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Electrical systemPart report

2008 Dodge RAM 2500 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
5%of 317 total for the year
Median mileage
119,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Dodge RAM 2500, 5% of the 317 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 119,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When I turn on the left blinker,the right one flashes on my truck. Then I turn on right blinker and the left blinker flashes. Also the wipers will sometimes stop or slow down when I have my blinkers on. This is gonna cause an accident. Thank you”

NHTSA complaint #10905582, filed 2016-09, 82,549 miles

“The 08 Dodge ram was driving down the road when the fuse box under the hood caught fire causing the Dodge to loose all power. The vehicle was able to make it safelty to the side of the road thank goodness and get all its passengers out. The windows would not roll up nor would the engine start afterwards. This is the third time this has happened,. Both other two times it happened while driving and we paid $1000 to replace the fuse box. It happens once every year. Highway and interstate. My husband took the fuse box apart and you can see where it caught fire. …”

NHTSA complaint #10979009, filed 2017-04, 200,000 miles

“The air conditioner/heater blower in my truck has been working intermittently, but getting worse to the point that it rarely works now. I took it to a shop a few weeks ago, but the system happened to work that day and they could not find any issues. However, I did some research on the internet and there are many other owners having this problem. The cause is a faulty ignition switch/wiring harness connector which actually melts from the heat caused by improper wire gauge/design. This information can be readily found on Dodge truck forums by doing a google search. …”

NHTSA complaint #10809199, filed 2015-12, 125,000 miles

“Tipm (total integrated power module) failed while driving vehicle. Vehicle lost engine power, power steering, and brakes. -ton trucks are very heavy and are near impossible to turn and control without power steering and do not stop without power brakes. I was able to maneuver vehicle to the side of the road with minimal damage to the body. I was lucky to not cause a bigger accident and lucky not to injure myself or anybody else. This tipm failure is very common with Dodge vehicles and I am disgusted how chrysler-Dodge has conducted themselves in regard to recalls and warranty. …”

NHTSA complaint #10750198, filed 2015-08, 138,000 miles

“I was driving down the highway and about 10pm it was raining had wipers on in medium speed wipers kept stopping. Had a lot of cars passing by me on coming lane and they would flash their lights to me to indicate my light was off but the switch is turn on in low beam position. Had some friends following me that day as well and they told me that my brake light was not working nor my lights.. The following wednesday which would be july 25 2012 I took my truck to the dealership I bought from ,but all the lights work except for the cargo light and the low windshield wiper warning kept coming on.. …”

NHTSA complaint #10469015, filed 2012-08, 75,560 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20125118%
2011248%
2010229%
2009105%
2008165%
2007247%
200613120%
2005348%
2004478%
2003264%
200243%
2001194%
2000105%
1999165%
1998157%
1997188%
1996269%
1995259%
1994148%
1993410%
1992413%
199116%

Other parts of the 2008 Dodge RAM 2500

Steering
175 complaints
Suspension
48 complaints
Air bags
30 complaints
Engine cooling
23 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
20 complaints
Engine
16 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Dodge RAM 2500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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