The contact owns a 2013 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while attempting to sell the vehicle, the contact discovered there was a discrepancy in the mileage. The contact stated that the Carfax mileage was 47,029, and on March 10, 2015, the mileage was recorded at 49,873, and nine days later the mileage was recorded at 47,019.
2013 Ram 3500 electrical problems
17 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 31,421.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- typical mileage
- 31,421
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Wiring1
- Instrument panel: speedometer/odometer1
At what mileage
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Ram 3500 electrical problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2013 Ram 3500 electrical
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- What is wrong
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Charger Police vehicles, 2007-2013 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2013 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, and 2013 RAM 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The affected vehicles have a 220 amp alternator that may suddenly fail.
- Risk
- If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the alternator with a revised alternator, free of charge. The recall began on December 23, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S68.
Recall number 16V739000 · Recall details
Related investigations
Software security vulnerability
On July 23, 2015, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) launched Safety Recall 15V‑461 to remedy security vulnerabilities in approximately 1.4 million model year (MY) 2013 through 2015 vehicles equipped with Uconnect head units (HU) 8.4A (RA3 radio) and 8.4AN (RA4 radio) manufactured by Harman International.On July 24, 2015, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query, RQ 15-004, to investigate HU security vulnerabilities and remedy effectiveness in the recalled population and to determine whether similar units have been supplied for use in other FCA vehicles.In an August 11, 2015 letter, FCA submitted a second Part 573 safety recall report expanding the scope of the Uconnect RA4 model radio to include additional 7,810 MY 2015 Jeep Renegade vehicles manufactured from September 18, 2014 through June 25, 2015 (Recall 15V‑508).Scope analysis indicated that Uconnect radios installed in FCA vehicles not included in recalls 15V‑461 or 15V‑508 (subject recalls) are not equipped with built-in cellular access or short range wireless communication features and, thus, do not contain the security vulnerabilities addressed by the subject recalls. SUBJECT VEHICLES: MY2014 through 2015 Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicles; MY2013 through 2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500 and 4500/5500 pickup trucks; MY2013 through 2015 Dodge Viper vehicles; and MY2015 Chrysler 200, 300, Jeep Renegade, Dodge Charger and Challenger vehicles.According to FCA, long and short range wireless vulnerabilities identified in the recalled vehicles could allow unauthorized third-party access to, and manipulation of, networked vehicle control systems.Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities, coupled with reverse engineering of networked microprocessor control modules, could result in unauthorized manipulation of vehicle control systems. This unauthorized manipulation of vehicle controls and systems could expose the driver, vehicle occupants or other highway users to an increased risk of injury.FCA and its network provider, Sprint, conducted a nationwide campaign to block access to a radio communications port that was unintentionally left open.On July 27, 2015, short range wireless vulnerabilities were also blocked.Finally, third party security evaluation and regression testing identified vulnerabilities that were either remedied by Sprint or through updates to the FCA Uconnect software.ODI identified a total of 30 complaints or field reports on unique vehicles submitted by FCA (29) or received by the federal safety agency (1) alleging incidents of theft from a vehicle or anomalous performance that the owner alleged were caused by, or may have been caused by, remote hacking.Twenty-six (87%) of these reports were submitted after a magazine article was published on July 21, 2015, describing the remote hacking of an FCA vehicle by researchers who were able to affect the operation of various vehicle control systems, including the service brakes, steering, throttle and ignition.Most of the complaints involved vehicle systems that were not safety critical (e.g., complaints related to radio, navigation system, or air-conditioning control) and did not affect vehicle control.Three complaints reported engine stalls.One owner reported sudden unintended acceleration allegedly related to hacking.None of the complaints or field reports reviewed involved the steering and braking vehicle control effects demonstrated by the research hackers prior to the recall.There were no confirmed incidents of hacking in any of the records reviewed by ODI.The remedies completed by Sprint and FCA appear to have eliminated vulnerabilities that mi
RQ15004
What 2013 Ram 3500 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Battery drain. Bought several batteries over the past 4 years and each battery will last 2 months after that I would have to start the truck up every other day, so the battery wouldn' t go dead. .
Steering cupling under dash has slack making steering loose and alternator problems truck only has 113609 miles chrysler corp says it's not a problem and more recalls are showing on it driving on open road constantly working steering wheel to keep in straight line on the road city driving is as bad sitting still it has about half inch or more loose play in steering
The alternator caught on fire. Truck has 62000 miles on it. The battery low voltage came on. After the truck ran for a minute it went out. I ran the truck for ten minutes. After I parked the truck and went inside I could smell something. When I stepped out my door and looked smoke was rolling out from under the hood. I grabbed the extinguisher and put it out. I then sprayed it down with water to cool it. It took some time.
I went to start my vehicle in my driveway on 5/23/2019. The vehicle gave me a low battery indication and immediately smelled burning plastic. Shut the verticle off, had everyone exit the vehicle and popped the hood up. Smoke was pouring out of the alternator that had been "inspected " instead of being replaced according to the s68 recall bulletin 3months earlier. I quickly grabbed some tools to disconnect both batteries to prevent and further damage or fire. *dt*jb *dt *dt
The trucks body control module is faulty causing only the drivers electric door locks to lock making the child safety locks in operable. By doing online research this appears to be a common problem with these trucks and can pose a major safety issue for children in the back seats.
On dec. 15, 2014 I received a recall on my 2013 dodge ram 2500 diesel. The recall was for a inline fuel heater that may catch fire, it had no apparent fix, no parts, no instructions and no timeline as to when it would or could be fixed. I called the dealership and spoke to the service manager about my concerns, he told me that it was a remote possibility next to none, that the vehicle would catch fire. I asked him if I could park it inside and he said yes, and that the recall was just being sent out as a precaution. On the evening of jan 28th 2015 at approximately 0:920 pm smoke detectors alerted my dog and he woke me up. I woke my wife up yelling (fire) I panicked I took in a deep breath covered my mouth with my forearm, opened the personal entry door and stepped inside the garage not realizing how bad it was. The amount of heat being generated from the diesel fuel and the structure was so hot the back draft pulled the door out of my hand trapping me in the garage and because it was a schlage combination style there was no turning back, all I could see was complete black and red, red flames was shooting out from under my truck. My neighbor was kicking on my garage door yelling to wake up. I panicked again and hit the up button on the main garage door hoping to make a run for it, the garage door went up about a foot and fell hard because it pulled the door motor from the mounting brackets. I knew the only way out was the front door I used the side of the dodge as a guide and burnt my left hand, made it out the door and my neighbor handed me the garden hose hanging on the fence. All fire reports indicate the fire started under the hood of the dodge, the fire investigator from chrysler said in front of laramie county arson investigators that it originated at the fuel heater. State farm may have settled with dodge. Please read attachment.
Integrated trailer brake control module fails to provide adequate voltage/amp to safely stop heavy trailers. Trailer wiring issues can be ruled out, as brakes operate correctly if trailer hooked to another vehicle. Problem affects many vehicles and owners as documented at: http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/2013-general-discussion/1730945-2013-integrated-trailer-brake-control-problem.html and also at http://www.ramforum.com/f119/brake_controller-71708/
The new dodge ram equipped with cummins diesel experience a dead pedal, or pedal delay when pressing the gas pedal 3/4 to full throttle. This poses a serious risk when needing to get out of the way, or move the vehicle under emergency circumstances. This happens under all conditions: stopped, rolling, under acceleration etc. If you push the pedal too far the truck will not respond to operator commands and will take 1.5-2 seconds to start picking up speed. This is a seriously dangerous situation and someone is going to get killed or seriously injured. There is not excuse for a vehicle not responding to driver input. Manufacture claims "turbo lag", this is simply not true. You can build turbo boost, monitored on the vehicle gauge, then press the pedal to the floor, the truck will not respond for 1.5 to 2 seconds. Please look at further information on the cummins forum below, it has numerous articles about this issue. Here as a link to just one of them. Http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/2013-general-discussion/1836593-very-slow-throttle-response.html please, help fix this issue before someone gets hurt or killed due to the inability to move the vehicle out of harms way. This tsb somewhat addresses the problem, but only fixes it partially, not to the point that it is safe. Tsb 18-041-15 I believe the manufacture knows this is an issue, but is not fixing it due to emissions related programming on the vehicle. There are aftermarket solutions to this problem, however they void the manufacture warranty, and im not willing to lose my warranty on a new vehicle. I will be submitting another one of these for my 2015 as well, since they both have the same issue. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge ram 3500. While driving various speeds, the passenger side low beam and high beam head lamps failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the passenger side headlight assembly was replaced, but the failure recurred. The contact mentioned that the driver and passenger side low beam and high beam head lamps failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again where it was diagnosed that wiring harness failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Questions about the 2013 Ram 3500 electrical
Does the 2013 Ram 3500 have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the electrical of the 2013 Ram 3500, 15% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2013 Ram 3500 electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 31,421 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2013 Ram 3500 electrical?
Yes, 1 recall: 16V739000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Ram 3500 have the most electrical problems?
The Ram 3500 model years with the most electrical complaints are 2018 (137 complaints), 2017 (33 complaints) and 2025 (28 complaints).
Other 2013 Ram 3500 problems
Steering 38Engine 29Fuel system 20Suspension 18Acceleration 15Transmission 12Wheels 7Airbags 3Body 3Brakes 3Driver assistance 3Tires 2Lights 1Locks 1Seat belts 1Visibility 1
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