U.S. public vehicle records

2019 Ram 1500 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,467 owner complaints analyzed

29 distinct recall campaigns

17,675 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2019 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 550 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 368 of 1,467 complaints (25.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	355	24.2%
Braking behavior	226	15.4%
Electrical and battery issues	183	12.5%
Transmission and shifting	122	8.3%
Engine operation	79	5.4%
Fuel system concerns	38	2.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System

368

Steering

335

Unknown Or Other

233

Engine

226

Power Train

198

Service Brakes

112

Air Bags

Fuel/Propulsion System

Electrical System: 368; Steering: 335; Unknown Or Other: 233; Engine: 226; Power Train: 198; Service Brakes: 112; Air Bags: 90; Fuel/Propulsion System: 79

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

319

25,000 to 49,999

101

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 319; 25,000 to 49,999: 101; 50,000 to 74,999: 67; 75,000 to 99,999: 24; 100,000 to 149,999: 32; 150,000 and above: 7

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (319). 917 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2018

2019

180

2020

128

2021

132

2022

156

2023

240

2024

229

2025

251

2026

121

2018: 30; 2019: 180; 2020: 128; 2021: 132; 2022: 156; 2023: 240; 2024: 229; 2025: 251; 2026: 121

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 355 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 226 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 183 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 11123452 · 2018-08-30 (August 30, 2018)

THE STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO A PCM FAILURE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PCM SHUT DOWN THE STEERING DUE TO SENSING TOO MUCH VOLTAGE FROM GENERATOR TO PROTECT THIS UNIT. I WAS TRAVELING ON US HIGHWAY 400 AT 50MPH WHEN IT WOULD NOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. IT WOULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT. I FEEL THAT RAM NEEDS TO PUT SOMETHING ELSE IN LINE SO THAT STEERING IS NOT SHUT OFF IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN.

Owner-reported narrative. 12,075 miles reported. Look up ODI 11123452 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11130803 · 2018-09-22 (September 22, 2018)

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD POWER STEERING SYSTEM CEASE TO FUNCTION 2 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS,ON OR ABOUT 9-1-18 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON POWER STEERING WOULD NOT OPERATE,VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER,DEALERSHIP HAD TRUCK FOR 1 WEEK,SAID IT WAS FIXED.TODAY,9-22-2019 WHILE LEAVING HOME AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN,WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON POWER STEERING FAILED AND TRUCK WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER,WHILE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP,POWER STEERING WOULD COME BACK ON AND GO RIGHT BACK OFF MAKING CURVES AND TURNS VERY DIFFICULT.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 11130803 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11099262 · 2018-06-01 (June 1, 2018)

LOUD SQUEALING DURING LIGHT BRAKING.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11099262 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11114342 · 2018-07-28 (July 28, 2018)

REAR BRAKE NOISE STARTED AT 3000 MILES. HAD TRUCK SERVICED AT 10K MILES AND NOISE CONTINUED.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11114342 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11141647 · 2018-10-21 (October 21, 2018)

WHILE DRIVING MY WORK TODAY I WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. MY CAR HAD THE POWER STEERING LIGHT POP UP AND ALSO MY SCREEN IN MY GAUGE CLUSTERED SAID, "POWER STEERING UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED." I LITERALLY ALMOST CRASHED INTO A HUGE ELECTRICAL POLE. DUE TO MY STEERING WHILE BECOMING EXTREMELY STIFF. MY CURRENT MILAGE IS 2270.6 MILES. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER MY POWER STEERING CAME BACK AND MY TRUCK WAS FINE. WHILE PARKING MY TRUCK AT WORK IN THE PARKING LOT ABOUT 5 MIN. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE MY POWER STEERING FA…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,270 miles reported. Look up ODI 11141647 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11150444 · 2018-11-09 (November 9, 2018)

WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ,THE VEHICLE ENGINE QUITS AND LOOSES ALL POWER. POWER STEERING IS LOST AND ALL POWER IS LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON MY TRUCK THAT HAS LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A RELAY SWITCH. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER MIRRORS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING THIS TRUCK WITH MY CHILDREN AND FAMILY NOT KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THIS WILL HAPPEN A…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 11150444 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11139054 · 2018-10-08 (October 8, 2018)

TEST DRIVE AT VEHICLE PURCHASE, AND EVERY DRIVE THEREAFTER. VEHICLE MAKES A CYCLIC HARMONIC NOISE/VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON ALL SURFACES. NOISE IS SIMILAR TO A VERY LOUD SUB WOOFER BASS WITH VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT ON ALL HARD SURFACES. NOISE VARIES FROM SOFT TO VERY LOUD, AND CYCLES IN AND OUT, BUT NEVER STOPS. MY RESEARCH REVEALED AN ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM (ATMM) INSTALLED ON THIS MODEL, CONSISTING OF NOISE GENERATING MODULES FASTENED TO FRAME, DESIGNED TO OFFSET TRANSMISSION AND MDS NOISES. NOISE CAN BE INTENSE, AGGRAV…

Owner-reported narrative. 18 miles reported. Look up ODI 11139054 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11151894 · 2018-11-16 (November 16, 2018)

ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IN EACH CASE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND MAKING A LEFT TURN. UPON STARTING UP AND TURNING, THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN FIRST GEAR, MOTOR REVVING 4,000 - 4,500 RPM OR SO, UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD A PROBLEM. I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE TRUCK SLOW DOWN, IT WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR, ALMOST CAME TO A FULL STOP, TRIED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE BUT STILL NO SHIFT. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A FULL STOP, THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATED AGAIN, STILL NO SHIFT O…

Owner-reported narrative. 970 miles reported. Look up ODI 11151894 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11182495 · 2019-02-26 (February 26, 2019)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. BENNY BOYD GONZALES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3698 US-183, GONZALES, TX 78629, [phone removed]) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO REMAIN WITH THEM TO BE TEST DRIVEN BECAUSE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE WAS NOT LOCATED. A BUY BACK OFFER WAS STATED BY THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS …

Owner-reported narrative. 130 miles reported. Look up ODI 11182495 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11277365 · 2019-10-31 (October 31, 2019)

CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY TRUCK STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT STALLED AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. HAS BEEN AT COLE CHRYSLER SINCE 9/5/2019. DEALER SAYS IT MAY BE THE BATTERY ASSOCIATED WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THAT PART HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS, AND THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. AFTER IT IS REPLACED, THERE MAY STILL BE ANOTHER PROBLEM.

Owner-reported narrative. 16,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11277365 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11330878 · 2020-06-25 (June 25, 2020)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL INFORMATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF VACAVILLE (681 ORANGE DR, VACAVILLE, CA 95687), AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,670 miles reported. Look up ODI 11330878 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11383211 · 2020-12-13 (December 13, 2020)

MY 2019 RAM FUEL FILLER NECK CAUSES ANY GAS PUMP NOZZLE I USE TO BECOME STUCK AND MAKES REFUELING TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN IT SHOULD. THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE CONTINUOUSLY TURNS OFF NOT ALLOWING ME TO FILL MY GAS TANK. THE FILLER NECK'S DESIGN SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE GAS PUMPS' AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF WHEN THE TANK ISN'T FULL YET. SOMETIMES THE PUMP SHUTS OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS, FORCING ME TO FILL MY TRUCKS' TANK OUNCES AT A TIME.

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11383211 at NHTSA ↗