2011 Dodge RAM 3500 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 225 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 129,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the visibility of the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500, 1% of the 225 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 129,000 miles.
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.
“This is the second RAM 3500 I have purchased in a year and both have had the same issues with the blending doors for the heating and air condition unit. With that being said this is a safety issue. The defrost will not work when the blending door are not operating properly. This cause the front windshield not to be able to defrost when it is started or when it fogs up when going down the road. …”
NHTSA complaint #11324086, filed 2020-05, 129,000 miles“Coming home at night ran into a horde of bugs, I had just had the wiper reservoir filled. It was empty and I had to stop and wipe my windshield by hand. i looked on line I seen several owners had the same problem this I believe to be a manufactured problem. The dealer wants 400 hundred to replace the reservoir I believe this to be a Chrysler safety problem that has occurring to to many 2011 and 2012 vehicles,”
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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 1% |
| 2011 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 4 | 4% |
| 2008 | 3 | 2% |
| 2007 | 5 | 2% |
| 2006 | 31 | 12% |
| 2005 | 9 | 5% |
| 2004 | 15 | 7% |
| 2003 | 8 | 3% |
| 2001 | 1 | 1% |
| 2000 | 2 | 3% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 3 | 3% |
| 1997 | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 | 3 | 2% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 | 3 | 4% |
| 1992 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500
164 complaintsSuspension
28 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsFuel system
16 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Dodge RAM 3500
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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