2018 RAM 3500 Powertrain (other) Problems

Front axle disconnect failed at only 15,136 miles

NHTSA ID

11743238

Incident

Jun 5, 2026

[XXX] - I have called the Dealer numerous times and even Stelatis for 2 years and I keep getting the SORRY there are no parts to fix your vehicle. PLEASE help me with this non stop run around. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11729825

Incident

Feb 14, 2024

We have been waiting for almost two years for the traction control and ads break repair. When will something be done about this recall not being repaired?

NHTSA ID

11725336

Incident

Jul 17, 2024

No anti lock brakes which causes unsafe braking in acclimate weather which slid sideways as well as almost rear end vehicles ,also causes multiple functions to not work like exhaust brake and transmission issues !

NHTSA ID

11721254

Incident

Apr 3, 2023

vehicle intermittently sets check engine light for code p0871 and causes truck to go into a limp mode and a 4th gear start only. I have notice online this issue going on for years on Ram trucks with no recall. The light will go off and store code but dealers will not address if light is not on. If truck set code with not at moment effect I could see, however what happens can occur during driving and feel it creates an unsafe condition.

NHTSA ID

11660185

Incident

May 9, 2025

Continually gets abs stability error. Unit has been replaced once less than year ago. Comes on if vehicle sits or hits a bump. Lose of abs cruise and continual dinging.

NHTSA ID

11632026

Incident

Nov 5, 2024

1. The specified vehicle has intermittent ABS/ Brake Hydraulic Control module error. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. 2. Error causes ABS and Cruise Control to be disabled while in motion as per warning messages displayed on instrument cluser and audio annunciation. 3. Driver and passenger were endangered due to ABS malfunctioning intermittently **while in motion**. I have reproduced the problem by causing a wheel slippage on wet pavement. This will cause the otherwise intermittent problem to be asserted with corresponding error messages/notifications to be displayed on instrument cluster. 4. The specified vehicle has NOT been inspected at a Ram dealer; however, the problem seems to be well-known on 2017-18 Ram 2500's and 3500's given the amount of Youtube videos on the topic as well as the amount of discussion on online forums such as [XXX] . 5. This 2018 vehicle has approx 43000 miles on it. The described problem was not detected until about 3 months ago (approx 8/2024). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11623025

Incident

Aug 1, 2024

I received a card in the mail stating my Truck had a recall for wheel studs two days later I lose my two wheels in the freeway almost causing accidents, My RAM is my only Income I use it as a hotshot I was charged $2000 for tow from Los Angeles CA to Bakersfield CA we left it at dealer for about two weeks they claim of inspections and parts not being in I file a claim with corporate and never hear from them I finally got my truck this Monday [XXX] and today [XXX] same wheel side seal breaks axles locks up and here I am stuck with another $2000 Tow payment Ram Corporate claims they will call me back in 24 hours its going on 3 weeks no calls or emails dealer claims corporate will refund my expenses I had to out of pocket tires as well since recall would not cover now I have no work no truck and no money [XXX] is amazing because first time around I could have cause a horrible accident and who would have paid if no one answers me the recalls are very dangerous this Dodge RAM truck 3500 is not safe at all it is a dully and the two back tires just flew off on the freeway the wheel studs all 5 cracked I really need help or guidance on what to do with this horrible situation please call [XXX] or email me at [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11577258

Incident

Feb 23, 2024

ABS PUMP WENT OUT AND THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE CHNAGED THE SENSORS ON THE WHEELS. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND IS HARD TO GET.

NHTSA ID

11549211

Incident

Sep 6, 2023

Since purchasing this truck brand new in 2018 we have had nothing but problems with this vehicle. Dodge Ram failed us every time. They failed to work with the dealer and ignored every attempt to find solutions. It started with vehicle loosing power on very dangerous locations a specially freeway located in curves in the middle of nowhere. It took years to fix that problem. Multiple times we drove from the shop being told that it was fixed and it wasn't. We would drive right back in after 15 min. It took over 3 years to get dodge and dealer to replace the transmission and all electrical issues. The other problem that we have had since buying this truck is the AC. Its been always a problem we are continuously trying to fix it and its been very hard. This entire summer my children have been suffering. We are driving in extreme heat with zero ac and Dodge Ram can not produce part for the dealership to fix it. What is really unfair that original dealer tried again to charge us for something that it waste the problem. We would have paid for it and would have been back within an hour. The new dealer Peterson Dodge understood the problem and was honest with us that there is a lot more then a filter. It was me who requested to get a second opinion and get a way from Larry H Miller Dodge.

NHTSA ID

11541431

Incident

Aug 29, 2023

I have a 2018 Dodge 3500 with 9800 miles on it.. The ABS light has come on reflecting a braking and control problem. This also shuts down the safety system within the brakes, shuts down the 4 wheel drive and cruise controls also. It is my understanding from the dealership, there is a problem with the parts within this system, and they can not get any parts released to them for repair. They also don't want to use the same parts, knowing they will only fail again. Which would fall back on them, as a repair faciality. Why hasn't the NHTSA ordered a recall on these vehicles. There are Law Suites also addressing the ABS failure and many complain on this safety failure. I see there is a recall regarding tailgates issue on some of the dodge products. Clearly the braking systems must a higher priority. We should not be required to pay for these repairs. I paid $ 70,000.00 plus for my truck!!! Now they cost in the mid $ 80 K I want feed back from the NHTSA regarding there actions, on the Dodge ABS failure. You ask a question below regarding "WAS THERE A CRASH" in this case it was a near crash. Yes I alive, due to my agility to control the vehicle only. I'm 65 and drive vehicles prior to ABS, so this played into my abilities to control the vehicle. It is now a Federal Law that all vehicles be equipped with a ABS system.. ONE THAT WORKS CORRECTLY. My truck is due a annual safety inspection by the end of this month. Its unsafe to operate my truck, and it must remained park in the garage intil someone stops draging there feet and issue the recall. Yes I am very upset, as with many others

NHTSA ID

11537178

Incident

Aug 1, 2023

frequently when shifting from D to R or any combination, all selections light up followed a loud bang from rearend. sometimes it correctes itself, other times engine must be shut down. dealer has diagnosed problem. Its a short in transmision wiring harness as they performed a rigorous, multipoint "wiggle test". its been in shop 4+ times to no avail.

NHTSA ID

11519071

Incident

Apr 3, 2019

12/19/2022: While driving, brakes were not working properly. Depressed fully to floor or pumped to try to stop. Check engine lights coming on and off. PERFORM SERVICE, SERVICE DPF SYSTEM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. Perform service light prior to failure and taken to dodge dealership. Vehicle was inspected by 2 Dodge Dealerships. Extended warranty company National AutoCare failed to show to inspect vehicle both times at Dodge Dealership. Problem was diagnosed by dodge but never fixed…. Safety is at risk when driving vehicle and is available upon request any help is appreciated!

NHTSA ID

11499488

Incident

Dec 19, 2022

The transmission in my truck has been having problems starting on 9/25/18. On 7/21/22, Grey Chrysler replaced the solenoid in the trans and also did an update. When I brought truck back after the same code, PO871, was thrown again on 08/30/22, I was told the warranty company couldn’t recreate the problem so they would not be fixing my trans. This is the same trans that is in the 2019-2022 Ram 2500 trucks and has a recall on it for the SAME problem.

NHTSA ID

11483727

Incident

Sep 25, 2018

Unsafe and very hesitant acceleration nearly causing accidents. Long lag time between pressing the accelerator and engine responding to throttle input.

NHTSA ID

11469850

Incident

Jun 1, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ROSEVILLE (200 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661; (916) 467-8055) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*DT*JB THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE ADVANCED CHEMISTRY OF TODAY'S COOLANT, DRIVING FOR SEVERAL THOUSANDS MILES THE PLUGS SLOWLY BECAME FOULED WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

NHTSA ID

11327155

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE SHIFT ARM WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND FOOT BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. SEEMED LIKE THE SAFETY DEVICE THAT PREVENTS AN AUTOMATIC SHIFTING ARM FROM SLIPPING OUT OF PARK WITHOUT BRAKE DEPRESSED DID NOT RELEASE. VEHICLE WAS ON FLAT LEVEL GROUND, THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT PROBLEM REQUIRED SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING. ONCE THIS PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED THE SAFETY DEVICE OPERATED NORMALLY. IN THE THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME MY RESOLUTION WORKED. *TR

NHTSA ID

11326611

Incident

Mar 23, 2020

Mileage

34,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SCOTT ROBINSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT (20900 HAWTHORNE BLVD, TORRANCE, CA 90503) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11317305

Incident

Dec 1, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V818000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED THE (HAYES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LAWRENCEVILLE DEALER, LOCATED AT,719 DULUTH HWY, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11306341

Incident

Nov 15, 2019

TRANSMISSION HAS A WHINING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH THE FIRST 3 GEARS, DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL

NHTSA ID

11221198

Incident

Jun 6, 2019

Mileage

36 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR END DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. *DT *DT*JB *DT *DT *DT *DT*JB WE RAN THE TESTS AS REQUESTED. WITH THE FIRST 2 TESTS, THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK WITHOUT HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE 3RD TEST DETERMINED THERE IS NO INDICATOR CHIME OR MESSAGE IF YOU LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH IT RUNNING WHETHER THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON OR NOT. WE ALSO TESTED TO SEE WHAT THE TRUCK WOULD DO IF WE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IN THE POSITION HE HAD THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT FORWARD. LASTLY WE TESTED FOR THE IN BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE PROBABILITY. WE FOUND THERE IS DEFINITELY A POSITION BETWEEN P AND R WHERE THE SHIFT LEVER WILL GO INTO AND YOU ARE ABLE TO EXIT THE TRUCK. NO INDICATOR/WARNING GIVEN AT THIS POINT BUT THE P WAS FLASHING. WHILE SITTING IN THE TRUCK AND IT BEING IN THIS IN BETWEEN POSITION THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK. SO IN THIS POSITION THE TRUCK ACTS AS IF IT'S IN PARK NOT NEUTRAL AS IT DOES NOT ROLL FORWARD. ALSO WHILE IN THIS IN BETWEEN POSITION YOU CAN DROP THE LEVER DOWN INTO REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. AS YOU STATED, THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO SAFELY CHECK TO SEE HOW LONG THE TRUCK WOULD STAY IN THIS IN BETWEEN POSITION ONCE LEAVING THE TRUCK. WE DO KNOW IT WILL STAY FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME AS WE TESTED THAT WITHOUT LEAVING THE TRUCK. THE LEVER DOES SLIDE DOWN INTO REVERSE VERY EASILY FROM THIS IN BETWEEN POSITION. SOME WITH A LEVEL TO SHOW THE SLOPE AND DAMAGES. *JB *DT *DT THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO MORE OCCURRENCES DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE CONSCIENTIOUSLY USING THE PARKING BRAKE*TR *DT*DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDE

NHTSA ID

11193081

Incident

Mar 29, 2019

Mileage

300 mi

TRUCK SHUDDERS WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND AGAIN FROM 2ND TO THIRD . SHUDDER HARD ENOUGH TO SEE TO DASH SHACK. SHIFTING SHUDDER HARD WHILE TOWING. BLUE TOOTH CUTS OUT WHILE STREAMING MUSIC

NHTSA ID

11151363

Incident

Jul 18, 2018

Mileage

1,800 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND I SWITCHED TO 4X4 LOCK. AS I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY AT 3 MILES AN HOUR IN REVERSE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN CLOCKWISE THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE IN MOTION FOR ROUGHLY 7 FEET. IT ALSO SHOOK AS I ACCELERATED IN DRIVE SLIGHTLY AT 3 MILES AN HOUR WHILE TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN COUNTER CLOCKWISE. IT HAD THE SAME SHAKE IN 4X4 LOW.

NHTSA ID

11090380

Incident

Apr 27, 2018

Mileage

1,000 mi