Ram electrical system problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,941 complaints involve electrical system. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (60%). The single worst model year is the 2018 2500 with 476 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,941 about electrical system, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 61% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 1,134 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 84 and 118
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 2,386 | 61% |
| 2500 | 965 | 25% |
| 3500 | 377 | 10% |
| Promaster | 151 | 4% |
| Promaster City | 30 | 1% |
| 5500 | 15 | 0% |
| Promaster 2500 | 6 | 0% |
| Promaster 3500 | 6 | 0% |
| 4500 | 2 | 0% |
| C/V Tradesman | 2 | 0% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2018 Ram 2500476 complaints
- 2019 Ram 1500384 complaints
- 2014 Ram 1500247 complaints
- 2013 Ram 1500227 complaints
- 2022 Ram 1500199 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2013 | 286 |
| 2014 | 337 |
| 2015 | 245 |
| 2016 | 264 |
| 2017 | 289 |
| 2018 | 789 |
| 2019 | 441 |
| 2020 | 201 |
| 2021 | 271 |
| 2022 | 301 |
| 2023 | 109 |
| 2024 | 57 |
| 2025 | 261 |
| 2026 | 80 |
Among the 1,134 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 32,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.