2017 Ram 1500 cruise control problems
43 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2017 Ram 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The cruise control turned itself on, while trying to turn it off the gas accelerated and I was unable to disengage the cruise control. I was unable to control the speed as it kept rising, causing me to go into the ditch striking a 6 ft culvert tile and flipping my vehicle. *dsy
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While traveling approximately 35 MPH, the electric throttle control sensor indicator suddenly illuminated and the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 55 MPH. During the incident, the rpm's continued to rev extremely high and the driver was unable to stop the vehicle when depressing the brake pedal. The driver shifted to neutral in order to stop the vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Ram 1500
- Steering 235 complaints
- Engine 188 complaints
- Fuel system 129 complaints
- Electrical system 110 complaints
- Brakes 101 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 95 complaints
- Air bags 53 complaints
- Suspension 50 complaints