Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11230261July 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC 45MPH AND LOST POWER WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND RACED UP BUT TRUCK WOULDN'T MOVE. I COASTED INTO CENTER LANE AND PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, WAITED FOR RPMS TO GO DOWN ABOUT A MINUTE THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE INTO A LANE AND THE TRUCKED RACED UP BUT BARELY MOVED. I COASTED INTO TURNING LANE AND INTO PARKING LOT, SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND WAITED 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND TRUCK WAS DRIVING NORMALLY THE NEXT 5 MILES TO MY HOUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230293July 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
'TAKATA RECALL' ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OUT IN MY 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE PDC FOR $737.69 AND A DAY AFTER THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO SEVERAL CARS. *DT *DT*JB VEHCILE WAS REPAIRED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229999July 8, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. NO CODES, VERY HARD TO STEER AND STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF STRAIGHT AFTER TURNING A CORNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230009July 8, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RAM PERFORMED RECALL UPDATE V08 TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE TO BECOME COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL EMISSIONS. AFTER THE UPDATE THERE IS A 3 SECOND DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WHILE THE TRUCK IS STOPPED AND IS TAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. RECALL V08 WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO EFFECT FUEL ECONOMY, BUT POST RECALL I LOST 6MPG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230133July 8, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK. MY VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. NO VEHICLE SHOULD NEED A NEW RACK AT 38,000 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE POWER STEERING CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229930July 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECEIVED A RECALL TO INSTALL AEM COMPUTER UPDATE. SINCE THE UPDATE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION DELAYS FROM A STOP THERE IS A 3-5 SEC DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TRYING TO MERGE I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A # OF TIMES TO AVOID A REAR END ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION MY GAS MILEAGE HAS ALSO BEEN DECREASED FROM AN AVERAGE OF 18-20 MPG DOWN TO 14-16 MPG. THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE AEM UPDATE MUST BE CORRECT QUICKLY AS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229933July 7, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE HAS A TICKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. IT STARTS OFF VERY LOUD, THEN SMOOTHED OUT WHILE IDLING. IF DRIVING AND ACCELERATING THE TICKING IS LOUD ENOUGH TO HEAR IT INSIDE THE TRUCK. IT IS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. I HAVE SERVICE DONE REGULARLY BUT CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. HAS THIS HAPPENED WITH OTHER SIMILAR TRUCKS? THE TRUCK IS IN PERFECT CONDITION MINUS THIS TICK? ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229947July 7, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 4 HOURS TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. HAD THE VEHICLE IDLING FOR A WHILE AS I WAITED FOR HER ARRIVE SINCE SHE WAS RUNNING LATE. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO HEAD HOME AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE CAME ON. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WARNING CAME ON AS WELL AS A MESSAGE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE LIGHTENING BOLT IN RED. I STOPPED AND TURNED EVERYTHING OFF HOPING TO RESET AND WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON EVERYTHING DISAPPEARED UNTIL I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN I HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AS ALL OF GAGES DIDN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE. I GOT TO THE NEXT EXIT AND PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT TURN OFF. ALL OF MY GAGES WENT BESSEL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON, ON THEIR OWN, AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER TURNED RED AND FLASHED. THE DASHBOARD CONTINUED TO LIGHT UP LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO RESET. I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. ONCE ALL THE LIGHTS FINALLY TURNED OFF I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229961July 7, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAD THE RECALL DONE ( V 08 ) , NOW THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS TERRIBLE AND THE FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED BY TWO MPG IN TOWN AND TWO AND A HALF MPG ON THE HIGHWAY . YOU DON'T WANT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC UNLESS YOU HAVE A LOT ROOM BECAUSE OF SEVERE THROTTLE LAG , IT WILL LAG AND THEN TAKE OFF LIKE A ROCKET , BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN , ALSO DOWNSHIFTS ON HILLS THAT IT NEVER USED TO BEFORE . I WISH I WOULD NEVER HAD THE RECALL DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229717July 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE DRIVESHAFT THAT CAN CAUSE THE INCOMPLETE WELD TO BRAKE AND CAUSE CRASH V48 IS THE RECALL. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/27/19 WAS TOLD THAT THE PART NEEDS TO BE ORDERED. TODAY IS ONE WEEK LATER AND STILL NO PART I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SO NOT SURE WHY I'M STILL WAITING ON PARTS? IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229739July 6, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SINCE THE APPROVED FIRMWARE MODIFICATION PER MDL NO. 2777 (N.D. CAL.) THE VEHICLE HAS EXTREME DELAY IN ACCELERATION. MULTIPLE TIMES THIS LAG HAS SLOWED ME IN THE PATH OF MOVING TRAFFIC AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I DO NOT PULL INTO TRAFFIC UNSAFELY BUT THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE HAS CREATED AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT PREDICTABLE AND ALMOST SEEMS TO CUT THROTTLE AT RANDOM TIMES.OFTEN ONCE THE VEHICLE DOES RESPOND AFTER THE DELAY IT CAUSES WHEEL SPIN ALSO CREATING A HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL IN ADVERSE WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229780July 6, 2019
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT 70MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SHUT OFF. I PULLED OFF, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS WORKING AGAINST. CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. NO MORE INCIDENT THAT TRIP. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY POWER STEERING MODULE IN THE EPS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IF THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK. *DT INVALID VIN*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229813July 6, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSISTANT AT LOW SLOW SPEEDS CUTS IN AND OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE TRUCK. TRUCK HAS 51,000 MILES ONLY AND IS A 2014 I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON A YEAR LATER MODEL OF THE TRUCK BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229555July 5, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE THE RAM ECODIESEL 2015 MODEL. IT ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT HESITATION IN THE ACCELERATOR WHICH I CONSIDER NORMAL. AFTER HAVING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE EMISSIONS STANDARDS I NOW HAVE A 3-5 SECOND DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHICH HAS CAUSED ME SEVERAL TIMES TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229694July 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN THE EPA LAWSUIT AGAINST FCA FOR THE ECODIESEL. THE SETTLEMENT INVOLVED ME TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SOFTWARE CHANGE. UNDER THE AGREEMENT IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO AFFECT THE DRIVABILITY OF THE TRUCK. AFTER THE SOFTWARE CHANGE MY TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE I CONTACTED FCA AND OPENED A CASE. I WAS TOLD THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND DO NOT HAVE A FIX. I NOW HAVE A TRUCK I CAN NOT PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH. I JUST DON'T WANT ANYONE GETTING KILLED OR INJURED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TEST THE UPDATE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229398July 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAD JUST FINISHED PUMPING GAS AND TURNED ON MY TRUCK AND SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WHEN I DID THIS, NOTHING HAPPENED. I THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDN'T TURN THE TRUCK ON SO I PRESSED THE PUSH START BUTTON AND TURNED OFF. TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND SHIFTED FROM P TO D AND STILL NOTHING. STILL IN D I VERY LIGHTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK JOLTED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I'M NOT A MECHANIC BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME TRUCK HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE ELECTRONIC GEARBOX. I HAVE ALSO HEARD A NOISE EVERY TIME I PRESS THE BRAKE THAT COMES FROM THE ELECTRONIC GEARBOX AND ALSO A NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL ITSELF THAT SOUNDS LIKE SPARKS. MY TRUCK HAS UNDER 400 MILES AS I WRITE THIS ON 07/04/2019. HAVE HAD IT LESS THAN 10 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229428July 4, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
ENGINE WAS STARTED ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO GEAR WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED FIRMLY DOWN. THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING EVEN WHILE BRAKE WAS PRESSED VERY FIRMLY IN. BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AS FAR AS IT COULD BE, BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED UNTIL IT COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. IT CAUSED A CRASH WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, MINE BEING A BENT UP BUMPER ON A 2 WEEK OLD TRUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229481July 4, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAD THE AEM (APPROVED EMISSIONS MODIFICATION) DONE ON MY 2016 RAM 1500 3.0 ECODIESEL ON 07/02/2019. WHEN I PICKED UP THE TRUCK I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH ANYONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECH HE HAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THIS BEING DONE AND THE ONLY THING HE HAS HEARD IS AN IMPROVEMENT OF MPG. WELL I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS NOW AND I'VE NOTICED A DECREASE OF ALMOST 2 MPG WHICH I KIND OF EXPECTED UNLIKE HIS CLAIM OF IMPROVED MPG. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NOW WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP IT TAKES ALMOST 7 SECONDS FOR THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW AND HAVE NEVER HAD SINGLE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE TURBO DIESEL HAS A LITTLE BIT OF LAG TIME FOR THE TURBO TO SPOOL UP BUT NOW IT TAKES ALMOST 7 SECONDS TO GET RESPONSE OF THROTTLE!! I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 3 TIMES NOW WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS IN MY OPINION IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! LIKE I SAID BEFORE I UNDERSTAND THERE IS LAG IN A TURBO DIESEL BUT 7 SECONDS! WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE DOESNT RESPOND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. I WISH I HAD NEVER HAD THIS PERFORMED NOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS VEHICLE IN EVERY ASPECT UNTIL NOW. I FEEL THAT OWNERS SHOULD BE AT LEAST GIVEN SOME TYPE OF HEADS UP TO THIS SITUATION BECAUSE BEFORE LONG THIS IS GOING TO START CAUSING PEOPLE TO WRECK. WHEN YOU DRIVE A VEHICLE YOU GET USED TO THE WAY IT DRIVES. THIS HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED HOW THIS TRUCK RESPONDS AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY. ITS LIKE A WHOLE DIFFERENT VEHICLE NOW. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229151July 3, 2019
ENGINE
DANGEROUS AND INCONSISTENT ENGINE POWER. AFTER UPDATE OF ECU FOR EMISSIONS (V08) CONTROL RECALL THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFELY DRIVABLE. WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT OR AWAY ACCELERATION JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN, TRUCK FAILS TO MOVE AND IS SUBJECT TO BEING HIT. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS POWER RETURNS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THIS, 'THAT'S THE WAY IT IS NOW' IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. FCA AGREED TO MAKE THIS EM EMISSIONS UPDATE WITH NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE, THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. IF NOT FIXED PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENTS. I HAVE SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229160July 3, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD V08 RECALL DONE AND LOST APPROX 5MPG AND WHEN LEAVING A STOP SIGN AT TIMES CANNOT GET TO MOVE VERY SLUGGISH AND A LOT OF THROTTLE LAG DEALER STATES NOTHING IS WRONG ALONG WITH FCA BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT DO THIS PRIOR TO V08 RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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