Ram

Split from Dodge in 2010. The 1500 is one of the three best-selling used vehicles in the country.

7 model families1990+ catalogue coverage

Model families from 1990 on

Ram model families

Model

1500

Ram 1500: generations, engines and documented problems, broken out by model year.

1 vehicle file →Model

2500

Ram 2500: generations, engines and documented problems, broken out by model year.

Open the model page →Model

3500

Ram 3500: generations, engines and documented problems, broken out by model year.

Open the model page →Model

C/V

Ram C/V: generations, engines and documented problems, broken out by model year.

Open the model page →Model

Dakota

Ram Dakota: generations, engines and documented problems, broken out by model year.

Open the model page →Model

ProMaster

Ram ProMaster: generations, engines and documented problems, broken out by model year.

Open the model page →Model

ProMaster City

Ram ProMaster City: generations, engines and documented problems, broken out by model year.

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By model year and engine

Vehicle files

Photo coming

Ram · 2018

1500

3 engines · 8-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic (6-speed on some 4x4)

Complaint volume645

—/10 · 0 ratings△ 4 problems15 recalls17–23 mpg

Before you buy

Notable problems

Wear item

Charging system: battery and alternator

The alternator charges the battery while the engine runs and powers everything electrical. Both are consumable parts with a service life, and on a used car at least one of them has usually been replaced already — or is due.

Open the Electrical file →Moderate repair

Air conditioning compressor failure

The compressor is the pump in the air conditioning loop. When it seizes it can send metal debris through the whole system, which turns a component replacement into a system job.

Open the Climate file →Wear item

Suspension and steering noise

Bushings, ball joints, link rods and strut mounts are rubber and grease components that wear continuously. They rarely fail suddenly; they get gradually noisier and vaguer, which is why a test drive on a rough road tells you more than one on smooth pavement.

Open the Suspension file →