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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2017 Ram 1500 Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
2%of 884 total for the year
Median mileage
140,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2017 Ram 1500, 2% of the 884 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 140,000 miles.

Example complaints

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

“I was driving my truck today. I went to turn on cruise control and as I got to the mileage that I wanted, I hit set and then after I hit set about a half mile down the road a truck after wanted to lose power and then allowed bang from the transmission then it did it again bang I turned the cruise control off. I pulled over and I looked it up and it told me do not use the cruise control again and try to get home safely and that’s exactly what I did.”

NHTSA complaint #11714630, filed 2026-01

“I keep getting the service electronic stability control along with abs, no traction control,no remote start and no power whatsoever when I drive it happens mainly when it's cold outside but we have had this issue before and it was in and out of the dealerships garage for 8 months and the problem eventually went away after it got warm outside again. It is getting cold and now we can no longer drive our vehicle safely. …”

NHTSA complaint #11623028, filed 2024-10

“Lights are on for the abs system and stabilizer. Took car to mechanic and they indicated that the module needs to be replaced as described by the information posted.from other cars similar issues. No recall has been posted for my module and it costs over $1,200 TO FIX. My 2017 ram 1500 laramie needs to be on recall list to fix the same issues. This issue presented it self when I was make a left turn. Abs and stable control Lights went on.”

NHTSA complaint #11629444, filed 2024-12

“Unknown. We have owned this vehicle for almost 3 years now and we have had to replace 2 sensors, the cruise control will intermittently no disengage when buttons are pushed or brake pushed, replaced the full pump, sometimes it will lose all power going down the road, HD to replace the fuse box because it was getting and started to melt, it will try to start and will just keep cranking until you slam on the gas, and the rear window leaks every time it rains. …”

NHTSA complaint #11681980, filed 2025-08

“My ABS module is bad. I have no traction control, or cruise control. My truck shows service trailer brake system, service electronic braking system, and service antilock brake system. I took it to my mechanic in October 2024 and he said there is no part available from Dodge. I took it to a Dodge dealer April 6, 2025 and they were going to send the ABS module off to be rebuilt, said it would take 3 to 4 days. They then called and said it would take one month to rebuild. I went and got my truck back, since I can’t be without it for a month. …”

NHTSA complaint #11653784, filed 2025-04

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202666%
20255114%
202468%
20232110%
2022579%
2021528%
2020163%
2019292%
201871%
2017182%
2016211%
2015161%
2014171%
201371%

Other parts of the 2017 Ram 1500

Steering
230 complaints
Engine
156 complaints
Fuel system
129 complaints
Electrical system
110 complaints
Brakes
100 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
98 complaints
Other or unknown
68 complaints
Air bags
53 complaints
Suspension
50 complaints
Vehicle speed control
43 complaints
Body and structure
36 complaints
Engine cooling
32 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Ram 1500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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