Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#10954283February 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON STATING THAT THERE WAS HIGH VOLTAGE ON THE FUEL SENSOR AS WELL AS HAD MY FUEL GAUGE STOP WORKING AND MY CLUSTER READ FUEL SENSOR FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A DEAD SPOT IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT WON'T COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAPPENS NOW EVERY TIME MY FUEL GAUGE GETS TO 1/2 A TANK AND GOES OFF WHEN I GET UNDER A 1/4 TANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950342February 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHILE DRIVING OR STARTING THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO TRAILER BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR CENTER CONSOLE FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SHORT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949790February 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN JULY 2015 FROM LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF WASILLA, ALASKA. WHEN PURCHASING MY TRUCK THE DEALERSHIP KNEW THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BARGED OUT TO MY LOCATION - I LIVE IN RURAL ALASKA AND YOU MUST EITHER FLY OR TAKE A BOAT TO GET TO MY TOWN. I GOT THE TRUCK BARGED TO MY TOWN OF KING SALMON, ALASKA JUST IN TIME TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE TRAINING THEIR MECHANICS ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEN WOULD FLY ONE OF THE MECHANICS OUT TO MY TOWN COME FEBRUARY 2016. I WAITED FOR AN UPDATE AND NEVER GOT ONE. OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS WAS OVER THE PHONE WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOW A YEAR AND HOWEVER MANY MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT FLYING SOMEONE OUT TO KING SALMON TO FIX THE ISSUE. BARGING A VEHICLE COSTS $2500 ONE WAY AND TAKES ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND IS ONLY OPEN DURING A CERTAIN SEASON WHEN OUR RIVER ISN'T FROZEN. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I CAN BARGE MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEN BACK TO ME WITHOUT IT COSTING ME $5000 OR SO AND LOSING MY TRUCK FOR TWO TO THREE MONTHS. IT IS NOT REASONABLE AND I SHOULD NOT BE FAULTED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP IS THE ONE THAT SOLD A FAULTY VEHICLE. WINTER CAN BE ROUGH ON VEHICLES IN ALASKA AND ROAD CONDITIONS CAN CERTAINLY BE TREACHEROUS AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON MY VEHICLE TO GET ME SAFELY FROM ON PLACE TO ANOTHER. AND IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, I NEED TO KNOW THAT MY SAFETY WON'T BE AT JEOPARDY JUST BECAUSE A DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THEIR WORD. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED, AS TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP DIRECTLY HAS GOTTEN ME NOWHERE. 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
#10949677February 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK ROLLED BACK ABOUT 6 FT IN MY DRIVE WAY WHILE IT WAS PARKED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER GETTING OUT THE TRUCK. I MOVED THE TRUCK BACK AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER IT ROLLED BACK 4 FT. I THEN MOVED IT AGAIN AND PUT THE PARKING BREAK ON WITH NO MOVEMENT MY DRIVEWAY HAS A SMALL INCLINE AROUND 3-4%.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949508February 3, 2017
ENGINE
MY 2014 RAM 1500 PENTASTAR 3.6 OIL LEAK HAS A OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL COOLER THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949084February 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I HAD RECEIVED THIS DODGE RAM AS A RENTAL WHILE MY TRUCK WAS GETTING BODY WORK DONE. BEFORE I PICKED UP MY SON AT SCHOOL I STOPPED AT MY HOUSE TO EMPTY OUT SOME WORK TOOLS TO MAKE ROOM FOR HIM. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK WITH THE ROTARY DIAL ON A SLIGHT INCLINE ON MY LANEWAY I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND WALKED TOWARDS MY FRONT DOOR. AS I WALKED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK I HEARD THE SNOW COMPRESSING BEHIND ME. I TURNED AROUND AND SEEN THE TRUCK ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN MY LANEWAY. MY REACTION WAS TO CHASE THE TRUCK THINKING I MUST HAVE FORGOT TO PUT IT IN PARK. I CAUGHT UP WITH THE TRUCK THREW THE DOOR OPEN AND JUMPED IN. I PUT THE BRAKE ON AND NOTICED IT WAS IN PARK. I TURNED THE TRUCK ON AND DROVE IT BACK UP THE LANEWAY. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK AGAIN AND LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. IT ROLLED BACK AGAIN SO I DROVE IT FORWARD AGAIN AND TRIED PARK AGAIN WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND IT ROLLED BACK AGAIN. I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND BACKED UP THE LANEWAY AND PUT IT IN PARK AND LET OFF THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK THEN ENGAGED IN PARK BUT WOULD THEN CHUG ITS WAY DOWN THE LANEWAY BUT IN A SLOWER MANNER. AFTER PICKING UP MY BOY AT SCHOOL I PARKED MY TRUCK IN MY SHOP AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. AFTER HALF AN HOUR MY ADRENALINE WORE OFF AND MY HAND, WRIST AND ARM STARTED TO HURT. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED X-RAYS, I ENDED UP TEARING MY LIMB MUSCLES FROM OPENING THE DOOR HANDLE AND JUMPING INTO THE TRUCK. I CALLED THE RENTAL COMPANY TO LET THEM KNOW AND DEMANDED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE REGISTRATION FROM THE RENTAL COMPANY AND MY DOCTORS NOTES ON MY PHONE BUT I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES UPLOADING THEM TO MY COMPUTER RIGHT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10948655January 31, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING MY RADIO WILL TURN OFF AND RESET IT SELF ALONG WITH MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER IT WILL ALL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING UNTIL IT RESETS AND TURNS BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948381January 30, 2017
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THERE IS A INTERMITTENT POPPING NOISE BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN . AT TIMES I CAN FEEL VIBRATION OF THE POP BEING TRANSFERRED UP THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND INTO MY HANDS. THIS POPPING NOISE STARTED A MONTH AND A HALF AGO AND IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, MORE FREQUENT, AND HAS MIGRATED WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AS WELL. THIS POPPING NOISE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ON CITY STREETS. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN TO THE SELLING DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY WON'T LOOK AT IT AGAIN UNTIL A CHRYSLER TECH REP IS AVAILABLE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ALSO DON'T KNOW WHEN A CHRYSLER TECH REP WILL BE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947499January 25, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON OCTOBER OF 2016 I PURCHASED A 2016 RAM 1500 AND A MONTH LATER MY TRUCK WAS REPURCHASED BACK BY CHRYSLER BECAUSE OF SEVERAL PAINT DAMAGED INCLUDING RUST .ON DECEMBER OF 2016 I TOOKED POSSESSION OF MY REPLACEMENT VECHILE . AS SOON AS I GOT HOME WITH MY TRUCK I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT . THE DRIVING LIGHTS WERE FOGGED UP PRETTY BAD WITH A LOT OF CONDENSATION IN IT . I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY IMMEDIATELY ORDERED THE LIGHTS AND IAM WAITING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE NEW LIGHTS PUT ON THE TRUCK . FURTHERMORE , I ALSO CALLED RAM CUSTOMER ASSISTANT ABOUT THE SHIFTING NOISE MY TRUCK MADE WHEN I TURNED ON . WHEN I TURN OFF MY TRUCK AND LATER ON I GO TO TURN MY TRUCK ON WHEN I PUT THE KEY ON THE IGNITION AND MOVED THE KEY INTO ACC POSITION THE ROTARY SHIFTER MAKE A SOUND LIKE THE VECHILE GO INTO PARKING FROM DRIVE . I CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME DAY I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED HAVE THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT IT . I ASKED IF THAT WAS NORMAL FOR MY TRUCK TO SOUND LIKE IT WAS NEVER ON PARKING AND I LEFT IT ON DRIVE AND ALL I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT IT . THIS VECHILE IS A 2017 AND A REPLACEMENT TO MY 2026 THAT WAS REPURCHASED BECAUSE RUST AND PAINT DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947567January 25, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING UNDER 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED BETWEEN 500 TO 1,000 MILES APART WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947650January 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE 2016 RAM 1500, WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER COLLISION. NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE ROLLOVER EVENT..UPDATED 02/02/17 *BF UPDATED 09/18/2017*JS *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10947109January 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. STARTED VEHICLE AND PULLED FORWARD OUT OF GARAGE. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. UPON EXITING, VEHICLE BEGAN TRAVELING IN REVERSE AND TRAVELED BACKWARDS INTO THE GARAGE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE WALL. HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 8.5 MONTHS AND APPROX. 21,000 MILES AND IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE "ROTARY SHIFTER". HAVE NOTICED A FEW OTHER OCCASIONS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK AND AN ONSCREEN WARNING CAME UP "VEHICLE NOT IN PARK". 17 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND WHEN THE OWNER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO THE REAR, HE NOTICED THE REVERSE LIGHTS WERE ON HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE DUE THE INCLINE IT WAS PARKED ON. I BELIEVE THE ROTARY SHIFTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10946844January 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRUCK IS SITTING IN PARK AND UNATTENDED, THE TRUCK WILL ROLL BACKWARDS SOMETIME A COUPLE INCHES SOMETIMES A FEW YARDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946594January 20, 2017
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE TIRES. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS UNDETERMINED. NO FAILURE WAS FOUND WITH THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946329January 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE SHIFT SELECTOR IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS DRAGGED DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH TWO TREES, A SWING SET, AND ALSO A PROPANE TANK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL FRACTURED RIBS, FRACTURED STERNUM, BRUISED LUNGS, FRACTURED RIGHT SHOULDER, TORN MUSCLES, ELBOW CONTUSION, AND MULTIPLE LACERATIONS WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,621. UPDATED 03/01/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10946455January 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN THIS REVIEW HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES. WHEN IN MOTION, STATIONARY, ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALL TIMES OF DAY AND NIGHT. OVERHEAD CONSOLE ON TRUCK WHERE LED COURTESY MAP/READING LIGHTS HAVE ISSUES. LIGHT FLICKERS AND DIMS WHEN ON. IT MAKES INTERIOR VISIBILITY NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. UPON INSPECTING THE UNIT THE WIRING GOING TO THE LIGHTS AND SUN ROOM ARE CHAFFED AND POSE AS A FIRE HAZARD AND OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE IF SHORTAGE OCCURS. REAR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT SEAL DETERIORATES AND LETS WATER INTO THE CAB. THIS CAN RUST OUT FLOORING AND CAUSES MOLD ISSUES. RUINS LEATHER SEATS. ALSO CAN DETERIORATE SEAT BELTS POSSIBLY AS WELL AS RUST OR CAUSE WEAKNESS IN SEATBELTS FOR REAR PASSENGERS. WILL SEVERELY DAMAGE AND/OR STAIN INTERIOR ROOFING, CARPET, SEAT BELTS AND/OR SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945899January 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTED TO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946140January 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946162January 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PLEASE SEE COMPLAINT I SENT TO CHRYSLER WITH DOCUMENTS. YOUR LIST BEFORE ONLY LET ME SELECT 4 TOPICS THAT I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945780January 17, 2017
WHEELS
PURCHASED BRAND NEW DODGE 1500. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN ON (GO ON AND OFF) DEALERSHIP STATED IT HAS SEEN THE SAME ISSUE ON DIFFERENT DODGE RAM TRUCKS SAME AND DIFFERENT YEARS. ALSO TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING EXTREME. WARRANTIED ONCE BUT ISSUE CONTINUES TO OCCUR. WARRANTIED 2ND TIME 3 OF 4 TIRES NOW TRUCK PULLS DRASTICALLY LEFT INTO OTHER LANEA OF TRAFFIC. HAVE CONTACTED DODGE/CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESOLVE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND DOCUMENTATION ON FILE WITH CHRYSLER AND DODGE DEALERSHIP. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ENCOUNTERS BOTH IN PERSON AND ON PHONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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