Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#11119950August 14, 2018
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST STUDS FAILED AND THE EXHAUST LEAKED ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM CRESTVIEW (5200 S FERDON BLVD, CRESTVIEW, FL 32536, 850-404-7731) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 233,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119573August 13, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, AIR BAGS, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LANDERS CHEVROLET OF NORMAN (1221 ED NOBLE PKWY, NORMAN, OK 73072, 405-321-7021), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL), 15V459000 (AIR BAGS) ,AND 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119447August 12, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS RUSTING AND PIECES OF METAL ARE FALLING OFF. EMERGENCY CABLE BRACKET BROKE WHILE SITTING ON A BOAT RAMP CAUSING THE VECHILE TO JUMP BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119466August 12, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRUMBLING LEAVING SHARP PLASTIC FLING AROND AND OPEN WIRES IN THE DASH NET ISSUE THE DASH IS ACTUALLY DISINTEGRATING TO DUST CALLED NO HELP OUT OF WARRANTY WE HAVE OTHER CARS THAT ARE OLDER AND NO SUCH PROBLEM HAS EVER MAKE OUR DASH TURN TO DUST .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119305August 11, 2018
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH AND HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR POT HOLES, OR SOMETIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE FRONT TIRES WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH , SHAKING THE WHOLE VEHICLE, MAKING THE VEHICLE NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. COMMONLY KNOWN AS "THE DEATH SHAKE". THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE IS TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. IT'S A TERRIFYING THING TO EXPERIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119255August 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REAR END IS COMPLETELY OUT NOW TOO!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118906August 10, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED TO THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUSQUEHANNA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (950 HELLAM ST, WRIGHTSVILLE, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118938August 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM BOISE, 222 S AUTO DRIVE, BOISE, ID 83709) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118848August 9, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BLEND DOORS IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE ARE KNOWN TO BREAK CAUSING NO HEAT TO BE DIVERTED TO THE DEFROSTER CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD CAN NOT BE PROPERLY DEFROSTED. THIS CAN CAUSE VISIBILITY CONCERNS WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118445August 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
STATIONARY AND MOTION LOW OIL PRESSURE DTC CONSTANTLY COMING ACTIVE, POSSIBLY A ECU FAULTY OR BAD SOFTWARE LOADED INTO IT.. STEERING CONSTANTLY WANTING TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH WHEN IN MOTION MAKES TRUCK BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH FROM LANE LINES, HAD BEARINGS,HUB,STRUTS,LOWER CONTROL ARMS,AND RACK AND PINION REPLACED STILL NO BETTER IF NOT WORSE, FOUND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ALSO BELIEVE THAT STEERING GEAR BOX THAT WAS INSTALLED WHEN TRUCK CAME FROM MANUFACTURER IS FAULTY AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118522August 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (LARRY H MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP AVONDALE, 10055 W PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85323, (480) 865-3981) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118384August 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED A FEW WEEKS AGO FROM A DEALER. THE STEERING BECAME NOTICEABLY 'OFF' AND SPORADIC WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO A FEW SHOPS AND SAYS THE GRAM IS CRACKED IN THE FRONT AND THE WHEEL IS SEPARATING FROM THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118402August 7, 2018
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF CRUISE BY SWITCH OR SOMETIMES NOT BY BRAKE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S BEEN RAINING. NO ACTION. WHEN VEHICLE IS IN HIGHWAY ABOVE 60 MILES /HR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118188August 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT TURN. IT STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY NOW ABOUT 3 TIMES PER WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115778August 5, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR PAVED ROADWAY I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP A LARGE HILL. ONCE MY VEHICLE CRESTED THE HILL, MY VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING CONSIDERABLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND USING A SCAN TOOL WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #2. DUE TO THE VEHICLES MILEAGE I CHOSE TO REPLACE ALL THE SPARK PLUGS. AFTER DOING SO I CLEARED THE PREVIOUS LISTED CODE AND DROVE THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I AGAIN DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE AND AFTER SCANNING FOR CODES LEARNED THE CYLINDER 2 WAS STILL MISFIRING. I THEN PURCHASED A NEW COIL THINKING THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. I AGAIN CLEARED THE CODE AND DROVE MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD. NO SUCH LUCK. I THEN PULLED THE VALVE COVER OVER THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER AND LEARNED THAT THE ROCKER ARM DID NOT HAVE THE SAME RANGE OF MOTION WHEN I TURNED THE MOTOR OVER AS THE OTHER ROCKERS DID. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE I LEARNED THAT OTHER 5.7L HEMI OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE CAM ROLLERS SEIZE AND WEAR AWAY A GROVE IN THE CAMSHAFT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE MOTOR AND I AM NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115810August 5, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TRUCK WON'T START AFTER SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME 5-6 HOURS, THEN IT STARTS.POWER WINDOW & LOCKS, VISOR LIGHTS, TRACTION CONTROL, REAR BRAKE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT, ALL WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. AC OUTLET HAS NEVER WORKED, KEY PULLED OUT OF IGNITION WITH TRUCK STAYING RUNNING, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION WON'T RELEASE, BIG THING IS TRUCK SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, NOW WERE AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. DEALER LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES TO BLAME OUR STEREO IN IT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING IT HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, DON'T KNOW WHAT ITS GOING TO TAKE FOR A RECALL, SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED IT IN THE DODGE DURANGO, JEEP CHEROKEE AND OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT RAM 1500, COST 1000- 3000 FROM DEALER WHO IS THE ONLY ONE TO FIX ? IT THE TIPM MOTHER BOARD THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING AND I'M NOT EVEN A MECHANIC PLEASE HELP THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 2011 WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115769August 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET I STARTED TO APPROACH A STOP SIGN. AS THE VEHICLE CAME ALMOST TO A STOP I HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE AND THEN THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE TRUCK WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS IN PARK WHILE IN "D". I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO INSPECT AND FOUND MY DRIVESHAFT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, TO THE TRANSFER CASE. NO ABNORMAL NOISES WERE HEARD PRIOR TO THIS, OR ANY RUNNING ISSUES THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED A PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE IN FORWARD POSITION, BUT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS IN NEUTRAL. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE DRIVESHAFT FROM THE TRANSFER CASE AND INSPECT, I FOUND THAT THE PINION NUT HAD BACKED OFF AND WAS STILL ENCASED INSIDE THE REAR FLANGE ATTACHED TO THE DRIVESHAFT & U-JOINT. FLUID HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT AND COVERED ALL OF THE REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL MY VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BACKWARDS OUT OF THE ROADWAY. WE HAULED VEHICLE HOME USING ONE OF OUR OTHER VEHICLES AND A TRAILER WITH A COME-A-LONG WENCH. VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY AT THE DEALER AS WELL AS THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CHAT. BOTH INSTRUCTED ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I FIX THE VEHICLE AND THAT IF A RECALL WAS RELEASED AT A LATER DATE THEN REIMBURSEMENT COULD POTENTIALLY BE ISSUED. THE REASON I CONTACTED DODGE WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MODEL YEARS THAT ARE SLIGHTLY NEWER THAN MY VEHICLE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR ALMOST 300K VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. I FEEL DODGE SHOULD HAVE DONE FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO HOW LONG THEY HAD BEEN USING THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN FOR THEIR REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION NUT AND EXTENDED THE RECALL FURTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115501August 3, 2018
SEAT BELTS
WHILE SEAT BELTS ARE BUCKLED SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115610August 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT. THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER TURN OVER AND DIE IMMEDIATELY, OR NOT EVEN TURN OVER AT ALL. THIS WOULD HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT, AND IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I WENT TO START IT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TIPM RELAY WAS SHORTING OUT CAUSING THE CURRENT TO THE FUEL PUMP TO BE CUT OFF, PREVENTING FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE RELAY AND I WENT ABOUT MY DAY, AFTER A STEEP COST FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, AS I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR MODEL VEHICLES, ONLY THEY WERE DODGE CARAVANS AND DODGE DURANGOS. MY VEHICLE IS MANUFACTURED BY THIS SAME COMPANY AS THE CARAVAN AND THE DURANGO, IT IS THE SAME YEAR MODEL THAT WAS AFFECTED ON THESE OTHER VEHICLES, BUT FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS, AND ALSO TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE INITIAL ISSUE AT HAND TO HOPEFULLY BRING THIS TO LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115135August 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN DECEMBER OF 2017. THE DEALER (OURISMAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BOWIE, 2406 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20176) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. **TR CONSUMER STATED NO ADDITIONAL ACTION REQUIRED AS BOTH "RECALL" CONCERNS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY A DEALER (DODGE) PER CHRYSLER'S APPROVAL. 1)9-5-18 T79 SAFETY RECALL 2) 8-1-18 V04 FRAME BRACKET. UPDATED 10/19/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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