2015 Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT AFFECTED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY WHITE'S ENERGY MOTORS CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (203 MOTOR CT, GILLETTE, WY 82718, 307-687-0499) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ENGAGED , AS I WAS TRAVELING UP HILL ON A WINDY 2 LANE ROAD!. SCARY!

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE FUEL SHIFTS IN TANK FORCING VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY FORWARD UNDER BRAKING. IF UNPREPARED FOR THE SHIFT, WHICH ONLY HAPPENS UNDER BRAKING WHEN THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTS, THE TRUCK WILL OVERPOWER THE CURRENTLY APPLIED BRAKES TAKING MORE TIME TO STOP. THIS CAN RESULT IN A COLLISION WITH A STOPPED VEHICLE OR OBJECT IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT APPLY HARDER BRAKING.

TRUCK ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY

POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT AND CAN UNEXPECTEDLY BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER.

ISSUE: VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE WHILE IDLING WITH DRIVER DOOR OPENED. TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS ON A FLAT GRADE AND HIT A HONDA CIVIC IN THE REAR BUMPER WITH THE OPENED DRIVERS DOOR WHICH FOLDED BACK ONTO THE FRONT DRIVERS FENDER. KNOW ONE WAS IN EITHER VEHICLE AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE SHOULDER OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK (VEHICLE RUNNING) WALKED UP THE SIDEWALK TO THE HOME HEARD A CRUNCH, LOOKED BACK AND SAW THE VEHICLES TOGETHER. I WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AT LEASE 3 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED CIDDY CORNER TO THE REAR OF THE HONDA APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. I WOULD HAVE KNOWN IMMEDIATELY IF THE TRUCK WAS IN REVERSE AFTER GETTING OUT OF IT AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MOVING. IT WASN'T UNTIL A MINUTE OR TWO THAT IT BEGAN TO MOVE INTO REVERSE. IT WENT BACK 10 FEET AND WAS STOPPED WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR HOOKED ONTO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CIVIC. THIS ISSUE IS DUE TO A BAD CONTROL DIAL ON THE DASH IN MY OPINION.

TAILGATE HAS FALLEN OPEN TWICE WITHOUT NOTICE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD JUST STARTED MY TRUCK AND WAS PARKED, THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN, HITTING A TREE AND DENTED THE TAILGATE. THE SECOND TIME I JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN AND I ALMOST LOST THE LOAD IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED.

RECENTLY HAD THE POWER STEERING UNIT REPLACED BY FCA (50% MY COST) AND FILED A NHTSA COMPLAINT. AFTER APPROX 2,000 MILES HAS DEVELOPED VERY STIFF AND JERKY STEERING ASSIST. WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER WHEN YOU LET GO, AND TURNING CORNERS IS A TWO HANDED, REDUCED SPEED AFFAIR AS NOT TO COLLIDE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT IS BAD. I CAN SPRAY LUBRICANT ON IT AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE THEN RETURNS AS IT DRIES OUT. *TT

ECODIESEL TRUCK FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, STARTING FROM A STOP AND WHEN IDLING WHENEVER FUEL TANK REACHES 1/4 FULL OR LESS. TRUCK IS DIFFICULT HARD TO START WHEN AT 1/3 FUEL LEVEL. ON JUNE 28TH 2018 AFTER TRUCK SHUT OFF ON FREEWAY BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND I NEED TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK GREATER THAN QUARTER TANK FUEL TO PREVENT THE TRUCK FROM SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION AND IT'S VERY SCARY TO BE DRIVING WITH A LARGE TRAILER AND YOUR TRUCK SHUTS OFF ON THE ROAD.

ENGINE FIRE. CHRYSLER DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. TRUCK WAS IN MOTION. LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND PULLED OVER. FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD.

STEERING RACK WILL LOCK UP OUT IF NO WHERE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS.THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT'S NOT CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENING IT IS INTERMITTENT. BEEN TO TWO DEALERS AND NO FIX OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. IT'S TOO MUCH MONEY TO PAY WITH NO HELP. *TT

TAILGATE OPEN WHEN I ROAD A FEW TIMES MONTHLY.

I HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. RAM TRUCK IS COMING TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN TO THAT'S WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU AND LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED I WAS ON ROUTE US 35 HEADING WEST IN BEAVERCREEK OHIO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). RIVERHEAD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (624 W MAIN STREET, RIVERHEAD, NY) REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED FROM THEM, AND ALSO THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT UPDATED 10/15/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V562000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SOUTHWEST (7980 W TUFTS AVE, LITTLETON, CO) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. 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. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK. THE VEHICLE CAN SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE DRIVER BEING AWARE. UPDATED 10/15/18*JB

LACK OF ACCELERATION FROM STILL TO PASSING GEAR. RPMS GO UP AND SLOWLY ACCELERATE

STEREO NOT WORKING - FLASHES RAM LOGO AND XM LOGO, THEN TRIES TO UPDATE. NOTHING HAPPENS AND NO CONTROLS WORK. DEALER WANTS 1800. TO REPLACE. DRIVERS SIDE LUMBAR NOT WORKING, DEALER SAID SEAT BACK NEEDS REPLACING. HARD TO BELIEVE THESE NEED TO BE DONE ON A 3 YR OLD VEHICLE WITH 44K MILES ON IT. NEITHER ARE SAFETY ITEMS, HOWEVER MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE RADIOS IN THESE VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE SEEN NEAR THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY THROWING SAND ON THE ENGINE AND A PASSERBY WAS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PLANET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (9975 NW 12TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33172, (305) 470-8000) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BURNT AND MELTED EGR COOLER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

ON MAY 29,2018. I REARENDED A SEMI TRUCK. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN TOWED TO COLLISION CENTER I ADDRESSED MY CONCERNS TO THEM THAT I FELT MY VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE TRUCK MAINTAINING SPEED WHILE I WAS APPLYING BRAKES. THEY PLUGGED IT INTO SCAN TOOL AND FOUR DEFAULT CODES CAME UP. (ABS,AIRBAG,POWER STEERING,DOOR MODULE)I THEN PROCEEDED TO OPEN A CLAIM WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER. WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTIGATED WAS WHY DEFAULT CODES CAME UP & TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING TO AVOID COLLISION. DAIMLER CHRYSLER ASSURED ME THERE THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR WOULD INVESTIGATE ALL THE ISSUES (ALL DEFAULT CODES). THEY WHERE SENT OUT, PLUGGED TRUCK INTO SCAN TOOL AND TOOK PICTURES. THIRD PARTY SENT MY HUSBAND & I A COPY OF WHAT THE CRASH TEST DATA WAS.BEEN CALLING THEM FOR ANSWERS SINCE MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTH & A HALF UNTOUCHED. TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ONLY INVESTIGATED AIR BAG ISSUE & NOT OTHER VERY SERIOUS MECHANICAL SAFETY ISSUES. CLEARLY DOCUMENTED IN CRASH TEST DATA, FROM MY VEHICLE, STATES POSITIVE TORQUE TO MOTOR WITH PEDAL PRESSURE OF ACCELERATOR READING AT 0% & WHILE BRAKES WHERE BEING APPLIED. I HAVE DOCUMENTS TO PROVE MY STATEMENTS. ALSO AT TIME OF ACCIDENT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL OF CRUISE CONTROL. ON JUNE 14TH ,2018 MY HUSBAND CHECKED OUR VIN AGAIN & IT IS NOW INCLUDED IN CURRENT RECALL. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT MY CRUISE CONTROL

THERE ISN'T ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE ENTIRE ORDEAL, BUT I WILL DO MY BEST TO CONGEST IT. JUNE 19TH: WENT TO DEALER SHIP WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOBODY THERE KNEW WHAT IT MEANT, AND THEY ERASED IT AND TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT UNLESS IT COMES BACK. JULY 3RD: VACATION TRIP, ABOUT 2 HOURS INTO DRIVING, TRUCK LOOSES THROTTLE, SOLID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, "SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE BAY, SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC TO ME. FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A MELTED QUARTER SIZED BOILING SPOT ON THE MANIFOLD? I BELIEVE. CHECKED THAT ENGINE LIGHT WAS SOLID, AND ON JUNE 19TH WAS TOLD IF LIGHT IS SOLID, IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE, IF IT'S BLINKING SHUT OFF IMEDIATELY. IT WAS SOLID. VACATION'S OVER, DRIVE BACK TO VEGAS AT ABOUT 40-50MPH (TRUCK WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER) ON BLINKERS THE WHOLE WAY WITH MY FIANCEE IN THE PASSANGER SEAT, AND 3 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. AN HOUR OURSIDE OF VEGAS, TRUCK WAS THROWING FLAME BALLS AND SPARKS OUT THE REAR, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE DESERT, AND EVACUATED MY SON AND FIANCEE. GRABBED RED BULLS AND GREEN TEAS TO DOUSE THE FIRE. GOT THE FIRE OUT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. IF I DIDN'T NOTICE THE SPARKS OR FIREBALLS, OR IF A FUEL LINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WE COULD HAVE DIED. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS BURNED AND THE DPF ON THE EXHAUST WAS GLOWING BRIGHT RED STILL. I SPOKE WITH AN ORIGINAL ENGINEER ON THE TRUCK, THROUGH A FACEBOOK GROUP FOR THESE TRUCKS, WHICH HE STATES 2 WEEKS PRIOR WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN, THE EGR MUST HAVE START

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE INDEPENDENTLY OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (JAMES HODGE MOTOR, 5100 SOUTHEAST LOOP 286, PARIS, TEXAS) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

I HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES BUT THE SCARIEST IS AFTER SETTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND PUTTING MY 2015 RAM 1500 IN PARK MY TRUCK WILL ROLL UP TO 4 FEET. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I PUT IT IN PARK. EVERY TIME I PARK IT I WORRY THAT IT WILL ROLL AND HIT A PERSON OR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

VEHICLE IN PARK ON LEVEL CITY STREET. STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE SUDDENTLY ACCELERATED AT SEEMINLY FULL POWER IN REVERSE. CROSSED INTO INTERSECTION AND HIT BY TRAFFIC, CONTINUED ACROSS INTERSECTION, CAME TO REST IN YARD OF HOUSE OPPOSITE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE "PARKING SENSOR DISABLED" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ST. CHARLES JEEP CHRYSLER (1611 E MAIN ST, ST CHARLES, IL 60174, 630-513-5353), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN; HOWEVER, REPLACED THE RADIO AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE FAILURES WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500.

THE TAILGATE FALLS/ SLAMS OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHILE PARKED. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY.

POWER ASSIST STEERING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WAS INOPERATIVE DURING A TURN. VEHICLE CROSSED THE LANE MARKER INTO TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY MISSED A COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. TOOK TO A DEALER SHIP (GLOCKNER OF ASHLAND KY) AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 4 WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO CODES PRESENT IN THE COMPUTER OR WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. 3 DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO KUNES COUNTRY OF MACOMB IL AND THEY DETERMINED THE POWER RACK STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,430. I DECLINED. WILL FIX MYSELF. NEW UNIT FROM DETROIT AXLE IS $1,399. VEHICLE HAD 44,800 MILES AT THE TIME OF MALFUNCTION. *TT

RAM 1500 HEMI 2015 TRADESMAN WITH THE FAMOUS HEMI TICK. MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF CAUSING LOUD TICK SOUND AT START UP AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS OF THIS HEMI TICK ISSUE. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL. DEALER IS CHARGING $650 EACH SIDE.

TAILGATE DROPS MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ON OCCASION WHILE PARKED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE AUTO LOCK . MANY COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE NET WITH SAME PROBLEM.ON ONE OCCASION WHILE AT GROCERY PARKING LOT THE TAILGATE FELL ON A 65 YR OLD LADY WALKING BY. I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WAS GOING TO GET SUED.

STEERING TILT CONTROL BROKE , NO PARTS BEING BEING MANUFACTURED . MUST PURCHASE USED COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN JUST BECAUSE A SMALL PLASTIC CLIP BROKE SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO HAVING TO ADJUST THE SEAT TO PROPERLY SEE GAUGES . KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE BEING TAPPETS , VALVE SPRINGS, CAM SHAFT , ALL LOW TO MID MILEAGE ENGINES . VALVE SPRINGS BREAKING AND DROPPING VALVES THAT COULD DESTROY YOUR ENGINE CAUSING TO STALL AND OR LOCKUP AT HIGH SPEED AFFECTING STEERING AND BREAKING WITH THE ENGINE UNABLE TO RUN. THE STEERING ISSUE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. THE TAPPET/LIFTER WAS IN MOTION ALSO ON A HIGHWAY. VEHICLE 2005 147500 MILES. ONLY IMAGES WOULD BE REPAIR BILLS

TAILGATE UNEXPECTEDLY OPENS AND FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE LATCH INSIDE OF THE TAILGATE, THERE IS A METAL TAB THAT BREAKS OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH BRAKE PADS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD ALL THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TAILGATE DROPS MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ON OCCASION WHILE PARKED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE AUTO LOCK . MANY COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE NET WITH SAME PROBLEM.ON ONE OCCASION BEFORE I UNPLUGGED AUTO LOCK IT FELL WHILE AT GROCERY PARKING LOT JUST MISSING SOMEONE WALKING BY.

TAILGATE OF TRUCK RANDOMLY FALLS/OPENS DURING DRIVING ON ROADWAYS. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO AUTO-LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE OR PLASTIC PARTS IN LATCH. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED 2 TIMES AND IT APPEARS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES TEMPORARILY. CURRENTLY IT IS EVERY 8TH TIME THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED AND THEN LOCKED. PREVIOUS WARRANTY WORK WAS EVERY 4 START/STOPS. IT IS NOT TIED TO ANY OTHER ISSUE BECAUSE IT MAY GO A WEEK OR TWO WITHOUT ISSUE AND THEN RANDOMLY OPEN. IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE HAULING CARGO ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEED. DEALER 1ST REPLACEMENT STATED THE TAILGATE MECHANISM BINDS AND THEN FALLS. KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2015 RAM REBELS AND OTHER MODELS OF 1500. THIS HAPPENS AND SMOOTH ROAD OR BUMPY ROADS AT SLOW SPEED AND HIGH SPEED. NOT WHEN PARKED. HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. *TT *TR

WHILE WORKING ON MY TRUCK, I LEFT 1 BOX SITTING BESIDE THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND JUST THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD A FIREPLACE BURNING. MY SON CAME OUT AND ASKED ME WHY THE BOX WAS SMOKING. THE SUN REFLECTING FROM THE CHOME WHEEL CAUSED THE BOX TO CATCH ON FIRE. THIS OCCURRED ON 8 APRIL 2018 IN PASADENA, MD AT APPROX. 5 P.M. WILE THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE SPECIFIC ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE ADVISED TO OTHERS TO BE AWARE OF THE FIRE POTENTIAL CAUSED BY THE SUN REFLECTING FROM THE CHROME ON A VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND MAINLY OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. TWO DEALERS (SHERWOOD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 1915 N SALISBURY BLVD, SALISBURY, MD 21801, (410) 749-1301 AND SPIRIT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, 1945 KINGS HWY, SWEDESBORO, NJ 08085, (856) 467-2200) WERE CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSIS THE VEHICLE. NEITHER DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A LOUD TICKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (NEW HOLLAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 508 W MAIN ST, NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SOUND WAS THE "HEMI TICK" AND COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE WHEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BEFORE GOING OFF OF THE COLVERT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WASN'T ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER LANE AND THAT I COULD SLOW DOWN TO PREVENT VEHICLE DAMAGE. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS VERY DANGEROUS! IT MAY NOT SOUND THAT BAD JUST LOSING POWER STEERING BUT WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT IT AND IT HAPPENS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AROUND CURVES OR AT THE STOP LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT AND TIGHT TURN. I AM A YOUNG MAN THAT CAN CONTROL NON POWER STEERING VEHICLES BUT NOT UNEXPECTEDLY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER CAPE COD (460 YARMOUTH RD, HYANNIS, MA 02601, 508-815-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TRUCK SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING. TRUCK WILL NOT STEER AND IT'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ENGINE WARMS UP, USING EXCESS GAS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I START MY RAM 1500. SO FAR, IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL. FIAT AND MY DEALER ARE TRYING TO HELP ME. HOWEVER MY BASIC WARRANTY IS UP SO BOTH ARE SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BOTH ALSO SAY THAT MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH ANY EFFECTED 2015 RAM 1500 THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

TRUCK HAS ECODIESEL ENGINE. HAD IT IN FOR ROUGH IDLE BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. AT 42141 MILES DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE EGR VALVE WENT OUT. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. THIS VALVE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN, EMISSIONS OR EXTEND WARRANTY. RAM WOULD NOT HELP EVEN THOUGH HAD IT IN BEFORE

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN WINTER CONDITIONS THE TRUCKS ANTI-LOCK/ABS/TRACTION CONTROL /4X4 AND CRUISE CONTROL ALL STOPPED WORKING AND THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. AT 65 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING WITH TRAFFIC UP HILL ON A CORNER ON WINTERY ROADS THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS LOST. THE TRUCK WENT INTO SEVERAL 360 DEGREE SPINS AND CAM TO A STOP ON THE FAR RIGHT SHOULDER. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE STRUCK AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO LITHIA DODGE OF WASILLA I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED (48,100 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT) BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK IN FOR OVER A WEEK. AFTER THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK THEY REPLACED THE R-REAR SPEED SENSOR AND SAID THAT WAS THE ISSUE. I WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. I LEFT THE TRUCK AGAIN AT THE DEALER. THEY THEN INDICATED THE ISSUE WAS IN THE WIRING HARNESS. I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME TO INSPECT THE WIRING. I TESTED THE CONTINUITY OF THE CONDUCTORS THAT THE DEALER HAD INDICATED WERE THE ISSUE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AND EXPLAINED MY FINDINGS, THEY INDICATED THAT THE TECH HAD "GUESSED" THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE HARNESS. AFTER RETURNING TO GET MY TRUCK THE DEALER SAID IT WAS REPAIRED, THEY HAD PERFORMED UNAUTHORIZED WORK, CUT MY HARNESS AND SPLICED AS THEY SAID THAT WAS THE ISSUE, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER LITHIA DEALER WHO INDICATED THE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED BEYOND RE

REAR CAB 3RD BRAKE LIGHT LEAKS EXTREME AMOUNT OF WATER WHEN RAINING HARD. THERE ARE HUNDARDS OF VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE. WATER ENTERING THE CAB COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE OR SOME KIND OF ELECTRIC SHORT. CHRYSLER/RAM DOESN'T OFFER A SOLUTION TO FIX AT THEIR COST.

2015 RAM 1500 RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE DURING A SIGNIFICANT CRASH. ENTIRE LOWER BUMPER TORN OFF, CHROME SOLID STEEL BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY MANGLED. FRONTAL FRAME BRACKETS (4 TOTAL) WERE CRUSHED LIKE AN ACCORDION, SIDE SUPPORT BRACKETS OF THE FRONT BUMPER WERE BENT BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL WITH THE BUMPER. ACCIDENT WAS DRY PAVEMENT, SUNNY WEATHER, PART OF 6 CAR PILE UP, IMPACT ESTIMATED GREATER THAN 25MPH INTO A STATIONARY VEHICLE. PERMANENT MEDICAL ISSUES DUE TO COMPLAINT SYSTEM RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. REQUESTED DEALER TO REVIEW THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM SOFTWARE TO DETERMINE IF IT SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED. DEALER HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIND THE DATA RECORDED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 7 MPH. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED YORK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AT (928) 433-3925 (500 PRESCOTT LAKES PKWY, PRESCOTT, AZ 86301) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,300.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE DORSCHEL DORSCHEL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP DEALER (3817 W HENRIETTA RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14623) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,099. *TT *TR

2015 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT STILL FAILED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LOCHMANDY MOTORS, 920 N NAPPANEE ST, ELKHART, IN 46514) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT ONCE THE REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

2015 RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRONIC SHIFTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT AND/OR TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT REVERSED ABOUT 75FT AND IMPACTED A CONCRETE ABUTMENT AND METAL PIPE SUPPORTING GATE. THE GEAR SHIFT THEN WENT INTO REVERSE AND THE BACK UP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. *JS

WHEN I PUT MORE THAN 300LBS OF LOAD ON THE BED, DRIVING AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 65 MPH DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE OR SMALL DEEP ON THE ROAD/HIGHWAY THE TRUCK STARTS BOUNCING AROUND, START AT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE TO REAR LEFT SIDE, TO THE POINT THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE KICKED IN, IT IS SO UNSAFE THAT WE AND MY FAMILY GOT SO SCARE, I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO ROLL OVER, IT HAS HAPPENED IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, VERY VERY UNSAFE. CHECKED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS NOT LEAKING, NO BROKEN COIL SPRINGS, PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. IT IS UNSAFE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.