Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11386026January 1, 2021
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR WINDOW FRAME IS CRACKED AND LEAKING WATER INTO THE CAB AS WELL AS WHERE THE REAR AIRBAG WIRING. THIS WAS NOTICED IN A STATIONARY POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385759December 31, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER RECEIVING V08/V11 AEM UPDATE NOVEMBER 18TH, 2020 I AM EXPERIENCING AN AVERAGE OF 5-6 MPG LOSS IN FUEL ECONOMY (16.4 MPG MIXED - DOWN FROM 21.5-22 MIXED) AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE SEVERE ACCELERATION LAG. IN TERMS OF HIGHWAY MILEAGE I AM STRUGGLING TO GET 20 MPG. CURRENT ECM: 68306456AI CURRENT TCM: 68234053AH FOLLOWING THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL, DRIVABILITY HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY REDUCED AND HAS CREATED DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG AND IMPROPER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTION. I WOULD SUMMARIZE THESE ISSUES AS TURBO LAG AND IMPROPER SHIFT MAPPING. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THERE IS A 2-3 SECOND LAG BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO MOVE EVEN IF THE THROTTLE IS FULLY DEPRESSED. IF YOU ARE EXECUTING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THIS WILL LEAVE YOU EXPOSED TO A "T-BONE" COLLISION. THIS BEHAVIOR IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RUN (COLD ENGINE). CLIMBING A MODERATE HILL SHORTLY AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FORCES THE DRIVER TO MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO FIRST GEAR TO GET ANY FORWARD TRAVEL. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AFTER THE 2-3 SECOND LAG. ONCE RETURNING TO "DRIVE" AT 15-25 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL UP-SHIFT SEVERAL GEARS AND THEN BEGIN SLOWING, DROPPING ENGINE RPM TO 1,000, AGAIN FORCING A MANUAL DOWN-SHIFT TO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE ENGINE PRODUCES ALMOST NO POWER UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHES 2000 RPM. ALL OF THIS BEHAVIOR BEGAN AFTER THE NOTED RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED A RAM DEALER REGARDING THIS PERFORMANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE FACTORY WAS AWARE OF THIS BUT HAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385783December 31, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WATER (RAIN,CAR WASH, ETC) IS LEAKING THROUGH THE REAR POWER SLIDING WINDOW AND INTO THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGING THE INTERIOR (HEADLINER, SEATS). THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY RAM/FCA AND THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THEM YET. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF WATER SITS INSIDE OF THE LINER CAN IT CAUSE MOLD TO FORM? ALSO CAN IT SHORT OUT ANY ELECTRICAL TO THE WINDOW? WHEN I NOTICED IT HAPPEN TO ME THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385787December 31, 2020
SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR WINDOW PLASTIC CRACKED/LEAKING WHEN RAINING OR GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. DEALER FIXED 3RD BRAKE LIGHT AND RESEALED ANTENNA BUT WINDOW STILL LEAKING HEADLINER AND SEATS GET SOAKING WET I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING BUT IT WON'T LET ME UPLOAD IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385790December 31, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR WINDOW HAS BEGAN TO CRACK FROM THE INSIDE AND A LOT OF WATER COMES IN TO THE REAR. MY SEATS GET WET AND ALSO THE CARPET OF THE TRUCK. STARTING TO SMELL AND MIGHT HAVE MOLD. THE HEADLINER ALSO GETS WATER. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY BUILD UP MOLD THROUGHOUT TIME. FCA IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW OUTSIDE OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR THE 5TH GENERATION RAM AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE COME ACROSS THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE ALSO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AND HAVE SENT OUT A LETTER TO THEIR SERVICE TEAMS (SEE PICTURE). THE WATER CAN COME IN WHEN LEFT OUTSIDE DURING A RAIN STORM OR SIMPLY GOING THRU THE CAR WASH. ANY WATER THAT HITS THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK AND GOES TO THE BACK WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW CRACK AND INSIDE THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385946December 31, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT REAR WINDOW LEAK AND PLASTIC BLACK TRIM IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. CAUSING WATER DAMAGE TO THE BACKSIDE OF MY SEATS AND I DON'T WANT ANY ELECTRICAL TO GET SHORTED OUT BY THE WATER DAMAGE. IT'S BEEN DECLINED FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AT PLYMOUTH DODGE DEALERSHIP. HAVE MANY OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND HAD HIM WARRANTEE FIXED BY DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385948December 31, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AS WITH AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF OTHER RAM TRUCKS, MY REAR SLIDING WINDOW FRAME HAS CRACKED. THIS CAUSES WATER TO LEAK IN THROUGH THE CRACK WHEN IT RAINS. THE WATER LEAKING IN CAN DAMAGE THE HEADLINER AND COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. AN UPDATED WINDOW WITH A METAL FRAME WOULD BE MUCH BETTER THAN THE OEM ONE AND PROBABLY FIX THE ISSUE EVERYONE IS HAVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385590December 30, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AND THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CRASHED INTO RECEIVED INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS TO UNLOCK AND MOVE ONTO THE FLATBED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER (STEVE WHITE MOTORS 3470 US HWY 70 SE, NEWTON, NC 28658, (828) 464-3458) WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,238.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11385677December 30, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS IDLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT IT FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ARRIVED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE SINCE EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385707December 30, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION
FOG LIGHT HOUSING BRACKET IS WORN DOWN, CAUSING FOG LIGHT TO MOVE AROUND/BOUNCE LIGHT BEAM WHILE DRIVING. CAUSING DISTRACTION TO OTHER DRIVERS. FRONT SUSPENSION (AIR LEVELING SUSPENSION) BOTTOMS OUT TO BUMP STOPS WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385387December 29, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
P0364 FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. GAS INSTRUMENT GAUGE SUDDENLY GOES EMPTY WHILE IN MOTION AND NO LONGER WORKS. DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE FAILING PARTS INSIDE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385389December 29, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND FUEL SENSOR WARNING AND LOSS OF GAS GAUGE WHILE ACCELERATING WITH LOSS OF POWER. DURING THIS IT IS HARD TO FUEL THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385390December 29, 2020
ENGINE
WE HAVE CHANGED THE BOLTS IN OUR ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES. WE DID IT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY MANY TIMES AND EVEN ASK THE DEALER ABOUT A RECALL. OTHER TRUCKS THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. NOW DUE TO THE BOLTS BREAKING AGAIN WE ARE HAVING TO DO MORE WORK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. WE LOVE OUR TRUCK BUT THINK THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR BUILD UP. WE EVEN HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS TELL US THE SAME THING. I CAN PROVIDE PAPERWORK IF NEEDED! THIS JUST HAPPENS EVER FEW MONTHS. I CAN GO OUTSIDE WITH IT STATIONARY AND AS SOON AS I START THE TRUCK I CAN TELL IF ANOTHER BOLT HAS BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385462December 29, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE AIR SUSPENSION ON MY 2015 RAM 1500 HAS BEEN FAILING (BLOWING FUSES WHILE DRIVING, FREEZING UP AND FAILING TO INFLATE BEFORE STARTUP) EACH WINTER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE SYSTEM CAN FAIL WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, DUE TO BLOWN FUSES FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. IT ALSO CAN JUST FAIL TO INFLATE ON COLD DAYS. THE SYSTEM APPARENTLY WAS NOT INSTALLED WITH AN AIR DRYING CAPABILITY CAUSING THESE ISSUES ABOVE AND THIS SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN COLDER CLIMATES. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS A 'CLOSED' SYSTEM, BUT WAS BUILT IS CAPABLE OF PULLING IN AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS (MEANING IT IS NOT A CLOSED SYSTEM). GIVEN THE FACT THIS ABILITY WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE SYSTEM, AN AIR DRYING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL. IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS TO INFLATE THE AIR SUSPENSION AND FCA SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WOULD FAIL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL REIMBURSING PEOPLE FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING FAILURES OF THIS SYSTEM (COMPRESSOR AND AIR BAG FAILURES) AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF A REMEDY (FULL REPLACEMENT) TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385265December 28, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FORWARD COLLISION AUTOMATIC BRAKING ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS AND FORWARD COLLISION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF WARWICK (185 NY-94, WARWICK, NY 10990 (845) 986-2021) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385302December 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHENEVER I GO TO FILL THE FUEL TANK WITH GAS THE FUEL NOZZLE GETS STUCK ON THE FILLER NECK AND IS REALLY HARD TO GET OFF, I USUALLY HAVE TO HOLD THE VAPOR SYSTEM CAP THAT IS ON THE NOZZLE IN SO IT WILL DISPENSE FUEL AND NOT LOCK ON FILLER NECK, I HAVE READ THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH 2015 MODEL BUT MINE IS A 2014 AND I CANT EVEN LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER FILL TRUCK WITH GAS BECAUSE THEY CANT REMOVE FROM FILLER NECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385362December 28, 2020
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE WAITING TO TURN WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR AT ABOUT 40 MPH. HIS AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS HIT AND HAD DAMAGE IN THE FRONT CENTER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT CLIP, EVEN MY DOOR WAS A LITTLE HARD TO OPEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385184December 28, 2020
STEERING
COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET / IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. POWER STEERING UNAVAILABLE / SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING APPEARED ON DASH. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK AND GET TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385191December 28, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE RESIDENCE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AT START-UP. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. CUMBERLAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1550 INTERSTATE DR, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501, (931) 263-0321) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384964December 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A LEAK IN FRONT WINDSHIELD SEAL, LEFT UPPER CORNER, NEVER HAD ACCIDENT, THE WINDSHIELD WAS NEVER TOUCHED PREVIOUSLY. IT ONLY HAS AROUND 14,000 MILES, MY CAR IS BARELY USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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