1500, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 43,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I bought a new 2008 dodge pick up 1500, with a v-6 manual transmission, 5 months later, with 7000 miles on the odometer, I was driving down a road at 45 MPH, all the instrumentation flickered, then quit as well the engine quit, coasted to a stop on the side of the road, and there was a fire under the hood, called the fire department, they put the fire out. No one was hurt, but the vehicle is in bad shape, it has not been modified in any way, it is 100% the way chrysler made it.
While driving,gas pedal went to floor. Rpm's 5000. Warning light ( electronic throttle control ) came on and remained on for the mile it took to get my truck to be back under control in order to stop. While in neutral,and in park, the tires continued to spin and rpm's remained constant. No correction was done by chrysler/jupiter dodge mazda/ as per chrysler they would be admitting liability because they cannot prove that this happened. I have driven the vehicle for the 2nd time today.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Dodge Ram 1500
- Air bags 165 complaints
- Steering 106 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 69 complaints
- Fuel system 64 complaints
- Suspension 50 complaints
- Engine 42 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 26 complaints