2017 Ram 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 969 complaints
969
Total Complaints
46,500mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,881 25th Percentile
46,500 Median Mileage
85,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
393
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
114
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
70
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
66
STEERING
48
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
42
ENGINE
37
POWER TRAIN
36
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
27
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
18

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
7
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PURCHASED 2017 MODEL RAM 4WDTRUCK ON 20 JAN 17. ON 21 JAN 17 NOTICED GREASE STREAM MARKS ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. DROVE ANOTHER 420 MILES ON HIGHWAY. NOTICED HEAVIER GREASE STREAM MARKS ON SAME TIRE, WITH SPRAY-ON TO THE FRONT RIGHT REAR INNER FENDER. DROVE ANOTHER 420 HIGHWAY MILES. UPON INSPECTION OF ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS, THE GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 300 DEGREES. THE CONTACT AND HIS TWO CHILDREN EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE BAY ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS INFLATED ABOVE THE RECOMMENDED PSI. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT OPERATED AS INTEN..."

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