2018 RAM 1500 exterior lighting problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2018 RAM 1500 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The radio/HVAC screen is malfunctioning. It still works but the screen is delaminating and the screen thinks that someone is touching the screen and there is no control over what it touches or controls. Radio is working but the channels change so fast by themselves that you cannot listen to…”
filed Oct 16, 2024
“My 2018 Ram rear turn signals intermittently work. They can be working and the in the middle of a turn stop working. They may not work at all on any given day. They may work all day. Has been looked at. Not short in wiring, has good solid connection, just intermittent working”
filed Oct 14, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1500 | 7 | 10% |
| 2025 1500 | 45 | 15% |
| 2024 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 1500 | 13 | 7% |
| 2022 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2021 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2020 1500 | 19 | 3% |
| 2019 1500 | 22 | 2% |
| 2017 1500 | 12 | 1% |
| 2016 1500 | 18 | 1% |
| 2015 1500 | 26 | 2% |
| 2014 1500 | 39 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 RAM 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.