2019 Ram 1500 complaints

2019 RAM 1500 50,000 miles. About 2 months ago while filling my gas tank, the pump started clicking every .50 cents or so. Multiple gas stations and different pumps tried, the problem persisted. Only with very light pressure, I could get it to fuel about $10.00 before stopping. It would take upward of 20 minutes or more to fill about a 1/2 tank. Heading into the winter months, I knew this would become an issue with cold temps coming. I took it to the dealership and was told I needed to have the fuel tank replaced. Due to EVP valves failing. The fuel tanks were back ordered and not covered under warranty. 2 months and $1400.00 later I have a new working fuel tank. How could a part this expensive and with no real wear and tear not be covered under warranty?

The persistent water leakage issue in my vehicle, which has been ongoing for an extended period. Water pooling under the left rear seat, even seeping beneath the mat. This not only poses a serious inconvenience but also raises concerns about potential damage to the vehicle's interior and electronic components. Please see attached document from the dealership.

The rear window has cracks in the plastic surround and is leaking over the sliding glass window. Water is coming into the cab

When I turn a full 90 degree left or right, a message pops up on my dash saying power steering service required for about a second then goes away. Sometimes the vehicle steering will lock up while driving. Sometimes when the vehicle is started the message appear again but goes away after a minute. The error does not show up with diagnostic tools.

At 30,000 MILES nothing Significant YET. However TWO NHSTA Recalls Have Been Issued the first Now Going on 2 Years. BOTH Ram & the Dealer have been Contacted, the Dealer 3 Times with NO Remedy being Available. Stellantis/RAM seems to NOT CARE, this being Disturbing and Annoying. Unacceptable.

I have had my Dodge Ram 1500 in the shop from November 2022 through September 2023 five different times for defective camshafts vvt solenoids oil control valves. Issues still persist due to faulty machined parts from the manufacturer.

While driving approximately 35mph on snowy roads, the vehicle suddenly locked the brake on the left rear wheel causing the truck to slide uncontrollably spinning sideways into the oncoming lane (no on coming traffic at the time). The brake would not immediately release but I was able to get the truck to move to the shoulder in 4 wheel drive. After a couple minutes the truck made a clunking sound releasing the brake. the service stability light, ABS light, service 4WD light and service electric parking brake lights then lit up. Took the truck to my local Ram dealer to find out the rear brake dust shield rotted out within 5 years causing the dust shield to get tangled up in the braking system damaging the wheel speed sensor. My dealer said its a common problem and the wheel temporarily locking up is common when this happens due to the ABS system losing signal. Dealer replaced both rear brake dust shields and the wheel speed sensor at a cost of $680 (non warranty repair). Truck is a 2019 Ram with 42,000 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated, and several messages were including the Service Power Steering were displayed. The contact pulled over and waited before restarting the vehicle, and the vehicle returned to normal functionality. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact drove the vehicle to a local dealer however, the dealer was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The contact stated that several unknown software was updated. The contact stated the failure persisted and had occurred four times prior. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 44,300.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering assist. The contact stated that unknown warning lights were illuminated, and messages were displayed. Additionally, the windshield wipers activated independently. The contact pulled over and waited before restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to a local dealer however, the dealer was unable to diagnose the vehicle successfully. The dealer had made repairs for the failure previously. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

The backup camera started getting very foggy, overly sensitive to lights at night making it very blurry. I bought an aftermarket camera as a direct OEM replacement which works fine, however the onboard Uconnect 12" display will not allow me to turn back on the backup guidance lines over the video for the aftermarket camera on the display. I put the original camera back on, sometimes it has a horrible picture, sometimes just a fog and rarely good quality but either way the guidance lines do show clearly even when the camera's image is horrible. I put the aftermarket camera back on and it would not display or allow me to turn on the reverse backup guidance lines. Did they build in a feature that doesn't allow aftermarket part to be used in the software? From my understanding that would be illegal.

The dashboard on the 2019 Ram 1500 Limited has a problem with the leather dash covering becoming separated from the dashboard itself bubbling up. Besides looking horrible, this may cause a safety issue with the airbag deployment from the dashboard. I was told that people have been able to get their dashboard repaired because of that reason but not just for the bubbling up of the leather from the dash which RAM tells you isn't even covered by their warranty on a $67,000 vehicle which sounds unacceptable. I know there are a lot of complaints about the RAM dash leather delamination issue where it separates from the substrate.

I am not sure if this issue is electrical or suspension or even computer related. My car battery was dead after just driving it a few hours ago. I came out and heard a noise coming from the truck that sounded strange coming from under the hood, like something was trying to start or like a long delayed switching sound or airpump (I'm not sure). When starting the vehicle it only clicked and the battery showed low, the air suspension, airbags, safety systems and a lot more all lit up on my dashboard. I do have a video but on my cell phone not the computer from which I am writing this and it is too large of a file size for here. I placed the batter on a charger and it took a very long time to get enough of a charge but still wouldn't start. I had to get mad and keep pressing the start button and letting go on and off and on and off before it eventually started. I have not experienced this issue since but it was concerning to me that all the suspension, leveling, safety, headlight directional systems, etc. had errors flashing or cycling on the dash to be serviced and it killed my battery by having components activating audibly so and just disappear.

On 1/13/2024 driving at around 35 mph truck stalls with no waring light displayed on dash and no indication of anything being wrong prior to stalling. I was able to pull off safely to which truck auto shifted into park when I came to complete stop. The truck restarted fine but when I went to put in gear truck would stall. After around 5-10 I was able to to get truck in gear and drive for awhile. Stopped for lunch that day and when returned started truck and when I put in gear truck would stall again. This occurred multiple times until it allowed me to put in gear. I was able to go about 40 miles until issue occurred again this time I was on a highway when it stalled luckily I was able to pull off road and at this point I called a tow truck and had it towed to a dealership. Dealership is stating that they cannot reproduce the problem.

After putting vehicle in park I pressed the ignition start/stop button to turn the engine off and the engine continued to run only the accessories turned off after 30 minutes pushing the start/stop button did the engine finally turn off.

When driving the vehicle on the roadway, the vehicle will turn off the engine and will not allow you to accelerate and will flash a message to put the car in park. When you pull on the side of the road and place the vehicle in park you can then restart the engine. Once the engine is on and you try to put the vehicle in drive the engine will turn off again and request that you put the vehicle in park. It does this over and over for about 5-6 times until it does eventually allow the vehicle to stay in Drive and you can start moving down the road. Once you are driving in the road way it will repeat the process again. During this process there are no warning lights or messages being displayed other than "place the vehicle in park". This is extremely dangerous especially if I was on the interstate or Highway and I lost all capability to move the vehicle. I took the vehicle to a dealership and they were unable to recreate the issue and so no active codes that would point them in the direction of the problem. The dealership told me there was nothing they could do unless they had a code or could recreate the issue.

I JUST PICKED UP A 2019 RAM 1500 CLASSIC TRADESMAN AND TWO WEEKS AFTER MY POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO IN AND OUT. AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST,BUT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. THEY GAVE ME A PRICE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR. I ONLY HAVE 33,980 MILES ON THIS TRUCK.

Why is service airbag NOT A SAFETY RECALL A simple internet search of this on RAM trucks shows that it should. REALLY ASK WHY SERVICE AIR BAG IS NOT A RECALL.

I HAVE WATER ENTERING THE CAB BY THE UPPER BRAKE LIGHT AT THE BACK OF THE CAB. THE WATER IS MAKING WATER STAINS ON THE HEAD LINER AND THE WATER IS SATURATING THE AIR CURTAINS ABOVE THE REAR WINDOW. IT IS ALSO MAKING THE FLOOR WET AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND COMPONENTS ON THE FLOOR. I ALSO HEAR AIR LEAKS AROUND THE DOOR SEALS WHEN I AM DRIVING ENTERING CURVES AND TURNS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAB, OR DOORS SHIFT BREAKING THE DOOR SEALS ALOWING AIR TO ENTER. I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 46775 MILES ON IT IT CURRENTLY HAS 54465 MILES ON IT. SOMETHING IS DEFINETLY WRONG. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) 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 dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Vehicle 4WD functionality. Vehicle fails to engage 4wd system. If 4wd does get engaged and used, it will say “4wd overheated” and “service 4wd system” and no longer engage 4wd. Working on getting this to the dealer but seems to be a fairly common issue with these trucks. Multiple individuals complaining of the same issues.

The vehicles power steering goes out. The wipers turn on automatically. The lights on the dashboard flicker. The battery voltage keeps dying. The message dash starts to go crazy and everything starts to say something is wrong. I was driving on interstate 95 when all power steering went causing me to lose control of the truck. I almost crashed. A car shop did inspect it but could not figure out why this was happening when I showed him the footage I took of the truck when this happened.

While the vehicle is running is hard to turn left and the steering wheel got stuck turning left at any speed..!!! This problem happens very frequently sense the date of purchase..!! The vehicle currently has 100541 miles

I had serval problems with the electrical and shifter all of the sudden all lights wipers all instruments turn on shifter wants to stop and cars turns off while driving on highway front brakes vibrate . I know there’s a defect with the electrical and is very dangerous because I looked up problems like mines and other people say they had the same issue with dodge ram 1500 . It happens unexpectedly while driving sometimes . The last time I almost had an accident because it happen nearly a the light was changing to red that was very frightening.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at approximately 5 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. The contact pulled off the roadway. The contact observed a steering wheel with an exclamation point illuminated and a message to take the vehicle in for service was displayed. The contact stated that as he stopped, with the engine on, the warning lights turned off and the steering functionality returned. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but had occurred several times and always at slow speeds while turning. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V812000 (Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Happened twice within the last three months. The first time I was driving at a speed between 45-50 mph and vehicle shutoff with instruments reading vehicle must be placed in park depress brake and start engine. After coasting to a safe area to stop the vehicle seemed to have shifted into park just before a full stop and abruptly and aggressively stopped. Depressed brake and restarted then vehicle displayed same message again and shutoff, this time it would not restart. Inspected under hood for an obvious problem, did not find anything. After about 20 minutes vehicle started and was able to continue on with no problems until weeks later when vehicle again shutoff while driving. This time while driving around 70 mph on highway. Was able to coast to stop in emergency lane. This time the instrument panel displayed a TPWS error with no input to all tires. Tried to restart after coming to abrupt stop. Push to start had no power nor did anything inside the vehicle. After about 45 minute the depress brake and push to start symbol illuminated and vehicle started. Was able to make it home about 4 miles away the vehicle shutoff pulling into driveway. Loosing power at 70 mph is not a good feeling.

Notorious exhaust manifold & mounting bolts failure affecting ALL Ram pickup trucks with the HEMI engine. Exhaust manifold bolts are breaking and/or becoming loose causing a major combustion leak, exhaust manifold damage & posing a great fire hazard. Manufacturer is well aware of the problem at hand & has grossly neglected to issue a safety recall to mitigate the hazardous conditions, risking the lives of unsuspecting occupants. I first addressed this issue with the selling dealership service advisor upon an oil change of a newly purchased vehicle & was told the noise I was hearing was a perfectly normal “HEMI Tick”. Gross Negligence to say the least!!

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the tailgate unintentionally opened while driving at various speeds. The tailgate ajar light failed to illuminate while the tailgate was open. The contact learned of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V904000 (Structure). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and it was confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, a message indicating that the power steering was off was displayed temporarily. Additionally, the contact stated that while her son was driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, and the steering wheel was pulling to the left. The contact stated that the failure had occurred with oncoming traffic, nearly causing a crash. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently while driving at slow speeds. The contact stated that each time the failure occurred, her son pulled to the side of the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle, and waited until the power steering became functional. The contact's son then continued driving; however, the failure recurred intermittently while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering rack assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V812000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,900.

Large amounts of water enters the cab from a defective rear backlite assembly. Damage sustained to the rear seat fabric, cushion and carpeting. Concern for mold and mildew (health hazard). There is a pending class action lawsuit for the leaking issue. Dodge has extended the warranty on the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (3rd brake light). The rear backlite assembly has been replaced by the local Dodge dealer at the cost of $1485.40. Dodge is well aware of water entering the cab not only from the 3rd brake light but also the rear backlite assembly and the roof mounted antennae.

Broken exhaust manifold bolt warped the exhaust manifolds. Exhaust fumes can enter the engine compartment using the recirculation button. This is a known Hemi issue for years

On December 30, 2023, my 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie edition suddenly and unexpectedly popped out of gear into neutral while driving approx. 35 mph. The vehicle engine was on, however, no power was being applied to the drive train as the vehicle was in Neutral. The engine revved fine, just no power to the drive train. The gear selector flashed “D” and a message appeared on the center console information center instructing me to shift into Park. I had to stop the truck in traffic, shift to Park, then back into Drive to get the truck moving again. This was a very serious and potentially dangerous situation requiring me to stop on the roadway before I could effectuate shifting into Park and then back to Drive to get the truck moving again. I contacted the Ram dealer that same day and was able to obtain an appointment for the truck on Jan. 2, 2024 for an inspection and repairs due to this very serious and potentially life-threatening matter. Respectfully submitted, [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral(N) with a message to park the vehicle was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The contact stated while driving 10-15 MPH and making a turn, the failure recurred, nearly causing oncoming vehicles to crash into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed; however, the dealer informed the contact that there was no fix for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that it was a known failure. A case was opened, and the manufacturer provided rental assistance. The manufacturer later informed the contact to drive or trade the vehicle because there was no current fix for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the instrument cluster panel and the GPS were blinking on and off and then went dark. The contact drove to the destination and turned off the vehicle and on the instrument cluster and GPS functionality returned. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but recurring. The contact had taken the vehicle to several local dealers to have the instrument cluster and GPS replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was still under warranty. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

When the truck is at low speeds, the power steering will occasionally stop working. If it does not come back on after a moment or two, i can put the car in neutral, which sometimes kicks it back on. I noticed this started happening after i had my truck in tow mode, but that could be just a coincidence.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the electric power steering was not functioning properly. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V812000 (Steering) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 43,000.

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The incident was the seat belt indicator light came on while driving. Brought it to the dealership and they determined the control module under the driver’s seat needed replacement. I was told the air bags would not deploy if I got into an accident. Not sure other owners have had the same problem. I have read on line that there are numerous rear window leak issues which accumulate water on the floor that could interfere with the control module. It would be nice if ram would investigate the situation to determine if the control module acted on itself or water from the window leak contributed to the malfunction. To date both the rear window and control module has been replaced.

Since purchase of the vehicle in 2019, the truck has experienced this issue. When slowing down to a stop, the vehicle shifts goes out of gear (similar to neutral) and displays an error requiring the driver to shift into drive and then back into gear. It does this all the time, sometimes placing me in compromised situations in an intersection.

Was in a head on collision going 40-45 mph. Hit a guard rail head on and airbags did not deploy

Wheel bearings

The transmission shifts extremely rough mainly when in traffic. There are times that you try to accelerate but the truck doesn’t shift fast enough or correctly. The dealership said it was a software update but it didn’t fix the problem.

The dashboard instrument cluster of my 2019 RAM 1500 Gen 5, Longhorn model, is completely inoperable (went blank). This poses a safety issue to the driver as it provides important safety readings like velocity, fuel levels, RPMs, engine temperature, and distance traveled, etc. Roadways have a designated maximum speed. Meeting the speed limit is difficult if you can't read your speedometer. You can receive a citation for driving too fast, or worst, you risk getting into an accident. Not being able to read your engine temperature is vital to the life of your engine, it may pose a dangerous situation, as your engine can overheat. When I contacted the dealer, they advised that it is a common issue and that the Manufacturer is aware. The dealer advised that they couldn't duplicate the problem, when I took my truck to the dealer, as my cluster was working at the time. The instrument cluster turns on and off intermittently. The map light of the truck also stopped working. I disconnected the overhead light assembly, disconnected and connected the modules and they seem to work for now.

Hard to fuel the vehicle. Takes 15 minutes or more to fill the gas tank. Ram's fix is to replace the gas tank on a 4 year old truck with under 60,000 miles. Filling up using a funnel at a gas station is not safe for me or other drivers. The local dealer said the cost would about $2000. A service notice was issued over a year ago.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) and 23V411000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed a thousand miles away from home, the vehicle stalled and lost motive power in the middle of the freeway. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed tone wheel generator and failed fuel pump. The contact was informed that the tone wheel generator and fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was picked up by a family friend on two occasions however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had been at the dealer for 90-days or more. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

I have been experiancing power steering failure on my 2019 Ram 1500 (21,000 miles) vehicle at random times since the end of November 2022. On 12/13/22 it was dropped at a Dodge dealership in Queens NY where they had my vehicle for seven days and I was told it was because of my battery and they installed and charged me for a new one. That was some help but it did not resolve the problem completly and it continued to happen all though less frequently and with time it progressively got worse. On Febuary 14, 2023 I droppped the vehicle at a Dodge dealership in Nanuet NY and there diagnosis was the steering box needed replacement at a cost of $3600.00. The vehicle was brought back to the Queens dealership (this is the area where I work and is more convienant for me) and the steering box was replaced to NO AVAIL, the problem still exists. To say the least I am putting myself and other motorist on the road in EXTREME danger because when that electronic steering goes out it is near impossible to steer this vehicle and I have no other options to get to and from work. So $4000. plus and no one can resolve this issue and I reached out to Chrysler Corporate and they are basicly telling me to bring it back to the dealership for help, which I have done on three occasions and I have gotten NO WHERE.

The 8.4 infotainment screen became stuck either the rear view camera on not allowing you to change it or exit out. This stayed on during the drive and even after attempting to power cycle the screen. No buttons for climate or radio functioned and there was no way to turn the screen off or exit the rear view camera mode cause a distraction for the driver and could possibly lead a driver to believe the vehicle was still in reverse.

2 and a half weeks ago I took in my 2019 Ram 1500 to my nearby Dodge dealership for my battery packet to be replaced for a non-communication error. Which resulted in low battery and making the truck struggle to start. I picked up my vehicle last week and been driving it without issues until I took a trip to Cleveland to see my family for thanksgiving. During the drive down with my wife and my two dogs for thanksgiving to see the family, I had partial loss of my power steering. On the highway my power steering light would come on with a notification stating “Power steering unavailable service required” and continued to come on randomly. Resulting in me losing power steering between 1-5 seconds due to it being thanksgiving I continued the drive to my grandmother house. My wife and I was able to make it without any accidents. The next day the same issue continued partially losing power steering for 1-5. We made the trip back to my local dealer however the vehicle was not safe to drive. We could have easily been in an accident due to it being so difficult to turn the wheel when I loss power steering. My dealer has not yet determined the reason for this issue at this time.

My truck got hit in the front right, including the front right wheel that had a fairly high impact, alloy wheel is bent in one section (see attached photo). After that impact I was not able to steer or apply the breaks. The steering wheel would not move either direction no mater how much force I applied. On top of that, the brake pedal was rock solid and no matter how much force I applied, I could not get the truck to slow down. So I was a passenger and had no control over the truck. We ended up hitting a car parked on the right side of the road (front right wheel was deformed and kept pulling us to the right instead of going straight). After the truck was towed, the people in the tow yard started the truck up and were able to drive it and use the steering and the brakes. So the problem I experienced after the initial hit was not permanent. Is it too much to expect the steering and the brakes to work after a hit to the front right wheel?

Was in a head on vehicle collision with another vehicle and none of my airbags deployed

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 65–70 MPH, the steering wheel was tight while turning. Additionally, while driving, the power steering became inoperable. The contact stated that water was entering the steering column, which caused the steering to disengage. The contact stated that the service power steering light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, who informed the contact that there were no associated recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V812000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.