2001 Dodge Ram 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 561 complaints
561
Total Complaints
84,150mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
23
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

50,000 25th Percentile
84,150 Median Mileage
117,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
145
STEERING
39
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
33
STRUCTURE:BODY
29
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
16
SUSPENSION
13
SUSPENSION:FRONT
12
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
AIR BAGS
10

Severity Assessment

23
Crashes
18
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE STEERING THAT TENDS TO DART TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT CAUSED BY STEERING GEAR BOX. YH"
"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WANDERED SIDE BY SIDE AND LOST CONTROL.ALSO, THE STEERING BOX HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR LACK OF STEERING."
"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WANDERED SIDE BY SIDE AND LOST CONTROL.ALSO, THE STEERING BOX HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR LACK OF STEERING."

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