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Electrical systemPart report

2021 Ram 1500 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
198about this part
Share
29%of 683 total for the year
Median mileage
43,535miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 198 complaints about the electrical system of the 2021 Ram 1500, 29% of the 683 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,535 miles. 2 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.

“Vehicle turned off and had to be restarted as I was switching from break to gas after stopping at a stop sign. I had to restart the vehicle in the middle of the intersection. Radio and all instrument lights remained on. No error lights came on. This has happened on 4 separate days , weeks apart at different locations and under different weather conditions.”

NHTSA complaint #11413950, filed 2021-04, 1,000 miles

“Truck has stalled twice pulling into traffic. Both times I have been taking a right turn.speed when it happens around 10 MPH. It tells me to put my car in park and toun on the engine, this is going to get someone killed. I have been looking online and other people are having these issues.”

NHTSA complaint #11415725, filed 2021-05, 2,200 miles

“Pulled out of neighborhood onto main road in 2021 Ram 1500 limited. Truck turned itself off while in motion pulling out as if the power button was pressed. No engine noise or error codes on display. Display only said shift to park as it was rolling to a stop, and once I shifted to park, the emergency brake automatically engaged itself. I disengaged the parking brake and pushed to start and the vehicle immediately cranked back up, and drove without problem and still no error code. …”

NHTSA complaint #11415233, filed 2021-05, 6,100 miles

“I parked my truck, shut off the engine, and exited and went inside. I was walking my dog several minutes later and seemed to notice my truck moving backwards. I saw the fresh tracks in the snow in front of my truck and realized that it was rolling backward on my driveway. I got in, pressed the brakes to stop the rolling and tried cycling the power. My keys were inside so I rushed in to get them and then back to the truck. It started without changing the shift selector knob, so it had definitely been requested to engage park.”

NHTSA complaint #11383816, filed 2020-12, 500 miles

“I purchased my 2021 Ram 1500 limited night edition on march 11, 2021. It was new. Within 3 weeks and less than 1,000 miles of driving the vehicle stalled twice while in the middle of an intersection. The fuel tank was full and the engine was warm each time. The first time around march 17 I was alone in the car. I stopped at a stop sign and then depressed the gas pedal and as I turned to the right the car stalled. No error message came up. I stopped the car. Turned the gear shift knob to p and pressed the start/stop button twice and the truck started back up. …”

NHTSA complaint #11406417, filed 2021-04, 500 miles

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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 2021 Ram 1500

Engine
276 complaints
Other or unknown
104 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
99 complaints
Fuel system
96 complaints
Brakes
75 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
52 complaints
Steering
50 complaints
Body and structure
33 complaints
Vehicle speed control
30 complaints
Air bags
27 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
27 complaints
Electronic stability control
16 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 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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