2012 Ram 1500 Complaint Log

THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONS SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE. WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND DEFROSTER WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. LOST COMPLETE VISIBILITY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. HAD TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY REMOVE FOG FROM INSIDE WINDOWS. HAD TO DO THIS NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL ARRIVED AT HOME. IN SHOP NOW FOR REPAIRS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED FAILURE. SUSPECT CONTROL HEAD FAILURE. *TR

I HAD PUT MY 2012 RAM 1500 INTO PARK AND WALKED UP THE SIDEWALK, HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT AND IT WAS MOVING AND I RAN TO GET INTO IT TRYING TO STOP IT FROM HITTING OR CRASHING INTO SOMETHING. I DIDN'T GET TO IT IN TIME AND I GOT PINNED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE HOUSE CAUSING ME TO BREAK MY TAILBONE AND PELVIS IN TWO PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND HAD SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THIS IS LIKE THE 4TH ONE HE HAS FIXED DO TO IT POPPING OUT OF GEAR. *TR

2012 LARAMIE LONGHORN RAM 1500 4X4. NORMAL HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE SUFFICIENTLY. OWNER HAS NEARLY HIT A DEER THREE TIMES, AT APPROPRIATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING SPEEDS. IN ORDER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE OWNER LIVES, THE OWNER HAS TO USE BOTH FOG LIGHTS, AND HEADLIGHTS. BRIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD ON THEIR OWN. HEADLIGHTS DO NOT MEET SAFE DRIVING REQUIREMENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD MADE A LOUD TICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT LATER EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,890.

I PURCHASED A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 FROM A USED DEALER ON JANUARY 21, 2012. THIS VEHICLE HAS BY FAR THE WORST HEADLIGHTS OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. ON THE LOW BEAMS WITH THE FOG LIGHTS OFF THE LIGHT FROM MY HEADLAMPS ILLUMINATES THE ROAD ONLY ABOUT 30 TO 40 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THERE IS ALSO A VERY DARK AREA FROM THE BUMPER OUT TO ABOUT 20 FEET. THE HIGH BEAMS DO NOT CAST LIGHT MUCH FURTHER BUT ARE WIDER. HOWEVER WITH THIS WIDER LIGHT PATTERN THE OVERALL BRIGHTNESS IS EVEN WORSE. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES THIS VEHICLE DRIVE-ABLE AT NIGHT ARE THE FOG LIGHTS THAT AT LEAST FILL IN THE DARK AREA IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT EXISTS WITH THE LOW BEAMS. IN THE ALMOST TWO MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE I HAVE ONLY USED THE HIGH BEAMS A HANDFUL OF TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER GROUP LLC. AND THEY HAVE ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT THEY PLAN TO ADDRESS EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WORK THIRD SHIFT AND DO THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING IN RURAL AREAS AT NIGHT AND DURING LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS IN THE MORNINGS. I SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND MANY OWNERS OF 4TH GENERATION RAMS (2009-2014) FEEL THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THESE VEHICLES ARE LESS THAN ADEQUATE. MY VEHICLE IS A 390HP 4700LB VEHICLE, MY FEAR IS THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL THESE HEADLIGHT CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BE CAUSE I SIMPLY COULD NOT CLEARLY SEE WHAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

DODGE RAM LARAMIE1500 4X4 CREW CAB BUILT IN JUNE 2012 HAS FACTORY 20X9 ALUMINUM CHROME CLAD WHEELS WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60R20 TIRES. PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THE SPARE TIRE & THE FACTORY JACK. HAD A REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLOW OUT AND HAD TO JACK THE TRUCK TO FIX THE FLAT. FIRST, THE SPARE TIRE SIZE IS P235/85R17, MY WHEELS ARE 20" RIMS AND 1-1/4 HIGHER OVER ALL. THIS TRUCK HAS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WHICH STATES TO HAVE THE PROPER SIZE RIMS & TIRES AS THIS SYSTEM MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IF THEY ARE DIFFERENT SIZES. SECONDLY, THE JACK DODGE PROVIDES CAN'T HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THESE TRUCKS. THIS JACK COLLAPSED SOON AFTER RAISING THE FLAT TRUCK TIRE 1-2" OFF THE GROUND, THE WORM GEAR LOOKS LIKE A U-BOLT. CALLED BOTH THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM IN DECEMBER 2012 AND DODGE. NEITHER IS WILLING TO HELP REMEDY THESE PROBLEMS. DODGE DID HAVE A RECALL 12V192000 JAN 5TH 6TH 2012 FOR THE SPARE TIRE NOT BEING SIZED CORRECTLY. IS THIS NOT THE SAME CASE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE TO THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE TOW HITCH HARNESS CONNECTOR CORDS WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED SERVICE THE TOW HITCH. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, NO DIAGNOSIS WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

I PURCHASED A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 36000 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY THUS INDICATING THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT BE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AT THIS POINT IT IS FINALLY FIXED (IT SOMETIMES TAKES 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM RECURS). THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BEEN HARDWIRED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THIS WAS THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME BY CHRYSLER, AND THIS WAS VERIFIED BY CHRYSLER CORP. THERE ARE MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT FEEL THAT MOST INDIVIDUALS KNOW WHERE TO REPORT FAULTY PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO FORCE A CHANGE. I SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2000. I AM SURE IF THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT STEPPED INTO HELP THAT THE BILL WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO $4500. CORRESPONDING WITH CHRYSLER PROVED TO BE FRUSTRATING. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT AFTER I FELT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED I SHOULD FAX THE BILLS TO THEM. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN TRIED TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE PARTS. I JUST RECEIVED AN PHONE MESSAGE FROM THEM INDICATING THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, AND CASE WILL BE CLOSED. THERE WAS NO REFERENCE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. OF COURSE, I WILL WRITE THEM BACK. I THINK WHAT BOTHERED ME MOST WAS THAT WHEN I INFORMED THEM THAT THERE WERE COMPLAINTS ON-LINE AND AN ARTICLE FROM UPI INDICATING NHTSA HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I WAS TOLD THAT WE DON'T LISTEN TO THEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT REALIZE THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. NOTE: THE LIGHT WENT ON AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 10-70 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 03/18/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PINION NUT WAS REPLACED ON 02/27/14. UPDATED 03/20/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V529000 (STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS VEHICLE WITH A 36 GALLON GAS TANK MAKES A THUMP NOISE A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPS WHEN THE TANK IS BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 AND 3/4 FULL. WHEN FILLED THE NOISE STOPS OR WHEN GAS IS BELOW 1/4. THE DEALER CHANGED A PART IN THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN AS THAT WAS THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND SAID A PART WAS FOUND WORN BUT THE NOISE STILL EXISTS AND IS COMMONLY FOUND ON THE INTERNET RAM FORUMS FOR THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS SIZE GAS TANK.

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER MORE THAN WARM WEATHER DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM NEVER HAPPENS WHEN TAKEN IN.

BRAKES MUSHY, GO ALL WAY TO FLOOR, WHEN TRYING TO PUMP BRAKES TRUCK TAKES OFF KNOCKING 79 YEAR OLD WOMAN TO THE GROUND HURTING HER. TOOK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IT DID IT AGAIN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEY SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. TOTAL TIMES OF IT HAPPENING 6 TIMES WITH THE LAST TIME TRUCK SHUTTING ITSELF OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BACKUP DISPLAY IS FREEZING UP AND TELLING TO GET OUT TO LOOK WHEN NOTHING IS THERE. DEALERSHIP JAMES HODGE MOTOR CO. THINKS IT THE COMPUTER BOARD BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALL FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOMETHING ON THE BRAKES, WHEN I WENT BACK TO PRINT IT OUT, THE ARTICLE WAS NOT THERE ANYMORE. REIMERS, PARIS, TEXAS ANY OTHERS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO PLEASE REPORT FOR SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER ONLY SUPPLIED TWO PARTS PER MONTH TO THE DEALER AND SHE WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE.

I WAS EXITING THE HWY AT ABOUT 80 KM/H WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AND I FELT THE GAS PEDAL DISAPPEAR UNDER MY FOOT. I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL, THE WEATHER WAS NORMAL AND ROADS WERE DRY. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED UP TO 120KM/H ALL ON ITS ON VERY QUICKLY AND MY REACTION WAS TO BRAKE, WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME FOR A FEW HUNDRED YARDS. I THEN STARTED GEARING DOWN TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN WHICH WORKED BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL GOING FULL THROTTLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A CHIME AND THE ETC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPEEDOMETER (A RED LIGHTENING BOLT) THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN OUT OF NO WHERE JUST STOPPED AND THE GAS PEDAL LET UP AND THE TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY AFTER THAT. DODGE DEALER SAID THE ONLY CODE THAT CAME UP WAS FOR DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY MY DRIVING THAT CAUSED IT AND OTHER THAN THAT THE TRUCK IS FINE. I USE THE SAME FOOT FOR THE BRAKE AND GAS AND ONLY DID THAT AT THE TIME TO SLOW DOWN. *TR

REAR SEAT SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. POOR/FAULTY DESIGN. LOWER HALF OF REAR SEAT RAISES/LOWERS FOR STORAGE. THE BUCKLE END OF THE BELT IS NOT ACCESSABLE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS MAKE THE BACK SEAT NOT HAVE FUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. WITH GREAT EFFORT THEY CAN FISH OUR THE BUCKLES, BUT AS SOON AS THE SEAT IS MOVED THEY ARE NO LONGER ACCESSABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A LARGE BODY OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

THE RAM1500 WAS BEING STARTED AND PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. STARTED GETTING WORSE AND FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD NOTICE THE NOISE WHEN LEAVING THEIR HOMES. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (JUNE 2015) WE TOOK IT IN TO DODGE AND THEY HEARD THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY HAD CONTACTED THE ENGINEERS AND JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT. NO FIXING OF ANY KIND. NOW EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AS IT SHIFTS GEARS IT CLONKS INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS SHIFT PROPERLY. IT STAYS IN A GEAR LONGER THAN IT SHOULD. YOU CAN HEAR THE GEARS NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING. THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK DONT SEEM TO STOP FAST ENOUGH. TAKING TRUCK IN FOR THAT NEXT WEEK.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES. ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC ARE GONE. I HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2012. ONE DAY IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN SUCCESSION. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 5, 2014. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AS THEY CAN NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE WHILE IT IS IN THE SHOP. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CURRENT HUGE GM RECALL INVOLVING FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES . I PULL A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE HAPPENING. UP UNTIL NOW IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE TOWING THE TRAILER BUT I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *JS

AT ABOUT 18000 MILES ON VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY STALLED. THROTTLE BODY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, RPM DROPPED TO ALMOST ZERO. PUMPING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. CONDITION LASTED ABOUT 15 TO 25 SECONDS. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS WAS DONE. ALSO WAS PERFORMED AGAIN LATER. THE STALLING IS INTERMITTENT SOME TIMES NOT HAPPENING FOR WEEKS THEN AGAIN IT WILL HAPPEN UP TO 3 TIMES IN A WEEK.BIT ONCE STALLED ON MY LADY AS SHE WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION . VEHICLE NOW HAS 77000 MILES ON ODOMETER . I THOUGHT THIS JUST A HASSLE UNTIL ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. AS I WAS MERGING ON TO THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH IN FRONT OF A BIG TRUCK THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR A LONG PERIOD. THE BIG RIG WAS WITHIN A VERY FEW FEET OF MY VEHICLE BEFORE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS SCARED ME BIG TIME. THIS WAS WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO BE IN MY CORNER ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY DODGE DEALERSHIP REGULARLY SINCE NEW. EACH TIME I HAVE REPORTED STALLS AND AT ONE TIME HAD A CASE OPENED WITH CHRYSLER. I AM TOLD THEY FIND NOTHING AND THEY ONLY HAVE MY WORD THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS FROM DEALER AND CHRYSLER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAD BEEN UN-PLUGGED AND WEIGHT SENSOR HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE TECHNICIAN DECIDED TO RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT, HOWEVER, THE WEIGHT SENSOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 11/19/14*LJ *JS

S-10 DIRECT REPLY- REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH A FAULTY AIRBAG IN A 2012 DODGE RAM TRUCK. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THEE MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE FIXED. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $ 106.40 BECAUSE THE AIR BAG IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HOWEVER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE DID COME EQUIPPED WITH A WEIGHT SENSOR, BUT THE ORIGINAL SEAT HAD BEEN REMOVED. *JB

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ON MY 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE USES SEPARATE LOW AND HIGH BEAM BULBS. TEST SHOWED THAT BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM WERE AFFECTED ON THE FAILED SIDE. I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED. WHEN I CALLED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITH EACH HEADLIGHT. HE HAD SIMPLY UNPLUGGED AND REPLUGGED THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE FAILED RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. TEST SHOWED THAT MANIPULATING THE WIRES (PUSH, PULL, STRESS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER) COMING INTO THE MALE SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT WORK OR FAIL. I PERFORMED A SIMILAR TEST ON THE (WORKING) LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT WITH THE SAME RESULTS - I COULD FORCE FAILURE AT WILL, EVEN THOUGH THE CONNECTOR WAS FULLY ASSEMBLED AND LOCKED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CONNECTORS, BOTH APPEARED CLEAN INSIDE. I SPRAYED EACH WITH CONTACT CLEANER ANYWAY, AND REASSEMBLED ONLY TO FIND THE SAME PROBLEM. MANIPULATING THE PINS ON THE FEMALE SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR IN EFFORT TO INCREASE CONTACT PRESSURE RESULTED IN NO IMPROVEMENT WHEN THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLUGGED. AS A FORMER FAILURE ANALYSIS ENGINEER I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A DESIGN / APPLICATION PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS USED ON THIS TRUCK. SHORT OF CONTACT PLATING ANALYSIS, IT APPEARS THERE IS INSUFFICIENT CONTACT AREA AND / OR CONTACT PRESSURE ON THE SMALL PINS USED. AS A WORK-AROUND, I USED LONG NOSE PLIERS TO REACH INSIDE THE MALE CONNECTOR BODY, AND TWISTED THE SMALL, FLAT, MALE PINS APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO INCREASE CONTACT PRESSURE. AFTER REASSEMBLING BOTH CONNECTORS IN THIS MANNER, I CAN NO LONGER FORCE FAILURE ON EITHER SIDE. THE STOCK HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS USED ON THIS TRUCK PRESENT A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE SINCE AS DESIGNED, HEADLIGHT FAILURE MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION UPON START UP WAS LOCKED IN 4TH GEAR. THIS IS THE THIRD EVENT OF THIS TYPE. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE TRANSMISSION RESET AFTER I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP UNCOVERED NOTHING. THE SECOND TIME WAS ANOTHER COLD START EVENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKEDN 4TH GEAR. IT TOOK SEVERAL RESTARTS TO RESET BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAUSE WAS STATED TO BE THE SOLENOID PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS REPAIRED AND ALL SEEMED FINE. YESTERDAY ANOTHER COLD START AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN 4TH. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 4TH GEAR. ON THE WAY I MONITORED THE TRANS TEMP. IT STAYED AT 86 DEGREES. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 91 DEGREES. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALERSHIP A MECHANIC WENT WITH ME ON A TEST DRIVE. WE RETURNED TO THE SHOP AND HE BEGAN A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY BELIEVED THERE WAS A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE AND THEY WOULD ORDER ONE AND REPLACE IT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE DID SOMETHING AND THE TRANS TEMP JUMPED FROM 86 DEGREES TO 160+. THERE WERE SEVERAL FAULT CODES FOUND DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. THE TUCK HAS LESS THAN 7,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS THE 4.7 ENGINE. THE FIRST EVENT WAS IN JUNE 2013, THEN TWICE IN AUGUST 2013.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL VIOLENTLY SPUN. ALL THE OTHER WHEELS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED OTHERWISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

2012 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB 4X4, WOULD STALL WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS AROUND 10-20 MPH LIKE WHEN IN A TRAFFIC JAM,,(HAPPENED TO ME AND INTERSTATE 75) HAPPENED TO ME ON INTERSTATE 75) IT WILL EVEN STALL WHEN IDLING JUST PARKED OR SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, NOT ALL THE TIME JUST OUT OF THE BLUE, YOU WAIT 5/10 MINUTES STARTS BACK UP LIKE NOTHING EVER WAS WRONG ,,,TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER 3 TIMES ABOUT TO BE THE 4TH ,,, THE 1ST TIME THEY (DEALER) COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG??? 2ND TIME THEY (DEALER) SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND HAD TO RESET THE KEYS,, A WEEK LATER SAME THING CALLED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THEY TOLD ME TO TRY THE OTHER KEY IT SEEMS TO WORK FINE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW BUT RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME THING STALLING AT LOWER SPEEDS OR JUST IDLING WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT ,IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE IGNITION IS STUCK?? YOU WAIT 5/10 MINUTES STARTS UP LIKE NOTHING EVER WAS WRONG ???? IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT STALLS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE T HE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,565 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,113. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE FAILURE WOULD LAST UP TO 15 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TWICE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. UPDATED 03/11/14

I WAS ON VACATION IN SMOKES GOING UP A HILL. I WAS BEHIND A SLOW MOVING CAR ABOUT 25 TO 35 MPH. WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTS SLUGGING. IT WAS LIKE IT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO GET IN. IT WOULD GO HIGH AND START JERKING THEN LOW. THEIR WAS A CAR BEHIND ME SO FINALLY I JUST STOPPED IN THE ROAD TO LET THE ONE IN FRONT GO ON. IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK. NOW IT DOES IT JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD . I CAN PUSH THE PEDDLE 1/4 WAY DOWN AND IT DOES NOT RESPOND . IT SHIFTS IN TO A HIGHER GEAR TO SOON THIS TRANSMISSION IN THESE TRUCK NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY GOING TO DO. GUESS ITS THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION AT 60 TO HIGHER ALSO. I TOOK IT TO DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID ITS ALL NORMAL . HOW CAN IT BE NORMAL WHEN IT WAS NOT DOING IT WHEN I FIRST GOT IT. GUESS THAT IS THEIR ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM MAKES THEIR DAY EASER. WE THE PEOPLE OF RAM OWNERS NEED HELP .CAN ANYBODY HELP US WE PAY TO MUCH FOR THOSE TRUCKS FOR THEM TO RIDE LIKE THAT. AND FOR OUR PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT WE ARE CONTROLLING THE TRUCK NOT THE TRANSMISSION . DON'T WAIT TO HAVE IT RECALLED BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE YOU THAT GETS HIT BY A DEFAULTED TRUCK OR EVEN WORSE YOUR KID THAT IS WALKING INTO A STORE. ASKING FOR HELP BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. THANK FOR YOUR HELP!! *TR

MY RAM 1500 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 60 MPH AND ABOVE, HANDLES FINE UNTIL I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO VIBRATE TERRIBLY AND IT LOOSES CONTROL AND REQUIRES TO TAKE THE FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. IT VIBRATES OUT OF IT'S LANE AND IF EXTREMLY DANGEROUS. I THOUGHT IT WAS TIRES SO I NEVER COMPLAINED BUT AFTER PUTTING NEW TIRES ON MY TRUCK AND THE DANGEROUS VIBRATION WOULD STILL OCCUR AFTER HITTLING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, I SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH RAM TRUCKS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. IS DODGE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM?

I WAS DRIVING MY SONS 2012 RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB WITH LESS THAN 20K ON THE ODOMETER BACK FROM TEXAS TO NORTH CAROLINA. I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND WE RAN INTO A PORTABLE TOW BEHIND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SIGN, BOUNCED OFF A GUARD RAIL AND THEN ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES DOWN THE FREEWAY EMBANKMENT ON I-20 IN TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA. NOT ONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. LUCKILY MY SON AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS ESCAPED PRACTICALLY INJURY FREE, WITH ONLY MINOR ABRASIONS, HOWEVER I TOOK A BEATING TO THE HEAD AND AM STILL OUT OF WORK 1 MONTH LATER DUE TO HEAD/CONCUSSION INJURY. NONE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, SIDE IMPACT OR FRONTAL IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS TOTALED, TO VALIDATE THIS. I ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT STATING NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? AND WHO ELSE SHOULD I CONTACT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FAILURE OF TIRES ON 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 TO STOP VEHICLE IN STATED DISTANCE WHEN ROADWAY IS WET. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP TWICE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THESE ARE GOODYEAR TIRES.

2010 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR AXLE PINION NUT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN OVER SEVEN MONTHS, WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON CHRYSLERS PART.

EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT, WE PARKED THE TRUCK CAME OUT AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR, SO WE MANUALLY OPENED THE DOOR. IT WAS JUST DEAD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER IN PRICE, UTAH. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. THE COMPUTER OFF THE KEY IGNITION WAS GONE. IT COSTS US $924.00. *TR

WHEN ON A40 TO45 PERCENT GRADE MY TRUCK TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE UNLESS I REV TO 2000 TO 2500 RPM AND WHEN IT DOES IT BANGS INTO GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PUT MY BOAT IN OR TAKE IT OUT OF THE WATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V529000 (STEERING), 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL), AND 15V459000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR A MONTH BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V038 (POWER TRAIN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING SIX MONTHS FOR THE RECALLED COMPONENT TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

WELL MY TRUCK VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 70 TO 85 AND THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG AND I AM SO ANGRY I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 20 MILES ON IT AND IT DRIVES LIKE AND OLD TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND STATED THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26, 516.

BAD WOBBLE WHEN TRUCK GET TO 70.MPH

I'VE HAD THE TRUCK FOR A WHILE BUT LAST FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT AT NIGHT. I HAD NO IDEA THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SO BAD ON THIS THING. IT WAS AN ADVENTURE GETTING HOME. NO LIGHT TO THE SIDES TO SEE TO TURN AND BOTH DIM AND HIGH BEAMS WERE EXTREMELY ANEMIC. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS AND NEVER DRIVEN ONE WITH LIGHTS AS BAD AS THESE, EVEN WHEN SOME OTHERS HAVE HAD ONLY ONE WORKING HEADLIGHT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. *TR

I HAD THE OIL CHANGED, ABOUT 9 DAYS EARLIER AND I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING HORRIBLY LOUD SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL. IT HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT SO I GOT OT HOME , I CALLED RHE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT IN , I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW UP HE SAID OK BUT GET IT AS FAR AS U CAN. MY FRIEND FOLLOWED ME. THEY TOLD ME THEIR COMPUTER READ MISS DIRE IN CYLINDER1 AND WRONG ENGINE TYPE OIL FOR THE ENGINE. THEY PUT THE WRONG OIL IN MY NEW TRUCK AND LIED TO ME ABOUT THE PROCESS. NOW THE ENGINE HAS NEVER BEEN EVEN CLOSE TO AS GOPD AS IT WAS.. 2 NOW THE TRASMISSION IS GETTING BAD IT DOESNT SHIFT RIGHT AT ALL P.S. THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME THEY SCREWED UP THE ENGINE. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A RELIABLE VEHICLE!!! NOW WHAT DO I DO MY TRUCK HAS BARELY 11000 MILES ON IT!!!!!!!HELP

MAKES A POPPING SOUND ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE.

WHEN YOU COPY MP3'S TO THE HARD DRIVE AND THEN PLAY THEM THE RADIO WILL LOCK UP AND NOT FUNCTION TILL YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 90SECONDS I HAVE HAD THE RADIO REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING I HAVE A 2013 DURANGO THAT DOES THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS IS A SOFTWARE BUG IN THE RADIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000....UPDATED 02/03/16 *BF *TR

LOUD TICKING FROM ENGINE POSSIBLE MANIFOLD. HAD THE TICKING FOR YEARS, BUT WAS TOLD BY DODEGLAND OF COLUMIBA SC THAT IT WAS NOT.

DRIVING MY 4 MONTH OLD NEW 2012 RAM 1500 4X4 IN MID MICHIGAN AFTER OUR FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW FALL. ON THE WAY TO MY RAM DEALER FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE IN (FOUR WHEEL DRIVE) AT 35 MPH. SLID RIGHT BY THE DEALER ON THE SNOW, TIRES LOST ANY AND ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. SPOKE TO SERVICE WRITE UP GIRL ABOUT IT, AND TALKED TO MY SALESMAN ALSO VOICING MY CONCERNS. TOLD THEM THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY THE WORST TIRES I HAVE EVER DRIVIN ON THE SNOW WITH BAR NONE. SLID INTO MY SONS CAR WHEN I RETURNED HOME.....NOT HAPPY WITH THESE TIRES AT ALL. WHY WOULD THEY MARKET THESE FOR A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE? *TR