Complaint volume
184 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
184 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2023 Ram 1500, grouped by component category.
184 Total complaints
10 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
4 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 unknown or other, electrical system, 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, 1 fire report, 4 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 23 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 27,815 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to unknown or other, electrical system, 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
1 Fire
4 Injury
0 Fatality
8 Towed
5 Medical attention
What are the most common 2023 Ram 1500 complaint categories?
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 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
184 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Feb 2024 | STRUCTURE | Tailgate unlatched and dropped into open position while driving without any action to cause the tailgate to open. Resulting in damage to tailgate from a trailer which was being towed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was sitting at a green light yielding to oncoming traffic while waiting to turn left. When I had the ability to safely turn left, I attempted to hit the gas and accelerate. However, the vehicle died shifted into park automatically and set the electronic parking brake I had to restart the truck and manually undo the electronic parking brake before I could move when I contacted the dealer they acted like they have never heard of this issue before. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The truck was purchased brand new and from day one I have complained of a petal hesitation. From a stop if you start very slowly you have normal acceleration. If you are rushed and step down fairly quickly nothing happens so you step down some more and you get a very abrupt jackrabbit starts and will spin the tires. It is bad on dry pavement but becomes a serious safety problem on a slick road. I also know of three 2023 ram trucks that have the same problem that I do. The dealer has not been able to diagnose or fix the problem. They replaced the transmission with less than 10,000 miles on the truck and it did not solve the problem. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2023 Ram 1500. The contact stated that on three separate occasions, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle downshifted to the first gear inadvertently. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the failure could not be replicated. Additionally, the ERS was disengaged. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 14,000 |
| Jan 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I brought the 'new to me' truck to the dealership 2 weeks after purchase to address a known recall and a Customer Satisfaction Notification. The latter related to the PCM software to address an issue of staling (08A). No problems were experienced before the service nor were any services noted on the Carfax for stalling before purchase. Four days after the recall and Customer Satisfaction Notice were addressed, I approached a stop sign with intentions to turn right. I slowed, but not to a complete stop, as I could see that no one was approaching from either direction and rolled thru the stop. I took my foot off the gas as I slowed (guessing to 3 mph) and applied the brake to make the turn when the engine stalled and engaged the parking brake and flashers. I was able to restart the vehicle following the dash instructions, however, this could have been a disaster if someone had been coming from my left of an impatient driver was behind me. The issue has not recurred since happening 3 days ago and the vehicle was taken to the dealership today (records of original visit and second visit attached). No warning message or sounds before the incident. Auto start/stop was turned on at the time. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | ENGINE | Truck stalls when slowing to a stop and continuing to drive before fully stopping. The truck shuts down and the emergency brake is activated. It needs to be switched to Park, restarted, emergency released and then switched to park. Being stalled on the road has been dangerous. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | It was very cold and the vehicle was moved to the drive from the street and left running by [XXX] in Eagle, CO. It was loaded with ski gear and driven 28 miles to Vail by [XXX] . It was unloaded and driven one mile to a parking lot, parked, and turned off. After skiing the keys were not found so the truck could not be started and five passengers were stranded in Vail. Eventually the keys were found on the kitchen counter in Eagle. The vehicle ran over 25 miles without the key or warning that the key was not in the truck. Had this been a wilderness snowshoe trip without cell coverage, the results could have been deadly. It was a rental vehicle and the products [XXX] and [XXX] drive do not allow driving without the key. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | FCW did not provide any audible alert, instrument panel alert, nor braking. I was forced to swerve around stopped vehicles that had stopped abruptly for a problem ahead, narrowly missing the stopped vehicles. Speed under 35 mph. Another instance was at freeway speeds vehicles preforming the " swoop and squat" maneuver to enter my traffic lane. Another instance was when a vehicle was parked (disabled?) in the driving lane and The FCW gave no warnings. I have since tried to make the FCW activate but have not been able to get the FCW to function. Have taken vehicle to dealer and they tell me the computer says the system is working and there are no codes. Really, if it isn't working, there would be not codes. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | ENGINE | Stretch belt that run the water pump from the crankshaft failed while driving. Less than 10k miles on the vehicle | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | The issue concerns the steering column control module, when the turn signal is used or activate the turn signal self-canceling feature may not function properly. Either issue can cause confusion or reduce visibility for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. I have asked the dealer to fix the issue but have told me they have been out of stock of the part and I have been waiting over 6 months for the fix with no resolution. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This Ram 2023 seems to have slipped from Park to DRIVE. Purchased New Aug 13, 2023 November 3 2023 I placed the vehicle, while on/running, in Park ...........exited the vehicle driver and shut the door, went into the passager compartment (opened the passanger door to remove an item from back area), closed that door, walked around and behind the vehicle ........................... only to return to the vehicle, approximately 6 seconds later, to see the vehicle moving on its own, and ended its travels into a parked Mercedes. No persons in either vehicle during collision. When I got in and placed my foot on brake- I shut down the vehicle and noticed it was in Park. (!). | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | ENGINE | When trying to enter an interstate going at a slower speed, the car jumped from drive to park. The vehicle could not be driven. I was able to pull over safely. If it had happened in traffic or at a higher speed, it could have been very dangerous. The engine issue light came on shortly later. The vehicle is at the dealer now. They haven’t been able to reproduce the issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | There is a loud humming/tumbling sound when decelerating at lower roms. It is very loud, obnoxious, and distracting. It was so loud that I couldn’t hear an emergency vehicle coming up behind me to get over. I have found 100’s of complaints on forums with the same issue with the 5th gen rams. Regional mechanic said it is normal operating for the vehicle, dealership mechanic said this is not normal. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2023 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle independently shifted into park(P) and the steering wheel became stiff. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic was not able to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to call the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 99,000 |
| Sep 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The left turn signal does not turn off after the turn is completed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Left turn signal doesn’t cancel on its own. You signal left and you make a left turn and the signal is still blinking. This is a widespread issue according to other Ram 1500 owners. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 9/28/2023 - As I was slowing the vehicle down at a stop sign, the vehicle suddenly switched from drive to park, and the parking brake was activated. The motor stopped operating and the light indicating the engine was not operating was on. I was able to start the truck without further problem. The truck has a 5.7 e-torque. On 9/11/20213 the truck was left at Moss Brothers Dodge for diagnostic. The truck was there for 3 days. On 9/13/2023 I picked up the truck. The diagnostic evaluation was unable to retrieve codes errors. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |