2020 Ram 1500 engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 165 complaints for the 2020 Ram 1500, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 165 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 48,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 4
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 55 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	19
20k to 40k miles	6
40k to 60k miles	7
60k to 80k miles	11
80k to 100k miles	9
100k to 120k miles	2
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 55 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

The contact's brother owned a 2020 Ram 1500 Rebel. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously driven parked and left unattended a few hours later, the vehicle spontaneously caught fire. The neighbors alerted the owner that the vehicle had caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and informed him the fire started in the engine compartment. A 2021 Mercedes Benz CLA 250 parked in front of the Ram caught fire as well. There were no reported injuries. A police report was filed.

Reported at 72,000 miles, May 2023 Fire

The contact owns a 2020 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V767000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while her boss was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle hesitated and failed to accelerate as intended.

Reported at 14,000 miles, April 2020

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Ram models