Dec 5, 2023Body & structureBrakesEngineCrashFire2 injuries
As I was driving the vehicle caught fire and I lost brakes. The vehicle had to be put into a retention pond to stop it.
NHTSA ODI 11558565
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What 112 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Ram 3500
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 (112)Crash / fire / injury (10)Fuel system (33)Engine (25)Fuel System, Diesel (22)Transmission & drivetrain (11)Electrical system (9)Brakes (8)Steering (7)Wheels (7)Tires (5)Body & structure (4)
1 of 112 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 112 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 11, 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 2020 Ram 3500 verdict →