Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Ram 2500 has 33 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 2 powertrain-related recalls.
33
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
17V821000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ram 3500 Cab Chassis with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of less than 10,000 lbs, 2011-2017...
18V100000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 RAM 1500, 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, 4500 Cab Chassis, and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles, all equi...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | My 2017 Ram 2500, 6.4L Hemi experiences warning lights which I'm told is caused by intermittent P... |
| Aug 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | As I approached stop sign and applied brakes the ABS and traction control light came on. My truck th... |
| May 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and turned off on ... |
| May 24, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | Abs light comes on and disables the cruise controls. Says abs brake failure and I have researched th... |
| Apr 7, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the acce... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | Brakes |
| Oct 6, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | transmission stopped working at 51,000 miles on it. Truck goes into drive but will not move. |
| Sep 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30-35 MPH, ... |
| Jul 10, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | ABS, Traction control light came on. Shut down 4wd, parking assist, cruise control. Trucks not braki... |
| May 22, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Over the last couple years the Service 4WD warning light would come on causing the vehicle to drive ... |
| Feb 4, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | HCU light cone on the dash and code in the ecu. No damage to vehicle to cause this issue. This is a ... |
| Sep 25, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact’s son-In-Law owns a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated while her daughter was putting he... |
| Sep 4, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The vehicle randomly goes into 4WD without the user turning the knob to request 4WD. If this happens... |
| Jan 3, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The truck went into “limp mode” while driving about 60mph which jerked really hard and almost made m... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The Abs module and hydraulic control unit have been out on my truck for a year and a half. No abs, n... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | My dash will randomly start flashing the messages "service electronic braking system" and "service a... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | At around 80k miles, started getting the service anti-lock brake system, electronic braking system a... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the cont... |
| Jun 22, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | HI...RAM IS FAILING TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT. I HAD VERBATIM THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME A... |
| Mar 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | THE THROTTLE IS NOT RESPONDING. IT IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. DURING REGULAR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AC... |