Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11128511September 10, 2018
STEERING
THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES, YET THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128311September 9, 2018
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED AT A HUGE RATE PAST THE DESIRED SPEED RESULTING IN A HYDRO PLANE WHICH CAUSED ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT HOWEVER ONLY PASSENGER BAGS DEPLOYED NOT A SINGLE DRIVER BAG. *DT*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128119September 7, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500 ECO-DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED CASE NUMBER: 35040343. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128162September 7, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
SUDDEN, MOMENTARY (1-3 SEC) DECELERATION ACCOMPANIED BY PARTIAL (?) ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS (NOTED DASHBOARD DISPLAY BLANKED OUT DURING LATEST 2 EVENTS). EVENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES FROM FEB 2018 PURCHASE DATE THROUGH AUG 2018. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 70MPH AND 85 MPH. MORE DETAILS ARE PROVIDED IN THE ATTACHED .PDF FILE (TOO MANY WORDS TO FIT WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THIS DATA ENTRY FIELD).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128178September 7, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
/PURCHASED NEW 2019 RAM 1500 LIMITED . TOOK DELIVERY 08/30/2018 AND DINT GET OFF THE LOT DUE TO VEHICLE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND THEN MULTIPLE SAFETY LIGHTS CAME ON. SERVICE THEN ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR BY REPLACING THROTTLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY DUE TO THROTTLE VOLTAGE CODE. PICKED UP TRUCK 09/06/2018 AND WHILE DRIVING 09/07/2018 JUST OVER 24 HRS LATER TRUCK THEN STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING SEVERE ACCIDENT. MULTIPLE DASH LIGHTS ON WITH WARNINGS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD PLACED IN PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE STILL WANTED TO ACCELERATE ON OWN . TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN RESTARTED CHECK LIGHT STILL ON BUT NO LONGER WANTING TO ACCELERATE ON OWN. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ISSUE. LESS THAN 200 MILES ON NEW TRUCK. *DT *DT*JB ..*BF.. FCA'S ARBITRATOR HAS DENIED CONSUMERS LEMON LAW CLAIM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124728September 6, 2018
ENGINE
2015 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL 3.0 L ENGINE. LEAKING EGR COOLER DURING 2017 AND 2018 CROSS COUNTRY TRIP HAULING A 23 FT TRAVEL TRAILER. MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. BOTH TIMES EGR LEAKED INTERNALLY CAUSING COOLANT TO BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE AND BURNED. LEAK WAS SLOW AT A RATE OF 1 GALLON OR SO PER WEEK OF 1500 MILES OF DRIVING PER WEEK. BOTH TIMES EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS LIKE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHILE TOWING FOR PROLONGED PERIOD. FIRST EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED NOV 2017. NO TOWING UNTIL JUNE 2018 WHEN IT FAILED. SECOND COOLER REPLACED AUG 2018. FIRST COOLER ONLY LEAKED INTERNALLY. SECOND LEAKED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY AT THE COOLANT SEALS. COOLANT BEING INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE CAN EASILY DAMAGE THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS. MANY COMPLAINTS ON DODGE RAM ECO DIESEL FORUMS ABOUT FAULTY EGR COOLERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11127937September 6, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT AFFECTED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY WHITE'S ENERGY MOTORS CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (203 MOTOR CT, GILLETTE, WY 82718, 307-687-0499) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124461September 5, 2018
STEERING
WHILE TURNING FROM A STOP OR SLOW RATE OF SPEED LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHILE THIS PROBLEM IS PRESENT, THIS CAUSE A HARD STEERING ISSUE AND AT A VERY SUDDEN RATE WHEN MAKING A TURN AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124570September 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CHANGE GEARS AND DID NOT SHIFT IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES IN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO JANSSEN CHRYSLER/JEEP/DODGE/RAM (3101 S JEFFERS STREET, NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,441. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124656September 5, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP(PEP BOYS) FOR CHECKING OF A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE DRIVE LINE OR DRIVE SHAFT OF MY VEHICLE. MY 2016 RAM 1500 HAD JUST COME OUT OF THE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN THE WOBBLE STARTED AT 60MPH. WHILE SEARCHING SEVERAL WEBSITES, FORUMS, YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE, I CAME UPON MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT RAM EVIDENTLY KNOWS ABOUT. RECENTLY I HAD BEEN TO THE RAM DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. I MENTIONED TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE WOBBLE, WHICH BECAME A CONVERSATION WHICH QUICKLY BECAME AVOIDED BY TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE TECHNICIANS. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE TROUBLESOME NOW THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AND DRINKS IN THE DRINK ARE A CONSTANT SHAKE! NOW THAT THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND MAY EFFECT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WITH THIS VIGOROUS SHAKE. WHEN I SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE REGARDING MY ISSUES AND MANY OTHERS, THIS ISSUE WAS DUE TO A TWO PIECE DRIVE SHAFT WITH A RUBBER BUSHING OF SOME SORT AND THE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT CONTACTS THE REAR END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124663September 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOSS ELECTRICITY WHILE RUNNING ON HIGWAY OR ROAD, AT THE BEGINNING IT STARTED TURNING EVERYTHING OFF AND TURNING ON ABOUT 2 OR 3 SECONDS LATER. PROBLEM STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 2018. THEN ON AUGUST 18 THE CAR TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND TRANSMISSION TURNED TO PARK BY ITSELF MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND, CAR DID STARTED AGAIN AND WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE; IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124661September 5, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A WEEK AFTER BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED WATER UNDER THE CARPET IN THE BACK SEAT AREA , I THOUGHT I SPILLED SOMTHING SO I JUST DRIED IT AND REMOVED THE CARPET FOR 2 DAYS ...THEN SUDDENLY FEW DAYS LATER I FEEL LIKE I CAN HEAR THE OUTSIDE STREET MORE THEN NORMAL AND ALSO I COULD HEAR THE BACK WINDOW SHAKING EVERYTIME THE CAR IS GOING OVER A HUMP. THEN AFTER FEW DAYS ON A VERY RAINY DAY , I SEE WATER DRIPPING FROM THE TOP OF MY BACK WINDOW .NOW BY LOOKING AT BACK WINDOW AND TOUCJING IT IT FEEL LOOSE !! SO I DROPPED IT ON A DAY THAT THE LEAK GUY WORKING AT THE LOCAL DEALER JUST TO TELL ME THAT ITS ALL FIXED ...WHEN I TOLD THEM YOU SURE ?? MY ALL WINDOW IS LOOSE THEN SERVICE OPORATION MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE BACK WINDOW IS DIFECTED AND MUST BE REPLACED . THIS WAS ON JULY 26 2018 ....NOW ITS SEP.5 AND IM STILL DONT HAVE THE CAR...IVE BEEN DRIVING A LOANER FOR ALL THIS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124231September 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2016 RAM 1500 SLT QUAD CAB. 5.7 LITER HEMI AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ROTORS DIAL SHIFTER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN PUT IN PARK VEHICLE WAS STILL IN REVERSE. HAVE MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE LAST 2 OIL CHANGES. THEY JUST IGNORED IT. YESTERDAY 9/3/2018 WENT OUT TO MOVE THE TRUCK. PUT IT IN DRIVE, SELECTOR SHOWED DRIVE AND TRUCK WENT IN REVERSE WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. THIS CAUSED ME TO HIT MY SPRINTER VAN DOING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. NOW I'M LEERY OF DRIVING IT. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET IT TO GO INTO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP. AFTER GOOGLING THIS I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD MY TRUCK IS NOT IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124407September 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ENGAGED , AS I WAS TRAVELING UP HILL ON A WINDY 2 LANE ROAD!. SCARY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124422September 4, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO YORK GARY AUTOPLEX (1420 LESLIE ST, NASHVILLE, AR 71852, (877) 809-4344) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTER ON THE MOTOR COLLAPSED AND THE CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124111September 3, 2018
TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A DODGE 2017 1500 SERIES PICKUP. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A P275/60R20 TIRES. AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AN AIR LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. IT HAD VERY UNUSUAL WEAR INDICATING THE TIRE HAD A BULGE AND THEN SUFFERED A TINY HOLE IN THE TIRE. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION, THE TIRE HAD SPLIT ACROSS THE TREAD ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG. A REVIEW OF THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS INDICATES THAT THIS SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THE SAME TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124051September 2, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS PARKING MY VEHICLE I HEARD A CLICK SOUND. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALSO HORN/RADIO/CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. VERY UNSAFE. NOT FARE FOR A DEFECT LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. AFTER READING FORUMS ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FCA HAS NOT LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123954September 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WANT TO BUY THIS VEHICLE . THE RECALL IS CHECK REAR END GEAR OIL AND YOU DON,T HAVE A REMEDY FOR IT YET???? HOW MUCH DOES IT TAKE TO REMOVE THE GEAR OIL PLUG AND CHECK THE LEVEL. YOU ARE HOLDING UP MY PURCHASE ON THIS VEHICLE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123874August 31, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V-486. THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED JULY 26, 2018 BUT FCA STILL HAS NOT ISSUED THE PART FOR THIS RECALL AND IT HAS BEEN A FULL MONTH ALREADY. I USE MY BED TO CARRY GOODS ALL THE TIME AND I AM IN FEAR OF THE TAILGATE OPENING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123910August 31, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND SITTING STILL I WAS IN A LINE OF CARS. I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE FROM PARK AND IT STARTED GOING IN REVERSE WHILE THE ENGINE IS REVVING I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET IT STOPPED AND IT CONTINUED TO TRY AND GO IN REVERSE. I FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND LET THE ENGINE STOP REVVING. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND COULDN'T GET IT TO SHIFT. HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN TO GET IT TO GO IN DRIVE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THIS AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN. IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION SINCE THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT AND A CAR BEHIND THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THANKFULLY. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK AS FAR AS LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF WHEN IT IS SETTING IN THE DRIVEWAY NO KEYS IN IT AND NO ONE TOUCHING IT. IT WILL HONK AND THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK REALLY FAST AGAIN WITH NO ONE NEAR IT AND THE KEYS HANGING UP. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS HAD ALL 12 RECALLS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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