Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ram 1500 has 151 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
151
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The truck will just shut off driving down the road at highway speeds. This has occurred multiple tim... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel pump won’t shut off when car is turned off, I had to pull out fuel pump fuse because my battery... |
| Jan 9, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Fuel pump randomly shuts down while driving. Or no start condition. Loss of cruise control hitting b... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The truck was sitting at home in the driveway (untouched) for 3 days. Suddenly smoke began to appea... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TIPM failure. Vehicle fails to start ("crank, no start" or it acts likes it's out of gas) and/or fue... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Shut off vehicle and fuel pump kept running. Tapped on Totally Integrated Power Managment module and... |
| May 29, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle has presented multiple electrical problems which I understand is caused by the TIPM module w... |
| Apr 8, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The dash warning light appeared referring to a possible problem with the airbags. I took vehicle to ... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehic... |
| Feb 11, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Fuse box caught on fire while driving |
| Jan 22, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) system installed in 2009-2012 Ram vehicles is prone to pr... |
| Dec 14, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The TIPM is failing in several areas... Starter, fuel pump and passenger compartment heater. This se... |
| Sep 5, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Van shuts off while driving on the highway When attempting to restart no fuel is provided to the fue... |
| Jul 10, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | -Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) malfunctioned while driving and randomly shut the engine off. The comp... |
| May 13, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the check engine, air bag, and the fuel pu... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated the vehicle failed to start after multiple atte... |
| Jan 13, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | My 2012 Dodge Ram shuts off or stalls for no apparent reason. Sometimes upon starting, while going d... |
| Jan 2, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact was unable to start the vehicle. The contact stated th... |
| Jan 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I have found on lots of other dodge vehicles made this same year have a recall on the TIPM Totally ... |