2011 Dodge Ram 1500 suspension problems
40 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2011 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the driver of the vehicle owns a 2011 ram 1500. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the front passenger side wheel disengaged from the vehicle. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver was injured and transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to a collision center where it was diagnosed that the front passenger side wheel had a faulty lower control arm and spindle. The vehicle was not repaired.
While driving down the highway pulling our gooseneck trailer I hit a bump on the highway. Once I hit the bump the truck began to shake uncontrollably and the steering wheel was ripped from my hands. I could not hold on to the steering wheel. Depressing the brake pedal only made the truck jerk to one side very quickly. All I could do was down shift the transmission and use the trailer brakes lightly to slow down. I had no steering control at all.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Dodge Ram 1500
- Electrical system 214 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 182 complaints
- Engine 156 complaints
- Fuel system 144 complaints
- Steering 45 complaints
- Lighting 30 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Body & structure 23 complaints