2018 Ram 3500 · symptom sheet
Wheel bearing, tires or wheels
- 34owner reports
- 13,253median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Jan 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
34 of the 803 complaints on this car describe wheels.
Tick what matches of 34 reports
Wheels on other 3500 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: 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This sheet gathers complaints about the parts that meet the road: tires that wear out early or blow out, wheels that crack or bend, lug nuts that come loose, and wheel bearings that start to hum. The median mileage owners give is about 21,000, among the lowest on the site, so many of these are fairly new cars.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the wheel (21 reports), the tires (19 reports) and the wheel bearing (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the wheels covers the 2018 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Incorrect information in the Service and Owner's Manuals may cause the flanged lug nuts to be over-tightened, which could result in a broken wheel stud and possible wheel separation.
All 11 recalls on the 2018 Ram 3500, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 4,900 and 27,362 miles, from the 15 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2018 Ram 3500 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Volume Uncontrollable Or Stuck On High
Tire pressure monitoring module Prior to replacing tire pressure monitoring module, for DTC's C151D, C1581, please contact Michael Wang at cell (248) 701-5351. If no response or contact is made within 15 minutes, proceed with repairs as necessary.
What owners wrote
“The rear lug nuts sheared off two different times hauling a camper, also was involved in a wreck where the truck hydro planed now the traction control lights are on also the low coolent light is on and there is plenty of fluid in the tanks”
Filed Mar 28, 2024
“With 13,253 miles, this LT235-80 R17 tire tread started separating making it unusable and unsafe, especially since it was a front tire.”
Filed May 7, 2023 · 13,253 miles
“ABS Control Module and/or Wheel Speed Sensors is causing the abs warning light and traction control module light to go on and off intermittently for over a year causing the cruise control to not engage or to disengage⦔
Filed Dec 12, 2022
“LT 275 / 70 R 18 (tire size) The sidewall of the tire is splitting/failing. In parallel with the bead.”
Filed Mar 29, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 34 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
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- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 91 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 25 reports