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2024 Ram 1500 Engine Problems

Complaints
23about this part
Share
30%of 77 total for the year
Median mileage
2,150miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the engine of the 2024 Ram 1500, 30% of the 77 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,150 miles.

Example complaints

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

“The truck died had to jump it. I was driving it and it stopped itself went into park automatically. it turned on the parking brake. and then died. Took several minutes to start. Now the truck on first start up and first shift into gear there is a delay and no power to the drive train then has I’m hitting the gas it accelerates very quickly”

NHTSA complaint #11603846, filed 2024-07

“About 2 weeks ago started hearing what sounded like a earing going bearing from under the hood on driver side. I took it to the dealership yesterday, told them im pretty sure bearing going out on MGU. The dealership called me about hour and half later, the MGU and belts tensioners failed. They have no clue when parts will be in to fix under warr. I must be one of the lucky ones and caught the problem before major problems started.”

NHTSA complaint #11643293, filed 2025-02

“Truck has auto start/stop for fuel efficiency. It automatically engages on startup. Truck is prone to sudden unexpected acceleration when it is engaged. Has almost caused 3 wrecks with my truck. Dealership says they know about the problem and that I should just turn it off everytime I get in the truck. This will kill somebody some day. I forgot to turn it off today and it almost caused me to rear-end another vehicle while at a stoplight.”

NHTSA complaint #11664924, filed 2025-06

“Heater Core Windshield fogging because of antifreeze fumes interfering with the HVAC Yes the issue has been confirmed by the dealer (Sansone Ram, NJ) I wasn't sure but kept smelling antifreeze in the cabin and the front windshield was interfering with my view in front of me. This Vehicle is a 2024 Ram 1500 with approx 46000 miles, just a little out of the basic warranty but this issue is not a wear and tear issue, way to early for this vehicle to have this kind of Problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11728769, filed 2026-04

“I'm reaching out regarding my 2024 Ram 1500 that has approximately 45,850 miles. I was smelling anti freeze while heat was in the on position, along with the driver side front windshield fogging up immensely creating a visibility issue. (definitely a SAFETY ISSUE) I've been told by Sansone Ram in NJ that the heater core/HVAC has failed. I'm very familiar with automotives and know for sure that a heater core should not fail this early on a 2024 vehicle. This is clearly a PREMATURE FAILURE it's not normal wear and tear. …”

NHTSA complaint #11728661, filed 2026-04

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 2024 Ram 1500

Electrical system
28 complaints
Other or unknown
15 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
15 complaints
Brakes
14 complaints
Steering
7 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
6 complaints
Fuel system
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 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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