2002 Dodge Ram 3500 problems
NHTSA has received 59 complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram 3500, and 15% of them involve fuel system. Next are body & structure (15%) and steering (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 48,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Dodge Ram 3500 with enough data (25 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 3500. While traveling approximately 30 MPH and making a right turn, the steering wheel failed to respond and would not turn. As a result, the contact crashed into a rock causing the vehicle to flip onto the passenger side. The driver side air bag deployed, but the front passenger side air bag did not. The driver sustained head and back injuries and lacerations to the arms. The front passenger sustained head injuries, cuts, and abrasions to the arm from the glass.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 3500. The contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. He then further inspected the failure and found that the fuel pump within the fuel tank had failed. As a result, the fuel injectors also failed. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 63,700 and the current mileage was approximately 64,400.
My dodge 3500 2002 dashboard has fell apart caved in I can see the inside of the radio, air condition vents its awful and I have bought a cover and just dealt with it but now I want to trade it in and I know it will effect the trade in value