2008 Dodge Ram 3500 electrical system problems
18 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 140,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 140,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 9 fires.
What owners wrote
Owner of 2008 dodge 3500 dually was driving down road when fuse box caught fire. Windshield wipers started continuously squirting and smoke came out from underneath hood. Going 75MPH with horsetrailer in tow, vehicle without warning, shut off leaving owner without power, lights, steering or brakes while windshield wipers still squirting continuously and wiper blades not working. If this happened 1 hour later owner would be dead as next part of road has extreme downgrade with curves.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 3500. When the ignition key was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to start intermittently. The contact mentioned that the failure only occurred in cold temperatures. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the clutch safety ignition interlock switch needed to be replaced.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500
- Steering 95 complaints
- Engine 24 complaints
- Suspension 22 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints