Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Dodge Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering became uncontrollable and wobbled so violently I could not keep my hands on the wheel. It will be open for… |
| 2024-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Warped head / blown head gasket |
| 2024-03-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | Yesterday, 3/22/2024, I was driving northbound on I-15, fat left lane, approx. 80 mph/posted highway speed. Suddenly l… |
| 2022-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Some electrical components became inoperative in the quick minute. Fuel pump was running continuedly till the battery w… |
| 2021-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driving on the highway doing about 100km per hour and the truck shut off. No noise or anything it just died, no steerin… |
| 2021-09-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY, NORMAL DAY, AND I NOTICE A SUDDEN VIBRATION STARTED TO FEEL WORST AND… |
| 2021-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN… |
| 2020-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET, HIGHWAY, AND OFF ROAD; ON BOTH A ROUGH PAVED ROADS AND WHILE RUNNING OVER… |
| 2020-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE ARE TWO ISSUES AT HAND HERE. ONE IS THE FUEL PUMP FUSE/RELAY. IT WENT OUT BUT CANT BE FIXED WITHOUT REPLACING THE… |
| 2020-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT… |
| 2020-02-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE TRUCK IS MAKING NOISES EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE WHEEL, IT IS VERY STIFF, AND THERE IS A LEAK. |
| 2019-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CON… |
| 2019-09-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD |
| 2019-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN WE GOT HOME LAST NITE I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING LIKE ELECTRIC… |
| 2019-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE AT INTERSTATE 70MPH SPEEDS, NO CONTROL UNTIL SPEED DROPS TO 30. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES.-FIRST TIME FEB … |
| 2019-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2011 RAM 2500 6.7 TURBO DIESEL. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW BY HER PARENTS. I … |
| 2019-01-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS… |
| 2019-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Approximatly 6 years ago My TIPM failed on my 2011 dodge ram 2500. It was not under warrenty so I replaced it myself no… |
| 2018-12-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND WILL NOT READ ANY TRAILER WHEN CONNECTED. STATES 'TRAILER DISCONNECTED' |
| 2018-12-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SEVERAL MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF CAUSING EXHAUST TO LEAK EARLY. POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DEPENDING ON… |
| 2018-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE EMISSIONS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A OVERLAY WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE… |
| 2018-09-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON GRAND AVE IN GLENDALE ARIZONA WHEN I CAME ON TO A TURN MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON ME I LOST STEE… |
| 2018-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 17V-821 THIS VEHICLE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE WITH CLEAN HISTORY/CARFAX REPORT. RECALL NOT COMPLETED. DEA… |
| 2018-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I AM ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN BY MOVING THE IGNITION KEY AROUND. |
| 2018-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE IS RUNNING, IF THE FREQUENCY OPERATED BUTTON IGNITION KEY (FOBIK) IS MOVED IN ANY SLIGHT MOVE… |
| 2018-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIN MODULE MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF, WITHOUT WARNING TO THE DRIVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES GOING DOE THE FREE W… |
| 2018-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE HOOD WAS LIFTED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE … |
| 2017-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT/STOP SIGN DIESEL FUMES COME THROUGH THE VENTS AND INTO THE CAB. FUMES ARE VERY STRONG. THI… |
| 2017-11-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COAST… |
| 2017-10-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE - I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND SUDDENLY … |
| 2017-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BECAME AWARE THAT THE TIPM MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. I NOTIFIED DODGE ON THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN REQUESTED ASSISTANCE ON REP… |
| 2017-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST TICK TICK NOISE. THE MANIFOLD AND THE BOLT HAST RUSTED OUT. I CAN BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A RECALL. |
| 2017-05-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A LARGE EXPLOSI… |
| 2017-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES WITH CODES P241A AND P2196. I HAVE REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR 3 TIMES WITHIN O… |
| 2017-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. COULDN'T STEER, COULDN'T TURN, COULD BARELY STOP. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROTARY WITH MY… |
| 2016-12-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP SOUND FROM THE FRONT … |
| 2016-11-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DIESEL FUMES INVADE THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT IS UNDERGOING THE "REGENERATION" PHASE OF ITS EMISSIONS CYCLE. WE ARE… |
| 2016-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE CRACKED , 981 HOURS ON THE MOTOR AND 36,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, THE CAB FILLS WITH EXHAUST S… |
| 2016-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A "NO START". PROBLEM DID CONTINUE WITH THE DEALER A FEW TIMES WITH NO COD… |
| 2016-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON ACTIVATING THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHTS, ENGINE WILL BEGIN MISSING AND EVENTUALLY STALL. HEADLIGHTS WILL BLINK OFF A… |
| 2016-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK WOULD NOT START DUE TO FAULTY TIMP MODULE. LUCKILY IT WAS PARKED AT HOME, BUT NEEDED TOWED. |
| 2016-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING VEHICLE TO CROSS CENTER LINE … |
| 2016-04-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 2 RECALLS FOR TIE RODS HAVE BEEN PEFORMED. THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUING, MOST RECENTLY O… |
| 2016-03-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE STEERIN… |
| 2016-03-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V529000 (STEERING)… |
| 2016-03-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | DEAR SIR OR MA'AM, I AM WRITING YOU TO REPORT A SEVERE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED TO ME ON 3/5/16, AND AGAIN ON 4/9/16. I… |
| 2016-02-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING EITHER PULLING OUR 30FT 5TH WHEEL OR WHILE NOT TOWING, HIT ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND … |
| 2016-01-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL GO IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN WORK PERIODICALLY. OUR TIE ROD ALR… |
| 2016-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN … |
| 2016-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKE CONTROLLER ON MY 2011 RAM 2500. THE CONTROLLER WILL NOT SEND ENOU… |