Mar 6, 2019SuspensionElectrical systemFire
TRUCK STARTED ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (BLOCK HEATER FAILURE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL) *DT*JB
NHTSA ODI 11184742
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What 641 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Ram 1500 Classic 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 (641)Crash / fire / injury (35)Electrical system (156)Engine (108)Fuel system (86)Steering (78)Transmission & drivetrain (55)Fuel System, Diesel (51)Brakes (45)Engine & cooling (45)Speed control (29)Suspension (21)
1 of 641 complaints match · Suspension · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 641 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 15, 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 2018 Ram 1500 Classic Regular Cab verdict →