Complaint volume
176 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2023 Ram 1500 Complaints
176 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2023 Ram 1500, grouped by component category.
176 Total complaints
10 Crash reports
0 Fire reports
3 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are electrical system, unknown or other, engine. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 10 crash reports, 0 fire reports, 3 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 20 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 26,387 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to electrical system, unknown or other, engine?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2023 Ram 1500?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2023 Ram 1500
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How severe are the 2023 Ram 1500 complaints?
10 Crash
0 Fire
3 Injury
0 Fatality
7 Towed
4 Medical attention
What are the most common 2023 Ram 1500 complaint categories?
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14
ENGINE 10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 7
POWER TRAIN 6
STEERING 6
STRUCTURE 6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5
176 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | When using the left turn signal the blinker does not reset after making the turn. Could potentially lead to an accident if other drivers think I intend to turn left and don't. Has not been inspected yet. No system warning lights. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle shuts off and engine stalls at slow speeds, then applies electronic e brake for no reason. I have seen multiple reports online for same issue. Then voltage drops until restarting Vehicle which then resets. Went to dealership and they have found code p032f with no fix. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TRUCK WILL STALL. TRUCK PARKING BRAKES INGAGE. THEN TRUCK BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO RESTART TRUCK. TAKE OFF PARKING BRAKE. WHEN YOUUCAN GET OUT OF TRAFFIC MUST TURN OFF THEN ON TO REMOVE BATTERY LIGHT THAT IS ON | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I was in downtown Atlanta traffic, moving around 10 miles per hour. The truck suddenly shut off and applied the parking brake. Once restarted the battery light was displayed on the dash. This has happened approximately 10-12 times in the last year. I was lucky this one did not result in an accident. Please help in getting Ram to realize there is a problem. Thank you! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Automatic Emergency Braking, Is available 2 different occasions, the emergency brakes were engaged at low speeds in traffic areas, the first time was merging into an empty center turn lane at 10 mph or less. The second was approaching a red stop light with vehicles already stopped, again was less than 10 mph when emergency brake engaged I was approximately 30' from the vehicle in front of me. Has not been looked at by dealer No warnings before emergency brake engaged to my knowledge. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Check engine light blinks on and off intermittently, vehicle shakes and feels as if it’s going to stall. From time to time when going to accelerate I pulled out on a main roads and the vehicle lost all power my kids and I flew forward. While idling at a red light, the vehicle started to shake as if it was going to stall and jerked forward and hit the car in front of me. I brought this to the attention of the dealer. I purchased it from and They stated they cannot find any issues. I have pictures and videos of the check engine light coming on in intermittently. I also called when it lost power, pulling into the intersection. This all should be recorded with Jerry Ulm dealer in Tampa. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Vehicle loses power, then shifts to park and applies the parking brake. This has happened several times in different driving scenarios. Once this happens, the battery fault light appears on the dashboard. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2023 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle sputtered and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired under Customer Satisfaction Program: 18-08-A1-82 (Powertrain Control Module Software). The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the failure had become a persistent failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Jul 2024 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2023 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH on the highway, the "Push to Start" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle with fuel pump and fuel pump regulator failure. The fuel pump was replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7,900. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,900 |
| Jul 2024 | PARKING BRAKE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2023 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while attempting to proceed from a RED traffic light, while driving approximately 4 MPH, the automatic parking brake engaged, and the vehicle stalled. The low voltage warning light was illuminated. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact stated that the dealer failed to provide a diagnostic result for the failure. The contact stated that almost a year later the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 13,000. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 13,000 |
| Jul 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Four times the truck has powered down while driving - all were when slowing to turn. No prior warning lights or out-of-spec conditions - battery level reading normal prior to shutdown. Truck shut down the engine automatically. Restarting the truck prompted the battery light but no check-engine light. Emergency brake auto-deployed, stopping the car. In all cases I was stopped in traffic (most recently while crossing a highway), but no accidents. Truck is currently at dealership for diagnostics - preliminary code investigation appears related to the auto-start system causing the engine to shut down. Per dealer, they require input from RAM engineering. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Electrical system stops charging, and stalls out the whole truck causing the truck to die in the middle of road and shift into park. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | ENGINE | Twice I have pulled out into traffic and the engine lost all power and I was almost rear ended by another vehicle. After a few seconds the engine recovered and was driving normal. I’ve taken it to the dealer where it was purchased twice for this issue but they say they can’t duplicate the issue. No warning lamps ever came up. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Turn signal is not cancelling after turning. Brough vehicle back to dealership and they did not have the part to fix it and never called me back. Looked in the NHTSA recall listing and saw that issues with turn signals have been previously reported under 23V799000. What can I do? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | STEERING | While driving I was making a left hand turn to another roadway. All of a sudden I was unable to make the turn because my steering went completely out. I had to make an immediate stop, if not I would have driven into the ditch. Had there been oncoming traffic this steering failure could have caused a fatal accident. The dash warning lite was activated, message was power steering failure. I had the truck towed to the dealership. After two weeks the dealer called and said the electric power steering failed and a new unit would need to be installed. I was told it could be several months before they get a replacement unit in. The vehicle has approximately 1700 miles and I purchased it new approximately 8 months a go. This is certainly a major safety issue that could cause a fatal collision. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | TIRES | 275 / 65 R 17 Driving home and when tire popped. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Turn signal stock fails to shut off turn signal after turning left same problem as recall 23V-799 for 2023 standard 1500 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Truck stalls and immediately goes into park and throwing trucks parking brake on. While driving on the road and in traffic. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving approximately 45mph electronic emergency brakes engaged almost causing wreck. At approximately 20 mph they disengaged and I was able to continue driving. No traffic I'm front of me and no debris to trigger "near miss". | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Left turn signal does not disengage. Brights flash randomly. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Truck stalled suddenly, indicating a flashing message of electrical error of stability assistant. Truck restarted with a yellow engine light on, but would not allow dial to shift into drive. Automatic correct transmission would pull it back into park. Turned engine on and off several times. Once responsive to Drive option, attempted to leave congested traffic area. Moving for 5 minutes now at 35 mph with emergency lights, Truck stalls again. Engine can be restarted but will not hold in Drive. RAM 1500 is new, owned for 4 weeks now. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 12 inch head unit ( UConnect 5 System) This is a constant problem with all of the Uconnect 5 systems with various issues. All due to software issues. Sometimes it gets so bad that you can’t even connect with Uconnect service and SOS In case of an emergency. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Started vehicle up cold. Drove two miles. Stopped at stop sign for a few seconds, then pull out onto highway. Vehicle stalled and would not accelerate; engine still barely running but no power. Pulled on to shoulder. Vehicle seem to correct it self after about 30 seconds. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | While driving and slowing for a traffic light, my 2023 Ram 1500 Limited 4X4 began to immediately slow, and I observed the gear selector engage from drive to park, back to drive and back to park, and engaging the emergency brake. The vehicle ceased operating. I was able to engage the emergency flashers and restart the vehicle. All of this occurred while in traffic. This is the second occurrence. The vehicle has approximately 4000 miles. The first time this occurred I took the vehicle to the dealer. They dealer indicated there was no codes found indicating any trouble of this sort. The first time the vehicle had approximately 1,489 miles (Moss Brothers of San Bernardino, Ca) Invoice #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I purchased this vehicle from the dealership on Nov 24, 2023. On Dec 9th, 2023 I found evidence of mice chewing and droppings. I checked the air cabin filter and there was evidence of mouse droppings and chewing as well. I set traps and caught three mice. I took the vehicle to the dealership to identify where they were coming in from and to assess what kind of damage was done to the vehicle, as it was smelling very bad even after changing the air filters. The dealership stated that this was not covered under warranty because it is not a mechanical problem and that I had to go through my insurance and submit a claim before they could proceed with removing the dashboard to investigate damage to the firewall. I received approval from my insurance after submitting a comprehensive claim and the dealership took apart the entire dashboard as well as several other components. They stated that they found evidence of mice droppings, but could not identify where they were coming from, so they put everything back together and returned the vehicle to me. Yesterday (March 6th), I again saw new evidence of chewing near the gas/brake pedals as well as at the air cabin filter. I called Ram to complain about this but they stated that it is not a mechanical issue. However, I believe they need to investigate and fix this problem because it is a structural issue that is permitting mice to enter and damage my vehicle and children's car seats, and the firewall between the engine and cabin could be compromised. More importantly, it is a health hazard with the mouse droppings and urine propagating throughout the ventilation system. Your feedback and support would be greatly appreciated to have Ram resolve this issue with my vehicle. Thank you | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |