AI DamageDodge RAM Quad CAB: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Dodge RAM Quad CAB across 3 model years: 446 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Structure 38% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 10% of all complaints
- 3 Electrical system 9% of all complaints
- 4 Steering 9% of all complaints
- 5 Suspension 9% of all complaints
- 6 Powertrain 8% of all complaints
- 7 Engine and cooling 6% of all complaints
- 8 Air bags 6% of all complaints
- Structure: 169 complaints (38% of all).
- Service brakes: 45 complaints (10% of all), 5 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 42 complaints (9% of all).
- Steering: 42 complaints (9% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Suspension: 42 complaints (9% of all), 5 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 446 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 169 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 45 | 5 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension | 42 | 5 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| Visibility | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats | 7 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v312000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
My 2002 dodge ram 1500 had a severe front end impact , the air bags did not deploy., resulting in my neck breaking and my wife being injured . The seat belts were in use on both of us.
2001 dodge ram 4x4 drivers side rear brake line rusted through creating a leak when trying to stop in driveway at home. Had bushes in front of parking spot blocked by railroad ties as a landscape divider. The truck ran into and partial through railroad ties into bushes to stop the truck. No repair made yet on truck.
I had complete frontal impact and air bag did not deploy. Truck is possibly being estimated a total loss. I hit and snapped a telephone pole, 3 cement barriers and a tree. Safety belt was being used.
There is a complaint already on file about the upper ball joint that fell out @17k miles. The complaint that I want to file now is the lower control arm tha is flexing when the brake is applied or when a bump is encountered. The truck will jump from one lane to the other when a rough place is hit at interstate speed.
While coming out of a curve the truck jolted, dipped and could not be controlled (1st failure). Subsequently I hit a telephone pole detrying the passenger side front panel and the truck slid to stop after "shutting off" ( 2nd failure).
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.