Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2016 record →
WITH GAS IN TANK THE FUEL GAUGE GOES RIGHT TO EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT COMES ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WORKS ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. WHILE DRIVING WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS NEEDLE GOES STRAIGHT TO EMPTY AND GAS LIGHT COMES ON. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LAST WEEK. TRUCK HAS 46000 MILES ON IT.
TRUCK STUCK AT HIGH SPEED, UNABLE TO DE-ACCELARATE, TURNED TRUCK TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED HAND BRAKE TO GRADUALLY STOP. MESSAGE RECEIVED ON TRUCK;" SERVICE THROTLE BODY" MILAGE ON TRUCK 86463. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MHP AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOW CAR WHEN THIS HAPPEN.
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 HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED AUTO NATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALER BELLEVUE SERVICE CENTER (120 116TH AVENUE NE, SUITE A, BELLEVUE, WA 98004, (425) 312-1092) AND IT WAS 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.*DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER LARRY H MILLER DODGE LOCATED AT 755 N 500 W, WEST BOUNTIFUL, UT 84010, WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $2,260.72 TO REPAIR. THERE WAS 59,860 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 60,000 MILES THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR CERTAIN 2016 DODGE RAMS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1/22/2015 AND 9/13/2015. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THE SAID THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SURELY SINCE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IT MUST BE A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. THEY SAID MINE WAS ASSEMBLED IN JULY OF JULY OF 2016. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THAT PART WAS BUILT. THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THEN THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON READING CYLINDER 8 MISFIRE. UPON INVESTIGATION FROM DEALER AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE ISSUE IS A FAILED CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON THE TRUCK BY THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. TRUCK ONLY HAS 157K MILES AND HAD ZERO ISSUES PREVIOUS TO MY LAST OIL CHANGE AROUND JUNE. TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN STARTED RUNNING HORRIBLE. TRUCK WAS TAKING TO DEALER RIGHT AWAY FOR INSPECTION. TOTAL REPAIR FOR THIS IS $5,500
FUEL SENSOR FAILS AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE. AFTER FILLING UP TANK THE VEHICLE WILL REGISTER FULL FOR 30 TO 40 MILES. THEN SENSOR WILL FAIL AND READ EMPTY WHICH BRINGS IN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
COOLANT LEAKING. LEAK COULDN'T BE DETECTED BY ONLY EYES OBSERVATION UNDER THE TRUCK. IT'S UNKNOWN WHERE THE LEAK WENT. FIRST, WE REFILLED THE COOLANT, AND WHEN IT HAPPENED THE 2ND TIMES AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME OF 1-2 MONTHS, WE REFILLED IT ONCE AGAIN, ONCE THE COOLANT TANK WAS EMPTY, BUT ONLY THIS TIME, IT'S A SHORT PERIOD OF 2 DAYS. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT'S A RECALL ITEM, THAT IT HAD BEEN REPORTED SOME OF THE RAM 1500 HAD MYSTERIOUS COOLANT LEAKED. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHERE THE COOLANT GO, THEY SAID IT'S NOT "SAFE" TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. NOW MY TRUCK HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 1.5 MONTHS AND WAS TILL BEING TOLD THAT THE PART HAD NOT ARRIVED. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL WARNING FROM CHRYSLER. LUCKILY THE COOLANT WARNING SIGN IS WORKING. OTHERWISE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO KNOW AND WE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE STREET MIGHT BE EXPOSED TO EXPLOSION.
HAVING AN ISSUE GETTING A RECALL COMPLETED, I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST YEAR TO GET FCA RECALL VB1/NHTSA 19V-757 COMPLETED ONLY TO BE TOLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO GET FCA RECALL VA7 COMPLETED AS WELL ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY WILL DO IT WHEN VB1 IS COMPLETED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT WORKS FOR A COMPANY THAT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE WORK VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, THE EMPLOYEE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD RAN A STOP LIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR STIFFNESS TO AN UNKNOWN BODY PART. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE AND WAS TREATED FOR UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE BACK TO THE EMPLOYEE'S PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *DT*DT*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE IS OWNED BY THE USPS AND WAS ONLY REPORTING IT.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AN UNSPECIFIED CIRCUIT BOARD WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THE FAILURE REFERENCED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *DT*DT CONSUMER STATED WIRE WAS CHEWED AND PROBLEM RESOLVED. HE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE/DELETE THE COMPLAINT.*JB*JB*DT*JB
I HAVE A EXCELLERATION ISSUE WHEN TRUCK IS COLD . THIS MAY CAUSE A ACCIDENT.
I'VE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK UP CAMERA SYSTEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS $60,000 TRUCK. RAM HAS REPLACED THE CAMERA 3 TIMES AND DOCTORED THE CONNECTION AN ADDITIONAL TIME AND IT STILL FAILS IN A FEW MONTHS. GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT. NOW THE HEAD UNIT ITSELF HAS FAILED ENTIRELY AT 4 YEARS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.
IN JAN. 2020 I WAS TRAVELING FROM VALDEZ, AK TO WASILLA, AK WHEN A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE DEF SYSTEM. THE DEF WAS FROZEN. I WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE SO I STOPPED THERE AND WE PULLED THE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE TO THAW. ONCE IT THAWED THE WARNING WENT AWAY AND THE TRUCK WORKED FINE. BUT NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY TRUCK ANY DISTANCE AWAY FROM MY HOME DURING THE WINTER. I OFTEN TRAVEL DURING THE WINTER WHEN THE TEMPS CAN BE -5 TO -30. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, MOST ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS TRUCK AND LIVE IN AREAS THAT DO GET COLD.
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF QUEST BUILDER'S GROUP WHO OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXPERIENCING ANOTHER SIMILAR FAILURE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PAMBY MOTORS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (665 DANBURY RD, RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON HIS CO-WORKER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HIS CO-WORKER EXPERIENCED THE SAME TRANSMISSION SHIFT FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. HIS CO-WORKER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. CAUSED BY BROKEN STUD/BOLTS TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. FOUR TOTAL, TWO ON EACH SIDE. BROKE CLEAN OFF AGAINST THE HEAD.
I NOW HAVE 4 INCH CRACK IN FLOOR MIDWAY THROUGH VAN
DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AT 70-75 MPH ON I-91 IN CT. TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND SPEED WAS DROPPED TO ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE TRANSMISSION SCREAMING COULD BE STOPPED. GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED FROM CT TO MA. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AT LOCAL REPAIR STATION AND NO PROBLEM CODE WAS FOUND. IT APPEARS THAT FCA # T15 DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM BUT THIS VIN DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL.
EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER NHTSA RECALL 19V-757; I'VE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST AT MY LOCAL DEALER IN IDAHO FALLS, ID SINCE JUNE...THE DEALER IS TELLING ME FCA IS LIMITING THE PARTS THEY SHIP, I CALLED FCA AND FILED A COMPLAINT, THE OPERATOR CONFIRMED THEY ARE LIMITING THE PARTS THEY SEND TO DEALERS TO 2 A WEEK...AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE BE FIXED UNTIL EARLY SEPTEMBER...
THE EXHUAST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE RH SIDE OF THE ENGINE BROKE CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT CAN GET INTO THE CAB WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. HE TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER FIAT IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY BOLTS. NOW A YEAR LATER MY LEFT HAND EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND I HAVE ANOTHER EXHAUST LEAK COMING INTO MY CAB. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISINING. THIS IS ON EVERY RAM FORUM AS WELL AS I HAVE DISCOVERED. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURE GET AWAY WITH KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFCTIVE PRODUCT THAT CAN KILL SOMEONE. I DONT GET IT.
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2018. THE VIBRATION COMES AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND CONTINUES AS YOU GO UP IN SPEED. HAD THE DEALER LOOK INTO IT WITH NO LUCK, EXCEPT CHANGING MULTIPLE PARTS FOR NO BENEFIT. I REPLACED THE STOCK WHEELS FOR ANOTHER SET OF NEW WHEELS HOPING FOR THE VIBRATION TO GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE VIBRATION WITH MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS AND ROAD FORCE BALANCING. WITH ALL BEING UNSUCCESSFUL, THE NEW WHEELS DID NOT HELP. SO THEN I CHANGED THE TIRES. STILL, NO DIFFERENCE IN THE RIDE. I NOTICED THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH NO ANSWERS FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE NEW GEN RAM 1500'S. THE THING THAT REALLY IRRITATES ME, WHEN A 2006 OLD 2500 WORK TRUCK RIDES SMOOTHER THAN MY 2016 RAM 1500 LARAMIE WITH MORE ADVANCED SUSPENSION COMPONENTS... I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT WHEN I RIDE IN A CHEVY OR FORD I CRINGE KNOWING THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT AS SMOOTH AND I'M LEFT FEELING LOST AND SECRETLY ANGRY.
VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN AT SPEEDS OVER 50 BUT LESS THAN 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM HOUSTON (1515 S LOOP W, HOUSTON, TX 77054), AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,700.
REAR BACKUP CAMERA STOPS WORKING
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON THAT WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS ME AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SPEED. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SERVICE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAN ANTONIO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 11910 I-35 FRONTAGE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233, (210) 239-1808, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,348.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN MANUAL STEERING MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAN ANTONIO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 11910 I-35 FRONTAGE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING, SUSPENSION GEAR AND STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,501.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TRUCK HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND STARTED THE TRUCK BUT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. COULD NOT GET IT TO UNLOCK AND HAD TOWED TO NEAREST DODGE DEALER. THEY ARE SAYING IT IS THE RACK AND PINION THAT IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED. TRUCK ONLY HAS 23000 MILES ON IT AND IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY A SINGLE MOM WHO ONLY USES IT TO TAKE HER KIDS TO SCHOOL, GO TO WORK 3 DAYS A WEEK AND ERRANDS AROUND SMALL TOWN. USUALLY DRIVES MAXIMUM OF 50-75 MILES OR LESS PER WEEK.
THIS BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IS NOW CONSTANT WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. AFTER FULLY FILLING THE GAS TANK A WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND HAS A PICTURE OF THE FUEL TANK, AND THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATES THAT THE FUEL LEVEL IS EMPTY; A FALSE FUEL TANK READING.
I EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STEERING EFFORT TURNING A CORNER,ALMOST RAN INTO POLE WHEN I COULD NOT TURN ONTO MY STREET. MECHANIC SAID MY STEERING RACK FAILED. TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES.
FAULTY FUEL SENSOR AND THERE'S ONLY 54700 MILES ON IT.HAPPENS ON AND OFF,I FILL THE TANK AND I GET A MSG SAYING LOW FUEL,GAUGE IS ON EMPTY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON.LOOKED INTO IT AND IT SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE WITH THE DODGE RAMS.
P0463 STATING THAT THE FUEL LEVEL CIRCUIT WAS FAILING GIVING OFF FALSE FUEL TANK LEVEL READINGS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ON WHILE DRIVING. TRUCK HAS SLIGHTLY OVER 60K MILES FUEL NEEDLE FLUCTUATES FROM EMPTY TO QUARTER OF A TANK AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ABNORMAL SOUNDS WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT STATED A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000
I TOOK MY 2016 RAM TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A TICKING NOISE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MANIFOLD BOLTS AND THAT RAM WERE NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE 64,500 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THEN EMAIL DODGE CARES AND WAS ASKED WHY WE TOOK IT SOMEWHERE ELSE OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED LOCATION WHEN IT STILL HAD AN ACTIVE WARRANTY? WE EXPLAINED THAT WE WERE TOLD IT DID NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE WARRANTY. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I GET AN EMAIL TODAY STATING THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. I DRIVE THIS 3 TIMES A WEEK TO DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON RAMS. THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH RAM MODELS 2009- CURRENT MODELS.
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 UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BERT OGDEN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8421 W. EXPY 83, HARLINGEN, TX 78552, (956) 335-3018) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHEN YOU STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK AND YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE(LIKE IN A RESTAURANT DRIVEWAY) A MESSAGE COMES ON THE DASH SAYING THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND WAIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TO TRY AGAIN. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I AM A SAFETY ENGINEER. THE INTERIOR LATCH FUNCTION IS A SAFETY CRITICAL MEANS OF EMERGENCY EGRESS AKIN TO CRASH BARS ON BUILDINGS; NO WAY SHOULD IT FAIL IN A VEHICLE THIS RECENTLY BUILT AND OF SUCH LOW MILEAGE. RAM INFORMED ME IT WAS A NON-WARRANTY ITEM WHICH IN ITSELF SURPRISING. THE REPAIR BILL IS $521, WHICH IN SOME CASES WILL BE EXPENSIVE ENOUGH THAT SOME WILL FORGO GETTING IT FIXED, IMPERILING THEMSELVES SHOULD THEY NEED TO QUICKLY EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN THE EVEN OF A FIRE OR SUBMERSION, FOR EXAMPLE. I ASKED THEM FOR INFORMATION ON HOW FREQUENTLY THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF FAILURE PARTICULAR LATCH MECHANISM AND THEY WERE MOST DEFINITELY NOT FORTHCOMING. I ASKED THEM TO ELEVATE MY CASE TO SOMEONE MORE SENIOR, GIVEN CRITICAL THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. THEY REFUSED. SO, I GUESS THE BALL IS IN NHTSA'S COURT. SOMEONE SHOULD DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO FCA AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE FAILURE RATE OF THIS PARTICULAR MECHANISM. *TR
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 HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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 UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TO MCSWEENEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2605 DR JOHN HAYNES DR, PELL CITY, AL 35125; (205) 813-7020) 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 HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *BF*JB
THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER MAY CRACK AND ALLOW PRE-HEATED VAPORIZED COOLANT TO ENTER THE EGR SYSTEM. THIS MIXTURE MAY COMBUST INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THERE IS.A SAFETY RECALL, BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT.. I HAVE TRIED SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2019 TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED WITH NO SUCCESS. I M TOLD CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS. RISK OF FIRE. *TR
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT KEEPS COMING AND TRUCK WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE. HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AND ALSO IN TOWN.
WHY IS THERE RECALL ON THE DODGE RAM 1500 FUEL SENSOR? DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY GAS GAGE DROPS WITH ALARMS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO LOOK DOWN AT THE DASHBOARD IN SUCH IN HASTE. TOO MANY ISSUES FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE NOTED ON FORUM. EITHER TAKE CARE OF THE FAULTY PROBLEMS OR LOSE CUSTOMERS BECAUSE WORD WILL GET AROUND. HAPPENED IN.NOV 2019 AND JUNE 2020. *TR
THERE HAS BEEN AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 2019. THE MOPAR SITE SAYS THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT I HAVE CONTACTED 3 DEALERS WHO ALL SAY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL SO THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. HOW CAN I PROCEED WITH GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. NEMER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (728 QUAKER RD, QUEENSBURY, NY 12804) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STREAM OF SMOKE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. ANOTHER VEHICLE OWNER WHO NOTICED THE FIRE PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED, IN VAIN, TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH HIS OWN FIRE EXTINGUISHER, THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE VEHICLE BURNT TO THE GROUND WITHIN MINUTES. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE WESTGATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM DEALER (2695 E MAIN ST, PLAINFIELD, IN 46168, (317) 839-6554) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE REMNANT WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LEADS TO A MISFIRING OF CYLINDER 5 FURTHER DIAGNOSING AND CONSULTATION WITH DEALER IDENTIFIES A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THIS 5.7 HEMI ENGINE OF THE LIFTER BEARING FAILING AND LOCKING UP. THE LOCK-UP WEARS OUT THE CAMSHAFT CAUSING THE MISFIRE. THE DEALER SAID THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND DO LOT'S OF THESE REPAIRS. *TR
HEMI TICK, GOOGLE IT. SEEMS TO BE A REAL THING. I FIRST NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO A LIGHT TAPPING SOUND THAT WAS NOT INTRUSIVE AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. IT'S GOTTEN NOTABLY LOUDER NOW AND I'VE NOTICED THAT THE IDLE SEEMS TO BE A BIT ON THE ROUGHER SIDE THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS WITH THE RPM STARTING TO FLUCTUATE HOWEVER NO ENGINE CODES YET. IM GOING TO TRY TO GET TO THE DEALER FLOOR A WARRANTY INSPECTION WHEN I CAN HOWEVER MY WORK SCHEDULE IS NOT THE BEST. MY TRAVEL HAS BEEN PRIMARILY HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 85% OF MY 42K MILES. I HAVE ROUTINE OIL CHANGES USING PRODUCTS MEETING CHRYSLER SPECIFICATIONS AND DON'T TYPICALLY HAUL ANYTHING AND NEVER TOW. THE SOUND SO FAR IS NOTABLE ONLY WHEN IDLING. STILL RUNS FINE OTHERWISE BUT THE GROWING SYMPTOMS MATCH WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BACK FIRE POURING SMOKE PULLED OVER OPEN HOOD SAW FLAMES MOVE TO SAFETY FILED COMPLAINT WITH FCA THEY SENT AN ARM CHAIR INVESTIGATOR WHO SAID INVESTIGATING HE FOUND NOTHING THAT SHOWS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FCA THEY STATED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS RECALL THAT WARNS OF FIRE HAZARD DOES NOT MEAN IT IS THERE FAULT. SO FAR THEY DO NOT HAVE REPAIR PARTS TO FIX AND FOR ME IT IS TO LATE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE FIRE FCA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
THIS TRUCK IS MANUFACTURED 9/15 AND HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THERE IS A RECALL 16V167000. POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK. WHY WOULD MY TRUCK NOT FIT THE BILL AS EVERYTHING MATCHES THE BELOW? RECALL NUMBER 16V167000 RECALL DATE 03/23/2016 COMPONENT STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM SUMMARY CHRYSLER (FCA US LLC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2015-2016 RAM 1500 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED JANUARY 22, 2015, TO SEPTEMBER 13, 2015. CONTAMINATION ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD MAY CAUSE A SHORT AND RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. CONSEQUENCE IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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