Dodge RAM 1500 problems reported in Louisiana
350 of the 16,087 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 1500 came from Louisiana, most often about the airbags.
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.
350
Complaints from Louisiana
42
Crashes
9
Fires
2001
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
80
22.9%
Body & Structure
43
12.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
37
10.6%
Engine & Cooling
35
10.0%
Electrical System
30
8.6%
Brakes
21
6.0%
Steering
21
6.0%
Other & Unspecified
14
4.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
14
4.0%
Suspension
14
4.0%
Lights
9
2.6%
Wheels
7
2.0%
By model year
1995 RAM 1500
2
0.6%
1996 RAM 1500
6
1.7%
1997 RAM 1500
5
1.4%
1998 RAM 1500
10
2.9%
1999 RAM 1500
15
4.3%
2000 RAM 1500
16
4.6%
2001 RAM 1500
41
11.7%
2002 RAM 1500
20
5.7%
2003 RAM 1500
32
9.1%
2004 RAM 1500
30
8.6%
2005 RAM 1500
32
9.1%
2006 RAM 1500
21
6.0%
2007 RAM 1500
16
4.6%
2008 RAM 1500
23
6.6%
2009 RAM 1500
16
4.6%
2010 RAM 1500
17
4.9%
2011 RAM 1500
29
8.3%
2012 RAM 1500
19
5.4%
Cities reporting most
Lake Charles
17
13.4%
Shreveport
17
13.4%
Baton Rouge
14
11.0%
NEW Orleans
13
10.2%
Kenner
10
7.9%
Denham Springs
9
7.1%
Metairie
9
7.1%
Deridder
8
6.3%
Thibodaux
8
6.3%
Monroe
8
6.3%
Olla
7
5.5%
Leesville
7
5.5%