2018 Ram 3500 cruise control problems
108 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2018 Ram 3500, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 108 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 82% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the cruise control complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Cruise control failed to disconnect. Upon repeated attempts to disengage the cruise control unit, the speed increased incrementally with each attempt. Holding the cancel button caused the unit to appear to disengage, but releasing the cancel button caused the unit to reengage and accelerate. Now, unit is inoperative.
Cruise control intermittent function...may not turn on, may not turn off, may not disconnect or cancel at speed, may not cancel at speed with brake pedal. Bought the truck in march, 2020. No problems until june 12, 2020, when it failed to work consistently. Dealer wants $150 to diagnose, even though it was reported to fca in may of 2018. Web information shows widespread problems...2 links I found: [link removed] [link removed] I bought the truck with 50k miles, now has 53k miles.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Ram 3500
- Brakes 669 complaints
- Electrical system 137 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 64 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Wheels 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 23 complaints
- Engine 18 complaints