Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#10991563May 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK TO HOOK UP TO TRAILER I STOP TRUCK PUT IN PARK FROM REVERSELEFT MOTOR RUNNING GOT OUT STARTED WALKING TO BACK OF TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED GOING FORWARD . I TRIED TO CATCH ITI GOT DOOR ALMOST OPEN WHEN I WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN MY TRUCK AN A PARKED FORD PICKUP I WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR CT SCAN LUCKY ONLY HIP CONTOSTION . DONE LOTS OF DAMAGE TO BOTH TRUCKS . I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO GEAR ON ITS ON ME GETTING HURT WAS MY FAULT FOR TRYING TO STOP TRUCK . I WAS IN MY ON YARD WHEN THIS HAPPEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10990919May 22, 2017
STEERING
SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SEEMED TO BE SLIGHTLY OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991032May 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
DURING A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS WHICH I'VE BEEN TOLD ARE PART OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WERE DEPLOYED. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND FLASHING IN THE TRUCK AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF AN UPCOMING RECALL RAM TRUCKS HAS KNOWN IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10986386May 18, 2017
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCK HAS A NOTICABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND ABOVE. AFTER 3-4 TRIPS TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE, I REALIZED THAT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON BLOGS RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER/RAM. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED/ROTATED/ROAD FORCED BALANCE, ETC. FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS REPLACED (IT'S A 4X4 MODEL) AND STILL THE SAME RESULT ... VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED WITH THE NHTSA, BUT AFTER READING NUMEROUS BLOGS, I WOULD EXPECT THAT FCA WOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986130May 17, 2017
SUSPENSION
LOOKS LIKE MY 2013 RAM 1500 EXPRESS WITH 80,000 ON IT HAS BAD LEFT FRONT BEARINGS. IT HAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT WHEN MOVING THE TIRE TOP TO BOTTOM. AND MAKES A NOISE WHEN DRIVING LIKE SOMETHING'S RATTLING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE IT'S TOO SOON FOR SOMETHING LIKE TO HAPPEN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED. I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BUT DODGE. AND THIS RAM WHICH IS MADE NOW BY FIAT. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE UNTIL NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986175May 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY FRONT END AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10986275May 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I'VE NOTICED EITHER DRIVE TRAIN SURGING OR BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING - THE TRUCK SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OVER A FEW SECONDS OR POSSIBLE SHIFT ISSUES WHILE PARKING BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PURPOSELY DUPLICATE IT. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH I SLOWED BEHIND A VEHICLE MAKING A TURN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING. I BACKED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED PRESSURE (MAYBE RAPIDLY A FEW TIMES - NOT SURE) RESULTING IN SOME BRAKING AND SOME SQUEALING THAT SOUNDED LIKE TIRES SKIDDING ALTHOUGH THE SLOWING WAS GRADUAL AND NOT ABRUPT. I MADE THE TURN BEHIND THE OTHER VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 1/4 MILE HOME WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND NORMAL BRAKE ACTION. I'VE NOTICED THAT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE'S A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING WHICH MAY BE RELATED. THE TRUCK HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT, OEM BRAKES AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION AT 80K SERVICE. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY COMMUTING WITH RELATIVELY LITTLE BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986090May 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NON OF THE GAUGES WORK IN THE STEERING COLUMN INCLUDING GAS RPM AND SPEED. THE WIPERS RUN NON STOP AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. BLINKERS DON'T WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE MECHANIC AND THE COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. HUGE BILL NO ANSWERS USELESS VAN. THE GAGE SAYS NO BUS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985661May 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THOUGHT IT WAS IN PARK, ROLLED AWAY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985521May 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES....AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN MY TRUCK PUT IT IN PARK SHUT THE KEY OFF I CANT GET THE KEY OUT ...I HAVE TO START BACK UP PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AGAIN AND SHUT IT OFF AGAIN TO GET KEY OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985121May 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE MESSAGE FROM MY TRUCK SAID THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEED SERVICES THIS CODE COME UP B0020_13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985147May 12, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD HAS A DISTINCT INDENTATION FROM THE FRONT UPPER PANEL OF THIS VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH INDICATES THAT THIS MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE WINDSHIELD MAY BE COMPROMISED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984676May 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD A AIR BAD RECALL REGARDING THE SIDE AIRBAGS THAT I HAD FIXED AT ADAMS AUTOMOTIVE OF ANNAPOLIS AND THEN ON 5/07/14 I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER THE COLLISION INVOLVING 6 CARS WHEN MY SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NONE OF THE OTHER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BECAUSE OF HOW BAD THE FRONT IMPACT WAS. I WAS INJURED VERY BADLY DUE TO THIS AND AM POSSIBLY BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT UNTIL CHRYSLER CAN CONFIRM THIS IS A BIG ISSUE REGARDING THE RAM PICKUPS! LUCKILY THERE WAS NO SEVERE INJURIES BUT I NOW HAVE LUMBAR BACK INJURIES AND LEFT SHOULDER INJURIES, NOT INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENED TO OTHERS INVOLVED. DO I NEED TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY?..UPDATED 09/14/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10984698May 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A TRAILER, ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V161000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,600. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN CHECKED THE DASH, THE TRUCK WAS IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983865May 6, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND PUT TRUCK INTO PARK, GOT OUT TO GRAB SOMETHING AND THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD WITH ME HOLDING ON TO THE DOOR, IT HIT MY GARAGE WALL, THEN WENT IN REVERSE, SPED UP, AND DRAGGED ME APPROXIMATELY 50FT THROUGH A FENCE AND THEN INTO MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE, MY 10 YR OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT SCREAMING, IT WAS HORRIBLE. MY BACK WAS INJURED, MY BODY WAS BRUISED AND SCRAPED AND BOTH HOUSES HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ROTARY SHIFTER, ALSO IT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED HOW THE TRUCK COULD OF GONE IN REVERSE AFTER IT HIT MY HOUSE, YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT GEARS AND I WAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY SECURITY CAMERA CAPTURED THIS ON VIDEO, I HAVE THIS ON A USB DRIVE, I ALSO HAVE ALL OF THE CLAIM FORMS FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY, REPAIR SHOP, HOSPITAL, RENTAL COMPANY, THERE IS TOO MUCH INFORMATION TO SCAN INTO A 5MB FILE. CHRYSLER SUPPOSEDLY HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED WHILE AT THE BODY SHOP, BUT CLAIMS THERE WAS NO PROBLEM? ALSO THE POLICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN BEFORE IT WAS KNOWN THE SECURITY CAMERA HAD RECORDED THE INCIDENT, THEREFORE WAS SLIGHTLY INACCURATE AS THIS WAS HARD FOR THEM TO BELIEVE IT HAPPEN AS I TOLD THEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10983874May 6, 2017
SUSPENSION
WHILE SLOWLY BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME AND TURNING INTO THE STREET, I HEARD A LOUD BANG WHICH SEEMED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND SLOWLY DROVE THE TRUCK BACK INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN AT THAT TIME THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKE IN HALF WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BALL JOINT. AFTER INSPECTING THE BROKEN PART I NOTICED AN ABNORMALITY AND CONCLUDED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING (CASTING) DEFECT AT THE FACTORY WHICH COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE PART.THIS WAS ALSO CONCLUDED BY THE RAM DEALER WHERE I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. PART WAS RETURNED TO CHRYSLER FOR EVALUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983241May 3, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF A FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981681May 1, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL SENSOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON WIRH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS I AM PARKED, AND MY TRUCK HAS A FULL TANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981397April 29, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK WAS PLACED IN "PARK" MODE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO OPEN A GATE. THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND RUNNING AS I WALKED UP TO THE GATE BUT AS I WAS MANIPULATING THE COMBINATION LOCK ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK BEGAN MOVING FORWARD AND HIT THE CLOSED GATE. LUCKILY I WAS STANDING SLIGHTLY OFF TO THE SIDE AND WAS NOT PINNED BETWEEN THE GATE AND TRUCK. I WAS BUMPED BY THE FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE BUT SUSTAINED NO INJURY. VERY SCARY SITUATION GIVEN THE REMOTENESS OF MY HOME LOCATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981193April 28, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED, THEY FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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