Ram 1500 Quad Cab
Problems & Worst Years
Every reported problem for the Ram 1500 Quad Cab, model year by model year — ranked from 364 federal NHTSA complaints across 2022–2023.
Electrical and fuel system failures dominate the 2022 Ram 1500 Quad Cab's complaint record, the higher-volume of its two documented years. An electrical system failure during operation leads at safety severity with 139 occurrences, followed closely by fuel system issues during operation (125) and infotainment black-screen failures (56). A parking brake that automatically engages during deceleration and a cluster of complaints describing the vehicle suddenly stopping while being driven round out the top five, out of 444 total complaints that year.
The 2023 model year sees a dramatic drop in volume, down to 92 total complaints, and the problem mix shifts toward smaller, less severe issues: infotainment black-screen failures remain the top entry but at just 13 occurrences, followed by engine stalling and unexpected shutdown, stalling during low-speed driving, the parking brake engaging during deceleration again, and a steering wheel seizure complaint. None of the 2023 top five carries a safety tag, a meaningful improvement over 2022's electrical-failure-driven pattern.
No NHTSA recall campaigns are attached to either year in the available data, so any repairs tied to these complaints would have gone through standard dealer channels. The sharp decline from 444 complaints in 2022 to 92 in 2023 is worth noting, though a newer model year naturally has had less time to accumulate NHTSA filings, so it's not a guarantee the underlying electrical and fuel system issues were fixed rather than simply not yet reported as heavily. A pre-purchase inspection on either year should include a full electrical system diagnostic and a check of the fuel delivery system, along with a test of the infotainment screen for the black-screen failure that shows up in both years — service history and a hands-on mechanical inspection will tell a buyer more than the complaint count alone, especially given how much the numbers moved between these two consecutive years.
Ram 1500 Quad Cab problems by year
Complaint volume by model year (bar = relative to the worst year). Theworst yearsare the most-complained-about, weighted by safety-risk problems.
| Year | Complaint volume | Problems | Safety / High | Most common problem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022worst | 284 | 16 | 1/6 | Electrical System Failure During Operation Electrical · 139 complaints |
| 2023worst | 80 | 19 | 0/8 | Infotainment System Black Screen Failures Electrical · 13 complaints |
Data source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) owner complaints and recalls, 2022–2023. Problem clustering and year rankings are derived from the complaint record; complaint volume reflects reports filed, not total incidence or fault rate. Vehicle image is illustrative.