2019 Ram 1500 complaints

POWER STEERING SEEMS TO LOSE POWER CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS AND SLOW TURNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REFLECTING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROADWAY CLEARLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER TATE SERVICE CENTER LOCATED AT 7139 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (410) 443-0859 AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND DISCOVERED THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND GOT OUT THE VEHICLE. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THE FIRE WAS VISIBLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME ON THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOWING LOT WHERE THEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AND DEEMED IT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TURNING IN FRONT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SPUN THREE TIMES BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE AGENCY COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPAIRED THE COSMETIC DAMAGES. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AS THE DASHBOARD BECOMES DARK TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONTACT CAN'T SEE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS WORKED HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY AND THE 4 WAY FLASHER WARNING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES ON THE VEHICLE OR WORKS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TRI-STAR MOTORS 2 SUPERIOR WAY, UNIONTOWN, PA 15401) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HAD SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 150.

VEHICLE FAILS TO START WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR APPARENT INDICATIONS OF A POTENTIAL ISSUE.I HAD SOMEONE USE A CODE READER AND GOT THE FOLLOWING CODE P1DF3... I CHECKED RAM FORUMS AND THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION. WITHOUT WARNING SOMETHING DRAINS THE BATTERY. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WILL FIX IT YET.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, IN MAY 2020, I RENTED A 2019 DODGE RAM TO FACILITATE A MOVE FROM ILLINOIS TO FLORIDA. 8 HOURS INTO THE JOURNEY, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES, NEARLY KILLING MY SON, FIANC, MYSELF AND OUR PUPPY. FORTUNATELY, SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND US FLAGGED US DOWN WHEN THEY NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY ESCAPE, CALLED 911, THEN HAD TO WATCH AS ALL OF OUR PERSONAL EFFECTS AND SOME VALUABLES WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE. THAT WAS ON MAY 31, 2020, INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, WITH RAM BEING ONE OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE INSPECTION PROCESS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INSPECTORS WERE UNABLE TO DEFINITIVELY SAY WHAT HAPPENED, ALTHOUGH THEY THEORIZED THAT THE REAR, DRIVERS SIDE CALIPER MAY HAVE SEIZED UP, RESULTING IN THE FIRE. EITHER WAY, NOTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. WHILE I AM RELIEVED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE HARM, IT'S UPSETTING THAT ALL OF OUR KEEPSAKES, PERSONAL EFFECTS AND SOME VALUABLES WERE DESTROYED. TO ADD TO THE HEARTBREAK, WE HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANYONE ACTING ON BEHALF OF RAM. CONSIDERING THE NEAR MISS WE SUFFERED, I WOULD THINK THAT RAM WOULD SHOW SOME COMPASSION AND REACH OUT TO US. VERY DISAPPOINTING, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE AFFILIATED VEHICLE (AGAIN) IN MY LIFE.

EHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT CAME OUT NEXT DAY TO GO TO STORE EBGINE LIGHT WAS ON ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I GET A P1DF3 ERROR CODE FROM MY ODB READER

WHILE BACKING UP TO A TRAILER TO HITCH TO IT I WAS USING THE REVERSE CAMERA IN THE STEREO AND I HEARD A POP AND THE STEREO SHUT OFF ALONG WITH THE SCREEN FOR THE CAMERA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS STEREO. I JUST HAD THE STEREO REPLACED IN APRIL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM. WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS STEREO CHECKED OUT AGAIN.

DRIVING TRUCK AND CHECK ENGINE / WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT STOP / START SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE SERVICE NEEDED. CONTACTED DEALER AND TOOK IN FOR SERVICE. BY THE TIME I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE SYSTEM RESET AND WARNING WAS NO LONGER IN SYSTEM LOGS. DEALER STATED THAT SINCE WARNING WAS NOT ACTIVE IN SYSTEM THEY COULD NOT CHECK MESSAGE AND THEREFORE COULD NOT REPAIR. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED 2 WEEKS LATER AND RESOLVED ITSELF AGAIN. I AM NOW DRIVING TRUCK WITH OUT USING THE START / STOP SYSTEM.

2019 RAM 1500 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY GOING BLANK, STARTING OUT GOING BLANK WHEN PARKING OUTSIDE IN HEAT AND HUMIDITY IT WOULD COME BACK WHEN TRUCK COOLS DOWN INSIDE. AUGUST 19 2020 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED REPLACED AND ORDER ONE. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS TO GET. CALL DEALER SEPT 12 AND THEY HAVE NO IDEAL WHEN THEY WILL GET IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE AUGUST 19 WITH NO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IT HAS NOT WORK AT ALL. SEE THIS AS SAFETY HAZARD.CAN NOT SEE ALARMS, MILEAGE, OIL PRESSURE, WATER TEMP, OR ANY ALARMS, HAD ALARM YESTERDAY FOR ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO FIGURE IT OUT WAS A SENSOR.

2019 RAM CLASSIC BIG HORN. IT'S BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY WITH THIS TRUCK. FIRST, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT (FEB 19) I NOTICED THE BED WAS A COUPLE OF INCHES TO THE LEFT OF THE CAB. TURNS OUT, IT WAS THE CAB NEEDING ADJUSTMENT NOT THE BED. DROVE IT FOR A YEAR FINE. 2 MONTHS AGO I ATTEMPTED TO START AND IT WAS DEAD. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD WORK BUT IT WOULD NOT START'NOT EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER. I DISCONNECTED THE NEG BATTERY POST AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, HOOKED IT UP AND IT STARTED. DROVE IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN, BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE IT DIED'WHILE MOVING IT JUST DIED. IT WAS ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER FOR SOME WARRENTY PAINT REPAIR SO I FIGURED I'D DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AGAIN AND DRIVE IT OVER. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR THE ALARM WENT OFF. NOTHING I COULD DO TO TURN IT OFF. COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO OFF AND COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. PUSHING THE BUTTONS HAD NO EFFECT. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY SILENCED THE ALARM. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY TRIED FOR TWO WEEKS TO FIX IT. THEY CHANGED THE IGNITION MODULE, AND IT DIDN'T' WORK. THEY REPROGRAMED THE KEYS AND IT DIDN'T WORK. THEY REPROGRAMED 1 ANOTHER NEW, DIFFERENT KEY AND IT DIDN'T WORK. THEY PROGRAMMED TWO NEW DIFFERENT KEYS AND SAID THAT FIXED IT (MAKES NO SENSE WHY THE SECOND KEY WOULD HELP). IT ALSO DOESN'T MAKE SENSE HOW THE KEY FOB MALFUNCTION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DIE WHEN IT'S RUNNING. PICKED UP THE TRUCK AND DROVE 200 MILES. THEN THE NEXT DAY IT DIED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 30 MPH, IN THE

COMPLANIED ABOUT BRAKES SQUEALING TOOK TO LITHIA DODGE IN BILLINGS MONTANA SAID THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING PADS CALIPERS AND ROTORS ABOUT 4K MILES LATER STARTED DOING SAME THING TOOK IT BACK SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO REPLACED PADS MY SELF FOUND INADEQUATE LUBE ON ALL SLIDES AND NOTHING REPLACED LIKE THEY SAID

SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL DUE TO ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET BREAKING AWAY FROM FRAME CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP PUNCTURING THE OIL FILTER. 7 QUARTS OF OIL PUMPED OUT ALL OVER THE HOT EXHAUST AND ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. WHEN I SAW THE SMOKE I SLOWED DOWN AND TRIED TO GET TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. WHEN I FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP OIL WAS EVERYWHERE UNDER AND ON THE VEHICLE.I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND GOT OUT THINKING IT MAY BE ON FIRE. THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT. I ALSO HOPE THERE IS NO ENGINE DAMAGE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THERE SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN INCOMPLETE WELD ON THE FRAME BRACKET CAUSING THIS FAILURE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO ME! I,AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE REPAIRS THE DEALER IS PROPOSING. THIS TRUCK IS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 18,000 MILES.*DT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, SHUT-OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF BILLINGS DEALER LOCATED AT 2229 KING AVE W, BILLINGS, MT 59102, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, WHEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS LIKE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WHEN MOVED BACK TO STAY ON ROAD I OVER TURN SOMETIMES COME OFF THE ROAD

WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTS TO REVERSE THE SIDE MIRRORS TILT DOWN TO SHOW PARKING LINES. WHEN THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO DRIVE, THE MIRRORS TILT UP BACK TO THE FACTORY RESET POSITION RATHER THAN THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY SET BY THE VEHICLE OPERATOR. THE DRIVER MAY NOT NOTICE THE MIRRORS ARE MISPLACED UNTIL THEY ARE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER HAS CAN REASONABLY EXPECT THE MIRRORS TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS POSITION. ALL OTHER CARS WITH BACKUP MIRROR TILT RETURN TO PRE-SET POSITION. I HAVE CONTACTED RAM AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS THE INTENDED FUNCTION OF THE MIRROR / ELECTRONICS. MY LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED THAT RAM SAYS THIS IS CORRECT FUNCTION AND THAT THE SAFE RETURN OF MIRRORS TO PRE-SET POSITION IS ONLY AVAILABLE WITH A HIGHER LUXURY TRIM OPTION.

TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AT 40MPH. APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED GOING OFF (ALL OF THEM). THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, BLINKS DIDN'T WORK, HAZARDS DIDN'T WORK, THE RPM AND MPH GAUGES KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN. THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK SO I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED 10 MINUTES, STARTED IT BACK UP AND THIS TIME ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE IT HOME 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY AVAILABLE, THE DEALER CAME AND PICKED UP THE TRUCK. IT HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE WEEK. THE CALLED THE OTHER DAY AND SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG, THEY ARE UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE UP NOW. THEY ARE WAITING FOR AN ENGINEER TO REVIEW IT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

STEREO CAN BE TURNED ON WITHOUT THE KEY FOB OR PRESSING THE IGNITION BUTTON CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN DEAD

THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT AND THIS MAKES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HARD TO SEE, EVEN WHEN BACKING THE CAMERA ALSO GOES DARK, THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN NOT IN MOTION. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN THE CRUISE IS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THE BACK UP CAMERA WHEN BACKING. IN MOTION. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME THING IT HAPPENS OFF AND ON WHEN IN THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PICTURES AS I AM USUALLY DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENS.

WASHING/WAXING TRUCK WHEN CRACK WAS FOUND OVER DRIVER DOOR JAMB WHERE THE ROOF AND THE DOOR SURROUND MEET. TRUCK HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND NOT ABUSED. ZERO ACCIDENT DAMAGE. FCA HAS ALREADY DENIED THE INITIAL CLAIM BUT IT IS REPROCESSING. ABSOLUTE TEXTBOOK MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BE IT IN STEEL USED OR WELDING PROCESS. CRACK FIRST FOUND ON 8/15/2020, NO IDEA HOW LONG IT'S BEEN THERE.

WHILE OPERATING THE 2019 RAM 1500, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS (DOES NOT TURN SMOOTHLY OR LOCKING WHILE IN THE TURN) WHEN YOUR TURNING IT LEFT OR RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 50-70 MPH. WHILE OPERATING THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE, DUE TO THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONING, I FEEL IT IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

I WOULD HAVE SELECTED OTHER ISSUES ABOVE BUT IT ONLY ALLOWS THREE. DRIVING WITH FAMILY ON VACATION WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL ON DASH STARTING GOING CRAZY. EVERY LIGHT ON DASH WAS FLASHING, GAUGES WERE BOUNCING ALL OVER, HAZARDS WOULDN'T TURN ON, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF BRAKES, WIPERS SPED UP, TRANSMISSION TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE ON, TRANSMISSION SLAMMED IN TO PARK ONCE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 5 MPH, AND SHUT ITSELF OFF. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO YORK CHRYSLER IN CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN. THIS WAS ON THURSDAY JULY 30. I HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO BOSAK MOTORS IN MERRILLVILLE, IN ON FRIDAY JULY 24 DUE TO SAME ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE. I MANAGED TO VIDEOTAPE THE ISSUE WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. I ALSO LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND A COUPLE VIDEOS OF OTHER RAM 1500 DOING THE SAME THING.

2019 RAM LARAMIE 4X4, 5'7", CREW CAB WITH LESS THAN 9000 MILES ON IT, GETTING INTERMITTANT "SERVICE AIRBAGS" MESSAGES WITH DINGING ALARM FOR PAST 2 WEEKS AND NOW, GETTING "PASSENGER SEATBELT ALARM" INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL WITH MY WIFE BUCKLED SECURELY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHILE I'M DRIVING.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AROUND A PARKING LOT.THE TRUCK IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AROUND CORNERS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING THIS TRUCK WITH NO POWER STEERING.

STEERING STICKS IN THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION IN LEFT CURVES OF 30 DEGREES AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH OR MORE. THE FASTER THE SPEED THE MORE PRONOUNCED THE STICK. THIS IS THE STICKING PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE GROUND ISSUE TOTAL POWER LOSS. THE PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY CORRECTED AT 1879 MILES BY THE DEALER REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM REAPPEARED OVER THE WEEKEND 7/24/2019 AT 35,200 MILES. I'LL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING AMISS IN RAM'S RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLIES. THIS PROBLEM COULD DEFINITELY RESULT IN THE DEATH OR INJURY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE OR THE OCCUPANT'S OF OTHER VEHICLES. I FIND REFERENCES ON RAM FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS FAR BACK AS FALL OF 2018, THE SAME AS MY ORIGINAL PROBLEM. I AM HIGHLY SURPRISED THAT RAM HASN'T FOUND AN ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED. THE COVER WAS CLOSED DURING THIS TIME. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35-40 MPH, WITH THE TEMPERATURE AROUND 85-90. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON AN OPEN ROAD WITH NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO OTHER DEBRIS FROM THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT FOR THE SHATTERED GLASS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE RAM DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM WAITING FOR REPAIRS. AT THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SAYING WHETHER IT WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY OR IF I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

THIS VEHICLE SUSTAINED A DRIVERS SIDE IMPACT TO THE DOORS AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS STRUCK BY A BOX TRUCK IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AREA. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY. THERE ARE PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF THIS COLLISION.*DT CONSUMER STATED NO REPAIR WAS DONE IT WAS TOTALED.*JB*DT*DT*JB*DT*JB*JB

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND AN INCONSISTENT STEERING EFFORT, ESPECIALLY DURING LOWER SPEED MANEUVERS, WHEN FORCING THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER THE VEHICLE WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 14000 AND HAS BEEN OPERATING THIS WAY SINCE I ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE LATE 2019

DURING SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS USUALLY FROM 2 GEAR TO 1ST GEAR AND SURGES FORWARD. MANY TIMES DURING THIS SURGE THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND THE SCREEN INSTRUCTS ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK IN TO DRIVE. IT MAKES IT DANGEROUS IF THERE IS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE TRUCK OFTEN SURGES WHEN STOPPING AND POPS OUT OF GEAR AT ONCE A MONTH. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ADDRESSED BY UPDATING DRIVE TRAIN SOFTWARE. SINCE REPAIR IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE OR KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK OR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A $1400.00 REPAIR BUT THE SYSTEM STARTED WORKING AGAIN WHEN THE MECHANIC BROUGHT THE TRUCK AROUND FOR ME TO LEAVE. IT HAS WORKED OFF AND ON SINCE THEN. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN OF WHEN THE INFORMATION SYSTEM WILL QUIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE MIDDLE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR, LEAVING A SEATED CHILD VULNERABLE TO INJURIES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH INVOLVING EITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT WHETHER THE CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, THAT THE CHILD WAS MOST VULNERABLE TO SUSTAIN INJURIES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE BREEDEN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM DEALER LOCATED AT 5900 HIGHWAY 71 S, FORT SMITH, AR 72908, (479) 646-4731, AND WAS PROVIDED A PRINTOUT FROM THE WEBSITE, SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A CHEVY CAR. THIS WAS THE OTHER DRIVERS FAULT AS HE COME INTO MY LANE (WHILE TAKING AN ILLEGAL LEFT). THE CAR IS TOTALED AND MY RAM 1500 HAD CLOSE TO $14,000 IN DAMAGES. IT IS STILL IN THE AUTO BODY GETTING REPAIRED. BOTH THE FRAMES ARE BENT. DURING THIS ACCIDENT, NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THIS SHOCKED ME. MY BODY MOVED BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY DUE TO THE COLLISION AND ABSOLUTELY NOT ONE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK IS FAULTY OR DESIGNED INCORRECTLY AND NHTSA MUST INVESTIGATE. GOING FORWARD, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AS I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL BE DEPLOYED. I'VE ATTACHED FEW PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. WE HAD TO PULL THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ALMOST 12 INCHES AS IT WAS DEEPLY WEDGED INTO THE TIRE AND WE COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE FOR TOWING. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL INFORMATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF VACAVILLE (681 ORANGE DR, VACAVILLE, CA 95687), AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,670.

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WHEN TAKING A LEFT HAND BEND AT MODERATE SPEEDS 40 TO 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT ON THE DRIVERS PART. WHEN FORCING THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER THE VEHICLE WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 6500 AND HAS BEEN OPERATING THIS WAY SINCE I ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FOWLER DODGE IN OKC AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND MADE NO REPAIRS. I ROTATED THE TIRES THINKING THIS MAY REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT. RIGHT HAND BENDS ARE NOT AFFECTED ONLY WHEN NAVIGATING A LEFT HAND BEND. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND WHERE THE SAME COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR RAM 1500 FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES AND I FEEL THIS IS PART OF THE SAME ISSUE. I AM NOT AWARE IF A ERROR CODE COMES ON AS I AM TO BUSY WATCHING THE ROAD. THE ISSUE HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHENEVER NEGOTIATING A LEFT HAND BEND. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 45 MPH+ DOWN TO AROUND 20-25 MPH. AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE SQUEAL STOPS. HAPPENS WHEN GOING FORWARD. DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY, ONLY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR MORE. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK. *TR

WIFE WAS IN A WRECK ON INTERSTATE WHERE SHE BOUNCED OFF A BARRICADE AND THE OTHER TRUCK ALSO 2019 RAM STRUCK HER TWICE,NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO ONE FROM DODGE CALLED TO CHECK ON HER AND THE TOW TRUCK HAD TO PULL THE CORD SO HE COULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL FIND HIT HARD TO BELIEVE,NO ALARMS OR ALERTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE NOISE CAME FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HADDAD DODGE RAM (3000 HARRIS RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DIFFICULT REAR PINION BEARING. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V556000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

THE AIR DAM WILL NOT EXTEND DOWN AFTER REACHING THE REQUIRED SPEED, THUS THROWING A CEL. BELIEVE THE MOTOR IS STICKING OR GASKET/SEALS ARE DRIED AND WON'T TURN THE SHAFT TO RELEASE THE DAM.

WHINING/ GROWLING NOISE FROM REAR END. SOUND STARTS ABOUT 40 MPH AND NEVER GOES AWAY. CHECKED THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID IT WAS 3/4 QUART LOW. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY, THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A PINION BEARING GOING BAD LIKELY CAUSE WAS FROM LOW FLUIDS. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM FOUND FCA ( HAD A RECALL ( SAFETY RECALL U88 / NHTSA 18V-556 REAR AXLE FLUID LEVEL - 2018-2019 RAM 1500)ON SIMILAR YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. FCA ADVISED ME TO CONTACT THIS AGENCY TO SEE IF I CAN INCLUDE MY VIN.

VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHTS ON STARTUP STAYED ON. DEALER SAID OK TO DERIVE EVEN THOUGH APP SAID AIRBAG A MAY NOT DEPLOY. ISSUE SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE AS 2018 RAMS. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SPEED UP OR TURN OFF WHILE ENGAGED. WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT STOOPED WORKING. DISABLED..THIS IS A NECESSARY FEATURE ON A LONGER TRIP. LASTLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS LAYER WHEN I NEEDED THE HORN, IT TOO STOPPED WORKING. 2 SAFETY ISSUES AND ITS OK TO DRIVE. *TR

THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING AND STAYED ON SINCE AND THE APP SAID AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER SAID IN MAR IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. IN APRIL THE TRUCK WHILE ENGAGING THE CRUISE WOULD SPEED UP ABOVE CRUISE SET OR JUST TURN OFF WITHOUT BREAKING. NOW NO CRUISE AT ALL AND I AM DISABLED SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THAT FEATURE FOR LONG DRIVES. I CALLED AGAIN THEY SAID I WAS WELCOME TO CALL HQ. NOW NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER I HAVE NO HORN WHILE DRIVING AND NEEDED IT. THIS IS THE LAST STRAW. HOW IS THIS SAFE WITH NO AIRBAGS OR A WORKING HORN? *TR

THERE IS A HORRIBLE ROARING SOUND WHEN YOU GET UP TO AROUND 50-70 MILES PER HOUR AND SLOW DOWN OR SPEED UP. IT WILL BE CONSTANT AT TIMES AND COME AND GO AT TIMES. TALKED TO THE SERVICE MAN AT THE COMPANY SAID THERE WERE CONSTANT COMPLAINTS ON THIS HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS BUT WOULDN'T SAY TO ME. IS THIS A RECALL OF SOME SORT ON THESE TRUCKS IF SO I NEED TO KNOW IM NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THIS DUE TO THIS VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY AND JUST BUYING IT. I AM ALWAYS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE HURT ME TWICE NOW. THE LEDGE OF THE DOOR IS A TOTALLY NORMAL PLACE TO REST YOUR ARM. ONCE WE GET GOING THEY AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND PINCH THE HECK OUT OF ME LEAVING BROKEN SKIN AND BRUISING. *TR

WHEN REAR SENSOR IS ACTIVATED, AND BACKING UP, AUTOMATIC BRAKE GOES OFF WITHOUT REASON, CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURS WHEN BACKING ON GRADE (EVEN SLIGHTLY) LIKE A DRIVEWAY. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. ONLY FIX : DEACTIVATED REAR BRAKING OPTION. *TR

LOOSE REAR SUSPENSION. CREATES A WOBBLE THAT INCREASES WITH SPEED. VEHICLE SEEMS UNSTABLE. BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THEY SAY TIRES ARE OUT OF LINE. I HAVE PAID FOR EIGHT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSTANT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING NEEDS SERVICE ON DRIVER DASHBOARD. FOLLOWED BY PS TROUBLE LIGHT. POWER STEERING FAILED. RECALL ADDRESSING THIS WAS COMPLETED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET!! *TR

HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON AT 60 MPH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME .CONTACTED FCA . WAS TOLD IT WAS WITHIN REGULATIONS

WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE REAR OF THE CAB. MOLD STARTED GROWING IN THE CARPET. NOTICE IT IS MOR PREVELENT AT SEAM INDICATING ITS BOTTOM UP. ALSO, MOISTURE PRESENT INSIDE CAB WHEN NOT DRIVEN REGULARLY. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LOCATED ON YOUTUBE AS WELL. NOTICED REAR CAB LOOKS LIKE SEALS ARE NOT SEATED CORRECTLY.

THE A/C IN THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE, AND FCA FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. *TR

MILD TO EXTREME VIBRATION FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE STEERING WHEEL SEATS AND GAS PEDAL AT ANY SPEED BUT WORSENS AS SPEED INCREASES. WAS TOLD AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS TO DEALER THAT EVERYTHING IS WITHIN SPEC. AND THEY WILL NO LONGER PURSUE THE ISSUE FURTHER. FILED LEMON LAW CLAIM AND WAS AWARDED COMPENSATION AND WAS ALLOWED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION THE VEHICLE IS PROGRESSIVELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME SUBJECT THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE FORUMS (OVER 932 PAGES ON THE ONE I AM A MEMBER OF ALONE) AND WE ARE ALL BEING TOLD THE SAME LINE..FLAT SPOTS ON THE TIRES..WE DON'T WARRANTY TIRES. *TR