Ram 2500 Regular Cab Problems by year

The contact owns a 2023 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while his son was driving 75 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The service transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was coasted off the freeway and the Police directed traffic while the driver moved the vehicle to the roadway shoulder. The driver turned off and restarted the engine, and normal vehicle operation resumed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The manufacturer suggested that the vehicle be taken to a dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 6,234.

The contact owned a 2022 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, with her husband seated in the front passenger's side seat and her son seated in a rear seat, an electrical burning odor entered the cabin. Upon coming to stop at the stop light, the contact noticed black smoke and flames emanating from under the hood. The fire originated under the driver's side of the hood. The contact and her family quickly exited the vehicle. The fire department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. The...

Vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA Campaign 23V799000 (FCA Recall B2A/D5A) for the Steering Column Control Module (SCCM). The remedy has failed. The multifunction stalk continues to exhibit the exact defect: high beams inadvertently activate when using turn signals, and the self-canceling feature fails. The software flash did not resolve the issue, and the physical module has not been replaced, creating an active nighttime driving hazard.

The front right strut/shock is leaking and now both have to be replaced at only 48,000 miles and 4 years old.

The DPF system failed prematurely at 68k. My truck as working fine with zero problems until I took it in for the Y43 safety recall July 2025. the dealership performed the software update without verifying if parts were in stock first. They took the part (dpf module) off a used truck from the lot and installed it on mine without asking me first. They told me they would call me when the parts became available. They never called so I took it in for a battery issue were the batteries were overheating and dying. I asked...

The contact owns a Rexing R4 MD 4-Channel Dash Camera purchased at Walmart. The camera was designed with a 4-channel dash camera system used to record the front, rear, left, and right sides of the vehicle simultaneously. The contact stated that after installing the camera on a 2022 Ram 2500, the unit failed to turn off as intended and remained continuously powered and overheated. The contact expressed safety concerns that the failure presented a fire hazard. The contact attempted to notify the manufacturer via email and telephone at 877-740-8004; however, no response was received, and the telephone number was recently out of service.