Dodge RAM problems reported in California
700 of the 5,489 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM came from California, most often about the brakes.
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.
700
Complaints from California
58
Crashes
9
Fires
1996
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
150
21.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
94
13.4%
Suspension
57
8.1%
Engine & Cooling
56
8.0%
Electrical System
46
6.6%
Steering
39
5.6%
Fuel & Propulsion
35
5.0%
Tires
30
4.3%
Airbags
29
4.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
25
3.6%
Body & Structure
24
3.4%
Equipment & Accessories
22
3.1%
By model year
1981 RAM
1
0.1%
1983 RAM
1
0.1%
1984 RAM
1
0.1%
1985 RAM
3
0.4%
1986 RAM
5
0.7%
1987 RAM
6
0.9%
1988 RAM
1
0.1%
1989 RAM
2
0.3%
1990 RAM
2
0.3%
1991 RAM
8
1.1%
1992 RAM
12
1.7%
1993 RAM
13
1.9%
1994 RAM
44
6.3%
1995 RAM
82
11.7%
1996 RAM
160
22.9%
1997 RAM
58
8.3%
1998 RAM
87
12.4%
1999 RAM
77
11.0%
2000 RAM
37
5.3%
2001 RAM
50
7.1%
2002 RAM
12
1.7%
2003 RAM
11
1.6%
2004 RAM
6
0.9%
2005 RAM
8
1.1%
2006 RAM
4
0.6%
2007 RAM
2
0.3%
2008 RAM
1
0.1%
2010 RAM
6
0.9%
Cities reporting most
Riverside
19
13.3%
Simi Valley
15
10.5%
SAN Jose
15
10.5%
Sacramento
14
9.8%
Bakersfield
13
9.1%
LOS Angeles
13
9.1%
Rancho Cardova
11
7.7%
Hawthorne
11
7.7%
Antioch
10
7.0%
Anaheim
8
5.6%
Lomita
7
4.9%
Vallejo
7
4.9%