Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#11394625February 4, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINES NEEDING CAM SHAFTS LIFTERS TIMING CHAINS THEY OVER HEAT ELECTRIC FANS NOT WORKING BATTERIES EXPLODE TRANSMISSIONS STOP SHIFTING BAD VALVE BODIES BAD ELECTRICAL PARTS THESE TRUCKS ARE DRIVEN AROUND ONE LOCATION AT 35 MPH OR LESS 24-7 AND PARKED FOR LONG TIMES AT IDLE. NO CITY OR HWY DRIVING 4 DIFFERENT TRUCKS AT DEALERSHIPS SINCE 9/16/2020 STILL NOT REPAIRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391069February 1, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WITH THE COLD WEATHER, IT'S NOT CRANKING. I HAD A NEW BATTERY AND STARTER INSTALLED AND IT STILL DOESN'T CRANK UNLESS IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND I PRESS THE FUEL PEDDLE. IF IT SETS FOR TOO LONG IN COLD, I HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS AND NO LONGER AM ABLE TO USE REMOTE START AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO BE JUMPED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390758January 30, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON A 35MPH STREET, TRUCK SUDDENLY BUCKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL, AND THE RPM'S WERE ERRATIC. I PUT IT IN N PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. IT RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES. I DROVE ABOUT 9 MILES, PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS COASTING UP IT, WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, NOTHING. I SLAMMED IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHILE IDLING, OR MOVING AT A SLOW RATE. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A 50MPH, 4 LANE MAIN THOROUGHFARE. I STEPPED ON PARKING BRAKE, TURNED IT OFF AND THANKED GOD THAT I WAS UNHARMED. I STARTED BACK UP, PUT IT IN D, DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL (LIGHT TURNED GREEN) AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THEN IT BUCKED A FEW TIMES AND ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT KEPT REVVING UP AND ACCELERATING. AGAIN, I DEPRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHUT IT OFF. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS COMING UP MY SUBURBAN 35MPH STREET. I GOT TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE FURTHER. I BUCKED AND CHOKED, RPM'S JUMPING UP AND DOWN THE LAST 100 YARDS. I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT AN IDLING RATE AND IT TOOK OFF LIKE A SHOT. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND IT STILL KEPT ACCELERATING. IF I HADN'T TURNED THE WHEEL, I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH MY GARAGE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I SUFFER FROM IDIOPATHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND CKD, THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE UNABLE TO BREATHE AS MY HEART WAS BEATING SO FAST. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390120January 27, 2021
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PINION NUT HAS LOOSENED UP AND THAT CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND IT HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS THAT HAVE TO BE CHANGED SUCH AS (CRUSH SLAVE, INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS,SPACERS, AND PINION NUT) ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO THE 2005 DODGE RAM AND THEY RECALLED THOSE TRUCKS JUST NOT THE YEAR OF MINE. I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND I AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD WAY IF THE DRIVESHAFT BECAME UNATTACHED OR THE REAR-END LOCKED UP ON ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389946January 26, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BLINKERS WILL TURN ON IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHAT LEVER IS APPLIED. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON WHEN YOU TURN LEVER TO LEFT TURN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUN INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389660January 24, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE TRUCK THE DASH WAS JUST CRACKED UP THEN I HAD TO CHANGE THE HEATER CORE AND WHILE PUTTING THE DASH BACK IN IT BROKE ALL UP AND NOW THERE ARE SHARP EDGES ALL ACROSS THE TOP AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THE YARD BUT NOW HOW IT IS WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TO HOLD THE RADIO AND THE GAUGES BACK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389534January 23, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HEAD BOLTS THAT BREAK AND TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR AND NOW CAM SHAFT SENSORS HAD REPAIRS DONE BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN MOTION EVERY TIME THIS TIME IT WAS ON 1/22/21 OTHERS IN 17-18-19-21
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389291January 21, 2021
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND MY HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. NOT SURE IF I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MY AIR BAG WOULD ACTUALLY DEPLOY.. THINKING IT IS A CLOCK SPRING ISSUE.. HAD A RECALL ON MY 2011 WRANGLER AND SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO THAT VEHICLE ALSO..THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER WORK TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388866January 19, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START INTERMITTENTLY, AS WELL AS MAKE AN ABNORMAL CRACKING SOUND WHILE DOING SO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FEDERICO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1875 E EDWARDSVILLE RD, WOOD RIVER, IL 62095, (618) 254-1000) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388868January 19, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK AND I WAS TOLD BY DODGE DEALER MECHANIC THAT THE MAIN HOUSING UNIT DOOR FOR THE HEATER AND AC USUALLY BREAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388248January 14, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST. I PURCHASED A TRAILER AND IT HOOKED UP FINE. WORKED FINE TOWING UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE TRAILER AND SEVEN PIN CONNECTOR. NOW THE CONTROLLER TELLS ME THERE IS NO TRAILER ON THE CONTROLLER AND THE DASH ALERTS. UPON PULLING THE TRAILER AGAIN THE CONTROLLER TELLS ME I'M NOT TOWING WHEN I AM. ??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387896January 13, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND OCCURRED WHILE THE RPM WAS BELOW 700 RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.*DT FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER BRAKING AND GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AFTER THE RPM'S DROP TO ABOUT 700.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387761January 12, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M GETTING NO WARM AIR FROM THE HEATING SYSTEM, AND I THINK THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH RECALL K17
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387491January 11, 2021
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ENGINE COOLING HAS A BAD DESIGN FOR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS SO 2 BOLTS ON EACH SIDE BROKE OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND NOW THERE IS LARGE EXHAUST LEAKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE MOST COMMON DEFECT I HAVE SEEN BY TALKING TO PEOPLE AND ON ANY FORUM AND AM VERY SURPRISED THIS ISN'T A RECALL ALREADY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387176January 8, 2021
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK BROKE DOWN WHEN DRIVING CITY STREET NORMAL CONDITIONS. DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF AND BROKE IN TWO. RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL N08 - REAR AXLE PINION NUT OPENED APRIL 2013. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO TRUCK, $13K OR SO IN PARTS ALONE OR MORE THAN TRUCK VALUE. HAD MY TRUCK SINCE JUNE 2020, JUST NOW INFORMING ME THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE SAFETY RECALL ISSUE (ONLY THE RECALL REPAIRS WHICH IS MINIMAL). DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH CHRYSLER? ARE THEY CORRECT IN THEIR HANDLING OR DO THEY OWE ME SOME KIND OF FAIR SETTLEMENT PAYOUT SINCE THE DAMAGES ARE WORTH MORE THAN THE TRUCK VALUE (TRADE IN AROUND $12K).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386793January 6, 2021
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER STATED WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE SAW THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MEND THE TIE ROD AND DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER MOREHART MURPHY REGIONAL AUTO CENTER (31 PARKER AVE, DURANGO, CO 81303, (970) 247-2121) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HER SON REPAIRED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD AND STEERING LINKAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V350000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386741January 5, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
I WAS ON A ON-RAMP GETTING UP TO HEY SPEED. HIT A LITTLE BUMP WHERE THE OLD AND NEW ASPHALT JOIN AND THE REAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL TO THE LEFT AND STARTED TO SPIN OUT HOT THAT K-RAIL THEN WENT OVER IT ROILING ABOUT 30 FEET FROM IT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT LOCK. IT WAS A BIT FOGGY AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386531January 4, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 RAM 2500 WITH DEFECTIVE WIN MODULE WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. ENGINE CAN SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386001January 1, 2021
POWER TRAIN
RAM 1500 4WD HAS 79000 ON VEHICLE NOT USED TO TOW AND ALL MAINTENANCE (FLUIDS,FILTERS ,ETC) PERFORMED AS SCHEDULED. TRANSMISSION FLASHED A MANUAL SHIFT CODE OF "4" AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE STOPPED BY AUTOZONE AND HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER SAID "A SHIFT SOLENOID BAD. CALLED DEALER OUT OF WARRANTY SO I TOOK TO MR TRANSMISSION AND HAD TO HAVE A COMPLETE OVERHAUL ON TRANSMISSION. COULDNT REBUILD BECAUSE OF THE METAL SAVINGS IN TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE DUE TO THE USAGE OF THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385801December 31, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE WHO OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP AS NEEDED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE CONTACT CALLED GRISSOM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2920 W BROADWAY, BUNKER HILL, IN 46914, (765) 689-7000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SELL A REPLACEMENT KIT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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