2015 Ram 1500 complaints

TRUCK HAD A LEAK BEHIND THE DASH WHICH COULDN'T BE REPAIRED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. MOISTURE WITHIN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK HAS CAUSED ANYTHING METAL IN THE CAB TO RUST AND HAS ALSO AFFECTED SOME ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I NOTICED THE LEAK MORE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY DURING HEAVY RAINS/SNOW. LEAK WAS NOTICED IN OR AROUND 11/2015 AND CONFIRMED IN 1/2016 AND IS NOW ASSUMINGLY REPAIRED. RUST IS A MAJOR CONCERN ALONG WITH MOISTURE THAT MAY HAVE AN AFFECT ON ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 EXPRESS, I'VE HAD MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK FROM THE VERY START OF OWNING THE TRUCK. THE BIGGEST AND LONGEST LASTING ISSUE HAS BEEN WITH THE KEY FOB GETTING STUCK IN THE TRUCK. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN THAT THE TRUCK ISN'T TELLING ITSELF THAT THE IS IN PARK SO IT WONT RELEASE MY KEY. THIS CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO TURN THE TRUCK ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES MOVE THE TRUCK AND SHIFT BACK INTO PAR BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN IN PERSON BUT THEN TELLS ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. SO THEY REPLACE SOME RANDOM PART HOPING IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 03/2016 AND HAS REQUIRED THE TRUCK TO BE IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR DAYS AND WEEKS. DODGE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER CARE TWICE OPENED TWO CUSTOMER CARE TICKETS AND ALL I HEAR FROM DODGE IS TAKE IT BACK TO SHOP SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT. I'VE HAD CLOSE TO SEVEN DIFFERENT ITEMS REPLACED ON THE TRUCK AND HAVE TO SPEND MY OFF DAYS DRIVING BACK AND WORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS. I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH DODGE CUSTOMER CARE SINCE 05/2016 TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED BUT THEY DON'T SEEM WILLING OR CARE TO GET THE TRUCK FIXED. THEIR ANSWER IS THEY CANT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I'VE SHOWN VIDEOS, RECORDED EVERY TIME THE KEY GETS STUCK BY NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE, DODGE DOESN'T SEEM TO CONCERNED WITH FIXING MY ISSUE. WHE

THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED FROM MID COUNTRY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP ON 12/16/2015 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 10/5/2016, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND JUMPER CABLES WERE REQUIRED TO START THE ENGINE. VEHICLE OPERATOR IS CURRENTLY DELIVERING THE VEHICLE TO THE MID COUNTY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE OPERATOR REPORTS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ERRATIC - THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING, THE TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING, THE ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING, INDICATOR PANEL LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING, AND SEAT BELT ALERT SYSTEM IS TURNING ON WITHOUT CAUSE. MECHANICS REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. WHILE THIS IS THE FIRST MALFUNCTION ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FLEET CONSISTS SOLELY OF RAM 1500S, WITH SEVEN BEING 2016 MODELS AND ONE 2015. BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE FLEET.

AT 24300 MILES THE ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATING VERY HARD AND THEN QUIT. AFTER CHECKING THE OIL, IT WAS GOOD, I CREPT THE TRUCK TO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND CALLED AAA. TOWED VEHICLE TO NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CERTIFIED TECHS TO FIX MY TRUCK WITHOUT IT BEING AT DEALER FOR 2 MONTHS. SERVICE MGR CALLED AROUND AND FOUND A DEALER WHO COULD REPAIR TRUCK. METAL PIECES INCLUDING BEARINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL PAN. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN AND WHEN ASKED IF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED ON THE NEW ENGINE RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILER OR WHETHER RAM HAS FIXED THIS EVER OCCURRING AGAIN.

EVENT: ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AT APPROXIMATELY 07:16PM MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON HWY 380 AT MILEPOST 44 IN A REMOTE PART OF NEW MEXICO BETWEEN ROSWELL AND SAN ANTONIO. OUR SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR 6 DAYS AND APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES BETWEEN VANCOUVER, WA AND THE LOCATION THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE ON MY 2015 RAM ECODIESEL BEGAN MAKING A GROANING SOUND. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON MY DASH AND WITHIN MINUTES THE SOUND BECAME LOUDER AND THE ENGINE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY. FINALLY, THERE WAS A LOUD "BANG" AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NO INDICATION OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. ONCE THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP A "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT FINALLY APPEARED ON THE PANEL. THE TRUCK WAS INOPERABLE AND CAME TO A REST IMPEDING TRAFFIC.I PULLED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND TOOK THREE READINGS AND THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS FULL. WE PUSHED THE UCONNECT "ASSIST" BUTTON AND A TOW TRUCK WAS SUMMONED. WE WERE TOWED TO SIERRA BLANCA RAM DEALERSHIP IN RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE ENGINE THEY DISCOVERED THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER HAD EXPLODED AND CRACKED THE ENGINE BLOCK IN THE PROCESS. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED CHRYSLER WARRANTY AND AS OF 09.17.16 WE STILL HAVE NO ANSWER FROM CHRYSLER ON WHETHER THEY WILL APPROVE A NEW ENGINE. THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST WEEK THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT APPROVE REPLACEMENT OF A NEW ENGINE UNTIL SEVERAL MORE "PICTURES AND DOCUMENTA

VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER WHO NOTICED BLACK SLUDGE IN COOLANT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULDN'T BE UNDER WARRANTY AND SOMEONE HAD SABOTAGED TRUCK. I TOLD THEM IT LOOKED LIKE OIL IN COOLANT AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. FAULTY OIL COOLER LED TO OIL IN EVERY PART THAT ENGINE COOLANT ENCOMPASSES. THIS LEADS TO THE TRUCK OVERHEATING VERY QUICKLY AT TIMES. POSSIBILITY OF COOLANT IN THE ENGINE BLACK AS WELL, THEY CANNOT PROVE OTHERWISE WHICH COULD LEAD TO CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR APPROX 75 DAYS AND THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS WITH NO REMEDY TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUING TO COME ON. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN LIGHT ORIGINALLY CAME ON. IT'S NOW BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF OTHER CASES. THIS IS A FAULTY OIL COOLER IN 2014-2017 MODELS OF THE DODGE ECO DIESEL 1500 PICKUP. FCA PUT ME OFF FOR WEEKS SAYING THEY WOULD CALL ME AND NEVER WOULD, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO GIVE ME PAPERWORK DETAILING THE PROCESS AND FCA COULD NOT REACH THE DEALERSHIP FOR WEEKS. THIS TRUCK HAS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE MESSAGES "NO OIL PRESSURE", "THE LAST OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AT 40,000 MILES" APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METALLIC CHIPS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE TOWING OUR CAMPER THE ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE AND TOTALLY BURNED ALONG WITH OUR CAMPER. IT WAS A TOTAL DESTRUCTION. WE WERE NOT HURT. FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY.

ON 8/11/2016TRUCK STALLED/SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY; WAS ABLE TO RESTART IN ATTEMPTS TO MAKE IT HOME. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACT UP AND LOW COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK WAS TOWED FROM HIGHWAY LOCATION TO LOCAL FORD/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO LOOKED OVER AND STATED WAS A GALLON LOW ON COOLANT AND TO "WATCH." UPON RESEARCH ONLINE AND OTHERS HAVING ISSUE CHECKED THE EGR WHICH WAS SATURATED, RETURN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 08/18/2016 FOR REPAIR WITH ENGINE WARRANTY BUT INFORMED THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED AS IT WAS A BASIC COMPONENT. CALLED DODGE WHO STATED SAME INFORMATION NON-COVERAGE OF ENGINE WARRANTY, AS IS A BOLT ON ITEM (ALTHOUGH IT RELATED TO ENGINE, IN FACT ONE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOCKED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ENGINE). FURTHER DISCUSSION THEY'D PAY HALF MINUS TAX AND TESTING, LEAVING A 840.72 SHOP BILL ON A 2015 TRUCK, WHICH WE PAID AND TRUCK RETURNED ON 08/26/2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK AND HEAD LACERATION FROM THE SEAT BELT AND BRUISES TO THE NECK, BACK, ARM, AND LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A DEALER COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND THE DIPSTICK SHOWED THE CORRECT OIL LEVEL. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND A "NO OIL PRESSURE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED, WHICH DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ECU SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION PCU SENSOR FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ELECTRICAL SENSOR SYSTEM. THE FRONT FRAME ALSO SEPARATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,240.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS DESIGNED WITH A CHROME BORDER. WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON THE CHROME, IT IMPAIRS THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THE SUN'S REFLECTION FROM IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS TO PLACE HIS HAND ON THE CHROME TO BLOCK THE SUN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,469.

SIMILAR TO THE 2012-2013 DODGE DURANGOS RECAL THAT INVOLVED THE TIPM AND FUEL PUMP RELAY. MY 2015 RAM 1500 BEGAN TO NOT START AS IF IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH FUEL WITH LONG CRANK TIMES THAT HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THE LAST WEEK, I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL AFTER EACH OCCURENCE. TODAY (2016-08-08) IS HAS GOTTEN TO POINT THAT I NEVER KNOW IF THE TRUCK WILL START. I HAVE BROUGHT INTO MY DEALER TODAY AND THE SERVICE TECH MENTION THAT THIS SOUNDED LIKE THE "DURANGO" RECALL ISSUE. I AM ASKING THAT YOU EXTEND THE 2012-2013 JEEP/DURANGO TO 2015 RAM 1500'S. I KNOW THE PETITION WAS DENIED BUT I'M ASKING THAT YOU RE-EVALUATE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. NHTSA RECALL NO. : 15V-115 - DOESN'T START ON FIRST TRY. HEAVY SMELL OF FUEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. UPON THE DRIVER EXITING AND RE-ENTERING THE VEHICLE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THERE WAS STANDING WATER INSIDE THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE ROBOTICS OF THE WELDING FOR THE FRAME WERE FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE TO RE-WELD THE FRAME, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE TRIM OF THE CENTER CONSOLE IS MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT REFLECTS LIGHT SO MUCH, THAT IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT IT IS REFLECTED INTO THE DRIVERS EYES. I HAVE HAD TO PUT A TOWEL OVER THE TRIM TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. ON BRIGHT DAYS IT IS ACTUALLY BLINDING.

SHAKING AND VIBRATION THROUGHOUT TRUCK BETWEEN 47 AND 70 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOPS A TOTAL OF NINE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 2015. TIRES 'RE P LACED TWICE WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. DEALERSHIP STATES PROBLEM WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLED SR-A TIRES. NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND SAME PROBLEM EXIST. MECHANICAL PROBLEM SUSPECTED WITH VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NONE. I HAVE PAID OUTSIDE SHOPS TO CHECK TIRES AND NO ISSUES REPORTED. TWO OTHER OWNERS HAVE STATED THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER BRAND TIRES. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MECHANICAL ISSUE. SAFETY AND WARRANTY COMPLIANCE NEEDED ON THESE MODEL TRUCKS. PLEASE HAVE RAM CORPORATION PERFORM INTERNAL QUALITY CHECK ON ALL VEHICLES AND REMEDY COMPLAINT.

I HAD STANDARD HEADLIGHT, 9012 HALOGEN, AND LIVING OUT IN THE COUNTRY THE LIGHTING IS VERY POOR, I HAVE TOO USE MY FOG LIGHTS TO SEE APPROPRIATELY, I TRIED TO CHANGE IT TO SILVERSTAR ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE HALOGEN HEADLIGHT, AND STILL NO IMPROVEMENT, ALSO CAUSES THE AUTO HEADLIGHT NO TO FUNCTION ANYMORE. THIS TRUCK COST OVER 50K, AND THE LIGHTING IS VERY POOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE CONTACT EXITED, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND IN A POND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OUT OF THE POND TO A TOW YARD. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL REGISTERED IN PARK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

WHILE MERGING INTO THE LEFT LANE ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND JERKED MY TRUCK FURTHER LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT AND BARELY AVOIDED AN HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT'S THE EPA POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD OR THE ESP GEAR BOX. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS DEFAULT IN THE POWER STEERING. THE TRUCK IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD. HOW COULD SOMETHING THIS CRITICAL TO SAFETY SIMPLY GO OUT ALREADY. SOMEONE PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP US CONSUMERS, FOR THE SAKE OF ALL OUR SAFETY. ALSO I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, MERGING LEFT, I WAS JERKED PROBABLY 10 TO 15 FT, ENOUGH THAT I WAS PUT INTO THE OTHER LANE. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS RANDOMLY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOW PARKED THE TRUCK UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATION FROM MY MECHANIC OR DODGE DEALERSHIP. IT'LL HAVE TO BE TOWED FOR FEAR OF ME CRASHING.

TAKATA INFLATOR FAILED WHEN IN A FRONT END CRASH DUE TO A DRUNK DRIVER AT 45MPH. DRUNK DRIVER HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND I SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND T-BONED DRUNK DRIVER ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAUSING HIM TO SPIN AROUND AND SLAM INTO DRIVER SIDE OF BED. WITH THIS KIND OF IMPACT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND FUEL CUT OFF SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V661000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THIS TRUCK HAS GONE INTO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP IS REFERRING TO AS LIMP MODE. NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING THE TRUCK INVOLUNTARILY DOWN SHIFTS INTO A SPEED AVERAGING 20 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE OTHER THREE TIMES THE SPEED WENT FROM 30-45 MILES PER HOUR DOWN TO 25 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP INDICATING AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT PROBLEM. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE PURCHASED IT FROM. THE FIRST TIME A PCM UPDATE FOR THE VOLTAGE CODE 18-19-04-EH WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT, JUST A FEW DAYS LATER, ON MARCH 10, 2016 THE VEHICLE SUFFERED THE SAME DEFECT WHICH CREATED A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A MAJOR ROADWAY. AGAIN, FREEDOM CHRYSLER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE BOOST SENSOR (68211211AA SENSOR-INTAKE MANIFOLD) AGAIN 1 DAY AFTER THIS WAS RETURNED TO US IT WENT BACK INTO LIMP MODE. THIS TIME (3-21-16) THE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AT 800-423-6343 AND WE WERE GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND A CASE REPRESENTATIVE. THE CASE MANAGER OFFERED AT THIS TIME TO REIMBURSE US 1 MONTHS PAYMENT DUE TO THE LOSE USE OF THE VEHICLE. WE DECLINED PAYMENT UNTIL WE KNEW THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED PROPERLY AND THAT NO OTHER ISSUES WOULD ARISE. THE FOURTH TIME THE TRUCK WENT INTO THIS MODE ALL OF THE INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. 1 DAY LATER THE

I ENTERED MY DODGE RAM WITH ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO START IT AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND STILL HAD NO BRAKES. I RETRIED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. I PUT IT IN GEAR AND WENT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO BRAKES. I BACKED UP AND STILL HAD NO BRAKES. FINALLY AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND HAD NO BRAKES AGAIN. THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT FELT LIKE THE ABS MAY HAVE BEEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE. IF THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR IF I HADN'T STARTED BRAKING WAY EARLY I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. AFTER THAT I FINISHED MY DRIVE TO WORK WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. I CALLED THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM YET.

THE MESSAGE THAT STATES, SERVICE AIR BAG KEEPS ON COMING ON. WHILE IN MOTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO A BRUISED ARM, NECK, AND BACK. IN ADDITION, TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURED NECKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

DIESEL EMISSIONS: DOZENS OF TIMES IN THE 7 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE: WHEN DRIVING AT MEDIUM TO SLOW TRAFFIC SPEEDS OR PARKING LOT SPEEDS (5MPH - 20MPH), OR WHEN SITTING STOPPED, IF THE CLIMATE CONTROL FAN IS ON - IT BLOWS HEAVY DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN. THESE FUMES ARE ONLY COMING IN THROUGH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN WE DO NOT GET FUMES, THERE ARE NO HEAVY FUMES AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE ONLY GET DIESEL FUMES BEING BLOWN IN VIA CLIMATE CONTROL. IF WE TURN OFF CLIMATE CONTROL, THE FUMES STOP. THEY ARE STRONG ENOUGH AT TIMES TO CAUSE EYES TO TEAR UP. THEY HAVE HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE IN EMPTY REMOTE PARKING LOTS - SO NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. THEY HAVE HAPPENED WITH HEAT / OR COOL SYSTEM ON. WE DO NOT GET NOTICEABLE FUMES IN THE CABIN WHEN TRAVELING AT FASTER/HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, HOWEVER THIS COMPLAINT FORM ONLY ALLOWS PICKING ONE DATE.

I LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING WHILE IN A STORE, I CAME OUT TO SEE IT ROLLED FORWARD INTO A BUILDING WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE AND TRUCK WAS IN PARK ( OR AT LEAST I THOUGHT) THIS CAUSED $1800 IN DAMAGES LESS THEN A MONTH LATER WHILE THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK IT COMPLETELY DIED AND HAD TO TOWED BACK TO DEALER. THEY SAID THEY FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE DASH

TRUCK IS 1 YEAR OLD WITH 26,000 MILES. ROTORS NEED MACHINING OR REPLACING. WAS TOLD THAT DAILY COMMUTING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HAS CAUSED THE ROTORS TO OVERHEAT AND BECOME PITTED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO NOW SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. NO TOWING INVOLVED. TRUCK IS USED AS A DAILY COMMUTER. MOSTLY HIGHWAY TRAVELLING, BUT RUSH HOUR IS STOP AND GO FOR A GOOD 10 MILES EACH WAY. 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE INFORMED ME THIS IS PRETTY COMMON DUE TO THE NICKEL COMPONENT IN THE ROTORS. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING REPLACING THEM OR MACHINING THEM AT A COST OF $250 PLUS NEW PADS EVEN THOUGH THEY DO NOT NEED REPLACING. ROTORS WERE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES.

ON 2-24-16, AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE HAPPENED DURING WHICH THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PER THE POLICE REPORT, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE FACING SOUTHWEST. UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE BACKED UP FROM ITS PARKING POSITION IN THE NORTHEAST DIRECTION COLLIDING WITH A BUILDING COLUMN. THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A BLOCK COLUMN CAUSING CEMENT BLOCKS TO BE KNOCKED OUT OF POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON THE SCENE. DRIVER LEFT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO THE VEHICLE, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LCOKED IT WITH THE KEYS IN HIS POCKET. HE THEN ENTERED A STORE.AND APPROX. 15 MINUTES LATER, SECURITY LOCATED HIM AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BACKED INTO THEIR BUILDING JUMPING A CURB AND ACCELERATING. DRIVER ADVISED THAT HE HAD THE KEY FOB IN HIS POCKET TEH WHOLE TIME. HE STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CRANKED AND WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF IF HE WAS A CERTAIN DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ADVISED HE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE CRANKED, TRAVELED IN REVERSE AND THEN COLLIDED WITH THE BUILDING. HE ADVISED THAT SOMEONE TOLD HIM THE VEHICLE'S REVERSE LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED WHEN THEY OBSERVED THE CRASH. SECURITY VIDEO WAS OBTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. LATER HE LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER. ON MARCH 17, 2016 OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES (FCA US LLC) STATING THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFA

TWO ACCIDENTS AND WAS DENIED RECALL - EVEN THOUGH MY 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 STEERING COMPONENT HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT #1 FEBRUARY 16, 2016 BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION WELL. CAR DID NOT BRAKE WELL IN THE RAIN, WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NOT BRAKING. DODGE RAM 1500 SKID AND HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT. ACCIDENT #2 MARCH 12, 2016 LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STARTED A SLOW LEFT TURN WHEN: (1) THE DODGE RAM LOST TRACTION, (2) DODGE RAM OVER STEERED TO THE LEFT FROM THE STEERING INPUT SUDDENLY LOSING POWER, AND (3) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND (4) MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. I TRIED TO COUNTER STEER TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE TO THE STREET BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE TRUCK THEN SKID, WENT OVER THE CURB AND HIT A LIGHT POST THAT FELL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DODGE RAM AND DAMAGED THE CAR HEAVILY. IF IT HAD FALLEN ON THE ROOF MY PASSENGERS AND I WOULD BE DEAD. POLICE REPORT AND FOUR WITNESSES. ELEVEN DAYS AFTER THE SECOND ACCIDENT, A RECALL FOR DODGE RAM 1500 MODEL YEARS 2015-2016 CAME OUT FOR STEERING. THE RECALL IS FOR THE IDENTICAL MALFUNCTIONING STEERING COMPONENT THAT CAUSED MY SECOND ACCIDENT. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, WHICH MEANS FOR THEM THAT MY CAR WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT FACILITY FROM THE RECALLS AND IS NOT O

12/2015 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND WENT TO TURN INTO A BANK ATM AND COULDN'T SLOW OR STOP MY TRUCK FOR THE TURN. THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I STARTED PUMPING THEM AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SLOW AND STOP THE TRUCK. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER AND I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. THEY ALSO COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES BEING SOFT. 5/4/2016 I AGAIN HAD ISSUES. I GOT INTO THE TRUCK; STARTED IT UP WENT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKES WERE SOFT. I HAD TO PUMP THEM BRAKES A FEW TIMES BEFORE I COULD PUT IT IN DRIVE. I LOVE MY DODGE TRUCKS; BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE.

NOTICED DURING MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT APPROX 1580MILES THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS WERE LEAKING GREASE. I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME, CLEANING IT. AFTER APPROX 6000 MILES OR SO, I CHECKED THE FRONT TWO HUB WHEEL BEARINGS AND AGAIN THERE WAS SEEPAGE OF BEARING GREASE COMING OUT OF THE WHEEL HUB SEAL. CLEANED IT AGAIN. I LAST CHECKED AT APPROX 12000 MILES AND THERE WAS LITTLE RESIDUE STILL EMITTING FROM BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. I CHECKED FOR WHEEL PLAY BY RAISING FRONT OFF THE GROUND AND HOLD 9.15 AND 12.30 POSTITIONS BUT NO PLAY WAS NOTED. CONCERNED THAT BOTH WHEEL HUB BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE FROM NEW SINCE THEY LEAKED FROM NEW. I AM ASSUMING THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE PLAY AND WOBBLE ONCE THE FRONT HUBS FAIL, THEN EVENTUALLY FRONT WHEELS FALLING OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V799000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED MORE THAN TWO DEALERS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE THAT THE PARTS MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIDDLE SEAT IN THE BACK ROW OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PURCHASED YESTERDAY, DID NOT HAVE SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT SHOULD HAVE A LAP BELT ONLY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT HAD DOUBLE SHOULDER BELTS, BUT NO LAP BELT. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.

WAS ON THE ON RAMP PASSING A SEMI WHEN I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE GAS PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOOR. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO SPEED UP UNTIL IT HIT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN A SERVICE THROTTLE BODY MESSAGE LIT UP ON THE DASH AND RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE TRUCK FOR DAY NUMBER 4. THEY CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT THREW A CODE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE TRUCK IS BRAND NEW 2015 RAM 1500 WITH APPROXIMATELY 1250 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER START BLINKING FROM DIM TO BRIGHT, THIS MAKE IT EXTREAMLY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS IS EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM THE MIDDLE LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. IN ADDITION, THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER BEING REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V661000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,933.

I PURCHASED MY 2015 RAM 1500 OUTDOORSMAN BACK IN DECEMBER. I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH IT NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES AFTER THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED TO MY HOUSE AND I SIGNED THE PAPERS, MY SALESMAN HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE I GO OUT TO START IT AND WOULD NOT START. THE TRUCK KEPT TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE TIPM, I I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. I BRING THE TRUCK HOME FROM THE DEALER THAT DAY I AM NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES I THINK THE TRUCK IS BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY I HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THE TRUCK IS TRYING TO TURN OVER AND START BUT STARVING FOR FUEL. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET IT TO START IT FINALLY STARTS NORMAL AND I TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME IT HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH SAID IT HAD A BAD (FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE). THE TECH INFORMED ME THIS IS A NEW PART FOR LATE MODEL 15'S AND GOING TO BE PLACED IN ALL OF THE 16 MODEL RAMS AND THAT HE ORDERED ME A NEW ONE. I RECEIVED A CALL 2 DAYS LATER MY RAM WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. THIS IS AT ABOUT 170 MILES ON THE TRUCK. NOW AFTER I PICK IT UP FROM THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE BEING REPLACED, THE TRUCK IS RUNNING PERFECT. JUST WHEN I AM JUST STARTING TO GET COMFORTABLE THAT THE ISSUE IS FIXED, AROUND 2500 MILES I AM DRIVING THE TRUCK I GET STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM AT A STAND STILL FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SPUTTER, SHAKE, AND MY RPM'S ARE VERY LOW AND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WARNING MESSAGE 'SPEED LIMITED WITHIN 96 MILES' ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER BECAUSE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN, IT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,778.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, WATER LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXCESSIVELY CORODDED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS WERE VERY DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 550. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VM MOTOR HAS NUMEROUS FAILURES RESULTING FROM THE CAMSHAFT GEAR ON THE FUEL PUMP SIDE OF THE MOTOR SLIPPING AND CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THESE PROBLEMS WILL OCCUR GENERALLY AFTER 70K MILES. THERE IS A PROCESS CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY D&J DIESEL IN MIDVALE UTAH TO PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. ECODIESEL OWNERS PAID A PREMIUM FOR THE DIESEL UPGRADE SINCE DIESEL MOTORS ARE RENOWN FOR THEIR LONGEVITY. THIS ACHILLES HEAL MARRING THE RELIABILITY AND CAUSING AN UNSAFE TIME BOMB SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL THE VEHICLES. THUS FAR RAM HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION. ATTACHED ARE A FEW LINKS DESCRIBING FAILURES. HTTP://WWW.PIRATE4X4.COM/FORUM/GENERAL-CHIT-CHAT/2242010-REAL-WORLD-ECODIESEL-RELIABILITY-SO-FAR-4.HTML HTTP://WWW.ECODIESELRAM.COM/FORUM/THREADS/ENGINE-FAILURE-148000-MILES.478/ HTTP://WWW.RAM1500DIESEL.COM/FORUM/RAM-1500-DIESEL-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/5710-MY-DEALER-HAS-2-BLOWN-ECODIESEL-TRUCKS-2.HTML HTTP://WWW.RAM1500DIESEL.COM/FORUM/RAM-1500-DIESEL-MECHANICAL/8564-ECO-DIESEL-ENGINE-FAILURES.HTML HTTP://WWW.RAM1500DIESEL.COM/FORUM/RAM-1500-DIESEL-MECHANICAL/7275-2014-RAM-LOUD-TICKING-NOISE-ENGINE-MAYBE-CAMSHAFT-BEARING-FAILURE.HTML HTTP://WWW.RAM1500DIESEL.COM/FORUM/RAM-1500-DIESEL-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/2833-ENGINE-BLEW-UP-23.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHROME LATCH USED TO OPEN THE CENTER CONSOLE REELECTED SUNLIGHT INTO THE CONTACT'S EYES. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS BLINDED AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WAS THE ONLY TYPE OF LATCH COVER THAT THEY OFFERED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V799000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR 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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 04/14/16. *JB

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS FILED WITH THE NHTSC ON 9/10/2015. THIS IS THE SECOND IDENTICAL INCIDENT. ON 2/14/16 MY KNEE HIT THE IGNITION KEY AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. I LOST ALL ENGINE, BRAKE AND STEERING POWER AND COASTED OFF ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE LOCATION AND OPERATION OF THE IGNITION KEY AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A CRASH AND FATALITY LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SIMILAR GM / CHEVY IGNITION PROBLEM. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER, RAM HQ CUSTOMER CARE AND YOU (NHTSC) IN SEPT 2015 AND GOT NO RESPONSE FROM ANY OF YOU AND NO ONE SEEMED TO CARE. I ALSO CONTACTED LIEFF CABRASER LAW FIRM IN SAN FRANCISCO THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON 9/10/2015 AND GAVE THEM A HEADS UP THAT THIS DEFECT WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A CRASH AND/OR FATALITY AND THEY ARE ON NOTICE AND PREPARED TO SUE AS SOON AS THIS ISSUE KILLS SOMEONE. LIEFF CABRASER LAW FIRM SPECIALIZES IN THESE TYPES OF DEFECTS AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUED SEVERAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS FOR NEGLIGENCE.

FOLLOW-UP TO COMPLAINT NUMBERS: 10809870 & 10818694, 2015 RAM 1500 LARAMIE LIMITED 4X4 COMPONENT PART OR SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE SAFETY RISK - UNKNOWN I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY TRUCK FROM THE SERVICE CENTER ON 01/20/2016. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. ON 02/14/2016, MY WIFE AND I WERE HEADED OUT FOR VALENTINES DINNER AND I STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT DEAD ELECTRONICALLY AND ENGINE-WISE AGAIN, IN THE GARAGE. AGAIN, THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND AGAIN NOTHING WORKED. THANKFULLY, WE NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THERE WAS NO SAFETY CONCERN. MY TRUCK WILL BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMORROW.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS VERY WEAK. POOR VISIBILITY DOWN THE ROAD. DANGEROUS LEVEL OF VISIBILITY COMPARED TO THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED.