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2010 Dodge Ram 3500 engine problems

The 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 has 24 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Ram 3500 engine complaints by model year46 complaints1991: 1 complaints1994: 5 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 12 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 13 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 7 complaints2002: 3 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 13 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 34 complaints2008: 24 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 24 complaints2011: 27 complaints2012: 46 complaints
Ram 3500 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“Truck totally destroyed by spontaneous fire, suspected to be related to short in radio or dashboard. Assessment done by fire department and truck paid off by Progressive Insurance but no compensation for contents of truck. Truck in driveway, not running and fire damaged adjacent vehicle at cost of…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 16, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 engine — 11% 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.