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2013 Ram 1500 engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 131 complaints for the 2013 Ram 1500, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
131 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 94 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2013 Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 12 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 94 complaints that include mileage. 37% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles15
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles12
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 94 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

On 12/7/16, a desolate, straight, country road, I stopped my truck to investigate damage from a deer that had run into the driver's fender while I was driving about 25 MPH. Even though I placed the truck in park after my stop (to make it stationary), the ram started moving as I attempted to exit its cabin; and then it drove for about 300 feet at idle speed down the road, where it stopped in a shallow drainage ditch.

Reported at 17,300 miles, December 2016 CrashInjury

Purchase my ram 1500 with the 5.7 in late 2014. I have put approx 78k miles on my truck and notices a clicking /knocking noise and loss of oil pressure intermittently. After have my mechanic look it over, the motor is having cam and lifter problems. This seems to be a common issue online . In fact, I now noticed several other ram trucks driving by me in parking lots, or at stop lights that have a faint version of what I am experiencing.

Reported at 79,000 miles, May 2019

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