2013 Ram 1500 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 40 complaints for the 2013 Ram 1500, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 37,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 37,000 miles, and 78% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Recently I was involved in a car accident with my 2013 dodge ram 1500. I was struct by a car at approximately 35 MPH and hit directly on the drivers side,(t-boned) the truck is equipped with side air bags and front air bags,which never deployed. The accident brought extensive damages to the truck and injuries to my wife and I. I reported the non deployment to dodge in which case a special inspector was sent out to thomas dodge where he ran diagnostics of the airbags computer. No fault signals were found.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge ram 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook uncontrollably whenever the rear windows rolled down. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,741.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Ram 1500
- Steering 645 complaints
- Electrical system 227 complaints
- Engine 131 complaints
- Air bags 94 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 85 complaints
- Brakes 80 complaints
- Fuel system 50 complaints
- Suspension 45 complaints