Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A mechanic at professional auto shop diagnosed the failed TIPM. It caused the fuel sending pump in the fuel tank to sto… |
| 2025-11-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving 70mph on the interstate, the truck randomly shut off. I lost power steering. Luckily I was going straig… |
| 2025-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Ram 3500. The contact stated that the OEM trailer brake controller indicated that the trailer b… |
| 2023-11-13 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Coming home at night ran into a horde of bugs, I had just had the wiper reservoir filled. It was empty and I had to sto… |
| 2023-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Don’t know, the fireman,said the engine caught on fire, some how look like from on top pointed to the top. I believe I … |
| 2022-02-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I had a recall on the fuel heater plug and took care of the problem a few years back. I noticed today that the plug is… |
| 2022-02-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | The passenger side tire rod in the steering linkage that connects from one tire to the other fell out of the adjusting … |
| 2022-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Ram 3500. The contact stated that during cold weather, the engine would not heat up properly an… |
| 2021-09-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering wheel locked while vehicle was being driven at approximately 60mph. All other systems functioned normally. Wit… |
| 2020-05-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND RAM 3500 I HAVE PURCHASED IN A YEAR AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE BLENDING DOORS FOR TH… |
| 2020-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIE… |
| 2019-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN GOING ON ROUGH ROADS VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. HAVE TO MANIPULATE IGNITION TO GET TO START AGAIN. MY FAMILY HAS 3 OF THES… |
| 2019-07-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL OR THE STEER… |
| 2019-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WATER PUMP BEARING DISINTEGRATED. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE S… |
| 2019-03-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION SINCE. THE VEHICLE IS USED VERY LITTLE IN COMPARISON WITH … |
| 2019-02-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2011 RAM 3500 DUALLY CUMMINS TRUCK. IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT WILL START A VERY VIOLENT … |
| 2018-12-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | W 17, 2018 MY HUSBAND STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF A TWO LANE ROAD AND BELIEVES HE PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK; THE ENGINE WAS… |
| 2018-09-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | N49 / NHTSA 13V-529; #2 OF THE RECALL STATES THEY WILL REPURCHASE YOUR VEHICLE. WE TOOK THAT OPTION. IT WAS INSPECTED B… |
| 2018-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2011 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SAFETY RECALL.. *LD THE CONSUM… |
| 2017-12-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500..... COMPLAINT...TIRES...GENERAL AMERITRAX TIRES.... TREADING SPLIT APART ON FRON… |
| 2017-11-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BACK TO OUR HOTEL THE TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER 3RD AND PUT ITSELF INTO LIMP MODE. THERE WAS… |
| 2017-11-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP IS NOT TENDING TO THE RECALL.. KEEP SAYING PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. BEEN ABOUT 8 MONTHS. |
| 2017-10-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE TRACK BAR ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAME LOOSE AND STARTED TO SHAKE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY MAKING ME LOOSE CONTROL AND G… |
| 2017-10-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I CALLED AROUND TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA TO HAVE A RECALL COMPLETED AND EVERY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE PAR… |
| 2017-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ODOMETER KEEPS ADDING MILES OR NOT RECORDING MILES CORRECTLY |
| 2017-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT 34500 MILES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION "TRACK BAR" WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT. AS A RESULT AT 40 MPH (HWY 2 IN MT DRIVING S… |
| 2017-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTA… |
| 2017-07-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOST MY BRAKES AND STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY DOING 65. LOST ALL BRAKE POWER AND POWER STEERING.THE MOTOR RUNS… |
| 2017-06-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT HAS TO BE IN THE PERFEC… |
| 2017-04-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |
| 2017-01-14 | STEERING | Yes | 3 | TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATLY 45 MPH ON SMOOTH PAVED ROAD. SUDDENLY SHOT TO LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RESULTING IN SERIOU… |
| 2016-08-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ASSIST IS NOT WORKING. WHEN YOUR MOVING SLOW IN THE VIHICLE IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, W… |
| 2016-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH I HAVE RUN ACROSS SMALL BUMPS OR HOLES THAT CAUSE EITHER FRONT WHEEL TO SHAKE… |
| 2016-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE ROD AND BALL STUD FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT… |
| 2016-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2016-06-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CABLE THAT HEL… |
| 2016-05-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 17V-821, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: T79 RECALL DATE: DECEMBER 20, 2017. WHEN I CALLED … |
| 2016-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THE TRUCK CONSTANTLY WANDERS WHEN DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. CONSTANT STEERING CORR… |
| 2016-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE NOTICED FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO OUR TRUCK SHUTTING OF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, HOWEVER 2/7/2016 COMING HOME IN … |
| 2016-01-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2016-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND… |
| 2016-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE REPEATEDLY GETS STUCK IN PARK, BUT INDICATES REVERSE. WILL NOT START OR MOVE. TRANSFER CASE IS NOT ALLOWED TO M… |
| 2015-10-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, TRUCK SHUTS OFF, DOES AND LOSE CONTROL. STARTS BACK UP BUT DOES IT AGAIN. |
| 2015-09-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I CALLED THREE/3 DEALERS TO INQUIRE ABOUT HAVING MY VEHICLE RECALLS ATTENDED TO. I HAVE BEEN WAITING MONTHS AND MONTHS … |
| 2015-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE THREE (3) RECALLS AND POSSIBLE BUYBACK ON OUR 2011 DODGE RAM 3500 TRUCK BY… |
| 2015-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE HAULING A LARGE LOAD OF HAY, I WAS TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 10MPH AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE … |
| 2015-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRAILER BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. |
| 2015-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON JULY 21, 2015 WHILE DRIVING ON I-40 NEAR NEWPORT TN. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM MY 2011 DODGE RAM 3500 TR… |
| 2015-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A COMPLAINT NUMBER ALREADY BUT I DID NOT SEND PHOTOS. MY NUMBER IS 10782106. INCLUDED ARE THE PHOTOS OF THE HOLE… |
| 2015-07-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | HAVE EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING SINCE NEW, ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING. DEALER COULD NEVER DUPLICATE IT. WHIL… |