Dodge RAM 1500 problems reported in Iowa
114 of the 16,087 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 1500 came from Iowa, 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.
114
Complaints from Iowa
3
Crashes
5
Fires
2005
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
23
20.2%
Engine & Cooling
13
11.4%
Suspension
12
10.5%
Body & Structure
9
7.9%
Airbags
9
7.9%
Electrical System
9
7.9%
Fuel & Propulsion
7
6.1%
Steering
7
6.1%
Lights
5
4.4%
Doors, Latches & Locks
4
3.5%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
4
3.5%
Brakes
4
3.5%
By model year
1991 RAM 1500
1
0.9%
1995 RAM 1500
2
1.8%
1996 RAM 1500
2
1.8%
1998 RAM 1500
10
8.8%
1999 RAM 1500
3
2.6%
2000 RAM 1500
1
0.9%
2001 RAM 1500
12
10.5%
2002 RAM 1500
4
3.5%
2003 RAM 1500
7
6.1%
2004 RAM 1500
7
6.1%
2005 RAM 1500
14
12.3%
2006 RAM 1500
14
12.3%
2007 RAM 1500
5
4.4%
2008 RAM 1500
6
5.3%
2009 RAM 1500
6
5.3%
2010 RAM 1500
3
2.6%
2011 RAM 1500
12
10.5%
2012 RAM 1500
5
4.4%
Cities reporting most
Council Bluffs
9
18.0%
DES Moines
7
14.0%
Davenport
5
10.0%
Cedar Rapids
5
10.0%
Murray
4
8.0%
Newton
4
8.0%
Washington
3
6.0%
Bettendorf
3
6.0%
Carroll
3
6.0%
Ames
3
6.0%
Allison
2
4.0%
Wyoming
2
4.0%