Ram 1500 Complaints (2022)

637 consumer complaints on file.

#11501424January 12, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I started my truck to go to work and 3 warning came on, the abs system, the traction control service, and 4x4 disengaged. This vehicle has 16,100 miles on it. I tried to drive it to the dealership for repair and the rear tires are locked up.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500881January 9, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission shifted into the park(P) independently and the contact was unable to shift the gear selector afterward. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and was able to shift out of the park(P). No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred on various occasions. Additionally, after reversing and attempting to shift into drive(D), the transmission remained in the park(P). The vehicle was taken to a local dealer on five occasions; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500453January 6, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Driving vehicle at approximately 15 MPH when vehicle accelerated on its own and would not stop by depressing foot brake. Had to put vehicle into neutral and use emergency brake to stop. At the same time several dash warning lights illuminated. Such included but was not limited to, throttle control, trailer tow assist, check engine, brake assist control, etc. The vehicle was parked and unmoved until it was towed to dealership. Upon towing the check engine and throttle control lights remained illuminated. Per dealership, no light is illuminated and no issue with vehicle. Located a number of additional similar issues with Ram’s online with no recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500430January 6, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
There seems to be a design flaw in the Rams defrost system. The front defrost vent only produces air in the middle 12" of the 30" vent. With reduced to zero air coming out the outter ends of the vent, the drviers vision becomes extremely impaired in freezing and inclement weather. With the defrost on high, it can not timely remove the frosting or fogging of the window. Due to this design flaw I was in a near miss incident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499961January 3, 2023
VISIBILITY
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the front windshield became foggy. The contact stated that the defroster was not working properly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V871000 (Visibility). The failure mileage was 6,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499325December 29, 2022
ENGINE, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
when coming to a stop engine stall and the emergency brake is automatically engaged. the battery light stay on after restarting the engine. almost got hit in the rear because of this. It been to the dealership three time. no code show up. 12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499224December 28, 2022
ENGINE, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Three times while at a stop sign the emergency brake has been activated, the engine has shut off and the transmission has shifted to park. There were no vehicles in front or back of me and no vehicles at the side. One of those times it took several minutes to get the truck started and moving, the other two times it was fairly quick.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499102December 28, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
While driving the vehicle at low speed two warning lights/messages appeared: “Service electronic stability control, and auto start/stop unavailable/service auto start/stop.” Auto start/stop no longer functions and neither does ESC, which is a safety hazard. Have appointment to have car serviced at dealer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498913December 26, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I reported the defrost problem previously. Reference # 11498898. The front window on the sides would not clear the ice. I had been driving for 45 minutes. Not much air comes out of the dash on the sides. I have since downloaded a video of my window instead of just a picture.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498898December 26, 2022
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The front windshield would not defrost. I had viability only in the center. The two sides were iced up and would not clear. There is flow from the center section and little or no flow on the sides.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11498033December 19, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
This multifunction (split tailgate) will not close properly. I must slam it shut multiple time before it will latch properly. The dealership has tried to fix it multiple times and has been unsuccessful in doing so. They tell me I have to live with it now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497636December 15, 2022
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Sat. 7/16/22 ~ 3:05pm (7,427 mi) - While pulling out of my neighborhood onto the main road, the truck abruptly shut itself off, went into PARK & applied the e-Brake with my truck sticking into the roadway about a foot (& another vehicle behind me). Oncoming traffic in the lane was able to go around me still. Thankfully traffic was light and I wasn’t stuck further out in the road when it happened… or Mon-Fri when it’s busier. I noticed the “Battery” fault symbol on the dash but was able to restart the truck, release the e-brake, and get it in DRIVE again to get going again. During the rest of the 35 min drive to work, I had the digital gauges up on the radio and could see the battery voltage was at 11.9v - 12.0v for the entire drive to work. Sun. 7/17/22 ~ 12:15am to 12:45am - After sitting for 8hrs, I came out expecting to need a jumpstart to get home and found the truck started right up. I pulled up the digital gauges on the radio and the dash cluster and saw the battery voltage was at 13.9v -14.0v. That seemed weird, but perhaps the 48v Li eTorque Battery recharged the 12v system? During the 35min drive home from work, I noticed the battery voltage continued to drop to 13.3v, 13,2v, & 13.0v by the time I got home. Mon. 7/18/22 ~ 7:30am - Dropped the truck off to get it looked at/potential issue entered into the system. Dealer kept the truck for a few days, making several small trips with the truck and couldn't replicate the issue. Tue. 12/14/22 ~ 3:03 pm (15,222 miles) - while making a left turn from onto a side road the truck abruptly shut itself off, went into PARK & applied the e-Brake with my truck stuck in the oncoming Lane. Oncoming traffic luckily stopped for me to clear the road. Same scenario as before, with the “Battery” fault symbol on the dash but was able to start the truck, release the e-brake, and get it in DRIVE again to get going again. During the rest of the 30 min drive the digital gauges show the battery at 11.8v to 12.0v. 2hrs later fine.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497346December 13, 2022
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle is equipped with “e-torque” auto stop/start feature. Was driving vehicle about 20-25 mph on road within grocery store parking lot area and approached stop sign. As I came to a stop the vehicle shut the engine off like normal and as I released the brake (which is when the vehicle automatically starts again) it started and I turned right to have the engine shut off again with no warning. Vehicle came to stop on road with traffic and automatically shifted vehicle into park and set e-brake. I didn’t know what happened at the moment and was confused why I lost power. I started the engine again and shifted into drive and deactivated the parking brake. Called dealer immediately after and made an appt for vehicle to be seen. No warning lights persisted after the incident took place. Seems like a very serious safety issue that should be investigated.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496913December 11, 2022
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
There were two (2) separate Repair orders performed in late July 2022 by dealership on 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn truck. Afterwards, on 7/21/22 the Fire Dept responded to our home since new 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 truck with 1,225 miles was “leaking gasoline⛽️ from engine compartment. The gasoline leak was pouring out the engine compartment onto the driveway and down into the street. This potential fire 🔥 dilemma occurred just 2 weeks after dealership had replaced “all the fuel injectors” in the engine. This was a dangerous situation my husband and family were put in due to thus defective truck. In addition, since the inception of leasing this truck the MIL light blinks constantly with daily notification regarding “Powertrain Engine Malfunction”! Seems very negligent for Manufacturer and dealership to have a defective truck that risks the consumer’s life and the safety of their family with a fire hazard!🔥 This defective truck had another repair order on Nov. 29, 2022 when truck began revving on its own and then lost power on roadway. We had to have the truck towed back to dealership yet again & again. This major defect occurred when the truck lost power while driving and the electrical dashboard oil / transmission indicators were acting erratically. Basically, the repair order indicates that the dealership replaced the same fuel injector that they replaced in back in July 2022 (twice for same replacement part). Lastly,, even after seven repairs the check engine light is continuously going on (indicating never ending mechanical problems). The dealership has never fixed this issue either since the truck is beyond repair.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496300December 6, 2022
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
Was driving less than 10 mph and we to make a left turn. As I turned the engine shut down and the emergency brake came on. I was stuck in the intersection. I have less than 200 miles on the truck. I was finally able to restart it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495993December 4, 2022
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Just purchased brand new and has 681 miles. All the coolant has leaked out onto exhaust causing steam to come into the cab. All over everywhere. The resouvoir is below the minimum level. I stopped the vehicle and was unable to return home because of fear of running out of fluid. The fumes came through the vents. This vehicle only has 681 miles. I purchased this one week ago
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495932December 4, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The large 12in screen in the middle of the dash that controls all of the safety functions, the radio, temperature controls, rear view camera, etc went blank and was accompanied by an extremely loud beeping noise. I was driving at speed when this happened and almost lost control of the truck. I’m terrified to continue to drive the truck because I don’t know if it will happen again. I also don’t know what works and what doesn’t.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495241November 29, 2022
ENGINE
Sitting at red light and truck engine stalled/shut off. Emergency brake was automatically engaged I then had to restart the truck. I had to put on hazard lights as cars were stuck behind me this was very dangerous!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494804November 24, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I went to Walmart and my truck shift off coming of the highway . All power died but said was still running I pulled in to Walmart because it was the closest place to coast in to with no power steering . I get out look around nothing looks wrong so I get back in push the engine start button and my truck makes a load bank noise followed by a bright flash as my antenna exploded. I have only 600 miles on it never knew this was a problem I don't even know where to begin I have no power any where in my truck except hazards dome lights that is all
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494590November 22, 2022
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
In traffic in a parking lot pulling into driveways slow speeds times it just would t stop and lunges forward about 5ft not safe took it to dealership service 2 times they can’t find the problem because there saying there’s no check engine lights on to find the problem I have just around 20k miles 2022 ram this is a safety issue I did read up one person having the same problem got into a accident
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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