Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10746520August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVER SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO TURN THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. MA 09/22/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746532August 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. DJR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746557August 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
I'VE TRIED CALLING SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO GET THE AIRBAG FIXED UNDER RECALL R25 (CHRYSLER RECALL 15V-313) AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER VIA CHAT WINDOW AND ALL I GOT WAS I'D BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS WERE READY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746551August 5, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I WAS CRUISING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY (FELT LIKE A VERTICAL MOTION AND NOT SIDE TO SIDE) I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND QUICKLY REDUCE SPEED TO KEEP FROM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON SOME RESEARCH WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I WOULD BEST DESCRIBE MY EXPERIENCE AS ONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 75 MPH. THE SHAKING WAS VIOLENT ENOUGH THAT IT SHOOK EVERYTHING OFF OF THE SEATS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE SOURCE OF THE SHAKING I BELIEVE HAS TO DO WITH THE FRONT AXLE. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A FAULTY TIRE OR UNBALANCED TIRE SO I HAD ALL OF THE TIRES INSPECTED, ROTATED, AND BALANCED. THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOUND WITH THE TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746564August 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE PINION CAME APART DROPPED THE DRIVE LINE AND THE REAR END LOCKED UP I WENT INTO A UNCONTROLLED SPIN OUT AND ALMOST ROLLED OVER, ON THE HIGHWAY. I ENDED UP FACING THE WRONG WAY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE REAR END LOCKED UP. IT HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. THREE WEEKS LATER I AM BEING TOLD THERE ARE STILL NO EST. AVAILABILITY DATE FOR REPAIR PARTS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746562August 5, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHAKING WAS MORE AGGRESSIVE ON A BUMPY ROADWAY OR DRIVING ON A CURVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY DECREASING THE SPEED WOULD ALLEVIATE THE SHAKING OR VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS HOWEVER THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746575August 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746582August 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS 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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746583August 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACKING UP BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THEN THEY WORK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746592August 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED ALL OVER AND FELL APART WITH NO ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746593August 5, 2015
STEERING
AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45MPH THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY WOBBLES AND RENDERS THE STEERING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THIS "BUY BACK" PROGRAM BUT IT IS ONLY FOR 2008 AND NEWER MODEL YEARS. I'M NOT LOOKING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK BUT I DO WANT THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AS WELL AS NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED AND AFTER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SPENT AND MULTIPLE PARTS REPLACED THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS . UPDATED 12/18/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746611August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER MY SON PURCHASED HIS 08 MEGA CAB 4X4 , HIS SIGNAL LIGHTS STARTED CROSSING, IN OTHER WORDS WHEN YOU TURN ON LEFT IT SIGNALED RIGHT AND WIPERS DON,T FUNCTION EXACTLY RIGHT WHEN CHANGING LANES TRAFFIC THOUGHT WE WERE GOING RIGHT AND THEY WENT LEFT ON THE INTERSTATE AND WE ALMOST COLLIDED BOTH GOING TO THE LEFT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746622August 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING HOME TODAY IN MY 2010 DODGE RAM 1500, HEARD A HUM WHEN I LET OFF ON THE GAS. AS I MADE A RIGHT TURN TO GET OFF THE ROAD, I HEARD A BUNCH OF RATTLING AND THE TRUCK STOPPED. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK MY DRIVE SHAFT WAS LAYING IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE TRANSFER CASE SNAPPED AND LAYING ON THE GROUND UNDER THE TRUCK. A COUPLE OF BYSTANDARD OFFERED TO HELP PUSH THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD BUT WHEN IT WAS IN NUTRAL IT WOULDN'T MOVE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK PUT IT UP ON THE FLAT BED THE REAR AXCEL WAS LOCKED UP AND THE TIRES WOULD NOT ROTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746627August 5, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
THE HEATER WORKS ON OCCASION FROM NOV 13 TILL I REPLACED IT IN MAY 2015, NOW ITS AUGUST 2015 AND THE HEATER HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I LIVE IN ALASKA AND A HEATER IS A HUGE DEAL. ALSO DURING AN OIL CHANGE NOTICED THE TIE ROD IS ALL GOOPED WITH OIL. HAVE AN 09 1500 THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE ON. CURIOUS IF MY 08 IS GONNA HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING OIL ALL OF A SUDDEN AS OF JUNE 2015 AFTER HAULING MY 24 FOOT TRAILER 1200 MILES. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN 4 LOW AND DRIVE IT MAKES A HUGE CLUCKING SOUND DOESN'T TURN VERY WELL EITHER. IT FEELS LIKE MY STEERING IS ABOUT TO GO OUT. I CAN'T DRIVE UP MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT DIGGING WHOLES IN THE GRAVEL. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED NOVEMBER 2013 AND FEEL LIKE I GOT A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746022August 4, 2015
STEERING
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING. STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HIT CURB. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE UP TO SPEED AND STEER PROPERLY. TOOK TO SHOP WHO INDICATED LEFT FRONT TIE ROD HAD COME LOOSE DUE TO THE BALL STUD BEING CRACKED. PAID TO HAVE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746039August 4, 2015
SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) DODGE RAM 5500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746063August 4, 2015
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO GUARD RAILS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END, PASSENGER, AND REAR END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. AN ALARM SYSTEM WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF INDEPENDENT GEAR CHANGES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746064August 4, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE RAM IN 2012 . THE TRUCK HAD 48,XXX MILES ON IT . THE PINION NUT AND TIE-ROD HAD FAILED AND THE REPAIRS MADE . IN EARLY 2015 THE PINION NUT FAILED AGAIN , CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND CRASH . THE REPAIRS WERE AGAIN MADE . WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FIAT I CALLED THEM TO CHECK IF MY TRUCK WOULD BE ONE THAT WAS ON THE BUYBACK LIST . I WAS TOLD THAT THAT TRUCKS WITH THE PINION NUT WERE , AFTER BEING PUT ON HOLD I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WASN'T IN THE BRACKET FOR THE RIGHT PINION NUT FAILURE . THE LADY THEN STATED THAT THE TIE-RODS WERE ANOTHER CASE FOR BUY BACK . WHEN TOLD MY TRUCK HAD THAT REPAIR SHE STATED ITS ANOTHER TIE-ROD RECALL . WHEN ASKED WHAT WERE THE CORRECT FAILURES AND RECALLS SHE STATED SHE COULD NOT GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION . WHY IS IT THEY ARE BEING FORCED TO BUY BACK THESE VEHICLES BUT MAKE EXCUSES WHEN IT COMES TIME TOO . I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK . IF AND WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE OR TRAVEL FAR I WILL RENT A CAR .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746069August 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I WENT TO PUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THEN THE VEHICLE ALLOWED SOME POWER TO RETURN SUCH AS LIGHTS, DASH BOARD, AND THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME (APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES) LOSING POWER A FEW MORE TIMES. SOME OF MY WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING LIKE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND MOST OF THEM STAYED ON UNTIL I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS WHAT I NOTICED FIRST WHEN THE POWER RETURNED EACH TIME. AS I WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO KEEP A CONSISTENT SPEED ON THE ROADS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD CONTINUE TO FLASH AND I WOULD HAVE NO POWER TO INCREASE SPEED AND FOUND MYSELF COASTING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. AFTER GETTING THE RAM 1500 HOME, I TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD WOULD LIGHT UP, MY KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN ON. I'VE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIPM UNIT. I'M JUST GLAD I WAS DRIVING IT AND NOT ONE OF MY CHILDREN WHO ARE RECENT DRIVERS AND DO NOT HAVE MY EXPERIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746085August 4, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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