Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11253225September 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY DIESEL 2016 DODGE LARAMIE FROM DEALERSHIP 6 MONTHS AGO. ON THE STICKER IS STATED I WOULD GET AROUND 26 HIGHWAY MILEAGE AND AROUND 19 IN CITY. I WAS ACTUALLY GETTING THIS FUEL MILEAGE UNTIL I RECEIVED A EMISSION RECALL LETTER AND TOOK MY VEHILE IN TO HAVE A RECALL PART REPLACED. NOW I AM ONLY GETTING AROUND 18 HIGHWAY AND 14 CITY SINCE PART WAS REPLACED. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THEM FIND THE PROBLEM AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS THAT IT MUST BE THE RECALLED PART CAUSING THE LOWER FUEL MILEAGE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN INJUSTICE AS I AM NOT GETTING THE STICKER GUARANTEED MILEAGE SINCE RECALL WAS FIXED. I WOULD LIKE THIS CORRECTED
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252906September 3, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOST OF AUTOMOTIVE POWER VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELLERATE FAILURES AFTER SERVICE FOR EMISSIONS RECALL THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND LOOSE POWER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MARLOW MOTOR COMPANY(707 N. COMMERCE AVE, FRONT ROYAL, VA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN EMISSIONS RECALL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252910September 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DISPLAY SYSTEM, RADIO, NAV, REAR VIEW CAMERA, ECT. REAR VIEW CAMERA, SOMETIMES GOES ON WITH A SOLID GREEN SCREEN. THE RADIO SOMETIMES LOOSES IT PRESETS. THE NAV SOMETIMES WILL NOT TAKE AN ADDRESS. CHRYSLER STATES THERE IS AT LEAST 1 DOWNLOADABLE REPAIR BUT WANTS TO CHARGE FOR IT, APPROX. $125 AND IF THE DOWNLOAD DOES NOT WORK WORK AND IT MAKES THINGS WORSE, THEY STILL WANT THEIR MONEY FOR TRYING AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252938September 3, 2019
STEERING
FEELS LIKE THE STEERING IS STICKING WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN TURNING.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252970September 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DAIL SHIFTER ON OUR TRUCK BOTH DIRECTIONS REVERSE AND FORWARD WILL NOT GO. WE HAVE TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND DO THIS A FEW TIME TO RESET THE COMPUTER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE TRUCK. TOOK THIS IN TO GET FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ON A METER AND WE TOOK EXTRA INSURANCE FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS BEFORE WE ARE STUCK IN 114-DEGREE WEATHER. AT ALL DIFFERENT TIME WHEN YOU TRY TO DRIVE NIGHT, DAY, STOP SIGN, STOPLIGHT. IT'S HAPPENING OFTEN CAN'T ADD THAT ON WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? AUG 30TH WAS THE LAST TIME!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252982September 3, 2019
ENGINE
FIRST TIME PARKED WITH VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND WENT IN POST OFFICE GOT BACK IN TRUCK. IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN ON MADE A FUNNY SOUND AND LOW OIL PRESSURE CAME UP THEN LIGHT CAME ON, WAITED 10 MINUTES AND STARTED UP FINE. AROUND 2 WEEKS LATER DID IT WHILE DRIVING, HAD CRUISE SET AT 75, IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING 2 VEHICLES AND ENGINE SHUT OFF IT FLASHED LOW OIL PRESSURE, I COASTED TO RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY MADE CALLS AND WAITED 15 MINUTES AND IT RESTARTED. SCHEDULED AND MADE APPOINTMENT WITH RAM DEALERSHIP, AFTER CHECKING COMPUTER AND CHANGING OIL AND FILTER FOUND NOTHING. DEALERSHIP SAID SHOULD HAVE LEFT ERROR ON COMPUTER. PICTURE WAS TAKEN OF PROOF OF OIL LIGHT AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY.TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON 9/3/2019 WITH 40,727 MILES ON RAM 1500 ECO-DIESEL TRUCK DATES ARE 8/20 AND 8/25/2019 WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253055September 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKS ONLY SOMETIMES ON MY 2019 DODGE RAM 1500 ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES CAN'T SEE MY DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER GAUGES FUEL INFORMATION OR CRUISE CONTROL SETTINGS ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252744September 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROMPTED BY A FUEL SENSOR FAIL WARNING. AT TIMES WHEN THE TANK IS FULL THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS. WHEN THE TANK GETS TO ABOUT 3/4 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. I HAVE LOOKED IN SEVERAL REPAIR FORUMS AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON SEVERAL YEAR MODELS. FURTHERMORE, IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTING ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 700.00 TO 1,000.00 DOLLARS. IN THESE FORUMS MECHANICS ARE ADVISING NOT TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WITH MOPAR PARTS AS THE ISSUE WILL OCCUR AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE SUBSTANDARD OR DEFECTIVE PARTS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE SENSORS. TO ADD FURTHER FRUSTRATION, I CANNOT GET AN ANNUAL INSPECTION STICKER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252792September 2, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
AUG 6TH- DRIVING ON HWY, AND PARKING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING. STOPPED MY TRUCK AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY, AND SERVICE DEPT SAID MY CALIPER DISC BRAKE WENT BAD! THEY REPLACED IT. ALMOST A MONTH LATER ON SEPT 1ST 2019, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING! MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING ME, AND SAW SPARKS. STOPPED TRUCK AND BREAKS LOCKED UP AGAIN! HAVING IT TOWED TO SHOP AGAIN ON TUES SEPT 3RD BEING THEY WERE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 1 YEAR AGO, IV HAD BRAKE PROBLEM ALL ALONG, AND NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE SHOP FOR IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED AND TURNED MY ROTERS 2 TIMES ALREADY, AND THAT HAS NOT HELPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252666September 1, 2019
ENGINE
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT ON THE REAR CYLINDER ON EACH SIDE CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE MANIFOLD ON THE 5.7L HEMI. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THOSE MOTORS BUT THERE IS NO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252382August 30, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT KEPT TRYING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS KEPT FLASHING. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED UP AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHILE THE INDICATORS WERE STILL FLASHING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252228August 29, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FULL TANK OF GAS. 38,000 MILES. FUEL SENSOR FAILURE WARNING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251910August 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKERS AND CAUSES DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED POSING A RISK FOR ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. THIS STARTED OUT AS A SPORADIC ISSUE, BUT NOW SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT SITUATION. WHEN I GET INTO MY VEHICLE, EVEN BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKERS. IT USED TO RESOLVE ITSELF RATHER QUICKLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, BUT NOW IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE THE ISSUE STOPS. THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THREADS ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND APPEARS THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE ISSUE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T UPLOAD THE VIDEO TO THIS SITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252032August 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED BY AUBURN CHRYSLER DODGE (1901 GRASS VALLEY HWY, AUBURN, CA 95603). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252086August 28, 2019
ENGINE
ON JUNE THE 5TH 2019 MY ECODIESEL RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. IT WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THREE DAYS LATER THE TRUCK STARTED RUNNING BAD. IT HAS DEAD FUEL PEDAL AND LOSS OF POWER. I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR A SECOND TIME TO HAVE THE RECALL PREFORMED AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS OF NOW. I'M AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I PULL OUT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC I DONT KNOW IF I WILL HAVE POWER OR NOT. I'M SCHEDULED FOR THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER TO ATTEMPT THE RECALL A 3RD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252096August 28, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
ERROR SHOWED UP IN THE TRUCK. "SERVICE ABS SYSTEM" AND "SERVICE TOWING BRAKE". LOOKED INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REALLY COMMON ISSUE. THE ERROR OCCURED BY SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOT TOWING OR HAULING ANYTHING. ALSO, ONE ERROR FOR "4X4 TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246603August 27, 2019
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2014 RAM 1500 WITH THE 3.0L ECODIESEL ENGINE. AFTER RECEIVING THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL, I AM EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE TURBO LAG/SLOW ACCELERATION WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I AM FORCED TO STEP ON THE THROTTLE JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN MERGING ON HIGHWAYS. IT WAS NOT LIKE THIS PRIOR TO THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THE ACCELERATION LAG HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COUPLE.ACCIDENTS AS THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF SITUATIONS IN WHICH IT USED TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE V08 RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246708August 27, 2019
ENGINE
I JUST RECEIVED THE UPGRADE FOR THE EMISSIONS RECALL ON MY 2015 RAM ECODIESEL. AFTER READING ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS I TOLD MYSELF TO BE HONEST WITH MYSELF AND KEEP A OPEN MIND AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. WELL WITH CERTAINTY I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ARE LEGITIMATE. IT IS A DIFFERENT PERFORMING VEHICLE. LARGE LAG IN ENGINE POWERING UP FROM A STOP. ONE HAS TO TAKE THE HESITATION THAT IS NOW PRESENT INTO CONSIDERATION TO BE SAFE WHEN CROSSING A INTERSECTION OR OUT INTO TRAFFIC ANYWHERE. I AM 63 YEARS OLD AND CONSIDER MYSELF A SAFE CONSCIENTIOUS DRIVER. BUT HAVE TO BURY THE ACCELERATOR UP TO 3000 RPM WHEN PULLING OUT I TO TRAFFIC!!! THAT IS CRAZY. IT DID NOT PERFORM THIS RADICAL TO EASILY CRISS AN INTERSECTION PRIOR TO THE UPDATED ECM. SOMEONE WILL OR HAS ALREADY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CHANGE AND I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER DUE TO THE CHANGES THAT FIAT/CHRYSLER MADE TO SATISFY A LAWSUIT. THIS ISSUE THAT ALL OF US OWNERS ARE HAVING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT THE CHANGES HAVE MADE TO THE ECODIESEL ENGINE. SOMEBODY WILL GET T BONED AND GET OR KILLED DUE TO THE DOWNGRADE OF THE ENGINES ABILITY TO PERFORM NORMALLY. I DO ENVISION ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DUE TO SEVERE INJURIES OR FATALITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY ASSISTANCE. (XXXX) REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251866August 27, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I OWN A 2019 RAM 1500 AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. I CONDUCTED INTERNET RESEARCH AND LEARNED THERE IS A PENDING RECALL FOR 1... YES 1 RAM TRUCK IN THE US WITH THIS ISSUE. EUREKA, I THINK I'VE LOCATED IT! I CALLED THE RECALL PHONE NUMBER FOR FCA AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE CALL TAKER WAS UNABLE TO COMPREHEND THE ISSUE AND REPEATEDLY TOLD ME I COULD NOT SPEAK WITH A MANAGER. THE CALL TAKER HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED BACK AND SPOKE TO A DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER EITHER. THIS ISSUE IS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V556000. I NEED THIS RECALL TO BE ISSUED QUICKLY SO IT CAN BE FIXED. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS SITES, THE OWNER (I ASSUME ME) WILL BE NOTIFIED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. MAYBE WE CAN JUST TAKE CARE OF THIS NOW. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE SINCE IT IS THE DISPLAY CENTER FOR MY ODOMETER, AND ALL OTHER WARNING SYSTEMS ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PERIODIC ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK HAD NO RECORD OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER BEING ILLUMINATED. I TOOK IT BACK AFTER MORE ILLUMINATIONS KEPT CONTINUING. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND WERE FINALLY ABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY RATHER LARGE RADIO SCREEN FAILING TO TURN ON AND / OR WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKES SQUEAL LIKE CRAZY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND SAID IT WAS JUST BRAKE DUST. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 2,000 OR SO MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I BELIEVE MY TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 3,200 MILES ON IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I CANNOT REALLY TELL BECAUSE I CANT' SEE THE ODOMETER. I HAVE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE REGARDING THIS MODEL AND MANY OF THEM APPLY TO ME AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246414August 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FCA'S APPROVED EMISSIONS MODIFICATION SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK AND NOW IT HAS LOST ITS POWER AND THERE IS A LONG TURBO GAP WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD THE TRUCK WILL HARDLY TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. I HAVE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH RAM AND THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ABOUT THE UPDATE AND RAM HAS NOT CONTACTED ME WITH ANY INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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