Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11343620August 6, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHEETS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (250 AUTO PLAZA DR, BECKLEY, WV 25801, (304) 252-4555) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULE WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343644August 6, 2020
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIMI VALLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2350 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343658August 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING (COMES AND GOES)! THIS PANEL HAS MILEAGE, SPEEDOMETER, OIL CHANGE INFO, TEMPERATURE, ETC. IT WILL STAY OFF AND RANDOMLY COME BACK ON!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343667August 6, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HADDAD DODGE RAM (3000 HARRIS RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343699August 6, 2020
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 50MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH SCREEN AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND ONCE AGAIN AT A SPEED OF FIFTY MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY AND AGAIN I ALMOST WENT DOWN INTO A DITCH. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES DURING SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACTIONS. IT'S HAPPENED WHILE TURNING WHILE GOING STRAIGHT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE ON CITY STREETS WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,400. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY KIND OF AN ISSUE LIKE THIS AT ALL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM ACTUALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON THE 2014 AS IT IS ON THE 2015 AND 16 RAMS. THERE ARE POSTINGS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE EXACT SAME THING YET DODGE HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE FOR ME MY PASSENGERS AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343745August 6, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE TAILGATE WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A TAILGATE AJAR WARNING LIGHT, BUT IT IS DISABLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE TAILGATE POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND ITEMS FELL FROM MY TRUCK BED ONTO THE ROAD CREATING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR OTHER DRIVERS. BECAUSE THERE WARNING LIGHT IS PURPOSELY DISABLED, I WAS UNAWARE OF THE HAZARD UNTIL I STOPPED THE TRUCK AT MY DESTINATION. WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE WARNING LIGHT. THIS FEATURE IS LISTED ON MY EQUIPMENT LIST FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED BUT PURPOSELY DISABLED BY RAM. IT CREATES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR DRIVERS BECAUSE UNKNOWING TO THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, THE TAILGATE CAN POP OPEN ALLOWING ITEMS TO FALL ON THE ROAD. WHATS WORSE, IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY DISABLED THE WARNING BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON BECAUSE THE TAILGATE SHOWS AS UNLATCHED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS LATCHED CORRECTLY. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD DISABLE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR CONVENIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343419August 5, 2020
ENGINE
EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER NHTSA RECALL 19V-757; I'VE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST AT MY LOCAL DEALER IN IDAHO FALLS, ID SINCE JUNE...THE DEALER IS TELLING ME FCA IS LIMITING THE PARTS THEY SHIP, I CALLED FCA AND FILED A COMPLAINT, THE OPERATOR CONFIRMED THEY ARE LIMITING THE PARTS THEY SEND TO DEALERS TO 2 A WEEK...AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE BE FIXED UNTIL EARLY SEPTEMBER...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343438August 5, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020, PARKED AND TURNED ON THE AC. START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF FRONT AND CAB VENTS. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF AND LET TRUCK SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AND DROVE ABOUT TEN MILES AND THE WHITE SMOKE AND SMELL RETURNED. PULLED OVER ON THE FREEWAY TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD FOR SMOKE. NO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SO, WE CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THIS WAS NORMAL FOR AN ECODIESEL TRUCK. THE SMELL AND SMOKE GAVE PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE HEADACHES. WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT THIS WASN'T NORMAL AND NEEDED TO BRING THE TRUCK IN. THE SMOKED CONTINUED TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK VENTS EVEN AFTER IT WAS PARKED AT THE RESIDENT. JULY 20,2020 CONTACTED ROADSIDE SERVICES AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC WAS THE HEATER CORE CAUSED THESE PROBLEMS. PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED HEADACHE FROM THE SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE THAT IS UNABLE TO SMELL, ESPECIALLY IF ALL THE WINDOWS ARE UP. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 3,500 MILES. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW 2020 VEHICLE AND IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343555August 5, 2020
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERES A VIBRATING WITH THE TRUCK WHEN REACH 50 AND UP MPH AND SHAKES THE WHOLE TRUCK HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED AND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY SAW NOTHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343577August 5, 2020
ENGINE
THE EXHUAST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE RH SIDE OF THE ENGINE BROKE CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT CAN GET INTO THE CAB WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. HE TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER FIAT IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY BOLTS. NOW A YEAR LATER MY LEFT HAND EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND I HAVE ANOTHER EXHAUST LEAK COMING INTO MY CAB. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISINING. THIS IS ON EVERY RAM FORUM AS WELL AS I HAVE DISCOVERED. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURE GET AWAY WITH KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFCTIVE PRODUCT THAT CAN KILL SOMEONE. I DONT GET IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343263August 4, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SENSOR FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WHILE IN MOTION, NOT KNOWING THE CAUSE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK OR PUNCTURE. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS LIKE COMMON PROBLEM THAT RAM WILL NOT ADDRESS .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343349August 4, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT SACRAMENTO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3610 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821) UNDER AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VEHICLE START-UP THE SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343176August 4, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WASHER ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343195August 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP, THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER COMES OUT OF GEAR. THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH TELLS ME TO "SHIFT TO P TO START". THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I AM ABLE TO SHIFT TO P THEN RIGHT BACK TO D BUT OTHER TIMES WHEN I PUT IT TO P, I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO GO BACK TO D. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME WHEN DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS MOSTLY BUT I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR WITH THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342954August 3, 2020
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342969August 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO IN AND OUT REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE OR DAY OR NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343058August 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN
REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS. WHINING NOISE HAPPENING ON A TAKEN CARE OF VEHICLE. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO ISSUES AND RECALLS OF OTHER YEARS I AM WONDERING IF THAT IS THE CASE FOR THIS YEARS MODEL AS WELL. HAS THIS BEEN LOOKED INTO AS A PROBLEM ON THE 2015 RAM SINCE PREVIOUS AND FUTURE YEARS HAD THE ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343087August 3, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2018. THE VIBRATION COMES AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND CONTINUES AS YOU GO UP IN SPEED. HAD THE DEALER LOOK INTO IT WITH NO LUCK, EXCEPT CHANGING MULTIPLE PARTS FOR NO BENEFIT. I REPLACED THE STOCK WHEELS FOR ANOTHER SET OF NEW WHEELS HOPING FOR THE VIBRATION TO GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE VIBRATION WITH MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS AND ROAD FORCE BALANCING. WITH ALL BEING UNSUCCESSFUL, THE NEW WHEELS DID NOT HELP. SO THEN I CHANGED THE TIRES. STILL, NO DIFFERENCE IN THE RIDE. I NOTICED THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH NO ANSWERS FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE NEW GEN RAM 1500'S. THE THING THAT REALLY IRRITATES ME, WHEN A 2006 OLD 2500 WORK TRUCK RIDES SMOOTHER THAN MY 2016 RAM 1500 LARAMIE WITH MORE ADVANCED SUSPENSION COMPONENTS... I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT WHEN I RIDE IN A CHEVY OR FORD I CRINGE KNOWING THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT AS SMOOTH AND I'M LEFT FEELING LOST AND SECRETLY ANGRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343097August 3, 2020
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN AT SPEEDS OVER 50 BUT LESS THAN 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342760August 2, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WOULD HAVE SELECTED OTHER ISSUES ABOVE BUT IT ONLY ALLOWS THREE. DRIVING WITH FAMILY ON VACATION WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL ON DASH STARTING GOING CRAZY. EVERY LIGHT ON DASH WAS FLASHING, GAUGES WERE BOUNCING ALL OVER, HAZARDS WOULDN'T TURN ON, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF BRAKES, WIPERS SPED UP, TRANSMISSION TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE ON, TRANSMISSION SLAMMED IN TO PARK ONCE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 5 MPH, AND SHUT ITSELF OFF. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO YORK CHRYSLER IN CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN. THIS WAS ON THURSDAY JULY 30. I HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO BOSAK MOTORS IN MERRILLVILLE, IN ON FRIDAY JULY 24 DUE TO SAME ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE. I MANAGED TO VIDEOTAPE THE ISSUE WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND A COUPLE VIDEOS OF OTHER RAM 1500 DOING THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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