"How reliable is the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500?"

"Based on 293 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500 has a median complaint mileage of 48700 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500 is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 293 total complaints filed."

2011 Dodge Ram 3500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 293 complaints

293

Total Complaints

48,700mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

17,000 25th Percentile

48,700 Median Mileage

96,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

157

SUSPENSION

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN MY 2011 DODGE RAM 3500 STEERING LOCKED FOR JUST A SECOND. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT IT DID SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME. THERE WAS NO CONTROL FOR JUST A SECOND. THIS HAS NO RE-OCCURRED BUT I HAVE SLOWED DOWN ON MY TURNS. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HAVE A APPOINTMENT THIS NEXT..."

"LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE CONDENSOR LINE BEHIND THE OPENING IN THE FRONT BUMPER WHERE THE RADIATOR, A/C COOLING LINES, TRANSMISION COOLER ALL SIT EXPOSED TO ROAD HAZARDS, SUCH AS ROCKS, DEBRIS OR ANY OTHER SHARP OBJECT THAT MAY ENTER THROUGH THE OPE..."

"THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. NO MATTER HOW THE GAIN IS ADJUSTED THE BRAKE CONTROLLER EITHER ENGAGES THE TRAILER BRAKES TO THE POINT OF LOCK UP OR THE TRAILER BRAKES DON'T ENGAGE AT ALL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, IN AN EMERGENCY STOP THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRAILER ..."

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