2016 Ram 1500 complaints

I PURCHASED MY USED 2016 RAM 1500 BIG HORN A OF MONTH AGO IN THE END OF JANUARY 2021. IT HAD JUST OVER 70,000 MILES. WHEN I TEST-DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT RAN SMOOTHLY. AT LEAST I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING ODD ABOUT THE WAY IT DROVE. THE CARFAX REPORT SAID IT HAD FOUR RECALLS, ONE OF WHICH WAS A FLASH/REPROGRAM OF THE COMPUTER MODULE. IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE I NOTICED, LIKE OTHER RAM 1500 OWNERS, THAT IT SEEMED TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY LURCH FORWARD BEFORE MY FOOT EVEN GETS TO THE ACCELERATOR. AT ONE INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, I BELIEVED THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD REAR-ENDED ME. WHEN I STOPPED TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE, THERE WAS NONE. I HAD NOT EVEN BEEN REAR-ENDED. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE, IS THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS STRUGGLING WHEN I AM CRUISING AT ABOUT 1,200-1,500 RPM'S, AS IF IT IS IN TOO HIGH A GEAR. WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS OR SPEED UP, IT HESITATES, DOWNSHIFTS AND EVENTUALLY ROARS TO LIFE. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. THEY DROVE IT AROUND. THEY TOLD ME TO COME AND PICK IT UP ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHEN I GOT THERE, THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD "RESET THE ADAPTATIONS AND UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE." THE 'ADAPTATIONS' IS APPARENTLY SOMETHING THAT THE COMPUTER DOES TO ADAPT TO THE DRIVER'S DRIVING HABITS. THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 'USED' TO THE DRIVING HABITS OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I SPOKE WITH

MY TRUCKS GAS PUMP ICON STARTED FLASHING AFTER THE WARNING DINGER WENT OFF ON MY 2016 RAM 1500 CREW CAB SPORT. I THEN NOTICED MY GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY. I CHECKED MY TRIP METER AND SAW THAT ONLY 86 MILES HAD BEEN DRIVEN SINCE I LAST FILLED UP. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ANCHORAGE AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PASS . IT WAS LATE, DARK AND SNOWING WITH NO CELL SERVICE AND NO GAS STATIONS FOR MILES, NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS STRESSED OUT UNTILL I HAD MY TRUCK SCANNED THE NEXT DAY, AND THE ACTIVE CODE IS P0463, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH MANY DODGE VEHICLES, NOT JUST TRUCKS. I FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THEIR INFERIOR PARTS AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER HAS ONE IN STOCK FOR $197.90 BEFORE TAXES AND INSTALLATION. PROBABLY AT LEAST 3 HOURS LABOR. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR INVESTIGATING MY COMPLAINT.

-SUSPENSION FAILURE IN FEBRUARY 2020. REPLACED COMPRESSOR -FAILED EARLY JANUARY 2021. REPLACED COMPRESSOR. FAILED IN 1HOUR OF LEAVING THE DEALER. -REPLACED AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE. FAILED WITHIN 1HOUR OF LEAVING THE DEALER. -REPLACED FAULTY FACTORY COMPRESSOR. FAILED WITHIN 1HOUR OF LEAVING THE DEALER. FOUR AIR SUSPENSION FAILURES IN 3 WEEKS, AND 5 TOTAL IN ONE YEAR. VEHICLE DROPS DOWN ONTO THE BUMP STOPS UPON FAILURE CREATING AN UNSAFE AND UNBELIEVABLY HARSH DRIVING EXPERIENCE. RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO DRIVE AT SAFE HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AND UNUSABLE TO TOW MY TRAILERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TO TRACY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3460 NAGLEE RD, TRACY, CA 95304; (209) 820-1800) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL GUAGE READS EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK.. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF DUE TO IT AND THERE IS A HESITATION IN EXCELERATION DUE TO FUEL INCONSISTANCY

AFTER HAVING AN APPROVED EMISSIONS MODIFICATION DONE, WHILE UNDER LOAD THE SCR BOLTS AND FLANGE BROKE, AND AFTER READING THE FORUMS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO A LOT OF TRUCKS, ALSO CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE TO DPF ASSEMBLY, HIGHWAY DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

ON OCTOBER 24, 2019 NHTSA ISSUED CAMPAIGN NO.19V757000, TO ADDRESS THE RAM 1500 ECODIESEL EGR COOLER MAY CRACK AND CAUSE FIRE. I OWN ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND THOUGHT PROMPT ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THERE WAS A DELAY MANUFACTURING AND SHIPPING THE PARTS. I HAD MY NAME ADDED TO A LIST AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR. UPON RECEIVING AN "URGENT SAFETY RECALL" NOTICE FROM FCA THIS WEEK, I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE UP TO A YEAR (OCT - NOV 2021 TIMEFRAME) BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. BASED ON ONLINE REPORTS, SOME OWNERS ARE HAVING THEIR VEHICLES FIXED QUICKLY, WHILE OTHER OWNERS, LIKE MYSELF, ARE BEING FORCED TO WAIT A UP TO TWO YEARS TO HAVE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED. ALLOWING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD TO BE DRIVEN ON PUBLIC ROADS IS NOT SOMETHING I WOULD EXPECT THE NHTSA TO CONDONE. THIS RECALL, AND OTHER SAFETY RELATED ISSUES (I.E., CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE) WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE NHTSA MUST CONSIDER TAKING MORE IMMEDIATE AND STRONGER ACTIONS AGAINST FCA TO EITHER CORRECT, IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER, OR BUY BACK THESE VEHICLES AND REMOVE THEM FROM OUR PUBLIC ROADS.

I WAS DRIVING ON I 90 IN INDIANA. IT WAS RAINING AND THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT. THE SERVICE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. A SHORT TIME LATER, I HEARD A NOISE AND SLOWED DOWN TO 50. THEN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS RELATIVELY NEW (PAST JULY]) WITH LOTS OF TREAD. I PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER AND GOT OUT TO SEE THE BRAKE GLOWING RED HOT AND SMOKING. I BELIEVE THE NOISE I HEARD BEFORE THE EXPLOSION WAS THE CV JOINT DISINTEGRATING. TRAFFIC WAS FLYING PAST AT 70 TO 80 MPH. I WAS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE TRUCK IS A 4X4.

WATER CONDENSATION ON INSIDE OF PASS GER SIDE WINDSHIELD- SUNROOF SEEMS TO BE LETTING WATER COME IN THROUGH THE GLASS SEAL. CHRYSLER ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN HOWEVER MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED? WATER WILL COME IN VIA THE VISOR AND DURING TEMPS UNDER 50- LITERALLY THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE MIRROR I HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER BUILT UP LIKE CONDENSATION. WHEN IT RAINS HARD WATER ALSO COMES IN AND WILL DROP FROM THE SUN VISOR TOO!

I WENT TO PASS ANOTHER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE THROTTLE(PEDDLE) STUCK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT BECAME UNSTOCK PUMPING BRAKES DID NOT WORK

CODE P26AB. COOLANT 3-WAY VALVE IS MALFUNCTIONING. CURRENTLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THE 2013-2016 RAM 1500 FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT FOR SOME REASON, THE RECALL DON'T COVER MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT'S A 2016. WHY DON'T THE RECALL COVER MY CAR?

THE LEFT REAR PARKING BRAKE SAGS I LOOKED AT DODGE FORUMS AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS PROBLEM THE CABLE HANGS SO LOW IT COULD GET HUNG UP ON DOWNED TREE BRANCHES ECT. IT SEEMS THERE NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY OR SOMETHING

THE REMOTE START WILL START THE TRUCK WHEN FOB IS IN MY POCKET. PROBLEM---THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN MY GARAGE AND STARTED A FEW TIMES. THIS COULD GAS US IN THE HOUSE! I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. WHEN IN A CLOSED GARAGE THIS COULD KILL A PERSON OR FAMILY.

MY 2016 DODGE RAM, REAR WINDOW BEGAN LEAKING DURING A HEAVY RAIN. WATER BEGAN RUNNING IN FROM THE TOP, PASSENGER SIDE OF TEAR WINDOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. MY SON IN LAW HAS A 2015 RAM. HIS REAR WINDOW HAD THE SAME PROB. WARRANTY FIXED IT. CHECKED INTERNET. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.

I HAVE A LEAK IN FRONT WINDSHIELD SEAL, LEFT UPPER CORNER, NEVER HAD ACCIDENT, THE WINDSHIELD WAS NEVER TOUCHED PREVIOUSLY. IT ONLY HAS AROUND 14,000 MILES, MY CAR IS BARELY USED.

AS I WAS DRIVING, AFTER TURNING A CORNER, ACCELERATING ABOUT 40 MPH THE ENGINE VIOLENTLY SHOOK, TRUCK LOST ENGINE POWER. DEAD. AFTER TOWING BACK TO DEALER, THE FAULT CODE INDICATED THE SENSOR RING FAILED (RECALL W58). THAT WAS MID-SEPTEMBER 2020. THE TRUCK WAS IN SAME DEALERSHIP FOR MOST TIME SINCE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST 2020 WITH EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. SO FAR, ALL HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. DEALER HAS PROVIDED ME WITH TRANSPORTATION, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. LOCKWOOD MOTORS MARSHALL MN HAS ALL REPAIR INVOICES, SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN WARRANTY COVERED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SEVERAL HOURS LATER THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONALITY RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO K AND L AUTO SALES INC. (11958 RENOVO RD, NORTH BEND, PA 17760 (570) 923-0722) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A LOSS OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,192.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDLE ROUGH AND SHUT-OFF WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT FT. WALTON (541 MARY ESTHER CUT OFF NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548, (850) 308-6160) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MISFIRING IN CYLINDERS 1, 3 AND 5 HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE MISFIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SINCE THE CASE WAS NO LONGER REVIEWABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PROVIDED THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500.*DT CONSUMER STATED ON JAN 23 2021, OIL WAS DRAINED AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SHUTDOWN.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

20V-475 OR W58 RECALL TO REPLACE RELUCTOR WHEEL HAS BEEN PUBLIC SINCE AUGUST. TO DATE, FCA HAS PROVIDED NO INFO ABOUT TIMING OF A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. A FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT RELUCTOR WHEEL DUE TO DELAMINATION RESULTS IN INSTANT ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE HAD TO PARK THIS TRUCK FOR FEAR OF ENGINE FAILURE. NOW MY 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AS THE TRUCK SITS FOR MONTH AFTER MONTH. IF A REPLACEMENT IS EVENTUALLY INSTALLED, I SHOULD GET A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO MAKE UP FOR MY LOSS OF 4 MONTHS OF WARRANTY AND 4 MONTHS OF USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE ENGINE REEVED UP AND STALLED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND DETECTED A FIRE AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES OR POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED MCCONNELL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 1405 HEALDSBURG AVE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448 (888) 392-4082 WHO REFERRED CONTACT TO MANUFACTURER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING SINCE FEBRUARY 2020. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TO REPORT THIS I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE RECALL STATES THE VEHICLES ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD IS CAUSING A SHORT WHICH IS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE SAME YEAR OF THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED SINCE MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON AND THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO NOT WORK AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS THE POWERING STEERING RACK THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED PLUS THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THEY TOLD ME THIS IS THE EXACT RECALL THAT IS OUT THERE NOW AND MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE ALREADY CALLED DODGE CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED (#77899413). NOW THE DEALERS DON'T WANT TO WANT TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE "THIS IS GOING TO BE DUMPED IN THEIR LAPS" THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT A SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKE CARE OF ASAP. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN I AM DRIVING AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH CLEARLY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I AM HOPING TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE ASAP AS I HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SAFETY SINCE FEBRUARY WAITING FOR AN OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE. IF THIS IS

I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 12/19 TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE TO RECALL VA7 AND VB1/NHTSA 19V-757. I AM CURRENTLY ON 3 WAITING LISTS FROM 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO GET THIS SAFETY RECALL FIXED. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THESE DEALERSHIPS THAT THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, I CONTACTED FCA RECALL ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. WHEN I RECONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS INFORMATION, I WAS TOLD AGAIN THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. IT'S BEEN A YEAR WAITING FOR THIS RECALL TO BE FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRYING TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM GREENSBORO (3710 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,739.*DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*JB*LN*JB

FUEL SENSOR IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO READ EMPTY ON FUEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE DRIVING THE WARNINGS MAKES NOISE SO YOU TAKE YOU EYES OFF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

MY TAILGATE HAS OPENED BY ITSELF 4 TIMES RECENTLY. I CHECK EVERY TIME I CLOSE IT TO ENSURE THAT IT'S CLOSED AND LOCKED PROPERLY. EVERY TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND IT'S FALLEN OPEN. THIS LAST TIME, I WAS HAULING A TRAILER AND IT OPEN BY ITSELF, GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TAILGATE LANDED ON THE TRAILER TONGUE JACK AND DAMAGED MY TAILGATE.

SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK IN JANUARY OF 2020 I'VE NOTICED A SERIOUS DELAY IN TIME FROM WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED TO WHEN THE THROTTLE RESPONDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. I ASSUME SINCE THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT IT WAS OCCURRING BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ONE OF MY COWORKERS WHO DRIVES THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL ALSO HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I NOTICED THE SEALS LEAK DURING PRECIPITATION. I REPLACED THE SEAL AROUND THE UPPER CAB REAR BRAKE LIGHT. THIS STOPPED THE PUDDLE FROM FORMING UNDER THE BACK SEAT BUT THERE IS STILL WATER GETTING INTO THE CAB SOME WAY BECAUSE I CAN SMELL THE DAMPNESS IN THE CAB AFTER RAINY WEATHER.

RECALL VB1 IS NOW OVER YEAR OLD AND NO DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET PARTS AND COMPLETE REQUIRED SAFETY SERVICE.

FUEL SENSOR FAILURE WARNING FOLLOWED BY NOT SHOWING FUEL LEVEL AND ACTIVATING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

FUEL PUMP SENSOR FAILURE ON TRUCK, VERY DANGEROUS, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK, THE FUEL GAGE DROPS TO EMPTY. I AM AFRAID I WILL GET STUCK IN A SNOW STORM AND RUN OUT OF GAS. RAM IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS IT IS VERY COMMON AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR FOR FREE.

CEL LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE EGR COOLER HAS BASICALLY FAILED, SENDING HOT COOLANT IN TO THE ENGINE. EGR COOLER AND INTAKE ARE TO BE REPLACED UN RECALL VB1. TWO DEALERSHIPS AND FCA ARE SLOW WALKING GETTING PARTS TO CONSUMERS FOR VEHICLES THAT POSE A SEVER FIRE HAZARD WITH RESTRICTING THE MAIN PART TO ONLY ONE PER WEEK PER DEALERSHIP. AT THAT RATE IT WILL TAKE FCA 107,979 WEEKS TO REPAIR ALL TRUCKS, OR 173 YEARS, ALL THE WHILE CONSUMERS ARE LEFT HAVING TO DRIVE VEHICLES POSING A SEVERE FIRE HAZARD.

OUR TRUCK STARTED GIVING US CRANKING ISSUES. IT WOULD TURN OVER CRANK AND IMMEDIATELY DIE. WE WOULD KEEP TRYING AND EVENTUALLY START. AT TIMES IT WOULDNT START. WE WOULD CALL A WRECKER TO GET IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. AFTER IT WOULD SIT WAITING ON WRECKER IT WOULD CRANK. FINALLY AFTER FIGHTING WITH THIS FOR 1 YEAR IT HAS BEEN DEAD FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT. IT HAS BEEN AT ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE EITHER.

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND LOST ALL POWER, NOTICED SOME STEAM/SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. I DID NOT HAVE AN EXTINGUISHER SO I CALLED 911. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS PART OF THE EGR COOLER RECALL FOR THE RAM ECODIESEL, PART WAS ON ORDER BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. I HAD BEEN ADDING COOLANT TO THE TRUCK EVERY FEW WEEKS , TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THIS BUT THEIR RESPONSE WAS TO NOT LET THE COOLANT LEVEL GET TOO LOW. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TOWED TO CHUCK PATTERSON TOYOTA (200 EAST AVE, CHICO, CA 95926) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CHUCK PATTERSON TOYOTA (200 EAST AVE, CHICO, CA 95926) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DIESAL EGR COOLER RECALL VB1/NHTSA 19V/757 NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT MY DEALER. I HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR OVER 4 MONTHS...I HAVE CONTACTED FCA AND THEY STATE PARTS ARE BEING LIMITED, MEANWHILE AFFECTED ARE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD CATCH FIRE AT ANY TIME.

TOP OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT CRACKED, CAUSING THE DIESEL FUEL TO CONTINUALLY STREAM OUT UNDER THE TRUCK AS LONG AS IT WAS RUNNING. CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD AND LOSS OF POWER.

ON JULY 5TH, 2019 I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 FROM BEAUFORT SC TO JACKSONVILLE, NC GOING 75MPH. I HAD BEEN USING MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND TRAFFIC WAS PRETTY BUSY BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE AND CONTINUE USING MY CRUISE CONTROL. AS IT OFTEN DOES IN THE CAROLINAS, IT BEGAN TO LIGHT RAIN SO I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN MY SPEED. AS I DEPRESSED THE BREAK, I LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE BEGINNING OF WATER ACCUMULATION ON THE ROAD, BUT MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT COME OFF AND I COULD NOT STOP. I ENDED UP RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, SPINNING 3 TIMES AND FINALLY STOPPING BACKWARDS IN THE TREES SEPARATING 95 NORTH AND SOUTH. DUE TO MY VEHICLE BEING TOO FAR TO TOW, I HAD TO DRIVE IT 200 MILES BACK AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED WITH MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER, THEY PULLED MY BLACK BOX WHICH SHOWED THE CODES C0051-28, C006A-62 AND U0415-00. I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 9 RECALLS SUCH AS 18V332000 SO I HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DODGE DEALER IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 TO HAVE ALL OF THE RECALLS FIXED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY TRUCK AFTER MY ACCIDENT, THAT THE CODES WERE SHOWING AN ISSUE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL WHICH MADE SENSE, SEEING HOW I COULD NOT TAKE IT OFF OR USE MY BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN AND ENDED UP HITTING THE TREE LINE STILL GOING 75MPH AND COSTING OVER $13,600. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE MANUFACTURER KNEW THAT THE ISSUES ARE STILL OCCURRING.

TOWING SMALL UTILITY TRAILER WITH 1,150 LBS LOAD AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. WITHOUT WARNING LEFT (DRIVER) REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED. GEAR OIL COATED BRAKES AND BEGAN SMOKING. UPON DIAGNOSTIC, DETERMINED LEFT REAR AXLE BEARING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. REQUIRED LEFT AXLE SHAFT REPLACEMENT, LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL, LEFT REAR AXLE BEARING.

VEHICLE STOPPED STARTING. BATTERY GOT DRAINED AND NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON. I DROVE IT IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON IT WOULD NOT START

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BACKUP CAMERA GLITCHES INTO A STATIC SCREEN OR IS COMPLETELY BLACK AND WON'T WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT, THE ECM WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS DELAMINATED, AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,482.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE AND RAM WILL NOT FIX THE DESIGN FLAW. THEY WILL FIX IF ITS STILL COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY . SIGNAL OF ISSUE IS THE TICKING AT COLD STARTUP YOU CAN HEAR BY FENDERWELLLS. WILL GO AWAY ONCE ENGINE IS WARM.

TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR ENGINE LIGHT 12/18/19 PARTICULATE SENSOR PROBLEM. SENSOR CODE CLEARED RETURNED 12/19/19. 6/29/20 RECALL CSN 1, EGR COOLER. WITH THIS WORK HAD TO REPLACE MANIFOLD AND THEN DAMAGED HEAD ENGINE CYLINDER DUE TO DAMAGE BY TECHNICIAN AND HAD TO REPLACE, RETURNED 7/24/20. 7/30/20 ENGINE OVERHEATED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. FAULT OF LOOSE HOSE CLAMP AND SYSTEM NOT BLED OF AIR, RETURNED7/31/20. 8/4/20 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.EGR COOLER BY PASS ACUTOTUR VALVE NOT WORKING. RETURNED 8/6/20. 8/10.20 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. EGR BYPASS SOLONIDE HIGH RESISTANCE AND NOT ACTUATING, REPLACE ACTUATOR, RETURNED 8/11/20. 8/17/20 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. REMOVED CAM DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP, RETURNED 8/21/20. 8/28/20 ENGINE LIGHT ON AND BLACK SMOKE AND OIL SPRAYING OUT THE BACK. TRUCK TOWED BACK TO DEALER SINCE IT WOULD NOT START. MAIN ENGINE GASKET BLEW AND TOTALLED ENGINE. DEALER STILL HAS TRUCK AS OF TODAY 9/21/20 TO REPLACE ENGINE. ALL ISSUE HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. I HAVE ALL WORK INVOICES IF NEEDED. I APPLIED FOR BUY BACK BUT WAS REFUSED DUE TO STATE GUIDELINES FOR LEMON LAW.

WHILE MAKING ROUGHLY 90 DEGREE TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE STEERING DOESN'T JUST QUIT WORKING, IT'S AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T MOVE AT ALL. THE TRUCK WOULD BRIEFLY FLASH ON THE DASH 'SERVICE POWER STEERING' AND A CHIME COULD BE HEARD BUT THE CODE WOULD DISAPPEAR QUICKLY. IT DID NOT LEAVE THE CODE IN 'MESSAGES' ON THE DISPLAY. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD WITH SOME RAM TRUCKS ALREADY BEING IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THIS ISSUE. THE STEERING ALSO DOES THIS WHILE SITTING STILL. A PHOTO WAS TAKEN WHILE STATIONARY.

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE EGR COOLER (VB1/NHTSA 19V-757) FOR ALMOST ONE YEAR. OUR DEALER (LARRY H MILLER RAM) IN SANDY UT KEEPS TELLING US THAT FCA HAS NOT MADE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE DEFECT.

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, GAS GAUGE SPORADICALLY GOES TO EMPTY AND LOW GAS LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENS PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. HAPPENS OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING AND DURING STARTUP. ALSO SHUTS DOWN REMOTE START DUE TO LOW FUEL WARNING. 45000 MILES