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2008 Dodge Ram 2500 electrical system problems

17 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
17 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
122,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 122,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 122,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 14% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 14 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 122,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

The 08 dodge ram was driving down the road when the fuse box under the hood caught fire causing the dodge to loose all power. The vehicle was able to make it safelty to the side of the road thank goodness and get all its passengers out. The windows would not roll up nor would the engine start afterwards. This is the third time this has happened,. Both other two times it happened while driving and we paid $1000 to replace the fuse box. It happens once every year. Highway and interstate.

Reported at 200,000 miles, April 2017 Fire

Tipm (total integrated power module) failed while driving vehicle. Vehicle lost engine power, power steering, and brakes. -ton trucks are very heavy and are near impossible to turn and control without power steering and do not stop without power brakes. I was able to maneuver vehicle to the side of the road with minimal damage to the body. I was lucky to not cause a bigger accident and lucky not to injure myself or anybody else.

Reported at 138,000 miles, August 2015 Crash

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