2008 Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems
42 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2008 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
On 1/19/17 I made a 7 mile round trip drive, returned to our house and parked on the street. About 10 minutes later after making my lunch I opened facebook to see a notification that a truck was on fire on my street. I walked out my front door to see what was going on only to find the leander fire department putting out the fire involving my dodge ram. The assistant fire chief believes it started by the master cylinder.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 1500. Upon turning the vehicle to the off position and removing the key, the engine continued to run. The contact removed the battery cables, but the engine still continued to run. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 215,845. Updated 02/26/16
Other problems reported for the 2008 Dodge Ram 1500
- Air bags 165 complaints
- Steering 106 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 69 complaints
- Fuel system 64 complaints
- Electrical system 52 complaints
- Suspension 50 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 26 complaints