Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11413404April 22, 2021
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED BOTH MAJOR SAFETY RECALLS, ONCE WHERE I WAS WITH MY SON AFTER PICKING HIM UP FROM SCHOOL ON A HIGHWAY THE EGR CANISTER SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE THAT FCA SAID WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER ISSUE BUT A AFTER MY INSURANCE REPAIRED MY VEHICLE THEY MADE THE RECALL FOR THE FIRES. AFTER 3 WEEKS WITH ME VEHICLE FROM REPAIR THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THAT THE TONE WHEEL WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT HAD CAUSED DAMAGE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. I PAID CLOSE TO $7,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS. A FEW MONTHS LATER FCA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TONE WHEEL PROBLEM THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP WROTE THIS IN HIS NOTES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413419April 22, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE ENGINE JUST DIED AND THE TRUCK ENGAGE THE AUTO SHIFT PARKING CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. SECOND TIME IN ABOUT 3 DAYS. THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413221April 21, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
MARCH 5 2021 CAR STOPPED WORKING ,WOULD NOT TURNOVER AND ALL THE WARN ING LIGHTS WERE ON.WAS NTOWED TO DEALER AND AT FIRST I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM THEN FIGURED IT WAS THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED .ONE MONTH LATER 2 MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS .ONE IS THE COOLING LOUVRE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMET AN D A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING WITH STARTER MELTDOWN THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES I PROBABLY WILL BE HAVING MORE ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS.FIRST ISSUE COST 1000$ AND PARTS ON 2ND AND THIRD ISSUES ARE OVER 900$SO REPAIR WILL PROBABLY @ OVER 2000$.SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG WITH THESE TRUCKS OR I HAVE A LEMON!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413248April 21, 2021
STEERING
MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET. I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND JUST AS I WAS 1/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. WE NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE...THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. WE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED FOR $3200. SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE YEARS. MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY CAN NOT HELP WHATSOEVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412966April 20, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON APRIL 15, 2021, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. TRIED JUMPING CAR NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE WHAT ISSUE IS AND CAN NOT DEFINE WHY CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412894April 19, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OK THEY IN STALLED CAB VENTS ON TRUCKS SO THAT IT WOULD BE EASYER TO CLOSE THE DORRS PROBLEM IS THEY LEAK MY WARRRANTY ON MY TRUCK WENT OUT AT 360000 MILES SO I YOUTUBE THE PROBLEM I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM PLESE HELP IF YOU CAN BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT THESE VENTS ARE NOT SEALED VERY WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412814April 19, 2021
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHIFTED TO PARK INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING HAD ENGAGED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,850. Consumer stated battery was replaced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408515April 17, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN THE TRUCK IS LEAKING AND CAUSING WATER TO COME INSIDE THE CAB AND STAIN THE HEADLINER. WATER INSIDE THE CAB COULD CAUSE MOLD TO GROW AND CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THIS HAS BEEN A GRADUAL ISSUE OVER TIME AND HAS BEEN CONFIRMED LEAKING BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THE WATER LINE IS EVEN AROUND THE REAR AIRBAG AND COULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION LEADING TO INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408555April 17, 2021
STEERING
DRIVING AT 35MPH THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. NOW HAPPENS WHEN TURNING THE TRUCK ON, THEN POWER STEERING TURNS BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE ARE OTHER RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON OTHER VIN NUMBERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408398April 16, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAKELAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2875 MALL HILL DR, LAKELAND, FL 33810) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR TONE WHEEL WAS DELAMINATED. THE DEALER WAS PROVIDED THE RECALL INFORMATION BUT DISPUTED THE REMEDY WITH THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE TWO LEVELS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL REPAIR PROCESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408422April 16, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CHAMPION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, INC. (907 S CLINTON ST, ATHENS, AL 35611, (256) 262-3133) HOWEVER, WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,185.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408215April 15, 2021
ENGINE
DODGE RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL 2015 LOSS OF CRANKSHAFT POSITION AND RING TONE WHEEL ! HAD A RECALL W58 TO FIX CRANKSHAFT POSITION WHICH NOW DAMAGED THE RING SENSOR WHEEL! RECALL WAS DONE MARCH 9, 2021, APRIL 5TH TRUCK STALLED IN DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT START ! HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP! DODGE STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE FIX AND WANTS US TO PAY THE $2000 BILL ! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ONE THING THAT AFFECTED THE RING MAGNETIC MATERIAL ! RECALL W58 SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT 'THE TONE MATERIAL ATTACHED TO THE TONE WHEEL ON YOUR VEHICLE PROVIDES A SIGNAL TO THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR'. THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL THAT WE DID NOT GET W68 THAT SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSES THE RING! WHY ARE WE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ????? WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED ! !!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408268April 15, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CONTINUES TO STOP WORKING CAUSING MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. I AM NOT AWARE IF I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS OR NOT. THIS REPAIR PROCESS IS WELL OVER $700 UNLESS I DO MYSELF WHICH I DONT HAVE TTE EQUIPMENT TO TAKE MY BED OFF MY TRUCK. THAT IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS WHEN THIS IS A FAULTY PART ON DODGES PART. FOR THE COST OF HTESE TRUCKS THESE NEED TO BE PART OF A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408302April 15, 2021
STEERING
POWER STEERING TENDS TO BE STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP IT APPEARS TO SUBSIDE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN CHECKED FLUID HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED IN POWER STEERING PUMP WONDERING IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THERE HAS BEEN FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408064April 14, 2021
STEERING
POWER STEERING COMES IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY. COULD BE A FATAL HAZARD WHEN COMIN OFF EXIT RAMPS AT HIGH SPEED AND OR TURNS OR SITUATIONS FOR STEERING TO BE CONSISTENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408118April 14, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE TRUCK WHILE MOVING FORWARD ON A CITY STREET BOTH TIMES IT INITIATED ON A TURN THE TRUCK TURNS OFF AND TELLS YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO RESTART. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THEN 200 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408080April 14, 2021
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE HAD 2 SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY 2021 RAM 1500 LARAMIE WITH APPROX. 4,500 MILES ON IT. 1ST , AND MOST IMPORTANT, I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ONTO A ROADWAY. IT HAS OCCURRED BETWEEN 5-25 MPH APPROX WHILE PULLING FROM A STOP, OR SLOW ROLL, INTO TRAFFIC. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 4/13/2021, UNSURE OF THE FIRST DATE. THE VEHICLES ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, I RECEIVE A MESSAGE TO APPLY MY FOOT TO THE BREAK, SHIFT TO PARK, AND THAT THE EMERGENCY BREAK IS AUTO APPLIED ONCE AT A FULL STOP. THANKFULLY I MAINTAIN ELECTRICAL POWER SO I CAN STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY WITHOUT POWER AND BOTH TIMES I HAVE HAD TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM BEHIND ME. THE 2ND ISSUE, WHICH IS MINOR COMPARED TO A STALLING ENGINE, IS THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA PERIODICALLY STOPS WORKING. IT EITHER GOES COMPLETELY BLACK (ALTHOUGH THE MAGNIFYING GLASS REMAINS ON THE SCREEN) OR IT GETS A VERY POOR QUALITY IMAGE WITH LOTS OF COLORED LINES THROUGH THE PICTURE. THIS MAKES IT MUCH HARDER TO MANEUVER A BIG TRUCK WHEN YOU HAVE NO VIEW BEHIND YOU FROM THE CAMERA. AGAIN MINOR RELATIVE TO THE STALLING , WHICH IS MY MAJOR CONCERN, BUT AFTER I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE CAMERA ISSUE THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX AND THEY ARE AWAITING A SOFTWARE UPDATE. IT IS NOW BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME IN 4,500 MILES MOST IMPORTANTLY TO ADDRESS THE STALLING AND WAS BROUGHT IN IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT OCCURRED. I HAVE ALSO SINCE HAD A CLICKING NOISE START IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS JUST AN ANNOYANCE OR ANOTHER ISSUE. ALL ITEMS ARE REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND THEIR 800 NUMBER FOR WHICH THEY HAVE CREATED CASES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408038April 14, 2021
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND STEERING JUST GOT REAL STIFF THEN WARNING LIGHT CAME SAYING I LOST POWER STEERING AND IT NEEDS SERVICE.I ONLY HAVE 6600 MILES ON IT AND I COULD OF GOT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408015April 14, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS MODEL IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC SIDE STEPS. THE STEPS DEPLOY WHEN THEY WANT AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY DO NOT DEPLOY. THEY ALSO WHEN DEPLOYED AND AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE AND LOCKING IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT STOW BACK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO WILL REMAIN DEPLOYED WHEN YOU ENTER THE VEHICLE AND WILL STOW WHEN YOU REACH THE SAFETY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5MPH BEFORE STOWING. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND AS OF THIS DATE (4/13/21) HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP (HILL KELLY RAM, PENSACOLA, FL) SIX TIMES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE VIDEOED THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED DOOR LATCHES, DOOR MODULES AND CONTROLLERS WITH NO FIX FOUND YET. THEY HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DISTRICT ENGINEER TO TRY AND TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY HAVE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC STEPS. THE ONLY TEMPORARY FIX WE HAVE FOUND IS IF THE STEPS DO NOT DEPLOY TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND THEN IMMEDIATELY OPEN IT, THEN THE STEPS WILL DEPLOY. THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR THAT IS OPENED. IT WILL ALSO GIVE A WARNING OF THE SIDE STEPS OBSTRUCTED ON THE DRIVERS DASH DISPLAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407936April 13, 2021
STEERING
OCCASIONALLY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED BACK ON AGAIN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP AND VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMPROVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT LOOKED UP THE VIN AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER 'EQUIPMENT SAFETY RECALL VB9/NHTSA 19E-077 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR.' THE DODGE/RAM DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CLAIMED THE PARTS USED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THIS VIN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 107,000 MILES. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 'EPS GEAR, RACK AND PINION.'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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