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2023 Ram 1500 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
69about this part
Share
34%of 203 total for the year
Median mileage
13,909miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 69 complaints about the electrical system of the 2023 Ram 1500, 34% of the 203 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,909 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.

“When stopped at a red light, vehicle shut off and emergency parking brake engaged. Safety was not necessarily put at risk but other cars had to pass me as I tried to figure out the issue. Dealer cannot reproduce the issue as it's happened only twice in one year. The only warning that came on the instrument cluster was parking brake engaged .”

NHTSA complaint #11631442, filed 2024-12

“I was in downtown Atlanta traffic, moving around 10 miles per hour. The truck suddenly shut off and applied the parking brake. Once restarted the battery light was displayed on the dash. This has happened approximately 10-12 times in the last year. I was lucky this one did not result in an accident. Please help in getting Ram to realize there is a problem. Thank you!”

NHTSA complaint #11608261, filed 2024-08

“Etorque and battery failure. Etorque was failing and coldbrook Mitsubishi said it was fine. 2 months later brought to Lee dodge/ram and told etorque bearing gone. By now 80k manufacturer warranty over 80k and not warranted despite me telling them before this mileage. This etorque should be recalled and paid for. This truck has been nothing but problems. I won’t buy anything from stelantis in the future!”

NHTSA complaint #11728700, filed 2026-04

“The truck has done this four times since 01/22/2026. While still moving slowly the truck will do this while going down the highway. One other safety issue was when I merged into traffic on the highway (You have to merge into the fast lane at this location) the truck wouldn't go past 4th gear approximately 40 mph with cars coming up on me at 70. All of these problems correct when I can get the truck restarted.”

NHTSA complaint #11756163, filed 2026-08

“As I was driving, my battery light ignited the voltage on my battery continuously went down. I stopped at a stop sign. The engine shut off car completely stopped. Lights were working on dashboard and display screen, but vehicle would not start jumped vehicle as soon as cables were taken off vehicle battery went dead again then all of a sudden it started up again but something is still not right.”

NHTSA complaint #11699006, filed 2025-11

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20265049%
202519152%
20242836%
20236934%
202219931%
202119829%
202016426%
201938226%
201815924%
201711012%
201619312%
201515911%
201424614%
201322718%
2009616%

Other parts of the 2023 Ram 1500

Engine
46 complaints
Other or unknown
46 complaints
Brakes
38 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
28 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
21 complaints
Fuel system
18 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Exterior lighting
16 complaints
Body and structure
10 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Ram 1500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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