Dodge RAM 1500 problems reported in Montana
81 of the 16,087 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 1500 came from Montana, 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.
81
Complaints from Montana
8
Crashes
1
Fires
2011
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
16
19.8%
Electrical System
10
12.3%
Engine & Cooling
10
12.3%
Steering
8
9.9%
Suspension
6
7.4%
Fuel & Propulsion
4
4.9%
Body & Structure
4
4.9%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
3
3.7%
Brakes
3
3.7%
Airbags
3
3.7%
Other & Unspecified
2
2.5%
By model year
1994 RAM 1500
1
1.2%
1996 RAM 1500
2
2.5%
1997 RAM 1500
2
2.5%
1998 RAM 1500
1
1.2%
1999 RAM 1500
1
1.2%
2000 RAM 1500
3
3.7%
2001 RAM 1500
2
2.5%
2002 RAM 1500
7
8.6%
2003 RAM 1500
3
3.7%
2004 RAM 1500
2
2.5%
2005 RAM 1500
3
3.7%
2006 RAM 1500
5
6.2%
2007 RAM 1500
5
6.2%
2008 RAM 1500
6
7.4%
2009 RAM 1500
8
9.9%
2010 RAM 1500
9
11.1%
2011 RAM 1500
12
14.8%
2012 RAM 1500
9
11.1%
Cities reporting most
Butte
13
22.0%
Billings
12
20.3%
Great Falls
12
20.3%
Helena
5
8.5%
Trout Creek
3
5.1%
Kalispell
3
5.1%
Belfry
2
3.4%
Bonner
2
3.4%
Townsend
2
3.4%
Baker
2
3.4%
Bozeman
2
3.4%
Sedalia
1
1.7%