2019 Ram 2500

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2019 Ram 2500 has 262 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 3.3x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is fuel system problems (24% of all complaints), specifically: while driving in a 40mph zone, the electronic throttle control (etc)light came on and the truck accelerated uncontrollably. after braking and getting the vehicle stopped, it was shut off and restarted. the etc light went out but the check engine light came on. made an appointment with the dealer the. ⚠️ 15 fire reports filed.

15 fire reports 9 crash reports 5 injuries

262

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

3.3x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

FUEL SYSTEM

62 complaints

24%

• WHILE DRIVING IN A 40MPH ZONE, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC)LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AFTER BRAKING AND GETTING THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ETC LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THE
• MY RAM 2500 WAS PICKED UP FROM RAM SERVICE CENTER SAT JULY 24TH, ON SUNDAY JULY 25TH THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY WIFE AND KIDS WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CURVED COUNTY ROAD. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JULY 25TF. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 6,200 MILES ON IT,
• FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED TWICE IN LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW. TRUCK WAS MOVING DOWN THE STREET AT NORMAL TOWN SPEEDS ( LESS THAN 40 MPH) STARTED SLOWING AND ENGINE QUIT. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED BOTH TIMES TO HOME THEN TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 2 fire reports

“WHILE DRIVING IN A 40MPH ZONE, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC)LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AFTER BRAKING AND GETTING THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ETC LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

33 complaints

13%

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MANUALLY SHIFTED THE GEARS IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE CORRECT READING. IN ADDITION, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLLED THE RADIO AND CAMERA WOULD GLITC
• 2 DIFFERENT NOISES CLICKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF ENGINE COULD BE FAN CLUTCH OR A PULLEY AND TICKING NOISE COULD BE CP4 PUMP?? *TR
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SMOKE SUDDENLY CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AND HER SPOUSE WAS

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 6 fire reports

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MANUALLY SHIFTED THE GEARS IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE CORRECT READING. IN ADDITION, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLLED THE RADIO AND CAMERA WOULD GLITC”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

28 complaints

11%

• MY 2019 RAM 2500 LIMITED HAS THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS SOLD OR INTENDED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER NEITHER THE DEALERSHIPS NOR FCA HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO RESOLVE. FCA CUSTOMER SERV
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MANUALLY SHIFTED THE GEARS IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE CORRECT READING. IN ADDITION, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLLED THE RADIO AND CAMERA WOULD GLITC
• WHILE INSTALLING SIDE STEPS FOUND AN UNPROTECTED WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE TRUCK, JUST BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. AFTER LOOKING CLOSER AT THE WIRES FOUND A WIRE WITH NICKED INSULATION, CONDUCTOR WAS SHOWING. DIDN'T CAUSE A PROBLEM, YET, HOWEVER HAVING A BUNDLE OF UNPROTECTED WIRING IN THIS LOCATIO

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 4 fire reports

“MY 2019 RAM 2500 LIMITED HAS THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS SOLD OR INTENDED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER NEITHER THE DEALERSHIPS NOR FCA HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO RESOLVE. FCA CUSTOMER SERV”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

26 complaints

10%

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500 VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY CRASHED INTO A 2ND VEHICLE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE AND SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING THE OCCUPANTS EXITED
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V043000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V043000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUTONAT

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 2 fire reports💥 2 crashes

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500 VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY CRASHED INTO A 2ND VEHICLE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE AND SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING THE OCCUPANTS EXITED ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BODY/STRUCTURE

24 complaints

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BRANDON DODGE ON BROADWAY (5600 S BROADWAY, LITTLETON, CO 80121, (303) 794-4205). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALER, THE DRIVER NOTICED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THE TAILGATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY W
• BODY MOUNTS KEEP GOING BAD. STARTED MAKING FAINT NOISES AT 2000 MILES AND COULDNT DIAGNOSE. 8000 MILES WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE BODY MOUNTS AND HAD TO REPLACE WILL ALL UPDATED MOUNTS. 9000 MILES NOISE AND CLUNKS FROM BODY MOUNTS ARE BACK.
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS AND COMING TO A STOP, THE REAR TAILGATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT W

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 2 crashes

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BRANDON DODGE ON BROADWAY (5600 S BROADWAY, LITTLETON, CO 80121, (303) 794-4205). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, TEN MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALER, THE DRIVER NOTICED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THE TAILGATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY W”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

FUEL SYSTEM(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

BODY/STRUCTURE(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 262 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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FUEL SYSTEM: WHILE DRIVING IN A 40MPH ZONE, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC)LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AFTER BRAKING AND GETTING THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ETC LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MANUALLY SHIFTED THE GEARS IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE CORRECT READING. IN ADDITION, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLLED THE RADIO AND CAMERA WOULD GLITC
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: MY 2019 RAM 2500 LIMITED HAS THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS SOLD OR INTENDED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER NEITHER THE DEALERSHIPS NOR FCA HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO RESOLVE. FCA CUSTOMER SERV
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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TRANSMISSION: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 2500 VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY CRASHED INTO A 2ND VEHICLE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE AND SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING THE OCCUPANTS EXITED
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)