2025 Ram 1500 Transmission & Powertrain Problems
NHTSA lists 47 Transmission & Powertrain complaints for the 2025 Ram 1500, 13% of its 351 total complaints, with a median failure mileage of 4,000 miles. No related recalls have been issued for this problem area.
- Transmission & Powertrain complaints
- 47
- 13% of 351
- Crashes reported
- 2
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Median mileage
- 4,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical transmission symptoms owners report
- Transmission unexpectedly fails to engage or shifts out of drive into what feels like neutral, sometimes while backing up or pulling into traffic.
- Vehicle briefly loses drive engagement for a second or two at low speed, such as pulling away from a stop sign, leaving the driver unable to accelerate out of the way of other traffic.
- Transmission gets stuck between gears or slips out of gear entirely while driving on the highway, with dealers reportedly calling it a known issue with no fix available.
- Truck downshifts to low gear and will not come out of it, accompanied by a blue warning screen and multiple unreadable diagnostic codes.
- Stop/start system reset error causes the transmission to shift into park and set the parking brake unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving, in one case leading to a collision.
- Transmission fails to shift into 8th gear at highway speed and stays locked in 7th gear despite a dealer-applied transmission software update.
When 2025 Ram 1500 transmission complaints were filed
First complaint Sep 16, 2024, latest Sep 22, 2026.
Transmission & Powertrain recalls for the 2025 Ram 1500
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Transmission & Powertrain complaints by 1500 model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How common are transmission problems on the 2025 Ram 1500?
- NHTSA has logged 47 Transmission & Powertrain complaints for the 2025 Ram 1500, which is 13% of the 351 total complaints filed for the model year.
- Is there a recall for 2025 Ram 1500 transmission issues?
- No. NHTSA's related_recalls list for this problem area is empty for the 2025 Ram 1500.
- At what mileage do 2025 Ram 1500 transmission problems typically occur?
- The median mileage at failure reported to NHTSA for this problem area is 4,000 miles.
- Have transmission complaints led to crashes on the 2025 Ram 1500?
- NHTSA data shows 2 crashes and 0 fires linked to Transmission & Powertrain complaints on the 2025 Ram 1500, with 0 injuries reported.
- How does the 2025 Ram 1500 compare to other years for this problem area?
- The 2025 model's 13% share is lower than the 2022 (17%) and 2024 (19%) shares but higher than years like 2013 (7%) and 2018 (9%).