2015 Ram 1500 electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 159 complaints for the 2015 Ram 1500, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 159 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 80 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 80 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 14 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
The truck was started and moved from one side of the driveway and moved to the other side of the driveway. The truck was turned off after being moved. About 20 minutes after the truck was turned off it was found on fire. The truck was completely engulfed at that point and had also caught the front of the garage on fire. The truck was a complete loss and the front of the garage had significant damage.
I left the truck running while in a store, I came out to see it rolled forward into a building while I was in the store and truck was in park ( or at least I thought) this caused $1800 in damages less then a month later while the truck was running and in park it completely died and had to towed back to dealer. They said they found a loose connection in the dash
Other problems reported for the 2015 Ram 1500
- Engine 398 complaints
- Steering 342 complaints
- Fuel system 242 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 224 complaints
- Brakes 162 complaints
- Cruise control 88 complaints
- Air bags 61 complaints
- Suspension 57 complaints