Ram 3500 Electrical Problems
170 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 13 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2018. Best year: 2023.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
Frontal collision at 45 mph, totaled truck but airbags did not deploy. The insurance company sent the truck to the auction. My safety was at risk. Not that I am aware of, the insurance company has photos. Inspected by police and insuran...
In a 55mph car accident where the vehicle has been totaled and none of the airbags deployed
the recall number is 14V-635 or P65\n\nsays electric defect causes fires from heater Year: 2014\nMake: RAM\nModel: 3500\nTrim: N/A\nSeries: N/A
I have a complaint that needs to be addressed. On Sept. 11 2025 I had a fire in the cab of my 2016 Ram 3500 truck while it was sitting in my drive way. It was not even running. The fire was not very big and it could have been repaired. S...
The contact owns a 2022 RAM 3500. The contact stated while her husband was driving at 65 MPH, coming to a stop the brake pedal was depressed however the vehicle failed to stop in a timely manner rear ending the vehicle in front of him. T...
The contact owned a 2016 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, he crashed into another vehicle waiting at a stop light. The driver-side air bag did not deploy upon impact. The other driver was taken to the hospital; ...
Driving down turnpike my truck went up in flames, mopar sent investigator to determine cause of fire at dealership never called me to give me a report they emailed me to badly burnt to determine cause of fire.
On 6/28/2022 I was involved in an off-set not-at-fault head on collision at 45+ MPH. My vehicle then careened off the initial collision causing a side impact with a large light standard. My vehicle continued until it collided head on wit...
This Laramie trim level truck has an electronic drop tailgate with a button to drop the tailgate on the overhead console and one on the key fob. The tailgate on my truck was closed during my pre-trip and entering the vehicle. I had a tra...
9830-2021-10627 police report 12-14-2021 Head on collision with a 18 wheeler trailer. The air bags failed to deploy. My cousin survived. None of the air bags deployed. 2018 Dodge Ram 3500 Diesel dually.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE INSERTED INTO THEIR LANE AND TO PREVENT AN IMPACT, THE DRIVER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE DITCH AND CRASH INTO A "D...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DEER DARTED OUT IN FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. WHILE VEERING TO AVOID IT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE AND THEN A CULVERT AND ENDED UP FIVE FEET ON A HILLSIDE. THE AIR BAGS ...