Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11406123April 2, 2021
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVESHAFT AND POWER TRAIN WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMMUNITY MOTORS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (500 WESTIN OAKS DR, HAMMOND, LA 70403, (985) 345-0401) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405921April 1, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST IS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL INTERMEDIATELY WORKS AND THEN DOESN'T AT TIMES. THE SECOND, IS THAT THE POWER STEERING INTERMEDIATELY WORKS AND THEN SUDDENLY WILL GO OUT IN MIDDLE OF A TURN. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE HOOKED HIS SCANNER TO IT AND ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON, HE RESET THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THIS ACTION WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND THE THEN THE ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. I'VE LOOKED UP RECALLS ON BOTH THESE ISSUES AND HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PROBLEMS WITH RAM 1500, HOWEVER MINE IS NOT LISTED. I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO BROADEN THEIR RECALL ACTIONS BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405993April 1, 2021
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TAILGATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V347000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM FIAT OF ONTARIO (1202 AUTO CENTER DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCHES WERE STICKING DUE TO DIRT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405800March 31, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GAS PUMP NOZZLE GOT STUCK IN MY TRUCKS GETTING GAS I HAD TO SIT AT WAWA 3 HOURS FOR HELP MARCH 2021 NOW I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING MY TRUCK I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR MY CANCER TREATMENTS I DID NOT NEED THIS ADD PROBLEM I AM AFRAID TO GET GAS & HAVE DAMAGES TO MY TRUCK NOW WHAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405522March 30, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE FUEL THROTTLE AND ELECTRONIC POWER BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEY AUTO MALL (3700 16TH ST, MOLINE, IL 61265) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR TONE WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE CRACK POSITION SENSOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADAMSON MOTORS (4800 US-52, ROCHESTER, MN 55901) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE PART, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE RECALL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405629March 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRUCK TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405297March 29, 2021
STEERING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD INNER END OUTER SEPARATED AND UPON INSPECTION THREADS HAD RUSTED AND THEY PULLED APART IN A SIMPLE LEFT TURN. LUCKILY IT AS AT LOW SPEED, BUT HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. DEALERSHIP AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ON A 2019 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405327March 29, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON I-65 IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN TRAFFIC, WHEN MY ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF AND THE IGNITION MODE SWITCHED FROM RUN TO ACC. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOSE ALL PROPULSION POWER AND I WAS FORCED TO CROSS LANES TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. LUCKILY, I WAS STILL A MILE OR TWO FROM THE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION ZONE, WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO A SHOULDER. BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS PROGRAMMED TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, BUT BECAUSE I WAS GOING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY (>5MPH ACCORDING TO MY USER MANUAL), IT JUST ALERTED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS OFF AND THAT I WAS IN ACC MODE. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK ON THE SHOULDER WITH HAZARDS ON, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE TRYING TO START IT AGAIN. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE IGNITION BUTTON, THE TRUCK STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY, LIKE NORMAL, BUT THEN 2 SECONDS LATER IT CUT OUT AGAIN WITH THE SAME RUN-TO-ACC MODE SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED 6-7 MORE TIMES BEFORE THE TRUCK SOMEHOW STAYED ON RUN. I CHECKED THE ENGINE AND MY FLUIDS FOR ANYTHING ODD, BUT MECHANICALLY, THE TRUCK WAS FINE. NO CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG OTHER THAN THE INITIAL INDICATION. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT ISSUES AFTER THAT, BUT WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, I COULDN'T. THE IGNITION BUTTON HAD STOPPED RESPONDING. I TRIED ALL OF THE USER MANUAL'S METHODS TO TURN IT OFF, BUT NOTHING WORKED. THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A MANUAL KEY IGNITION OVERRIDE, JUST THE FOB AND KEYLESS BUTTON, NEITHER OF WHICH COULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE FOB'S REMOTE START/SHUTOFF DIDN'T WORK EITHER. IN THE END, I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO FORCE THE ENGINE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM TO TURN OFF. I'M TAKING IT INTO THE LOCAL DEALER, VIA TOW IF IT WON'T START AGAIN, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405224March 28, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2015 RAM 1500 ECODIESEL MESSAGE " INCORRECT DEF DETECTED SEE DEALER TRUCK WILL SHUTDOWN IN 500 MILES" I HAVE BEEN TO 2 DEALERS WITH MY TRUCK BOTH TIMES MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR OVER 30 DAYS. IT IS PART OF THE ECODIESEL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT HAS RECEIVED AN EMISSIONS MODIFICATION WARRANTY. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE ISSUE. IN THE SETTLEMENT CONSENT DECREE IT STATES THAT IF VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED IN 30 DAYS AND BUYBACK CAN OCCUR. IT HAS BEEN 30 DAYS TWICE AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE TRUCK SEEMS UNREPAIRABLE. IT HAS BEEN UNUSABLE SINCE DEC 22 2020
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405135March 27, 2021
POWER TRAIN
MY 2015 RAM 1500 SHIFT SELENOID PACK FAILED AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM OR DEFECT IN THE RAM 1500 OF THAT YEAR. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON NEWER RAM MODELS FOR THIS PART BUT NOT ON THIS YEAR MODEL. THE 2015 RAMS HAVE THE SAME SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT SELENOID PACK BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS DONE ANY INVESTIGATION ON THIS FACTORY DEFECT. IT IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR AND VERY COMMON. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION AT A LOW SPEED. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. WHEN THE SELENOID PACK FAILED.IT GOT STUCK ON 4TH GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405006March 26, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 285 JUST OUTSIDE ENCINO NM HEADIN EAST BOUND WEATHER WAS SNOWING AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE FAIR I WAS DOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL BREAKING OFF I SLID INTO THE MEDIAN HITTING A REFLECTOR POLE AND THAT DIDN'T STOP I CONTINUED SLIDING ONTO WEST BOUND TRAFFIC COLLIDING WITH A SEMI EMTS AND TORRANCE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE ARRIVED UPON DISCOVERING ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF A THING LIKE THIS BEFORE INFORMATION WAS EXCHANGED I WAS CHECKED OUT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WENT TO ER AND I WAS OKAY NOTHING BROKEN OR BLEEDING INSIDE VERY SORE THO
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11405067March 26, 2021
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ( EPS ISSUE). THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, THE DODGE DEALER TELLS ME MINE DOESN'T FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND 8 PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, THANK GOD I WASN'T # 9. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR 2013 - 2019. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD APPLY TO ALL OF THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404775March 25, 2021
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER AS IF IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, AND THE DISPLAY SAYS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO 'IN PARK PICK A GEAR'. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT WORDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404848March 25, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BAYIRD DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF WEST MEMPHIS (1901 S. SERVICE RD, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE THE TONER WHEEL WHICH WAS LINKED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET BY THE DEALER. UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL HUMMING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PETRUS AUTO SALES (2350 US HIGHWAY 63 NORTH, STUTTGART, AR 72160) WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404708March 24, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404569March 23, 2021
STEERING
WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION & THE DASH STARTED TO BLINK. AS SOON AS IT BLINKED THE STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I AM NOT WEAK BY ANY MEANS & I COULD BARELY TURN. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH IF I WASN'T GOING UNDER 10MPH. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE LOVE'S GAS STATION IN MEAD KANSAS AROUND 6:40PM ON MARCH 23RD 2021.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404600March 23, 2021
SUSPENSION
MY AIR RIDE SYSTEM HAS FAILED THREE TIMES MAKING THE TRUCK UNUSABLE AND AS I LOOKED INTO IT IT SEEM A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE TRUCK IS SITTING ON THE FRAME AND CAN NOT BE DRIVEN EVEN A FEW MILES...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404238March 22, 2021
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ME TO NEARLY CRASH ON THE THRONGS NECK BRIDGE MOVING AT 55 MPH . THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TOW MY TRUCK BECAUSE I AM IN NEW JERSEY. SO THEY RATHER ME GET HURT OR DIE RATHER THAN SPEND A FEW DOLLARS TO HAVE ME TOWED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404343March 22, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP YESTERDAY AND THEN AGAIN TODAY DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS TURNING THE WHEEL SHARPLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING PUMP, BELT, OR FLUID UNTIL I LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND IT WAS ELECTRONIC AND THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND THERE WERE SAFETY RECALLS FOR OTHER RAM TRUCKS WITH DIFFERENT EPS PART NUMBERS. I THOUGHT FOR SURE MINE WOULD BE ON THE LIST BUT WAS NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404389March 22, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UCONNECT 8.4C RADIO SCREEN CONTINUALLY RESETS AND OR STAYS BLANK. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALER AND EVEN SCREEN REPLACEMENT WITH NO AVAIL. SAFETY CONCERN, VERY DISTRACTING AND NO BACK UP CAMERA USE SOMETIMES. OCCURS PRIMARILY IN MOTION, VERY RANDOMLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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