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2017 Ram Promaster electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 20 complaints for the 2017 Ram Promaster, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
20 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2017 Ram Promaster Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 60% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 10 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

The contact owned a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the parking lot of a residential building and turning the engine off, approximately 36 hours later the contact was alerted by the property manager that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the failure, the vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed to a local holding yard.

Reported at 85,000 miles, June 2023 Fire

Ambient temp sensor failure in mirror..not a serviceable sensor..must replace the entire undamaged mirror at a cost of $ 389.00 dollars.

Reported at 45,000 miles, November 2018

Other problems reported for the 2017 Ram Promaster

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Ram models