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2011 Dodge Ram 3500 engine problems

The 2011 Dodge Ram 3500 has 27 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

27

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

0

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

“Don’t know, the fireman,said the engine caught on fire, some how look like from on top pointed to the top. I believe I believe it was exhaust? Fire department would write out report and send it to me. Devastated 68+ miles truck was paid off melted the whole front and top of the engine everything…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 10, 2023 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500 have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Ram 3500 engine — 9% 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.