Vehicle report
1997 DODGE RAM 3500
Reported problems
125 complaints · median 108000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 16 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 12 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 10 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 7 |
| STEERING | 7 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 4 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| TRAILER HITCHES | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 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.