10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 5 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 35,711 miles
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Exiting the freeway the truck vibrated and shut off going 55 mph, no brakes, no power steering going into a curve. I managed to keep it on the road and had it Towed to nearest dealership where they were able to diagnose the problem immediately and I was told that this is a know problem with this truck. $6000 to fix, contacted Ram customer service and a very rude woman put the dealership on the line and berated them for claiming there was an issue while explaining that it is completely normal for an engine to blow at 130k miles regardless of maintenance and as it-€™s out of warranty they were not responsible. -€œNormal-€ for an engine to blow, absolutely ridiculous and someone could have died. There are now 533 cases of this happening and Ram refuses to address it.
- Lillington, NC, USA
When driving at parking lot speeds on extremely hot days and/or a lot of in town driving, brakes not responding and brake pedal will go to the floor. Have ran a stop sign and came close to rear ending other vehicles at red lights. Dealer replaced rear brakes (Calipers, Rogers & Pads) Problem still exist and is currently back at Dealership. They can't find anything wrong.
- Jefferson, TX, USA
Driving along and truck turns off by itself 3-5 seconds then engine restarts by itself. I'm worried it's gonna cause me to get into and accident. Dodge has had this problem across a lot of years with no recall for my truck.
- Westland, MI, USA
The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the brake lines rusted through and was leaking brake fluid. The contact stated that he removed the couplings from the brake lines and contacted whitten brothers Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of midlothian (10701 midlothian turnpike, richmond, va 23235) to purchase new couplings. The contact was informed that the replacement couplings were no longer being manufactured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and recommended that the contact go to a junk yard to retrieve the parts. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000. Consumer stated installation of airbag was scheduled Aug 8th,2020.
- Cumberland, VA, USA
As I was driving about 40 mph, and approaching the curves on the road ahead of me, I lost control of my vehicle because I had no power steering, gas, or brakes. All gauges dropped to 0 and I had to coast to be able to stop. Had I made it to the curves, by vehicle would of crashed off the side of road. Apparently the PCM went bad. This is not a part that should ever go bad. This part malfunction could of killed me or someone else. Nonetheless it was also $1303, towing fees, and 5 days of car rental. This is absolutely unacceptable and I don't want this to happen to another driver. There should be a recall of this part. I now have a fear when I drive the truck I have always loved.
- Lynwood, IL, USA
Brake transmission shift interlock recall. The manufacturer cannot fix this problem in a timely manner.
- San Angelo, TX, USA
Brake transmission shift interlock recall. Recall date: 12-20-2017 fca recall # T79 NHTSA recall # 17V-821 I have been trying to get my truck in for safety recall to multiple Dodge/Ram dealerships and have been told numerous times either parts are not available, parts are on back order, it could take more than 6-9 months to get the parts, and now, I am being told that the repair shops are not even allowed to put in orders for the recall parts and have a block on ordering. I have never been able to get an estimated time as to when I can expect parts to become available and have been told that it could take up to another year or more to get the recall fixed. I was told by every service adviser not to come in to my appointments or schedule an appointment because they can not do anything for me at this time and do not know when they will be able to order parts. They told me to call back in 2 months or more to check.
- Elizabeth, CO, USA
On Friday 6/29/2018 at about 5:00 pm I was driving home on northbound I -75 and M-59 in heavy traffic when the truck pulled to the left and I noticed puff of white smoke coming from under the hood. I got off at the university exit and pulled into a parking spot. I turned the truck off and opened the hood. It was a really hot day and I couldn't tell where to odder or smoke had coming from. The check engine light did not come on. I drove it straight to milosch's palace. They thought the front left caliber was locked up.mileage was 79,802 on the odometer. They said it just happens sometimes. The rotors and brake pads had been replaced in November 2017. Milosch's palace replaced the caliper, rotor, pads and ABS sensor harness that malted. The didn't replace the bearing hub or caliper mounting bracket. On August 18th I took in to caseville Michigan and the drivers side front wheel got hot again. I had to have it towed to tubbs brother on August 21st. The mileage was 80,507 on the odometer. The repair bill came to $2,031.73. I picked the truck up on September 6th.the mechanic replaced the driver's side bearing hub. He said the brake line failed (collapsed) and caused the brake to pads to stick. I told him to replace the bearing and check the other lines and flush the system. On September 23rd 2018 I went to pull my boat out of the lake for the season and drove it 12 miles and now the rear drivers side brake is overheating. The vehicle has about 80,600 miles on it.
- Ortonville, MI, USA
Failure of dealer to take care of a BTSI recall in a timely manner. Recall was Dec 2017 and it is now end of July 2018 with no fix in site.
- Tucson, AZ, USA
I received an urgent warning via post card requiring a fix to the brake transmission shift interlock in July 2018. Dealer cannot install fix until January 2019. This is not timely.
- Street, MD, USA
The brakes completely failed as I was pulling into a hospital entrance, and again trying to navigate to a safe parking space, and again pulling into a parking space. The pedal went completely to the floor. This was at low speed and I crashed into the parked car in front of me.
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
Going slow around mtn curve and lost brakes and steering.
- Murphy, NC, USA
My fiancee was driving and tried to stop at a traffic signal and nearly wrecking into oncoming traffic.
- Mansfield, TX, USA
Nit a safe vehicle to drive. Terrible experiences more than several times.while driving on frwy sometimes the brake pedal hardens making it imposible to brake, gotta pum a lil on gas for the pedal to loosen.once in gear driving at a speed of about 40miles sometimes you can hear as if youve changed the gear and vehicle de accelerates or as if you webt on neutral wgile driving. When shifting either on reverse or fwd brake hardens and while presing gas pedal behicle does not move nowhere, were figured out maybe turning the engine on and off after a couple of times it kinda resets and then it switches on gear transmision always najes a loud noise when changing gear such as if was stuck.. while driving behicle always smells like hot engine or plastic.the problem is bithe stationary and whike driving.
- Perris, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 17V821000 (power train) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact was concerned that the vehicle might experience the failure before parts become available. The contact received the recall notification on February 12, 2018. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
- Shapleigh, ME, USA
I have had my vehicle to lose all power (power steering, anti lock brakes, and seatbelt function) due to a bag ignition switch. This happened while driving 70 mph down the interstate. I noticed all my dash light came on and my vehicle had completely powered off leaving me with no power steering and no anti lock brakes. Luckily I was on straight enough road to only run off the road once I slowed down. Iafter hitting a ditch I noticed my seatbelt did not lock causing me to slightly bump my head. I wasn't hurt but this has to be a issue. It has worked properly since then but did the same thing on a later date while driving in town.
- Leesburg, GA, USA
Front, right side brakes I.e. rotor and calipers faulty after only 35,000 miles. Vehicle pulled to the right and brake components began to smoke on June 20, 2017 while driving. Vehicle is used for general driving and never used for payloads heavier than 500 pounds nor used to pull a trailer.#
- Salem, VA, USA
I have had both front brake calibers seize up within 2 months apart. My truck has about 34,000 miles on it when this occured. On both occaions of failure it left me on the side of the highway unable to move it. I'm concerned about the rear brake calipers doing the same and considering changing them also.
- Dry Creek, LA, USA
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the ABS warning indicator randomly flashed. The brake pedal was applied several times and was difficult to depress. One dealer had been unable to replicate and diagnose the failure multiple times. A second dealer test drove the vehicle and replaced the front brake pads, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who was unable to provide a solution. In addition, there was an abnormal noise coming from the transmission. The contact was unable to determine if a dealer may be able to provide a remedy. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.
- Allison, IA, USA
- Isanti, MN, USA