2019 Ram 1500 complaints

The instrument cluster has stopped working. I am no longer able to view things such as speed, tire pressure, oil life, warning lights and signals and more. This was functioning properly when I bought the truck but recently has gone blank for days and then came back on. It went out again about 5 days ago and has been out since. I have researched he'd online and in message boards and have seen many other cases of this happening with other Ram trucks.

Parked, sprayed windshield with washer fluid, liquid streamed down inside of windshield (leak) in three separate locations.

Steering control While driving higher then 40 MPH the steering stick both right and left when going around a bend. This has caused 2 oversteering events with out accidents or injuries. This will be much more dangerous during inclement weather, especially snow. The dealer or service has not been contacted as of yet, nor have the parts been inspected. No working lamps were illuminated. This vehicle is a Certified Preowned that was purchased out of state. The problem was noted during the ride home after picking up then vehicle. Originally I thought it was the tires, it was not.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and making exclusively left turns, the steering wheel inadvertently locked in position, not allowing for movement of the steering wheel. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.

5.7 2019 Ram 1500 Rebel with MDS engine stop with low MPH and turning onto oncoming traffic. I was not accelerating, nor applying the brake. Just slowly rolling into a left turn. It has happened about 4 times and usually during a U-turn. Only two options to get it out of condition during oncoming traffic!!! 1) Engine dies, apply the brake, shift to park, release the parking brake, shift to drive 2) While still rolling in turn, engage/turn the shifter to neutral and lightly touch the brake pedal, the engine will start, then shift into drive

Recently I have been experiencing issues when I pump gas in my three year old truck. When I pump gas the nozzle won't fill it up automatically and continues to stop constantly that causes to take forever.

Tailgate unlocks and opens on its own while driving.

The instrument cluster screen in the driver dashboard has gone completely blank. You cannot see the mileage on the truck or any of the information about the truck. I went to dealer who quoted $1300 to replace the screen. I was on the highway going 65mph when the screen went completely blank and I had no control over the cruise control. Luckily I was able to get the truck to stop. My concern is that when these screens go dead and you are using something like cruise control, you no longer can see anything happening in the vehicle when the screen goes dead. Ram has refused to fix the problem for me. This all started after I did an over the air update and it bricked my dashboard screen afterward.

My factory windshield cracked so I had to replace it, I decided to go with OEM for the replacement, after getting it replaced I noticed the windshield was distorted and had wavyness to it, I called and the guy said it must’ve been a defective windshield, he replaced it a second time and the same thing happened, I then thought maybe he was getting fake OEM glass so I contacted my dealer, they replaced it, low and behold the same problem, then a fourth time, yup the same problem, keep in mind these are OEM mopar windshields. it is very hard to focus on driving and very frustrating, something needs to be done because I have a feeling I am not the only one with this complaint for my truck.

Instrument cluster panel has been intermittent for some time and eventually is now blank. It is a safety hazard since you cannot get any information about tire pressure, oil pressure, and other information.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the rear window frame fractured and caused water to penetrate the vehicle and damaged the wires located in the driver’s side rear passenger’s seat and rear passenger’s side seat. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic replaced the rear window frame unit and glass. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 49,500.

The instrument cluster in the vehicle providing all information to the driver does not work properly. When the temperature is hot outside or the vehicle is in direct sunlight for extended period of time it will not come on. This I lose all safety alerts, as well as odometer readings and other standard readings.

The contact owns a 2019 RAM 1500. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive to his destination. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V812000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000.

While passing pushed pedal to floor and it stayed there. got to over 100 MPH before I hit the brakes hard and the over ride kicked in. Had to pull the pedal off the floor.

My wife was in an accident where she hydroplaned, struck center barrier cables, went head on into a guardrail and was flipped 180 degrees and not a single airbag deployed.

Based on the inspections and investigation arranged by the insurance group (attended by the vehicle and braking system manufacturers), a “seized caliper” was the cause of a 2019 incident that nearly killed a family traveling from Illinois to Florida. A 2019 DODGE RAM was rented from Enterprise Rent-a-car (Illinois), for the purpose of transporting a family (and their personal belongings) to their new home in Florida. 8 hours into the trip, the truck was traveling 65-70 mph on I-65 South when smoke began emanating from the rear, drivers side tire area. The driver pulled to the side of the road to inspect the issue, and immediately spotted flames near the drivers side, rear tire. The flames were directly beneath the fuel tank, leading the family to abandon the vehicle. 911 was called and the county fire department arrived approximately 20 minutes later. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, and was a total loss. Fortunately, no one was (physically) hurt. Kentucky State Police also attended the incident, transporting the family to a local DQ for them to wait for their replacement rental vehicle to be delivered. This incident occurred on May 31, 2019. Disappointing is the best way to describe how Dodge and Bosch have handled this incident. Ilco, the insurance group acting on behalf of Enterprise Rent-a-car, completed a thorough inspection process, which suggested that a seized caliper was the cause of the incident. The family involved were verbally notified on the findings. E

When making right and left turns at slow speeds, I hear a buzzing noise and vibration in the steering wheel. I also feel a slight clunk when shifting between 2nd and 3rd gear. I'm afraid if I keep driving with this issue, this may cause a possible lost of steering/control.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP, LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW AND WAS ABLE TO STOP

When turning left at speeds over 40 mph the steering sticks or loses power assist when coming out of the turn. Turning to the right is unaffected and works normally. Been to the dealer with this complaint twice, each time they said there was no fault code and they could not find a problem. Driving at highway speeds in traffic can be very scary, anyone that drives this truck and is not aware of this steering issue could result in a wreck.

I had the vehicle in park. When i shifter the knob to drive everything completely shut off. The screen said to press the petal and start the vehicle. It wouldn't do anything. After a bit i was able to press the ignition button a few times to cycle and start the vehicle.

The headlights will flicker. Coming off a stop the parking break would flash as a failure and not available. Goes on and off along with a few lights on the dash.

Rear tailgate opens randomly while driving. Tailgate has power locks. Vehicle has short bed. Luckily my cargo has not fallen out but this could be a safety issue for people behind me or cause damage if I’m hauling a trailer.

I was driving down the hill on a state freeway and the engine completely shut off. The drive light was flashing but I was unable to do anything or even indicate with flashers or turn signal. I was able to move to the side of the road where I shut the key off. The car did not immediately restart. But after sitting for a bit, restarted and drove fine

I purchased my truck new in Nov 2019. Since then I have had four different occasions where my truck has stalled while driving at low speed or while shifting from drive to reverse. Two of the occasions I was pulling away from a stop and the truck stalled and I was stuck in the middle of the intersection until I put the truck in park and restarted. Luckily there was no cross traffic so there was no danger in this situation but it could have been much worse. The last occasion happened a couple weeks ago when I was moving my truck in my driveway. I shifted to drive and pulled forward then put my truck in reverse. As I put my truck in reverse it immediately stalled. I put it in park and was able to immediately restart it. However, it did have a check engine light on. The next morning I was going to take the truck to the dealer to have the light checked but it had cleared itself and there are no codes stored so the dealer can't do anything.

2019 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED SERVICE LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND ADAPTABLE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, LEAKED A LIQUID, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE DASHBOARD WENT DARK. ALSO THE TAILGATE OPENS INTERMITTENTLY, RADIO SHUTS OFF INDEPENDENTLY, VOLTS ARE READING LOW, AND BATTERY IS IN SAVER MODE.

This truck makes a grinding or rubbing sensation when turning and when turning and breaking. The sensation comes from the steering column and vibrates through the steering wheel. It is audible as well. Obviously, this is a concern not only for me any my occupants, but for others on the road way as well as I do not know what is causing this rubbing or grinding. This vehicle has been checked out by my dealer and they do not know what is wrong with it, although they were able to experience the problem for themselves. They also informed me that this is a known issue and that Chrysler is aware of the problem as there are many other trucks like mine with this defect. This issue started very sporadically and has continually gotten worse.

Automatic folding side mirrors have failed 3 times on my Ram within the last 3 years. The internal components seem to fail and cause the mirror to fail to fold in and fold out properly which causes a loss of visibility. I've had both mirrors replaced so it is not specific to one side.

Complete dashboard and guidance screen went black. Shut vehicle off restarted came back on. Happened again week later came back on by self. Happens on once in a while. Dealer changed radio still happens. Vibration in drive line dealer said it was road force on my tires said I need to replace my tires. I replaced all tires still have Vibration.

The exhaust system builds up soot and causes the vehicle to malfunction or require excessive EGR cleaning. My vehicle has been in 4 times for the same issue. The dealership admitted they have had many of the same vehicles in for the same issue. It will freeze up when driving and prevent going forward. I have called Ram and they refuse to consider anything because my issue is a maintenance issue the dealership already told me should not be necessary until 60,000-90,000 miles and I should know it will need to be done every 10,000 miles if I do not drive more than I do. I was never informed of the issue when purchasing the vehicle brand new.

The contact owned a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while inside of her residence the vehicle was parked in the driveway when without warning the vehicle independently engulfed with flames. The fire department was contacted and came out to the resident and extinguished the flames. A police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance adjuster who was contacted and came out to the resident. The vehicle was not towed. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that no recalls were under the VIN. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and started an investigation. Damages from the flames were done to the left side of the contact residents. The failure mileage was unknown at this time.

Brakes failed to stop truck from bumper to bumper accident, I would've stopped in time but the brakes felt like it was sliding, it wasn't not stopping the truck. I had to quickly release the brake and try again but still manage to hit the truck in front of me. I noticed when I'm drive all day (especially in the heat) by the end of the day when I am using the brake, it takes longer to brake than it did earlier in the day. I assuming the brakes are overheating. Of course I am at fault for the bumper to bumper accident, claim number 31-22T8-87X with State Farm.

Steering rack fails. The part has been redesigned 12 times to my knowledge with no known fix. Parts to repair vehicles are currently not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the warning message "Service Axle Wack" appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power train control module had failed. The contact stated that the power train control module was reprogrammed however, the failure recurred while driving. The warning messages "Axle locked" and "Axle Locked, Service" appeared on the instrument panel along with two unknown warning lights illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 21,453.

Power steering stopped working while driving it. I was going straight on a bridge at the time so I was in no danger, Then it started working after about a half mile. No problem the rest of the day but then each day it did it more and more to the point that it has no power steering now. Called the dealer and I'm taking it in on 7/26/21. The warranty is out by 6000 miles

When turning the steering wheel right I felt a resistance and a grinding/rubbing in the steering system. This has happened several times to both me and my spouse. We have taken it to the dealer, and were told it could not be duplicated. The issue first happened when the truck was less than 6 months old, and just happened again today for maybe the 10th time at just over 2 years and 35,000 miles.

The vehicle has a tendency to hesitate when accelerating from a stop. It is as if the engine is stalling and then recovers. It occurs primarily when the engine is cold but has also happened when warmed up This is a safety hazard because it could leave the vehicle subject to collision form approaching traffic.

The vehicle comes with a safety feature that automatically locks the doors when you reach a set speed, I believe it is 15mph. On several occasions, I, as well as two others that I am sure of, have had their arm on the door when the window was open and when the auto door locks engaged, it pinched us, and on three separate occasions, left bruises. I contacted Ram and their independent reviewers said there was no manufacturing defect. I agreed with that but told them that it's a poor design, and at least change the auto door lock feature to engage when the vehicle shifts into gear. Still not the best option but probably the easiest to just change the software. I currently have the auto lock feature disabled, but if this were to happen to somebody while driving, it could distract them long enough to hit something.

While driving all dash warning lights will come on, windshield wipers come on, power steering stops working, brakes extremely hard to stop vehicle. Warnings states do not turn off vehicle as it may not start again or go into gear. This has happened on two occasions. Have taken truck to dealer on both instances and am advised there are no issues. Last time this happened I took video of everything that was happening and provided to dealer.

Driving on hwy 85 north kind in Atlanta going 65moh in rain truck stalls on 5 lane busy hwy in middle lane almost causes accidents . Engine bogged out and made it to side of road where engine failed to stay on , vehicle shakes when trying to start .....almost killed me

While driving the vehicle shifted out of drive and gave a message stating to put the vehicle in to park and then shift to drive. This has happen twice and the dealership does not know why.

While slowing down from 45mph on a flat level road (over a bridge) prior to making a turn the outer passenger tie rod end completely decoupled from the hub's backing plate. I almost completely lost steering. Had another vehicle been in the area, or had the incident happened a second or two earlier there could have been a crash or even a fatality. I was able to torque steer the vehicle around the turn and bring it to a stop on the adjacent street. I couldn't locate the tie rod nut - so I don't know where it came off. The vehicle was flat bedded to the dealer last night. There were not any warning signs that this part was about to fail before it did. The dealer claims that it only needs an outer tie rod and an alignment.

Check engine light once for the ALTERNATOR and had to have it towed and replaced with only 37,000 miles on it and took two months to get part and repaired after just buying the truck. Now check engine light came on and it’s the code U11E9 which has to deal with the shutters in the front of the truck

Going down interstate 70 miles per hr no obstructions at all tire blew out kocked fender out of position and tore off wheel well linning big hole all the way across tire

The instrument cluster goes black, unable to see anything or scroll through tire pressure, fluid temperatures, speed, odometer, fuel economy, etc. It works intermittently, very distracting to drive when the screen flashes or appears to be trying to reboot. Have been to dealer without successful fix by resetting to factory standards.

While driving,usually slowing from highway speed,all safety lights turn on on the dash board (cross traffic,anti collision,rear parking,ignition,stabilitrak,check engine).Also vehicle loses power and you can not accelerate.Engine runs on (assuming) 4 cylinders as it starts shaking like it’s misfiring.After you pull over and restart the engine all lights clear except check engine.Vehicle than runs normal.Check engine has cleared twice on me.Once after about 30 and second time after about 50 miles.In both instances I was away from home and had to drive back.The other few times was only a few miles away from dealer.Vehicle is currently at the dealer (7th time) with 35775 miles.Multiple tickets have been opened with FCA.In my own research I have found online forums with identical issues.The dealer is at the liss.Their techs can’t figure it out.They have replaced multiple parts but the issue remains. NOTE:Your system allows me to select three issues at the start of this form but I have three more under ADAS category that I was unable to select.

Water is leaking into the cab of the truck from the back window. Took the vehicle to dodge and they stated it was an issue with the window and seal and it shouldn't have failed like this. Declined warranty because it isn't covered past 12k miles. Customer service via phone call on 5-17-21 stated windows are similar to brakes and windshield wipers as they wear out and that makes it not a manufacturers issues. The water damage is severe and causes a moldy smell and could comprise the live wires in the third brake light. There was no warnings and there isn't anything caused by the user. This seems to be a known problem that others have reported to the nhtsa and on message boards monitored by Dodge Inc. Seat belts by the water damage had to replaced as they were locking up randomly causing child restraint to get too tight.

THE CAR IS OFF AND THE RADIO TURNS ON BY ITSELF. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE AIRCONDITIONER WORKS OCCASIONALLY (NOT VERY OFTEN) AND WHEN THE AC GOES OUT THE POWER WINDOWS GO OUT AS WELL. THE WARNING SENSORS ON SIDE DO NOT WORK EITHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHWEST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 2235 N MAIN ST, CLEBURNE, TX 76033 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACKET STEERING PINION WAS LOCK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

VEHICLE WARNING DISPLAY ON THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T WORKING. IT'S A 2019 RAM WITH 45K MILES. IT GOES BLANK OR WON'T COME ON. WITHOUT THIS DISPLAY WORKING PROPERLY, DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANY WARNING SUCH AS, DOOR OPEN, TIRE PRESSURE OR ANY IMPORTANT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT THE WARNING DASH ON THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HIS SON WAS REVERSING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER AND BEGAN TO SHUTTER WHEN HITTING A CURB. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER EXIT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A GLARE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE DRIVER LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HE SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH BETWEEN THE FRAME WELDS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT, THEN LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER OLIVIA CHRYSLER CENTER INC (2135 W LINCOLN AVE, OLIVIA, MN 56277 PHONE: (320) 523-2170). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *DT