Dodge Ram Complaints (2012)

1,397 consumer complaints on file.

#10897423August 21, 2016
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE SEEMS WHEN I HIT A SMALL REPAIR IN THE ROAD AT THE RIGHT ANGLE I GET THE DEATH WOBBLE WITH NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND ALMOST STOP BEFORE IT IS OK AGAIN. I PULL A 40' 5TH WHEEL WITH MY WIFE IN THE TRUCK MOST OF THE TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PASSING A SEMI WITH ME HAVING TO PULL INTO THE MEDIA TO STOP THE WOBBLE. I HAVE TAKEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR PLACES AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING WRONG IT'S THE DODGE TRUCK. DEALER REPLACED A BAR ON THE FRONT END BUT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST I AM GOING OVER 40MPH. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE PURCHASED DIFFERENT NAMES OF TIRES, REPLACED THE STABILIZER SHOCK AND NOW GOING TO ADD A STEERING BOX STABILIZER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897148August 19, 2016
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ANY TIME THE VEHICLE HITS A DISCONTINUITY SUCH AS GROOVES MADE BY HEAVY TRUCKS, THE VEHICLE DRIVES ERRATICALLY AND TRIES TO MOVE SUDDENLY INTO THE OTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING AND THEY MISDIAGNOSED IT TO BE A REAR END PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I HAD TO BUY A REAR STABILIZER. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY. I BROUGHT IT TO 2 OTHER SHOPS AND ANOTHER DEALER. THE 2ND DEALER SAID THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED BUT NOW THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY COVERED PART OF IT BUT THEY ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH DODGE. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE NUMEROUS TIMES THEY REFUSE TO LET ME TALK TO A MANAGER. THEY SAY I NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAY THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895765August 14, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE SPARE TIRE HEAT SHIELD BROKE FROM STRESS POSING A RISK OF FALLING OFF DURING DRIVING. THIS POSES A RISK OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS WELL AS A RISK OF BECOMING HAZARDOUS DEBRIS TO OTHER DRIVERS. BECOMING HAZARDOUS DEBRIS COULD RESULT IN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894932August 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRCON/HEAT CONTROL HEAD NOT WORKING. A/C AND HEAT BLOWER CUTS OUT. BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR FIX STARTING IN JUNE. DEALER SAYS PART NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER. VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS IN CAR WITH A/C ON AND IT CUTS OUT ON A HOT DAY. CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY AND NOT HELPFUL. APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF BACKORDER FOR THIS PART. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE MOVING, STATIONARY, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894112August 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON, ONCE YOU GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU TURN TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT MAY RUN FINE FOR DAYS OR A HALF MILE. THIS CAN HAPPEN GOING 65MPH DOWN THE TURNPIKE OR STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TOWN. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 28K AND THIS ISSUE STARTED AROUND 32K. HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD "DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM". MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE HER AND MY SON NEARLY GOT KILLED WHEN IT SHUT OFF GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS ON MANY FORUMS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. YOU IN FACT HAD DONE A RECALL CAMPAIGN # PE05027 BACK IN 05. THERE ARE OTHER MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE LOOSING THEIR LIFE FOR THIS TO GET CORRECTED. MAKE A PAYMENT OF 400.00 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A TRUCK THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892911August 3, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. AFTER DRIVING 50 MPH OVER DIVOTS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892526August 2, 2016
STEERING
I LIVE IN WARRENTON, VA. ON JULY 23 MY WIFE AND I WERE HEADING SOUTH ON VIRGINIA HIGHWAY 81. MY 2012 RAM 3500 AT ROUGHLY 65 MPH THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES DURING OUR TRIP TO OUR VACATION HOME. ONCE IT STARTED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO EASE UP ON THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE SPEED DROPPED TO AROUND 25 MPH. THE LOCAL DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891882July 31, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND WAS OK FOR ABOUT A WEEK, BUT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IF HOOD IS SLAMMED, LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOT A CONNECTION/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS. MANY OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888860July 26, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEAKING EXHAUST AT THE HEAD. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET INDICATE A RECALL MAY BE NECESSARY DUE TO DANGER OF ASPHYXIATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885608July 18, 2016
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885031July 15, 2016
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,994. ..UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10883900July 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CYCLED OFF AND ON FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOLENOID PACK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,989. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883526July 8, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE OEM TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER WILL SHOW A "TRAILER BRAKES DISCONNECTED", "CHECK TRAILER BRAKES" THIS IS A RANDOM MESSAGE AND CHECKING THE WIRING SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALERS APPEAR TO BE CLUELESS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND BLAME THE OWNERS TRAILER. THE WARNING ON THE DASH DISPLAY AND ON THE OEM TRAILER BRAKE WILL DISPLAY AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. THERE ARE REPEATED POSTS ON THE VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS WITH NO CORRECTION AVAILABLE, AND SINCE IT IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, VERY HARD TO DIAGNOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882544July 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881543June 29, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW DETACHES FROM WINDOW CLIPS WHEN 30 DEGREES OR COOLER. HAVE HAD CLIPS AND REGULATOR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM TO CORRECT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT HAS SNOWED OR RAINED, IT'S THE TEMPERATURE THAT EFFECTS IT. TRUCK HAS BEEN WARMED UP AND DRIVEN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PUT WINDOW DOWN TO SCAN INTO WORK LOT. NO VISIBLE ICING ON WINDOW WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT IT DOWN. THE OTHER 3 WINDOWS ON THE TRUCK WORK FINE AND DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE, JUST THE DRIVER WINDOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EACH WINTER SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876927June 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM AND STEERING. HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876140June 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER ASSEMBLY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT, ABS, 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876267June 23, 2016
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE: 35X12.50R20M/T (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE BELT SEPARATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875835June 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874735June 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT A DAY THEN WENT OFF. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICE THE BACK SEAT DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK BY USING THE KEY FOB OR AUTO DOOR LOCKS. SINCE THEN, THE DOOR LOCKS WORK BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. HOOKED UP A DIAGNOSTIC AND SHOWS NO ERRORS. TRUCK ONLY HAS 30K MILES AND WARRANTY IS OUT. I DO HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT THIS LOW MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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