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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.

All (687)Crash / fire / injury (35)Electrical system (214)Transmission & drivetrain (175)Engine (151)Fuel system (140)Steering (45)Suspension (40)Lights (29)Brakes (25)Body & structure (23)Speed control (19)

2 of 687 complaints match · Fuel system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 7, 2020Electrical systemFuel systemCrash

HIT A DEER WITH MY TRUCK. FUEL PUMP RUNS ALL THE TIME. HAD TRUCK TESTED. WAS PURL PUMP RELAY BYPASS KIT. OTHER MODELS ARE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON. ALSO TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. TESTED THAT TOO. IT'S THE LR SOLENOID IN THE COM. NONE OF THIS ISSUES WAS WRONG BEFORE HITTING THE DEER. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED.

NHTSA ODI 11297564

Feb 9, 2019SteeringFuel systemCrash1 injury

AFTER STOPING AT A STOP SIGN. MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO HIGH SPEED GEAR CAUSING RAPID SPEED THE THE INGINE SHUT OFF CAUSED HARD STEERING. AT THAT TIME A VEHICLE APPROACH ME HEAD ON BECAUSE THERE CARS PARK IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. THE CAR CRASH INTO ME FORCING ME TO THE RIGHT OF MY LANE INTO A CITY LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE HAS HAS 4 RECALLS ON IT AND 2 SAFETY RECALLS OPEN AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS A BUY BACK RECALL. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REFUNDED PLEASE. THIS HAPPEN IN A CTY STREET. IN MOTION *DSY

NHTSA ODI 11175963

Working with the data? Download all 687 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

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 pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Ram 1500 Crew Cab verdict →