10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,878 miles

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problem #65

Jun 292019

1500

  • 95,670 miles
Was traveling down I485 in charlotte nc. Going to beach. An all of a sudden the truck has no power. I have no pedal it is gone. Had to get it off the side of the road an stopped with white smoke coming out the tail pipes. It was the fuel pump. That time. Nexted time it was the edge valve an sencer. Had no pick up an go. Every since the V08 tune this truck has bad lag lag U can not sure when U R pulling out of an interception if U will get out safe. The lag is terrible. I loved this truck untill the tune. But now cant trust it. Got ot to pull camper but dont trust it now will not own another Ram eco or any thing else.

- Taylorsville, NC, USA

problem #64

Aug 052019

1500

  • 124,000 miles
I purchased this vehicle on July 6, 2019 and in that month it has stalled on my twice when stopped. It starts right back up, but this is a safety issue. I haven't even made my 1st payment yet and I'm now afraid to drive it. I can't afford to throw a new to me vehicle in the shop!

- Salem, OR, USA

problem #63

May 142019

1500

  • miles
Had the V08 done to my truck on May 14. The lag in the take off when U R stopped is going to kill somebody. When U give it gas it has a bad slow start at least 3 -5 seconds before U have the get up an go an when U do it is like a rocket. Didnt do this before the V08 tune. An the rpms R up almost to 1 an it setting still. This VO8 is a joke. It has messed up my truck. No good trying to pull a camper. Or even pull out with out a big space to do it in.

- Taylorsville, NC, USA

problem #62

Jul 072019

1500 6-cyl Diesel

  • miles
We came home from a short trip and discovered trailer was resting on truck bed. It towed fine on way home so we did not notice anything until we stopped to park it. We called a repairman who removed skin and found at least 9 broken welds. He said we were lucky we didn't kill someone. He called a welder to look at it. He said the front portion around hitch was built like a mac truck but the section past that was built like tissue paper. There was not enough support or bracing and that area flexed badly. He said we were lucky it dropped down slowly, if it had slammed down there could have been fatalities. Consumer stated both repairman and welder said faulty welds that failed and lack of support. Consumer called the dealer.

- Santa Rosa, CA, USA

problem #61

Jul 112019

1500

  • 48,000 miles
Was advised to take truck in for recall reflash due to eco diesel settlement package. After recall fix was conducted, engine sluggish, shifting not smooth and miles per gallon dropped significantly. All this after a trip of 8 hours at legal speed limits.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #60

Jan 032019

1500

  • miles
Takata recall. When my 2014 Ram 1500 is stationary, moving, or just turned the car on. My touch screen goes black, freezes, and I cannot controll the heat or a.C, fan speed, volume to the radio, radio, heated seats, any electronic buttons on my steering wheel or any of the buttons that are connected to my screen/radio. My daughter's boy friend just purchased the same year turck I did and he started having the same problems with his screen.

- Battle Creek, MI, USA

problem #59

May 052018

1500

  • 82,000 miles
I have a 2014 Ram 1500 slt 4WD cc I bought it about 6 months ago. About a week ago my friend and I were about to take a drive and when I started it my friend whom is a mechanic said you either have an engine knock or an exhaust leek. Well I checked it out at the dealer and well the exhaust leak was due to a broken bolt in the manifold and then the dealer calls me and says you have a lifter taping they said the extended warranty would fix it but I have seen a couple of videos and forums and this really needs to be a recall on both im not the only one whom has had this problem I love my truck but if you spend the kind of money that we Ram owners have this problem should be covered ive been treated wonderful by the dealer but this is something that needs to be recodnised by Chrysler and fixed by Chrysler ive only put 20000 miles on it it only has 82000 total this should not be a problem yet if at all I treat my truck like a part of the family it gets serviced regularly my truck should not be having these kind of issues please help do something about these problems someone needs

- Anna, IL, USA

problem #58

Feb 122019

1500

  • 54,000 miles
I had 2 more recall notices sent to our house in regards to this vehicle. I was unable to get the recalls done between the date they arrived here and the first of this year due to some health issues. Since recovering from the issues I got on this site to see what exactly the recalls were and now nothing pops up when I enter the VIN #. I called the dealer as well and asked and was told there is no recall at this time. I find this funny since ive gone to oither sites and looked up recalls and this vehicle has a history of 12 recalls. I as well know that not all of the recalls have been addressed.

- Concord, CA, USA

problem #57

Nov 162018

1500

  • 167,156 miles
The heat is only working on the passenger side of my truck and it's only 5 year old why am just now having this problem every thing is working properly but the heat

- Middlesboro, KY, USA

problem #56

Dec 152018

1500

  • 63,000 miles
Last night I parked my truck in my driveway like I been doing since I had the truck which I bought new and last night I parked like I usually do and this morning I was informed that my truck has rolled out out the spot where I left it to the edge of the street while still in park. It could have backed into another vehicle or even worse a kid

- Moorhead, MN, USA

problem #55

Aug 282018

1500

  • 136,000 miles
2014 Ram 1500 laramie ecodiesel throwing fault code P203E reductant level sensor circuit intermittent/erratic. This fault is caused by crystallized diesel exhuast fluid (def) on the integrated sensor in the def tank. The sensor is unable to detect the amount of fluid in tank and will shut down engine after 500 miles if the tank is not replaced. I do believe after extensive research this is a manufacturing defect. There are two different recalls for this fault which are: Number: 18-038-15 rev. B and number: 25-001-15 rev a. the first one covers a PCM flash for the 2015 Ram and 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. In the notes it says that this is for all 3 liter 8 speed transmissions. Which should also include a 2014 Ram ecodiesel. The second one if for 2014-15 Ram 2500,3500+ with 6.7L diesel engines. The issue I have with that is my vehicle is having that exact issue and needs the same services but it has a 3 liter engine.

- Flint, MI, USA

problem #54

Oct 172017

1500

  • 90,000 miles
"takara recall" the heat quit working in my 2014 Dodge Ram a year ago. Went to see about getting it fixed and the quote was approximately $900. The truck was only 3 years old. That a is the only complaint I have. This chemical has been awesome otherwise.

- Keota, IA, USA

problem #53

Aug 312018

1500

  • 84,000 miles
The truck was running and sitting still I was in a line of cars. I put the truck in drive from park and it started going in reverse while the engine is revving I had to use both feet on the brake pedal to get it stopped and it continued to try and go in reverse. I finally got the truck in park and let the engine stop revving. I then tried to put it in drive and couldn't get it to shift. Had to turn the engine off and back on again to get it to go in drive. It is unknown what caused this and I do not know what the cause could have been. It was a very unsafe situation since there was a car in front and a car behind the truck when this happened. There was no accident thankfully. There have been multiple issues with this truck as far as lights coming on and off when it is setting in the driveway no keys in it and no one touching it. It will honk and the doors will lock and unlock really fast again with no one near it and the keys hanging up. The truck has been to multiple dealerships and no one can find anything wrong with it. It has had all 12 recalls fixed.

- Tishomingo, OK, USA

problem #52

Aug 252018

1500

  • 130,000 miles
My def gauge is not working. The def tank is full but the gauge says my truck will not restart in 100 miles. I have taken to the dealer and it will cost over $3500 to fix this. This is the second time my def system has not worked on this truck and I have had to have it replaced.

- Watkinsville, GA, USA

problem #51

Jun 122018

1500

  • 45,000 miles
I had my truck at the dealer for a recall, I noticed my seatbelt wasn't locking when I pulled on the shoulder strap. I asked them to look into this when my vehicle was there. They did, said the seatbelt was defective, but Chrysler was not going to cover this. After further review none of my seatbelt shoulder straps lock when you pull on them fast. I have a crew cab truck so that is 5 seatbelts with shoulder straps. My dealership was on the phone with Chrysler for over an hour trying to get them to cover this safety defect, they just kept saying no, truck is out of warranty. After reading all these complaints, will my airbags deploy if I'm in an accident? I don't know and hope I don't have to find out the hard way. This happens all the time driving or standing still. The dealership told me the seatbelts are defective. This should be addressed asap, no one should have to pay for a safety issue.

- Little Chute, WI, USA

problem #50

Jul 252018

1500

  • 57,000 miles
The assist handle has a leak when rains hard. Removed to see where it is leaking and there is an airbag there. It also leaks all over the floor that can eventually lead to structural issues

- Elmira, NY, USA

problem #49

Jun 022018

1500

  • 121,560 miles
Dpf/def systems causing engine failure. Leveling sensor inside of the D.E.F tank isn't reponding and causing truck to run bad and causing truck to go into limp mode. And there should be a recall on the dpf system

- Bryan, TX, USA

problem #48

May 072018

1500

  • 67,082 miles
Driving to work 5/7/18 truck was running fine with no cel's, alarms, warnings or anything out of the ordinary just a normal drive as usual and this is my daily driver. I approached the intersection to turn right came to a stop there was no oncoming traffic so accelerated to turn onto highway feeder when I heard a weird sound and felt the truck decelerate. I pushed the pedal a little harder and noticed no change in speed rpms were dropping as well as boost gauge I looked in the mirror and saw a trail of smoke and began making my way to the shoulder of the road. While making my way to the shoulder smoke began coming into the cab of the truck and the engine died, I put the truck in park and popped the hood latch when I opened the hood there was a small fire on the back of the motor on the passenger side near the egr and turbo. Immediately closed the hood grabbed a bottle of water from the cab opened the hood and extinguished the flame. Truck was towed to local dealership who began looking at the truck and said it appeared the egr got hot or there was a short in the wiring system. I contacted Ram to verify my 5Y/100,000M warranty as well as the extended warranty that I purchased they then turned me over to Fiat-Chrysler who said they were assigning a special investigator to look at the truck and has ordered the dealership to stop all work until investigation is complete which could take 4 weeks. Fiat-Chrysler is also refusing to provide a loaner or rental even though they are the ones who wanted to assign a special investigator. Dealership was far enough along in teardown before Fiat-Chrysler stopped work that I was able to obtain the following pictures with the plastic cover removing showing the melted and burned wiring harness up against the egr and manifold.

- Santa Fe, TX, USA

problem #47

Mar 292018

1500

  • miles
Truck took brief periods where it would just suddenly die going down the road, then the last time running about 60 mph, it died not far from home and smoke billowed out from under the hood wafting its way inside the cab...son-in-law fought the steering and managed to bring it to a stop on the shoulder of the road...with my granddaughters in the back seat....they were almost overcome by this black obnoxious smoke and both suffered for the longest time a harsh, dry cough...I noticed there are limited recalls on this model of truck and none seem to be related to electrical fires under the hood...how ever these vehicles are unsafe and pose a significant hazard to all the motoring public...they should be recalled and all of them destroyed to protect the public and the passengers...dealership sated the 'brain box and starter burned up' and is not a warranty issue...but the health and well being of my grandchildren are far more important than Chrysler's profit margin.

- Tillatoba, MS, USA

problem #46

Nov 172017

1500

  • 42,500 miles
This is the third event or incident surrounding this air ride suspension system: 1. the first incident was in Jan 2017 after getting up to Alaska. This time almost caused a major accident. Without warning, the vehicle fell while driving and slid out in traffic. The seatbelt locked in place and malfunctioned. Gene's Chrysler ended up changing out some of the hardware and parts. 2. the second incident was not as bad on November 2017, this time the warning lights came on. After allowing the truck to sit a few days waiting for Chrysler to provide an appointment, and changing all the fuses, the suspension raised up again. 3. time number 3 was on January 31, 2018. This time, the truck was towed to gene's Chrysler on February 01, 2018. The vehicle fell to the ground again and was not moving the speed limit because of slower traffic conditions. Right now, the truck is still in the shop because more parts need to be replaced and the dealership is waiting on the manufacturers' recall for this air ride suspension system. We are very concerned about our team out there in Alaska but now, this is happening to vehicles all over the country during real cold weather. It's like a national crisis now and needs everyone in the transportation department to please do something before someone dies because of these malfunctions and the defective air ride system. Now that it has been 40 days without our ministry having their vehicle in Alaska, what will NHTSA do to help our pastor and ministry up there" it is so sad that no one seems to care until all these reports of injuries and even deaths, will the government step in and help the people now? also, will you please call the fca and the dealership service people to ask how much longer, another 10 days is too long" thank you for allowing us share what's going on & hope we will hear back from you more sooner than later

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

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