Ram 3500 — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2018 Ram 3500
1120 complaints (615% of segment average)
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 (231% of segment average)
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 (167% of segment average)
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 (131% of segment average)
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 (118% of segment average)
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.
Safe to Buy
2023 Ram 3500
18 complaints — well below segment average
2024 Ram 3500
56 complaints — well below segment average
2025 Ram 3500
75 complaints — well below segment average
2021 Ram 3500
89 complaints — well below segment average
2020 Ram 3500
155 complaints — well below segment average