I HAVE OWNED MY 2019 RAM 1500 (NEW) FOR 2.5 YEARS AND MORE THAN 30-40 TIMES OVER THIS PERIOD THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. THE ONLY WAY, I'VE FOUND, TO RESOLVE IS TO PUT TRUCK INTO PARK, TURN OFF ENGINE AND THEN RESTART. IT HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING AND DON'T NOTICE UNTIL THE ENGINE "REVS" AND THEN REALIZE IT IS STUCK IN GEAR. HAD MENTIONED TO DEALERSHIP WHEN IN FOR REPAIR/SERVICE. THEY SEEM NOT TO BE AWARE OF ANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. IT IS RANDOM AND ALTHOUGH CAN HAPPEN BACK-TO-BACK, IT IS SELDOM, SO HARD TO REPLICATE ON DEMAND. NOT SURE THE EXACT DATES OF THESE OCCURRENCES, AS I'VE GOTTEN USE TO IT, BUT WARRANTY IS COME UP AND THOUGHT I BETTER REPORT IT.
2019 Ram 1500 complaints
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 2019 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED AN UNKNOWN RECALL AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,890.
MARCH 5 2021 CAR STOPPED WORKING ,WOULD NOT TURNOVER AND ALL THE WARN ING LIGHTS WERE ON.WAS NTOWED TO DEALER AND AT FIRST I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM THEN FIGURED IT WAS THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED .ONE MONTH LATER 2 MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS .ONE IS THE COOLING LOUVRE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMET AN D A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING WITH STARTER MELTDOWN THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES I PROBABLY WILL BE HAVING MORE ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS.FIRST ISSUE COST 1000$ AND PARTS ON 2ND AND THIRD ISSUES ARE OVER 900$SO REPAIR WILL PROBABLY @ OVER 2000$.SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG WITH THESE TRUCKS OR I HAVE A LEMON!!
WHILE DRIVING ON APRIL 15, 2021, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. TRIED JUMPING CAR NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE WHAT ISSUE IS AND CAN NOT DEFINE WHY CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC
DRIVING AT 35MPH THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. NOW HAPPENS WHEN TURNING THE TRUCK ON, THEN POWER STEERING TURNS BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE ARE OTHER RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON OTHER VIN NUMBERS.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GENTLY TURNING RIGHT AND DECELERATING, MOVING APPROX. 60 MPH EXITING INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE SHUTOFF. DASH DISPLAY READ MESSAGE TO SHIFT CAR INTO PARK. DRIVE SHIFT KNOB FLASHED 'D'. ACCESSORY POWER REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP, SHIFTED TO PARK, POWERED OFF, AND RESTARTED. DRIVER ACCELERATED VEHICLE TO MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC, TRIGGERING ANOTHER ENGINE SHUTOFF WITH THE SAME CONDITION. AFTER SECOND RESTART, WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE ENGINE WAS REVVED TO VERIFY A POWER LIMIT REDLINE WAS NOT BEING SURPASSED CAUSING ENGINE SHUTOFF. AC/RADIO WAS POWERED DOWN AND VEHICLE REACHED DESTINATION 5 MINUTES AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN, ALL FLUID LEVELS/TEMPERATURES NOMINAL, NO SMOKE OR VISUAL INDICATIONS OF FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO RE-ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INTERSTATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (701 CONSTITUTION DR, WEST MONROE, LA 71292, (318) 387-2665) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500.*DT
THE TRUCK TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING
PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD INNER END OUTER SEPARATED AND UPON INSPECTION THREADS HAD RUSTED AND THEY PULLED APART IN A SIMPLE LEFT TURN. LUCKILY IT AS AT LOW SPEED, BUT HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. DEALERSHIP AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS ON A 2019 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.
I WAS DRIVING ON I-65 IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN TRAFFIC, WHEN MY ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF AND THE IGNITION MODE SWITCHED FROM RUN TO ACC. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOSE ALL PROPULSION POWER AND I WAS FORCED TO CROSS LANES TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. LUCKILY, I WAS STILL A MILE OR TWO FROM THE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION ZONE, WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO A SHOULDER. BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS PROGRAMMED TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, BUT BECAUSE I WAS GOING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY (>5MPH ACCORDING TO MY USER MANUAL), IT JUST ALERTED ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS OFF AND THAT I WAS IN ACC MODE. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK ON THE SHOULDER WITH HAZARDS ON, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE TRYING TO START IT AGAIN. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE IGNITION BUTTON, THE TRUCK STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY, LIKE NORMAL, BUT THEN 2 SECONDS LATER IT CUT OUT AGAIN WITH THE SAME RUN-TO-ACC MODE SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED 6-7 MORE TIMES BEFORE THE TRUCK SOMEHOW STAYED ON RUN. I CHECKED THE ENGINE AND MY FLUIDS FOR ANYTHING ODD, BUT MECHANICALLY, THE TRUCK WAS FINE. NO CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG OTHER THAN THE INITIAL INDICATION. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT ISSUES AFTER THAT, BUT WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, I COULDN'T. THE IGNITION BUTTON HAD STOPPED RESPONDING. I TRIED ALL OF THE USER MANUAL'S METHODS TO TURN IT OFF, BUT
I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 285 JUST OUTSIDE ENCINO NM HEADIN EAST BOUND WEATHER WAS SNOWING AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE FAIR I WAS DOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL BREAKING OFF I SLID INTO THE MEDIAN HITTING A REFLECTOR POLE AND THAT DIDN'T STOP I CONTINUED SLIDING ONTO WEST BOUND TRAFFIC COLLIDING WITH A SEMI EMTS AND TORRANCE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE ARRIVED UPON DISCOVERING ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF A THING LIKE THIS BEFORE INFORMATION WAS EXCHANGED I WAS CHECKED OUT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WENT TO ER AND I WAS OKAY NOTHING BROKEN OR BLEEDING INSIDE VERY SORE THO
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER AS IF IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, AND THE DISPLAY SAYS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO 'IN PARK PICK A GEAR'. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT WORDING.
I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ME TO NEARLY CRASH ON THE THRONGS NECK BRIDGE MOVING AT 55 MPH . THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TOW MY TRUCK BECAUSE I AM IN NEW JERSEY. SO THEY RATHER ME GET HURT OR DIE RATHER THAN SPEND A FEW DOLLARS TO HAVE ME TOWED
UCONNECT 8.4C RADIO SCREEN CONTINUALLY RESETS AND OR STAYS BLANK. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALER AND EVEN SCREEN REPLACEMENT WITH NO AVAIL. SAFETY CONCERN, VERY DISTRACTING AND NO BACK UP CAMERA USE SOMETIMES. OCCURS PRIMARILY IN MOTION, VERY RANDOMLY.
DRIVING AT 35MPH THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. NOW HAPPENS WHEN TURNING THE TRUCK ON, THEN POWER STEERING TURNS BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE ARE OTHER RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON OTHER VIN NUMBERS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DRIVE KNOB SHIFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE STATED SHIFT TO PARK THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE APPEARED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COASTLINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (32881 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA 92675) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE UCONNECT AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS WERE NOT WORKING CONSISTENTLY WITH AN IPHONE. THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT ALWAYS TURN OFF AFTER MAKING THE TURN. AT STARTUP, THE SHIFT INTO DRIVE WAS DELAYED AND WOULD CLUNK AND JERK. THERE WAS REAR END VIBRATIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE INDEPENDTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE THEN CONTINUED AS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS OCCURED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.
WHEN DRIVING, RPM JUST UNDER 4 AND TRUCK SLOWS DOWN ABRUPTLY X 2. TODAY, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE SET, TAPPED BRAKES AS I WAS NEARING ROADSIDE CONSTRUCTION, ALL OF A SUDDEN RPMS NEARING 4, TRUCK ABRUPTLY SLOWED TO 15MPH. PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD X 2. ERROR MSG 'SHIFTER AUTOCORRECT ACTIVE' THE SECOND TIME. THE TRUCK REMAINED IN D UNTIL TURNING IT OFF. I TURNED TRUCK OFF @ THIS POINT HOPING I COULD DRIVE REST OF WAY HOME. IT SEEMED TO FIX/RESET ITSELF. THIS IS NOW TWICE THIS HAS DONE THIS. I AM TAKING THE TRUCK IN TO BE LOOKED AT TOMORROW. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY OR EVEN FELLOW DRIVERS. I WOULD HAVE HAD VIDEO BUT I WAS NERVOUS ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITH NARROW PULL OFF WITH SEMIS BARRELING PAST ME.
JUST OVER 23,600MI OF GENERALLY ON-ROAD USE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED ON A TRAIL IN THE SNOW, NEARLY SENDING THE TRUCK TRUCK UNCONTROLLED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE EPS HAD FIRST LOCKED UP DURING A 3-POINT TURN - THE STEERING FEEL WAS AS IF THE STEERING LOCK SNAPPED 'ON', NOT ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO RETURN TO CENTER AFTER BEING TURNED (TO THE RIGHT). NO ERROR LIGHTS WERE SEEN, SO I CHALKED IT UP TO A FLUKE. THIS THEN HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES ON THE SAME DAY, AT UNEVEN INTERVALS UNTIL THE EPS FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE. WHEN THE EPS FAILED, A LOUD WHINING / GRINDING SOUND WAS EMITTED FROM THE STEERING AREA AT THE SLIGHTEST ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WITH THE TRUCK OFF, THE STEERING RACK MADE A DEEPER 'THUNK WHEN THE WHEEL WAS ROTATED MANUALLY AND AT THAT POINT, THE EPS STAYED OFF, ALLOWING NON-EPS STEERING TO RECOVER THE TRUCK. THERE'S PLENTY OF DASHCAM VIDEO WHICH TELLS THE STORY, STATIC IMAGES DON'T SHOW ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LQ3MF6VAYYU
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AN HOUR ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET THE TRUCK DISPLAYED "AUTO PARK DISABLED" AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER AND TRY AND TURN THE TRUCK BACK ON.
ON 2-23-21 MY SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT, SERVICE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2019 RAM 1500. THE TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP IS MAKING ME DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT.
ALIGNMENT IS OFF AND I ONLY HAVE 22,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND IT'S WORN ONLY THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF TIRES ALIGNMENT IS OFF NEARLY 1.5-2 INCHES
2 CRACKS IN THE WINDOW FRAME ABOVE THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW HAVE APPEARED. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THESE AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE FORMED ON THEIR OWN. I FEAR THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN LEAKS OR WILL BE LEAKS AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.
MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING. THE TRUCK IS A 2019 DODGE RAM. IT GOES IN AND OUT. CAN'T SEE THE MILEAGE OR ANYTHING ELSE.
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLACK. THE PARKING SENSORS DATA DOES NOT DISPLAY. THE MILEAGE DOES NOT DISPLAY. THE TEMPERATURE AND OIL PRESSURE DO NOT DISPLAY.
CRACKED REAR WINDOW TRIM WHERE THE WINDOW OPENS, DAMP HEADLINER NEAR THE CRACKED TRIM AREA.
CRACK IN REAR WINDOW FRAME
WATER ENTERS VEHICLE THROUGH REAR WINDOW. STRESS CRACKS FORM IN PLASTIC FRAME OF REAR WINDOW. THESE THEN CRACK AND WATER GETS IN VEHICLE CAN CAUSES MOLD TO GROW. RAM REPLACED WINDOW AND THE NEW ONE ALREADY HAD STRESS MARKS ON THEM. THIS IS AM ONGOING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
MY BACK WINDOW TRIM IS CRACKED AND HAS STARTED LEAKING BELOW THE CRACKED AREA. 21K MILES AND IT JUST HAPPENED.
REAR WINDOW SEAL IS CRACKED IN TWO SEPARATE AREAS ROUGHLY 12 INCHES APART ALLOWING WATER TO GET IN. THE HEADLINER ABOVE REAR WINDOW HAS WATER DAMAGE.
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TWO DAYS AGO AND THE TRUCK SWITCHED TO THE PARK POSITION ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS REVERSING AND IT WOULD NOT GET OUT OF THE PARK POSITION EVEN AFTER I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND I TRIED TO MOVE THE SHIFT KNOB, SO I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FOR FIVE MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE TO THE REVERSE POSITION AGAIN. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE TRUCK SWITCHED TO PARK POSITION ON ITS OWN AND CAME TO A STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING UP AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO SWITCH IT BACK TO PARK AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME SWITCH. AFTER A MINUTE I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO TRY AND PUT IT BACK IN THE DRIVE POSITION SO I COULD GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP WITH ANY INFORMATION, I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE HAS A "SHIMMY" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND AGREE THAT THERE IS A "SHIMMY" BUT CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED, REPLACED. NOTHING MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
POWER STEERING FAILURE AT 17000 MILES WHILE STATIONARY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY RECREATE IT ONCE AND WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. AFTER 2 WEEKS, THEY HAD ME PICK IT UP. 3 DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GAS STATION.
POWER STEERING STARTS AND STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND AT RANDOM. SOMETIMES IT WON'T WORK FOR MINUTES/HOURS AT A TIME. OTHER TIMES IT CUTS OUT AND THEN COMES RIGHT BACK ON REPEATEDLY. VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CUTS IN AND OUT DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. EACH INSTANCE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SCREEN ADVISING TO SERVICE POWER STEERING. REMOVING, CLEANING, AND RETIGHTENING THE BATTERY GROUND CABLE FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. NO MAINTENANCE OR ALTERATIONS WERE PERFORMED TO THE BATTERY GROUND CABLE/CONTACT BEFORE THE PROBLEM STARTED.
BOTH SUN VISORS BRACKETS BREAK AND CAUSES THE SUNVISOR TO FALL IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FACE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP BLOCKING YOUR VISION. BOTH SUN VISORS BRACKETS THAT SCREW INTO THE CEILING BREAK LOOSE INSIDE THE BRACKET AND CAUSES THE VISOR TO FALL DOWN VERTICALLY BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VISION. IN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD TO BACKORDER THE ITEM (30 DAYS BACKORDER) THIS MIGHT BE A CLUE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, HE HAD MISSED A LEFT TURN AND DROVE 300 FT OFF OF A CLIFF AND NOSE DIVED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT HIT HIS FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS RUSHED TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE HAD AN EMERGENCY SURGERY FOR A BROKEN BACK. POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A REPORT WAS FILED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRI LAKES FORD(180 STATE HWY F &, 65, BRANSON, MO 65616) WHERE IT WAS SERVICED AND REPAIRED WITHOUT THE CONTACT'S KNOWLEDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT ONCE HE LEFT THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,500.
TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGING ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30-40MPH. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC FOR AT LEAST 25 MINUTES AT THE APPROX SPEED ON HIGHWAY. NO SNOW, TRANSMISSION WAS IN 2WD ENTIRE TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW WITH THE VEHICLE. NO ERRORS WERE DISPLAYED, VEHICLE WAS ALREADY TAKEN IN TO DODGE FOR REPAIR WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY DID NOT BELIEVE ME. I NOW HAVE VIDEO PROOF OF THE TRUCK AND WITNESS OF THE TRUCK DISENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION ON IT'S OWN. I DID NOT MANUALLY CHANGE ANYTHING. I HAVE ONE OTHER VIDEO FROM MY PASSENGER THAT I DID NOT UPLOAD THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE REPORTED THIS BUT THE FIRST WITH ACTUAL VIDEO EVIDENCE HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/WESLEY.GOAD.94/VIDEOS/5831564673527699 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FDPGQ0Z1AGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM SAWGRASS (5901 MADISON AVENUE, TAMARAC, FL 33321, (954) 379-2040) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V324000 (POWER TRAIN) THAT WAS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.
I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ACCELERATING AT ABOUT HALF THROTTLE OR LESS, WHEN THE GAS PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR (FULL THROTTLE). THE TRUCK ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, I TRIED LIFTING THE GAS PEDDLE WITH MY TOE AND IT KEPT GOING STRAIGHT BACK TO THE FLOOR. I WAS BRAKING AND TRYING TO NOT CRASH. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE INTO AN EMPTY LANE AND GET THE TRUCK TO COME TO A STOP. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS AT A STOP THE GAS PEDDLE REMAINED ALL THE WAY AT THE FLOOR. I LIFTED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES WITH MY TOE AND IT WOULD FALL BACK TO FULL THROTTLE. I SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE PEDDLE RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL LEVEL. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO ANY HIGHER THAN 4TH GEAR NOW AND GOT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.
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I AM WANTING TO FILE A CLAIM ON A 2019 RAM 1500 FOR A DEFECTIVE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT FCA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR RESOLVE. THE REAR WINDOW FRAME IS WEAK AND CRACKS AROUND THE REAR SLIDING GLASS. WITH THESE CRACKS, THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WATER TO LEAK INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH CRACKS AND LEAKING AROUND OTHER AREAS OF THE REAR WINDOW FRAME. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL WHEN MANUFACTURED. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS WILL CAUSE MOLD TO DEVELOP BEHIND AS WELL AS ON MY REAR SEATS CAUSING POTENTIAL HARM TO NOT ONLY MY VEHICLE, BUT MYSELF AND FAMILY. I ALSO DO NOT WANT POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO IMPORTANT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE LOCATED BEHIND AND UNDER THE REAR SEAT. MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ISN'T MUCH FCA WILL DO, I JUST HOPE THAT PRESSURE IS PUT ON THEM TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP A BETTER DESIGN TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE FCA EXTEND AN OLIVE BRANCH SO TO SPEAK TO THE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE BY EITHER REPLACING THE PART, OR COVERING A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN OR OUT OF WARRANTY.
TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS FOR RADIO, CLIMATE, AND ALL OTHER CONTROLS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ANY AND ALL ELEMENTS OF TOUCHSCREEN WILL POWER ON AND OFF FROM AC TO HEAT TO RADIO STATIONS TO RANDOM PHONE DIALING. ALSO THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AS IF THE GEAR SHIFTER HAS BEEN PLACED IN NEUTRAL. TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND REMOTE START DOESN'T WORK EITHER. LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SEAL NEAR BED OF TRUCK ALSO LEAKS WATER WHEN IT RAINS.
MY 2019 RAM FUEL FILLER NECK CAUSES ANY GAS PUMP NOZZLE I USE TO BECOME STUCK AND MAKES REFUELING TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN IT SHOULD. THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE CONTINUOUSLY TURNS OFF NOT ALLOWING ME TO FILL MY GAS TANK. THE FILLER NECK?S DESIGN SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE GAS PUMPS? AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF WHEN THE TANK ISN?T FULL YET. SOMETIMES THE PUMP SHUTS OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS, FORCING ME TO FILL MY TRUCKS? TANK OUNCES AT A TIME.
MY REAR WINDOW UPPER TRIM CRACKED AND STARTED LEAKING ON MY 2019 RAM 1500(NEW BODY STYLE). I TOOK TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND AFTER IT SAT OUT IN THE WEATHER FOR 3 WEEKS AND HAD EXTENSIVE WATER INTRUSION TO THE POINT OF SO MUCH MOISTURE IN VEHICLE THE WINDOWS WOULD CONDENSATE ON INSIDE,I DECIDED TO TAKE TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED AT. ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED 1 MONTH LATER. NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE OR LISTEN TO MY CONCERNS. NOT TO MENTION HOW MUCH WATER DAMAGE DO I HAVE AT THIS POINT??
WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION IN THE CITY) CAR RANDOMLY PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL THE DRIVE LIGHT BLINK AND ERROR MESSAGE ON DASH BOARD STATING PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE. WHILE STOPPED CAR AND FOOT ON BRAKE RANDOMLY THE ENGINE REVS AND LUNGES FORWARD.
FRONT BUMPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS SITTING LOWER THAN PASSENGER SIDE.
I WAS STOPPED AT A RIGHT LIGHT, MADE A RIGHT TURN AND IMMEDAILTY LOST ALL STEERING IT WAS LOCKED IN A RIGHT TURN HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AFTER THE TRUCK RAN UP OVER THE CURB ONTO THE SIDEWALK INCHES FROM DRIVING THROUGH A BRICK WALL. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF STARTED IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I WAS 3 HOURS FROM HOME SINCE EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 30 MILES OR SO I HEADED DOWN THE MOUNTIN TO GO HOME. HEADING DOWN HILL ON A VERY CURVY ROAD I LOST ALL POWER STEERING ON A CORNER AND IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND AVOID DRIVING OFF THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. EXXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK HOME FROM THERE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. I AM DRIVING A 2019 RAM 1500 BIGHORN.
I HAD NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WOULD LEAK A SMALL DRIBBLE OF WATER AFTER A CAR WASH OR A HEAVY RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO MEADOR CDJR IN FORT WORTH TX AND THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE REAR SEAT AND REAR WINDOW. THEY INSTALLED A NEW WINDOW SEAL AND REPLACED THE REAR SEAT. THEY COVERED THIS AS A WARRANTY ITEM WITH NO CHARGE TO ME.
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT COME OUT OF LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. HAD TO PULL OFF STREET, PUT INTO PARK THEN BACK INTO DRIVE THEN IT SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AGAIN.
FOUND A CRACK IN MY REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY AND WATER STAINS IN MY INTERIOR HEADLINER.
REAR WINDOW LEAK THAT LET MOSITURE IN MY VEHICLE AND SOAKED MY HEADLINER
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