Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11326413May 28, 2020
ENGINE
WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LEADS TO A MISFIRING OF CYLINDER 5 FURTHER DIAGNOSING AND CONSULTATION WITH DEALER IDENTIFIES A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THIS 5.7 HEMI ENGINE OF THE LIFTER BEARING FAILING AND LOCKING UP. THE LOCK-UP WEARS OUT THE CAMSHAFT CAUSING THE MISFIRE. THE DEALER SAID THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND DO LOT'S OF THESE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326321May 28, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, THE STEERING CEASED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V287000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,259.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326112May 27, 2020
ENGINE
HEMI TICK, GOOGLE IT. SEEMS TO BE A REAL THING. I FIRST NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO A LIGHT TAPPING SOUND THAT WAS NOT INTRUSIVE AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. IT'S GOTTEN NOTABLY LOUDER NOW AND I'VE NOTICED THAT THE IDLE SEEMS TO BE A BIT ON THE ROUGHER SIDE THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS WITH THE RPM STARTING TO FLUCTUATE HOWEVER NO ENGINE CODES YET. IM GOING TO TRY TO GET TO THE DEALER FLOOR A WARRANTY INSPECTION WHEN I CAN HOWEVER MY WORK SCHEDULE IS NOT THE BEST. MY TRAVEL HAS BEEN PRIMARILY HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 85% OF MY 42K MILES. I HAVE ROUTINE OIL CHANGES USING PRODUCTS MEETING CHRYSLER SPECIFICATIONS AND DON'T TYPICALLY HAUL ANYTHING AND NEVER TOW. THE SOUND SO FAR IS NOTABLE ONLY WHEN IDLING. STILL RUNS FINE OTHERWISE BUT THE GROWING SYMPTOMS MATCH WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326177May 27, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS MOVING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN SECURITY MODULE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,669.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326013May 26, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING NEEDS SERVICE ON DRIVER DASHBOARD. FOLLOWED BY PS TROUBLE LIGHT. POWER STEERING FAILED. RECALL ADDRESSING THIS WAS COMPLETED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326041May 26, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDED EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. VICTORY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (64 GREENSBURG ST, DELMONT, PA 15626) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A TSB REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326069May 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BACK FIRE POURING SMOKE PULLED OVER OPEN HOOD SAW FLAMES MOVE TO SAFETY FILED COMPLAINT WITH FCA THEY SENT AN ARM CHAIR INVESTIGATOR WHO SAID INVESTIGATING HE FOUND NOTHING THAT SHOWS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FCA THEY STATED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS RECALL THAT WARNS OF FIRE HAZARD DOES NOT MEAN IT IS THERE FAULT. SO FAR THEY DO NOT HAVE REPAIR PARTS TO FIX AND FOR ME IT IS TO LATE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE FIRE FCA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326081May 26, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP SENSOR IS NO LONGER WORKING. TRUCK HAS 95K MILES ON IT AND HASN'T BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST 500 MILES OR SO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND ALSO MY FUEL GAUGE COMES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM GROCERY STORE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED AT LOCAL AUTO STORE AND SAID I HAD A FUEL PUMP THAT HAD GONE BAD.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326101May 26, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK MAKES CHIRPING SOUNDS LIKE A BIRD WHEN IDLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325862May 25, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON AT 60 MPH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME .CONTACTED FCA . WAS TOLD IT WAS WITHIN REGULATIONS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11325860May 25, 2020
STEERING
RANDOMLY LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325520May 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 66700 MILES. THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. THE WARNING BOX POPPED UP AND SAID FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. IT WAS ABOUT 3/4 FULL WHEN IT HAPPENED. ALSO WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE ECONOMIZER STOPPED WORKING. BASE ON A INTERNET SEARCH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL MADE ON THE VEHICLES! THE FACT THAT YOU LOSE YOUR ECONOMIZER CAUSING INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION AND THERE BY WASTING GAS SHOULD SEND A WARNING FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU FOR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325627May 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HAS A DEAD, -DEAD- 0 VOLT BATTERY OVERNIGHT. STARTED ITS 1ST WEEK HOME AND HAS REPEATEDLY HAPPENED HALF A DOZEN TIMES RANDOMLY SINCE. FULLY CHARGING THE BATTERY TAKES ALL DAY. THE BATTERY HAS PROBABLY TAKEN PERMANENT DAMAGE. I HAVE TO CARRY A 1000 AMP JUMP BOX AT ALL TIMES TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. DRAINING A AGM 85 AHR BATTERY DEAD FLAT IN A FEW HOURS IA A MAJOR PROBLEM AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET HTTPS://5THGENRAMS.COM/COMMUNITY/THREADS/DEAD-TRUCK-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT.17342/ HTTPS://5THGENRAMS.COM/COMMUNITY/THREADS/HOW-MANY-TIMES-HAVE-YOU-HAD-A-DEAD-BATTERY.17149/ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325374May 21, 2020
STEERING
THIS TRUCK IS MANUFACTURED 9/15 AND HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THERE IS A RECALL 16V167000. POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK. WHY WOULD MY TRUCK NOT FIT THE BILL AS EVERYTHING MATCHES THE BELOW? RECALL NUMBER 16V167000 RECALL DATE 03/23/2016 COMPONENT STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM SUMMARY CHRYSLER (FCA US LLC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2015-2016 RAM 1500 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED JANUARY 22, 2015, TO SEPTEMBER 13, 2015. CONTAMINATION ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD MAY CAUSE A SHORT AND RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. CONSEQUENCE IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325455May 21, 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 UNAVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER ROSEVILLE DODGE LOCATED AT 200 AUTOMALL DR SUITE A, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 WAS CONTACTED WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT 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 HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325494May 21, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION JERKS LIKE IT DELAYS GOING INTO GEAR FROM 2-3 AND 3-4 AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT FEELS LIKE A LITTLE JERKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325281May 20, 2020
STEERING
VERY HEAVY STEERING OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ACTS AS IF ELETRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IS FAILING. ALSO OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325157May 19, 2020
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TAKEN TO HUNTER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1130 AUTO MALL DR, LANCASTER, CA 93534). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF OTHER FAILURES, THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED TO BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325162May 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT , NO GAS GAUGE READING , LOW FUEL LIGHT SIGN WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THAT HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS . FUEL PUMP SENSOR CAME ON AT 35,000 MILES 2016 DODGE RAM 1500. 5.7 MOTOR. WENT ON LINE AND PEOPLE OUR SHOWING THAT DODGE BETWEEN 2014--2018. ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT, AND THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. LUCKY FOR ME I HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I ONLY PAID A 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE ON A 700.00 DOLLAR SERVICE BILL. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325163May 19, 2020
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PATTERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM- TYLER (3120 S SW LOOP 323, TYLER, TX 75701, (903) 561-2404) TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IN PLACE WERE BEGINNING TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 60,075.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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