10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 7 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 11,994 miles
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Truck had sudden acceleration twice and it couldn't be stopped with the brakes either time. Once it totally lost power and was towed to the dealer. The sudden acceleration is very dangerous ' makes the truck move at a high speed suddenly and unable to be stopped with the brakes. We drove through two fences. We have pictures of the fences and the tracks the truck made in the snow.
- Lavina, MT, USA
Please see complaint I sent to Chrysler with documents. Your list before only let me select 4 topics that I was having issues with.
- Arvada, CO, USA
I am from pittsburgh, pa. Last Tuesday morning, I shoveled my driveway and then got into my truck and went to a nearby sheetz and got some gas. I returned to my home and backed my truck down my driveway and parked and put my truck into park and applied the E-brake and shut off the truck. I then went inside my home and walked into my kitchen. About 3-4min later I was randomly looking out of my back window and I see my truck in my neighbors back yard against their fence. It appears my truck rolled away down my driveway. I thought it might of been because of weather conditions but I heard on the news about a potential federal investigation of these types of accidents form Ram trucks from 2014-2016. I was literally shocked by what happened to my truck as I am almost certain I both had the shiftier in park and applied the E-brake. I currently had to submit a claim to erie insurance and am in the process of getting my truck fixed after $3500 dollars in damages. If you need anymore details my number is [xxx]. thanks [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Bethel Park, PA, USA
The brake pedal on this generation of Ram 1500 pickups sits considerably higher than the gas pedal. This means when depressing the gas pedal, if you quickly have to move to the brake, your foot can become stuck under the brake pedal. The brake pedal should be lowered as its height is too high. Raising the gas pedal would make it too high as well creating a different problem. There are many discussions online about this problem.
- Richmond, VA, USA
I entered my Dodge Ram with only 5000 miles on it and put my foot on the brake to start it and the pedal went to the floor. I started the vehicle and still had no brakes. I retried this numerous times with same result. I put it in gear and went down the driveway and had no brakes. I backed up and still had no brakes. Finally after shutting off the vehicle the brakes went back to normal. I was on my way to work traveling about 40 mph and approached a stop sign and had no brakes again. The petal went to the floor and it felt like the ABS may have been slowing the vehicle. If there was a car in front of me or if I hadn't started braking way early I would have crashed. After that I finished my drive to work without further issues. I called the manager of the dealership and have not heard back from him yet.
- Whitehall, MI, USA
Truck is 1 year old with 26,000 miles. Rotors need machining or replacing. Was told that daily commuting in rush hour traffic has caused the rotors to overheat and become pitted causing the brakes to now squeak when applied at low speeds. No towing involved. Truck is used as a daily commuter. Mostly highway travelling, but rush hour is stop and go for a good 10 miles each way. 3 different service departments have informed me this is pretty common due to the nickel component in the rotors. They are recommending replacing them or machining them at a cost of $250 plus new pads even though they do not need replacing. Rotors were only warranted for 1 year or 12,000 miles.
- Anna, TX, USA
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
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
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
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
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
- Big Lake, AK, USA