Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2021 Ram 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle caught fire while engine was running, vehicle idling. Vehicle is a total loss. Prior NHTSA complaints regarding… |
| 2026-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Ram is refusing to repair and item on my truck egr cooler is cracked, leaking and burning coolant. They have recalled e… |
| 2026-01-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Front right wheel detached while driving on the highway - going about 45mph due to snow on roadway. We are glad no one… |
| 2026-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The lifters failed at 64,000 miles they where replaced under warranty. but now the lifters are making noise again with… |
| 2025-12-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The rear right seat belt became stuck and would not release, trapping my [XXX] son. Although the buckle was unlatched,… |
| 2025-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After starting the vehicle, fire smell came into the cab. After exiting the vehicle smoke was coming from the engine. T… |
| 2025-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Leather dash is delaminating and shrinking starting at the defrost vents. This appears to impact the passenger airbag d… |
| 2025-06-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Been driving over 2 months and zero issues. On a Thursday headed to store and transmission would not get out of first g… |
| 2025-06-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I am reporting a serious safety issue with my 2021 Ram 2500 (VIN: [XXX] ). The truck has experienced three separate tra… |
| 2025-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I have a seized brake caliper that is a direct result of a faulty brake hose. The brakes were looked at by a brake spec… |
| 2025-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Backup camera fails to activate when vehicle is put in reverse gear |
| 2025-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Transmision went out at 80k miles leaving me stranded. They did correct the issue. However, thought that I would … |
| 2025-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Imminent lifter failure. Has a very loud tick. This is a very common and almost always catastrophic failure. This is… |
| 2025-04-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | Tailgate was repaired in February 2025 for issue under 22V-904 and then after the repairs were completed my tailgate dr… |
| 2025-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My vehicle was repaired for a known recall related to the tailgate unlatching issue. NHTSA ID Number: 22V904000 This … |
| 2025-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact stated that the vehicle was plugged in charging for about 15 minutes and … |
| 2025-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering wheel started to make a snap noise when being turn either to the left or right. Didn't happen every turn but w… |
| 2024-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | August of 2023 I took my truck in for a check engine light. The dealership diagnosed it and said my def tank senor is t… |
| 2024-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Heater quit working on driver side only. Still heats on passenger side. Took it into an ASE mechanic and they said the… |
| 2024-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine cam and lifters are bad. Engine started knocking with only 30,000 miles. Had to have lifters and cam replac… |
| 2024-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine has had camshaft and lifter failure multiple times. The dealership has replaced the camshaft and lifters twi… |
| 2024-10-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission sometime do not go in gear |
| 2024-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The integrated brake controller fails to provide braking to my travel trailer when attempting to stop. Multiple times … |
| 2024-06-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Passenger side seatbelt locked in place and would not release. It continued to retract but would not release. We had … |
| 2024-06-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The leather dash cover is peeling/ separating from the dash panel. The way it is peeling I don’t believe the passenger … |
| 2024-06-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V835000 (Power Train) h… |
| 2024-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSON MAKES A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHEN EXCELERATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL RAM DEALERSHIP 4X… |
| 2024-05-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | The contact owned a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving 55-60 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a cow, cau… |
| 2024-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | While driving in stop & go traffic traveling at speeds less than 15mph, when I stepped on the brake pedal to slow / sto… |
| 2024-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM) | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, on several occasions, the ve… |
| 2024-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2021 Ram 2500 6.7 truck quit on me driving down the road. When I raised the hood I could smell burned wires and see … |
| 2024-02-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The passenger side seat belt retractor failed on this truck a couple of months ago. We had the parts replaced by the l… |
| 2024-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have multiple safety recalls on my vehicle. I contacted the local dealership about 8 months ago and they said I was… |
| 2024-01-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 3 months ago at around 23,000 miles, my truck had a P0302 Cylinder 2 misfire code, dealership “reset” the vehicle and c… |
| 2023-12-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have been on a waiting list for more than 6 months at Christopher’s dodge world in golden Colorado for completion of … |
| 2023-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I recently bought this truck used from a Ford dealership. The next day when I was taking my wife for a short drive. I n… |
| 2023-10-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The flexible section of the exhaust coming from the engine that connects to the rigid sections of exhaust that contains… |
| 2023-09-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Safety Recall ZB8. had recall work done, which according to the instructions, does not address the latching of tailga… |
| 2023-09-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | I recently had an issue with the wiring in the passenger seat of my 2021 RAM 2500 (Longhorn Edition) with interior heat… |
| 2023-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V835000 (Power Train) a… |
| 2023-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V835000 (Power Train), … |
| 2023-06-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V835000 (Power Train) a… |
| 2023-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Ram 2500. The contact received notification NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V835000 (Power Train) and … |
| 2023-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Multiple critical recalls - 22V-904, 23V-060, 22V-140, and 22V-835. Two of these represent fire hazards! For the last s… |
| 2023-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was at a stop light. When I went to go, Truck Stalled for No reason and I lost All control. No steering, No brakes, a… |
| 2023-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V835000 (Power Train) a… |
| 2023-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABS and traction control is not working intermittently Blinkers are not working Windshield wipers are not working Crui… |
| 2023-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V060000 (Electrical Sys… |
| 2023-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Chrysler is sending this recall every month but the dealers claime the part is not available!!!! |
| 2023-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This recall has been open, and my local dealership has the part available. However RAM will not allow them to "complet… |