https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the RAM Promaster 3500. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:32:27 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-2145734 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT On 10/24, a rented van (from Budget Truck Rental) was parked and stationary on private commercial property (a warehouse lot) when a fire originated in the engine compartment area. The fire rapidly escalated, causing severe damage to the van itself, and resulting in the total loss of a second, adjacent rented van. The local Fire Department (FD) responded to and extinguished the blaze. What compone https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-2145735 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT On 10/24, a rented van (from Budget Truck Rental) was parked and stationary on private commercial property (a warehouse lot) when a fire originated in the engine compartment area. The fire rapidly escalated, causing severe damage to the van itself, and resulting in the total loss of a second, adjacent rented van. The local Fire Department (FD) responded to and extinguished the blaze. What compone https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-2049513 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2023 Ram Promaster 3500. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware that the radiator tube joint was fractured. The contact became aware there was coolant leaking from the radiator. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the upper radiator hose failed and needed to be replaced. The ve https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-2019851 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Ram 3500. The contact stated that after turning the vehicle off, the engine fan kept running for approximately five hours. The contact stated that the following morning, the vehicle failed to start. Roadside Assistance was called to the scene and recharged the battery, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure had reoccurred approximately one week la https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-2019852 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Ram 3500. The contact stated that after turning the vehicle off, the engine fan kept running for approximately five hours. The contact stated that the following morning, the vehicle failed to start. Roadside Assistance was called to the scene and recharged the battery, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure had reoccurred approximately one week la https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1799585 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a Roadtrek Simplicity RV built on a 2016 Ram Promaster 3500 chassis. The contact stated that while in a parking lot, a fellow motorist informed her that something had been dragging underneath her vehicle. The contact discovered that the winch that attached her spare tire to the vehicle was loose and that the spare tire connected to the winch was gone. The contact took the vehicle https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1799586 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a Roadtrek Simplicity RV built on a 2016 Ram Promaster 3500 chassis. The contact stated that while in a parking lot, a fellow motorist informed her that something had been dragging underneath her vehicle. The contact discovered that the winch that attached her spare tire to the vehicle was loose and that the spare tire connected to the winch was gone. The contact took the vehicle https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1743314 Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT I'VE ONLY BEEN TAKING IT TO THE RAM DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED IN MAY STILL HAVE NOT GOT IT FIXED RIGHT ONE MINUTE I COULD BE DOING 40 AND THEN I NEXEN YOU KNOW THE RPMS ARE UP TO 7 IN THE DROP DOWN IN A JERK SO HARD TO GET INTO GEAR ALMOST BREAKS MY FREAKING NECK THEN I WILL SHIFT IN I GET UP TO 65 ANYTHING OVER 65 IT STARTS JERKIN AND THEN DROPS BACK DOWN AND I CAN'T GET BACK STARTED AGAIN I HAD TO https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1743315 Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT I'VE ONLY BEEN TAKING IT TO THE RAM DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED IN MAY STILL HAVE NOT GOT IT FIXED RIGHT ONE MINUTE I COULD BE DOING 40 AND THEN I NEXEN YOU KNOW THE RPMS ARE UP TO 7 IN THE DROP DOWN IN A JERK SO HARD TO GET INTO GEAR ALMOST BREAKS MY FREAKING NECK THEN I WILL SHIFT IN I GET UP TO 65 ANYTHING OVER 65 IT STARTS JERKIN AND THEN DROPS BACK DOWN AND I CAN'T GET BACK STARTED AGAIN I HAD TO https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1743316 Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT I'VE ONLY BEEN TAKING IT TO THE RAM DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED IN MAY STILL HAVE NOT GOT IT FIXED RIGHT ONE MINUTE I COULD BE DOING 40 AND THEN I NEXEN YOU KNOW THE RPMS ARE UP TO 7 IN THE DROP DOWN IN A JERK SO HARD TO GET INTO GEAR ALMOST BREAKS MY FREAKING NECK THEN I WILL SHIFT IN I GET UP TO 65 ANYTHING OVER 65 IT STARTS JERKIN AND THEN DROPS BACK DOWN AND I CAN'T GET BACK STARTED AGAIN I HAD TO https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1738393 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT MY 2018 RAM PROMASTER 3500 WAS HAVING PROBLEM WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE, IT WAS JERKING AND I HAD TO PUSH EXTRA GAS TO REVERSE IT. I TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY SAID YES IT HAS PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSION AND I HAD TO LEAVE MY VAN TO FIX IT. THEY TOOK 4-5 DAYS, BUT DIDN'T FOUND EXACT CAUSE AND THEY JUST FLUSH TRANSMISSION FLUID. THEY TOLD ME "IF YOU FACE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN PLEASE COME BACK WE WILL HELP YOU https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1731789 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT OVER 4 YEARS NT FIXED HAZARD TO DRIVE POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD SAFETY HEALTH ISSUES WINNEBAGO IGNORES MY SAFETY HELP REQUEST HAVE NT DERIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED DUE TO STAFF AVAILABILITY. *JS https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1731790 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT OVER 4 YEARS NT FIXED HAZARD TO DRIVE POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD SAFETY HEALTH ISSUES WINNEBAGO IGNORES MY SAFETY HELP REQUEST HAVE NT DERIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED DUE TO STAFF AVAILABILITY. *JS https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1731791 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT OVER 4 YEARS NT FIXED HAZARD TO DRIVE POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD SAFETY HEALTH ISSUES WINNEBAGO IGNORES MY SAFETY HELP REQUEST HAVE NT DERIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED DUE TO STAFF AVAILABILITY. *JS https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1729385 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT RECEIVED RECALL HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH NHTS AND WINNABEGO NO HELP WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN AFRAID OF SUGGESTED FIRE HAZARD HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM ANY ONE PAST RECORDS SHOULD SHOW CONCERN POSSIBLE PROPANE EXPLOSION RECALL 17V-108 18V-546 16V598 FIRE SAFETY IS CONCERN https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1729386 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT RECEIVED RECALL HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH NHTS AND WINNABEGO NO HELP WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN AFRAID OF SUGGESTED FIRE HAZARD HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM ANY ONE PAST RECORDS SHOULD SHOW CONCERN POSSIBLE PROPANE EXPLOSION RECALL 17V-108 18V-546 16V598 FIRE SAFETY IS CONCERN https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1729387 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT RECEIVED RECALL HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH NHTS AND WINNABEGO NO HELP WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN AFRAID OF SUGGESTED FIRE HAZARD HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM ANY ONE PAST RECORDS SHOULD SHOW CONCERN POSSIBLE PROPANE EXPLOSION RECALL 17V-108 18V-546 16V598 FIRE SAFETY IS CONCERN https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1725400 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT 2016 PROMASTER WITH 2017 WINNEBAGO TRAVATO ..DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WITH NOTICE TO SERVICE. I HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY SINCE JANUARY OF 2020 TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. FILED WITH PROMASTER CASE MANAGEMENT JAN 2020. RECALLS ON FAN AND CABLE WERE TAKEN CARE OF ON 11/19/20. THEY COULDN'T'/WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG ISSUE...SAME AS ALL THE OTHER DEALERSHIPS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO. NO HE https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1663760 Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WA https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1663761 Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WA https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1663762 Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WA https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1641640 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT A COOLING FAN STALL / SEIZURE EVENT COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL OVERLOADING OF THE FAN MOTOR POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN THE THERMAL DEGRADATION OF THE BRUSH HOUSING, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE. ON THIS RECALL I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION. I CALLED THE FCA NUMBER AND IT JUST HANGS UP BEFORE I CAN TALK TO SOMEONE https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1630575 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT THERE HAS BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED TO ADDRESS AN OVERHEATING ISSUE IN FAN MOTORS. IT AFFECTS PROTESTERS WITH 3.0 L DIESEL OR 3.6 L GASOLINE ENGINES, WHICH OURS IS.THERE IS A HEIGHTENED RISK OF ENGINE FIRE, THEREFORE THEY HAVE ADVISED WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VAN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX, AND WE ARE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR CHRYSLER DEALER THEY MAY HAVE THE FIX ENGINEERED IN THE FIRST QUARTER O https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1574201 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT THE BOLTS TO THE TRANSMISSION/MOTOR MOUNT BROKE. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED ALMOST HITTING THE GROUND. https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1470200 Tue, 22 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND, THIRTY MILES LATER, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARTVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (900 E BOBO NEWSOM HWY, HARTVILLE, SC 29550) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE BLOWN AND NEEDED T https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1383230 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED 34 SEPARATE TIMES IN 17 MONTHS DUE TO CONTINUED FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. ALSO, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINAT https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1383231 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED 34 SEPARATE TIMES IN 17 MONTHS DUE TO CONTINUED FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. ALSO, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINAT https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1383232 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM PROMASTER 3500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED 34 SEPARATE TIMES IN 17 MONTHS DUE TO CONTINUED FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. ALSO, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINAT https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1340628 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE RAM PRO MASTER 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16E039000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED AND WAS NOT INFORMED IF ANOTHER PAS WAS TO BE DESIGNED. THE MANUF https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-promaster-3500#complaint-1340629 Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE RAM PRO MASTER 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16E039000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED AND WAS NOT INFORMED IF ANOTHER PAS WAS TO BE DESIGNED. THE MANUF