2017 Ram 2500 suspension problems
16 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2017 Ram 2500, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Has vent for frount drive axel in wheel well he catches rainwater and get you into the front differential on four-wheel-drive says drive axle is not part of drivetrain and will not cover warranty all dodge ram four-wheel-drive's 2017 models will have the same problem enough water gets in the front differential it will burn up the gear needs to be corrected before somebody has a front in lock up and causes
Unknowing ling had fca dealership perform recall 19v-021, drag link assembly. By the dealership conducting this it now makes my vehicle illegal for towing per the federal motor carrier safety regulation ss 393.209 (d) steering system. Universal joints and ball-and-socket joints shall not be worn, faulty or repaired by welding. The steering gear box shall not have loose or missing mounting bolts or cracks in the gear box or mounting brackets. The pitman arm on the steering gear output shaft shall not be loose.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Ram 2500
- Brakes 520 complaints
- Electrical system 121 complaints
- Cruise control 72 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 66 complaints
- Steering 49 complaints
- Engine 47 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 40 complaints