2012 Dodge RAM 1500 Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 1%of 698 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the wheels of the 2012 Dodge RAM 1500, 1% of the 698 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We experienced a blow out of our goodyear p275/60r20 left front tire while driving our 2012 Dodge RAM 1500 pickup. We were driving at 70 MPH on divided highway and were watching road when blow up happened with no debris present. Air pressure was normal (39psi) just before accident. The blow out was from rim to rim.”
NHTSA complaint #10789980, filed 2015-11, 20,000 miles“Driving along highway and all of a sudden truck starts to fishtail out of control from the rear, causing me to go into the ditch in one side of the highway then coming out to go across the interstate then land in the median ditch. Fortunately I hit no one and no one was injured except scaring me till I don't like driving much anymore. The damages were minor loss of the inserts to the locked rims which were brocken off.”
NHTSA complaint #10745725, filed 2015-08, 87,567 miles“After having a breakdown, due to road debris damaging a wheel / tire, I was left stranded on the side of the road, as I was unable to remove my spare tire and change the wheel as my emergency roadside jack and tools to lower the spare tire were missing. I contacted customer service and advised them of what was going on. They declined to help me, and further stated that most vehicle do not come with such items as I have roadside assistance. …”
NHTSA complaint #10628791, filed 2014-08, 71,000 miles“I have tried contacting Dodge. I have not recieved any letters or a written notice on my RAM 1500 pickup. I am stationed in korea and purchased my vehicle from a dealer in huntsville alabama. I have the truck with me. What should I do when I get no answers from the maker. I do not want to be driving a vehicle here that has a problem for which I cannot get it fixed and may kill me or someone else in korea. The new car sales people here in the px are no help and all they want to do is sell you a new car.”
NHTSA complaint #10744046, filed 2015-07, 23,000 miles“I was on vacation in smokes going up a hill. I was behind a slow moving car about 25 to 35 MPH. When all the sudden my truck starts slugging. It was like it didn't know what gear to get in. It would go high and start jerking then low. Their was a car behind me so finally I just stopped in the road to let the one in front go on. It felt like the transmission was going fall out of the truck. Now it does it just going down the road . I can push the peddle 1/4 way down and it does not respond . …”
NHTSA complaint #10525511, filed 2013-07, 11,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10162503May 22, 2019Molding-Wheel Plane
- 10223679Jul 7, 2017Wheel Liner to Steel Bumper Slip Fit Design This bulletin involves informing technicians that the wheel liners tabs are to be tucked behind the flange of the bumper bracket. No…
Wheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 | 1% |
| 2011 | 10 | 1% |
| 2010 | 11 | 2% |
| 2009 | 50 | 7% |
| 2008 | 19 | 3% |
| 2007 | 21 | 4% |
| 2006 | 22 | 3% |
| 2005 | 32 | 3% |
| 2004 | 25 | 2% |
| 2003 | 19 | 2% |
| 2002 | 11 | 1% |
| 2001 | 8 | 1% |
| 2000 | 5 | 1% |
| 1999 | 11 | 2% |
| 1998 | 5 | 1% |
| 1997 | 9 | 2% |
| 1996 | 7 | 2% |
| 1995 | 3 | 1% |
| 1994 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2012 Dodge RAM 1500
175 complaintsEngine
163 complaintsFuel system
126 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
92 complaintsAir bags
80 complaintsOther or unknown
67 complaintsBrakes
51 complaintsSteering
47 complaintsExterior lighting
46 complaintsVehicle speed control
28 complaintsBody and structure
24 complaintsSuspension
20 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Dodge RAM 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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