2022 Ram 1500 Reliability Report

Water leaking in through the rear window is the clearest pattern here. Owners trace it to failed seals and cracked glass frames and say the warranty does not cover the repair. Infotainment screens go black or freeze while driving and take climate, defrost, and the backup camera down with them, sometimes after over-the-air updates. Stalls that set the parking brake continue to be reported, including after recall work. Other reports cover no-start conditions, a replaced body control module, and a powered sun visor that came loose. One crash describes unintended acceleration into a house.

Many complaints concern recall 24V653000 for the ABS control module. Owners are waiting on parts that are not yet available. Some trucks show ABS and traction control warnings that also disable four-wheel drive and cruise control, and the warnings stay on after sensor replacement or recall work. Separately, owners describe a pedal that sinks and vibrates, automatic emergency braking that triggers with nothing behind the truck, and stalls that set the parking brake. Two crashes are on file, one with injuries after the brakes reportedly failed to stop the truck.

Electric power steering cuts out without warning, sometimes at highway speed, and leaves the wheel heavy or locked. Five crashes are recorded, with trucks leaving the road and hitting trees, poles, or ditches. Dealers and independent shops have diagnosed failed steering modules, and reported failures cluster between about 25,000 and 50,000 miles. In some cases the loss of assist comes with a battery warning or a full engine shutdown. One fire traced to a chafed starter wire also disabled the steering. Intermittent stiffness when turning left on the highway is also reported.

Most complaints concern diesel fuel system recall 23V263000. Owners cannot get the repair because parts are not available. Gas trucks appear under recall 22V767000 with the same delay. Actual failures include fuel leaking under a parked truck after a fuel pump recall repair, a Water in Fuel warning followed by stalling, and stalls from a stop that the dealer could not duplicate. One fire followed a burning smell that persisted through several injector replacements.

Broken front suspension parts account for the most serious reports. An aluminum lower control arm snapped at highway speed and sent a truck off the road. A dealer-lifted truck lost its front suspension while still running factory control arms. Three crashes are on file, one with an injury. Other complaints describe rear air suspension failure with erratic bouncing, ABS and traction warnings with locked rear wheels, a rear clunk over bumps, and severe sway when towing. Two complaints filed here actually describe infotainment failures.

Unintended acceleration is the main concern. Owners describe the truck surging when shifted into drive or while braking, with the throttle hanging at high rpm and the brakes struggling to hold it. Three crashes are recorded, including one that struck a motorcyclist. Other reports describe low-speed stalls that set the parking brake and limp mode with ABS and stability warnings. Some owners are still waiting for a fix under the ABS module recall.

Frontal collisions without airbag deployment make up four crash reports, with three people injured. One truck was totaled in a 40 mph impact and none of its airbags fired. Owners do not report any warning lights beforehand. A separate complaint describes a replacement front impact sensor that the restraint module will not recognize. Another cites dashboard leather delaminating, which blocks the head-up display and causes condensation on the windshield.