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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2019 Ram 2500 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
4%of 193 total for the year
Median mileage
4,150miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2019 Ram 2500, 4% of the 193 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,150 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“Both cruise control and adaptive cruise control fail to maintain a constant speed over flat/level roadways. When cruise control or adaptive cruise control are engaged the vehicle constantly decelerates and accelerates to maintain speed. Vehicle HVAC system is inadequate, blows cool, not cold, blows cooler from passenger side vent impacting operator comfort and increasing fatigue. Additionally, it blows cool air through the defrost panel when it is not needed causing the windshield to fog up.”

NHTSA complaint #11329992, filed 2020-06, 8,000 miles

“Service ESC flashing on the dash intermittently. If I am in cruise control when it happens vehicle abruptly disables cruise control. Codes when ready are U0002 and U0212. Same problem happened about a year ago, dealer reflashed ABS and sent me on my way. I informed them of other similar trucks experiencing the same issue and that it wasn't a reflash issue. Had them document my concerns that it would just happen again after warranty...I was right.”

NHTSA complaint #11603764, filed 2024-07

“We took a trip from Daleville, Alabama to Las Vegas, Nevada. Before we left, We took my 2019 RAM 2500 Bighorn diesel pickup to our local Ram dealership, Mitchel Chrysler Dodge in Enterprise, Alabama to have it inspected, to make sure there wouldn't be any problems along the way. They cleared it, and said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. On my way, the steering wheel position started slipping to the left. after that, I received a waning on my dash that said electronic stability control . …”

NHTSA complaint #11697052, filed 2025-11

“When driving down the road, intermittently my truck will lose throttle input. I get a check engine light and the electronic throttle control light. this is extremely dangerous when pulling out into traffic or even pulling out onto a higher speed road because the truck will not let me accelerate. It will just sputter and I have to fight it to about 35mph when I can activate cruise control then am forced to drive only using cruise control no matter what the road or traffic is like which is also not very safe. …”

NHTSA complaint #11464922, filed 2022-05

“While towing a roughly 13k pound camper with my family from Texas to New York and back , I lost trailer brakes, traction control , cruise control and my trailer brakes. The trip included ice, rain, snow. We had a death in the family and the trip did not include the time to take to have this problem troubleshot. Literally one of the scariest trips ever through different elevations and traction levels. These would’ve all been just fine had the systems worked correctly. The truck only had 35,000 miles at the time. Of course by the end of this trip I was now out of warranty. …”

NHTSA complaint #11565442, filed 2024-01

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202512%
202412%
202253%
202111%
202021%
201984%
201834213%
20177210%
2016177%
2015199%
2014329%
2013148%

Other parts of the 2019 Ram 2500

Fuel system
63 complaints
Engine
32 complaints
Electrical system
29 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
29 complaints
Other or unknown
25 complaints
Body and structure
25 complaints
Brakes
16 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Ram 2500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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