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Ram 2500 Visibility problems by year

37 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Ram 2500's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

Visibility complaints by model year

YearVisibility complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Visibility recalls

Latest 2500 visibility complaints

2018 Ram 2500Visibility & wipers

The rear view back-up camera functions intermittently. Sometimes it works as expected, sometimes it displays a partial distorted image, sometimes the screen is black, sometimes it displays a blue screen with the message "camera system unavailable." The error has occured for several years. Every time I see a camera recall for ram I expect my vehicle to be part of it but never seems to be. Talking to others it seems to be a known issue, but not a known repair--could be one of several things causing the problem. Finally decided to take it in for repair at my expense on 10/16/2026.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11771522
2019 Ram 2500Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

I was driving at night when my wipers activated at full speed on there own causing my trucks horn and blinkers to stop working. I was with my wife and 2 children when this occurred causing my wife and I to feel very uncomfortable. Driving with this issue for an extended period. This is not the first time it has occurred Anna my truck only has 38,000 miles but this is the first time of it activating at night which is what made it that much worse and what ultimately got me to go to the dealer to have it looked at....

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I took it in and they determined it was the clockwork-steering column control mod. I have already gone ahead and paid for the parts which are back ordered and waiting on repairs.When this incident occurred I did not see or notice any prior warnings. Once I received the information of the issue I did research and found that trucks of the same year And model have been been recalled for this issue, however I did not see mine listed when I ran the vin. My truck has had 6 other safety recalls and I believe this is another recall that should be addressed.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11737616
2019 Ram 2500Visibility & wipers

Wiper fluid supply lines disconnect, halting fluid from reaching windshield. Reconnecting manually does not maintain the connection. Mine have separated at different connectors multiple times.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11712633
2021 Ram 2500AirbagsVisibility & wipers

Leather dash is delaminating and shrinking starting at the defrost vents. This appears to impact the passenger airbag deployment. Chrysler/Stellantis is aware of the issue, but considers the dash to be an accessory and refuses to correct if not under warranty.

Filed Incident Air bags · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11684649
2019 Ram 2500Visibility & wipersElectrical system

The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2019 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH in rainy weather, the windshield wipers became inoperable, causing the contact to slow down significantly to exit the expressway. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the totally integrated power module (TIPM) had failed, causing the body control module (BCM) to fail. The dealer replaced the TIPM and BCM. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiper · Electrical systemNHTSA 11654804
2018 Ram 2500Visibility & wipers

Uconnect screen not working properly due to delamination. When driving the screen will ghost click creating a beeping sound with every ghost click. This could be several hundred peeps per minute. The back up camera will come on while driving forward. In bad weather when you want the defrosters on it will not allow it or stay on defrost. It will switch to all different vent positions, change the air temps so you can't get your window clear. If you try and change it, it will immediately change it. I was...

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pulling a 5th wheel through the mountains and it started to pour rain. I desperately needed defrost and it would not work properly for this reason. If you turn off the screen it will turn right back on. If you turn the volume down to zero you still hear beeping. This is very distracting as a driver. I can't even turn the radio or system off. The radio constantly is changing station and switching from FM to AM or Siri. You can't do anything to stop this ghost clicking.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11620176
2020 Ram 2500Visibility & wipersBody, doors & structureEngine & cooling

The contact owns a 2022 Ram 2500. The contact stated that the vehicle was not properly aligned, and the tires were worn. The dashboard leather had detached. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wipers became inoperable. Additionally, after it had rained, the contact noticed there was water moving around in the engine bay. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact completed an alignment. The vehicle was taken to the local, who broke an unknown part on the dashboard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

Filed Incident Visibility · Structure · EngineNHTSA 11607264
2021 Ram 2500LightsVisibility & wipers

The rear camera displayed in the 12" display goes full blast bright when reverse is selected at night. It blows out your night vision and makes it extremely difficult to see outside the vehicle via the mirrors. There is no dimming option available. The problem has been reported to FCA via "ram cares" and there has been no resolution over the last year.

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11560458
2018 Ram 2500Electrical systemLightsVisibility & wipers

The radio screen has delaminating which causes random pushing of buttons on the display. This is a known issue with dodge radios and has been labeled as "ghost screen". This is a major concern during the day as well at night while trying to drive. The distraction from the constant screen changing is a major concern. It is unavoidable to focus on the screen instead of the road while this is happening. Dodge knows of this problem and the repair cost is unaffordable. I feel for the safety of drivers and people...

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on the road, this needs to be addressed. I have videos of this occurring but am not able to upload videos, only photos which do not show the event happening. I would like the chance to be contacted so I can share the video of this happening to express my concern, as well as the concern of many others. Thank you

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lighting · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11559211
2018 Ram 2500LightsBrakesVisibility & wipers

Hard braking for a deer the abs ,traction light came on lost abs and lowbeam lights wile rainy and lost auto wipers

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · Service brakes · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11528789
2018 Ram 2500Visibility & wipers

The contact owns a 2018 Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the defroster was engaged, however, the Automatic Climate Control display independently switched from defrost to A/C due to the delamination of Automatic Climate Control touchpad screen. The contact stated that she manually re-engaged the defroster; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the Automatic Climate Control display needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11501239
2014 Ram 2500LightsVisibility & wipers

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 2500. The contact stated that the windows needed to be scraped from the inside. The driver was unable to see the roadway. The brake light became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake light housing needed to be replaced. There was water entering the brake light housing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Incident Exterior lighting · VisibilityNHTSA 11497237
2020 Ram 2500Visibility & wipers

2020 Ram 2500 air blows through defrost vents in all modes, causing windshield to fog up making it impossible to see. This almost caused me to wreck while pulling my camper at night.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11497185
2020 Ram 2500SteeringFuel systemVisibility & wipers

I am concerned that recall 21V-880 was issued Nov. 12 2021 and there is still no fix available. I just got home from my local dealer. My intention was to get an appointment to take care of all three of the open recalls on my vehicle on one service visit. They say they can do two of them but not 21V-880. How long is an adequate wait time for a solution ?

Filed Incident Steering · Fuel / propulsion system · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11476171

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