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2019 Ram 1500 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
382about this part
Share
26%of 1,494 total for the year
Median mileage
18,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 382 complaints about the electrical system of the 2019 Ram 1500, 26% of the 1,494 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“I was driving on I-65 in indianapolis, in traffic, when my engine abruptly shut off and the ignition mode switched from run to acc. This caused me to lose all propulsion power and I was forced to cross lanes to get over to the right shoulder. Luckily, I was still a mile or two from the upcoming construction zone, which would have prevented me from being able to pull off onto a shoulder. …”

NHTSA complaint #11405327, filed 2021-03, 39,350 miles

“While driving multiple dashboard warnings appeared and the power steering abruptly failed. Brought into dealer for diagnosis and repair. I was informed by the dealer the problems were corrected, these issues were apparently cased by bad ground connections, as per dealer. Four days later I again had the same problems.”

NHTSA complaint #11364006, filed 2020-10, 13,500 miles

“While driving down a curvy rural road, my vehicle lost all throttle control. I almost wrecked and had to stop at the exit of a blind 55mph corner. The vehicle had multiple check engine lights on including a electromic throttle control failure light, park brake failure light, trailer brake failure light (no trailer connected at the time), and a generic check engine light.”

NHTSA complaint #11194770, filed 2019-04, 6,831 miles

“April 30,2019 my wife was in our yard and made a sharp right turn into driveway put on brakes truck didn't stop applied brakes harder truck accelerated brakes didn't stop truck and park-assist didn't stop truck . Truck went through steps then hit house knocking house off foundation. Air bag didn't deplore.”

NHTSA complaint #11221236, filed 2019-06, 5,888 miles

“Vehicle fails to start without any notice or apparent indications of a potential issue.I had someone use a code reader and got the following code p1df3... I checked Ram forums and this is a common malfunction. Without warning something drains the battery. No one knows what will fix it yet.”

NHTSA complaint #11355221, filed 2020-09, 32,002 miles

Related recalls

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20265049%
202519152%
20242836%
20236934%
202219932%
202119829%
202016426%
201938226%
201815924%
201711012%
201619312%
201515911%
201424614%
201322718%
2009616%

Other parts of the 2019 Ram 1500

Steering
340 complaintsOther or unknown
237 complaintsEngine
233 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
207 complaintsBrakes
134 complaintsFuel system
104 complaintsAir bags
93 complaintsBody and structure
81 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
79 complaintsVehicle speed control
53 complaintsSeat belts
33 complaintsSuspension
33 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology