Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11220691June 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND I HAD PUT IT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO REVERSE.I STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WAS KNOCKED OVER MY LEGS WERE UNDER THE TRUCK I MANAGED TO GET THEM,OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK,THE EDGE OF THE FRONT WHEEL CAUGHT MY RIGHT FOOT PULLING THE SNEAKER OFF AND SPRAINING MY ANKLE. THE DOOR CAUGHT MY HEAD AND SPLIT IT OPEN. I HAD TO GO TO THE ER FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH INJURIES AS NO ONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.THE TRUCK CONTINUED IN REVERSE AND RAN INTO A BOX VAN WITH A LIFT GATE. IT CAUSED ABOUT $6000 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK THERE SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTARY GEAR SHIFT ON THESE TRUCKS WHERE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN PARK AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO REVERSE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11220411June 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE AND FUEL LIGHTS TURN ON PLUS THE FUEL NEEDLE MOVED TO EMPTY KNOWING I JUST FILLED UP ONE DAY EARLIER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. OTHER DODGE OWNERS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER THE VEHICLE MILEAGE REACHED 60,000 OR OVER. MINE TURNED ON AT 63K. MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX IT TUESDAY JUNE 18, 2019 AFTER I SAW A REVIEW IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220500June 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING A BRAND NEW DODGE RAM 1500 (2019) THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE TRUCK, NOR COULD I CONTROL THE TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE CITY STREETS AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY AND IT IS VERY SCARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220331June 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN I PUSH THE PUSH TO START BUTTON THE TRUCK BEGINS TO TURN ON AND CUTS OFF BEFORE IT FULLY BEGINS TO RUN. TURNS OFF MID IGNITION AND DIES. HAVE TO PUSH TO START MORE THAN ONCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220364June 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2014 RAM TRUCKS. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WILL GO OUT SEND AN EML CODE AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A FULL TANK. DODGE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1000 TO REPLACE THIS, SINCE I AM OUTSIDE OF THE OEM WARRANTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO ME. IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING MY TRUCK AND HAD TO STOP AND TOP OFF THE GAS TANK OTHERWISE THE TRUCK COULD HAVE SHUT DOWN. IT HAD 3/4 TANK OF GAS IN IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BECOME A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219983June 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-75 MPH, "SERVICE SHIFTER" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRAILER HITCH AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LITHIA DODGE RAM (301 N. EARL RUDDER FWY, BRYAN TX 77802) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL SENSORS GOT WET UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND A NEW SENSOR WAS INSTALLED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. *BF *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219987June 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT STARTED OUT AS FLASHING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND WIPERS RUNNING AND ENGINE WOULDN'T START. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. MADE TWO MORE TRIPS FOR THE SAME THING UNTIL THEY SAID ANTS HAD GOTTEN INTO IT AND CHEWED ON THE WIRING INSTALLATION. THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED BUT NO EVIDENCE OF IT BEING REPLACED (ORIGINAL FACTORY TORQUE MARKINGS STILL VISIBLE). LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE ELECTRICAL IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST. THIS MORNING THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN. STILL WAITING ON RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220200June 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND PUT INTO REVERSE THE BACKUP CAMERA RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. GET A BLUE SCREEN. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN JANUARY 2019. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND OF COURSE CAMERA WAS WORKING FINE. TODAY IT HASN'T WORKED ALL DAY. THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219870June 13, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY MOTOR SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD TICKING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY A CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE, FORCING ME TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219685June 13, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO OUR STREET RESULTING IN INABILITY TO STEER THE TRUCK EFFECTIVELY. A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED & I HAD TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE WHAT IT MEANT AS THE MANUAL DID NOT HAVE IT. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO PUEBLO DODGE & SERVICE ADVISOR LESLIE LATER NOTIFIED ME OF A $2,300 COST TO REPAIR THE RACK & PINION TO GET THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2014 RAM 1500 P/U'S IN EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD/STREET. IT HAS ABOUT 46,000 MILES ON IT. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECOURSE BY THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SVC REP ERNESHA BUT SHE WILL FILE MY COMPLAINT. IT WILL NOT GO ANY FURTHER THAN THAT AS SHE SAYS IT IS NOT WORTHY AND OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. LESLIE SAYS IT IS NOT PART OF THE 100,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. I WAS CONSIDERING PURCHASING A NEW RAM TRUCK AS WELL BUT ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE AS I WILL APPARENTLY HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST $2,300 TO REPAIR A HAZARDOUS DEFECT IN A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. I AM OBVIOUSLY VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS COMPANY AND SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219759June 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MULTIPLE EPISODES OF VEHICLE CODES DISABLING TRUCK, ALL RELATED TO 'SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL' MESSAGE. THIS HAS CAUSED LOSS OFF POWER WITH VEHICLE STALLING ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE HAS SCARY DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE CAUSING NERVE WRACKING MOMENTS TRYING TO MERGE OR OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY. VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW, PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH ONLY 1500 MILES ON VEHICLE. FOUR TIMES TO DEALER FOR SERVICE HASN'T RESOLVED ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219442June 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP.IT WAS IN MOTION GOING AROUND A TURN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THE FIRST WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219552June 12, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPER MOTOR FAILURE AT 13K MILES, PARTS ON BACKORDER VEHICLE IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219214June 11, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING TURNS, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. REAGLE DODGE RAM (1223 BLUE VALLEY DR, PEN ARGYL, PA 18072, (610) 863-6900) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA AND THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219308June 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SENSOR FAIL THIS HAPPEN WHEN I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218934June 10, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR CENTER WHERE THE BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219066June 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CROWN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 6300 KING DR, VENTURA, CA 93003) TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE TAILGATE, INFO TIMING SYSTEM, GPS, FUEL TANK, AND THE SENDING UNIT. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR ROD SUSPENSION DID NOT HAVE AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BOUNCED DUE TO LACK OF AIR IN THE SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO SHAVER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM & FIAT (3888 THOUSAND OAKS BLVD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362, (805) 496-7103), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 57840183. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219072June 10, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATOR WAS HIT IN THE SIDE, NO AIRBAG THEN TRUCK ROLLED ON SIDE NO AIRBAG WHEN THEY ROLLED TRUCK BACK OVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED *DSY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11219082June 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN BOTH KEY SETS. WHEN YOU HIT THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR UNLOCKS. YOU NOW HAVE TO HAVE A KEY IN THE IGNITION BEFORE THE OTHER DOORS WILL UNLOCKED INCLUDING THE TAILGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219155June 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS SOON AS I HIT OVER 36,000 MILES, I BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH DOOR LOCKS. SOME DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK. SOMETIMES THEY ALL WORK FINE. IT IS VERY RANDOM. USING THE KEY FOB AND POWER LOCK BUTTON IN CAR IS WORKING RANDOMLY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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