Dodge Ram Complaints

27,062 consumer complaints on file.

#10744521July 29, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 (NA) DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744536July 29, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744539July 29, 2015
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING OR DIPS OR SMALL HOLES ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK SHIFTS HARD TO RIGHT AND LEFT EVERY TIME.HAD FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS .CAN'T BELIEVE OUT OF 600,000 VEHICLES NO RECALL OR BY BACK ON MY 2012 RAM.WHEN THEY SPECIFICALLY LISTED 2012 AS ONE OF THE YEARS THAT GOT RECALLED.I EXPECT A RECALL AND ACCOMMODATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744531July 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAG SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744560July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744545July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745301July 29, 2015
STEERING
VEHICLE INSPECTION INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE STEERING ROD WAS COMING OUT OF THE GEAR BOX. STEERING BOX WAS REPLACED. TEST DRIVE OF VEHICLE WAS A DISASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ABOVE 10 MPH AND ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. YOU WERE ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES WITH LITTLE CHANGE. OLD GEAR BOX REINSTALLED AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT WORKED FOR A CLOSED DEALERSHIP. GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES. ALL ASSOCIATED STEERING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST ONE TIME. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. VEHICLE IS USED SPARELY BECAUSE OF STEERING PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 4 MILES EVERY WEEK OR TWO TO KEEP THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FROM GOING BAD. STEERING GEAR BOX IS A TOTAL ENGINEERING DISASTER. NO ONE YET HAS FOUND A CLEAR SOLUTION TO RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT ANYWHERE FOR THIS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND. CHRYSLER QUIT MAKING THIS GEAR BOX YEARS AGO. VEHICLE IS A $40,000 PIECE OF JUNK. UPDATED 9/21/15 *LN.....UPDATED 10/01/15*BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744573July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS NEEDED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744581July 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I"M HAVING PROBLEMS,WITH THE DODGE RAM 3500 TRUCK , FRONT SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. STILL HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INSIDE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE VECHICLE IS IN MOTION. LOOSES POWER AT TIME GOING UP HILLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744608July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744613July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AXLE BROKE AND TOOK OUT TRANSFER BOX AND STEARING LINKAGE WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE FREEWAY .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744614July 29, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED CAUSING A FAILURE WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND THE TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A NEWLY DESIGNED PART TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. MA 10/6 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744607July 29, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744611July 29, 2015
STEERING
AT APPROX. 45K MI VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE "WOBBLE" IN FRONT STEERING. CONTACTED DEALER WHO DISAVOWED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF OCCURANCES ON OTHER TRUCKS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO DIRECTED ME BACK TO DEALERSHIP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO TRIED TO SELL REPAIR AT $3400.00 FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON-LINE AND SUGGESTED REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE WITH "STEERING UPGRADE KIT" MARKETED THROUGH DODGE DEALER AT OVER $800.00. HAD INSTALLED AT MY COST AND NOW CHRYSLER IS SAYING MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL AND TO TAKE BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF REPLACED PARTS THAT ARE NOW INDIVIDUALLY BEING RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744639July 29, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744627July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 (NA) DODGE RAM 1500. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 9 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744670July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
MY 2011 RAM 1500 SUMMARY REPORT SHOWS: "NO RECALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE". THE DEALER EXPLAINS MY TRUCK IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE BUYBACK OFFER. IS THE DEALER CORRECT THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE FCA BUYBACK OFFER? I TALKED TO A CHRYSLER REP ON 7/28/15 WHO RESEARCHED THIS AND THE RECALL AFFECTS THE 2011 RAM 1500 WITH A 9:25 REAR AXLE AND THAT MY TRUCK HAS A DIFFERENT(?) REAR AXLE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. IS A RECALL LETTER REQUIRED? RECALL SUBJECT : REAR AXLE PINION NUT MAY LOOSEN AT DIFFERENTIAL , 1 INVESTIGATION(S) REPORT RECEIPT DATE: FEB 06, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 COMPONENT(S): POWER TRAIN POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 278,229 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL EXPAND DETAILS CLOSE 13 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS EXPAND MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 RAM 1500 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 1, 2009, THROUGH OCTOBER 20, 2011; MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 CONSEQUENCE: IF THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT LOOSENS, THE AXLE CAN LOCK UP AND CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH WITH LITTLE WARNING. REMEDY: CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PINION NUT RETAINER, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2013. RECALLSINVESTIGATIONS COMPLAINTSSERVICE BULLETINSNHTSA ID'S
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744664July 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V131000 (AIR BAGS); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/6 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744653July 29, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V005000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED PART LISTED ON THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000. MA 10/19/2015 UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744674July 29, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE FRACTURED AT THE TRANSFER BOX AND DAMAGED THE STEERING LINKAGE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSFER BOX, STEERING LINKAGE, AXLE, AND FIVE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TOWING A LARGE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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