Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11407938April 13, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE I DISCOVERED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL SMALL AREAS OF CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD IS THE ORIGINAL AND NEVER CHANGED SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE PAINT DEFECTS ALONG THE WINDSHIELD SEAM AREA SO THAT WHEN THE RUST GOES THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WILL BECOME UNSTABLE AND POSE A POTENTIAL HAZARD OR COULD FAIL ALTOGETHER. I SPOKE WITH A RAM DEALER WHO WAS UNINTERESTED IN THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED RAM COOPERATE HEADQUARTERS AND REPORTED THE ISSUE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407531April 12, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
PASSANGE SIDE WIND SHIELD WIPER MORTOR IS MOVING BE ITS GOTTEN SCRAPPED OFF SO IT'S LOOSE AND IT CANE GO BACK IN BECAUSE IT GOTTEN SCRAPPED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407769April 12, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HEARD A NOTIFICATION TONE AND LOOKED SAW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO E AND THEN WARNING FLASHED "FUEL SENSOR FAIL". I CAN NOT BE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS REPORTED THIS CAUSE IF YOU JUST GOOGLE "FUEL SENSOR FAIL" NO BRAND VEHICLE MENTIONED IN THE SEARCHED EVERYTHING AND COUNTLESS STORIES COME UP ABOUT PEOPLE WITH 4TH GEN RAM WITH THIS PROBLEM. RAM IS TOTALLY ANNOYING THIS PART THEY PUT ON THEIR TRUCKS THAT ARE DOOMED TO FAIL. IM HOPING MAYBE YOU CAN HELP MAKE THEM PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407803April 12, 2021
SEAT BELTS, WHEELS
DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. HANGS LOOSE AROUND SHOULDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407812April 12, 2021
STEERING
FAILURE OF ELECTRIC STEERING RACK AND STEERING CONTROL MODULE WHILE UNDER WAY WITH NO WARNING. FAILURE IS NOW INTERMITTENT, CREATING A RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407397April 10, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GENTLY TURNING RIGHT AND DECELERATING, MOVING APPROX. 60 MPH EXITING INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE SHUTOFF. DASH DISPLAY READ MESSAGE TO SHIFT CAR INTO PARK. DRIVE SHIFT KNOB FLASHED 'D'. ACCESSORY POWER REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP, SHIFTED TO PARK, POWERED OFF, AND RESTARTED. DRIVER ACCELERATED VEHICLE TO MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC, TRIGGERING ANOTHER ENGINE SHUTOFF WITH THE SAME CONDITION. AFTER SECOND RESTART, WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE ENGINE WAS REVVED TO VERIFY A POWER LIMIT REDLINE WAS NOT BEING SURPASSED CAUSING ENGINE SHUTOFF. AC/RADIO WAS POWERED DOWN AND VEHICLE REACHED DESTINATION 5 MINUTES AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN, ALL FLUID LEVELS/TEMPERATURES NOMINAL, NO SMOKE OR VISUAL INDICATIONS OF FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407247April 9, 2021
STEERING
DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY AFTER A SHORT 1 HOUR DRIVE. AS I PULLED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE LAST FEW TURNS TO GET HOME AND GET THE TRUCK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED THAT THIS VEHICLE (2013 RAM 1500 ) HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ON YOUR PAGE AND FORUMS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER RECALLED 2015-2016 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SYSTEM BUT WON'T RECALL THE VEHICLE THE PART FIRST CAME OUT IN. THIS MORNING I GOT UP AND THE STEERING WAS FINE, THEN AN HOUR LATER IT WASN'T WORKING AGAIN. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT DIDN'T GO OUT ON MY WAY HOME YESTERDAY WHILE ON THE NARROW SHAND'S BRIDGE IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA AS ANY SLIGHT SWERVING ON THAT BRIDGE WOULD PROBABLY LEAD TO A HEAD ON COLLISION SINCE IT IS SO NARROW AND HAS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN BABIED SINCE NEW. THE DEALER WANTS $3500 TO REPLACE THE PART. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE ANY SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN A BIG TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BEFORE THE LOSS OF STEERING. JUST MADE A TURN AND IT WAS GONE. HAD THIS BEEN MY GIRLFRIEND DRIVING SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RUN INTO THE NEIGHBORS YARD OR CARS OR KIDS ON THE CORNER WHERE I MADE THE TURN BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY SHE WAS GONNA TURN THAT WHEEL AFTER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH WILL SHOW TONS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE A PICTURE OF THE PART/ AND OR SERIAL NUMBER IS ATTACHED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407259April 9, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICEABLE TICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE BAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE SOUND CONTINUES AND GETS FASTER WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ONTO THE FREEWAY. THE SOUND IS CAUSED FROM A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THEY WARP FROM THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE AND SNAP THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THEM TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. PROBLEMS THAT THIS CAUSES; - LEAKING EXHAUST TRIPS THE O2 SENSOR CHANGING THE FUEL TRIMS AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN RICH. THE VEHICLE ALWAYS RUNNING RICH EFFECTS THE ECO MODE AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE THUS CAUSES LONG TERM DAMAGE. - WHEN THE BOLTS SNAP OFF THEY DROP OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND BECOME A PROJECTILE THAT HITS THE WINDSHIELD OF UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS. - HEAT CAUSED FROM THE HEAT SHIELD FALLING OFF AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BEING LOOSE CAUSES WIRES IN THE ENGINE BAY TO MELT AND FRAY. THIS CAUSES ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO MAJOR SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE TO INCLUDE SAFETY SYSTEMS THAT KEEP THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFE. - LEAKING EXHAUST CAUSES EROSION TO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AS IT WARPS EVEN MORE. THIS MALFUNCTION IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS ON THE ROAD THAT WILL BE COME VICTIMS TO PROJECTILES FROM THIS DEFECT. RECALL IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE LIVES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407311April 9, 2021
ENGINE
BROKEN RIGHT SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT. LEAKING AND TICKING. I PAID A LARGE AMOUNT FOR THIS TRUCK, YOU NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING AND BETTER BOLTS AND/OR MANIFOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407321April 9, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TRAVELED APPR. 1/2 MILE, 30 MPH ENGINE LOST POWER, RATTLED AND CLANKED LIKE TIMING WAS OFF WOULD HARDLY MOVE- STALLED ME ON BUSY 2 LANE HWY. TRANSMISSION KNOB LOCKED UP, ERRORS READING ADJUST TRAILER BRAKE SLIDER- NO TRAILER CONNECTED TO ME. TRIED ADJUSTING, ALLOWED ME TO PUT IN PARK, COULD NOT GET BACK OUT OF PARK, WOULD NOT LET ME SHUT OF ENGINE. IT WAS TOTALLY STALLED, BUT RUNNING LIKE A CLANKY TRAIN- FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE 500 FEET BEHIND ME. HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. ENGINE WAS LOPING SO BAD IT FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. GOT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE - STILL LIMITED POWER, NO POWER STEERING. GOT TRUCK UP TO HOUSE SAFELY OFF ROAD- YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK IN PARK ON SELECTOR KNOB. SHUT TRUCK OFF. CALLED TO MAKE AN APPT. TO GET TRUCK IN. TRIED TO START TRUCK AND WOULD TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START. I GOT NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO OF LOSS OF CRANK POSITION. I CALLED LARSON DODGE TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE INFO ON HOW TO FIX IT YET, TO CALL BACK AFTER FIRST OF YEAR. SO HERE I AM. IT IS VERY SCARY TO PULL ONTO MAIN 2 LANE HWY AND TOTALLY LOSE POWER AND CONTROL ALL AT THE SAME TIME. NO SHOULDER ON ROAD, CAN NOT EXPLAIN THE FEELING BUT IT IS AN AWFUL FEELING TO BE IN MOTION AND LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DEFINITELY IS DANGEROUS AND EASILY PEOPLE COULD DIE FROM IT IF IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR ANY BUSY ROAD. PLEASE PEOPLE BE AWARE OF THIS. THIS FAULTY SITUATION COULD EASILY COST YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES AND OR COMPLETE STRANGERS THEIR LIVES. NOT SO MUCH BY THE VEHICLE ITSELF, BUT BY LOSING POWER AND CONTROL, YOU CAN EASILY GET SLAMMED INTO. I WAS JUST WAITING TO GET HIT, BUT A VERY AWARE SEMI TRUCK DRIVER SAW I WAS IN TROUBLE AND STOPPED BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE DRIVE TO ALLOW ME TO BACK UP INTO IT. I COULD NOT GO FORWARD. THE CONTROL KNOB WOULD NOT LET ME PUT IT IN DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407091April 8, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO RE-ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INTERSTATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (701 CONSTITUTION DR, WEST MONROE, LA 71292, (318) 387-2665) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500.*DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407093April 8, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 50 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED SERVICE 4WD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND MANY OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND ELECTRONIC SELECTOR. AFTER STOPPING, WITHOUT POWER BRAKES WORKING, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I ALLOWED TO TRUCK TO SIT, WITH FLASHERS ON, FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER THE 10 MINUTE WAIT, THE TRUCK STARTED AND SEEM TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I WENT DIRECTLY TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SHARP DODGE IN PULASKI, TN). THE TECHNICIAN WASN'T ABLE TO FIND A "CODE" RELATED TO THE SHUT DOWN. THEY ONLY FOUND INDICATIONS OF "VOLTAGE OVERLOAD" NOT FURTHER DEFINED. THIS OCCURRED ON APRIL 8, 2021 ON HWY 31A, APPROX 0600 HRS NEAR THE CITY OF PULASKI, TN 38478. NOTE:. THE ENGINE /LONG BLOCK WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER AT172000 AND UNDER MOPAR WARRANTY DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE ISSUES INVOLVING #5 LIFTER AND DAMAGED CAM SHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406822April 7, 2021
SUSPENSION
THE AIR SUSPENSION RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. I PURCHASED TRUCK LESS THEN A YEAR AGO. I FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER WE GET IN COLORADO. HOWEVER I DROVE THE TRUCK TO FLORIDA. HALFWAY THERE THE SUSPENSION STOPS WORKING. MAKES A VERY BUMPY RIDE, AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND PAINFUL. ALSO I MANAGED TO GET PULLED OVER IN DALLAS AND ACCUSED OF A DUI BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A LANE. DUE TO THE SUSPENSION BEING MESSED UP. IS THERE A FIX FOR THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406961April 7, 2021
ENGINE
BOTH MANIFOLDS ARE LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406813April 7, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PURCHASED TRUCK ON 3/4/2021.WITH 21 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON 3/11/2021 WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65MPH. IN THE CENTER OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND A DASH SIGNALED A WARNING "SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" APPEARED ON THE DASH, I MADE IT OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO AS OF TODAY 4/06/2021 NOT FOUND THE ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, AND HAS NOT DUPLICATED THE ISSUE AFTER DRIVING IT MORE THAN 700 MILES. THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE PARTS WITHOUT PROPERLY DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM BY THE TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR CHRYSLER STAR DIVISION WHO HAS BEEN ADVISING THE DEALERSHIP MASTER SERVICE TECHNICIAN ON WHAT TO INSPECT AND TEST WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECORDED ON THE TRUCK TO TRY AND IDENTIFY ANY POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FAILURE WITHOUT SUCCESS. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS KEPT RECORDS AND FAULT CODES, AND I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED AND THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, WITHOUT WARNING, AND POSSIBLY AT THE RISK OF ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF ALL VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS OTHERS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION BUT THE FILES ARE UNABLE TO BE UPLOADED DUE TO THEIR FILE SIZE. COPIES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406798April 6, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AFTER GETTING THE FCA EMISSIONS MODIFICATION PUSHED OUT BY RAM/FIAT, I HAVE LOST ABOUT 20-25% GAS MILEAGE AND POWER IN THE TRUCK. THE MODIFICATION HAS RUINED A GREAT TRUCK. TRUCK IS NOW DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF A LAG AND LACK OF POWER. MOD WAS INSTALLED IN SUMMER OF 2019 AND TRUCK IS NOW RUINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406797April 6, 2021
ENGINE
THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING. IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY RAM TRUCK OWNERS AND TO SOME PEOPLE IT IS HAPPENING MORE THAN 3 TIMES. SO WHEN YOU START YOUR VERY EXPENSIVE TRUCK IT MAKES AN AWFUL LOUD TICKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE DUE TO EXHAUST BOLTS BEING BROKEN ON THE MANIFOLD AND HOT EXHAUST LEAKING OUT. THIS NOISE USUALLY HAPPENS WITH THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. BUT AS MORE BOLTS CONTINUE TO BREAK THE NOISE IS THERE MORE AND MORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406518April 5, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
PART # 68105583AF OIL FILTER HOUSING HAS GONE BAD IN OVER 58,000 DODGE RAM VEHICLES AND ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406417April 5, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY 2021 RAM 1500 LIMITED NIGHT EDITION ON MARCH 11, 2021. IT WAS NEW. WITHIN 3 WEEKS AND LESS THAN 1,000 MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL AND THE ENGINE WAS WARM EACH TIME. THE FIRST TIME AROUND MARCH 17 I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND AS I TURNED TO THE RIGHT THE CAR STALLED. NO ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP. I STOPPED THE CAR. TURNED THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB TO P AND PRESSED THE START/STOP BUTTON TWICE AND THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP. 10 DAYS LATER WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, THEN PRESSED ON THE GAS AND MADE A LEFT TURN THIS TIME AND THE CAR STALLED. AGAIN, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS COMING BECAUSE MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND SOMEONE COULD HAVE T-BONED US. THE CAR HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER FOR A WEEK AND THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER ANYTHING. THERE WERE NO ERROR MESSAGES AND THEY HAVE NOT REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM. I AM WRITING TO PUT THIS ON THE RECORD IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS TO US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406298April 4, 2021
STEERING
AT FIRST INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS BUT NOW COMPLETE FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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