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Dodge Ram 3500 Van

Data refreshed October 25, 2026

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Complaints

321

Active records

Recalls

2

Active records

TSBs

131

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

2

Injuries

42

Crashes

30

Fires

36

Top reported issues — Dodge Ram 3500 Van

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Condition issue

161

Operating state

55

Thermal issue

48

Driver assistance issue

34

Noise

30

Reporting mechanism

30

Safety restraint issue

30

Engine behavior

26

Fluid issue

24

Steering behavior

24

Braking behavior

22

Safety restraint behavior

20

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

11

Access/entry issue

10

Powering on/off behavior

9

Performance issue

8

Ride/handling behavior

8

Starting behavior

8

HVAC behavior

6

Vibration/harshness

6

Electrical issue

4

Recent change

4

Lighting behavior

3

Infotainment behavior

2

Communication/network issue

1

Wiper/washer behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2002 DODGE RAM WAGON

Filed Jun 2, 2026


2 injured
Crash

Was in a car accident on Wednesday may 27,2026 . Crashed at a speed of about 51 if not more and NONE of the air bags deployed. I have spoken to my insurance and they said I needed to file a complaint or claim someway else for the airbags not deploying.

1999 DODGE RAM WAGON

Filed Jun 17, 2021


The bracket that holds the bolt to secure seat to rails it slides on is snapped clean in two with the bolt hole on the outside of bracket. This is the bolt on rear right side of driver’s seat.

2000 DODGE RAM WAGON

Filed Dec 15, 2020


WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY FELT INTERMITTENTLY LOSS OF STEERING, BRAKES FELT WEAK, NOISE WHEN TURNI G. REPAIR SHOP SAID BEARINGS GAVE AND NEEDED BRAKES. THEN LOST ALIGNMENT, STEERING,WOULD NOT RESPOND PROPERLY...MECHANIC SAID DUE TO RUST, BEARING FAILED AGAIN, FRAME IS ROTTED BY STEERING BOX AND HELPING TO SPREAD UNDER PRESSURE..LUCKY TO BE ALIVE , HE SAID...NO REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE AND DODGE, AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SAID SORRY...NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED...MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS FRAME FOR DUE…

2002 DODGE RAM WAGON

Filed Jul 31, 2020


EXITED I-40 IN TUCUMCARI, NM. RIGHT TURN OFF INTERSTATE, RIGHT TURN INTO SHELL. UPON LEAVING THE FUEL STATION TO ENTER I-40 WESTBOUND, I HAD NO BRAKES. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. COASTED UPHILL TO RESTAURANT PARKING LOT; BRAKE FLUID UNDER DRIVER-SIDE FRONT WHEEL. UNUSUAL SINCE I HAD ZERO BRAKING POWER. SHREDDED BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. PROBLEM IS DISCUSSED BY A MECHANIC HERE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3OUZ-TRM5KG&T=620S

2000 DODGE RAM VAN

Filed Jun 15, 2019


HVAC DRIPPING INTO RIGHT FRAME HORN CAUSING SEVERE RUST AFFECTING STEERING LINKAGE, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. NO APPROPRIATE DRAIN TUBE TO ROUTE MOISTURE AWAY FROM FRAME WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. VERY DANGEROUS!

2000 DODGE RAM VAN

Filed Mar 27, 2019


THE FRAME HORNS {LEFT AND RIGHT} DEVELOPED CRACKS ON ALL FOUR SIDES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHEELS LEADING TO THE DETACHMENT OF THE STEERING ARM AND STABILIZER BAR RESULTING IN LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE DETACHMENT IS NOT FULLY COMPLETE IT ONLY THROUGH THE EXTREMELY WEAKENED CONNECTIONS THAT REMAIN THAT AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP AS SOON THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED AND HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE. IT IS CANNOT BE OPERATED SAFELY IN THE THIS…

2001 DODGE RAM VAN

Filed Nov 5, 2018


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM VAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY AND THE NOISE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SOUTHWEST (7980 W TUFTS AVE, LITTLETON, CO 80123, (303-578-6099) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO REPAIR…

2001 DODGE RAM WAGON

Filed Aug 7, 2018


PURCHASED A FEW WEEKS AGO FROM A DEALER. THE STEERING BECAME NOTICEABLY 'OFF' AND SPORADIC WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO A FEW SHOPS AND SAYS THE GRAM IS CRACKED IN THE FRONT AND THE WHEEL IS SEPARATING FROM THE CAR.

2000 DODGE RAM VAN

Filed Jul 13, 2017


URGENT SAFETY ISSUE: DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE STEER ABILITY!!! HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND FRAME RUSTED THROUGH (DUE TO FACTORY ROUTING OF A/C WATER DRAINAGE) AND CAUSED STEERING MECHANISM TO SEPARATE WHERE THE STEERING CONNECTION IS!!! DEALERSHIP IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING A RECALL NOR RESOLUTION AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD (NOW PRIMARILY AS LOW BUDGET WORK VANS) I FULLY EXPECT TO SEE INJURY AND DEATHS IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED…

2000 DODGE RAM WAGON

Filed Jul 5, 2017


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT LOCKED BUT, WHEN THE LEVER WAS TOUCHED, THE GEARS SHIFTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE…

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Updated October 25, 2026. Refreshed nightly.