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2015 Ram 1500 drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 224 complaints for the 2015 Ram 1500, 11% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
224 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 148 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
27 and 5
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2015 Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 32 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 28 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 24 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 35 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 148 complaints that include mileage. 57% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles32
20k to 40k miles28
40k to 60k miles24
60k to 80k miles35
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 148 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 27 crashes, 5 fires, 9 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ram 1500. When the vehicle was started and in the park position, it began to roll backwards. The vehicle crashed into several objects, including a motor home that was occupied. Two occupants sustained minor injuries and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was towed and repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was approximately 12,556.

Reported at 12,556 miles, September 2016 CrashInjury

I recently had the aem recall update done on my 2015 ram 1500 ecodiesel and now my truck's performance and fuel mileage has really suffered. Lost about 3 mpg and the truck is very sluggish now. It makes it dangerous to drive. It just barely moves when you press the accelerator pedal to merge into the flow of traffic. The transmission shifts rough and revs the engine higher before changing gears. Very disappointed in the recall and fca for making a good running truck into a dangerous to drive piece of junik!

Reported at 64,850 miles, June 2019

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