2011 Dodge Ram 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 389 complaints
389
Total Complaints
43,059mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

27,000 25th Percentile
43,059 Median Mileage
73,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
208
SUSPENSION
35
ENGINE
28
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
23
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17
POWER TRAIN
15
SERVICE BRAKES
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
8
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRAVELING 70MPH LOST RPM AND ACCELERATION; THEN TRUCK BECAME RESPONSIVE AGAIN. 3 YR OLD DAUGHTER SAID TRUCK SMELLED FUNNY. EXITED FREEWAY ABOUT A MILE TO MAYBE 2 MILES AFTER INCIDENT; MADE A U-TURN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 2MILES AWAY. BURNING SMELL COMING UNDER THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE EXHAUST BEGAN LEAKING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS OVERPOWERING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO..."
"2500 SERIES DODGE RAM PICKUPS HAVE SERIOUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. THEY ARE NOT SAFE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY IN MY OPINION. WE HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT TWO 2011 RAM 2500'S ONE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND THE OTHER 18,000, AND THEY WOBBLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ..."

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