The Lemon Index$2,000 middle bill · most between $1,200 and $2,800
Higher than the $1,200 middle bill owners of all 43 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 79,000 miles (7 reports).
Ram pickup owners reported paying a median of $2,000 for a driveshaft replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,200 and $2,800. That's from 7 owner reports (7 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00014%
- $1,000–$2,50043%
- $2,500–$5,00029%
- $5,000 and up14%
Share of the 7 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Ram pickup4$1,800 middle bill
- 2006 Ram pickup1too few for a middle
- 2012 Ram pickup2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Ram pickup reliability by year
- Driveshaft replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ram pickup owners reported
ABS module replacement (69) · Steering rack replacement (47) · TIPM replacement (35) · Brake repair (26) · Fuel pump replacement (22) · Engine replacement (18) · Differential repair (14) · Lifter replacement (13) · Ball joint replacement (12) · Tie rod replacement (11) · Transmission replacement (10) · CV axle replacement (7) · Wiring harness repair (7) · Blend door actuator replacement (6) · DPF replacement (6) · Turbocharger replacement (6) · Car battery replacement (5) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (5) · Radiator replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11416027, 11176663, 11064642, 10823425, 10667369, 10626233, 10609455.
Quick answers
How much does driveshaft replacement cost on a Ram pickup?
Ram pickup owners reported a median of $2,000, and the middle half paid $1,200 to $2,800, from 7 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ram pickup driveshaft replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ram pickup middle bill of $2,000 is higher than the $1,200 owners of all 43 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ram pickup repair costs come from?
From 7 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.