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Ram 3500 — Years to Avoid

Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.

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2018 Ram 3500

1120 complaints (1400% of segment average)

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Main issue: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE HILL ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANDER MCLARTY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6533 UNIVERSITY DR NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL) WH

2017 Ram 3500

421 complaints (526% of segment average)

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Main issue: I HAVE A RAM 3500 SINGLE REAR WHEEL TRUCK WITH INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER. IT WAS HOOKED UP TO MY 10,000# GVW 5TH WHEEL TRAILER THIS PAST WEEKEND AND NO MATTER HOW I SET THE CONTROLLER, FOR EITHER BRAKING STRENGTH OR TRAILER SELECTION TYPE, IT PROVIDES IMPERCEPTIBLE BRAKING TO THE TRAILER. IT NEA

2014 Ram 3500

304 complaints (380% of segment average)

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Main issue: HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AT THE END OF A BRIDGE AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING SEVERELY. I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN OCCURRENCE OF WHAT HAD BECOME KNOWN AS "DODGE RAM DEATH WOBBLE". THIS IS AN UNMODIFIED 2014 RAM 3500 APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

2022 Ram 3500

239 complaints (299% of segment average)

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Main issue: My vehicle came with 4X4 gear box shift on the floor. I could not get it to move into neutral or 4 low gear. I hardly drove in so it was no big deal so one day I pulled up the boot around the shift and there was a screw blocking the forward movement. It was the same screw that mount the plastic aro

2010 Ram 3500

214 complaints (268% of segment average)

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Main issue: I HAVE A 2010 DODGE 3500 HEAVY DUTY THAT STARTS WOBBLING FORM RIGHT TO LEFT AS I AM TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 50 MPH WHENEVER THE TRUCK ENCOUNTERS AN UNEVEN SURFACE ALL OF A SUDDEN. A POT HOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL ALSO CAUSE IT TO START WOBBLING FROM THE FRONT LIKE CRAZY.

2015 Ram 3500

205 complaints (256% of segment average)

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Main issue: EXCESSIVE DRIVELINE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS FROM 55MPH - 70MPH.

2013 Ram 3500

182 complaints (228% of segment average)

Below Average

Main issue: DRIVING ON I890 NEAR CAMPBELL ROAD EXIT EAST BOUND AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK STEERING BEGAN VIOLENTLY VIBRATING AND TURNING LEFT TO RIGHT AND I LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE TRUCK STOPPED WOBBLING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS. THE LAST TI

2016 Ram 3500

180 complaints (225% of segment average)

Below Average

Main issue: 1ST ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION @1800MILES "TOE SET", ANOTHER ROTATE THEN OFF SET BALL JOINT BECAUSE IT DEVELOPED A "PULL" AND "CLIMBED CROWN", 3RD ROTATION, WAS TOLD NO MORE ALIGNMENT AVAILABLE WITHIN SPECS, 3,800 MILES NEEDS ROTATION DUE TO OUTER TIRE WEAR, SHIMMY ON MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS HAS J

2019 Ram 3500

178 complaints (223% of segment average)

Below Average

Main issue: ENGINE STARTED LEAKING AND THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP STOPPED WORKING

2020 Ram 3500

155 complaints (194% of segment average)

Below Average

Main issue: NEW RAM SHUT DOWN & WONT RUN. DIAGNOSIS DONE BY DEALER TO CONCLUSION OF FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER SAID NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX TRUCK. 3RD TRUCK SINCE LATE JUNE. 2019 RAM 2500 WITH DIESEL ENGINE FAIL 30000MI 2020 RAM 3500 WITH SAME ENGINE 9600MI 2020 RAM 3500 4400MI WHICH TURN OUT TO HAVE CON

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