Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11362460October 2, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT A STOP LIGHT ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND ABOUT 900 FEET LATER I LOST COMPULSION. I QUICKLY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY JUST IN TIME BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPPED ROLLING, IT JUST DIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362148October 1, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TOWING SMALL UTILITY TRAILER WITH 1,150 LBS LOAD AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. WITHOUT WARNING LEFT (DRIVER) REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED. GEAR OIL COATED BRAKES AND BEGAN SMOKING. UPON DIAGNOSTIC, DETERMINED LEFT REAR AXLE BEARING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. REQUIRED LEFT AXLE SHAFT REPLACEMENT, LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL, LEFT REAR AXLE BEARING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362279October 1, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT 55MPH AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND IT WAS PITCH BLACK. FRANTICALLY TRIED ALL THE LIGHT OPTIONS AND TURNED THE LIGHT KNOB ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND HAD SOME LIGHT JUST IN TIME TO SLAM MY BRAKES TO NOT HIT A DEER. MADE IT HOME AND CHECKED THE LIGHTS. HIGH BEAMS WORKED BUT BOTH LOW BEAMS DID NOT. REPLACED BULBS AND STILL DIDN'T WORK. LOOKED FOR A FUSE/RELAY BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ONE. AUTO SENSING AND LOW BEAM DOES NOT WORK, SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON TIPM OR WHATEVER DEVICE IS MALFUNCTIONING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362075September 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STOPPED STARTING. BATTERY GOT DRAINED AND NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON. I DROVE IT IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON IT WOULD NOT START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362084September 30, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BACKUP CAMERA GLITCHES INTO A STATIC SCREEN OR IS COMPLETELY BLACK AND WON'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362101September 30, 2020
ENGINE
MY RAM 1500 TRUCK HEMI ENGINE STARTED WITH A TICKING SOUND, THEN DEVELOPED INTO A STALLING ISSUE AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAY. THE DODGE RAM DEALER SAID IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE LIFTERS AND REQUIRES THE DISMANTLING OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FIX. THE SERVICE WRITER ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AND IF NOT REPAIRED THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW UP! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS ISSUE IS RAMPANT OF THE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE HEMI ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM, AND THE MECHANICS ON THESE VIDEOS SAY THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $ 6,000. I HAVE SAVED SOME OF THE VIDEOS AND WILL GLADLY SHARE THEM WITH YOU IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361951September 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER A 350 MILE TRIP I PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY THE NEXT DAY IT WAS DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS THIS TIME, 5 DAYS THE FIRST TIME AND 5 DAYS THE SECOND TIME. RAM IS DOING NOTHING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362008September 30, 2020
SUSPENSION
AIR SUSPENSION FAILS EVERY FEW MONTHS LEAVING THE TRUCK UNDRIVEABLE. NORMAL ROADS CAN LIFT THE REAR TIRES OFF THE GROUND AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT WELL TRAINED TO FIX THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361673September 29, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO CROWN DODGE OF FAYETTEVILLE (436 N. MCPHERSON CHURCH RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303, (910) 672-6765) AND RECEIVED A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361672September 29, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT, THE ECM WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS DELAMINATED, AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,482.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361689September 29, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:19V757000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT WILMINGTON (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403). WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND SAW NO VISIBLE ISSUES SO HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PULLED INTO HIS DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED HE GOT OUT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT HIMSELF WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT HIS RESIDENCE AND CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361706September 29, 2020
ENGINE
SEVERAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO ENGINE BOLTS HAVE BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361734September 29, 2020
STEERING
STEERING MAKE LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING STATIONARY AND MOVING AND VIBRATES STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY CONFIRMED PROBLEM. STATED THEY ARE WAITING ON RAM TO GET FIX. IT HAS BEEN OVER 5 MONTHS AND ENGINEERING DOES NOT COME UP WITH FIX. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NATIONAL RAM TO NO HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361744September 29, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON PAVED SURFACE APPROACHING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING.THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. .THE DASH INFORMATION CENTER WAS TELLING ME NOT TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE.AFTER PLACING THE TRUCK IN PARK THE ADVISORY LIGHTS WENT OUT THE RED POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361892September 29, 2020
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE AND RAM WILL NOT FIX THE DESIGN FLAW. THEY WILL FIX IF ITS STILL COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY . SIGNAL OF ISSUE IS THE TICKING AT COLD STARTUP YOU CAN HEAR BY FENDERWELLLS. WILL GO AWAY ONCE ENGINE IS WARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361501September 28, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAN NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN IT FAILED, WAS TRYING TO LEAVE HOME FROM THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361494September 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
1ST PROBLEM....STEERING COLUMN RATTLES LOUDLY IN-BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH AND AT SPEEDS BELOW 10MPH. TRUCKS FRONT END GRINDS WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED RIGHT HAND TURNS. ALSO TRUCK LURCHES, GRINDS AND RATTLES THE ENTIRE FRONT END SLOWING DOWN OR BACKING UP AT SLOW SPEEDS....THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED. SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL STAYS OFF CENTER TO THE RIGHT AND PULLS VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. CHRYSLER SAYS IT POSSIBLE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RACK BUT THEY DONT HAVE A FIX. GETS WORSE ALMOST EVERY DAY. 2ND PROBLEM....I HAVE NOTICED THE TRUCK HAS MARKS WHERE THE KNUCKLE AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ARE HITTING EACH OTHER. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR STEERING STOPS BUT THESE ARE NOT STEERING STOP HITS. THESE PARTS ARE STRUCTURAL PARTS OF THE TRUCK THAT ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HIT. BOTH SIDES ARE DOING THIS AND I DO NOT FEEL THE TRUCK IS SAFE WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT HAS CAUSED STRESSED AREAS ON THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. THIS COULD CAUSE PARTS TO FAIL AND HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AT ANY SPEED THE TRUCK IS GOING IF THEY DECIDE TO FAIL. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND WAS JUST DROPPED OFF AGAIN TODAY. THEY SAID THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS THAT ARE HITTING...BUT THEY ARE THE SAME PARTS AND IT WILL DO THE SAME EXACT THING AGAIN. THEY GAVE ME A 2019 RAM TO DRIVE AS A LOANER AND THIS TRUCK DOESNT HAVE THE AIR SUSPENSION LIKE MINE DOES. I INSPECTED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE SAME EXACT ISSUE ON THIS TRUCK. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT STARTED WITH THE DESIGN AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE A $62,000 DOLLAR TRUCK I DO NOT FEEL IS SAFE AND I AM NOT GETTING ANSWERS TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES. THE DATE BELOW IS ESTIMATED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLVE FROM CHRYSLER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361548September 28, 2020
AIR BAGS
TLA* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 RAM 1500 CLASSIC ST QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH AND TOWING A CAMPER TRAILER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE SWITCHING LANES WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS HEAD AND THE CAMPER FLIPPED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE FRONT AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. FELLOW MOTORIST WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT ASSISTED THE CONTACT AND BROKE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE GLASS AND REMOVED THE CONTACT AND HER FATHER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER WERE TREATED BY THE PARAMEDICS AT THE SCENE BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH THE TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE WERE TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EDR REPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO STATEMENT WAS GIVEN AS TO WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,093.*DAD*DAD*JB*JB*LN *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11361589September 28, 2020
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED BOB RICHARDS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1666 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, GRANITEVILLE, SC 29829; (803) 663-9500) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361622September 28, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
FEBRUARY OF 2019 I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 RAM 1500 3.6LITER 4X4 TO WORK. WHEN COMING DOWN AN ON RAMP MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING TO TRY AND TURN RIGHT BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING SUDDENLY TURNED RIGHT SHARPLY SENDING MY VEHICLE HARD RIGHT INTO THE DITCH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MAINTANCE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I WAS ACCELERATING WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AND LET OFF ONCE THE TRUCK REFUSED TO RESPOND. THE FACT THAT LATER MODELS ARE BEING ADDRESSED AND YET 2014 OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE ISSUE AS WELL IS PURE NEGLECT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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