Dodge Ram Complaints (2012)

1,397 consumer complaints on file.

#10935559December 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,254.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929510December 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING. WAS SERVICED AT AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO STALL, CLAIMED IT WAS PCM MODULE, REPLACED, VERY COSTLY. STALLING BEGAN AGAIN, RETURNED TO DEALER, WAS CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG. TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES IN STALLING. ONE EVENT WITH CHILDREN GOING DOWN A HILL AND LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS. RESEARCH ONLINE FINDING OUT COMMON ISSUE IN IGNITION SWITCH/MODULE. CONCERNED WHY DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO OVERLOOK THIS? I AM ALSO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE UNNECESSARY SERVICES AND CHARGES TO THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929002December 1, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SPRAY NOZZLES ON ALL DODGES ARE BREAKING WAY BEFORE THEY SHOULD. THE HARD PLASTIC NOZZLE BREAKS WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE FLUID TUBE. THIS MAKES IT SO THE NOZZLE DOES NOT SPRAY THE WINDSHIELD TO CLEAN IT WITH THE WIPERS. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND BOTH NOZZLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, MANY VIDEOS TO SEE ON YOUTUBE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928901November 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE RAM 2012 HOME FROM THE GYM, MY TRUCK JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER 100 YARDS IT DIED AGAIN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO IT HAS PROBLEM STARTING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID ITS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH THEY SAID THE DODGES AROUND THIS YEAR ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS AND THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALL THE TIME. AFTER A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH IT WAS EASY TO SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927759November 24, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TIPM FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY RESULTING IN NO FUEL PRESSURE PERIODICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE WOULD FAIL TO RUN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE OK AND THEN SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN. RAM SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOCATE A NEW TIPM. THEY DIDNT HAVE ONE BECAUSE OF ALOT OF THESE HAD FAILED, SO THEYRE IN HIGH DEMAND. WHY ARENT THESE BEING RECALLED THEN??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927050November 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF, WHEELS LOCK UP, STEERING LOCKS UP, ENGINE STOPS COMPLETELY NO MATTER WHAT I AM DOING. AS OF LATE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. AFTER RESEARCH WAS DONE, IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS ON THE INTERSTATE, HWY, AND CITY STREETS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND IS USED TO DRIVE MY 4 CHILDREN AROUND, AGES 17 TO 1YR OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926675November 17, 2016
WHEELS
ALUMIMUM WHEEL CRACKING CRACKED IN MAY OR JUNE 2016 AND IN NOV. 2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925852November 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
2012 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 15V-459. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926543November 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR THE WEEKEND IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ON MONDAY MORNING ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK THE TRUCK STARTED CRANKING OVER. THE TRUCK WAS LOCKED AND THE KEYS WERE INSIDE MY HOUSE. BEING A STANDARD WHILE IT WAS CRANKING IT WAS HEADING IN REVERSE. NO VISUAL FLAMES WERE SEEN BUT HEAVY WHITE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HAD TO USE MANUAL KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND PUT TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, I THEN ROLLED THE TRUCK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN UNHOOKED THE 2 BATTERIES AND SMOKING STOPPED. AFTER THINGS CLEARED I COULD SEE BURNT/MELTED PLUG ENDS FROM WIRING HARNESS TO FUSE BOX. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR (6) WEEKS NOW. END OF WEEK 5 THEY GOT IT TO START UP BUT NOTHING ON THE COMPUTER PAST THE FIREWALL READS. TO DATE THEY HAVE REPLACED (3) WIRING HARNESSES, THE FUSE BOX AND A CLUSTER AND STILL AT A LOSS AT WHY COMPUTER WILL NOT READ ANYTHING. AS OF TODAY THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THEY ARE CHECKING EVERY CONNECTION, RELAY AND WHAT EVER ELSE THEY CAN TO GET IT FIXED. THERE WAS ALSO AN INSPECTOR THRU CHRYSLER CARE WHO INVESTIGATED IT BEFORE WORK WAS STARTED. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME TO OPEN AN INSURANCE CLAIM. THANKS FOR THE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926093November 15, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUNNING BOARDS RIPPING OUT OF BODY. BOTH SIDES. WHEN USEING THEM THEY WILL FALL OFF. CAUSEING POSIBLE FALL INTO TRAFIC OR PERSONAL INJURY. PASSINGER SIDE FELL OFF WHEN I STEPPED ON IT. RIVNUTS TORE OUT OF BODY MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926298November 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WAS ENGAGED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE KEY HAD TO BE HELD IN VARIOUS POSITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925919November 14, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2012 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SUSTAINING MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. SPEED LIMIT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT IS ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 10 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DIDNT DEPLOY NOR ARE THERE ANY WARNINGS LIGHTS. BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGES AND THE FRAME SHIFTED, SHOULDNT THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10925652November 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE WIN MOD HAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT ON IT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND IF IT IS STARTED STALLS OUT. I CAN BE AT A STOP OR IN MOTION AND LOOSE ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. YESTERDAY DAY 11/12/16 WHILE IN MOTION GOING 70 ON THE FREEWAY I LOST ALL POWER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE UP TO 2010. THIS PROBLEM PART IS A DEALER ONLY PART ( AND ALTHOUGH THE PART IS CHEAP THE LABOR RATE TO FUX THIS IS TERRIBLY INSANE) SO THE CONSUMER CAN'T FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924532November 6, 2016
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I CROSSED OVER A SMALL OVERPASS THAT WENT OVER A STREAM. AT THE TRANSITION POINT OF THE PAVEMENT TO BRIDGE, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD BARELY HOLD THE WHEEL AND GUIDE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE GAIN CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923743November 2, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STEP LOOSENED MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE PASSENGER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920199October 31, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF IN THE DARK FOR NO REASON. I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. I WAS COMING INTO A TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. IT WAS PITCH BLACK AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE AUTO FEATURE. I QUICKLY REACHED AND TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WASN'T ON A ROAD I NORMALLY TRAVEL I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920278October 31, 2016
STEERING
THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THE BALL JOINT BETWEEN THE STEERING BOX AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION SNAPPED MAKING A HUGE BANG NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920348October 31, 2016
ENGINE
TICM FAILURE CAUSE ENGINE/ELECTRONIC TO SUDDENLY STOP WHILE RUNNING. IN PARKING LOT, LUCKILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919892October 28, 2016
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL VIOLENTLY SPUN. ALL THE OTHER WHEELS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED OTHERWISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919295October 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE UNLOADING THE VEHICLE AND GETTING A THREE-YEAR OLD OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CHILD'S LEG HIT THE GEAR LEVER AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO TRAFFIC, WITH THE CHILD INSIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CRASH AND WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,473.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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