Dodge Ram Complaints (2012)

1,397 consumer complaints on file.

#10780026October 6, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780053October 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V459000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART MAY BE AVAILABLE AFTER NOVEMBER 16, 2015. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ON 11/18/2015. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780060October 6, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING, WHEELS
HIGHWAY DRIVING MOSTLY. GOING THROUGH TIRES. TIRES KEEP GETTING CHOPPED. WE HAUL HEAVY LOADS AND WORRY THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR THE TYPE OF BUSINESS WE DO. BUT WE CAN'T GET RID OF IT BECAUSE OF ALL THIS RECALL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD PART OF THE RECALL ADDRESSED BUT WE STILL FEEL THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. WE SEE SIGNS OF WEAR AND DAMAGE THAT SHOULD NOT BE. LIKE THE CHOPPED TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780136October 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2012 RAM 1500 HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVEN TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO THE PCM WHICH WOULD SHORT OUT AND CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO OPERATE IN ONLY ONE GEAR. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED FINALLY BY REPLACING THE PCM AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS. MY TRUCK RECENTLY HAD THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, RIGHT HEADLIGHT, AND FUEL PUMP CONTROL GO OUT ALL AROUND THE SAME TIME WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR MY TRUCK TO START AND WHEN IT DID START IT SOUNDED ANEMIC AND WOULD OFTEN HAVE ALERTS GOING OFF. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THE TIPM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS AND NOW I AM WONDERING IF IT IS THE ROUTE OF ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS MOST RECENT REPAIR COST ME $1000 DOLLARS AND WELL OVER $100 IN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS. MY TRUCK IS ONLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS OLD WITH 50K MILES ON IT. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW OF A VEHICLE. CHRYSLER AND RAM HAVE A WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF RECENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM ACROSS VARIOUS VEHICLES AND AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED AND CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE PROBLEMS THIS PART HAS CAUSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780165October 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: AIR BAGS (15V459000) HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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
#10780184October 6, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, AIR BAGS, ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE DELAY IN SCHEDULING THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENTS FOR THE THREE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V459000, (AIR BAGS), 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL), AND 13V529000 (STEERING). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779761October 5, 2015
STEERING
MY GRANDSON AND I WERE TAKING MY 2012 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK WE WERE DOING AROUND 60 MPH WHEN WE CROSSED A RAIL ROAD CROSSING THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING SO BAD I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE EVERYTHING ON THE DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE FLEW ON THE FLOOR ANYTHING IN THE BACK SEAT WENT UNDER THE FRONT SEAT IT SCARED BOTH OF US. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING BUT AXLE SEALS LEAKING BUT DID,NT HAVE TIME TO FIX THEM. I WORK IN THE NORTH DAKOTA OIL FIELDS I HAVE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE SO I GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 100 MILES AWAY THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG INCLUDING THE AXLE SEALS AND CHARGED ME 96.30. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE 1150 MILES TO NORTH DAKOTA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS HOWEVER ON THE WAY BACK WAS ANOTHER STORY. MONTANA RAISED THEIR SPEED LIMIT TO 80 MPH AT SLIGHTLY OVER THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL WHEN I WENT ACROSS ONE OF THOSE LITTLE BUMPS ON A BRIDGE I DID NOT THINK I WAS GOING TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL BEFOR I WENT OFF THE ROAD OR IN TO THE GUARD RAIL IT DID THIS TO ME THREE MORE TIMES BEFOR I GOT HOW. I STOPPED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A WOREN TIRE OR IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I FIND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE FOR THIS AND THEY RISK MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIFE NOT TO MENTION THE PEOPLE I COULD HAVE KILLED IF I HAD BEEN PASSING A TRUCK OR ANYONE ELSE ON THIS FREEWAY AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED AT 80 MPH SOMEONE USUALLY DIES IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY KIND OF SAFETY HAZARD WITH THIS PICKUP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779895October 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN COASTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779322October 2, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779046October 1, 2015
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE REVERSING 5 MPH INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE TIE ROD COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE MANUFACTURER TO ASSIST WITH THE TOWING OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778280September 28, 2015
STEERING
I HAD RECALL N49 / NHTSA 13V-529 CONDUCTED ON MY VEHICLE, NOW THE STEERING WHEEL HAS MOVED FROM THE CENTER TO THE RIGHT. MY DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IS STRAIGHT, WHEN DRIVING, BUT THE TOP OF STEERING WHEEL IS NOW POINTED TO THE 2:00 PM. I ASKED THE LARRY H MILLER RAM IN UTAH, IF I COULD DO A BUY BACK AND THEY TOLD ME "NO YOUR VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE YOU HAD THE N49 DONE ON IT". WHEN I READ THE FCA V NHTSA IT DID NOT SAY THAT, IT SAID THEY "FCA" WILL DO A BUY BACK DUE TO THE CASE IN QUESTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776611September 25, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777756September 25, 2015
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, THE ENGINE AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS FLUCTUATED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776619September 25, 2015
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE: /12.5 /R20 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELTS SEPARATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE THREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES, MAKING THE TIRES UNSAFE. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED FOR ROAD HAZARD. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING AFTER THE THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775432September 23, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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
#10766227September 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKING. UPON RELEASING BRAKE PEADAL AND DEPRESSING AGAIN THE BRAKES THEN WORK NORMALLY. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. HAS OCCURED 4 TIMES BETWEEN 9/3/15 AN 9/20/15. BRAKES OPERATE NORMALLY OTHER THAN THE 4 RANDOM OCCURENCES. NO OTHER SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS. BRAKE SYSTEM ON VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO THIS, IT IS AS DELIVERED NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763966September 15, 2015
WHEELS, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEELS VIBRATED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE SYMPTOMS WERE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763168September 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE RAM1500 WAS BEING STARTED AND PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. STARTED GETTING WORSE AND FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD NOTICE THE NOISE WHEN LEAVING THEIR HOMES. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (JUNE 2015) WE TOOK IT IN TO DODGE AND THEY HEARD THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY HAD CONTACTED THE ENGINEERS AND JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT. NO FIXING OF ANY KIND. NOW EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AS IT SHIFTS GEARS IT CLONKS INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS SHIFT PROPERLY. IT STAYS IN A GEAR LONGER THAN IT SHOULD. YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING. THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK DONT SEEM TO STOP FAST ENOUGH. TAKING TRUCK IN FOR THAT NEXT WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761827September 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPG DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I HEARD A SCRAPE AND A SLIGHT THUD TOWARDS THE REAR OF MY TRUCK.I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER BUT THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKES AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. I DID GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND CHECKED AROUND THE CAR FOR THE PROBLEM. MY LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER WAS HANGING DOWN AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION, BOTH OF THE CALIPER PINS WERE MISSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761837September 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD PULL INTO A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON ME. I TURNED THE KEY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURNOVER. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR THE NIGHT AND THEN TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING. HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THAT'S WHEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT TOOK THEM 2-3 DAYS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WHAT THEY FOUND WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS HOW THEY STATED IT ON THE INVOICE: 29303 NO START P0688 ASD CIRCUIT FAULT, FOUND FUSE M19 BLOWN- REPLACED AND ATTEMPTED TO START- FUSE BLEW AGAIN. TRACED ASD CIRCUIT. FOUND IGNITION COIL #5 MELTED. TESTED FURTHER, FOUND #5 SPARK PLUGS FOULED AND CIRCUIT K16 SHORTED TO GROUND. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION INSUFFICIENT IONIZATION FAULT SET DIA AS A PCM WITH INTERNAL DRIVER FAULT CAUSED BY SHORT, REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED PCM. THIS OF COURSE HAPPENED 5 DAYS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, GRANTED I DID NOT EVEN HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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