2000 Dodge Ram 3500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 77 complaints
77
Total Complaints
87,285mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

62,500 25th Percentile
87,285 Median Mileage
107,114 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
SUSPENSION:FRONT
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
5
SUSPENSION
3
STEERING
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
12
Fires
7
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AS SOON AS PICKED UP VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, DROVE IT HOME AND NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES COMING UP THROUGH THE A/C VENT. DROVE RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. THEY CALLED MANUFACTURER AND SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. *AK"
"WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT WANDERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND CAN'T FIX IT."
"WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD, DEAREL SAID IT'S FRONT SUSPENSION THAT FAILED 3 TIMES. *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