2019 RAM 1500 problems
Owners have filed 2,180 complaints about the 2019 RAM 1500 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 17.6% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 15.6%.
Complaints2,180
Crashes113
Fires17
Injuries100
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 17.6% · 384
Steering 15.6% · 340
Unknown or other 10.8% · 235
Engine 10.6% · 232
Power train 9.5% · 208
Service brakes 5.2% · 114
Air bags 4.3% · 93
Structure 3.7% · 81
Severity
Of those complaints, 113 describe a crash, 17 describe a fire, 100 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the RAM 1500 in this data, 2019 ranks 2nd by complaint volume; 2014 draws the most.
Filings are rising, 940 in the last three years against 753 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 17,850 miles.
In owners' own words
vehicle will not respond to keys and intermittently will start and drive then die in the middle of the road. Waring lights turn on then go off. truck will be fine for a few days then fail to start and completely drain the battery. Water is entering the vehicle cause moisture and mold on the carpet and possible cause of the electrical problems. when truck is off radio will turn on and off and dome lights flash Electrical system
The AC was stuck on hot and would not defrost. Dealership said the blend actuator door needed replacement. Unfortunately this cost is 1700. In addition to this, the fuel line or gas tank keep clicking and stopping when trying to fill. This has been intermittent since we purchased vehicle. In addition, our infotainment center was hacked, someone was changing our settings repeatedly. Dealership refused to fix Electrical system
Rear view camera first began blanking out in the morning, when the temperature was below 64 degrees F. About 6 months later, the camera began blanking out completely (regardless of temperature). The camera image is supposed to appear on the left side of the rear view mirror. Now, instead of the picture, there is an image of a camera icon with a slash through it (indicating lack of input from a camera). Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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