864 NHTSA owner complaints · 12 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Complaints per year on the road: 96.0
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
while driving on the highway at 75mph, the pickup engine completely lost power and died. we could not restart the engine. Eventually we were able to put it in neutral and pull it off of the highway with another pickup. The Z46 recall for the high-pressure fuel pump was replaced the prior month. the dealer diagnosis is faulty fuel injectors now
The problem that I'm having is the front fuel strap where it's hooks in the frame support has rusted out, and now the fuel tank is only held on just with the rear strap where it hooks in I've noticed a lot of frame rot and is really concerning thankfully I've noticed this while the truck was setting in the driveway.
Front brakes keep sticking, causing it to have hopping sensation, have gone through 12+ set of calipers, 6 or so wheel hub assemblies, and 3 or more cv axels all within a year and half.
What the community is saying right now.
| Campaign | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 17V434000 | Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assem | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Ram 1500 trucks. The fuel tanks in the affected vehicles may have a broken fuel tank contro… |
| 18V100000 | Power Train:Automatic Transmission | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 RAM 1500, 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, 4500 Cab Chassis, and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles… |
| 23V411000 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Ram 1500 and 2014-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0L Diesel engines.… |
| 19V347000 | Latches/Locks/Linkages:Tailgate:Latch | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks equipped with an 8 foot bed and a power locking t… |
| 22V406000 | Fuel System, Diesel:Delivery:Fuel Pump | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and 2014-2019 Ram 1500 vehicles equipped with 3.0L diesel engines… |
| 21V632000 | Air Bags:Side/Window:Curtain:Inflator | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Ram 1500 Classic, 2015-2016 Ram 3500, and Ram 2500 vehicles, and 2016 Ram 3500 Cab Cha… |
| 20V475000 | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Ram 1500 and 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0L diesel engines. … |
| 18V332000 | Electrical System:Wiring | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000l… |
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The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Steering (221 complaints in our indexed sample).
Our data verdict is AVOID with a reliability score of 10/100, computed from 864 NHTSA complaints and 12 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
Yes — NHTSA lists 12 recall campaign(s) for the 2017 Ram 1500, 4 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 07/07/2017. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.
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Last updated: 2026-08-20.