How Reliable is the Dodge Ram Van 1500?

Front 3/4 view of a Dodge Ram Van 1500

The Ram Van 1500 ranks 11th in reliability out of 30 Dodge models. Its overall PainRank™ of 1.93 is based on relative complaint analysis from 35 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 14 model years.

The Ram Van 1500 has 3 generations and we'd recommend avoiding the 3rd generation which runs from 2002–2003.

The 2 Most Common Ram Van 1500 Problems

We've pulled together a list of the most widespread problems that Ram Van 1500 owners have to deal with.

Stuck in Park

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Can't shift the car into reverse or drive! Now what? This is most commonly reported from Dodge Avenger owners, but there have also been similar complaints about other Dodge makes as well as other Chrysler and Jeep vehicles having a similar …

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Cracked Dashboards

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Is your Dodge dashboard falling apart and breaking into pieces? Have you been watching the cracks grow bigger and bigger with each passing month? Do you feel helpless as your dashboard caves in on itself? Trust me, you're not alone.

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What Ram Van 1500 Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

Ram Van 1500 Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Ram Van 1500 has 3 generations available in North American markets.

By the Numbers

  1. 35 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 468 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 63 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

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