2022 Ram 1500 problems
Owners have filed 1,076 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Ram 1500. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. Next are electrical system (18%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,076 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 39 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 6
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 123 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 48 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 36 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 123 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 29,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 41,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 39 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 20 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ram 1500 with enough data (1,076 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 16 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
During the collision, the vehicle experienced a catastrophic component failure, specifically involving break intervention by ESP and the electronic stability control working correctly with the wheel speeds and impact of the top of the cab.
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated while his wife was driving 30 MPH, she heard an abnormal noise and the vehicle then stalled. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the fuel pump and the three fuel injectors to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated upon depression of the accelerator pedal with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer on several occasions and the contact was informed that there was a misfire in cylinder #5. On another visit the contact was informed that there was a misfire in cylinder #6. The spark plugs and fuel injectors have been replaced; however, the failure persisted.