2015 Ram 1500 · symptom sheet
Engine rattles or ticks
- 32owner reports
- 65,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jul 7, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
392 of the 1,449 complaints on this car are about the engine. 32 of those describe engine rattle.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
Engine rattle on other 1500 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Owners in this group hear something before anything breaks. Most describe a ticking or tapping at idle, a rattle that's worse on a cold start and fades as the engine warms, or a noise that comes and goes over weeks. Some report the check engine light following a while later. It's the early-warning end of the engine complaints, and the reports that end in a named part are useful to anyone hearing the same sound.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the lifters (6 reports) and the engine (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
3 recalls on the engine cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate, causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler may crack and allow pre-heated vaporized coolant to enter the EGR system. This mixture may combust inside the intake manifold.
All 18 recalls on the 2015 Ram 1500, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 30,000 and 99,000 miles, from the 23 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“I have a 2015 dodge ram 1500 slt 3.6 vvt I purchased the vehicle.I paid full price $18,768 when I first got the truck it has being ticking noise and in has a faulty oil pump also the truck was infected with roaches. I got the truck from dodge ram dealership in morrow ga they just vacuum out the roaches.I bring having problems with this truck since I got it.Any solution yâall going to fix this problem”
Filed Mar 9, 2026
“The exhaust manifold screws are broken causing damage to the entire manifold. This is a common issue with Rams known as the âhemi tickâ which results in the lifters ticking do to a a design flaw that doesnât allow oil to properly lubricate the reservoir.”
Filed Jun 8, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 32 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 251 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 172 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 154 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 119 reports
- Diesel fuel system or injector problems 66 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 61 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 56 reports
- Vehicle fire 56 reports
- Fuel pump failure 46 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 44 reports
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 34 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 28 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 25 reports