Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#11562309December 28, 2023
AIR BAGS
Refuse a loaner car while the recall gets done
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11561723December 24, 2023
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
My husband was driving about 20mls per hrs when our truck cought fire the whole front of our truct cought fire. The front mirror and everything if distroit due to the fire .
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560723December 18, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK STRAP IS NOT CONNECTED I SEE A RECALL ON THE YEAR OF MY TRUCK BUT WHEN I LOOK UP MY VIN # IT DONT SHOW MY TRUCK HAVING THE PROBLEM BUT IT SAYS IN THE RECALL MY TRUCK ON IT WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560553December 17, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
This issue has been experienced more than 5 times and only occurs while turning. While making both left and right hand turns, the steering wheel locks mid turn and the engine completely shuts off resulting in the inability to turn in any direction. The first time this happened, I almost went into a ditch and today as I turned to cross an intersection, I lost all steering control and the truck shut down mid turn in the middle of the intersection. This left the truck immobilized in the intersection and facing into oncoming traffic. Following each incident, I put the truck in park and restart it as if there was no issue. There are no warning lights that appear prior to any of the incidents that would indicate an issue and the instrument panel goes dark each time the issue occurs. This is going to get me and/or my family killed one of these days. I have researched this online and there are countless reports from other 2011 Ram owners experiencing the same exact issue. How has a safety recall not been issued for this?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560564December 17, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I was adjusting the steering wheel and the power completely shuts off. I had no steering power.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11560219December 14, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
The TIPM is failing in several areas... Starter, fuel pump and passenger compartment heater. This seems to be a common problem and Ram has never been held accountable... This plastic box and wires that should cost under a hundred dollars to replace is being sold on line between $500 and $1500 The manufacturer also has a built in design flaw where the electrical auto start function is disabled if the consumer has to replace the battery. They must pay a dealer to reprogram the truck to auto start... Seems like Dodge new they would be robbing the public on both of these items...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11559326December 9, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UNKNOWN TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11558508December 5, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shut off without warning. The contact stated that the failure occurred after driving over a bump in the roadway. The contact stated that occasionally, while wiggling the ignition key the engine would turn on before shutting off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who determined that the ignition switch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V373000 (Electrical System). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 270,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557226November 28, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM... Integrated Fuel Pump Relay, intermittent condition causes the truck to stall this is a common complaint and a significant cost to repair. Vehicle hard starts and stalls several times during inclement weather / cold starts and is an active concern while driving the vehicle. Fuel pump relay bypass is the only affordable fix as the relay is connected directly to the TIPM. No warning lights indicate any failure. Vehicle has been to dealer but due to the intermittent condition it was not repeatable at that time. This condition was investigated in 2014 but continues to be a problem. Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango both had recalls on this TIPM but due to the reporting statistics within NHTSA this vehicle was not included in the recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557290November 28, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Cranks but don’t start at times. After doing lots of research I think the tipm is going out and will leave me stranded. Repair shop cannot find a problem
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555819November 18, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Coming home at night ran into a horde of bugs, I had just had the wiper reservoir filled. It was empty and I had to stop and wipe my windshield by hand. i looked on line I seen several owners had the same problem this I believe to be a manufactured problem. The dealer wants 400 hundred to replace the reservoir I believe this to be a Chrysler safety problem that has occurring to to many 2011 and 2012 vehicles,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555520November 16, 2023
TIRES
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 equipped with Yokohama Tires, Tire Line: Geolander X A/T, Tire Size: 235/80/R17, DOT Number: XBA0PA01522. The contact stated that while exiting his driveway, the tires had trouble gaining stable traction. After a visual inspection of the tire tread, the contact became aware that the center tread on all four tires had excessive wear, potentially compromising vehicle safety. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the center tread did not provide an accurate measure of tread wear due to the step-up design, specific to the tire line. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The tires were replacement tires. The failure mileage was 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11553692November 5, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The heat stopped working so i replaced the blower motor and blower relay the heater switch and still have no heat. The wire gets hot to the touch. The heater only use to work on high then all of a sudden it just stopped all the way around
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552603October 30, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2008 RAM 1500 4 door p/up truck. Factory radio/ . Noise coming from CD player when radio was playing . Saturday morning , radio off . Radio screen lights up like the inside of a bread toaster . Orange Lines appear on the screen. and get hot to the touch . looks like melting wires . I Pulled over and disconnected the battery negative . looked for a Radio fuse in the fuse panel . but was unsuccessful . There was a Burning smell coming from the radio or dashboard still hot to the touch after unsuccessfully locating a Radio Fuse Anywhere . I reconnect the battery negative and noticed the same problem is occurring and then disconnected the negative and Call for assistance . Please help.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552154October 27, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Engine compartment caught fire while driving. Could not put out fire vehicle was total loss.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552042October 26, 2023
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, there was an abnormal thump, prompting the contact to look through the review mirror, where he observed that the spare tire was on the roadway. After a visual inspection, the contact observed that the spare tire hoist cable had detached, allowing the spare tire to fall from the spare tire compartment. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,600. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552066October 26, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2012 Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle drove over a bump in the roadway and started to shake violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined that the reinforcement bracket over the front track bar bracket had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 205,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551725October 24, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Wireless ignition module fails and will stall out the engine. This can happen at speed or stopped. Wireless ignition module will intermittently fail and cause a loss of power at speed causing no power steering or power brakes
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551350October 23, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
There is a class action law suit for newer rams mine has always done same thing since i have owned it occasionaly during slow speed turns it will shut off it will restart imediatly i have owned vehicle 4 years bought with 127000 miles now have 205000 miles on it
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551457October 23, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MOTOR CRANKS BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. TRY MULTIPLE TIMES FINALLY IT WILL START. JUMPED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE IN TIPM TO EMPTY SLOT AND IT STARTS NORMAL 50% OF THE TIME. READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AND HISTORY OF RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS MODEL. UNACCEPTABLE. SLEW OF OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE: RADIO CHANGING STATIONS AND SAVING CURRENT STATION TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WITHOUT TOUCHING SCREEN, POWER WINDOW SWITCHES STOP WORKING UNLESS UNPLUGGED THEN RECONNECTED FIRST, HEAD/TAIL/BACK-UP LIGHTS GOING OUT THEN BACK ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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