2015 Ram 1500 complaints

THIS IS THE SECOND RAM I HAVE OWNEC WITH A SHIFT KNOB ON THE DASH. BOTH HAVE FAILED AROUND 60K MILES. IN BOTH TRUCKS THE SHIFT WILL RANDOMLY EITHER GO JNTO NEUTRAL OR PARK WHILE STOPPED.. HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT RED LIGHTS. I'VE HAD TO SHIFT BACK TO PARK AND RESET THE DESIRED GEAR. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD CYCLE THE SHIFTER 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR CAUSING TRAFFIC TO BACK UP. I REPLACED THE SHIFTER AND CURED THE PROBLEM ON BOTH TRUCKS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

SIERRA WIRELESS ADAPTER IN RADIO SPONTANEOUSLY DIES FOR NO KNOWN REASON

FUEL SENSOR FAIL WARNING COMES ON. WHEN I FILL MY TANK IT IS FINE UNTIL APPX 50 MILES WHILE DRIVING MY FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON NOW. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. SO I RAN OUT OF FUEL YESTERDAY ON THE FWY AND I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY SEVERAL 18 WHEELERS. I HURT MY BACK PUSHING IT.

MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE ON DEC 23 2018. ALL GAUGES SUGGESTED NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS. THE TRUCK HAS 120K MILES. IT'S A TOTAL LOSS. *DT *TR

THE REAR WINDOW LEAKS WATER INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT RAINS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTLER CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1555 SALEM RD, BUFORD, SC 29902), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAVE A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE I'LL GO TO START MY VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING JUST LOCKS UP UNTIL MY TRANSMISSION REACHES 180*F I BELIEVE THE ISSUE MIGHT BE THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND LOWERED I THINK IT CAUSED TOO MUCH STRESS TO THE U JOINTS OR SOMETHING HAPPENED. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE FCA WILL NOT REPORT THIS AS A RECALL BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER AND 100+ CARS ARE IN THERE FOR THE SAME REASON EVEN STATE POLICE CARS .

BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY ANY TIME IT RAINS OR THE VEHICLE GETS WASHED WATER LEAKS INTO THE CABIN. ROOF LINER IS ALREADY STAINED AND THE VEHICLE INTERIOR MAY BECOME DAMAGED.

DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH AN AREA WITH WATER ON ROAD. THERE WAS BLACK ICE ON THE ROAD AND TRUCK HIT ICE. WENT OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS ROAD UP AN ENBANKMENT AND SLAMMED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. TOTALED TRUCK AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

WATER COLLECTING UNDER REAR SEAT. WHEN IT RAINS WATER COLLECTS UNDER REAR SEAT.

NOISE ON STEERING. INTERMEDIATED SHAFT COLUMN JOINT CLOSE OF FUEL/BRAKE PEDALS.

2015 RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED ABS LIGHT. *LD *JS

55K MILES ON TRUCK. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED ERROR CODE P0463 WHICH INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER A FEW ENGINE STARTS. TODAY THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON, FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY (EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 3/4 OF A TANK, AND A FUEL LEVEL SENSORS FAILURE MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE DASH. AN INTERNET SEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2014+ RAMS. THE FUEL SENDER WEARS A LINE ON THE SENSOR AND THE CONTACTS NOT LONGER MAKE CONTACT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THE FIX INVOLVES DRAINING THE TANK, PULLING THE BED ON THE TRUNK AND REPLACEMENT OF EITHER THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP OR THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. COST ESTIMATES ARE $575 AND ON UP. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A TRUCK THAT'S ONLY 3YRS OLD AND 55K MILES. I HAVE A 1979 MERCURY BOBCAT AND THE GAS GAUGE STILL WORKS ON IT. THIS IS JUST A POORLY DESIGNED PART THAT CAUSES PREMATURE FAILURE.

THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN, AIRBAG AND STEERING/ELECTRICAL. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2012-2014 RAM 1500S THAT WERE RECALLED, MILEAGE FOR THE TRUCK IS ABOUT 65000. COST FOR FIXING IT WAS 762.67. IT IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11065676 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. CHAPMAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (3800 N 89TH ST, 85251) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,500.

INVOLVED IN A MVA DURING A SNOW STORM. RESPONDING TO A FIRE CALL DRIVING DOWN HILL WHEN VEHICLE INFRONT STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TAPPED ON BRAKES AND TRUCK STARTED TO SLIDE. TRUCK LOST CONTROL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS .TRUCK WENT THROUGH A TREE AND TELEPHONE POLE AND MY SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCKS FRONT FRAME WAS WRINKLED AND BUMPER SNAPPED IN HALF. WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED.

THE FUEL SENSOR GOES OUT. IT SEEMS FCA KNOWS OF THIS BUT NOT DOING MUCH TO FIXING IT. COMPLAINTS ON UTUBE ALSO. IT WON'T START IN SELF-STARTING, FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY, AND MAINTAINS A ENGINE PROBLEM. CAN RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY IF NOT FIXED. CAN COST UP $1000.00. IT HAPPENED AT 36, 499, JUST OVER THE WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION'S AIR SYSTEM ABRUPTLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END TO LIFT AND THE FRONT END TO DROP ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT DOVE TO CHRIS NIKEL CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (2920 NORTH ASPEN AVENUE, 145TH EAST AVENUE & THE B.A. EXPRESSWAY, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012, (918) 940-6785). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR COMPRESSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPRESSOR SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE DISABLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION HAD AN AIR BAG THAT WAS OPERATED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE REAR SUSPENSION AIR BAG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

45000 MILES AND GET P0463 CODE, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX, $1000

FCA AS THE PARENT COMPANY TO RAM BRANDS HAS ISSUED A RECALL R51 FOR A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO THE RAM 1500 ECODIESEL USING A 3.0L VM MOTORI DIESEL MOTOR. THE RECALL IS INTENDED TO COVER ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS WITH A BLOCK HEATER. ALL VM MOTORI ENGINES ARE EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH A BLOCK HEATER. HOWEVER, ONLY SOME TRUCKS WERE SHIPPED WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED HEATER BLOCK CABLE, AND ONLY THOSE WITH THE CABLE CODE WERE FLAGGED WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE LISTED IN THE RECALL RELATING TO COLD WEATHER OPERATION BELOW AMBIENT FREEZING TEMPERATURES. AFTER CONTACTING FCA, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NHTSA TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VIN NUMBER INSERTED INTO THE RECALL, AS ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS IN THIS RANGE SOLD IN AREAS FREQUENTLY BELOW FREEZING REQUIRE IT. THE RECALL TEXT IS AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/UNIVERSAL/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/R51.PDF

CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0463 HIGH LEVEL OUTPUT FUEL SENSOR. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT CHANGE AND WORKS CORRECTLY. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $734 TO $1400 TO FIX THIS SENSOR PROBLEM. // FRONT PARK ASSIST SENSOR BROKEN. ONE SENSOR BROKEN BUT FAILS THE OTHER SENSORS INSTALLED. SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $765 TO REPLACE ONE SENSOR AND PAINT TO MATCH THE FRONT BUMPER.

ENGINE IN THE TRUCK FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, STARTED LOUDLY KNOCKING AND LOST POWER, BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK FILLED WITH SMOKE, THE SMOKE IN THE CAB WAS THICK ENOUGH THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. EYES WERE WATERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO BREATH, THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. I NEVER SAW FLAMES BUT THOUGHT TRUCK WAS ON FIRE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE SO I HAD MY FAMILY EXIT THE TRUCK AS SOON AS WE WERE SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE DEALER THAT THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE INDICATED THAT THERE WERE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 60 ENGINES ON BACK ORDER IN THE US WITH NO ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIME ON A REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE A LARGE AMOUNT OF THESE ECO DIESEL ENGINES FAILING AND SOME VEHICLES ARE CATCHING ON FIRE DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST AND IGNITING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME FAILURE ALONG WITH ENGINE BAY FIRES ON A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK AND ENGINE. HTTPS://WWW.RAM1500DIESEL.COM/

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND I STARTED COASTING TO A STOP. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, A LOUD CLICKING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND I GOT A "LOW OIL PRESSURE" WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH. AS I WAS COASTING TO A STOP, SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS COMING INTO THE CAB THROUGH THE VENTS. IT SMELLED LIKE COOLANT. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS GOOD. ALL GAUGES WERE IN NORMAL TEMPERATURE RANGES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION) COOLER FAILED. THEY SAID IT LEAKED INTO THE INTAKE AND THE INTAKE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL FOR A TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $4500. RAM SAID THAT THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT, WHICH IS ABSURD BECAUSE THE TWO PARTS ARE BOLTED TO THE ENGINE AND NECESSARY FOR IT TO RUN. EGR COOLER FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON ON RAM 1500 ECODIESELS, ALTHOUGH RAM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE.

10/05/2018 DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, 3 TRIPS TO DEALER, 10/08/2018 AFTER UPDATING COMPUTER FOR RECALLS ON 1ST TRIP,10/18/18 REPLACEING EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS ($1188.00) 2ND TRIP, REPLACED PLUGS, AFTER 3RD TRIP 10/22/2018 WAS TOLD HAVE BAD LIFTERS, $6500 TO REPAIR, VALVE LIFTERS ON BACKORDER 4-6 MONTHS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS HEMI MOTOR. TRUCK HAS 136000 MILES, OUT OF WARRENTY. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHEN REPLACEMENT LIFTERS DO COME IN THEY ARE THE SAME, NOT FIXED, NOT UPGRADED, SO THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT DO I DO WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 4-6 MONTHS?

AM GETTING A P203E ERROR MESSAGE. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE LEVEL SENSOR LOCATED INSIDE THE TANK. PROBLEM IS ITS A SEALED TANK WITH NO ACCESS ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK, PUMP AND SENSOR. VERY BAD DESIGN FLAW. $2600 TO REPLACE. MESSAGE IS SAYING ENGINE WILL FAIL TO START AFTER 500 MILES. THE DEF PUMP IS WORKING CORRECTLY BUT THE ENGINE THINKS ITS ALMOST EMPTY.

HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF THEN TURN BACK ON SO FAST IF YOU BLINK YOU MISS IT. HAVE NOT NOTICED A PATTERN IN WHEN IT HAPPENS. ONLY TIME I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT HAPPENING IS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. HAVE TALKED TO FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY STILL NO HELP.

MY DODGE RAM 2011 1500 AND MY 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 BOTH WHEN IT RAINS MY BACK UNDER THE SEATS GETS FILLED WITH 2" RAIN WATER. THIS MUST BE A INHERIT PROBLEM THE ROOF MUST BE LEAKING CAUSING THIS RAIN WATER TO RUN TO THAT AREA. WILL CAUSE RUST AREA TO CAUSE WEAKEN BODY TO CASE SEAT TO WEAKEN IN THIS AREA.

POWER STEERING IS FAILING LIKE THE RECALL 16V167000 WHICH INCLUDES 2015 RAM 1500'S HOWEVER MINE IS NOT SHOWING IT TO BE INCLUDED. AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING IS STFFING AND BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN. MILEAGE IS UNDER 25000.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE ECO DIESEL ENGINE IN MY TRUCK ON THE THIRD INCIDENT, TOTALLY SEIZED UP AND I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS FINISHED AND THE DEALER WOULD TRY TO GET ME A NEW ONE. THEY CAME BACK AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE A MINIMUM OF TWO MONTHS, IF THEY COULD GET ONE AT ALL, BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY WERE HAVING WITH ECODIESEL ENGINES. I BASICALLY, WAS FORCED TO TRADE IT IN TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. ON TWO OCCASIONS OF THE THREE INCIDENTS, IT NEAL\RLY KILLED ME, OR AT LEAST A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO MONTHS AGO AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,593.

ON 9/21/18 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HIS TRUCK SHUT OFF CAUSING HIM TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN HE DID HE NOTICED SOME LIGHT SMOKE. HE TRIED TO POP THE HOOD BUT IT WOULDN'T POP SO HE GOT OUT AND TRIED TO SEE IF IT WAS CAUGHT AND SAW MORE SMOKE HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE STUFF DRIPPING LIKE MELTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AT THAT TIME HE WENT TO WALK AROUND THE TRUCK TO LOOK FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION CAUSING HIM TO RUN BACK FROM THE TRUCK AND CALL 911. IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND IN THE 25 IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE THE ENTIRE TRUCK EXCEPT THE BED AND REAR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BURNT DOWN. 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS THE ENGINE IN THIS ECODIESEL BLEW UP WHILE HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND CHRYSLER DID AN COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT ON IT UNDER WARRANTY AND DUE TO THEIR FAULT. THE NEW ENGINE ONLY HAD 10-15K MILES ON IT AND TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE ENTIRE TRUCK APART LIKE A LEGO CAB AND ALL. RAM IS NOT COMING OUT WITH AN ECODIESEL IN THE 1500 IN 2019 BUT CHRYSLER IS NOT OWNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRUCK ALMOST KILLING MY HUSBAND. THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON FIRE AND ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY WHEN IT BURNT DOWN. IT WAS IN MOTION AND ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRST ENGINE BLEW WITH ONLY 84K MILES ON A DIESEL.

I WAS HAVING THE OIL CHANGED. WHEN THEY STARTED IT TO PULL IT OUT THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. *DT*JB

TWICE WITH IN A PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS THE SAME ISSUE/FAILURE HAS OCCURED. "SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". BOTH TIMES THE ISSUE OCCURED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AT FREEWAT SPEEDS, WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. BITH OCCURENCES RESILYED IN TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I WAS LEFT WITH LIMITED ABILITY TO MANUEVER ON THE FREEWAY, TO THE RIGHT LANES, AS WELL AS LIMITED ABILITY TO MANEUVER AND AVOID TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND, AS WELL TO SWITCH LANES TO EXIT THE FREEWAY SAFELY. ONCE EXITED HE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REACH A TOP SPEED OF 39MPH. BITH TIMES THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE ISSUE AS AN EGR VALVE PROBLEM.

AUTO WINDOWS ARBITRARILY WORK OR RATTLES VIOLENTLY. HAD THIS ADDRESSED WITH DEALER FOUR (4) TIMES SINCE BRAND NEW JUNE 2015. STILL EXPERIENCING THIS AND I'M CONCERN THAT WINDOWS WILL FAIL OR BREAK ABRUPTLY WHEN ROLLING UP OR DOWN, IN MOTION AND/OR STATIONARY, WELL AS MY SAFETY WITH WINDOWS FAILING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V486000 (STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT CALLED DOUGLAS JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM AT 941-484-8300 (LOCATED AT 2382 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, FL 34293) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

UPPER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS STICKY WITH EXCESSIVE FOGGING OF WINDSHIELD. "DASHBOARD" IS STICKY, WON'T CLEAN UP WITH WATER BASED CLEANERS/ CLEANING WIPES. RESIDUE ON INSIDE SURFACE OF WINDSHIELD WON'T CLEAN UP WITHOUT CLEANER. THE RESIDUE IS EXCESSIVE AND CAUSES MODERATE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING WITH SUN DIRECTLY IN YOUR FACE. NOTED EXCESSIVE BUILDUP OF RESIDUE WITHIN TWO YEARS OF PURCHASE - SAME TIME NOTED THAT BUILD UP OF DUST, BUGS ON THE UPPER INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STAUNTON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (907 W FRONTAGE RD, STAUNTON, IL) TO BE REPAIRED. TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 61 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE SPEED INCREASED TO 70 MPH DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON A DECLINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,567. *TT *JB

MY 2015 RAM 1500 4X4 WITH ECODIESEL BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON US31 SO I PULLED OFF ON THE NEXT SIDE STREET. AT THAT POINT, SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE VENTS AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD INTO THE CAB. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. DEALER REPORTS AN EGR VALVE COOLER FAILURE WHICH THEN CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CRACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (9640 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75035, (214)-256-4324) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

DASHBOARD SAYS AIRBAG NEEDS MAINTENANCE.

WHILE LEAVING WORK, I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I HAD TROUBLE KEEPING THE VEHICLE WITHIN A SINGLE LANE. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH AT TIMES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I LOOKED ONLINE THAT SIMILAR 2015 RAM'S ACTUALLY HAD A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PART, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR THE RECALL. MY 3YR/36K WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN MAY 2018, BUT I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE PART WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY HAD ORDERED THE PART. THEY ADVISED THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER 2018. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, 10-3-18,AND THEY STATED THE PART WOULD NOT BE IN AT THE EARLIEST 11-26-18. POSSIBLY NOT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

RUNNING BOARD BROKE OFF DUE TO ERRORS WITH RIVETS FASTENED TO THE BODY INSTEAD OF CHASSIS FRAME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 87 MPH AND THE AUTO THROTTLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AT AUTONATION (11200 N FWY SERVICE RD E, FORT WORTH, TX 76177, 817-642-7894); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,419. *TT UPDATED 11/28/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ABERDEEN (11049 US-15, ABERDEEN, NC 28315, (910) 944-7115) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE STEERING GETS TIGHT TO WHERE YOU CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN IT LOOSENS BACK UP UNEXPECTEDLY. IT'S BECOMING DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN TURNING CORNERS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO TIGHTEN UP. WE JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER 2018 AND ALREADY HAVING ISSUES. IT HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. IF THE PAST RECALL FOR STEERING WAS EVER FIXED, IT'S BROKE AGAIN AND NEEDS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP. I GOT MY TRUCK TOWED TO A SHOP AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE ENGINE ROD BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT AND ALLOWED THE ROD TO COME OFF OF THE CRANKSHAFT. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND THIS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE IN COMPARISON TO OTHER ENGINES. I DISCOVERED THIS CONDITION OCCURS AT RANDOM MILES AND IN MOST CASES WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILS YOU LOSE POWER TO CRITICAL COMPONENTS LIKE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, IN SOME CASES COULD LEAD TO A FIRE AS WELL. LUCKILY I WAS ON A ROAD THAT ALLOWED ME TO STOP SAFELY.

NO HIGH BEAMS NO REVERSE LIGHTS NO LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS

FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR "B" CIRCUIT. U0100 LOST COMUNICATION WITH ECM/PCM

THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES, YET THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500 ECO-DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED CASE NUMBER: 35040343. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2015 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL 3.0 L ENGINE. LEAKING EGR COOLER DURING 2017 AND 2018 CROSS COUNTRY TRIP HAULING A 23 FT TRAVEL TRAILER. MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. BOTH TIMES EGR LEAKED INTERNALLY CAUSING COOLANT TO BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE AND BURNED. LEAK WAS SLOW AT A RATE OF 1 GALLON OR SO PER WEEK OF 1500 MILES OF DRIVING PER WEEK. BOTH TIMES EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS LIKE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHILE TOWING FOR PROLONGED PERIOD. FIRST EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED NOV 2017. NO TOWING UNTIL JUNE 2018 WHEN IT FAILED. SECOND COOLER REPLACED AUG 2018. FIRST COOLER ONLY LEAKED INTERNALLY. SECOND LEAKED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY AT THE COOLANT SEALS. COOLANT BEING INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE CAN EASILY DAMAGE THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS. MANY COMPLAINTS ON DODGE RAM ECO DIESEL FORUMS ABOUT FAULTY EGR COOLERS.