2013 Ram 1500 complaints

4 CORNER AIR BAG SUSPENSION DROPPED TO THE FRAME BUMPERS. THE FRONT SLOWLY LOWERED WHILE DRIVING AND THEN AFTER PARKING THE REAR DROPPED. CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE RUBBING.

MY TRUCK WAS BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, PARKED OVERNIGHT, AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO KEY FOB. I TRIED SECOND FOB, ALSO HAD NO RESPONSE. I MANUALLY OPENED DOOR AND TRUCK WOULD NOT RESPOND IN ANY WAY. I CALL ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. TOW TRUCK JUMPED BATTERY, WHICH ALLOWED TRUCK TO START, BUT PROMPTLY DIED ONCE CABLES WERE REMOVED. TOW TRUCK TOWED VEHICLE TO DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT. INITIAL DIAGNOSES WAS FAILED ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER, ONCE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES AROSE, IMMEDIATELY. THE PDC AND CABLE, BATTERY AS WELL AS WIPER MOTOR, AMONG OTHER ITEMS IN LINE, WERE ALSO DAMAGED. SMOKE INSTANTLY FILLED ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT VOLTAGE HAD BEEN BACKFED THUS CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE NOT NOTED EARLIER. THE DEALERSHIP THINKS THAT IF THEY SUBMITT ADDITIONAL REPAIR REQUESTS TO MOPAR, BEYOND ALTERNATOR FAILURE, THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN NON PAYMENT BY MY EXTENDED, LIFETIME WARRANTY PACKAGE I PURCHASED WITH VEHICLE. I HAVE THE DAMAGED PDC BUT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO KEEP OTHER ITEMS. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF ITEMS REPLACED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THIS PDC ISSUE TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE AUGUST, BEGINNING WITH TRANSMISSION CELANOID AS WELL AS FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE KEY FOB. OTHER ISSUES SINCE, WHICH ALSO APPEAR TO BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, HAVE RESULTED IN NUMEROUS DAYS OFF WORK, $100 DEDUCTIBLES BEING PAID, AND FRUSTRATING HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES, BOTH MINE AND TH

PAINT BUBBLING ON PASSENGER SIDE BELOW RADIO ANTENNA, NOTICED RIGHT AT THE END OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. HOWEVER, NO RUST AT THAT TIME, BUT NOW PAINT IS STARTING TO FRACTURE AND RUST WILL BE EVIDENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT DUE TO A COUPLE POSSIBLE REASONS. FIRST, THERE COULD BE A DEFECT IN THE SEAL AROUND THE ANTENNA THAT LET IN MOISTURE WHICH EVENTUALLY CAUSED A BREAKDOWN OF THE BODY FROM THE INSIDE OUT. SECOND, THERE IS SOUND DEADENING FOAM THAT TRAPPED MOISTURE CAUSING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BODY FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

TRUCK HAS A TYPE OF ELECTRIC ASSISTED STEERING. WHILE DRIVING STEERING JUST QUITS WORKING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH, VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT SPEED. AFTER SHUTTING OFF IGNITION, IT WILL SOMETIMES RETURN TO NORMAL, BUT WILL AGAIN JUST UNEXPECTEDLY STOP WORKING, VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT POSSESS ABOVE AVERAGE ARM STRENGTH

THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION DOESN'T WORK IN COLD WEATHER AND IT DROPS TO THE BUMP STOPS AND RIDE IS TERRIBLE. AND KEEPS BLOWING FUSES MANY MANY TIMES WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON THE FOUR DOOR OF THE CAB. IT IS NOT A DOOR ACTUATOR ISSUE AS THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK IN AN UNUSUAL PATTERN. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A CONTROL MODULE. THIS DOOR LOCK AND UNLOCK ISSUE COULD INTERFERE WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCKS AS I SEE IT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS AS EVIDENCED WITH ONLINE SEARCHES.

MY 2013 RAM WILL LOCK THE DOORS RANDOMLY, WITH NO ONE IN IT OR NEAR IT. ITS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, NOW I HAVE TO LEAVE A WINDOW DOWN IF IM JUST UNLOADING THE BACK, OR CARRY A SPARE KEY. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE YARD, KEYS NOT EVEN ON ME, AND I HEAR "CLICK" AND ALL THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I COULD GET LOCKED OUT SOMEWHERE. I LIVE IN DEEP WOODS, THERE ARE NO NEIGHBORS TO HAVE A CONFLICTING KEY, SO TO SPEAK. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN LOCKED OUT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAVE EITHER HAD A SPARE KEY, OR LEFT THE WINDOW DOWN WHILE PUMPING GAS, ETC. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE MOTOR OFF, NO ONE IN THE CAR, KEY FOB MAY BE IN MY POCKET OR 100 YARDS AWAY IN THE HOUSE IN A DRAWER. HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY, TRUCK HADNT EVEN BEEN DRIVEN, I WAS OUT SHOVELING SNOW AND I HEAR "CLICK", ALL LOCKED UP AGAIN.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING TROUBLE FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, WITH THE ELECTRICAL PANEL GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL SPEED OR BRAKES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON RANDOMLY, SIGNALS NOT WORKING, FALSE ALARMS FOR WASHER FLUID, RADIO AND BLUETOOTH SHUTTING DOWN AND CAR SHUTTING DOWN AND NOT STARTING ALTOGETHER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND MECHANICS, WHO ALL HAD A HARD TIME DIAGNOSING AND FIXING THE PROBLEMS. I'VE HAD TO SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON TOW TRUCKS AND REPAIRS, AND AM NOT CONVINCED THE ISSUES ARE ADEQUATELY REPAIRED. I ALSO FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THE PREVIOUS SECTION WOULD NOT LET ME CHOOSE ALL THE ISSUES BUT I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG, BRAKES, ELEC. STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRICAL, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN, SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY/WIPER AND WHEELS.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2015 RAM RECALL. WHY DO WE NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP AND NOT CRASH. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS?

NONE OF CONTROLS ON STEERING COLUMN ARE WORKING. FIRST THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED.. REPLACED THE FUSE IT LOOKED BURNT OUT. DID NOT SOLVE. THEN RADIO CONTROLS QUIT ALONG WITH LEFT SIDE DASH CONTROLS. WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE WAS NOT WORKING. THE RADIO WHILE DRIVING AND THE LEFT SIDE DASH CONTROLS WORKED WHILE SITTING G I. DRIVEWAY BUT WHEN I MOVED THEY FROZE.

FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES CONDENSATION, WILL NOT GO AWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE CYLINDER WAS NOT RELEASING THE BRAKE FLUID. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE OVERHEATING AND PRODUCED A VERY STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RELEASED A LITTLE BIT OF THE FLUID. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT CALLED HUNTINGTON BEACH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (16701 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON, CA 92647, (714) 841-3999) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,026.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER, WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NATIONAL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (2223 N MARINE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546, (844) 872-2972) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A TECHNICIAN WOULD BE SENT OUT IN TWO DAYS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,195.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING FLUID LOW" AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ROB LAMBDIN'S UNIVERSITY DODGE (5456 UNIVERSITY DR, DAVIE, FL 33328) WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT AND HARNES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 71381486. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,824.

MY ENTIRE DASH, RADIO AND ALL ELECTRONICS IN TRUCK SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE TRUCK AS THE ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKING STILL WORKS. THE DASH CYCLES LIKE I HAVE JUST TURNED THE TURN ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CATCH THIS ON VIDEO AS IT HAPPENS AND SCARES ME SO I KEEP WATCHING THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T REPLICATED IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PIN DOWN WHY IT HAPPENS YET IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTENT. NOW MY DASH LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO FLICKER AND FLASH. THIS IS VERY VERY DISTRACTING ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. I HAVE VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING.

TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FIRST INCIDENT PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK LEFT RUNNING CAME BACK TO VEHICLE AND IT HAD ROLLED FORWARD INTO FRONT OF GARAGE. SECOND INCIDENT PARKED TURNED VEHICLE OFF AT TOP OF DRIVEWAY WOKE UP NEXT MORNING TO FIND VEHICLE AT BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,969.

I AGREED TO PURCHASE THIS TRUCK, BUT IT HAD A RECALL ON THE TAILGATE. WHEN I GOT HOME I COULDN'T QUITE USE THE TAILGATE. THE DEALER IS SAYING TO YOU THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY THAT THEY FIXED IT AND THEY WILL GET PAID FOR IT. I AS THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE TO FIGHT OR HAVE TROUBLES DOWN THE ROAD, LITERALLY! THEY CHECKED OFF THE REPAIR AND HAVE BEEN RUSHING ME TO SIGN OVER THE TITLE. GARBER SAGINAW, MI IS THE DEALER

INTERIOR DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON LOCATED ON INTERIOR DRIVERS DOOR PANEL WILL NOT FUNCTION, I.E. WILL NOT LOCK, UNLOCK THE DOORS. KEY FOB WILL LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS, BUT NOT DOOR PANEL BUTTONS AT ANY TIME, MOVING OR STATIONARY. WINDOW FUNCTION BUTTONS WERE NOT WORKING, BUT HAVE STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. BUT THE INABILITY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. THEY DID WORK INITIALLY, SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING RECENTLY.

WAS NAVIGATION THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED RESULTING IN ALMOST ZERO ABILITY TO TURN THE TRUCK. THANKFULLY I WAS GOING SLOW AND ABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED, EPS WAS FUNCTIONING NORMAL. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. NEXT TIME STARTING TRUCK, EPS IS NON FUNTIONAL. IT IS LITERALLY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THIS TRUCK. IT DOES NOT REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING. I CURRENTLY MULTIPLE MANUAL STEERING VEHICLES AND THE RAM IS INFINITELY HARDER TO STEER EVEN WHILE IN MOTION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS ROUGHLY 23K MILES ON IT. HAS HARDLY EVER EVEN BEEN RAINED ON. RAM HAS ACTIVE RECALLS FOR EPS ISSUES FOR LATER MODELS BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS EARLIER MODELS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS IN A TURN I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE AND THIS CAUSED ME TO CROSS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SLIDE OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I COULD STOP. AFTER 30 MIN OF TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE EPS SYSTEM WAS GONE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DEALER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND ALMOST HIT NEW VEHICLES IN THE LOT. THE TECHNICIAN SCANNED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT FCA WAS OR IS ISSUING A VB9 RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THEY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED AND NO ONE HAS CALLED ME SINCE I GOT A CASE NUMBER ON FRIDAY THE CASE NUMBER IS 68148835

UPON STARTING ENGINE AND BACKING FROM CARPORT I NOTICED STEERING WAS STIFF AND 'SERVICE POWER STEERING' NOTICE AND SYMBOL WERE DISPLAYED ON DASH. ABSOLUTELY NO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. TRIED RESTARTING ENGINE BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS WHATSOEVER, AS THE POWER STEERING HAD BEEN OPERATING EXACTLY AS USUAL THE EVENING BEFORE. THANKFULLY THE FAILURE HAPPENED AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF NEGOTIATING A CURVE OR DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WITH APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THESE MILES WERE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY NORMAL HIGHWAY MILES ON GOOD, POTHOLE AND CONSTRUCTION FREE ROADS. A PART AS INTEGRAL TO THE SAFETY AND OPERATION OF A VEHICLE AS THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHIN 46,000 MILES WITHOUT SOME RESPONSIBILITY SHOULDERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, IN MY OPINION. THE STEERING RACK ALONE WAS $1875.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR OR TAXES.

WHILE BACKING INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK MY 2013 RAM 1500 EXPRESS LOST POWER STEERING. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR COULD BE HEARD TRYING TO TURN THE RACK AND PINION BUT THE TIRES WHERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS HAPPENED AT 60,000 MILES WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF SENDING MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX RECALLS I HAD.

OUR 2013 RAM 1500 SUDDENLY LOST IT'S POWER STEERING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING FINE BUT HAD A "RUBBING" NOISE WHEN TURNING. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND SAID "THIS IS TYPICAL OF RAM'S". WONDERING IF THAT WAS PRECURSOR TO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) UNIT TO FAIL. SON HAD DRIVEN TRUCK TO SCHOOL WITHOUT ISSUE. WHEN STARTED TO COME HOME SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. LUCKILY THIS FAILED WHILE PARKED, BECAUSE LOSS IF POWER STEERING ON SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM WITH RAM 1500 AND HAS EVEN RESULTED IN RECALLS FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT NOT 2013. 2013 WAS THE FIRST MODEL YEAR FOR EPS AND IT IS CLEARLY FAULTY. WITH A REPLACEMENT PART COSTING ~$2100 WITH LABOR AN ADDITIONAL $600, THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT FOR SAFE DRIVING. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE UP TO FIAT-CHRYSLER AMERICA (FCA) TO OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY/DEATH OCCURS.

MY TRUCK FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE 2 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN OFF AND WERE INSIDE THE CYLINDER HEAD WITH NO WAY TO GET THEM OUT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC UPON DISCOVERING HOW DEEP THEY HAD BROKEN OFF WITH NO SUCCESS AT REMOVING THE FIRST ONE AND THE MECHANIC WAS ALSO UNABLE TO REMOVE THEM. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN DRILLED OUT BY THE MECHANIC WHICH CREATED A COOLANT LEAK OUT OF ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL NEED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. I'VE READ IT'S A COMMON ISSUE AND NOW I'M EXPECTING THE DRIVERS SIDE TO DO THE SAME ANY TIME IF THEY AREN'T BROKEN ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DOORS BEGAN TO LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ELDER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1798 TX-31 BUS, ATHENS, TX 75751, (903) 677-2292) AND PAID $300 TO HAVE THE KEY FOB REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *BF*JB

28 OCTOBER 2019 I WAS IN A SERIOUS VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MY 17 YEAR OLD SON IN THE TRUCK AND NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR*JB *DT *TR

THE HEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT WORK IT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY

HEAT BLOWS OUT OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE VENTS AND DEFROSTER BUT NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CREATES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AS THE WIND SHIELD FOGS EASILY AND FREQUENTLY.

TRUCK HAS 66K MILES AND OIL CHANGES DONE REGULARLY. VALVE SEAT DROPPED INTO CYLINDER CAUSING PISTON TO SEIZE. NEW ENGINE NEEDED AS A RESULT.

MOST OF 2013 RAM 5.7 LITER ENGINE HAS A VALVE TRAIN PREMATURE WEAR RESULTING ON A LOUD TICKING ENGINE NOISE FROM WORN OUT CAMSHAFT MOST VEHICLES BARELY OVER WARRANTY

WHILE STARTING MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, IN NEUTRAL IDLE, A CLICKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CLICKING SOUND INCREASED AS I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE NOISE COMING FROM THE MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT HAVE BROKEN/SHEARED OFF. NOTICED BOLTS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE ARE BROKEN.

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. MY WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NOT LONGER STRAIGHT. I WENT TO A ALIGNMENT SHOP AND THE TECH SAID THE RACK AND PINION IS NO GOOD, THE BUSHINGS ARE WORN AND THEY CAN NOT ALIGN THE VEHICLE. RACK AND PINION BOLTS ARE NOT STRAIGHT. BUSHINGS ARE WORN. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED.

THERE IS A SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUM THAT ALLOWS THE AIR BAGS, VOLUME CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, HEATED STEERING WHEEL, AND ANYTHING ELSE LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK. IT BROKE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SHOULD BE A RECALL SAFETY ISSUE.

DASHBOARD FROM TIME TO TIME WILL GO COMPLETELY OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND REBOOT WHILE DRIVING. DURING THIS TIME NO DASHBOARD INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. IT IS HARD TO REPRODUCE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY.

CHECK ENGINE CODE PO850 . DEALER STATES MECHATRONICS VALVE BODY NEEDS REPLACEMENT $2,800. CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS AND PROFESSIONALS AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION

DEFROST DOES NOT WORK, IT IS CURRENTLY BLOWING COLD AIR. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE ON COLD MORNINGS. I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE PULLING OUT OF MY ROAD. I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 SHOPS BOTH GAVE ME 2 DIFFERENT EXPENSIVE ANSWERS BUT BOTH SAY IT'S A COMMON ISSUE. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT IS IN FACT A COMMON ISSUE, AND NO ONE HAS A DEFINITE FIX. SO I CAN SPEND $1500 TO 'MAYBE FIX THE ISSUE, OR SPEND $2300 AND REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

AS SOON AS I START THE ENGINE, A LOUD TICKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING IT, I HAVE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT THAT CAUSES EXHAUST TO EXIT AT THE HEAD. THE EXHAUST ESCAPES BEFORE IT REACHES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE MUFFLER THUS CAUSING THE LOUD NOISE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAM HEMI ENGINES. IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "HEMI TICK". ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE, RAM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REACH UNDER BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS AND SQUEEZE THE CONNECTORS TOGETHER TO TURN OFF THE WARNING INDICATOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPARTANBURG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1035 N CHURCH ST, SPARTANBURG, SC 29303, (888) 404-4925) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

REAR-MOST PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE; IT SHEARED OFF AT THE HEAT SHIELD, CAUSING A LOUD TICK-LIKE NOISE EMITTING FROM AREA. ADDITIONALLY, EXHAUST FUMES ENTER INTO THE CABIN AS A RESULT OF THIS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HAS BROKEN (SHEARED OFF) ON MY TRUCK; THE FIRST TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY; NOW, THE REPAIR PRICE QUOTE IS APPROX $800 BECAUSE OF THE EXPECTED TIME TO REMOVE THE BROKEN BOLT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG RAM 5.7L V8-POWERED TRUCKS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN, AND A QUALITY DEFECT ARISING FROM POOR QUALITY COMPONENTS AND/OR IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE BOLTS DURING ASSEMBLY. FCA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS! THE OLD SAYING, "IF YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR VEHICLE, IT WILL LAST" IS NOT TRUE FOR RAM TRUCKS BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY CONTROL, SUBPAR PART QUALITY AND IMPROPER ASSEMBLY.

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK RUNNING FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ROTARY SHIFTER SHIFTED INTO GEAR (NO ONE IN VEHICLE), ACCELERATED AND WENT FORWARD CRASHING INTO THE HOUSE.

AIR SUSPENSION GO OFF NO WAY TO CONTROL THAT CAR I CAN HAVE BIG ACCIDENT I HAVE 2 BABY IN THAT CAR WITH ME ALL THAT TIME

DOOR LOCKS WON'T CLOSE WITH KEY FOB OR INSIDE SWITCH. LOCKS STAY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. DOOR LOOKS ONLY LOCK MANUALLY. STATIONARY AND WHILE MOVING.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I BACKED INTO THE STREET AND ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO ALIGN MYSELF IN THE DIRECTION OF DESIRED TRAVEL, THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN AND A RED FLASHING LIGHT (BRIGHT RED STEERING WHEEL FOLLOWED BY AN EXCLAMATION MARK) APPEARED ON MY DASH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES ON IT. MY ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT AT LEAST 44 OTHER 2013 RAM1500 TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A LATENT SAFETY ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WILL IT TAKE A PERSON, OR PERSONS, BEING KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT IS ADDRESSED? ADDITIONALLY, THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE VARIED FROM $1800-$2700 TO CONSUMERS OWNING THESE TRUCKS. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NOR SHOULD THESE COMPONENTS BE GOING "BAD" ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKERS AND CAUSES DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED POSING A RISK FOR ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. THIS STARTED OUT AS A SPORADIC ISSUE, BUT NOW SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT SITUATION. WHEN I GET INTO MY VEHICLE, EVEN BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKERS. IT USED TO RESOLVE ITSELF RATHER QUICKLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, BUT NOW IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE THE ISSUE STOPS. THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THREADS ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND APPEARS THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE ISSUE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T UPLOAD THE VIDEO TO THIS SITE.

ERROR SHOWED UP IN THE TRUCK. "SERVICE ABS SYSTEM" AND "SERVICE TOWING BRAKE". LOOKED INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REALLY COMMON ISSUE. THE ERROR OCCURED BY SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOT TOWING OR HAULING ANYTHING. ALSO, ONE ERROR FOR "4X4 TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED ENOUGH OIL ON THE GROUND TO START A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

ACCORDING TO THE RAMFORUM.COM POSTING THREAD, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND TAILGATE ONLY WILL LOCK WITH REMOTE, INSIDE DOOR LOCK BUTTON OR THE SENSOR SWITCH ON FRONT DOOR HANDLES. THE OTHER 3 DOORS (PASSENGER FRONT AND TWO READ DOORS DO NOT LOCK. THEY ALL UNLOCK JUST FINE. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND ACCORDING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE, ONLY A BCM REPLACEMENT WILL SOLVE IT. WHEN THESE LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS AND THE SPEED SENSING LOCKING SYSTEM DO NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED YARK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (6019 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615, (419) 877-7712), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BOLTS IN THE MANIFOLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,666. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON DESPITE FOUR DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT EVENTUALLY THE WIRE CAN DISCONNECT FROM THE AIRBAG ITSELF AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE AFTER THE REPAIR. IT SEEMS TO COME BACK ON 2-3 DAYS LATER.