Ram 1500 Complaints

11,877 consumer complaints on file.

#10670184January 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I JUST BOUGHT MYSELF A BRAND NEW 2014 RAM 1500 IN NOVEMBER 2014 AND TODAY ON JANUARY 05 2015 I GET IN THE TRUCK TO GO TO LUNCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE EXTERNAL TEMP. GAUGE READS THE IT IS -40 DEGREES WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE CONSIDERING I LIVE IN SOUTH GEORGIA, ALSO MY ODOMETER READING IS BLANK AND MY FRONT WINDOWS WONT GO DOWN. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 1,922 MILES ON IT AND ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669991January 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
WON'T BRAKE PROPERLY AND HAVE NO TRACTION CONTROL BOTH ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS STAY ON..TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES DON'T SHIFT PROPERLY FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669603January 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 DODGE RAM A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAME ACROSS THE DASH BOARD AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK HOME . AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF NOW THE TRUCK WONT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668716December 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668738December 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DECEMBER 16, 2014 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS O2 SENSOR. THEY RESET IT AND TOLD ME TO BLOW 3.0 DIESEL ENGINE OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AS WELL AS A MESSAGE THAT DEF FLUID WAS WRONG. I CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID BRING IT BACK IN. DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND SAID I NEEDED NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A DATE. DEALER TOLD ME TRUCK WAS OK TO DRIVE. DECEMBER 24, 2014 A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP ON TRUCK THAT SAID TRUCK WOULD CUT OFF IN 190 MILES AND WOULD NOT RE START. DEALER NOW HAS TRUCK AND STILL CAN'T GIVE ME A DATE ON WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THERE WERE 82 OTHER TRUCKS IN THE SYSTEM LIKE MINE. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 3.0 ECODIESEL ENGINE AND CHRYSLER HAS NO FIX OR WON'T TELL ANYONE WHAT IS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661695December 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2014 RAM 1500 SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION FROM 900 RPM TO APPROX 3,000 RPM RANGE, WHILE DESCENDING ROUGH TERRAIN AT VERY CRITICAL LOW SPEED. *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667950December 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE MY GAUGE CLUSTER INTERMITTENTLY REBOOTS ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD SAY THIS OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED OVER 20 TIMES DURING THE YEAR I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK. I BOUGHT IT BACK IN OF SEPTEMBER 2013. IN ADDITION, I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY MAP LIGHTS FLICKER. NOT SURE IF IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I'VE BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN TO THE RAM DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE NO ERROR LOGS IN THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS FORUMS WITH OTHER 2013 RAM TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PHENOMENON AND WHO HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE WITH NO LUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664705December 16, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SHATTERED. WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK OR ANY STEERING MOVEMENTS WITHOUT CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION OR TRUCK BODY. CAUSE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ALUMINUM MOLDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664380December 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663388December 10, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ON THE AFORE MENTIONED DATE, I WAS OPERATING VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION FROZE/LOCKED INTO A LOWER GEAR, NOT ALLOWING ME TO COMPLETE THE PASS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THERE BY FORCING ME TO BRAKE HEAVILY TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. I THEN RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHOM I HAD JUST PURCHASED FROM. AS OF THIS WRITING' THEY HAVE NEITHER FOUND OR CORRECTED THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663263December 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVESHAFT DROPPED OUT OF TRUCK. AFTER CHECKING I FOUND THAT IT HAD NEVER BEEN BOLTED TO TRUCK. DODGE DEALER PICKED IT UP AND REATTACHED THE DRIVESHAFT. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT NEVER HAD BOLTS ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662983December 8, 2014
TIRES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED BALANCING. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662357December 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661632December 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A MINOR SIDESWIPE COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE (DUST?) FROM THE AIRBAG INFLATION AND THE BAG ITSELF IN HIS FACE THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING WHERE HE WAS GOING. WE HIT A UTILITY POLE AT SPEED AND SEVERAL TREES WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT THE INITIAL (VERY MINOR) IMPACT AND WERE OF NO BENEFIT TO US IN THE SUBSEQUENT MAJOR IMPACTS THAT WE COULD NOT EVEN SEE COMING. IN THIS CASE DRIVER ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INITIAL IMPACT BUT MANY ACCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE MAY FOLLOW DEER/AUTO CRASHES THAT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DO NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. PERHAPS THE THRESHOLD IMPACT FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD BE HIGHER OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MODIFIED SO DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR VEHICLE AFTER AN INITIAL IMPACT THAT DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO WONDER HOW MANY HUMAN DEATHS IN DEER/AUTO COLLISIONS RESULT FROM SECONDARY IMPACTS AT HIGH SPEED BECAUSE DRIVERS COULD NOT STOP THEIR AUTO SAFELY BECAUSE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AT THE INITIAL HIT. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10661836December 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
ME AND MY WIFE BOUGHT A NEW 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI SPORT TRUCK WE HAVE HAD THIS NEW TRUCK FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS NOW. AND WAS AT WALMART ON MONDAY 11/24/2014 IN MCMINNVILLE TN. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND STARTED THE TRUCK. AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK I TURNED THE SHIFTER KNOB DIAL ON THE DASH INTO REVERSE. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA DIDN'T COME ON. THE RADIO SCREEN STAYED ON. SO I WIGGLED THE DIAL AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. AND LET OFF THE BRAKE AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THEN SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. I THEN WAITED TEN MINUTES BEFORE I RESTARTED THIS TRUCK. TURNED THE SHIFTER KNOB AGAIN INTO R-REVERSE, BACKUP CAMERS DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. BUT WAS TO START BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. AFTER BACKING OUT ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET, THE CAMERA CAME ON AS I WAS TURNING THE DIAL FRONR TO N THEN TO D. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERS AFTER THANKSGIVING AND LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT. IF THEY CAN AND I AM GOING TO CONTACT THR DODGE/ CHYRSLER FACTORY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS RUN OVER ,THINKING THE TRUCK IS IN PARK BUT IS STILL IN REVERSE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661484December 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REMOTE CONTROL CAN START THE VEHICLE JUST BY CONTACT IN A POCKET. THE AUTO START IS TOO EXPOSED ON THE KEY FOB. IT HAS STARTED MY RAM TRUCK IN MY GARAGE WHILE I WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE, CAUSING A CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD. ALSO ANY MOVEMENT CAN LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME JUST MY THE CONTACT OF CLOTHING WHILE IN A POCKET. THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND CAN COST LIVES. DODGE NEEDS TO RE-ENGINEER THE FOB TO MAKE IT SAFE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661299November 30, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS INCIDENT WAS WITH A RENTAL 2014 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR IN SAN ANGELO, TX. RENTAL AGREEMENT # [XXX]. MODEL B15Q (ENTERPRISE MODEL #)TEXAS TAG NUMBER [XXX]. I WAS DRIVING LATE EVENING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON A SOLID PAVED ROAD SURFACE CALLED SOCHA LOOP NORTH OF SAN ANGELO, TX. IN THE DESCRIBED VEHICLE. I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ROAD WORKING SINCE MONDAY NOV. 24,2014 AT SAME WORK SITE. I HAD JUST ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND HAD ONLY TRAVELED LESS THAN ONE MILE RETURNING TO MY HOTEL. I HAD REACHED FOR MY SEAT BELT ABOUT 100 YARDS BEFORE APPROACHING CURVE. AS I WAS SLOWING TO ABOUT 25 MPH ON A 35 MPH UN-POSTED REACHING FOR THE SEATBELT OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER WHILE MOVING. MYSELF WANTING IT THE SEAT BELT FASTENED I TWISTED TO MY LEFT. DOING THIS BODY TWIST REACHING FOR SEAT BELT MY RIGHT KNEE BUMPED THE NEWLY DESIGNED KEY AND CAUSED THE KEY TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS ALTHOUGH NECESSARY WHILE NIGHT, SWITCHED OFF. ENTERING THE CURVE WAS DIFFICULT AS STEERING WAS POSSIBLE BUT REQUIRED MORE TORQUE TO STEER. I ALWAYS LEARNED THAT 99.9% OF ROADS MAINTAIN THEIR RADIUS THROUGHOUT. THIS WAS HELPFUL AS I HAD THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON JUST REACHING FOR SEAT BELT PRIOR TO THE APPROACHING CURVE SO WHEN THE LIGHTS FAILED AND THE CAB ILLUMINATED I LOST ALL VISION TO THE OUTSIDE. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE RURAL ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST THRU THE CURVE TO A SAFE STOP ON THE LEVEL APRON OF SOCHA LOOP. I HOPE YOU WILL ADD MY INCIDENT TO HELP OTHERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661016November 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
ME AND MY WIFE BOUGHT A NEW 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 RAM HEMI SPORT TRUCK WE HAVE HAD THIS NEW TRUCK A DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI SPORT. FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS NOW. AND WAS AT WALMART, ON MONDAY THE 25TH OF NOV. IN MCMINNVILLE WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND STARTED THE TRUCK. AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK I TURN THE SHIFTER KNOB DIAL ON THE DASH INTO REVERSE. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA DIDN'T COME ON . THE RADIO SCREEN STAYED ON. SO I WIGGLED THE DIAL AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. AND LET OFF THE BREAK THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN SHIFT DIAL KNOB SHOWED PARK. SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. THEN WAITED FOR TEN MINUTES. BEFORE I RESTARTED THIS TRUCK. TURNED THE SHIFTER KNOB AGAIN INTO R FOR REVERSE. BACKUP CAMERA DID NOT COME ON AGAIN. BUT WAS ABLE TO START BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. AFTER BACKING OUT ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET. THE CAMERA CAME ON AS I WAS TURNING THE DIAL FROM R TO N THEN TO D FOR DRIVE. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERS AFTER THANKSGIVING AND LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT. IF THEY CAN'T THEN THEY CAN GIVE ME MY TRUCK THAT I TRADED IN ON IT. OR I WILL HAVE MY ATTORNEY INVOLVED IN IT FROM THAT POINT ON. P.S. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DODGE/CHRYSLER FACTORY HEAD QUARTERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GET RUN OVER. THINKING THAT THE TRUCK IS IN PARK AND IS IN REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654547November 12, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE P275/60/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALLS ON THE FRONT TIRES WERE TOO THIN AND WERE MANUFACTURED TO SIT TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SIDEWALL, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,300. PAM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654030November 10, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRUCK STALLED SO FAR 2 TIMES, ONCE AT A LIGHT SECOND TIME GOING AROUND A CORNER. AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT BACK IN IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED A PROPANE SMELL. ONLY 6100 MILES ON THE TRUCK. AUTOZONE RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SHOWED THAT THE 7TH CYLINDER WAS MISS FIRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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