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2021 Ram 1500 Engine Problems

Complaints
276about this part
Share
40%of 683 total for the year
Median mileage
15,319miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 276 complaints about the engine of the 2021 Ram 1500, 40% of the 683 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,319 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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

“Was driving down the road when the truck stalled and prompted me to put it into park to start. It then automatically went to park without me doing anything and applied the parking brake on its own.”

NHTSA complaint #11416647, filed 2021-05, 3,292 miles

“Just purchased truck a few days ago. Only 350 miles on it now. On 9-27-21 at approximately 8:50am, I was taking my son to school. I stopped at a stop sign and then proceeded to make a right turn onto the roadway when all of a sudden the engine cut off. Everything else stayed on in the truck. It would not allow me to apply the brakes, start the engine, turn the steering wheel, etc. It traveled across the roadway, into oncoming traffic lane, and then came to a soft stop by itself halfway on the roadway. …”

NHTSA complaint #11434478, filed 2021-09, 350 miles

“I have had 2 safety issues with my 2021 Ram 1500 laramie with approx. 4,500 miles on it. 1st , and most important, I have had the engine stall when accelerating from a stop onto a roadway. It has occurred between 5-25 MPH approx while pulling from a stop, or slow roll, into traffic. The second occurrence was on 4/13/2021, unsure of the first date. The vehicles engine completely shuts down, I receive a message to apply my foot to the break, shift to park, and that the emergency break is auto applied once at a full stop. …”

NHTSA complaint #11408080, filed 2021-04, 4,500 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20261313%
20257621%
20242330%
20234623%
202225140%
202127640%
202015524%
201923316%
201811016%
201715618%
201629119%
201533523%
201430417%
201312310%
2009514%

Other parts of the 2021 Ram 1500

Electrical system
198 complaintsOther or unknown
104 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
99 complaintsFuel system
96 complaintsBrakes
75 complaintsForward collision avoidance
52 complaintsSteering
50 complaintsBody and structure
33 complaintsVehicle speed control
30 complaintsAir bags
27 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
27 complaintsElectronic 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.

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