Ram 3500 Transmission Problems
235 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 12 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2022. Best year: 2025.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
The contact owns a 2020 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and the engine was turned off, the gear shifter shifted into the drive position when the contact's minor [XXX] child entered the vehicle to retrieve ...
I placed my truck in park and got out to close the door to my hangar. I turned around and my truck was rolling forward. It rolled into a small two seat plane and pushed it into another plane causing significant damage. When I saw what wa...
The transmission spontaneously slipped out of park and went into reverse. My safety was close to critically impacted. When it began to roll on its own, I was scooped by the driver door and dragged several yards until the truck impacted ...
Front differential locked up without notice on highway at highway speed and almost lost control of my vehicle. Due to the front different locking up, the front driveshaft broke but did not come completely off right away and almost came t...
The transmission’s light came on saying that it was heated. I parked as soon as possible and that’s when the flames were coming out of the hood. I did burned my hands trying to put out the fire with 3 fire extinguishers. I did not wa...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN PARK SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK AND UNOCCUPIED, IT ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S TRAILER...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR END DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUFFER...
WHILE PARKED ON SIDE OF HILL AND LOADING AN ATTACHED TRAILER, TRANSMISSION PARK FAILED AFTER APPROX 15 MINUTES CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL DOWN HILL BARELY MISSING BUILDINGS THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A BOG. IN CALLING DEALER THIS MORNING SAYS A...
TRUCK IN PARK, STATIONARY BUT RUNNING, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTER AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRUCK. *TT *DT *BF*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE NO ADDTIONAL PROBLEMS.*JB 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INDEPEDENTLY SHIFTED FROM THE PARK POSITION TO THE DRIVE POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE DRIVER WAS DRAGGED UNTIL ...
NOV 11 2015 MY TRUCK FLIPPED DURING A LEFT HAND TURN WHILE PULLING A 3 CAR HAULER WITH 2 CARS ON TRAILER I WAS ABOUT 25000LBS GROSS PLUS OR MINUS 1000LBS. I WAS ON MY WAY TO TRUCK STOP FOR FUEL WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. MY TRUCK HAS AN AUT...
Front axle disconnect failed at only 15,136 miles