SEVERAL TIME WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION OR JUST DRIVING MY TRUCK HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE LEAVING ME WITHOUT THROTTLE CONTROL EXPOSING ME TO POSSIBLE COLLISION .
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 →
ENGINE FIRE RESULTING IN TOW TO DEALERSHIP. HAULING 4000LB TRLR @ 65MPH, RUMBLING FIRST THEN WHITE SMOKE FROM REAR OF TRUCK WHEN ENGINE DIED. PULLED OFF HWY AND FOUND SMALL FIRE IN CENTER OF MANIFOLD. EXTINGUISHED AND RESTARTED TRUCK. FUEL SPRAYING FROM FUEL LINE.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FILLS WITH WATER. THE WATER HAPPENS WHEN EVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE CONDENSATION NEVER DISSIPATES AND KEEPS THE LIGHT LENS FOGGED UP. THIS HINDERS VISIBILITY. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL.
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE DODGE DEALER. THE RAN A TEST AND IT SHOWS A FUEL SENSOR ERROR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT AND IF NOT FIXED SOON IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
MY FUEL SENSOR FAILS AFTER 30 MILES INTO FILLING MY GAS TANK. THIS BEGAN AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES AND CONTINUES EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK.
STARTING A FEW MONTHS AGO POWER STEERING WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO OUT BUT THEN IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A GLITCH. NOW IT HAS BEGUN AGAIN AND IT HAS NOT CORRECTED ITSELF. OCCURS WHEN TURNING AT ANY SPEED.
ENGINE SHUTS OFF INSTANTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WON'T START BACK UP FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART, STARTER TURNS BUT SEEMS NO GAS IS GOING TO ENGINE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 39K MILES. WHEN I WALKED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK THE AUTO STARTER TRIED TO START IT ON IT'S OWN.
HAVE A VIBRATION OR SHIMMY IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, WHEEL OR AXLE. HAVE PUT ON NEW TIRES AND ROTATED/BALANCED THEM. DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED IT OVER AND TELLS ME NO PROBLEM. THE 2014S HAD A SHIMMY PROBLEM. I'VE READ MANY REVIEWS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH. APPROXIMATE DATE OF OCCURRENCE BELOW.
ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES INSIDE AT 50+MPH AND DOES NOT GO AWAY THE FASTER YOU DRIVE. THE SHAKE STARTED WITH FACTORY TIRES AND SINCE PUTTING NEW TIRES ON THE VEHICLE THE SHAKES CONTINUE, FEELS LIKE A DRIVE LINE VIBRATION OR SOMETHING IN THE REAR END.. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY BLAMED THE NEW TIRES AND WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE FURTHER BUT THE SHAKE WAS THERE PRIOR TO THE NEW TIRES AT THE SAME SPEEDS, I'VE HAD THE NEW TIRES ROAD FORCED BALANCED 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE COMPANY SAID MY TIRES ARE OK. LIFTING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE UP MYSELF AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE THE RIGHT REAR LOOKS AS IF THERE IS A WOBBLE FROM THE AXLE SHAFT AND LOTS OF NOISE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS FOR JULY 2015 ON ABOUT IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT BUT MY BUILD DATE WAS MAY 2015 AND THINK THAT THIS TRUCK IS AFFECTED AS WELL. THIS IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN BECAUSE THOSE AXLES THAT WERE DEFECTIVE HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF BREAKING WHILE DRIVING AND SEEMS UNSAFE WHEN YOUR TRANSPORTING FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE.
DROVE LESS THAN A MILE AND TRUCK SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WHILE MOVING WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO SHOP AND FOUND OUT IT HAD DROPPED A PISTON. HAD ENGINE PULLED AND ANOTHER USED (22000MILE) ENGINE PUT IT. TRUCK RAN FOR 40 MINUTES BUT WAS SHOWING MISFIRE IN 7. THEN TRUCK SHUT DOWN.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL FLASHED ACROSS DASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET TO FIND OUT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY DODGE/RAM. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAD FAILED IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. ATTEMPTED TO HAVE DEALER FIX AS MY REGULAR MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF 2016 RECALL. 519-NHTSA-16V/167. DEALER TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS
WHEN FILLING THE TRUCK WITH FUEL CANN'T REMOVE THE GAS NOZZLE. HAVE A HARD TIME EVERY TIME I FILL MY TRUCK. SOME HAS TO HELP ME. IS A RECALL ON THE FILLER HOLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO LAFONTAINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF FENTON (16555 SILVER PKWY, FENTON, MI 48430, (810) 714-3300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,356.*DT *DT CONSUMER STATED NO WORK WAS DONE , THEY HOOKED UP THE DEVICE TO DIAGNOSE IT. IN THAT PROCESS THE SYSTEM WAS RESET AND THE ISSUE CLEARED OUT. ESTIMATE REPAIRS CAME OUT TO 2500 DOLLARS. *JB CONSUMER STATED THEY DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS.*JB
STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF AND HAS FLAT SPOTS IN IT. PEOPLE AT DEALER SHIP SAID CHECK POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, AND MY TRUCK IS ALL ELECTRICAL. THE STIFFNESS COMES AND GOES. AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A SQUEAKING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURN. IT DOES IT EVER TIME I DRIVE AND WHEN I AM STATIONARY AS WELL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT PROVIDE CORRECT FUEL READINGS. TOWBIN DODGE (275 AUTO MALL DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014,(702) 558-3800) WAS CONTACTED AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW IF THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,870.
PASSENGER SIDE STORAGE WELL WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH WATER. WENT UNNOTICED FOR UNKNOWN NUMBER OF DAYS. TOOK VEHICLE INTO CROWN DODGE OF FAYETTEVILLE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE GROWING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. REPLACED 3RD BRAKE LIGHT, THEY TRIED TELLING ME THAT ALL DOOR WEATHER STRIPS WERE WORN AND NEEDED REPLACED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT LOOK FOR, FIND OR FIX WATER DAMAGE TO THE SEATS, CARPET OR BODY PANELS. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH WATER DAMAGE IN THE SAME SPOT WHILE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE.
HEADLIGHT DEVELOPES CONDENSATION, CAUSING HEADLIGHT (HIGH BEAM) TO BLOW OUT (MY CASE), BUT WHICH EVER IS ON WILL BLOW OUT. DEALERSHIP IS TELLING CUSTOMERS TO RUN WITH HIGH BEAM ON TO BURN OFF THE CONDENSATION. THIS ONLY CAUSES THE BULB TO BLOW.
AIR SUSPENSION WOULD FAIL FREQUENTLY IN FRIGID TEMPERATURES. FIRST OCCURRED WINTER OF 2016.WAS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE UNTIL RECEIVING A SOFTWARE UPDATE. DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF A SOFTWARE DESIGN FLAW IN THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE. THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE ON 2-15-2019 (42,000 MILES) AND SOMEHOW FELT JUSTIFIED CHARGING ME $90. CHRYSLER SENT A SERVICE BULLETIN (08-051-16) TO THE DEALERS ON 4-23-2016 NOTING THE DESIGN FLAW AND RECOMMENDING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FIX UNTIL AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AND VERY UNETHICAL.
3RD BRAKE LIGHT NOT SEALED AND ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER TRUCK. CAN INTERIORS LINER WET AND STAINS. BACK LEATHER SEATS WET AND STAINED
ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE READS AS FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR. AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE, MY TRUCK TAILGATE HAS OPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE RECALL ZERO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED SOLOMON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE BROWNSVILLE AT 724-785-8000 (LOCATED AT 409 NATIONAL PIKE W, BROWNSVILLE, PA 15417) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.
ALTHOUGH NOT REPORTED TO THE DEALER INITIALLY WHEN UNDER WARRANTY, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HADN'T SECURED THE BUCKLE PROPERLY BUT EVEN AFTER ENSURING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS SECURELY LOCKED IT STILL WOULD UNLATCH ITSELF AND THE SEAT BELT ALARM WOULD GO OFF. THESE SEAT BELT LOCKING MALFUNCTION ALWAYS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION AND IT OCCURRED BOTH ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS ALSO OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND AT LEAST 25 TIMES OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD. I JUST TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNFASTENED TWO TIMES WITHIN A 25 MILE TRIP. A SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON A 3YR OLD TRUCK WITH ONLY 26K MILESON IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND DAMAGED THE STARTER, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANHAVEN JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (348 W MAIN ST, BRANFORD, CT 06405, (203) 488-6351) FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WINDSHIELD TO BECOME SMASHED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR NINE WEEKS AND A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS REPAIRED, THE ENGINE HARNESS WAS REPLACED, AND AN ENTIRELY NEW WIRING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT EXPECTED SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FROM THE DEALER, BUT NONE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED OR WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANCAMPEN MOTORS INC. (601 WEST 3RD STREET, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701, (570) 326-0567) AND THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V161000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,775.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE UNABLE TO OPERATE DUE TO THE EXHAUST FAILURE. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME DIZZY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN CHICAGO, IL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. THE VEHICLE IS EQUPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. *DSY
2015 RAM 1500 WITH 55,555 MILES. THE FUEL SENSOR FAIL (P0463). THIS OCCURRED FIRST WHILE DRIVING 55MPH WITH JUST OVER 3/4 TANK. THEN AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER. IT NOW SHOWS 'FUEL SENSOR FAIL' ANY TIME UNDER 3/4 OF A TANK. BUT WORKS WHEN AT A FULL TANK. I NOW MUST USE MY TRIP MILEAGE TO ESTIMATE WHEN MY FUEL IS LOW. I'M GLAD I GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY!
ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK AND ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 90 PLUS MPH WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO STOMP ON IT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT UNSTUCK WHILE RIDING THE BRAKE, I HAVE READ WHERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. HOWEVER THE DODGE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM AND CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. SO PAYING OUT MY POCKET TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY BEFORE I AM IN AND ACCIDENT AND INJURY OR KILL SOMEONE AND OR MYSELF. THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T A SCHOOL BUS DROPPING OR PICKING UP KIDS BECAUSE I HAD GO AROUND VEHICLES AS MY RAM TRUCK ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
AFTER 3 RECALLS WERE PERFORMED, INCLUDING A TRANSMISSION SHIFTER RECALL THE VEHICLE NOW SURGES AND LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I START IT. IT IS FULLY IN THE PARK POSITION AND NOT MOVING. I NOW HAVE TO BE SURE TO HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE WHEN I START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS JUST BARELY OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 75, 040 MILES.
THE FACTORY AIR RIDE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED DUE TO COLD WEATHER AND HANDLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS MARGINAL. I HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALER BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE ISN'T A FIX
THE POWER STEERING IS CUTTING OUT RANDOMLY WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN TURNING OR CHANGING LANES OR DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF A CRASH INJURING US OR OTHERS. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, (S19) BUT WE MISS IT BY 1 MONTH. SEEING WE HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS OTHERS WITH SAME MODEL AND YEAR, WE FEEL THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FAULTY. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME LOOSE AND WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DODGE CHRYSLER HUNTINGTON BEACH (16701 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647, (714) 841-3999), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. *TR
WENT TO THE GAS STATION EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I GO TO LEAVE AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH OUR CITY TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET HOME. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER ALL THE WAY HOME ESPECIALLY THE SLOWER I WENT. WHEN I GOT HOME I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE. BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS YET. THIS HAPPENED WITH ONLY 72000.
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CONTINUALLY SHEAR OFF FROM THE HIGH HEAT DISPLACEMENT OF THE 5.7 V8 HEMI ENGINE. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A RAPID TICKING SOUND DURING ENGINE STARTUP.
I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 A COUPLE DAYS AGO IT GAVE ME A MESSAGE TELLING ME I HAD TO GET MY POWER STEERING SERVICED. DURING THAT DAY I LET MY VEHICLE RUN FOR 20 MINUTES AND IT WORKED FINE AFTER THAT. HOWEVER, A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WHEN I WAS TURNING ON A BUSY CITY STREET COMING BACK FROM DINNER THE STEERING LOCKED UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND I HAD TO USE EXTRA FORCE TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY, I VISITED MY LOCAL DEALER PLANET DODGE AND I INFORMED THEM ON THE ISSUE AND THEY RAN MY VIN AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE THE RECALL WHICH IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THE RECALL FOR THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS FOR THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE SEPTEMBER OF 2015 AND MINES BEING FEBRUARY OF 2015. I'M STARTING TO GET VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS AS PRIOR TO MY VISIT AT PLANET DODGE I MET SOME OWNERS AND STATE TROOPERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS ME AND NOT GETTING THE SERVICE THEY AND THEIR VEHICLES NEED IN ORDER TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY.*DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
MY TRUCK KEEPS LOOKING UP THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY MORNING WHEN I FIRST START THE TRUCK I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. AFTER THE 45 MINUTES I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND ON AGAIN AND THE STEERING WILL UNLOCK. ITS UNLOCKS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION TEMP REACHES ABOUT 190 DEGREES. SOMETIMES THE STEERING LOCKS WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO DOGE AND THEY SAID FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY FOR AN ESTIMATE THEN TO SEND IT TO THEM FOR THEM TO SEE IF THEY'LL COVER IT. MY HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK FOR OTHER RECALLS TO PLANET DODGE IN MIAMI AND THEY'VE TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD PLENTY OF TRUCKS LIKE MINE COME IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BEING SOMETIMES WHEN I AM TURNING ITS LOCKED UP. I AM AWARE THERE ARE RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FROM DODGE THEY SAY JUST NOT MY TRUCK BUT MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY NEED TO INCLUDE MORE TRUCKS IN THAT RECALL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOU CAN INSPECT MY TRUCK ANY TIME. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND GETS WORSE EVERY DAY. PLEASE HELP. WHEN THE TRUCKS POWER STEERING IS LOCKED IT SAY POWER STEERING MAINTANCE REQUIRED.
AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. WE LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND UPON THIS HAPPENING I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND IT IS A NON STOP ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID THEY FIX THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL THE TIME BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. IT IS A EXPENSIVE FIX THAT DODGE IS NOT COVERING YET IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.
STEERING LOCKS UP. EVERY TIME I GO TO START MY DODGE RAM 1500 2015 THE STEERING IS LOCKED. THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO UNLOAD CLEAN THE STEERING. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START DRIVING IT LOCKS UP AGAIN. THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO GO CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THE DODGE DEALER IN MIAMI FLORIDA PLANET DODGE IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES ON THESE VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL
WHEN I WOKE UP MY RAM'S STEERING WAS LOCKED AND I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS SO I WAITED AND WAITED UNTIL IT REACHED 190* F TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL THEN I SAFELY DROVE MY VEHICLE TO SCHOOL AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY TRUCK AT 2:20 THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AGAIN AND I'M SHOCKED AGAIN BECAUSE I NEVER HAD A CAR THAT HAD PROBLEMS. TO MY CONCERN THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM CAN SERIOUSLY CAUSE A BAD CAR ACCIDENT THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.
MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE PURCHASING THIS TRUCK, WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK IT HAS ROLLED BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I HAD TO JUMP IN THE TRUCK WHILE IT IS MOVING AND PUT THE BRAKES ON. THIS HAS THE 8 SPD TRANSMISSION WITH THE ROTARY KNOB.
I TURNED IN A 2013 RAM 1500 BECAUSE THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED FOUR TIMES IN FIVE MONTHS. ON OCTOBER 26, 2018, I LOOKED AT 12, YES 12, TRUCKS AND SETTLED ON A 2105 RAM 1500 REBEL, ALSO WITH THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION. ON FEBRUARY 8, 2109, THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED ON THE 2105 RAM TOO! THE 2015 IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FIAT/CHRYSLER. WHEN THIS SYSTEM FAILS, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE NO LONGER DRIVING ON TIRES BUT LOGS WHICH COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO CRASH. THE AIR RIDE NEEDS IMMEDIATE SERVICE ALARM DISPLAYED UPON START UP ON THE 2015. THE ALARM DISPLAYED THREE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE EACH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WHILE PARKED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GREAT WITH THE 2013 BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE 2015 EXCEPT THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $2,700.00. ON BOTH TRUCKS, I WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALERSHIP STAFF, THE LEFT FRONT AIR SPRING LEAKED AND THE PUMP & MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY STOPPED WORKING.
THE AIR SUSPENSION ON MY RAM ECO DIESEL 2015 PICKUP HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE SUSPENSION FAILED. I HAD TO DRIVE 25 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY JUST TO GET IT BACK TO TOWN. THIS HAPPENED LAST WINTER ALSO AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. FOR 2 WEEKS THE TRUCK SAT WHILE RAM TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THE TRUCK CAN NOT SOFTLY BE DRIVEN UNTIL FIXED. RAM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND KNOWS THAT THE COLD WEATHER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN THE GOVERNMENT DO TO FORCE RAM TO RECALL THE TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS?
VEHICLE IS STRUGGLING REALLY HARD TO TURN JUST GOING AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THIS IS MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO HAVING TO STRONG ARM EVERY TURN OF THE WHEEL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUDDEN TURNS IN THE EVENT IT IS NECESSARY. I BELIEVE IT IS THE POWER STEERING THAT HAS FAILED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
IN COLD WEATHER THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION STOPS WORKING. WHILE SITTING OR DRIVING THE AIR BAGS LOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE AND DROPS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BUMP STOPS. I AM UNSURE EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE TRUCK BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD EVERY BUMP YOU HIT. I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID HE HAS FOUR TRUCKS IN HIS SHOP AT THE MOMENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO GET RESOLVED.
VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHEN HITTING POTHOLES ON CITY STREETS WHILE DRIVING HAVE TO STOP PUT IN PARK AND RESTART SAID VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP MAY OF 2018 FOR SAME ISSUE VEHICLE ON HAS 1000 MLS SINCE LAST REPAIR PER ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE SERVICE ADVISER IN ARANSAS PASS TEXAS
THE AIR SUSPENSION WARNING MESSAGE COMES UP EVERY TIME IT GETS BELOW 10 DEGREES, AND THE SUSPENSION BAGS COMPLETELY DEFLATED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD NO SUSPENSION, JUST RIDING ON THE BUMP STOPS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE CONTACT PERFORMED A COLD START. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, WHICH ALSO MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CROWN DODGE OF FAYETTEVILLE (436 N MCPHERSON CHURCH RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303, (910) 920-9613) AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT DID NOT COVER THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
THERE IS A SPLIT-SECOND DELAY WHEN PRESSING THE HORN BUTTON AND THE HORN ACTUALLY SOUNDING. VERY SIGNIFICANT WHEN SOMEONE IS ENTERING YOUR LANE AND DOESN'T SEE YOU. SERVICE TECH CHARGED ME $50 TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL. IT CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT BE NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALLACE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2755 SE FEDERAL HWY, STUART, FL 34994, 772-220-3600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THIS CONDITION REPEATED WHILE ALSO IN REVERSE.*JB
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