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Ram 1500 · Diesel
2020 · diesel, truck
5 measured figures
5 of the 9 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them
Measured figures
Fuel economy26.1 mpg (US gallons)Measured by NRCan · configuration: 1500 EcoDiesel · also 9 L/100 km
Tailpipe CO₂243 g/kmMeasured by NRCan · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: 1500 EcoDiesel · also 391 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
3 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Warranty, Recall campaigns — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.
Figures this car does not carry
Fuel economy (MPGe)Not published for this carFuel economy (MPGe) is published for electric and hydrogen cars, whose economy is published as MPGe: energy converted at 33.7 kWh per gallon, not fuel burned; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (243 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
Kerb weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
EPA test weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
NHTSA overall ratingNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
Complaints per 10,000 builtNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
PriceNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
5-Year Running Costs
| Fuel | not estimated — No diesel pump price is held for this market, so a diesel car's fuel cost is not estimated rather than priced as petrol. |
| Insurance | US$6,615 (modelled) |
| Maintenance | US$5,200 (class estimate) |
| Repairs | US$8,000 (modelled) |
| Depreciation | not estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed. |
| Total | not estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled |
Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Costs are in US dollars; a price quoted in another currency is converted at a fixed rate this record does not name. Insurance, maintenance and repairs are models, not figures for this car: insurance from its power, weight and crash rating, maintenance from its make's class, repairs from its complaint and recall counts. They are shown for scale and are not used to rank it. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.
Known Issues
ENGINE
46 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
3.0L GEN 3 ECODIESEL ENGINE HAS EXCESSIVE LAG AND DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHILE TRAVELING AT STEADY SPEED IN LOWER GEARS 3RD, 4TH, OR 5TH AND THEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED, E…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
21 complaint(s)
The contact owns a 2020 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact previously received…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HAS A DEAD, -DEAD- 0 VOLT BATTERY OVERNIGHT. STARTED ITS 1ST WEEK HOME AND HAS REPEATEDLY HAPPENED HALF A DOZEN TIMES RANDOMLY SINCE. FULLY CHARGING THE BATTERY TAKES ALL DAY. THE…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I was made aware of this recall in October via mail, and since then have tried to make contact with the dealership. I purchased from Carmax and bought the MaxCare warranty, but seeing as this is a rec…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10 complaint(s)
Vehicle turns off while driving without any errors or warnings. Vehicle turned off more than 10 times during my commute home when slowing either to turn or coming to a complete stop at a light/stop si…
POWER TRAIN
6 complaint(s)
FREQUENTLY, WHEN SLOWING OR COASTING SUCH AS WHEN MAKING A TURN OR COASTING PRIOR TO A STOP - WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO RESUME ACCELERATION THEIR OCCURS A DELAY OF 2-3 SECONDS WHERE THE DRIVE TRAIN DOES…
VISIBILITY/WIPER
5 complaint(s)
The sun visors unexpectedly drop out of there sockets impeding the drivers ability to see abruptly. This is obviously dangerous. They are defective and this has been reported on RAM forums to no avail…
SERVICE BRAKES
4 complaint(s)
BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS EXCESSIVELY ON FIRST APPLICATION OF BRAKES WITH OVERALL POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. A RAPID SECOND OR THIRD BRAKE APPLICATION BRINGS BRAKE PEDAL UP TO NORMAL LEVEL, 1-2 INCHES HIGHE…
STRUCTURE:BODY
4 complaint(s)
Rear window frame cracked causing water leak. Concerns of having the rear window popping out.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
3 complaint(s)
The contact's son owns a 2020 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer…
The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 26 named in all.
These complaints are filed under 1500, a name NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.
Data sources
- NRCan — fuel consumption ratings and vehicle class
- NHTSA — crash-test ratings, recalls and owner complaints
- New York State DMV — New York registrations, the cross-check on that denominator
- NHTSA — vehicles built for the US market, the complaint-rate denominator
- NHTSA — system horsepower, and curb weight averaged across a compliance configuration's trims, from the CAFE analysis fleet
- carstandings.com — basic-warranty terms, from this site's reviewed table
- EPA — horsepower and EPA test weight, from the Test Car List
- EPA — production volumes by make, from Automotive Trends
- NHTSA — body style and the crash-tested vehicle's curb weight, from the NCAP crash-test file