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2011 Dodge Ram 2500 engine problems

41 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2011 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
41 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
63,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 63,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 63,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 45% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 2500. While the vehicle was parked, the contact discovered that the exhaust tail pipe had excessive rust and was separated from the muffler. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that there was excessive rust and the tail pipe needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that the vehicle's spray on bed liner contained bubbles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

Reported at 82,000 miles, April 2015 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 6/18/15 the consumer stated the vehicle was finally repaired. Updated 06/25/15

Reported at 79,497 miles, December 2014

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