Ram 1500 Complaints

1,938 consumer complaints on file.

#11498157December 19, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
On 12/16/21 with mileage at 10,380 my truck lost power and engine turned off as i was making a left turn at a speed of somewhere between 5-10 MPH. After a complete stop i was able to turn the truck back on and everything seemed normal. I did called FCA the following day and was told to have it checked at a dealership near me but Covid hit my family around that time so i didn’t take it in for service. on 2/27/22 with 14,800 miles the truck stalled again as i was making a left turn at a busy intersection. The truck stalled on me again for the 3rd time but i didn’t document date or mileage. Currently i have a little over 32,000 miles and truck has stalled 3 times and not once did i get a check engine light.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498050December 19, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I was at service station to get gas, and the nozzle clicks off no matter what speed I try, even though my tank shows being 1/2 full. Gas also runs out getting on my hand, the truck, and the ground. This is my first report of the problem, but it has occurred several times over the past two months. I had wondered if it could have been the nozzle malfunctioning, but I pulled up to the next pump and encountered the same issue. Had we been on a trip and unable to add fuel we could have been stranded. Had we been on an Interstate and got stuck in traffic for an extended time, we could suffer the consequence of running out of fuel. The result could be tragic had the overflowing gas found an ignition source. Finally, the presence and smell of gasoline on me and my clothing is irritating and disguising
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498033December 19, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
This multifunction (split tailgate) will not close properly. I must slam it shut multiple time before it will latch properly. The dealership has tried to fix it multiple times and has been unsuccessful in doing so. They tell me I have to live with it now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497666December 15, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Driver side lock stays locked when unlocking the vehicle. Unable to enter and access the vehicle. It will also stay in the unlocked position when locking the vehicle. Vehicle is accessible to break-in. - The safety of passengers, such as my children, is at risk in the event I need to quickly access the inside of my vehicle's driver side if it's locked. For example, if my vehicle needs to be turned off in an emergency or the truck needs to be quickly driven or the gear be changed (say, if accidently not placed in park and the vehicle begins to move), etc. - Dealer has not confirmed issue. - Vehicle has not been inspected. - No prior warning messages or prior symptoms
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497636December 15, 2022
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Sat. 7/16/22 ~ 3:05pm (7,427 mi) - While pulling out of my neighborhood onto the main road, the truck abruptly shut itself off, went into PARK & applied the e-Brake with my truck sticking into the roadway about a foot (& another vehicle behind me). Oncoming traffic in the lane was able to go around me still. Thankfully traffic was light and I wasn’t stuck further out in the road when it happened… or Mon-Fri when it’s busier. I noticed the “Battery” fault symbol on the dash but was able to restart the truck, release the e-brake, and get it in DRIVE again to get going again. During the rest of the 35 min drive to work, I had the digital gauges up on the radio and could see the battery voltage was at 11.9v - 12.0v for the entire drive to work. Sun. 7/17/22 ~ 12:15am to 12:45am - After sitting for 8hrs, I came out expecting to need a jumpstart to get home and found the truck started right up. I pulled up the digital gauges on the radio and the dash cluster and saw the battery voltage was at 13.9v -14.0v. That seemed weird, but perhaps the 48v Li eTorque Battery recharged the 12v system? During the 35min drive home from work, I noticed the battery voltage continued to drop to 13.3v, 13,2v, & 13.0v by the time I got home. Mon. 7/18/22 ~ 7:30am - Dropped the truck off to get it looked at/potential issue entered into the system. Dealer kept the truck for a few days, making several small trips with the truck and couldn't replicate the issue. Tue. 12/14/22 ~ 3:03 pm (15,222 miles) - while making a left turn from onto a side road the truck abruptly shut itself off, went into PARK & applied the e-Brake with my truck stuck in the oncoming Lane. Oncoming traffic luckily stopped for me to clear the road. Same scenario as before, with the “Battery” fault symbol on the dash but was able to start the truck, release the e-brake, and get it in DRIVE again to get going again. During the rest of the 30 min drive the digital gauges show the battery at 11.8v to 12.0v. 2hrs later fine.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497346December 13, 2022
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle is equipped with “e-torque” auto stop/start feature. Was driving vehicle about 20-25 mph on road within grocery store parking lot area and approached stop sign. As I came to a stop the vehicle shut the engine off like normal and as I released the brake (which is when the vehicle automatically starts again) it started and I turned right to have the engine shut off again with no warning. Vehicle came to stop on road with traffic and automatically shifted vehicle into park and set e-brake. I didn’t know what happened at the moment and was confused why I lost power. I started the engine again and shifted into drive and deactivated the parking brake. Called dealer immediately after and made an appt for vehicle to be seen. No warning lights persisted after the incident took place. Seems like a very serious safety issue that should be investigated.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497307December 13, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Tailgate Opened by it self while driving down the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496913December 11, 2022
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
There were two (2) separate Repair orders performed in late July 2022 by dealership on 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn truck. Afterwards, on 7/21/22 the Fire Dept responded to our home since new 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 truck with 1,225 miles was “leaking gasoline⛽️ from engine compartment. The gasoline leak was pouring out the engine compartment onto the driveway and down into the street. This potential fire 🔥 dilemma occurred just 2 weeks after dealership had replaced “all the fuel injectors” in the engine. This was a dangerous situation my husband and family were put in due to thus defective truck. In addition, since the inception of leasing this truck the MIL light blinks constantly with daily notification regarding “Powertrain Engine Malfunction”! Seems very negligent for Manufacturer and dealership to have a defective truck that risks the consumer’s life and the safety of their family with a fire hazard!🔥 This defective truck had another repair order on Nov. 29, 2022 when truck began revving on its own and then lost power on roadway. We had to have the truck towed back to dealership yet again & again. This major defect occurred when the truck lost power while driving and the electrical dashboard oil / transmission indicators were acting erratically. Basically, the repair order indicates that the dealership replaced the same fuel injector that they replaced in back in July 2022 (twice for same replacement part). Lastly,, even after seven repairs the check engine light is continuously going on (indicating never ending mechanical problems). The dealership has never fixed this issue either since the truck is beyond repair.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496705December 9, 2022
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
vehicle stalled and shut off while merging into traffic. Dash lit up and ebrake engaged. No check engine light after incident.Extremely unsafe and could have caused an accident on coming traffic had to swerve out the way to avoid an accident. No prior warnings and has happened twice now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496300December 6, 2022
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
Was driving less than 10 mph and we to make a left turn. As I turned the engine shut down and the emergency brake came on. I was stuck in the intersection. I have less than 200 miles on the truck. I was finally able to restart it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495993December 4, 2022
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Just purchased brand new and has 681 miles. All the coolant has leaked out onto exhaust causing steam to come into the cab. All over everywhere. The resouvoir is below the minimum level. I stopped the vehicle and was unable to return home because of fear of running out of fluid. The fumes came through the vents. This vehicle only has 681 miles. I purchased this one week ago
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495932December 4, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The large 12in screen in the middle of the dash that controls all of the safety functions, the radio, temperature controls, rear view camera, etc went blank and was accompanied by an extremely loud beeping noise. I was driving at speed when this happened and almost lost control of the truck. I’m terrified to continue to drive the truck because I don’t know if it will happen again. I also don’t know what works and what doesn’t.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495241November 29, 2022
ENGINE
Sitting at red light and truck engine stalled/shut off. Emergency brake was automatically engaged I then had to restart the truck. I had to put on hazard lights as cars were stuck behind me this was very dangerous!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495239November 29, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While making a right turn at 5mph, motor shut down and emergency brake was applied. 22k mile on a ram bighorn. Serious safety issue
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494804November 24, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I went to Walmart and my truck shift off coming of the highway . All power died but said was still running I pulled in to Walmart because it was the closest place to coast in to with no power steering . I get out look around nothing looks wrong so I get back in push the engine start button and my truck makes a load bank noise followed by a bright flash as my antenna exploded. I have only 600 miles on it never knew this was a problem I don't even know where to begin I have no power any where in my truck except hazards dome lights that is all
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494608November 22, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
Was making a slow 10-15mph right hand turn out of my neighborhood and the truck stalled. Power was still on, park brake came on while in motion. Had to shift back to park to restart. Once restarted, no caution or warning lights on the dash.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494590November 22, 2022
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
In traffic in a parking lot pulling into driveways slow speeds times it just would t stop and lunges forward about 5ft not safe took it to dealership service 2 times they can’t find the problem because there saying there’s no check engine lights on to find the problem I have just around 20k miles 2022 ram this is a safety issue I did read up one person having the same problem got into a accident
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11493652November 15, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING AROUND 40MPH ON A BUSY ROAD WAY I WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. TRUCK DIED WITHOUT WARNING, DASH DISPLAYED NORMAL START PROMPT SCREEN THEN TOLD ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE LADY BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. SO IT STOPPED THE TRUCK COMPLETLEY AND RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUE. IM NOW VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFTEY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF NOT TO MENTION I DO TOW A SMALL BUT EXPENSIVE BASS BOAT ON THE WEEKENDS WHICH COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND OR FINANCIAL LOSS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11493522November 14, 2022
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
After coming to a stop or near stop (after applying on the brakes), there is a delay in throttle response and acceleration of between 1-3 seconds. This is a potential safety hazard because if a car is delayed in throttle, it may not be able to properly avoid an accident from behind. There were also a few instances where the car did not respond to the throttle, instead, after a 2 second delay, there was a big jolt which sounded like the car just kicked into gear and thrusted the car forward.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11493413November 14, 2022
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
I was making a right hand turn at about 5-10 mph and the truck stalled. All dash lights were still on. Truck was in Run position, engine just stalled, it put itself in park and emergency brake was engaged. Restarted truck with no warning lights or possible cause of fault. Thankfully there was no traffic or I could’ve been hit.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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