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What 687 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Ram 1500 Crew Cab
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
2 of 687 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Jun 21, 2016SuspensionAirbagsBody & structureWheelsCrash1 injury
TL* THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD A FAULTY LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SPINDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ....UPDATED 09/19/16 *BF UPDATED 06/18/18*JB
NHTSA ODI 10875582
Jul 28, 2015Body & structureCrash1 injury
I WAS SITTING AT AN ENTRANCE NOT MOVING WHEN A CNN RAIL REPAIR TRUCK JUMPED THE CURB RAN INTO MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER AND TORE HALF FRONT END PARTS OFF SPUN ME 180 HIT REAR DRIVER SIDE PANEL ON SOME STEEL POSTS WAS INJURED BROKEN COLLAR BONE BROKEN RIBS HIT HEAD OFF DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAVE WIPLASH NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF AT ALL IN MY TRUCK
NHTSA ODI 10744500
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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