Home/ Ram/ 3500/ 2013
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2019-01-25 19V021000 STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION 795,575 Details
2013-06-04 13V240000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS 1,069 Details
2013-06-04 13V237000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL 17,411 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2023-11-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When having to brake hard, the lining of the pressure line from the pump to the hydro booster comes apart and causes th…
2023-03-30 STEERING No 0 Truck was repaired June 2019. They welded the jam nut which made it impossible to get an alaignment.Been having a open …
2022-05-08 STEERING No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ram 3500. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired under NHTS…
2021-12-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Driving the Ram on the expressway, my son in law went from 70 miles per hour ( 30 lbs of boost) to 45 miles per hour (1…
2021-09-13 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V821000 (Power Train). …
2021-06-15 ENGINE No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED TO THE DEALER. ON DAY THREE THE DEALER INFORMED VEHICLE OWNER THAT THE DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP, U…
2021-02-28 STEERING Yes 0 THE TIE ROD END, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED, BROKEN IN TO TWO PIECE AT THE ADJUSTMENT SLEEVE WHILE DRIVING.
2021-02-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 BATTERY DRAIN. BOUGHT SEVERAL BATTERIES OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS AND EACH BATTERY WILL LAST 2 MONTHS AFTER THAT I WOULD HA…
2020-09-08 STEERING Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 9V021000 (STEERING) A…
2020-08-14 ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ENGINE SPRING VALVE BROKE, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAG…
2020-07-21 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING A VIOLENT SHAKIN…
2020-07-06 TIRES No 0 DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, A 3 YEAR OLD MICHELIN DEFENDER LTX DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND THEN EXPLODED. BODY …
2020-01-02 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE DEF GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF DEF FLUID THAT IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK, IT IS ALWAYS SHOWING FULL.
2019-12-02 STEERING No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN LOOSENED THE TUBE RETAINING CLAMP TO ADJUST TH…
2019-09-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 STEERING CUPLING UNDER DASH HAS SLACK MAKING STEERING LOOSE AND ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS TRUCK ONLY HAS 113609 MILES CHRYSLE…
2019-08-01 ENGINE No 0 I'VE HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF CONTINUALLY, I'VE HAD THE WATER PUM…
2019-07-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. TRUCK HAS 62000 MILES ON IT. THE BATTERY LOW VOLTAGE CAME ON. AFTER THE TRUCK RAN FOR A…
2019-07-08 STEERING No 0 Took truck to Mac Haik here in Houston to perform the recall.The jam nut on drag link was welded,which was not a fix.We…
2019-06-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY SHIFT LEVER ON THE STEERING COLUMN WILL OFTEN NOT SHIFT ALL THE WAY BACK IN TO PARK WHEN TRYING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE…
2019-06-10 WHEELS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABS WARNING LIGHT IL…
2019-05-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY ON 5/23/2019. THE VEHICLE GAVE ME A LOW BATTERY INDICATION AND IMMEDIATELY SM…
2019-05-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT DEC…
2019-05-13 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18E…
2019-05-01 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 74 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END…
2019-01-25 STEERING No 0 I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A RECALL ISSUED BY NHTSA. THE RECALL WAS V06 DRAG LINK. WHEN THE RECALL WA PREFORMED, …
2019-01-01 ENGINE No 0 MY TRUCK IS A LEMON. I'VE HAD OVER TEN RECALLS AND THE PROBLEMS JUST CONTINUE. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE …
2018-12-04 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD …
2018-10-20 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS WOBBLED. THE CONTACT HAD T…
2018-09-13 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE TRUCKS BODY CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY CAUSING ONLY THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS TO LOCK MAKING THE CHILD SAFETY L…
2018-08-30 WHEELS Yes 1 Vehicle Left rear wheel detached on Interstate 94 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Resulted in death of another motoris…
2018-07-07 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. TH…
2018-06-07 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE ISSUE OF THE "DEAD PEDAL" NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON SEVERAL …
2018-03-17 STEERING No 0 OUR TRUCK HAS STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (HAS ONLY OCCURRED AT 50+MPH). THE STEE…
2018-03-09 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ram 3500. The contact stated that the tailgate would fall open unintendedly while driving and t…
2018-02-19 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. …
2018-01-13 SUSPENSION No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Ram 3500. The contact stated while driving 65-68 MPH over a bumpy road surface, the steering wh…
2017-11-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V562000 (…
2017-11-01 AIR BAGS No 0 PDC (FUSE BOX) AKA TIPM HAS CORROSION OR BAD INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CAUSING WIPERS TO NOT FUNCTION AND POSSIB…
2017-10-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V562000 (ENGINE…
2017-09-25 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATE…
2017-08-09 STEERING No 0 DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING STARTS WOBBLING AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. MUST SLOW TO BELOW 30 MPH TO MAKE I…
2017-07-23 ENGINE No 0 MY RAM TRUCK WENT INTO A MALFUNCTION AND LIMITED THE SPEED TO 5 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING A MAJOR HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUE. TH…
2017-07-14 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE …
2017-07-07 STEERING No 0 STEERING LINKAGE BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED IN. RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE AT TUBE END NEAR TOTAL TOE ADJUSTER CLAM…
2017-06-01 STEERING No 0 ON JUNE 1, 2013, I WAS DRIVING THE DODGE RAM 3500 AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROX. 60 MPH) WHEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED…
2017-05-08 STEERING No 0 DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING OUR 2013 DODGE RAM 3500 6.7 TURBO DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE FRONT END …
2017-03-03 ENGINE No 0 SCR FAILED
2017-02-06 STEERING No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH, ALMOST WENT OFF HIWAY, TOOK IT TO A DEALER A…
2016-12-25 STEERING No 0 ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH HIT BUMP STARING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY SLOWDOWN TO 30 MPG TO STOP IT FROM SHAKEING THIS IS ABOUT THE …
2016-10-13 ENGINE No 0 SHAFT ON WATER PUMP SHEARED CAUSING WATER PUMP TO FAIL AND SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF. VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN ON FREEWA…