Ram fuel system problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,058 complaints involve fuel system. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (74%). The single worst model year is the 2016 1500 with 282 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,058 about fuel system, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 74% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 834 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 38
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 1,527 | 74% |
| 2500 | 273 | 13% |
| 3500 | 203 | 10% |
| Promaster | 28 | 1% |
| 5500 | 13 | 1% |
| 4500 | 6 | 0% |
| Promaster 2500 | 3 | 0% |
| Promaster City | 3 | 0% |
| C/V Tradesman | 2 | 0% |
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2016 Ram 1500282 complaints
- 2014 Ram 1500276 complaints
- 2015 Ram 1500242 complaints
- 2018 Ram 1500140 complaints
- 2017 Ram 1500129 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2013 | 101 |
| 2014 | 339 |
| 2015 | 272 |
| 2016 | 303 |
| 2017 | 155 |
| 2018 | 160 |
| 2019 | 226 |
| 2020 | 206 |
| 2021 | 117 |
| 2022 | 110 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 27 |
Among the 834 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.