Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Dodge Ram 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I have been trying for over two years to have my local dodge dealership process the recall for my takata airbags (sandy… |
| 2025-12-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Was driving home going 35 the rear end spider gears decided to lock up completely cause loss of control of my vehicle |
| 2025-11-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My rear driveline separated from the rear differential causing the rear differential to seize up. It is available for i… |
| 2025-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle diagnosed September 5, 2025 with failed front driver-side CV axle. Covered under factory lifetime powertrain wa… |
| 2025-03-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while going to start the vehicle, the contact became aw… |
| 2024-10-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | missing 2 bolts on drive shaft almost had a accident |
| 2024-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle was severe… |
| 2024-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The ESP/BAS warning lights came on. I had the truck diagnosed and the Automatic Braking System has failed. Chrysler/Fia… |
| 2023-12-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | When filling gas at the pump, it shuts off constently. During this process, I am spilling gas on the ground while tryin… |
| 2023-10-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 RAM 1500 4 door p/up truck. Factory radio/ . Noise coming from CD player when radio was playing . Saturday morni… |
| 2023-03-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | The cv axle on the passenger side has gone out 3 times in the last 6 months. That's not just coincidence. And there is … |
| 2023-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | We purchased this vehichle and the steering wheel has a slit through it like its been deployed i would like to make sur… |
| 2023-02-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH and turning left at a tra… |
| 2022-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The brake pedal goes to floor spongy break pedal |
| 2022-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle caught fire in drive way while raining seems as though the ac blower resistor caught fire |
| 2022-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Front end suspension and steering problems, very loud rubbing sound and unstable feels like it might brake apart. |
| 2022-01-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 5 | On 22 Jan 2022, airbags failed to deploy during a head on collision. Collision occurred after losing control on black … |
| 2021-12-03 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | HVAC mode door inoperative causing defroster to not operate and only allowing air out of dash vents causing safety issu… |
| 2021-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED. APPARENTLY AN ELECTRICAL SPIKE OCCURRED AND FRIED THE MOTHERBOARD. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BECA… |
| 2020-10-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON HIGHWAYS. |
| 2020-09-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35-45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WIND… |
| 2020-09-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ROCKER ARM CAME OFF LIFTER, BROKEN LIFTER SPRING. TOLD IT WAS A COMMON VALVE SEAT FAILURE ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. 147,0… |
| 2020-08-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MORE THAN 1 OCCASION, AFTER FILLING THE GASOLINE TANK, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SHORTLY AFTER BEING FILLED. YESTERDA… |
| 2020-08-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS GETTING OFF WORK AND GOING ABOUT 25 MPH ON THE STREET WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, I HAD SEEN THE … |
| 2020-07-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO SOME INSPECTIONS THAT WERE NOT PERFORMED MY THE DEALERSHIPS THIS WAS A LIFETIME W… |
| 2020-06-17 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND DESCENDING D… |
| 2020-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE… |
| 2020-05-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORN OUT WITH 107,000 MILE HIT A BUMP ON INTERSTATE FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE PUTTING THE CAR OUT … |
| 2020-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR WINDOWS AND R… |
| 2020-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL ON SERVAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SERVICE LIGH… |
| 2020-02-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK HAS BEEN GOING OUT. TIE RODS, SWAY BAR END LINKS, CV AXLES, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT… |
| 2020-02-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2008 DODGE RAM THAT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. I HA… |
| 2019-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT W… |
| 2019-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICL… |
| 2019-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON THE VEHICL… |
| 2019-08-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A… |
| 2019-08-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE 332,683 MILES ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 MY CATALISTIC CONVERTER WENT I CANNOT GET IT INSPECTED I THOUGHT THEY WERE TO… |
| 2019-07-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WIPERS MOTOR SPEED FLUCTUATES WHEN MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN UP OR DOWN. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WON'T GO TO 'HIGH SP… |
| 2019-07-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE AND STOPPED M… |
| 2019-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING GOING SLOW ON BUMPY ROAD, TURNING LEFT. LOST ALL STEERING AND BRAKES. HAD JUST FILLED TANK.… |
| 2019-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TRUCK STALLS AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME; STALLED IN A TURN CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERI… |
| 2019-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER EVERY FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION IF VEHICLE IS PLACED IN A MODERATELY HARD STOP OR MAKING A RIGH… |
| 2019-05-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERI… |
| 2019-04-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING ISSUE WITH TRUCK STALLING OUT RIGHT AFTER FUELING VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WITH OUT ANY WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES IT H… |
| 2019-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING ISSUE WITH TRUCK STALLING OUT RIGHT AFTER FUELING VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WITH OUT ANY WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES IT H… |
| 2019-03-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL COMPLETELY FRACTURE… |
| 2019-01-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT WENT TO PUT IN DRIVE, SHIFTER… |
| 2018-12-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SEVERAL TIMES NOW AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AND RUNNING IT 10-15 MINUTES IT JUST SHUTS OFF. TODAY ON A VERY BUSY 4 LANE… |
| 2018-12-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'VE HAD IT AT 4 DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS INCLUDING 3 WEEKS AT L… |
| 2018-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE FILLING UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT. ONLY WAY TO FILL IT UP IS TO IT VERY VERY SLOWLY A LITTLE AT A TIME. IT WENT F… |