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2021 Ram 2500 Other Problems

6 owner-reported other complaints from NHTSA data

6
Complaints
1
Fires
Feb 2024Dec 2023
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (6)

criticalUNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FireFiled: Mar 2026

Your vehicle caught fire while idling with the engine running, resulting in total loss of the vehicle. The fire spread rapidly and burned through the interior down to bare metal, though no one was injured. The exact cause—whether electrical components or a fuel leak under the hood—was not determined, but this poses a serious safety risk to you and any passengers, especially children in car seats.

NHTSA #: 11726100
criticalUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2025

Your transmission failed completely at 80,000 miles, leaving you stranded in traffic and nearly causing a crash. The dealer repaired the transmission, but the sudden failure was concerning given the vehicle's relatively low mileage. The repair likely involved rebuilding or replacing the transmission assembly.

NHTSA #: 11675291
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jun 2024

The leather dash cover is peeling/ separating from the dash panel. The way it is peeling I don’t believe the passenger airbag will deploy properly. There are seams that should split when the airbag deploys, but I think with the leather pealing it will just push the cover up and direct the airbag in the wrong direction.

NHTSA #: 11595820
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Feb 2024

I have multiple safety recalls on my vehicle. I contacted the local dealership about 8 months ago and they said I was added to their waiting list. I hadn't heard anything so I contacted them today and they said it would be another 6 months. I then contacted FCA Recall Assistance Center as noted on the recall and they said they couldn't do anything since I was already on a waiting list. I'm find in unacceptable that it takes almost two years to get an "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" resolved.

NHTSA #: 11572194
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Dec 2023

I have been on a waiting list for more than 6 months at Christopher’s dodge world in golden Colorado for completion of mandatory safety recalls on my vehicle. The parts are available and these critical safety recalls have not been performed. I receive automated messages from FCA informing me that these recalls are required yet never have received a call from the dealer to actually schedule them. I have been told the parts are unavailable when I call and that I am deep down a waiting list and “I will be contacted when my number comes up”. I have contacted “ram cares” via automotive forums and they are no help either. The recalls keep piling up on vehicle vin [XXX] They are a fire risk and safety risk and FCA acknowledges this yet over a year and a half later my vehicle has never been able to be seen for completion of these required recalls. The recalls currently incomplete are: Z20 ZA3 ZB8 13A INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA #: 11560461
mediumUNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Oct 2023

The flexible section of the exhaust coming from the engine that connects to the rigid sections of exhaust that contains the DPF components developed a hole in it. I reported that exhaust was smelled inside my cab and that sooty smoke could be seen coming up by my passenger side front window for almost a month. The Ram dealership told me the first two times I took it there that it was normal for regens to create smokey conditions. It was not til the third trip to the dealer, after being treated for bronchitis, GI problems, and extreme fatigue with elevated levels of CO in my blood that they finally lifted the truck and found an exhaust leak. I am concerned that the excessive regens caused by the faulty PM sensor that they just fixed caused the section of exhaust to fail. And if it is a widespread issue, others may also be exposed to dangerous levels of diesel exhaust.

NHTSA #: 11552373

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