Other visibility problem on the 2013 RAM 1500
When other visibility problem gets reported
Owners of the 2013 RAM 1500 report other visibility problem at a median of 85,000 miles. A quarter of the reports come in before 20,000 miles and a quarter after 120,000 miles, from 10 reports that carried an odometer reading.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 75,000 miles. It is the 27th most-reported problem on this model year.
The mileage distribution
The reported range runs from 2,400 miles at the tenth percentile to 140,000 miles at the ninetieth, a spread of 137,042 miles across the middle 80% of reports.
When the reports scatter this far, the mileage is telling you about how these cars were driven more than about the part itself.
30% of the dated reports were filed under 36,000 miles.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,408 miles | 20,060 miles | 84,750 miles | 121,750 miles | 139,450 miles |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $150–$1,400 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 11 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2022, at a median of 5,000 miles, and latest on the 2013 at 85,000 miles.
By volume the 2019 carries the most reports, with 53; the 2013 has 12. A mode that appears across most years of a model is usually a design choice rather than a bad batch.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
Inside rearview mirror needs to be readjusted daily. -- first complaining to dealer was 1-24-13, 2665 miles. Dealer ordered mirror and replaced on 1-31-13. New mirror had same problem. Second complaining 2-26-13, 3799 miles. Chrysler response: known issue by chrysler -- "rearview mirror loses adjustment after a few days. Inspected mirror. Checked for applicable tsb's. Tech tips and star online cases. Chrysler responded to requests for technical assistance but offered no solution at this time. Suggesting that harsh/rough road conditions may affect the mirror's ability to retain its adjustment. This is considered a normal condition and no attempt to repair it should be made." I informed the local dealer that was an unacceptable response. Third complaint 5-16-13, 8974 miles. Dealer response: "inspected mirror for defects. Road tested. No problems found. No updated parts available." inside rearview mirror provides visibility that the outside mirrors do not, particularly in reduced visibility when outside mirrors are fogged, frosty, or icy. Made a 2,775 mile trip from maryland to the michigan upper peninsula and mirror had to be…
While driving my dog stepped on the window button which I thought was in the lock position and the window opened. I now know the window in the front does not lock, but this certainly distracted me the road putting me in a dangerous situation. I now keep him in the back but it is still a problem when kids are in the car and I have to look two ways at the same time. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge ram 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook uncontrollably whenever the rear windows rolled down. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,741.
Also reported on the 2013 RAM 1500
Other steering problem
Other electrical problem
Loss of power steering
Steering rack, gear or tie rod failure
Other engine problem
Other powertrain problem
How far this goes
Complaints are voluntary, so 12 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other visibility problem happen on the 2013 RAM 1500?
Across 10 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 85,000 miles. A quarter were filed before 20,000 miles and a quarter after 120,000 miles. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other visibility problem on the 2013 RAM 1500?
12 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.1 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed