2011 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS WITH DICK POE CHRYSLER JEEP (6501 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925, (915) 778-9331), BUT THEY WERE CANCELLED EACH TIME DUE TO PART UNAVAILABILITY. THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE A 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I THOUGHT I HAD A BAD FUEL PUMP SO CHANGED IT BUT TO FIND OUT IT'S A TSI RELAY AND HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED IN THE SAME YEAR MODEL IN JEEP AND DURANGO AND SINCE MY TRUCK HAS SAME PARTS AS JEEP AND DURANGO WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN TOOK CARE OF ..TRUCK QUITS DRIVING IN ROAD .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVE JONES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (2612 TN-46, DICKSON, TN 37055, (615) 326-1234) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

VEHICLE MOTOR STOPS RUNNING DURING DRIVING ALL POWER IS LOST, HAD HAPPENED MORE THAN 3 TIMES OVER TIME AND STARTING TO DO IT MORE OFTEN VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING IT.

THE IGNITION SWITCH DOESNT WORK FOR THE KEY FOB AND THE TRUCK WONT START UNLESS THE ALARM GOES OFF THEN A BUNCH OF SENSORS GO OFF AND BEEPS AND WHEN PLUGGED IN SAYS A SENSOR ISSUE BUT THEN THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT ACCORDING TO DODGE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN...*BF CONSUMER STATED NOISE IS COMING FROM THE BEARINGS IN THE REAR AXLE.*JB

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS OF 70+ ON THE INTERSTATE, VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY FOR PERIODS OF TIME THEN RETURNS BACK TO NORMAL, HAD TIRES BALANCED AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES

TIPM MODULE FAILED, CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL DUE TO FUEL PUMP CONTINUOUSLY DRAWING POWER. ENGINE CAN STALL WHILE IN MOTION, SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF. VERY UNSAFE. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER SIMILAR YEAR DODGE/CHRYSLER MODELS. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS WON RELATING TO SIMILAR ISSUES ON THOSE OTHER MODELS. TIPM LAWSUIT: HTTPS://WWW.CLASSLAWGROUP.COM/CHRYSLER-TOTALLY-INTEGRATED-POWER-MODULE-TIPM-LAWSUIT/ THE RAM 1500 WAS PETITIONED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS LAWSUIT, BUT THE PETITION WAS DENIED.

MY TAIL-GATE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED OR LOCK WITH A KEY. SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON A FLAT SURFACE, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, IT CAME DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK AT THE PUMP, THE TANK BECOMES FULL AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY AS EXPECTED BUT THEN A BIG SLUG OF GAS SURGES OUT OF THE FILL NECK AND SPLASHES ALL OVER ME AND THE TRUCK. HAPPENS AY EVERY FILL AND EVERY STATION. COMMON PROBLEM, DODGE IS WELL AWARE. DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD!

THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER ON DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION THE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE - SLIGHT SHUDDERING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. P0305 CODE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LIFTERS AND CAM SHAFT WAS DAMAGED. ALL LIFTERS AND CAM SHAFT WAS REPLACED WITH MOPAR PARTS. P0305 CODE RE-OCCURED WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF REPAIR.

MY TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF AND IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE MY FUEL PUMP IS STILL ON WHEN THE TRUCK IS OFF AND NORMALLY IT TURNS OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT LATELY IT'S BEEN STAYING ON AND DRAINING MY BATTERY. ALSO, MY WINDOWS ROLL DOWN RANDOMLY AND THE HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY AS WELL WHEN THE TRUCK IS ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE TIPM FOR MY VEHICLE AND IT SAYS THE AIR BAGS CAN GO OFF AT ANY TIME AS WELL. HOPEFULLY, YALL DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIPM DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING WITHOUT CAUSE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. (RECALL ON TIPM) RESEARCH BELOW: TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF A TIPM FAILURE THE FUEL PUMP NOT TURNING OFF AND BURNING OUT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING OR DEPLOYING RANDOMLY THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING THE STARTER CRANKS BUT WON'T START THE HORN GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING DOORS LOCKING OR UNLOCKING THEMSELVES

TRUCK WONT START .. ALL OTHER CHRYSLER AND JEEP AND DODGES IN 2011 MODELS HAD A RELAY REPAIR RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE 2011 RAM 1500 DIS NOT YET THEY ALL USE THE SAME TIPM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELKINS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1434 BEVERLY PIKE, ELKINS, WV 26241, (304) 636-2243) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE BURNED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY MY REPAIR SHOP THAT MY TRUCK REQUIRES A NEW TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS PART COSTS $1300. IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING POWER TO MANY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE FUEL PUMP. ACCORDING TO MANY ONLINE SOURCES CHRYSLER VEHICLES FROM CERTAIN YEARS, ESPECIALLY 2011, ARE KNOWN TO HAVE FAULTY TIPMS AND THAT THE PROBLEM CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS RANGING FROM ANNOYANCES TO LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENTS. MY SPECIFIC PROBLEM OCCURS BOTH WHEN I AM ATTEMPTING TO START IT AND WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. I AM UNABLE TO PURCHASE THE NECESSARY REPAIR DUE TO THE EXTREME COST OF THE PART. THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THIS PART MAKES THIS PROBLEM EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THIS IS IN CONNECTION TO TRACKING NUMBER 10817220. BACK ON 11/15/2015 AT 34,754 MILES I HAD BOTH BUTTER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED. ON 11/8/2018 AT 66,239 MILES THE SAME PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. TRUCK IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION INTO OUTER TIE ROD ENDS FOR 2011 RAM 1500 FAILING PREMATURELY. APPEARS THERE COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH THE PARTS OR EVEN THE TRUCK'S DESIGN FOR THESE PARTS TO FAIL WITHIN 3 YEARS TIME. AS CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO REVIEW THIS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THREE TO FOUR TIMES IN WHICH IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADDY'S HARBOR DODGE RAM FIAT (4849 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579, USA, 843-353-6761) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STARTED AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. *TT *TR CONTACT DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP RELAY INTEGRATED INTO THE (TIMP-FUSEBOX) WAS PERMANENTLY IN CLOSED POSITION. YOUR RECALL R09/NHTSA 15V-115. CONTACTS SHORT TERM REMEDY IS TO "JUMP" POWER TO FUEL PUMP FROM ACCESSORIES CIRCUIT IN (TIPM). INCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE RELAY BECAME CLOSED.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT START ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AN UNKNOWN DODGE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE (TIPM -7) FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN YOU START THE TRUCK, THE ASB LIGHT COMES ON. THE WIPERS, A/C, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, AND POWER LOCKS WILL NOT WORK. IF YOU LET THE TRUCK RUN FOR ABOUT 5 MINS, YOU HEAR A 'DING' AND EVERYTHING STARTS WORKING AGAIN AND THE ASB LIGHT GOES OUT. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICAL BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE IF IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE OR AT NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WINDOWS FAILED TO STAY UP AND ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED, WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND A RED THUNDERBOLT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BENCHMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1313 GRANTS MILL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, (205) 957-1313) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE AND FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TAKATE RECALL/I I CALLED YOUR OFFICE ABOUT 09/05/18, AND YOUR OFFICE GAVE ME FORD DEALER IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. I CALL THEM ON 09/06/18 , THIR OFFICE SAID THAY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY GOT THE PARTS IN, THAT WAS 80 DAYS AGO ( WAT NOW )

2011 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY RECALL NO. T79/NHTSA 17V-821. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIRS. *JS

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HAS NO FUEL. MOSTLY CRANK NO START, BUT ONCE STALLED WHILE DRIVING CREATING DANGEROUS CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. TESTED FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND FOUND FUEL PUMP INTERMITTENTLY NOT GETTING ELECTRICAL POWER. FAILED RELAY ON TIPM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP REMAINED ACTIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE CLASSIC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT DEALER AT (682) 226-6400, LOCATED AT 1111 I-20 FRONTAGE RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76018 AND IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

HYDRAULIC LIFTERS ROLLERS SEIZED AND DAMAGE CAN SHAFT

TRUCK WILL NOT START, IT ACTS AS IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FUEL. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FAN SYSTEM, BUT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ECO SYSTEM SHUTS OFF. AFTER A DAY OR 2 FROM RAIN, THE SYSTEM WORKS PROPERLY AGAIN. IT CAN SO SOMETIMES BYPASS THE ISSUE BY PULLING THE BATTERY AND RE-INSTALLING IT. THE SEATS ALSO WEAR DOWN TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER JUST 20K MILES

MY TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN FAITHFULLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. IT HAS 130K HIGHWAY MILES. DRIVING AWAY FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER ROUTINE OIL & LUBE, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY AT A NEARBY STOP LIGHT. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CEL ILLUMINATED. ON 19 JUL 2018 I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE INVOICE/ SERVICE SUMMARY STATES:"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TEST AND FOUND CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE. SWAP SPARK PLUG, AND COIL. STILL HAS #3 MISFIRE. CAN HEAR POSSABLE LIFTER NOISE. WILL NEED TO TAKE APART ENGINE TO TEST." THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME CAM SHAFT LIFTER WEAR IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 5.7 LITER HEMIS. HE SAID THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL CASES AT THAT DEALERSHIP, AND THERE WERE 70,000 PARTS ON BACK ORDER NATION WIDE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE $3,500 - $4,000. THE INVOICE TO CHECK THE CEL WAS $122.91. I WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE. INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM CONFIRMS IT IS WIDESPREAD. MY ENGINE NOW SPUTTERS AND SHUDDERS WHEN UNDER PRESSURE/ ACCELERATION. CEL HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I'M STUCK: CAN'T GET PARTS TO REPAIR, CAN'T SELL/ TRADE IT WITH THIS ISSUE, GROWING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. HELP PLEASE.

ON 5/30/2017 WE HAD THE REAR END REPLACED ON MY 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 BY THE DEALER IN OCEAN NJ. I EXPLAINED TO THEM BEFORE THE WORK WAS DONE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PINION BEARING THAT I JUST HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY. I EXPLAINED THAT WAS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT THE REAR END WOULD HAPPEN TO GO AND WAS NOT DAMAGED BEFORE RECALL WAS DISCOVERED. THEY DECIDED THEY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS, WHICH COST ME $1032.00 AND THEY PAID $727.00. THIS REAR END PROBLEM WAS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA , BLOGS AND FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSIUE. I WAS ALSO NEVER TOLD ABOUT BUYBACK PROGRAM THAT WAS ANNOUNCED, AND WHEN I ASKED DEALER THEY SAID TO ME THAT THE 2011 DODGE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM WHICH WAS NOT TRUE AT ALL.

DODGE RAM 1500 2011. CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE. WHENEVER I WOULD GO OVER 2K RPMS OR 70MPH THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER AND RESTART MY VEHICLE FOR THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY. ON 2 LANE ROADS I WOULD OFTEN HOLD UP TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. MANY TIMES, THIS PROBLEM MADE IT UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. WHEN I WAS GOING 65MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK WOULD START TO SHAKE AND SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH I WAS ALMOST HIT A NUMBER OF TIMES. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL WITH NO FIX. TOOK IT TO A MOPAR SHOP WHERE THEY ALSO CHANGED THE COIL. THIS RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MILES THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I TOOK IT BACK TO MOPAR WHERE THEY WENT MORE IN DEPTH AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LIFTER/ROLLER AND CAM. THE LIFTER GOT STUCK AND MADE A GROVE IN THE CAM. I COULD REPLACE THEM FOR 4.5K OR REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR 8K. WITH ALL THE METAL FLOATING IN MY ENGINE FROM THE CAM, I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS IS ABSURD FOR RAM TO HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON THIS PROBLEM OR FINE A RECALL. THEY ARE AFRAID THEY WILL LOSE MONEY AND LOSE INVESTORS BECAUSE THIS FIX IS NOT CHEAP. IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR A "REPUTABLE" TRUCK LIKE RAM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND NOT GIVE A SOLUTION.

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE STARTED A LOUD GROWL NOISE, IT WAS HESITANT TO ADVANCE, IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING FROM THE BACK WHEELS AND STRUGGLE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD, I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD STOPPED, PARK ON A SIDE STREET AND HAD A MECHANIC COME AND CHECK IT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARING CLENCHED, THE ADVICE WAS NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE AS IT REPRESENTED A SAFETY HAZARD.

2011 RAM WITH 53,000. METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. DROVE ALL DAY AND SHUT IT OFF. SMELLED LIKE GAS. INSPECTED FOR LEAKS. DIDNT SEE ANY WITH A QUICK LOOK OVER. WENT INOT HOUSE. CAME BACK OUTSIDE 10 MINUTES LATER AND TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS PARKED 4 FT AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE AND COULD HAVE BURNT THE WHOLE HOUSE DOWN.

MY TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING THE MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 5, I TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE 20 OTHER DODGE HEMI VEHICLES THERE FOR THE SAME PART. THESE LIFTERS ARE ALL ON BACK ORDER, WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ARE SAYING THAT I MAY NOT GET THE LIFTERS FROM BACK ORDER FOR A WHILE. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO WORK AND IF THERE ARE THAT MANY BROKEN LIFTERS IN THE HEMI ENGINES, THEY MUST BE FAULTY!

MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER MAINTENANCE DONE AND AT ONLY 95,000 MILES, THERE IS A LIFTER FAILURE THAT I BELIEVE IS CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE ENGINE. RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF OTHER RAMS WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. HERE IS A LINK TO A FORUM WHERE MULTIPLE RAM OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING.(HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2011/ENGINE/LIFTER_AND_CAM_ISSUE.SHTML) I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK WAS VIBRATING NOTICEABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO FLASH. I HAD THE CODE READ AND IT TOLD ME MISFIRE, CYLINDER 5. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND AFTER REPLACING SPARK PLUGS, IGNITION COILS, AND FUEL INJECTOR, I AM TOLD IT IS LIFTER FAILURE AND THAT IT IS COMMON IN THESE ENGINES. WHEN THE LIFTER FAILS, IT IS KNOWN TO BORE INTO THE CAMSHAFT, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR COSTS AN AVERAGE OF $3200 WITH SOME GOING UP TO $4,000. CHYSLER MECHANICS KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS.

I CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP CONSTANTLY RUNNING HOURS AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY TWICE NOW AND IS TRUCK IS SOMETIMES HARD TO CRANK. I CAN FEEL THE TRUCK LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROADS AND THOUGH IT HAS NOT YET LOST POWER COMPLETELY I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING.

THE VEHICLE STARTED CUTTING OUT HAVING A MISS IN WHAT THE CODE CALLED CYLINDER 3 WE TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD US IT IS THE LIFTER AND THE CAM WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER VEHICLES.

DRIVING HOME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OUT. TOOLING TO NEAREST PARTS STORE TO RUN A CODE. CAME BACK AND CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE. CHANGED PLUGS AND COILS PACKS. NOTHING CHANGED. TOOK IT TO MY NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. RAN A CHECK ON IT CAME BACK AS CAM AND LIFTERS. SAID IT'S COMMON ON THESE TRUCKS. MULTIPLE TRUCKS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES BEFORE AND AFTER A 100K MILES. THESE CAM AND LIFTERS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT ON THE HEMI MOTORS WITH MDS

FUEL PUMP RELAY WILL NOT ENGAGE AT TIMES. TURNING THE IGNITION KEY SEVERAL TIMES SOLVES ISSUE. FUEL PUMP RELAY WILL NO LONG SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUES TO PUMP UNTIL BATTERY IS DRAINED. POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERNS INCLUDE OVER HEATING OF FUEL PUMP CAUSING A SHORT SHORT IN THE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE GAS TANK EXPLODING. VOLTAGE TEST WERE COMPLETED TO VERIFY RELAY IS THE ISSUE. NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THE SAME ISSUES WERE PRESENT IN THE 2011 GRAND CARAVANS AND GRAND CHEROKEES, WHICH WHERE RECALLED, RUNNING THE SAME TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE AS MINE AND SEVERAL OTHERS WAS ADDRESS BUT NOT THE OTHER MODELS.

TRUCK HAS A DEAD SHORT IN THE TIPM. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY POST EVERYTIME I STOP. ENGINE WILL CRANK AND TURN OVER BUT OFTEN WILL NOT START. WHEN IT DOES START IT SOMETMES DIES OUT AND/OR HESITATES WHILE DRIVING CREATING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM DOES IT TAKE TO GET THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL? THE SAME PART ALREADY HAS A RECALL FOR JEEP AND CHRYSLER. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? 119,000 MILES ON A VERY WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A THUMPING SOUND AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V160000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JOHN HIRSCH'S CAMBRIDGE MOTORS CHEVROLET GMC CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (700 GARFIELD STREET SOUTH, SUITE B, CAMBRIDGE, MINNESOTA 55008) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED TO THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUSQUEHANNA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (950 HELLAM ST, WRIGHTSVILLE, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR PAVED ROADWAY I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP A LARGE HILL. ONCE MY VEHICLE CRESTED THE HILL, MY VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING CONSIDERABLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND USING A SCAN TOOL WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #2. DUE TO THE VEHICLES MILEAGE I CHOSE TO REPLACE ALL THE SPARK PLUGS. AFTER DOING SO I CLEARED THE PREVIOUS LISTED CODE AND DROVE THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I AGAIN DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE AND AFTER SCANNING FOR CODES LEARNED THE CYLINDER 2 WAS STILL MISFIRING. I THEN PURCHASED A NEW COIL THINKING THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. I AGAIN CLEARED THE CODE AND DROVE MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD. NO SUCH LUCK. I THEN PULLED THE VALVE COVER OVER THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER AND LEARNED THAT THE ROCKER ARM DID NOT HAVE THE SAME RANGE OF MOTION WHEN I TURNED THE MOTOR OVER AS THE OTHER ROCKERS DID. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE I LEARNED THAT OTHER 5.7L HEMI OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE CAM ROLLERS SEIZE AND WEAR AWAY A GROVE IN THE CAMSHAFT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE MOTOR AND I AM NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.

TRUCK WON'T START AFTER SITTING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME 5-6 HOURS, THEN IT STARTS.POWER WINDOW & LOCKS, VISOR LIGHTS, TRACTION CONTROL, REAR BRAKE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT, ALL WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. AC OUTLET HAS NEVER WORKED, KEY PULLED OUT OF IGNITION WITH TRUCK STAYING RUNNING, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION WON'T RELEASE, BIG THING IS TRUCK SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, NOW WERE AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. DEALER LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES TO BLAME OUR STEREO IN IT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING IT HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, DON'T KNOW WHAT ITS GOING TO TAKE FOR A RECALL, SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED IT IN THE DODGE DURANGO, JEEP CHEROKEE AND OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT RAM 1500, COST 1000- 3000 FROM DEALER WHO IS THE ONLY ONE TO FIX ? IT THE TIPM MOTHER BOARD THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING AND I'M NOT EVEN A MECHANIC PLEASE HELP THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 2011 WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN DECEMBER OF 2017. THE DEALER (OURISMAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BOWIE, 2406 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20176) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. **TR CONSUMER STATED NO ADDITIONAL ACTION REQUIRED AS BOTH "RECALL" CONCERNS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY A DEALER (DODGE) PER CHRYSLER'S APPROVAL. 1)9-5-18 T79 SAFETY RECALL 2) 8-1-18 V04 FRAME BRACKET. UPDATED 10/19/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING AND DURING ACCELERATION VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED CAM SHAFT AND PISTON PROBLEMS. $4,464 AND THERE'S ONLY 103,000 MILES ON ENGINE. I WAS ONLY 3,000 MILES OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY. CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE'S MANY MORE WHO ARE HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS. STILL OWE $20,000 ON TRUCK. DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THIS. I'M NOT A RICH PERSON, HAD TO TAKE OUT A LOAN IN ORDER TO PAY BUT THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET BECAUSE THE SPECIFIC PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING.

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO OUTER BANKS CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE,RAM AFTER MAKING APPT AND CONFIRMING THE PART WAS IN FOR THE RECALL18V-160. ADVISED IT WOULD TAKE 2.5 HOURS TO FIX. 7 HOURS LATER WHEN I CALLED TO PICK IT UP THEY ADVISED ME THE PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR MY YEAR TRUCK. WEBSITE SAYS IT IS. THEY LIED & DIDN'T FIX IT.

THE KEY IS VERY LOOSE IN IGNITION SHUTS OFF OUT OF NO WHERE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HAVE HAD IT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND STATES THAT IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANT OR RECALL THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. QUIGLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (565 PA-100, BOYERTOWN, PA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER NOT SUPPLYING THE SOFTWARE FOR VEHICLE MODELS UNDER 2013. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.