Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#11377405December 1, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TO DATE, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, HOWEVER A RECALL WAS ISSUED SAYING THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MUST BE REPLACED, AS IT CAN FLY OPEN. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377226November 30, 2020
ENGINE
I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE WHEN IT PRESENTED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I UTILIZED A CODE READER TO DETERMINE IT WAS A CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE CODE. THE CODE DISAPPEARED AFTER ROUGHLY 30 SECONDS. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM THE MIDDLE LANE, ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS AS MY SPEED RAPIDLY DECREASED. THE SHAKING CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER TWO MINUTES AFTER WHICH IT STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME BY TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND KEEPING THE ENGINE SPEED UNDER 3000 RPM. THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILING CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS CAUSING A MISFIRE AND THE LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF THE MISFIRE OCCURRING AGAIN AND ME LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376434November 26, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE MAKING TICKING NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE. TICKING GOES AWAY AFTER IT WARMS UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376340November 25, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM FAILURE-TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE ABRUPTLY FAILED WITH NO WARNING SIGNS OR NOTHING.. I TOOK IT IN LIGHT TO LIGHT SYSTEMS NOT WORKING.. WINDOWS, HEADLIGHTS, THIS IS HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS.. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL NOR HAS THERE BEEN A PRIOR ISSUE.. THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] HAS NO RECALL THEY FIXED THE HVAC I WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375474November 19, 2020
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN. CAUSES TICKING ON START UP. ITS BAD ON YOUR ENGINE AND IT WON'T PASS EMISSIONS. HOW HAS AN INVESTIGATION NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS?! SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS, FACEBOOK, EVEN ON HERE. WITH LESS THEN 80K MILES THIS IS RIDICULOUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375266November 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP14004 MY RAM 1500 2011 HAS A FUEL PUMP INTERNAL RELAY IN THE TIPM. THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN EVERY NIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT HAS A BRAND NEW INTERSTATE BATTERY. MY ALTERNATOR HAS TESTED OUT TO BE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION. PREVIOUS TO MY BATTERY DYING THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITHOUT CYCLING THE KEY -- NOW ALL I HAVE IS A DEAD BATTERY EVERY MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374897November 16, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE CAB FROM THE GRAB BAR LOCATED ON THE "A" PILLAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #23-003-04) FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH WAS ISSUED FOR MANY MODEL YEARS OF THIS TYPE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374758November 15, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH IS CRACKED AND PIECES ARE FLYING EVERYWHERE WHEN THE AC IS TURNED ON. VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374635November 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM, I HEARD A VEHICLE HORN HONKING OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY. GOT OUT OF BED TO INVESTIGATE. OBSERVED MY 2102 RAM 3500 DIESEL TRUCK WITH LIGHTS ON AND FLASHING AND HORN WAS HONKING. KEYS FOR TRUCK WERE IN THE HOUSE. WENT OUTSIDE WITH KEYS AND TRIED KEY-LESS ENTRY FOB TO OPEN THE CAB DOOR WITH NO SUCCESS. SMELLED SMOKE. OPENED DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WITH REGULAR KEY TO SEE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ALL LIT UP. OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE LOTS OF SMOKE AND OBSERVED GLOWING WIRING HARNESS NEXT TO DRIVER'S SIDE BATTERY. HARNESS WAS GLOWING ORANGE ALL THE WAY FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE FUSE BOX (POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE) NEXT TO BATTERY. WENT INTO GARAGE TO GET WRENCHES AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DISCONNECTED DRIVER SIDE BATTERY BUT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS STILL GLOWING ORANGE AND SMOKING. NEXT, DISCONNECTED AUXILIARY BATTERY ON PASSENGER SIDE AND WIRING HARNESS STOPPED GLOWING AND BURNING. TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IN FRONT OF GARAGE, NEXT TO THE HOUSE. KEYS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SPONTANEOUS THERMAL EVENT. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 56,500 MILES AT TIME OF THERMAL EVENT. MASSIVE SHORT CIRCUIT APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE FUSE BOX (POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE) UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSING ALL WIRES LEADING OUT OF THE MODULE TO SHORT CIRCUIT, CAUSING MASSIVE AND TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. REFERENCE NHTSA COMPLAINTS: 10926543 ' NOVEMBER 16, 2016 11084301 ' APRIL 10, 2018 11142816 ' OCTOBER 26, 2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374262November 12, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, HE BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE THEN STATED THAT SHE REMEMBERED THAT THE BED OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO COME TOWARDS HER PASSENGER SIDE AND LOST ALL CONSCIOUSNESS. WHEN THE CONTACT HAD REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, SHE WAS BEING CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE BY FIRST RESPONDERS; HER GRANDSON WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT, HER HUSBAND AND HER GRANDSON WERE ALL RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR INJURIES. HER HUSBAND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND CRACK RIBS; THE CONTACT HAD INJURIES TO HER ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE WHICH INCLUDED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, BROKEN ANKLE, AND EIGHT BROKEN RIBS. HER GRANDSON HAD SUFFERED BROKEN TEETH WHICH REQUIRED DENTAL SURGERY; HE ALSO SUFFERED SEVERE MENTAL TRAUMA DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS A RESULT OF THE ROLL OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND STATED THAT ONE OF HER TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD AND WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. IN 2018, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) WHICH SHE LINKED TO HER FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*DT*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11373702November 8, 2020
ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CODE WAS A P305 WHICH IS AN ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 5. WE HAD THE TRUCK LOOKED AT AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED THEN THE COIL PACKS NONE OF WHICH FIXED THE TRUCK. FINALLY THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE LIFTERS IN THE MOTOR FAILED WHICH DAMAGED THE CAM SHAFT. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN SAID THAT THE PART WAS FAULTY AND DODGE CONTINUED TO USE THEM IN THE ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373435November 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS MY 2011 RAM 1500 RAN ROUGH AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT START. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE TPIM ON SEVERAL DODGE PRODUCTS HAD THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAIL OF WHICH SEVERAL MODELS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS. MY RAM VIN DID NOT SHOW A RECALL SO I CALLED DODGE CORP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS TO RECALL THIS UNIT. THE FAILURES THAT OCCURED THAT WERE RECALLED HAD THE SAME TPIM BOX. WHY IS MINE NOT CONSIDERED. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL ADDED FOR THIS MODEL AND THE FIX THAT WAS MADE TO FIX MINE BE REFUNDED. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE DONE... [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373017November 4, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND AFTER MANIPULATING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STARTED. TOWBIN DODGE (275 AUTO MALL DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014, (702) 558-3800) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372489October 31, 2020
POWER TRAIN
REAR END DIFFERENTIAL BROKE WHILE I WAS BRAKING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366352October 26, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND TOOK THE KEY OUT THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN FOR HOURS BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IS BAD. THIS TRUCK DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY LIKE MOST VEHICLES DO. BY HAVING A BAD INTERNAL RELAY IT CAN CAUSE GAS TO CONTINUE TO PUMP IN AN ACCIDENT AND IF THERE IS A FIRE THE FUEL WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP AND NOT SHUT OFF. ALSO BY THIS FUEL RELAY NOT SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL PUMP IT DRAINS MY BATTERY AND IT WILL BURN OUT THE FUEL PUMP.. THE BIGGEST CONCERN BY NOT HAVING AN EXTERNAL FUEL RELAY WHERE A PERSON CAN CHANGE IT IS THAT WHEN IT DON'T SHUT OFF AS YOUR DRIVING AND GET I AN ACCIDENT WHERE FIRE OR HEAT IS INVOLVED THIS COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION INJURY OR EVEN DEATH, BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS RELAY IS BAD AND CAN'T CHANGE IT WITHOUT CHANGING THE WHOLE FUSE BOX OR GETTING THE FUSE BOX REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I PARKED THE CAR AND REMOVED KEY AND LEFT IT FOR 8 HOURS WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I CAME OUT TO A DEAD BATTERY, AFTER HOOKING UP JUMPER CABLES I COULD HEAR A HUMMING SOUND, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUING TO PUMP GAS EVEN THOUGH KEY WAS OUT AND TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF... I KNOW DODGE RECALLED OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366409October 26, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366277October 25, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ALSO ON STREET ROAD AT 30 MPH . ALL POWER LOST VERY DANGEROUS . WHEN PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD VEHICLE RESTARTS. HAPPENS AFTER 20 MIS OF DRIVING AND AGAIN EVERY 10 MION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366248October 24, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WITH A LOAD IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND TOWING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED, ELIMINATING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. AFTE HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CP$ HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD DISCINTEGRATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365857October 23, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, A/C & SEAT HEATERS WON'T WORK. COLD START IN MORNING, AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF, A/C WORKS & SEAT HEATERS OK. TURN ENGINE OFF, NEXT START OF ENGINE, AIRBAG LIGHT ON, NO A/C OR SEAT HEATERS UNTIL NEXT MORNING. FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN STORE PARKING LOT. AIRBAG LIGHT ON DURING TRIP HOME. AIRBAG INOPERABLE WHEN LIGHT IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365895October 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAMSHAFT SENSOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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