Dodge RAM 3500 problems reported in California
346 of the 4,040 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 3500 came from California, most often about the steering.
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.
346
Complaints from California
26
Crashes
14
Fires
1997
Worst model year
What failed
Steering
80
23.1%
Brakes
41
11.8%
Suspension
36
10.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
33
9.5%
Airbags
29
8.4%
Engine & Cooling
29
8.4%
Electrical System
20
5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
18
5.2%
Lights
12
3.5%
Body & Structure
11
3.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
10
2.9%
Other & Unspecified
8
2.3%
By model year
1991 RAM 3500
2
0.6%
1992 RAM 3500
2
0.6%
1993 RAM 3500
2
0.6%
1994 RAM 3500
7
2.0%
1995 RAM 3500
11
3.2%
1996 RAM 3500
33
9.5%
1997 RAM 3500
37
10.7%
1998 RAM 3500
15
4.3%
1999 RAM 3500
2
0.6%
2000 RAM 3500
10
2.9%
2001 RAM 3500
20
5.8%
2002 RAM 3500
3
0.9%
2003 RAM 3500
24
6.9%
2004 RAM 3500
23
6.6%
2005 RAM 3500
23
6.6%
2006 RAM 3500
29
8.4%
2007 RAM 3500
21
6.1%
2008 RAM 3500
16
4.6%
2009 RAM 3500
11
3.2%
2010 RAM 3500
18
5.2%
2011 RAM 3500
15
4.3%
2012 RAM 3500
22
6.4%
Cities reporting most
Menifee
9
14.5%
Santa Barbara
6
9.7%
DEL HI
5
8.1%
Glenn
5
8.1%
Valley Springs
5
8.1%
Huntington Beach
5
8.1%
Redding
5
8.1%
Riverside
5
8.1%
SAN Jose
5
8.1%
Grass Valley
4
6.5%
Ojai
4
6.5%
Bakersfield
4
6.5%