Dodge RAM 1500 problems reported in California
1,254 of the 16,087 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 1500 came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,254
Complaints from California
85
Crashes
17
Fires
2005
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
198
15.8%
Airbags
181
14.4%
Engine & Cooling
134
10.7%
Electrical System
117
9.3%
Body & Structure
113
9.0%
Suspension
80
6.4%
Brakes
71
5.7%
Other & Unspecified
60
4.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
57
4.5%
Steering
51
4.1%
Lights
42
3.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
32
2.6%
By model year
1994 RAM 1500
13
1.0%
1995 RAM 1500
16
1.3%
1996 RAM 1500
71
5.7%
1997 RAM 1500
34
2.7%
1998 RAM 1500
86
6.9%
1999 RAM 1500
49
3.9%
2000 RAM 1500
41
3.3%
2001 RAM 1500
79
6.3%
2002 RAM 1500
82
6.5%
2003 RAM 1500
114
9.1%
2004 RAM 1500
131
10.4%
2005 RAM 1500
150
12.0%
2006 RAM 1500
98
7.8%
2007 RAM 1500
41
3.3%
2008 RAM 1500
58
4.6%
2009 RAM 1500
29
2.3%
2010 RAM 1500
36
2.9%
2011 RAM 1500
70
5.6%
2012 RAM 1500
56
4.5%
Cities reporting most
SAN Jose
31
13.6%
Sacramento
30
13.2%
Riverside
24
10.5%
Bakersfield
19
8.3%
Long Beach
18
7.9%
SAN Diego
18
7.9%
Palmdale
16
7.0%
Ventura
16
7.0%
LOS Angeles
15
6.6%
Hesperia
15
6.6%
Brentwood
14
6.1%
Pasadena
12
5.3%