2015 Ram 2500 problems
Owners have filed 290 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Ram 2500. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are steering (15%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 290 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 181 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 | 66 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 31 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 181 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 35,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 40,000 miles (27 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Ram 2500 with enough data (212 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 13 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.
The contact owns a 2015 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond and the cruise control mode remained engaged. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated and would not stop. The contact manually pressed the cruise control button to disengage it but it failed to respond and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact stated that as the vehicle was about to crash into another vehicle, he drove the vehicle off the road and into a ditch.
We were involved in a traffic accident on I95. We were hit from the rear and we slammed into the concrete highway divider at approximately 45-50 MPH. The airbags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that another vehicle ran a stop sign and he crashed into the vehicle on the driver's side door at 35 MPH. The contact had two fractured ribs, his left elbow was injured and his lower back. The other driver had to be cut out of the vehicle so both were transported by ambulance to the hospital. The no air bags deployed and splitting the surface of the steering wheel. A police report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer had not been contacted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ram 2500. The contact stated that when driving at 60MPH a vehicle failed to yield the right of way entering traffic, the contact was unable to stop and crashed into the vehicle driver's side. The contact driver's side frontal air bag failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the neck, back, shoulder's, and right knee as he was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The state police was present and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an auto body repair facility.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ram 2500. While driving 65 MPH, "def system 75 MPH speed limit will be limited to 5 MPH" appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not repaired because parts were not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.