Vehicle report
2009 DODGE RAM 1500
Reported problems
669 complaints · median 67000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 217 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 95 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 52 |
| ENGINE | 50 |
| WHEELS | 49 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 33 |
| AIR BAGS | 32 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 30 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 30 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 28 |
| SUSPENSION | 28 |
| STEERING | 24 |
| TIRES | 23 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 19 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 19 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 15 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 12 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 10 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 9 |
| SEATS | 8 |
| STRUCTURE | 8 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 7 |
| VISIBILITY | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.