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2025 Ram 3500 problems

Owners have filed 96 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Ram 3500. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. After that come brakes (20%) and forward collision avoidance (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
96 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 30% of complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

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%.

  • Electrical system 30%
  • Brakes 20%
  • Forward collision avoidance 11%
  • Drivetrain & axles 8%
  • Cruise control 5%
  • Lighting 4%
  • Engine 3%
  • Steering 2%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 2%
  • Wheels 2%

What the data shows

None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2025 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Ram 3500 with enough data (96 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.

Ton of warning lights can on like abs, traction control and some other sensors. When put in Drive the D flashed and try k would not move. Put back in park would not recognize it was in park and would not shut off. The only way to shut off the truck with disconnect both batteries and pull the fuse for the fuel pump.

August 2025

The contact owns a 2025 Ram 3500. The contact stated that the front passenger's side, rear passenger's side, and driver's side seat belt reminder (SBR) system was inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where a third-party engineer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the vehicle was only designed with a front driver's seat belt reminder (SBR).

Reported at 18 miles, April 2025

The contact owns a 2025 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed, and determined that several repairs were needed, and there was an issue with the battery. The dealer replaced two batteries, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, but the cause of the failure was not duplicated.

Reported at 9,000 miles, January 2026

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