Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#10837980February 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MARINE STICKER DISPLAYED FALSE TOWING CAPACITY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY WHEN TOWING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837449February 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V799000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 04/14/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837376February 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TAKATA RECALL: I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS SO MUCH IMPACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN PREPARING TO CROSS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. ONCE I DETERMINED IT WAS CLEAR I BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN WHEN SUDDENLY A SOUTH BOUND CAR ENTERED THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT IT'S LIGHTS ON AND COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. AT THE POINT OF IMPACT, THE SOUTH BOUND CAR WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 45 MPH AND MY VEHICLE HAD MERELY ROLLED AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN AND I SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. I WAS NOT TRAVELING MORE THAN 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLES COLLIDED. ONCE BOTH VEHICLES HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I REALIZED I HAD STRUCK THE BACK OF MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXTREMELY HARD BUT NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT HAD TAKEN PLACE. THERE WAS SO MUCH FORCE IN THE IMPACT THAT THE FRAME ON MY VEHICLE WAS BENT. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CITED IN THE ACCIDENT ANY MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED $16,000 IN DAMAGE. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NOW I'M FACING THE FACT THAT I WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A REPAIRED VEHICLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ALL THE SAFETY THAT I DEMAND MOVING FORWARD. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME HOLD THE MANUFACTURER LIABLE FOR MY SITUATION AND RECTIFYING THE SITUATION. HAD I ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION ANY FARTHER THAN I DID, I MAY NOT BE ALIVE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10836311February 16, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HELLO I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT A AMERICAN AUTO MAKER WHO IN THEIR OWN WORDS INSTALL A SAFETY FEATURE THAT ALSO SAVES GAS AND CUTS DOWN ON CO2 EMISSION WANT TO EXTORT $595 TO TURN IT ON. I PAID OVER $40,000 FOR THIS AMERICAN MADE TRUCK AND EXPECT ALL SAFETY INSTALLED FEATURES AIR BAGS,DEFROSTERS,SEAT BELTS ETC TO BE IN WORKING ORDER WITHOUT PAYING EXTRA AFTER I DRIVE OFF THE LOT. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS TRYING TO GET ME TO PAY TO TURN ON THE SAFETY AND GAS SAVING FEATURE. I WILL TRY TO DOWN LOAD ONE OF THE LETTERS THEY HAVE SENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838430February 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
ORIGINAL COMPLAINT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS FILED WITH THE NHTSC ON 9/10/2015. THIS IS THE SECOND IDENTICAL INCIDENT. ON 2/14/16 MY KNEE HIT THE IGNITION KEY AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. I LOST ALL ENGINE, BRAKE AND STEERING POWER AND COASTED OFF ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE LOCATION AND OPERATION OF THE IGNITION KEY AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A CRASH AND FATALITY LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SIMILAR GM / CHEVY IGNITION PROBLEM. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER, RAM HQ CUSTOMER CARE AND YOU (NHTSC) IN SEPT 2015 AND GOT NO RESPONSE FROM ANY OF YOU AND NO ONE SEEMED TO CARE. I ALSO CONTACTED LIEFF CABRASER LAW FIRM IN SAN FRANCISCO THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON 9/10/2015 AND GAVE THEM A HEADS UP THAT THIS DEFECT WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A CRASH AND/OR FATALITY AND THEY ARE ON NOTICE AND PREPARED TO SUE AS SOON AS THIS ISSUE KILLS SOMEONE. LIEFF CABRASER LAW FIRM SPECIALIZES IN THESE TYPES OF DEFECTS AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUED SEVERAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS FOR NEGLIGENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826062February 14, 2016
ENGINE
THE ENGINE, A 5.7-LITER V8, SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON CITY STREETS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES, TO TODAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OFTEN I AM NOT AWARE THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN, AS POWERED ITEMS SUCH AS THE RADIO CONTINUE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. I BECOME AWARE OF THE ISSUE ONLY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE AND I THEN NOTICE A FLASHING LIGHT NEXT TO THE "D" ON THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS LARGELY BEEN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, SINCE IT USUALLY OCCURS AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE WHEN IT OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED ON A FREEWAY AS I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR-RIGHT LANE, CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED IN FRONT OF A BIG RIG, WHICH HAD NO WARNING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DELIBERATE ACTION AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS HADN'T BEEN ACTIVATED. I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE OFF-RAMP TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY, BUT THE BIG RIG CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE. IT IS THIS INCIDENT, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, THAT PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, SINCE IT WAS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BUT THE PROBLEM THAT LED TO IT WILL LIKELY PERSIST BECAUSE THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY IDENTIFIED REPAIR OR CORRECTIVE ACTION I CAN TAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826093February 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
FOLLOW-UP TO COMPLAINT NUMBERS: 10809870 & 10818694, 2015 RAM 1500 LARAMIE LIMITED 4X4 COMPONENT PART OR SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE SAFETY RISK - UNKNOWN I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY TRUCK FROM THE SERVICE CENTER ON 01/20/2016. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. ON 02/14/2016, MY WIFE AND I WERE HEADED OUT FOR VALENTINES DINNER AND I STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT DEAD ELECTRONICALLY AND ENGINE-WISE AGAIN, IN THE GARAGE. AGAIN, THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND AGAIN NOTHING WORKED. THANKFULLY, WE NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO SAFETY CONCERN. MY TRUCK WILL BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMORROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826018February 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
FIRST PROBLEM. AFTER LOCKING TRUCK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND GAUGES CONTINUE TO FLASH AND GAUGES FLICKER. THIS GOES ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINS OR SO. DEALER CANT FIND PROBLEM. SECOND PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THE TRUCK HAS STOPPED MOVING YOU GET A BUMP FROM TRANSMISSION. ONCE AGAIN DEALER NO HELP. BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 YRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825872February 12, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS VERY WEAK. POOR VISIBILITY DOWN THE ROAD. DANGEROUS LEVEL OF VISIBILITY COMPARED TO THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825024February 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
8 SPEED AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOB IS AWKWARD & WE HAVE BEGAN EXITING VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE RUNNING, BUT STILL IN DRIVE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825242February 9, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AS I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE REVVED VERY FAST BUT THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AFTER ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED AND LET THE ENGINE IDLE DOWN AND NURSE THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK UP TO SPEED AND BACK ON HIGHWAY. IF GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED HARD OR QUICKLY IT SEEMS ENGINE POWER IS NOT GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN BEFORE I HAD TIME TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED AS I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS ONLINE WITH DODGE RAM TRUCKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED SLOWLY AND PARTIALLY THE TRUCK WILL PICK UP SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823649February 2, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HELLO I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING AND I FEEL IM BEING EXTORTED BY THIS MANUFACTURER. WHO INSTALLED IN THEIR OWN WORDS A GAS SAVING AND SAFETY FEATURE THAT I PAID FOR IN MY $40,000+ TRUCK AND THEN SEND ME LETTERS TELLING ME TO PAY $595 TO TURN IT ON. I FEEL IF THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL SAFETY FEATURES IN THEIR VEHICLES THEY SHOULD BE USED. NEXT THEY WILL BE CHARGING US TO USE OUR SEATBELTS AND CHARGE US TO ACTIVATE OUR AIRBAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823442February 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V661000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823545February 1, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING OVER 100 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822995January 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V534000 (AIR BAGS), 15V459000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V460000 (AIR BAGS , SEAT BELTS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822196January 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST GOES OUT FOR NO REASON CAUSING ALL GAUGES TO BE USELESS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE AND MORE. DEALER HAS NO INFORMATION OR REMEDY. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS OR EVEN WORSE IF NOT CORRECTED. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING ON ALL ROADS. THE LAST TIME WAS 1/26/16 EARLY MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822037January 25, 2016
WHEELS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROTATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ONLY ONE OF THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500. UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821945January 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, SUFFOLK COUNTY ROUTE 80, AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL OF MY 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I RAN OFF THE ROAD TO MY RIGHT, CLIPPED A FEW SMALL TREES OFF, SNAPPED A 6X6 FENCE POST LIKE A TOOTHPICK, AND HIT A UTILITY POLE DEAD CENTER OF MY FRONT BUMPER. POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT SAVED MY LIFE. NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820413January 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820303January 14, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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