Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#11020089August 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM FAILED AT 60,120 MILES (TOTTALY INTREGATED POWER MODULE) TRUCK WOULD NOT START
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020095August 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART WHILE HOLDING THE KEY FOB BUT, WHEN RELEASED, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED REPALCEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V2400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ONLINE FOR THE 2010 RAM QUAD CAB REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019942August 27, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY TRUCK DASH TOP PART STARTED CRACKING OUT, AT FIRST IT HAD JUST A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW AFTER DRIVING FOR COUPLE WEEKS IN A DAILY BASIS (I DRIVE LESS THAN 30 MILES TOTAL PER DAY) IT JUST KEEPS CRACKING ALL OVER. I HAD BEFORE A 2001 DODGE RAM AND THIS HAPPEND TO IT ALSO, THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE HOLES THROUGH IT.....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019878August 26, 2017
ENGINE
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TODAY, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT BEEPED ONCE AND THE ENGINE DIED. LUCKILY WE COASTED TO THE SIDE, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK, WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. STARTED WOULD ENGAGE. SOUNDS LIKE TIPM TROUBLE. SPENTS $200 BEING TOWED HOME 75 MILES
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019609August 25, 2017
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE CABIN AND EXTERIOR CARGO AREA LIGHTING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019451August 24, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE IN SOCIAL MEDIAL (YOUTUBE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DQMULP2SLWO&T=790S) THAT THE 2011-2016 DODGE RAM 1500 WILL EXPERIENCE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BREAKAGE DUE TO THE CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE ALUMINUM HEADS HAVING DIFFERENT HEAT DISPLACEMENT. THE HEAT CONDUCTED BY THE CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD WILL EVENTUALLY WEAKEN THE BOLTS CAUSING THEM TO BREAK. THE FACT THAT DODGE HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM IS POSING CONSUMERS TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THESE BROKEN BOLTS EXTRACTED FROM THE ALUMINUM HEADS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLAIM SO THAT THIS ISSUE MAY BE BROUGHT UP FOR FUTURE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THE MATTER IN FURTHER DETAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019082August 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STERLING DODGE LOCATED AT: 5504 I-49 FRONTAGE RD, OPELOUSAS, LA 70570, PHONE NUMBER (337) 942-1241, WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018909August 22, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018968August 22, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE DEFROSTER, BUT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAINT MARYS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1237 MILLION DOLLAR HIGHWAY KERSEY, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,643.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018992August 22, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER, AND THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING SOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER LOCKS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (11503 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, BRIDGETON, MO 63044) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE HAD SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO INFORMATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016249August 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND WAS SUCCESSFUL ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST TWELVE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BRAD FRANCIS DODGE IN LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016274August 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH IS CRACKING AND DETERIORATING PRODUCING SMALL SHARP OBJECTS IN THE CAB THAT COME LOSE AND ARE A HAZZARD TO ALL OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016106August 18, 2017
STEERING
THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THE TRUCK CONSTANTLY WANDERS WHEN DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE EXCESSIVE PLAY IS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF STEERING WHEEL INPUT BEFORE THE WHEELS START TO TURN (THIS APPLIES WHETHER STATIONARY OR BEING DRIVEN).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016118August 18, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE RAGLAND CHRYSLER DEALER LOCATED IN BAY CITY, TEXAS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015905August 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TWO ISSUES: 1: KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS. I'VE REPLACED BUSHINGS, LINKAGES, BALL JOINTS, AND NOTHING HELPED. I REPLACED WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES AND THE KNOCKING IS REDUCED, BUT NOT FIXED. SHOP OWNERS THAT DRIVE THE SAME TRUCK SAY THEY'VE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THEIR OWN VEHICLES AND CAN'T PINPOINT THE FRONT END NOISES EITHER. 2:VIBRATION UNDER THE VEHICLE, FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, THROUGH THE DRIVE SHAFT, TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. DIESEL SHOP SAYS IT'S A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE SEALS TO GET WORN OUT DUE TO IMBALANCED DRIVE SHAFT. HOWEVER, THE DRIVE SHAFT DIDN'T LOSE ANY WEIGHTS AND WAS FINE FOR THE FIST 90,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGE ADAM 2500 AND 3500, ACCORDING TO THE SHOP. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES, SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND KEPT GOING TO DIFFERENT SHOPS, THINKING THAT SOME MAY BE BETTER AT BALANCING THAN OTHERS. THERE'S A DEFINITE VIBRATION BETWEEN 45-55 MPH AND THEN IT'S REALLY BAD AT 69-75+ MPH. IT'S BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR MONTHS AND AFTER REPLACING WORN OUT SEAL ON TRANSFER CASE, IT STILL ISN'T PROPER, BUT SOMEWHAT BETTER. SHOP SAID IT'S TEMPORARY AND PARTIAL FIX UNTIL I GET THE DRIVESHAFT BALANCED, BUT IT HAS TO BE SENT OFF FOR BALANCING AND COULD TAKE 3-4 DAYS. I CAN'T BE WITHOUT MY TRUCK FOR 3 DAYS. I DROVE A FORD FOR 300,000 MILES WITH NO ISSUES IN THE STEERING NOR IN THE DRIVETRAIN. I DROVE A CHEVY FOR 200,000 MILES WITH ZERO ISSUES THAT THIS DODGE RAM 3500 HAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016021August 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIS LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016066August 17, 2017
EQUIPMENT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE HEATING SYSTEM AND THE DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT DEFROST AND THE HEATING SYSTEM BLEW COLD AIR IN THE WINTER OF 2015. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OUTER TIE RODS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V158000 (EQUIPMENT) PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO THE HVAC SYSTEM FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015617August 16, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE MANIFOLD STUD BOLTS ARE BREAKING OFF IN THE HEAD MOST COMMONLY WITH 7 AND 8 CYLINDER...CAUSE A HORRUBLE EXHAUST LEAK AND CAUSING THE MANIFOLD TO WORP AND CRACK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015686August 16, 2017
ENGINE
THE 2012 DODGE RAM 3500 4X4 6.7 DIESEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP RUNNING. THE GAUGES WILL ALL GO DEAD, THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING AND WILL NOT START UP AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED, PUT IN PARK AND KEY TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS, WITH OR WITHOUT A LOAD, PULLING A TRAILER OR RUNNING EMPTY. ONCE IT HAS STARTED BACK UP, IT MAY RUN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE OR WEATHER BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED IN HOT AND COOL WEATHER AND WET AND DRY CONDITIONS. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. LAST WEEK IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. ROAD SURFACE DOES NOT SEEM TO CREATE THE CONDITION FOR THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN EITHER BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ON BOTH SMOOTH SURFACES WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ON DIRT ROADS HAPPENED, ALWAYS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM OR IS THIS TRUCK JUST AN ODDITY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015690August 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE. WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MILES THE TRUCK MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE, THE TRUCK LURCHED AND LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE I DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND HAD BEEN ROTATING, BANGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE PINION NUT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE PINION GEAR. THE SPLINE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL'S PINION GEAR WAS ASKEW AND FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. THE TOWING SERVICE INDICATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED AND THE WHEELS WOULD NOT ROTATE AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED ONTO A FLATBED. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO CONDUCTED REPAIRS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR AXLES WAS LOCKED UP AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WOULD REQUIRE A REBUILD. THIS SITUATION MIRRORS THE NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE14-019 AND LINKED TO CHRYSLER'S RECALL P77 / NHTSA 14V-796, WITH THE DIFFERENCE BEING THAT THIS OCCURRED ON A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 NOT A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE 2004 DODGE RAM WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE SAME TIME FRAME AS THE 2005 DODGE RAMS IN THE RECALL (JANUARY 28, 2004 - AUGUST 3, 2005), JUNE 2004. IN ADDITION THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2005 DODGE RAM 1500S ARE INTERCHANGEABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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