2000 Dodge Ram 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 641 complaints
641
Total Complaints
78,175mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
40
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

50,000 25th Percentile
78,175 Median Mileage
108,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
219
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
42
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
28
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
23
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
22
STRUCTURE:BODY
18
AIR BAGS
18
SUSPENSION:FRONT
12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
12
TIRES
10

Severity Assessment

40
Crashes
18
Fires
56
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TRUCK ON 2/11/2000 AND THERE IS NO CERTIFICATION LABEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER ADMITS THAT IT IS WEIRD THAT THE LABEL IS MISSING, AND THAT ONE WILL BE PRODUCED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"DOOR IS RATTLING AND IT FEELS LIKE DOOR IS GOING TO OPEN. TRANSMISSION IS ALSO RATTLING VERY BADLY. CONSUMER FEELS THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE MAY GO BACK. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. AND STEERING WILL WILL SHAKE.THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE ANOTHER CONSUMER'S STEERING COLUMN BR..."
"THE FRONT END IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AND MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28