10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,886 miles

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problem #5

Dec 102015

1500

  • miles
12/2015 I was on my way home from work and went to turn into a bank atm and couldn't slow or stop my truck for the turn. The brakes went almost all the way to the floor. I started pumping them and was finally able to slow and stop the truck. I took my truck to a dealer and they said they could not duplicate the problem. The issue happened again 2 weeks later and I took my truck to the dealer that I purchased it from. They also could not find any issues with the brakes being soft. 5/4/2016 I again had issues. I got into the truck; started it up went to put my foot on the brake to put the truck into drive and the brakes were soft. I had to pump them brakes a few times before I could put it in drive. I love my Dodge trucks; but this is a serious issue.

- Cheektowaga, NY, USA

problem #4

Nov 152015

1500

  • 1,500 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V661000 (power train) but the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the check engine and ABS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,500. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Hildebran, NC, USA

problem #3

Dec 112015

1500

  • 700 miles
2015 Ram 1500 laramie limited 4X4 component part or system that caused the safety risk - unknown my truck was purchased new with 115 miles on the odometer on 10/13/2015 at hebert's Town & Country. On 10/16/2015, with just over 200 miles on the odometer, my wife and I were returning home from date-night. We were traveling at 60 mph down LA3132 when the instrument cluster went black, the engine shutdown, most all electronics, to include the headlights, ceased functioning and the RPM & mph gauges constantly bounced up and down. I was able to coast safely to the shoulder of the road as the traffic was light. I could not restart the vehicle so, it had to be towed back to the dealership. Five days later, I took re-delivery of my truck with an additional 200 miles added to the odometer and a verbal explanation (no paperwork) that the power distribution center had to be replaced. Upon re-delivery with my salesman present, I attempted to start the vehicle and the instrument cluster blacked out and the gauges bounced. My salesman went to get a service tech but, while he was gone, I heard a click in the dash and everything started working again. On 12/11/2015, with just under 60 days ownership and right at 700 miles on the odometer, I was returning home from shopping, traveling down a residential street, when the exact same problems suddenly happened again. This time, I was traveling at 30 mph and approaching an S-curve with no headlights and no street lights. I lost control of the vehicle as the brakes were very hard to apply and I almost had an accident before finally getting it stopped. The vehicle had to be towed back to the dealership again because I could not restart it and the gauges were bouncing. My truck is currently at the dealership. I'm not sure I want to take re-delivery of this particular truck.

- Shreveport, LA, USA

problem #2

Oct 222015

1500

  • 2,864 miles
I was traveling on I-35 from austin to san antonio in my brand new 2015 Dodge 1500 when my 'service antilock brake system' light came on, the truck started shacking so hard I could barely hold it on the road, when I got pulled over the driver side back tire was on fire, right under the gas tank. The left rear caliper had a massive failure that clamped down on the pad.

- Liberty Hill, TX, USA

problem #1

Jun 182015

1500

  • 3,256 miles
My wife and I were driving on the highway and the brakes were automatically deployed a few times without touching them. This happened three times and the third time was two days ago and we brought the vehicle into Chrysler Jeep Ram in alhambra, ca to be examined. They test drove it and examined the vehicle. The vehicle does not have an automatic breaking mechanism and they could not duplicate the issue. Each time of the breaking, the cruise control was not on and we do not believe we even had the foot on the gas pedal. We feel this is a serious life safety issue that should be looked into. We purchased this one thinking it was a safe truck, yet now we are very concerned. I hope someone will look into this matter. If this happened in heavy traffic, I am sure we would be rear ended.

- Lancaster, CA, USA