2025 Ram 1500 · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 51owner reports
- 3,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
234 of the 354 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 51 of those describe stalling. Only infotainment is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 51 reports
Stalling 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: 2024, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2025 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
A software error may cause the instrument panel display to fail.
A software error may cause the instrument panel cluster display to be blank.
All 8 recalls on the 2025 Ram 1500, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the 1500
Post recall remedy brake transmission shift interlock (btsi) failure. Open.
Engine stall with intermittent restart. Open.
High pressure fuel pump failure. Open, led to recall 24V-957.
Vehicle rollaway. Closed jan 25, 2024.
Software security vulnerability. Closed jan 5, 2016, led to recall 15V-508.
Totally integrated power module failure. Closed jul 24, 2015.
Rear differential failure. Closed mar 5, 2013, led to recall 12V-474.
None of these investigations covers the 2025 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 1,600 and 14,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“I was in an active car wash and the truck stalled and engaged Auto-park and I was nearly hit by the car behind me in the car wash.”
Filed Jul 18, 2026
“Total brake failure and all electrical systems shut down and went offline while driving at 65 mph on highway.had to swerve back and forth across road for a mile before coming to a hill and slowing enough to stop on side of road.”
Filed May 27, 2026
“When stopped for a short period of time like at a traffic light/ in a traffic back up driving 5-10 mph the truck will shut off and all electronic will shut off as well it takes 5-10 seconds to restart the truck wich is very unsafe in heavy traffic”
Filed Mar 2, 2026
“While driving into town, the dashboard illuminated with every warning light before the vehicle suffered a total electronic and engine shutdown. This happened twiceâthe second time while I was mid-turn in an intersection. Several vehicles had to slam on their brakes to avoid a high-speed collision with my stalled truck. I had to get the vehicle towed as it is fundamentally unsafe to operate.”
Filed Feb 25, 2026
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 51 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
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 54 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 43 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 37 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 36 reports