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2011 Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system problems

The 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 has 227 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

227

Electrical System complaints

23%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Ram 1500 electrical system complaints by model year227 complaints1991: 1 complaints1994: 26 complaints1995: 32 complaints1996: 31 complaints1997: 27 complaints1998: 33 complaints1999: 38 complaints2000: 42 complaints2001: 89 complaints2002: 97 complaints2003: 63 complaints2004: 100 complaints2005: 70 complaints2006: 136 complaints2007: 70 complaints2008: 57 complaints2009: 114 complaints2010: 78 complaints2011: 227 complaints2012: 190 complaints
Ram 1500 electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“HIT A DEER WITH MY TRUCK. FUEL PUMP RUNS ALL THE TIME. HAD TRUCK TESTED. WAS PURL PUMP RELAY BYPASS KIT. OTHER MODELS ARE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON. ALSO TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. TESTED THAT TOO. IT'S THE LR SOLENOID IN THE COM. NONE OF THIS ISSUES WAS WRONG BEFORE HITTING THE DEER. I…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · December 7, 2019 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 have?

NHTSA has 227 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system — 23% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.