2012 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY TURN OFF, WHEELS LOCK UP, STEERING LOCKS UP, ENGINE STOPS COMPLETELY NO MATTER WHAT I AM DOING. AS OF LATE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. AFTER RESEARCH WAS DONE, IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS ON THE INTERSTATE, HWY, AND CITY STREETS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND IS USED TO DRIVE MY 4 CHILDREN AROUND, AGES 17 TO 1YR OLD.

THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF IN THE DARK FOR NO REASON. I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. I WAS COMING INTO A TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. IT WAS PITCH BLACK AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE AUTO FEATURE. I QUICKLY REACHED AND TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WASN'T ON A ROAD I NORMALLY TRAVEL I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. *TR

TRUCK GOT THE DEATH WOBBLES ON FREEWAY AT FULL SPEED ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND RAM IS REFUSING TO FIX IT WITH OUT CHARGE....THEY CLAIM OUT OF WARRANTY.... FROM ALL CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS AND WHAT IS ON THE WEB I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED.THEY ARE TELLING ME TRUCK IS NOT DERIVABLE IN IT CURRANT STATE

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENTS OR ANY UNUSUAL CONDITIONS. IT JUST CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL CITY STREET.

FRONT END VIBRATION LOOSE STEERING. OVER 60MPH VERY BAD VIBRATING ALMOST FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK WAS BEING PUSHED ONE WAY AND GOING THE OTHER. BRAKING ALSO CAUSES THE STEERING TO WOOBLE OR PULL DEPENDING ON THE SPEED, WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD WAY IS THE WORST I NEVER KNOW WHERE I MAY END UP. ALL HIGHWAY AND TURNING INTO COMPANIES I USE IT AS A SALES VEHICAL

AIRCON/HEAT CONTROL HEAD NOT WORKING. A/C AND HEAT BLOWER CUTS OUT. BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR FIX STARTING IN JUNE. DEALER SAYS PART NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER. VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS IN CAR WITH A/C ON AND IT CUTS OUT ON A HOT DAY. CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY AND NOT HELPFUL. APPARENTLY HUNDREDS OF BACKORDER FOR THIS PART. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE MOVING, STATIONARY, ETC.

LEAKING EXHAUST AT THE HEAD. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET INDICATE A RECALL MAY BE NECESSARY DUE TO DANGER OF ASPHYXIATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,994. ..UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CYCLED OFF AND ON FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOLENOID PACK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,989. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE: 35X12.50R20M/T (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE BELT SEPARATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK BAR LINK MOUNT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE TRUCK BROKE SUDDENLY AND SINCE I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MILES, THE ROTATION OF THE METAL PARTS KEEP GOING AND BROKE MAYOR PARTS UNDER THE RUCKS SUCH AS TRANSMITION, SUSPENSION, OIL LINES, DIESEL LINES, AND MUCH AND MUCH MORE EVEN MADE A HOLE UNDER THE CABIN. THE PART UNDER THE TRUCK JUST LOOK LIKE SOMETHING EXPLODED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE IS TOO BIG. EVEN BEYOND REPAIR FOR ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,800. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ *JS

RAM 2500 6.7 DIESEL. TRUCK HAS A 1-3 SECOND DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN PRESSING IT AGAIN. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO TURBO-LAG LIKE OTHERS MAY HAVE ASSUMED, BUT RATHER ENGINE MANAGEMENT. EXAMPLE: IF YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG IN TOWN AT 30 MPH, COME TO AN INTERSECTION AND START TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THEN DECIDE THAT ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS TOO CLOSE SO YOU BACK OFF THE THROTTLE, THEN CHANGE YOUR MIND AGAIN AND STEP ON IT TO MAKE THE TURN, THE ENGINE SIMPLY DOES NOT RESPOND. IF IT IS ANY CONSOLATION, I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES, WITH MODEL YEARS FROM 2010 TO PRESENT, AND ALL WITH THE 6.7 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL ENGINE.

HOOD CLOSING SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CHECKING ENGINE OIL......UPDATED 04/01/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TORSION BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/18/16.*JB

STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN INTO SIGN . PAID $60000 FOR THIS TRUCK AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT 30K BACK INTO IT FOR REASONS I HAD NO CONTROL OF> THAN CHRYSTLER OFFERED ME 22000 FOR THE TRUCK WHICH IS 4000 BELOW WHAT IS OWED ON TRUCK BIGGEST MISTAKE I MADE WAS BUYING A DODGE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL HOW THEY ARE HANDLINFG THESE BUYBACK TRUCKS SELLING U GARBAGE IS ONE THING THAN TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ON THE BUYS BACKS ON RECALLED TRUCKS IS UNCALLED FOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL) 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 6.5HRS. WAS UNOCCUPIED AND NOT RUNNING. KEY WAS NOT IN VEHICLE. NO ACCESSORIES WERE PLUGGED IN. FLAMES SUDDENLY ERUPTED FROM UNDER HOOD DRIVER'S AREA. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HEARD THE HORN SOUND PRIOR TO NOTICING THE SMOKE AND SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V459000 (AIR BAGS) 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NODE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES WITH STEERING SINCE ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE PREVIOUS STEERING RELATED RECALL (13V529000) FIXED YET THE STEERING STILL DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT. I HAD BROUGHT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. LAST SUNDAY I TURNED ON TO A TWO LANE ROAD AND AT A CRUISING SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH MY STABILITY CONTROL STARTED GOING CRAZY. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, A LOUD POP. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN I REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT REACTING TO MY TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ON A SLIGHT RIGHT CURVE AND VEERING INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE WITHOUT STEERING AND I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES JUST BEFORE HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AVOIDED A HEAD-ON COLLISION ONLY BY CHANCE THAT THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION. WITH THE KNOWN STEERING ISSUES OF THE TRUCK I AM NERVOUS THE EXISTING RECALL DIDN'T PROPERLY FIX THE TRUCK'S STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE STEERING RECALLS. I HAD A BROKEN DRAG LINK TERMINAL AND PITTMAN ARM (NEITHER UNDER WARRANTY). MY TRUCK HAS 70,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON-ROAD ONLY AND UNDER NORMAL TO LIGHT CONDITIONS FOR ALL THE MILES. IN MY OPINION THESE CRITICAL COMPONENTS SHOULD NEVER BREAK ESPECIALLY AT ONLY 70K MILES ON A SUPPOSEDLY HEAVY DUTY TRUCK. WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR, THIS EVENT COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH MUCH WORSE. WE ARE THANKFUL.

I HAVE A 2012 RAM 2500 WITH 20,000 MILES. WHENEVER YOU GO OVER A BUMP OR RAILROAD TRACK THE TRUCK STARTS TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY THAT YOU NEED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS ON THE NEW YORK THRUWAY TRAVELING AT 70 AND HIT A BUMP AND COULDN'T EVEN SEE STRAIGHT IT WAS WOBBLING SO BAD. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALER WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MY WIFE WILL NOT USE THE TRUCK BECAUSE IS TERRIFIED OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED MANY RAM TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD RESULT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE RAM TRUCK REPURCHASE UNDER RECALL N49. FCA US SENT ME AN OFFER FOR MY TRUCK THAT I RECEIVED OCTOBER 26. I FILLED OUT THE PAPERWORK AND E-MAILED IT TO THE LISTED ADDRESS. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY, OCTOBER 27 AND FCA US VERIFIED THEY HAD RECIEVED MY DOCUMENTATION. THEY SAID A CHECK FOR THE REPURCHASE HAD BEEN REQUESTED. I WAS INFORMED THIS WOULD ONLY TAKE 2-3 DAYS TO ISSUE A CHECK. I CALLED BACK ON NOVEMBER 17 BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FCA US FOR THREE WEEKS. AT THIS POINT FCA US CLAIMED THEY WERE WAITING ON MY DOCUMENTS. I TOLD THEM THEY HAD ALREADY VERIFIED RECEIPT OF SAID DOCUMENTATION ON OCTOBER 27. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID " LET ME LOOK" AND AFTER LOOKING VERIFIED FCA US DID HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION AND STATED THEY WOULD REQUEST A CHECK FOR THE REPURCHASE. I ASKED HOW LONG UNTIL I COULD EXPECT TO HERE FROM THEM AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ARE NOT GIVING TIMES. I QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT THEY TOLD ME 2-3 DAYS 3 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD "THAT'S NOT TRUE, WE ARE NOT GIVING TIMES". IS FCA US GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY HAVE ANY INTENT IN PAYING ME OR MY FAMILY FOR OUR UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS RAM 2500 IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT REPLACE IT UNTIL FCA US PAYS US WHAT IS OWED AND THIS BEING OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH FAULTY STEERING THAT COULD BREAK AND CAUSE US TO CRASH.

EXHAUST SMALL IN CAB WIN USING THE ENGINE BRAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE U-JOINT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A TIRE ROTATION, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE FILLER NECK REJECTED FUEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE PUMP TO REFUEL AND WOULD RESPOND AS IF THERE WERE A FULL TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,771. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE EXHAUST FRACTURED CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WIRING AND THE ABS WIRING TO MELT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPES ,THE ABS, AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

PRIOR TO EPA EMISSIONS RECALL I WOULD ACHIEVE DIESEL FUEL EFFICIENCIES AS HIGH AS 21 MPG HIGHWAY, PULLING A 18 FOOT TRAILER AT A 1 HOUR DURATION. THE CITY MPG AVERAGED TO 13-15 MPG, SINCE THE EMISSIONS RECALL UPDATE MADE ON THIS VEHICLE, MPG HAS AVERAGED BETWEEN 10-13 MPG ON HIGHWAY WITH NO LOAD/NO TRAILER AND AVERAGES BETWEEN 9-11 MPG IN CITY. THESE BENCHMARKS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY COMPARED AND ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SAME. TO ADD TO THIS ISSUE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOSS OF POWER THAT HAS CAUSED UNEXPECTED HESITATION IN A NUMBER OF INSTANCES. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS PUT IN HARMS WAY AS CROSSING CITY DIVIDED HIGHWAY, CROSSING STREETS AND/OR DIVIDING HIGHWAYS WHERE THAT MULTI-DIRECTIONAL TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE NOT ALWAYS PRESENT. TO FURTHER EXPLAIN, REALIZING THE POWER PICKUP WAS NOT PRESENT AND TURBO DID NOT SEEM TO BE 'SPUN UP' EVEN THOUGH ACCELERATION WAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. NOTE, TO HELP TO POSSIBLY REMEDIATE THESE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT OCCURRENCES, I MUST POWER BRAKE AND INCREASE ENGINE RPM'S TO HELP BRING THE VEHICLE TO A POWER LEVEL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF POWER LATENCY. THIS SOMETIMES HELPS BUT NOT ALWAYS BECAUSE POWER IMPOTENCY SEEMS TO BE UNPREDICTABLE AT TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN, A POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT NEAR THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY GRANDSON AND I WERE TAKING MY 2012 DODGE RAM TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK WE WERE DOING AROUND 60 MPH WHEN WE CROSSED A RAIL ROAD CROSSING THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING SO BAD I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE EVERYTHING ON THE DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE FLEW ON THE FLOOR ANYTHING IN THE BACK SEAT WENT UNDER THE FRONT SEAT IT SCARED BOTH OF US. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING BUT AXLE SEALS LEAKING BUT DID,NT HAVE TIME TO FIX THEM. I WORK IN THE NORTH DAKOTA OIL FIELDS I HAVE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE SO I GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 100 MILES AWAY THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG INCLUDING THE AXLE SEALS AND CHARGED ME 96.30. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE 1150 MILES TO NORTH DAKOTA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS HOWEVER ON THE WAY BACK WAS ANOTHER STORY. MONTANA RAISED THEIR SPEED LIMIT TO 80 MPH AT SLIGHTLY OVER THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL WHEN I WENT ACROSS ONE OF THOSE LITTLE BUMPS ON A BRIDGE I DID NOT THINK I WAS GOING TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL BEFOR I WENT OFF THE ROAD OR IN TO THE GUARD RAIL IT DID THIS TO ME THREE MORE TIMES BEFOR I GOT HOW. I STOPPED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A WOREN TIRE OR IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I FIND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE FOR THIS AND THEY RISK MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIFE NOT TO MENTION THE PEOPLE I COULD HAVE KILLED IF I HAD BEEN PASSING A TRUCK OR ANYONE EL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM 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.

I HAD RECALL N49 / NHTSA 13V-529 CONDUCTED ON MY VEHICLE, NOW THE STEERING WHEEL HAS MOVED FROM THE CENTER TO THE RIGHT. MY DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IS STRAIGHT, WHEN DRIVING, BUT THE TOP OF STEERING WHEEL IS NOW POINTED TO THE 2:00 PM. I ASKED THE LARRY H MILLER RAM IN UTAH, IF I COULD DO A BUY BACK AND THEY TOLD ME "NO YOUR VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE YOU HAD THE N49 DONE ON IT". WHEN I READ THE FCA V NHTSA IT DID NOT SAY THAT, IT SAID THEY "FCA" WILL DO A BUY BACK DUE TO THE CASE IN QUESTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE: /12.5 /R20 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELTS SEPARATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE THREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES, MAKING THE TIRES UNSAFE. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED FOR ROAD HAZARD. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING AFTER THE THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A CRACKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE DRIVE LINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CRACKING NOISE BECAME LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A THIRD TIME TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILD. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AFTER ENCOUNTERING A POTHOLE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, THE FRONT SHOCK STEERING DAMPER, THE TRACKING BAR, THE DIFFERENTIAL GASKET SEAL, AND A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

I NOTICED FOR 6-8 MOS STEERING ISSUE TO THE LEFT, CALLED DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. AT VARIOUS TIMES A STRANGE CLUNKING CLICKING LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA AS DECELERATING AND TURNING LEFT WEIGHT TO THE FRONT. NOW CHOPPY TIRE LEFT FRONT AS THERE ARE NO BALL JOINTS IT APPEARS TIE ROD IS BAD OR SOMETHING. WHILE PULLING INTO A TURN THE OTHER DAY AUGUST 17,2015 THE VEH PULLED HEARD THE CLANK AGAIN AND THE STEERING PULL CAUSED US TO STRIKE FIXED OBJECT. DEALER SAYS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL, BUT WE HAVE ALL THE SAME ISSUES, AND NOTED FOR AWHILE STEERING AT INTERMITTENT TIMES PROBLEMS... WHAT CAN I DO VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE AS WE DRIVE INTERSTATE OFTEN WITH LOADS, WE NEED THE VEHICLE BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALL EVEN THOUGH OUR VIN SHOWS DIFFERENT PLANT, BUT WHAT DO WE DO JUST BE KILLED FIRST? HELP PLEASE.

WHEN I TRIED TO SWITCH MY HEADLIGHTS FROM DIM TO BRIGHT, THEY WOULDN'T STAY IN BRIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE BRIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. WHEN I SIGNALLED TO TURN LEFT, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I SIGNALLED RIGHT, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I STOPPED AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. SEEMS LIKE MY TRUCK HAS A GHOST ONBOARD!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH, I ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED MY IGNITION WITH MY KNEE AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I DID NOTIFY DODGE OF THIS VIA THEIR WEBSITE BUT DID NOT GET A RESPONSE. I DRIVE A 2012 RAM 2500 AND NOTICED IT WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE IGNITION RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, I WOULD HATE FOR THERE TO BE A FATALITY BECAUSE OF THIS OVERSIGHT.

WHEN ACCELARATING, FROM A STOP ESPECIALLY, THE THROTTLE INTERMITANTLY WILL GIVE AN ALMOST DEAD RESPONSE. IT CAN BE PRESSED ALL OF THE WAY DOWN TO WIDE OPEN AND IT SLOWELY DEVELOPES POWER AND DOES NOT REACH FULL POWER UNTILL AFTER THE 1, 2 SHIFT. IT IS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NO MIL LIGHT NOR TROIBLE CODES ARE PRESENT.

3 DIFFERENT INSTANCES, WHILE TRAVELING FROM DIFFERENT ROAD SURFACES,CEMENT TO GRAVEL, GRAVEL TO TAR. SEEMS SMALL DIFFERENCE IN ROAD HEIGHT CAUSES TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENT,AND LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING ABILITY.2 OF 3 TIMES ENDED UP COMING TO A STOP IN DITCH. ONLY AFTER CROSSING BOTH LANES.THANK GOD THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT THEY DID AND THEY HAVE A TERM FOR IT [ THE DODGE DEATH SHAKE ]. THE AFTER MARKET EVEN MAKES PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FROM NEW STEERING LINKS ,STEERING BOXES.AND FRAME STIFFENERS. MAKES A PERSON WONDER,IF THEY HAVE A TERM FOR IT,AND MAKE PRODUCTS TO STOP IT.WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE DOING ABOUT IT?. AND WHY DO CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET, TO REPAIR AN POORLY DESIGNED PRODUCT THEM SELVES? FROM LAWSUITS TO LIES AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE FAN BELT TO COME OFF. EVIDENTLY THE FAN BELT SYSTEM IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD WE BEEN GOING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AS WE HAD NO BRAKES. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS TRUCK. FORTUNATELY WE WERE GOING SLOW WHEN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. HOPEFULLY NO ONE ELSE HAS THE FAN BELT COME OFF. NOT ONLY THAT, I REALLY DON'T THINK A DIESEL TRUCK WITH ONLY 46000 MILES SHOULD BE THROWING A WATER PUMP. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE MORE STUDIES DONE ON THE VEHICLES AS TO THE AMOUNT OF DANGEROUS DESIGNS IT ACTUALLY HAS.

OUR 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK 4 DOOR WAS PARKED, UPON PARKING THE TRUCK WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO P THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. WENT INTO THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR REMOVED SOME ITEMS CLOSED ALL DOORS AND LOCKED DOORS WITH REMOTE. LEFT THE AREA FOR ABOUT 1 HOURS UPON RETURN A FRIEND SAID IS THAT YOUR TRUCK ROLLING TOWARDS THE BOAT RAMP. SURE ENOUGH I LOOKED OVER AND SAW OUR TRUCK MOVING PICKING UP SPEED TOWARDS THE BOAT RAMP. LUCKILY IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT IT WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER TRUCK AND TRAILER AS OUR TRUCK SWIPED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER TRUCK WHICH WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED IT FROM GOING INTO THE WATER. UPON INSPECTION BY THE RESPONDING SHERIFF THE DOORS OF OUR TRUCK WERE STILL LOCKED AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN PARK NO ONE TOUCHED THE TRUCK UNTIL IT WAS LOOKED AT BY THE SHERIFF.

I HAVE TWO RECALLS FOR THE FUEL HEATER SHORTING OUT AND POSSIBLE FIRE. I CALL DODGE TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TELL ME THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. IF THEY CAN'T FIX MY TRUCK I WANT ONE THAT ME AND MY FAMILY CAN DRIVE AND FEEL SAFE IN.

WE JUST GOT OUR 2012 RAM 2500 OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A DODGE DEALER, GREENWOOD, IN GILROY, CA, TOLD US THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DIDN'T OFFER ANY KIND OF RESOLUTION. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN,TO THE SAME DODGE DEALER IN GILROY, CA, FOR THE SAME ISSUE, ON JULY 6TH, THEY SAID AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY SAID THEY FOUND METAL IN THE STEERING PUMP FLUID. THEY SAID, THE WARRANTY AGREES TO PAY FOR THE PUMP, BUT THE PART WOULD NOT BE IN THAT FRIDAY OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE HAD A CAMPING TRIP SCHEDULED AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE? THEY WOULD NOT INDICATE. WE HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IN ON JULY 19TH. ON JULY 24TH, SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID, THE PUMP WAS AN UPGRADE AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE NEW FITTING AND HOSE REQUIRED FOR THE UPGRADED PUMP. WE TOLD THEM TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE PUMP WITH THE UPGRADED STEERING PUMP AND FITTING/HOSE. WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER'S MANAGEMENT AND THEY PAID FOR THE FITTING/HOSE AND FINALLY GAVE US OUR TRUCK ON SATURDAY, JULY 25TH. ON JULY 27TH, I HEARD ABOUT THE BUY BACK THE GOVERNMENT IS ISSUING TO FCA US LLC AND DECIDED TO SEND YOU MY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON OUR 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4.