Ram cruise control problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,290 complaints involve cruise control. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (42%). The single worst model year is the 2018 2500 with 342 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,290 about cruise control, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 42% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 412 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 57 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 541 | 42% |
| 2500 | 514 | 40% |
| 3500 | 204 | 16% |
| Promaster | 20 | 2% |
| 5500 | 6 | 1% |
| Promaster City | 3 | 0% |
| Promaster 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| Promaster 3500 | 1 | 0% |
Worst model years for cruise control
- 2018 Ram 2500342 complaints
- 2016 Ram 1500111 complaints
- 2018 Ram 3500108 complaints
- 2014 Ram 150089 complaints
- 2015 Ram 150088 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 66 |
| 2014 | 140 |
| 2015 | 118 |
| 2016 | 140 |
| 2017 | 146 |
| 2018 | 486 |
| 2019 | 67 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Among the 412 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.