2021 Ram 1500 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 30about this part
- Share
- 4%of 683 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 2,200miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2021 Ram 1500, 4% of the 683 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,200 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, 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“Purchased truck on 3/4/2021.with 21 miles on the odometer. On 3/11/2021 was driving on the freeway doing 65mph. In the center of a 3 lane highway when the engine shut off without warning and a dash signaled a warning service electronic throttle control appeared on the dash, I made it off the freeway without incident and was eventually able to restart the truck and took it back to the dealer who as of today 4/06/2021 not found the issue that caused the engine to shut down, and has not duplicated the issue after driving it more than 700 miles. …”
NHTSA complaint #11406813, filed 2021-04, 6 miles“The steering rod from the steering wheel came out of the knuckle under the dash lucky i was going about 30 miles and hour it could have been 2 people killed. i having to pay $1,200 to fix the problem but i think this is something that Dodge needs to help me on cause this could have been a lot worst. I have 68,000 miles on it. i missed a telephone pole by 6 inches.”
NHTSA complaint #11583279, filed 2024-04“When traversing from one hwy to another on an off ramp at 39 mph the truck suddenly accelerated like the pedal was pushed to the floor, speed jumped to 55mph in a flash. I hit the brakes hard once and then again to stop the sudden acceleration. Truck had a mind of its own. Dangerous situation, fortunately no one was in front of me to run into.”
NHTSA complaint #11485734, filed 2022-09Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1% |
| 2025 | 15 | 4% |
| 2024 | 5 | 6% |
| 2023 | 7 | 3% |
| 2022 | 18 | 3% |
| 2021 | 30 | 4% |
| 2020 | 13 | 2% |
| 2019 | 53 | 4% |
| 2018 | 31 | 5% |
| 2017 | 43 | 5% |
| 2016 | 111 | 7% |
| 2015 | 86 | 6% |
| 2014 | 89 | 5% |
| 2013 | 37 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2021 Ram 1500
276 complaintsElectrical 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 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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