Ram 2500 Complaints (2017)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#11093201May 10, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRE PINCHED BETWEEN SPARE TIRE AND BODY WAS SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT THE SPARE TIRE ON FIRE. TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER 7 HOURS. WAS TOLD ALL WIRES LEADING TO THE BACK ARE ON FUSES AND SHOULD HAVE BROKEN THE CIRCUIT BEFORE A FIRE BEGAN. *CW *TT CONSUMER STATED THAT THE OWNER REPORTED A FIRE AT REAR OF VEHICLE IN SPARE TIRE AREA AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. BODY SHOP STATES A WIRE WAS PINCHED BY THE SPARE TIRE AND CAUSED THE FIRE. UPDATED 9/20/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092581May 8, 2018
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUSPENSION, SPECIFICALLY STEERING SYSTEM GOES INTO A SEVERE WOBBLE OR SHIMMY WHEN A DIP OR POTHOLE IS DRIVEN OVER. THE SIDE TO SIDE WOBBLE IS SO SEVERE YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE OR NEAR COMPLETE STOP TO GET THE TRUCK TO COME OUT OF IT. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DODGE DEALER TWICE AND A LOCAL SUSPENSION/ALIGNMENT SHOP AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE DODGE RAM "DEATH WOBBLE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092016May 5, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 65-75MPH WHILE ON ANY HWY OR INTERSTATE THERE IS A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE FLOOR BOARD. I PURCHASED 4 MICHELEN DEFENDER LTX MS TIRES BECAUSE THE DEALER TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. AFTER I PICKED IT UP, IT STILL DID IT. MY TRUCK OCCASIONALY TELLS ME 4 WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT IN PROGRESS WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE DEALER IN PORT AURTHOR DID AN ALIGNMENT AND INSPECTED THE SUSPENSION BUT CAME UP WITH NO SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076331March 5, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF DIESEL FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WAS NOTICED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MIRACLE DODGE IN GALLATIN, TENNESSEE) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ODOR WAS NORMAL FOR DIESEL FUEL VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064388January 23, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL RAM TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, HOWEVER FOR THE US MODELS, THE MANUFACTURE DISABLES THE FEATURE TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THEM ACTIVATED. A SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD NOT BE AN ELECTIVE FEATURE SHOULD BE INCLUDED WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE US THAT REQUIRE HEADLIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY, WHY NOT ACTIVATE THESE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT TO MAKE THE ROADWAYS SAFER FOR ALL. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THEM ACTIVATED AND DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE THE HOURLY LABOR RATE TO ACTIVATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056144December 22, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE LOCK ACTUATOR DEFECT. TAILGATE FALLS RANDOMLY WHILE TRUCK IN MOTION WHEN VEHICLE LOCKS DOORS ONCE IN MOTION AUTOMATICALLY. THE ACTUATOR OVER ROTATES AND UNLOCKS TAILGATE ALLOWING IT TO DROP. ALSO WHEN USING KEY FOB TO LOCK DOORS ACTUATOR OVER ROTATES CAUSING TAILGATE UNLOCK AND ALLOWS IT TO FALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054680December 14, 2017
ENGINE
THIS IS FOR A DIESEL ENGINE VEHICLE. PERIODICALLY (EVERY FEW DAYS), FOR 2 TO 5 MINUTES AT A TIME, UNTREATED DIESEL EXHAUST GASES ENTER THE CABIN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AIR VENT WHEN THE VENTILATION FAN IS ON. THIS OCCURS GENERALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT LOWER SPEEDS OR NOT MOVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IF I STOP THE VENTILATION AND OPEN THE WINDOWS, MORE EXHAUST GASES ENTER THE CABIN THROUGH THE WINDOWS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALKED AROUND AND SMELLED THESE GASES AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, UNDER THE HOOD, BUT NOT AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN COINCIDENTALLY WITH A REGEN CYCLE. STOPPING THE VENTILATION WITHOUT OPENING THE WINDOWS, STOPS THE SMELL IN THE CABIN, BUT NOT IN THE ENVIRONMENT OUTSIDE OF THE CABIN, THE SMELL IS DEFINITELY PURE UNTREATED DIESEL EXHAUST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP WHO DID SOME QUICK TROUBLESHOOTING BUT DID NOT FIND THE ISSUE. I DID SOME QUICK SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET AND EASILY FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF POSITIVE HITS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH A SIMILAR OUTCOME AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, AND PEOPLE MENTION THAT THEY TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO FORCE A REGEN AND TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. SOME PEOPLE REPORT THAT CHRYSLER SAYS THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND RECOMMENDS TURNING OFF THE VENTILATION. I HAVE NOT TALKED TO CHRYSLER MYSELF, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS GOOD, THE DEF TREATMENT WORKS VERY WELL AND I DO NOT SMELL UNTREATED DIESEL EXHAUST AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031937October 5, 2017
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 2500. AFTER SWITCHING THE ORIGINAL TIRES, WHICH REQUIRED 85 LBS OF AIR PRESSURE FOR TIRES THAT REQUIRED 65 LBS OF PRESSURE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ROCKY MOUNT CHRYSLER IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC) WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THE TPMS WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024864September 21, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL 2017 RAM 2500 TRANS TEMP GETTING TO HIGH AT NORMAL DRIVING CONDS WAS TOLD FROM PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THIS THE EXHAUST IS TO CLOSE TO THE TRANS WITHOUT A DEFLECTOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023764September 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL WITH LOAD, ENGINE DIED WITH NO WARNING LOST BRAKES AND STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019941August 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK HAS MAJOR VIBRATION BETWEEN 60 TO 80 MPH. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX 3 TIMES WITH 2 TIRE REBALANCING AND 1 LOAD FORCE REBALANCE. NONE HAVE IMPACTED VIBRATION. NOW VIBRATION IS WORSE AND IS IMPACTING DRIVABILITY. COMPLAINT TICKET IS IN WITH FCA # 32159244. DEALER HAS ENTERED STAR TICKET 8/24/17. TRUCK CURRENT MELANGE IS 3223, AND WAS JUST PURCHASED IN JUNE 2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018956August 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED AND PLACED MY RAM 2500 IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. GOT OUT AND PUSHED A VEHICLE OFF A CAR DOLLY ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK! THE TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. I RAN TO STOP IT AS THE TRUCK AND CAR DOLLY JACK KNIFED HITTING ME AND KNOCKING BACKWARDS. THE DOLLY WEDGED UNDER THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK DAMAGING IT! SINCE THEN SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS NOT WANTED TO GO INTO REVERSE. YOU WILL HAVE TO SHIFT IT BACK INTO PARK THEN BACK INTO REVERSE FOR IT TO WORK! *DT *DT *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11005391July 14, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SOUTH COUNTY RAM IN GILROY 455 AUTOMALL DRIVE, GILROY, CA 95020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CASTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED OR A BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO KNOWN SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS (1. SOUTH COUNTY RAM IN GILROY 455 AUTOMALL DRIVE, GILROY, CA 95020 AND 2. BOARDWALK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1 BAIR ISLAND ROAD, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063). THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE THE SAME AT BOTH DEALERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 326. UPDATED 08/30/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002838July 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
"DEAD ACCELERATOR PEDAL" SITUATION: FROM A STOP, THERE IS ABOUT A 1-2 SECOND DELAY BEFORE FULL POWER IS GIVEN. SITUATION 2: WHEN ON THE THROTTLE, AND YOU LET OFF THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY, AND THEN RAPIDLY GET BACK ON THE THROTTLE; THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND FOR ALMOST 2 SECONDS. THIS IS *HIGHLY* DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC; OR IN AN INSTANCE WHERE SOMEONE MAKES AN UNEXPECTED MOVE (PULLING OUT, CHANGING LANES, ETC) IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU WANT THE POWER BACK QUICKLY. IT HAPPENS TO ME AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK; AND IT CAN BE CITY OR HIGHWAY, AT ANY SPEED. THE ONLY TRIGGER IS TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN STEP RIGHT BACK ON IT, AND YOU WILL BE MISSING POWER FOR A COUPLE SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993378June 6, 2017
SUSPENSION
HAS VENT FOR FROUNT DRIVE AXEL IN WHEEL WELL HE CATCHES RAINWATER AND GET YOU INTO THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ON FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE SAYS DRIVE AXLE IS NOT PART OF DRIVETRAIN AND WILL NOT COVER WARRANTY ALL DODGE RAM FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE'S 2017 MODELS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ENOUGH WATER GETS IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IT WILL BURN UP THE GEAR NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEBODY HAS A FRONT IN LOCK UP AND CAUSES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993277June 5, 2017
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS INFLATED ABOVE THE RECOMMENDED PSI. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFLATED TO 63 PSI, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM FISHTAILING WHEN TRAVELING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DEFLATING THE TIRE PRODUCED A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER REQUIRED THE OVER INFLATION OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR DECAL STATED THAT THE TIRE MAX TIRE PRESSURE WAS 60. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970330April 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS, THE GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 300 DEGREES. THE CONTACT AND HIS TWO CHILDREN EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE BAY THEN EMITTED FIRE AND SMOKE, WHICH CAME THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949964February 7, 2017
WHEELS
PURCHASED 2017 MODEL RAM 4WDTRUCK ON 20 JAN 17. ON 21 JAN 17 NOTICED GREASE STREAM MARKS ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. DROVE ANOTHER 420 MILES ON HIGHWAY. NOTICED HEAVIER GREASE STREAM MARKS ON SAME TIRE, WITH SPRAY-ON TO THE FRONT RIGHT REAR INNER FENDER. DROVE ANOTHER 420 HIGHWAY MILES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BACKSIDE OF SAID TIRE I NOTICED BLACK GREASE LEAKING FROM THE INNER HUB. ON 06 FEB 17 DEALER INSPECTED SAID HUB. FIRST TOLD ME " YOU PICKED UP SOME DIRT FROM THE ROAD"? THEN TO MY SURPRISE, DEALER'S CHIEF MECHANIC SAID THAT NOT ONLY THE FRONT RIGHT BEARING IS LEAKING, BUT ALSO THE FRONT LEFT BEARING IS LEAKING. SERVICE MANGER FIRST TOLD ME "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO" UPON THREATENING WITH LEGAL ACTION, DEALER EVENTUALLY ORDERED PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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