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2015 Ram 1500 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Steering
Filed Apr 15, 202097,000 milesPA

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING SAME ISSUE AS WAS REPORTED ON MULTIPLE VINS FOR MY YEAR BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED JUST HAD REPAIRED AT A COST OF $2000. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 7, 202075,000 milesPA

2015 RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK AND BROKEN BOLTS. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS LEAKING AND POTENTIAL BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. CAN THIS BE INVESTIGATED SINCE IT IS SUCH A COMMONLY KNOW PROBLEM? *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 6, 2020IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Apr 2, 202062,000 milesCA

PER THE ECODIESEL SETTLEMENT I HAD THE UPGRADES DONE ON MY TRUCK. AFTER THE UPGRADE THERE WAS NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. THERE WERE MANY OCCASIONS WHERE THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP OR WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. I HAD TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT A SAFE VEHICLE IS REQUIRED FOR MY JOB. I MENTIONED TO MY LOCAL RAM DEALER WHERE I HAD THE AEM UPGRADE DONE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THAT MANY RAM OWNERS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE POWER LOSS AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. EVEN THOUGH I TRADED IN THE TRUCK, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. HAD THIS BEEN HOW THE VEHICLE PERFORMED FROM DAY, I NEVER WOULD'VE PURCHASED IT. I FEEL THAT FCA WAS NEVER HONEST AND UPFRONT WITH VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE ECODIESEL ENGINES.

Steering
Filed Apr 1, 202068,500 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLUEBONNET CHRYSLER LOCATED AT (547 S SEGUIN AVE, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130 830) 606-3463) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

Engine
Filed Apr 1, 202093,000 milesTX

IN MAY 2019, RAM RELEASED THE V08 RECALL AS PART OF AN AEM DUE TO EMISSIONS COMPLAINTS. AFTER HAVING THIS RECALL DONE, MY DRIVEABILITY AND ACCELERATION HAS BECOME UNSAFE. TRYING TO TURN ONTO A FEEDER ROAD OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC IS BASICALLY DANGEROUS. OFTEN, IT SEEMS TO HAVE A "DEAD PEDAL." I CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND OFTEN ABLE TO COUNT TO 3 BEFORE THE TRUCK ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE SMOOTHLY.

Engine
Filed Apr 1, 202075,000 milesWI

POST V08 RECALL UPDATE THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES TREMENDOUS POWER LAG FROM A STOP CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.THIS CAUSES A ISSUE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC SAFELY. NOT TO MENTION FUEL ECONOMY DROPPED 2-3 MPG.AND PEAK POWER WAS ALSO REDUCED.

Engine
Filed Mar 31, 2020FL

MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER VB1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 19V-757 RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. SO PER NHTSA RECOMMENDATIONS, SHOWN ABOVE, WE ARE FILING AN ONLINE COMPLAINT SINCE THE MANUFACTURE (AGAIN PER ABOVE) DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER ON YOUR TRUCK [1] MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THERMAL FATIGUE. THERMAL FATIGUE MAY CAUSE THE COOLER TO CRACK INTERNALLY OVER TIME. AN EGR COOLER WITH AN INTERNAL CRACK WILL INTRODUCE PRE-HEATED, VAPORIZED COOLANT TO THE EGR SYSTEM WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS MIXTURE INTERACTS WITH OTHER HYDROCARBONS AND AIR IN THE SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN COMBUSTION WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE. A VEHICLE FIRE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS AND PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 30, 202076,210 milesCA

IF I PUT ANY ITEM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT IT CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON EVEN A PIECE OF PAPER, IF IT TOUCHES THE WIRES IT COME ON. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKIND IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN.

Engine
Filed Mar 25, 2020115,000 milesFL

WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHEN TRUCK SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING QUIT WORKING. NO STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, CARS FOLLOWING WERE ABLE TO AVOID THE TRUCK. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPEN ON INTERSTATE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THIS ENGINE, HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES. DEALER SAYS ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED.

Steering
Filed Mar 24, 202036,419 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,419.

Engine
Filed Mar 24, 2020106,000 milesGA

RELUCTOR WHEEL FAILURE CAUSING IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH NORTH ON I-10 ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF KERRVILLE, TX. SHOP EXPECTS REPAIR TO COST AROUND $2300. SHOP WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE 500 OF THESE PARTS ON BACKORDER. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE IN THESE ENGINES AND BECAUSE THE PART IS LOCATED AR THE REAR OF THE CRANKSHAFT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE PART. THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR ALSO HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE LABOR WILL BE 8 HOURS. TRUCK IS STILL IN SHOP WAITING FOR PARTS.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 22, 202028,000 milesMO

MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS IT NEEDS SERVICED HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A LOOSE CONNECTOR BUT THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON PERIODICALLY.

Engine
Filed Mar 20, 202042,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER :20V036000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RUSSELL WESTBROOK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF VAN NUYS LOCATED AT (6110 VAN NUYS BLVD, VAN NUYS, CA 91401) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 20, 2020FL

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS A BROKEN SEAL AND HAS FILLED WITH CONDENSATION. HEADLIGHT HAS REDUCED PERFORMANCE AND DOES NOT OFFER THE PROPER LEVEL OF LIGHTING FOR NIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN A DOZEN OF THESE DODGE RAMS WITH THE SAME CONDITION. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO DIRECTION FROM DODGE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 13, 202066,000 milesNJ

WENT TO GET FUEL BECAUSE MY GUAGE SHOWED IT WAS LOW. ATTENDANT TRIED TO FILL IT AND SAID IT WAS FULL. HE TRIED AGAIN AND FUEL JUST CAME OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK, PRESSURE SENSOR AND FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY AT $3300. MY TRUCK HAD 66,000 MILES AND I BOUGHT IT 3 MONTHS AGO USED.

Unknown or OtherFire
Filed Mar 9, 202038,900 milesCA

MY 2015 DODGE RAM ECO DIESEL CAUGHT FIRE, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ITS A TOTAL LOSS. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE BUT AFTER RESEARCH FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL. CHRYSLER TOLD US IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. THIS TRUCK WAS TAKEN CARE OF LIKE A CHILD, THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE FIRE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 26, 202058,000 milesTX

THE VEHICLE IS AT APPROX 58,000 MILES AND THE WELL DOCUMENTED FUEL SENSOR FAILURE HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK TO FULL AND A DRIVE OF ABOUT 60 MILES. IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL SENSOR FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, WHICH DISABLES ECO MODE. THE DEALER WANTS $1000 TO FIX IT. NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Steering
Filed Feb 25, 202080,900 milesMO

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,I WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I TURN THE WHEEL IT FELT LIKE IT HIT A WALL AND I COULDN'T TURN ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKIN IT TO MULTIPLE SHOPS TO HAVE IT SCANNED AND LOOKED AT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CODE BEING THROWN ON THE DASH. BUT BOTH PLACES SAY THE SAME THING IT IS OUT. ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE IS WHAT ITS CALL I DO BELIVE. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I NEED IT TO GET TO WORK AND KIDS TO SCHOOL.

Steering
Filed Feb 25, 202081,500 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AIRPORT DODGE RAM (2605 NW PRAIRIE VIEW RD, PLATTE CITY, MO) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500.

Steering
Filed Feb 24, 2020WI

ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE HAS FAILED. EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. STEERING WHEEL MUST BE MANUALLY TURNED BACK AFTER MAKING A TURN. VERY DANGEROUS. RECALL NOTICE S19 SHOULD BE COVERING THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO DEALER.

Steering
Filed Feb 23, 2020111,000 milesWV

DRIVING MY 2015 RAM NOTICED HARD TO STEER AT TIMES! THEN ALL AT ONCE CAN'T STEER WITHOUT MUCH ADDED MUSCLE! FEELS LIKE STEERING GETS STUCK AND HAVE TO FORCE IT BACK STRAIGHT AND OR IN DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO! CHECKED FOR THE RECALL THAT IS OUT FOR RAMS AND MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM! NEED IT FIXED ASAP AND SEEING ALL THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL IS DISTURBING! PAY A LOT FOR THESE TRUCKS AND ALL THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE IT ISN'T A FLUKE! MANUFACTURERS SHOULD STEP UP!

Steering
Filed Feb 22, 202067,100 milesNY

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE MY ELECTRIC RACK AND PINION IS GIVING OUT. THIS CREATES A LACK OF POWER STEERING FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE LISTED IN RECALL VB9 BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON.

Steering
Filed Feb 20, 202080,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND HARD TO TURN WHILE THE (GRILL SHUDDER SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER(STEVE WHITE MOTORS 3470 HIGHWAY 70 SE, NEWTON, NC 28658 (828) 464-3458 ) WHERE IT WAS TEST DROVE NOT DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED NO FAILURE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000(STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALLS WERE UNDER THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

EngineFire
Filed Feb 18, 2020125,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V757000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNKNOWN DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Suspension
Filed Feb 14, 2020111,000 milesIL

SINCE DECEMBER OF 2018 MY 2015 RAM 1500 LARAMIE LONGHORN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES DUE TO THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILING. THEY'VE REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, REPLACED BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS, REPLACED FUSES, COMPRESSOR LINES ETC. MOST RECENTLY I PICKED UP MY TRUCK AFTER IT WAS INT HE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS LATER THE SUSPENSION FAILED AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70+ MPH WHEN THE SUSPENSION SUDDENLY DROPS TO ITS LOWEST SETTING AND BEGINS BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE GOTTEN MESSAGES TO SERVICE AIR SUSPENSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I'VE LOST A TOTAL OF OVER 30 DAYS OF VEHICLE USE WHICH SERIOUSLY IMPEDES MY ABILITY TO RUN MY BUSINESS AS I DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE FOR HAULING MATERIALS ETC. THESE FAILURES HAVE AMOUNTED TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I HAVE THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. WHILE THIS HAS SAVED ME CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY, I'VE STILL PAID OVER $1000 IN DEDUCTIBLES ONLY TO HAVE THE SYSTEM FAIL AGAIN. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP IN DECEMBER OF 2016, MARCH 2019, APRIL 2019, MAY 2019, NOVEMBER OF 2019 AND JANUARY OF 2020, ALL FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WILL DROP TO ITS LOWEST SETTING AND FAIL TO RAISE AFTER BEING PARKED, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OVERNIGHT ETC. WHETHER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR ON LOCAL SURFACE STREETS THE SUSPENSION SUDDENLY FAILS. THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHY OR WHEN IT OCCURS. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND QUITE A DISAPPOINTMENT AFT

Structure › BodyFire
Filed Feb 14, 2020112,000 milesIL

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO EGR SYSTEM OVERHEATING (MAYBE BURNING INTERNALLY) MELTING THEN SPONTANEOUSLY CATCHING FOAM RUBBER PAD ABOVE THE EGR DIFFUSER TUBE ON FIRE. RESULTED IN MELTING WIRES, HOSE AND OTHER PARTS ATTACHED TO ENGINE. WAS QUICKLY PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WAS DRIVING TO MENARDS IN NORMAL ILLINOIS AND SMELLED SMOKE AT FIRST STOP LIGHT, THOUGHT IT WAS VAN NEXT TO ME. AT NEXT STOP LIGHT SMELLED THE SMOKE AGAIN AND PULLED INTO MENARDS PARKING LOT. SAW LOTS OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. RAISED HOOD LOOKING FOR WHERE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. SAW A SMALL FLAME, WENT TO BACK OF TRUCK AND TOOK OUT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WENT TO FRONT OF TRUCK AND FLAME HAD TURNED TO FLAMES, EXTINGUISHED FIRE.

Suspension
Filed Feb 13, 202050,000 milesOH

AIR SUSPENSION IS FAILING AND NOT INFLATING

EngineFire
Filed Feb 10, 202025 milesCT

THIS FIRE START ON AIR INTAKE, I LOST THE TRUCK. WAS DRIVING FINE AND START BLUE SMOKE COME OF HOOD... THIS TRUCK GOT A RECALL OPEN, THIS RECALL IS ABOUT FIRE ON AIR INTAKE. I CALL DODGE TO DO THEY NEVER HAVE THE PART... THE END OF HISTORY I LOST MY TRUCK.

Steering
Filed Feb 8, 202042,000 milesGA

POWER STEERING WORKED YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON.

Unknown or OtherFire
Filed Feb 7, 20207 milesVA

TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NO WARNING SIGNS ON DASH. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM FRONT OF HOOD AS IF OVERHEATING. I PULLED OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE, TURNED CAR OFF , THEN POPPING SOUND CAUSING TRUCK TO GO INTO FLAMES AND POPPING WITH BIG EXPLOSION AND BURNING RAPIDLY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT BECAUSE I HAD DOOR ALREADY CRACKED OPEN AND RAN AWAY FROM VEHICLE.

Steering
Filed Feb 7, 202058,491 milesWI

MY STEERING ON THIS RAM 1500 HAS BEEN NOTICEABLY STIFF LATELY WHEN TURNING. I LOOKED FOR COMMON COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RAM OWNERS AND FOUND A RECALL (S19) FOR RAMS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JAN AND SEPT OF 2015 - MY RAM WAS MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2015. I FEEL THAT THIS RAM SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)Fire
Filed Feb 5, 202062,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AS SMOKE WAS EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE WITH HIS PASSENGER SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAYSTAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (206 S CARROLLTON ST, MALVERN, OH 44644) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER WAS FRACTURED CAUSING A FIRE. THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE GLOW PLUG AND THE CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

Engine
Filed Feb 4, 202017,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTH POINT CHRYSLER DODGE FIAT JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 7726 NORTH POINT BLVD, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106, (336)306-8945, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED A HALF OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REPAIRS PERFORMED IN THE NEAR PROXIMITY OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OR THE HEADER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 31, 2020132,000 milesLA

CAR STALLED LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

Steering
Filed Jan 30, 202054,000 milesNY

I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS THE STEERING HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN NOT MOVING. I HAVE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GO AROUND TURNS AND HAVE TO STEER BACK TO STRAIGHT. I WORRIED ABOUT NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 54000 MILES FOR CLOSE TO $2500.

Steering
Filed Jan 29, 202050,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75-80 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED (AL DEEBY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 8700 DIXIE HWY, VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON, MI 48348 (248) 620-0800) TO INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V167000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Engine
Filed Jan 24, 2020100,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG. THE SPARK PLUGS, UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS, AND IGNITION COIL PACKS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF BRYAN COLLEGE STATION 301 N EARL RUDDER FWY, BRYAN, TX 77802 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

EngineFire2 injured
Filed Jan 23, 2020106,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SORE THROAT AND EYE IRRITATION DUE TO THE SMOKE BUT IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RANDY MARION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 2000 US-421, WILKESBORO, NC 28697). THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH ITS BELONGINGS TO THE CONTACT DUE TO THE PENDING RECALL HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RECALL REMEDY OR PART AVAILABLE EXPECTED DATE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT THE BUY BACK PROGRAM BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON IT BEING APPROVED OR DECLINED. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED HOWEVER IT WAS A SMALLER VEHICLE CAUSING AN INCONVENIENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REMEDY OR PARTS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

Engine
Filed Jan 21, 2020130,000 milesNJ

THE EGR COOLER RECALL HAS AFFECTED MY TRUCK AND THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER 2019. I AM EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN FUEL ECONOMY BY ABOUT 20% SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER FEATURES OF MY VEHICLE TO LONGER BECOME OPERABLE (REMOTE STARTED WILL NOT WORK WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT).

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 21, 2020MD

VECHILE HAD DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF.*DT*JB

Steering
Filed Jan 20, 202063,000 milesIA

POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT WHEN TURNING ON A CITY STREET AND ON HIGHWAY. HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL ON CURVES

Engine
Filed Jan 17, 202075,000 milesPA

THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE IN THROTTLE RESPONSE CURRENTLY UPON INITIALLY STARTING VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT QUITE DIFFICULT FOR THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE AS INTENDED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS ALREADY IN WHICH I HAVE HAD TO STOMP ON THE ACCELERATOR TO AVOID A COLLISION AS I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE TRUCK TO CRAWL ALONG VERSUS IT'S STANDARD ACCELERATION.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 15, 202065,000 milesMI

2015 RAM 1500 WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TRUCK GETS TO A HALF TANK OF GAS HAD THE CODE CHECKED P0463 FUEL SENSOR LEVEL. NOW I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK BECAUSE CANT TRUST THE FUEL GAUGE WHILE TRAVELING ALSO TRUCK WONT START WITH REMOTE START WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM . ITS SAD THAT YOU PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR A TRUCK AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.

Steering
Filed Jan 14, 202085,014 milesNE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPOT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR TWENTY MINUTES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAXTER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LINCOLN 6601 TELLURIDE DR, LINCOLN, NE 68521 (402) 817-7449, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER INVOICE 521651. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19E077000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,014.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 12, 202062,000 milesTX

FIRST TIME GAS CAP PROBLEM....REPLACED IT CK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF...HAD TO LEAVE TRUCK AT DEALER 4 DAYS😡! NEXT GAS TANK NECK HAD TO REPLACED ......LEFT TRUCK AT DEALER 2 DAYS😡 NEXT GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AS IF TANK IS FULL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS ONLY QUARTER TANK ....... TOOK IT IN TO DEALER WANTED TRUCK LEFT FOR 3-4 DAYS TO CHECK.....EMISSION PROBLEMS.....3 TIMES😡 ALL HAPPENED WHILE PARKED AT HOME AND GAS STATION!

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 11, 2020CA

FUEL SENSOR UNIT FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLES INABILITY TO READ HOW MUCH FUEL VEHICLE HAS. A KNOWN ISSUE FOR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK. FCA HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LONG AGO. WHILE DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE LOGO CAME ON AND I GOT THE ERROR MESSAGE FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL RAM DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM HOWEVER IF MY WARRANTY WAS UP FIAT CHRYSLER WILL LIKELY NOT COVER IT.

Engine
Filed Jan 9, 2020106,000 milesTX

ENGINE LIFTERS AND CAMSHAFT FAILURE. ENGINE MISFIRING AND POWER LOSS.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 8, 202092,450 milesAZ

I WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM BED AREA. TRIED TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE AND TAILGATE WOULD NOT LATCH. I ALWAYS PULL ON TAILGATE AFTER CLOSING TO MAKE SURE IT LATCHES BUT THIS TIME IT DID NOT. SINCE THEN IT HAS REPEATED THIS ACTION 3-4 MORE TIMES BUT NEVER OPENED WHILE MOVING (YET.) I MANIPULATE THE LATCHING MECHANISM A FEW TIMES AND THEN IT WILL CATCH. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS PURCHASED PREVIOUSLY OWNED ( I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-1/2 YEARS), AND CURRENTLY HAS 92,430 MILES. ALL OTHER RECALLS ARE FIXED AND UP TO DATE.

EngineFire
Filed Jan 7, 202095,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COOLANT. WHILE, DRIVING 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, LOSS POWER, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF SMOKE DETECTED. THE LOW PRESSURE, THROTTLE, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. .THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO WATSON BENZIE 1514 BENZIE HWY, BENZONIA, MI 49616 (231) 882-4417 WHERE THE EGR COOLER WAS ORDERED BUT ON BACK ORDER AND PRESSURE TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED CASE NUMBER 71753449. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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