Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#10722554June 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS WATER COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WITH ASSUMPTION THAT IT COMES FROM THE REAR DOORS. FIRST TIME IT WAS NOTICED THERE WAS ONLY A MINOR IMPACT: WET FLOOR CARPET IN BACK. AFTER THAT FIRST EVENT, WE ENSURED THE WINDOWS WERE ALWAYS FULLY CLOSED IN ORDER TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE ANY OTHER LEAK EVENT. HOWEVER FOLLOWING THE HEAVY RAIN WE HAVE HAD IN MAY IN HOUSTON, WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT MOVING FOR 4 WEEKS, CONDENSATION WAS NOTICED ON THE WINDSHIELD. ONCE OPENED THE CAR WAS MOLDY INSIDE ON REAR SEATS AND KIDS CAR SEATS, FLOOR CARPET, ETC... THE BACK SEATS ARE WET (WATER POURING FROM THEM) AND THE FLOOR CARPET IS WET INCLUDING UNDER BACK SEATS (ELECTRIC CABLING AREA). ALSO SEVERAL AREAS START SHOWING IMPRESSIVE RUST INCLUDING BELOW DRIVER SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL (PEDAL AREA). THE CAR IS BRAND NEW, BOUGHT 3 MONTHS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721644May 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CENTER DASH CLUSTER REBOOTS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING WHILE CLUSTER RECYCLES. IT HAS OCCURRED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO THE ROOT CAUSE. MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716926May 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A DISTURBING TREND AMONG AUTOMAKERS TO ELIMINATE DIPSTICKS FROM THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THIS CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I PURCHASED MY 2014 RAM 1500 NEW LATE LAST YEAR. RETURNING ON A ROAD TRIP TO NEW JERSEY LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION JERKED HORRIBLY. ONCE BACK HOME I PROMPTLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE SHIFT POINTS AND IT WORKED SMOOTHLY FOR A FEW WEEKS. THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING AT 10 MPH. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL FROM THE FILL PORT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A QUART LOW FROM THE FACTORY. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND FORCES OWNERS INTO THREE OPTIONS ; 1. IGNORE THEIR TRANSMISSION.2. HAVE TO TAKE IT TO AN EXPENSIVE MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. 3.THIS IS WHERE IT CAN GET DANGEROUS, GET UNDERNEATH THEIR VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TO GET THE FLUID TO THE NECESSARY TEMPERATURE TO ACCURATELY CHECK IT. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SHADE TREE MECHANICS WILL ENDANGER THEIR LIVES TO CHECK THEIR FLUID LEVELS. FORD HAS A SIMILARLY FLAWED DESIGN ON ITS PICK UP TRUCKS AS WELL. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I WOULD HAVE GONE FOR THE CHEVROLET WITH THE CONVENTIONAL DIP STICK SET UP. THE MAIN REASON I BOUGHT THE RAM WAS FOR ITS HIGHWAY CRUISING RANGE. I COVERED 750 MILES ON A SINGLE TANK ( 32 GALLONS ). HOWEVER THERE IS MORE TO THE OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE THAN THAT. BEING ABLE TO CHECK SIMPLE THINGS LIKE FLUID LEVELS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP AND JUST AROUND TOWN IS VERY IMPORTANT. WITH ALL THE VOLUMES OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS ON THE BOOKS I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS DESIGN WAS ALLOWED TO GO INTO PRODUCTION. ALSO, THE ROTARY SHIFT KNOB ON THESE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS LIKE A FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION PAN IS CONSTRUCTED OF PLASTIC WITH THE FILTER BUILT IN TO THE PAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716208May 13, 2015
SUSPENSION
RIGHT SIDE TIRE (PASSENGER SIDE) SHOWING FEATHERING ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE . IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT FROM PURCHASE DATE AND WAS ALIGNED BY DODGE DEALERSHIP TO DODGE SPECIFICATIONS. TIRE STILL SHOWED EXCESSIVE OUTSIDE WEAR SAME SIDE OUTSIDE OF TIRE. TIRE WAS ROTATED AT 9000 MILES. ROTATED TIRE NOW SHOWING OUTSIDE WEAR ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE. ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND REALIGNED. WEAR PERSISTED AS TIRES WERE ROTATED, TIRES FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH 22, 530 MILES. NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AT 22530 MILES TO DODGE SPECIFICATIONS TIRE SHOWING WEAR AT 700 MILES ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND IN ALIGNMENT. NOW AT 1945 MILES RIGHT SIDE TIRE IS SHOWING SEVERE FEATHERING AND LEFT FRONT IS SHOW SLIGHT FEATHERING. DODGE NOTIFIED AND IN PROCESS OF 4TH ALIGNMENT. . AT LEAST 4OTHER DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS IN NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ALL SHOWING SAME WEAR PATTERN SAME SYMPTOMS ... DODGE SEEMS NOT TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH DODGE CUSTOMER CARE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AN AGENT AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2014 TO PRESENT DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716304May 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,880.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715810May 11, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE WITH VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING FEATHERING OF RIGHT FRONT TIRE THAT HAS NOT/CANNOT BE CORRECTED BY ALIGNMENT IN TWO ATTEMPTS TO DATE. DEALING WITH MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER CARE, MY ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER IS 26625890. MANUFACTURER HAS NOW SUGGESTED A ROAD FORCE BALANCE OF ALL FOUR TIRES, AFTER TWO ALIGNMENTS HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT FEATHERING PROBLEM. HAVE MONITORED HEAT BUILDUP ON THAT TIRE IN RELATION TO THE OTHER THREE AND FIND HEAT BUILDUP EXCEEDS 110 DEGREES ABOVE OTHER THREE. HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THREE OTHER TRUCKS OF SAME MANUFACTURER, MODEL THAT ARE EXHIBITING SAME PROBLEM, ONE OWNER ALSO HAS OPEN CASE WITH CUSTOMER CARE AS WELL, HIS CASE NUMBER IS 26745473. WE BOTH SEEM TO BE GETTING NOTHING BUT LIP SERVICE FROM DEALERS AND NOT MUCH MORE FROM MANUFACTURER, WITH NO SINCERE EFFORT TO GET TO ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION EXTENDS TO MORE TRUCKS THAN MINE, AND WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. IT APPEARS BASED ON MY DEALINGS WITH MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS THAT THEY ARE NOT ONLY UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, I THINK THEY ARE UNAWARE THAT A PROBLEM EVEN EXISTS. MY CONCERN ON THIS ISSUE IS SAFETY RELATED, HAVING A FEAR OF A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE, DUE TO HEAT AND TIRE PRESSURE BUILD UP, AS WELL AS FEATHERING AS INDICATION OF A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE CAUSING ABNORMAL FORCES BEING APPLIED TO RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I HAVE ALL ALIGNMENT RECORDS AND DEALER SERVICE ORDERS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU IN COMPLIANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS FOUND IN LEMON LAW AND OWNERS BOOKLETS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715315May 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I STARTED NOTICING MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND REALIZED THEY WERE FINE. THE DAY AFTER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES AND NOW MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WONT ROLL DOWN. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS MY (TIPM) TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE AND IT WILL COST AROUND $800 OR MORE TO REPLACE. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY FOR A FAULTY PART AND FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT, IM LUCKY TO HAVE THE LITTLE PROBLEMS I DO. REPORTS OF PEOPLES VEHICLES STALLING, NOT STARTING, AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING, ETC.. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? PEOPLES LIVES COULD BE AT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714149May 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE INNER FENDER MADE OUT OF METAL WITH A HARD PLASTIC SHROUD ON PREVIOUS YEARS, HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. IN ITS PLACE THERE IS NOW A FLIMSY THIN PLASTIC SHROUD THAT CAN BE BENT AND DEFORMED BY HAND AND REMOVED BY HAND WITH A COUPLE OF HEALTHY TUGS. THIS MEMBRANE IS THE ONLY PROTECTION PROVIDED FOR ABS COMPONENTS, A/C AND POWER STEERING HOSES, AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPONENTS FOUND UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY DRIVING OFF ROAD, THERE ARE NUMEROUS HAZARDS AND ITEMS THAT CAN BE PICKED UP BY THE TIRES AND FLUNG INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL. ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS THERE HAS BEEN A FORMED METAL INNER FENDER THAT WAS STOUT ENOUGH TO RESIST NUMEROUS ITEMS THAT MAY BE TOSSED INTO THE WHEEL WELL OR INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS ALSO A THICK PLASTIC SHROUD THAT COVERED THE METAL OF THE INNER FENDER, PERHAPS AS AN ADDITIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST RUST. NONE OF THAT EXISTS IN THE CURRENT 2015 RAM 1500 MODEL. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SINCE A LIGHT ITEM, STICK, OR ROCK CAN BE THROWN INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND WILL PUNCH EASILY THRU THE THIN PLASTIC MEMBRANE. ADDITIONALLY A HEAVIER OR LONGER ITEM CAN BE THROWN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR STEERING COMPONENTS CAUSING SOMETHING TO JAM AND LIMITING THE ABILITY TO STEER SAFELY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, THE POTENTIAL FOR COSTLY REPAIRS OR CATASTROPHE IS REAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714193May 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CENTER DASH CLUSTER REBOOTS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING WHILE CLUSTER RECYCLES. IT HAS OCCURRED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO THE ROOT CAUSE. MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. MY DOME LIGHTS ALWAYS FLICKER EVEN AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT TWICE BY A RAM DEALER TECHNICIAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714198May 2, 2015
WHEELS
I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE 2014 1500 AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DISCOVERED IT CAME WITH A USED 17 INCH SPARE TIRE I THINK IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO REPLACE A NEW 20 INCH TIRE WITH A USED 17 INCH ...UPDATED 05/14/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713618April 29, 2015
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHENEVER THE REAR WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,741.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713281April 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAB MOUNTS BECAME LOOSE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE BUSHINGS WERE TIGHTENED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713332April 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN
PART CAME LOOSE IN REAR END DESTROYING CARRIER AND PINION BEARINGS AND CLUTCH PLATES. THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED SO MORE DAMAGE WAS NOT DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712867April 25, 2015
ENGINE
THERE IS A VERY STRONG DIESEL EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS SO STRONG MY WIFE IS UNABLE TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE NAUSEA IT CAUSES HER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. EVERYONE THAT HAS RIDDEN IN MY TRUCK, EXCEPT ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DODGE DEALER I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FOR REPAIR, ASKS WHAT IS CAUSING THE SMELL. THE DODGE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT SMELL ANYTHING. FROM RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET I KNOW NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONCERNS. DODGE SEEMS UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME AND I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK OUT MY CONCERNS AND SEE IF IT WARRANTS AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THIS IS ON THE NEW 3.0L ECO-DIESEL ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712664April 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V392000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706380April 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ABOUT 6 WEEKS AFTER FIRST OIL CHANGE THE FILTER STARTED LEAKING. FILTER WAS CHAMP TYPE AND PERFORMED AT A VERY RESPECTABLE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. NO OIL LEAKS ANYWAY ELSE. NEW CHAMP FILTER WAS PUT ON AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT STARTED LEAKING. NOW WE HAVE INSTALLED A WIX FILTER AND AFTER ONE DAY NO LEAKS. HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705137April 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CENTER DASH CLUSTER REBOOTS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING WHILE CLUSTER RECYCLES. IT HAS OCCURRED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO THE ROOT CAUSE. MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703155April 1, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 DODGE RAM 1500 AND AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. WHEN I BEGAN TO COST OUT ONTO THE ROAD I HIT THE ACCELERATOR THE WAS A HUGE ENGINE REV BUT NO POWER AS I LOOKED TO THE SHIFTER ON THE DASH THE D WAS FLASHING ORANGE HAD TO PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE SHIFT TO N AND THEN WAIT FOR A FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT BACK INTO D AND PULL AWAY. HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE BEEN COMING I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN BAD SHAPE. THIS IS AT LEAST THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND HAVE BEEN TO DEALER AND THEY SAY NEVER HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703206April 1, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V392000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702905March 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS TRUCK HAS AN EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING GETS MORE PREVALENT AS THE VEHICLE GETS MORE MILES. I DROVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 8 HRS THURSDAY NIGHT MARCH 27TH AND INTO THE MORNING OF FRIDAY MARCH 28TH . BY THE TIME I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I HAD AN EXTREME HEADACHE, NAUSEA, BURNING EYES NOSE AND THROAT. IT WAS 0230 AM, I TRIED TO REST AND SLEEP BUT WAS TOO ILL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 9~10 HRS I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET CHECKED, AND DOCUMENT WHAT I BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN EXPOSURE TO EXHAUST FUMES. THE DR PUT ME ON OXYGEN AND GAVE ME ANTI NAUSEA MEDICINE. THEY DREW A BLOOD GAS AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD ONLY SLIGHT SIGNS OF EXPOSURE UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE TIME THAT I HAD WAITED TO COME IN TO GET CHECKED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THIS INCIDENT IS REPORTED AS IT SEEMS TO CREEP UP AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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