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2017 Ram Promaster electrical system problems

The 2017 Ram Promaster has 21 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Electrical System complaints

23%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Promaster electrical system complaints by model year21 complaints2014: 20 complaints2015: 18 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 12 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 7 complaints2021: 19 complaints2022: 12 complaints2023: 17 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Promaster electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

The contact owned a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the parking lot of a residential building and turning the engine off, approximately 36 hours later the contact was alerted by the property manager that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was called to…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · June 16, 2023 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2017 Ram Promaster have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2017 Ram Promaster 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.