2025 Ram 1500 Reliability Report

Trucks pull to the right at highway speeds, often from the first day. Alignments read in spec, and a steering module reflash under a service bulletin did not cure it for several owners. The steering wheel can also sit off center. A second pattern is sudden loss of power steering, often during a wider electrical failure with many warning lights. Replacement steering parts are backordered in several reports. Two complaints are crash-related, including one where the front passenger wheel came off during a turn and the truck hit a parked vehicle.

Misfire codes, mainly P0300, turn on the check engine light. Engines run rough or stall, often on cold starts, and some reports begin at a few hundred miles. Owners say this affects both the twin-turbo six and the 3.6L eTorque engine, and dealers say no fix is available yet. Some report hesitation when pulling into traffic and worse fuel economy. Other reports describe engines shutting off on the freeway or at idle, stop/start failing to restart, and a secondary water pump failure with a coolant leak.

Warnings that automatic emergency braking and blind spot monitoring are unavailable keep appearing, then disappear, then come back. Owners make repeated dealer trips, and one waited 50 days for parts while driving with the systems off. Blind spot lights stay on with nothing there or trigger falsely in heavy rain. Some owners report a module replacement as the only lasting fix. Separately, the blind spot audio alert has no volume setting and is loud enough to startle the driver. It also sounds for trailers, poles and oncoming traffic.

Automatic emergency braking engages with nothing ahead, stopping the truck hard at around 30 to 35 mph. One report describes minor seatbelt injuries. Other owners report the opposite: no warning or braking in near rear-end situations, and adaptive cruise following too closely. An "AEB/ACC Unavailable Service Required" message turns these systems off, including while towing. Faults often clear on restart, so dealers find no stored codes. One crash-related report says the parking sensors gave no warning before the truck hit a light pole.

Headlights flicker off and back on while driving, with no warning light. The driver's side headlight aims too far left, which leaves the road ahead dark and dazzles oncoming traffic. Dealers say it cannot be adjusted. Headlights may not come on at night when the key fob is used. High beams may not work with auto lights on. Other reports cover trailer lights cutting out with a connection message and the backup camera screen jumping to full brightness at night. A headlight recall exists but did not apply to every complaining owner.

Large trailer-tow mirrors block the view of cars, motorcycles and pedestrians, especially to the right at stop signs. With the A/C on, air still flows to the defrost vents and the windshield fogs up, and one dealer called this normal. A power-folding driver mirror can move out of position on its own with a loud pop. One report describes a replacement windshield that the manufacturer was slow to supply, which kept the truck off the road.

Airbags deploy with no collision. Two owners report side or front airbags firing while driving, causing cuts and a facial laceration, and in each case the truck shut off and called police. In one case the system logged a rollover that did not happen, and insurance replaced faulty impact sensors. One owner reports a second deployment without a crash. Another crash report describes airbags that did not deploy despite frame and heavy front-end damage. These are 4 complaints, with 2 injuries.