Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#11187421March 17, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
. MY PICK-UP AVERAGED 24 PER GALLON BETWEEN LOCAL AND EXPRESSWAY DRIVING. EXPRESSWAY DRIVING ONLY (FOR EXAMPLE, TO NIAGARA FALLS IN 2015) AVERAGED 27 MILES PER GALLON. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS AND OIL CHANGE AND 2 FACTORY RECALLS MY PICK-UP LOST POWER AND COULD BARELY DO 20 MILES PER GALLON. THE ENGINE BECAME VERY LOUD. THE LONGER I DROVE IT, THE LESS MILEAGE I GOT -- THE ENGINE ALSO BEGAN HOWLING/WHISTLING AS I TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SPEED, I HAD TO CONSTANTLY PRESS MY FOOT TO EXCELERATE, EVEN GOING DOWN INCLINES. I HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY BRING MY PICK-UP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS BECAUSE VARIOUS SYSTEMS BEGAN TO FAIL -- SAFETY BREAKS, FUEL RELATED BLACK BOX, DASHBOARD PANEL SIGNALS , ETC. I EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE STRESS ON MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. EVENTUALLY, BY PROCESS OF ELIMIMATION, SERVICE DEPARTMENT REVISITED THE 2 RECALLS -- ONE OF WHICH WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN, THEY FOUND 6 LEAKS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. ANYTHING ABOVE 50-55 MPH IS DIFFICULT. I FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS IN A TIMELY FASHION, AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. THE RPM IS VERY HIGH AND THE ENGINE REMAINS IN EXCERATION MODE EITHER TOO LONG OR, AT HIGHER SPEEDS, NEVER KICKS IN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187292March 16, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE WHEEL FELT HARD TO TURN, BUT THEN WAS FINE AFTER THAT, ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE WHEEL GOT TIGHT AGAIN, AND WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. TAKING AN EXIT AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN I HAD TO USE ALL OF MY EFFORT TO TURN AND STRAIGHTEN BACK OUT. FELT LIKE THE WHEEL WAS GOING TO LOCK UP. MAKING TURNS THE REST OF THE WAY BACK HOME WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE EPS SYSTEM WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN THE WHEELS ARE ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY TURNED, AND TURN BACK OFF MAKING THE TURN VERY DIFFICULT THEN BRIEFLY EASY. BUT WHEN I WAS HAVING TO USE MY BODY TO TURN AND THEN EPS KICKS BACK ON I MADE A VIOLENT TURN AND HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING BACK STRAIT AND IN MY LANE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186999March 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INOPERABLE. CAN NOT GAUGE PROPER LEVELS OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187001March 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND DAMAGED THE STARTER, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANHAVEN JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (348 W MAIN ST, BRANFORD, CT 06405, (203) 488-6351) FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO BECOME SMASHED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR NINE WEEKS AND A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS REPAIRED, THE ENGINE HARNESS WAS REPLACED, AND AN ENTIRELY NEW WIRING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT EXPECTED SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FROM THE DEALER, BUT NONE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187008March 15, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED OR WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANCAMPEN MOTORS INC. (601 WEST 3RD STREET, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701, (570) 326-0567) AND THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V161000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,775.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187016March 15, 2019
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE UNABLE TO OPERATE DUE TO THE EXHAUST FAILURE. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME DIZZY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN CHICAGO, IL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. THE VEHICLE IS EQUPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11187155March 15, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILED AND THE "SERVICE AIR SUSPENSION" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE AIR SUSPENSION WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES BY LARRY H. MILLER COLORADO CHRYSLER JEEP (350 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80012, (720) 262-2215), BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR A FOURTH TIME. THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186719March 14, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SISTEM / SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY AIR BAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186770March 14, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO CHAMPION OF DECATUR, INC. (3831 US-31, DECATUR, AL 35603, (256) 351-8787) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186856March 14, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2015 RAM 1500 WITH 55,555 MILES. THE FUEL SENSOR FAIL (P0463). THIS OCCURRED FIRST WHILE DRIVING 55MPH WITH JUST OVER 3/4 TANK. THEN AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER. IT NOW SHOWS 'FUEL SENSOR FAIL' ANY TIME UNDER 3/4 OF A TANK. BUT WORKS WHEN AT A FULL TANK. I NOW MUST USE MY TRIP MILEAGE TO ESTIMATE WHEN MY FUEL IS LOW. I'M GLAD I GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186873March 14, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOWING - TRUCK AS EQUIPPED IS SUPPOSED TO TOW 11410 LBS. WE HAVE SEVERE SWAY TOWING OUR 6900 LB TRAVEL TRAILER BEGINNING AT 45 MPH. WE HAVE A DISTRIBUTION HITCH AND ANTI SWAY BARS. TRAILER HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS. TONGUE WEIGHT IS 800 LBS. TRUCK SEVERELY SQUATS WITH TRAILER ON IT. TECHS AT DEALERSHIP HAVE INDICATED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE PROPER SUSPENSION OR TIRES, BUT DODGE REFUSES TO MAKE ANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186930March 14, 2019
SUSPENSION
AIR SUSPENSION DOES NOT WORK IN THE COLD. HAS BEEN BACK AT THE DEALER MANY TIMES. NEW COMPRESSOR NEW SHOCKS AND STILL THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186600March 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS 2019 RAM 1500 HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD EVER AGAIN. I WOULD FEAR FOR MY OWN LIFE ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. WHILE DRIVING MY 2019 RAM ELECTRONICS THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FAIL. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. POWER STEERING, SHIFTER GEAR, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AIRBAGS, 4WD SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ABS SYSTEM, AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM ALL FAILED AT ONCE. NO HEADLIGHTS NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND NO TURN SIGNALS. THE DASHBOARD EVEN SHUT OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS NIGHTMARE AND A DANGER TO EVERYONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE AND ONLY WAS DRIVEN 20 MILES AFTER IS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE ECM. I BELIEVE THAT IF A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FOR SURE WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME CHRYSLER AND SNETHKAMP CDJR CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE EXACT ISSUE IS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182990March 12, 2019
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2014 DODGE RAM TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL SENSOR PROBLEMS. *LD *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186168March 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL ALL UNLOCK, BUT ONLY THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE TAILGATE WILL LOCK. I PRESS UNLOCK ON EITHER THE KEY FOB, THE EXTERIOR KEY FOB, OR ON THE INTERIOR SWITCHES (DRIVER & PASSENGER) AND ALL DOORS (DRIVER, PASSENGER, TWO REAR, AND TAILGATE) WILL ALL UNLOCK. I PRESS LOCK ON EITHER THE KEY FOB OR ON THE INTERIOR SWITCHES (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) AND ONLY THE DRIVER AND TAILGATE WILL LOCK. AT FIRST, IT WAS INTERMITTENT. MAYBE THE PASSENGER DOORS WOULD LOCK, MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T. THEN IT GOES AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THEN IT COMES BACK FOR AWHILE, THE THREE PASSENGER DOORS WON'T LOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186320March 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, TRUCK WAS ON WHEEL RAMPS BUT NOT FULLY ON FLAT PART OF RAMP. I WAS CHANGING THE OIL ON THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ON THE RAMPS FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT UNDER IT AT THE TIME. NOT MY SMARTEST MOVE NO BLOCKS BEHIND WHEELS AND NO PARKING BRAKE ON. I DOUBLE CHECKED AND VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS STILL IN PARK WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE ROTARY DIAL. THIS SCARED ME ENOUGH TO BE CONCERNED. IGNITION OFF AND KEYS WERE IN OFF POSITION IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 72000 MILES AND I HAVE OWNED IT FOR AROUND 50000 OF THOSE MILES. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE ROTARY DIAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185747March 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
PARK TO DRIVE SHIFTING PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION AND INDICATORS GO TO FROM PARK TO DRIVE, HOWEVER VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM YOU MUST PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THAN INTO DRIVE. IF YOU HIT GAS WHEN IT IS STUCK VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE, THEN WILL LUNGE FORWARD AAT AN UNSAFE SPEED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 80 MILES HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185849March 11, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATION/ CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE: I HAD THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT (70 MPH) ON THE INTERSTATE. I ACCELERATED TO AVOID A BOTTLENECK IN AN AREA WHERE 3 LANES MERGED INTO TWO. WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUMPED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO REDUCE THE SPEED, BUT I COULD NOT RESUME ACCELERATION BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL LOCKED TO THE FLOOR. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, MANUALLY LIFTED THE PEDAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. A DISPLAY MESSAGE STATED: SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL; BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO OPERATE FINE. I HAD THIS EVENT HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES. ONCE WAS IN A SIMILAR SCENARIO, THE OTHER I REPLICATED IT ON MY OWN. I CONTACTED THE RAM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, THEY ADVISED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. IF IT IS DUE TO A RECALL IT WILL BE FIXED FOR FREE, OTHERWISE THE DIAGNOSIS COSTS AND REPAIR WILL BE ON ME. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAD SEVERAL RECALLS FIXED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2018. THIS ISSUE HAD NEVER HAPPENED IN THE PAST UNTIL IT WAS SERVICED FOR THOSE RECALLS. I HAD AN INDIVIDUAL AT AUTOZONE ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD THE TROUBLE CODES; NO CODES WERE FOUND. I'VE READ FORUMS ONLINE ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT DEALER(S) WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE DURING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185888March 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A RADIO THAT IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THERE IS NO FIX AND/OR COULD NEVER BE A FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185920March 11, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK AND ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 90 PLUS MPH WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO STOMP ON IT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT UNSTUCK WHILE RIDING THE BRAKE, I HAVE READ WHERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. HOWEVER THE DODGE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM AND CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. SO PAYING OUT MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY BEFORE I AM IN AND ACCIDENT AND INJURY OR KILL SOMEONE AND OR MYSELF. THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T A SCHOOL BUS DROPPING OR PICKING UP KIDS BECAUSE I HAD GO AROUND VEHICLES AS MY RAM TRUCK ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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