Dodge Ram Complaints (2012)

1,397 consumer complaints on file.

#10761695September 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761685September 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNLESS ONE TURNS THE KEY FOB EXTREMELY HARD AND WIGGLING THE FOB WHILE TURNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS AFTER THE KEY IS RELEASED, AND STALLS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761233September 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759832August 27, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A CRACKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DRIVE LINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CRACKING NOISE BECAME LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A THIRD TIME TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILD. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759858August 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
HAD AIR BAG DASH WARNING LIGHT REPAIRED AT DEALER. AFTER 3 MONTHS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. MY FEAR IS THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY ANYTIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759509August 26, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY RAM 1500 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 60 MPH AND ABOVE, HANDLES FINE UNTIL I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO VIBRATE TERRIBLY AND IT LOOSES CONTROL AND REQUIRES TO TAKE THE FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. IT VIBRATES OUT OF IT'S LANE AND IF EXTREMLY DANGEROUS. I THOUGHT IT WAS TIRES SO I NEVER COMPLAINED BUT AFTER PUTTING NEW TIRES ON MY TRUCK AND THE DANGEROUS VIBRATION WOULD STILL OCCUR AFTER HITTLING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, I SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH RAM TRUCKS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. IS DODGE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759149August 25, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AFTER ENCOUNTERING A POTHOLE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, THE FRONT SHOCK STEERING DAMPER, THE TRACKING BAR, THE DIFFERENTIAL GASKET SEAL, AND A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758457August 24, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2012 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AS A TRADE-IN AND NOT A BUY BACK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758672August 23, 2015
STEERING
MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC DRIVING, BROUGHT TO DEALER STATED MY RACK AND PINION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND, THIS VEHICLE FAILED IN A MAJOR WAY WHICH ENDANGERED ME AND MY FAMILY AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. SAD THING ABOUT THIS DOES MY VEHICLE HAVE TO BE IN A CRASH, FIRE AND FATALITY TILL SOMETHING IS DONE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] 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
#10750312August 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO START THE TRUCK WHILE IN PARK AFTER HAVING ALREADY DRIVEN THE TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PRIOR. UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OF SOME KIND. SMOKE BEGAN APPEARING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER. I OPENED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK, AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY HAD CATASTROPHICALLY EXPLODED. TWO OF THE PLASTIC SIDEWALLS WERE COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT AND RIPPED OPEN. ON ONE SIDE THE LEAD INTERIOR COULD BE SEEN MISSHAPEN AND LEANING OUT TOWARDS THE EXPOSED SIDE. BOTH TOP CAPS WERE BLOWN CLEAR OF THE BATTERY. BATTERY ACID COVERED THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE EXPLOSION. THE ACID ALSO RAN DOWN THROUGH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND ONTO THE PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750419August 21, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CERTAIN ANGLES OF THE SUN IN MORNING OR AFTERNOON CAUSE A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE DASHBOARD WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD. PRIMARILY WITH A DARK BACKGROUND WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH TREES OR BUILDINGS. THE GLARE OFF THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD JUST MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749770August 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE REAR END VIBRATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNDER THE MANIFOLD INTAKE THAT THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749629August 18, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I NOTICED FOR 6-8 MOS STEERING ISSUE TO THE LEFT, CALLED DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. AT VARIOUS TIMES A STRANGE CLUNKING CLICKING LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA AS DECELERATING AND TURNING LEFT WEIGHT TO THE FRONT. NOW CHOPPY TIRE LEFT FRONT AS THERE ARE NO BALL JOINTS IT APPEARS TIE ROD IS BAD OR SOMETHING. WHILE PULLING INTO A TURN THE OTHER DAY AUGUST 17,2015 THE VEH PULLED HEARD THE CLANK AGAIN AND THE STEERING PULL CAUSED US TO STRIKE FIXED OBJECT. DEALER SAYS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL, BUT WE HAVE ALL THE SAME ISSUES, AND NOTED FOR AWHILE STEERING AT INTERMITTENT TIMES PROBLEMS... WHAT CAN I DO VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE AS WE DRIVE INTERSTATE OFTEN WITH LOADS, WE NEED THE VEHICLE BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALL EVEN THOUGH OUR VIN SHOWS DIFFERENT PLANT, BUT WHAT DO WE DO JUST BE KILLED FIRST? HELP PLEASE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749283August 17, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749303August 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TRIED TO SWITCH MY HEADLIGHTS FROM DIM TO BRIGHT, THEY WOULDN'T STAY IN BRIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE BRIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. WHEN I SIGNALLED TO TURN LEFT, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I SIGNALLED RIGHT, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I STOPPED AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. SEEMS LIKE MY TRUCK HAS A GHOST ONBOARD!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749423August 17, 2015
STEERING
S10 DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE COMPLAINT CONCERNING FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILE'S (FCA) VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSENT ORDER AND THE SAFETY ACT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING RECALL # 13V529000 RECTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748668August 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY FOR A ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO HAD CUT ME OFF AND I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE STICKING AND CAUSING FRICTION AND A BURNING SMELL...THIS HAS BEEN AN OFF AND ON PROBLEM WHEN EVER I HAVE TO SUDDENLY STOP. I HAD HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED BUT WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748535August 13, 2015
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) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. 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 CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748608August 13, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE EVENING OF JULY 30, 2015 WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 DODGE RAM 5500 UTILITY TRUCK, THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH I BELIEVE WAS DUE TO RECALL P65. THIS RECALL IS FOR THE DIESEL FUEL HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR, YET I WAS TOLD THAT NO PART WAS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL. THIS TRUCK WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748184August 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD AT NO MORE THAN 20 MPH THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE. LUCKILY NOTHING (GLASS) EMBEDDED IN ANYTHING BUT HIS HAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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