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Safety Score
66
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Recalls
1
Complaints
50
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Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2013-04-03 13V122000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 6,143 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-02-04 ENGINE No 0 Jan 8 th had Ram 67A recall performed. Feb1 the EL on dash comes on and def system engine shutdown countdown. Feb 4 br…
2025-11-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 Over time the transmission cooling line to the radiator was rubbing against another part in the engine compartment resu…
2024-09-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ram 2500. The contact stated while the vehicle was turned off and in park(P), the vehicle shift…
2023-10-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Hi, I own a 2013 Dodge Ram 2500 and the door locks do not lock all the time. The concern here is that when I have child…
2023-09-22 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 hi beam, low beam, both sides flicker, go off, then come on. Driver's side (low and hi beam) is now permanently off eve…
2023-04-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DTC C0020-01 appeared after hitting a speed bump along with service TCS and ABS system. This message is displayed somet…
2022-10-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Front passenger door and both rear door locks operate intermittently. . Doors will unlock with key fob or either front …
2022-04-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 recall p65 preformed in 2015 the fuel filter housing is still a safety issue fuel leaks from connector causing fuel to …
2021-05-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My alternator randomly for the past couple of years randomly surges voltage and the dealership has tried contacting for…
2021-04-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE TRUCK. HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED SAID IT'S COMING ON BECAUSE THE DEF. THE D…
2021-04-20 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING. MAKES A ALARM SOUND WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. WHEN YOU TURN ON …
2021-02-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHEN PULLING MY KEY OUT AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE I AM STILL ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WITH THE …
2021-02-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, F…
2021-02-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 SHIFT SOLENOID
2021-02-01 AIR BAGS No 0 1) AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON 2) ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS JUST IGNORE IT.…
2020-10-21 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 DOOR LOCKS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WITH KEY FOB, DOOR PANEL CONTROL OR KEYLESS TOUCH ENTRY MECHANISMS. STARTED AS INTERM…
2020-09-27 STEERING No 0 THE TRACK BAR MOUNTS HAVE ALL THE WELDS CRACKED AND IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. …
2020-08-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I WAS DRIVING MY GMC ACADIA WHEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE SO I PULLED OVER AND IT WAS ON FIRE. THE WHOLE CAR BURNT.
2020-07-30 STEERING No 0 ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS RECENTLY, THE STEERING ON MY 2013 DODGE 2500 EXHIBITED A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN I HIT A SMALL…
2020-04-11 ENGINE No 0 WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. MY RAM 2500 EXPERIENCED A IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION FROM FOLLOW…
2020-03-26 STEERING No 0 EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN SPEEDS REACH 50-55MPH WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.
2020-01-13 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRUCK GOES INTO LIMP MODE, CHANGED TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND IT FIXED IT FOR ABOUT 11 MONTHS BUT NOW BACK IN LIMP MODE,…
2020-01-03 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 THE ESC INDICATOR CAME ON AND WON'T GO OUT
2019-12-30 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE…
2019-12-04 POWER TRAIN No 1 DRIVER PERFORMED A PRE-USE WALK AROUND INSPECTION ON VEHICLE AND OBSERVED NO DAMAGE. DRIVER PROCEEDED ON TO DESTINATIO…
2019-11-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE EMISSION RECALL # S47 WAS APPLIED AND MY DODGE STILL DOES NOT PASS SMOG FOR CALIFORNIA. DODGE IS REQUIRING THA…
2019-11-03 STEERING No 0 STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. IT BECAME SO LOOSE THAT IF I HIT A BUMP I WOULD END UP IN THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC. TH…
2019-10-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL…
2019-10-01 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE…
2019-09-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CON…
2019-08-01 ENGINE No 0 MY 2013 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE TURBO UNIT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND THAT THIS HAS…
2019-07-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 BODY MOUNT CONTROL (BCM) . WHICH CONTROLS THE DOOR LOCKS HAS A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE INCLUDING MY TRUCK. DRIVERS DOOR LO…
2019-07-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK JERKED, LOOK AND SEE IT WENT INTO TOWING MODE 4. PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO PUT …
2019-07-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DRIVER SIDE AND TAIL GATE ARE THE ONLY ITEMS THAT WILL LOCK USING KEY FOB OR DOOR LOCK SWITCH
2019-05-19 STEERING No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 IN HARTFORD, CT I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AFTER THEY WERE RESURFACING THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MIL…
2019-04-22 ENGINE No 0 THE ENGINE HAS 148000 MILES AND HAS STARTED TO KNOCK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND ALL THREE SAY IT WA…
2019-04-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 BACKUP CAMERA SCRAMBLES AND GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BACKING UP, AND REAR PASSENGER TAILLIGHT POSTING OUT IN SYSTEM…
2019-04-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY RAM 2500 LARAMIE DEVELOPED A HEATING ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH NO FIX. I…
2019-04-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NO…
2019-03-30 POWER TRAIN No 0 I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE WITH NO UNUSUAL NOISES OR VIBRATIONS. ALL OF MY GAUGES WERE NORMAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY …
2019-01-22 ENGINE No 0 HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO ACTUATOR FOR $3549.18. THIS IS A 2013 WITH ONGOING RECALLS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A LA…
2019-01-03 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED BY THEM SELF AND SOMETIMES WON'T LOCK AT ALL YOU HAVE TO KEEP HITTING THE …
2018-12-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING ALTERNATOR STARTED SMELLING AND RAPID CHANGES IN VOLTAGE. WHEN STOPPED AND OPENED HOOD ALTERNATOR WAS SMO…
2018-10-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY WORK MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE.
2018-09-05 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 VOLUME ON RADIO DOESN'T WORK WHICH MEAN THE HANDS FREE VOLUME DOESN'T WORK EITHER. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THE INTERUP…
2018-08-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS TRAVELING ALONG I-25 ABOUT 75-80 MPH WHEN THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY TIGHT SO I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I D…
2018-08-01 ENGINE No 0 GOT MOST RECENT RECALLS DONE. THE REFLASHED MY TRUCK AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. ALARM WAS GOING OFF RANDO…
2018-07-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE ELECTRONIC DASH IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH SHOWS WHAT GEAR SUCH AS DRIVE OR REVERSE OR PARK AND WEATHER O…
2018-07-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WIPERS RUNNING WITH KEY AND WIPER SWITCH OFF. WENT TO GO TO WORK AND WALKED OUTSIDE TO FIND WIPERS RUNNING IN LOW. DISC…
2018-06-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAI…