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What 297 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Ram 2500 Regular 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 (297)Crash / fire / injury (10)Steering (210)Suspension (37)Engine (28)Electrical system (23)Fuel system (17)Transmission & drivetrain (16)Engine & cooling (11)Brakes (10)Body & structure (5)Fuel System, Diesel (4)

1 of 297 complaints match · Engine & cooling · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 6, 2015Engine & coolingBody & structureFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND THE TAIL PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPRAY ON BED LINER CONTAINED BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NHTSA ODI 10715000

Working with the data? Download all 297 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 2500 Regular Cab verdict →