10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,089 miles

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problem #146

Aug 022024

1500

  • miles
The transfer case warps unproportionary on one side without any type of driver error or reason. There isn't a correct seal which causes water and damage which ultimately damages the cv axel as well. Was checked out by garage and plan on taking to dealer. Temporary fix but needs replaced completely after only 90000 miles.

- North Olmsted, OH, USA

problem #145

Sep 042024

1500

  • 36,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while decelerating to come to a stop or to make a turn, the transmission shifted out of gear unexpectedly. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while at a complete stop. A message advising to shift to park(P) and to shift back into gear was displayed on the infotainment system screen display. Additionally, the gear shift indicator light was flickering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that an unknown transmission sensor had failed. The dealer replaced the transmission; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where unknown repairs were performed; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer, Central Florida Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (8675 Commodity Cir, Orlando, FL 32819), where the transmission, the gear shift cluster, the fuel vaporizer, and the catalytic converter were replaced. Additionally, an unknown software update was performed; however, the failure persisted. The dealer informed the contact that the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure several times and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

- Windermere, FL, USA

problem #144

Aug 192024

1500

  • miles
The parksense system on the vehicle becomes defective over time. My vehicle does not have parking assistance but I get a chime and screen message that "parksense unavailable" every minute or two when driving. There is also a "service shifter" warning simultaneously. I've taken it a dealer for repair several times and they're unable to address it. Upon searching forums for this issue I found it's unbelievably common. Ram has been unable to repair this issue for ~a year of it happening.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #143

Aug 082024

1500

  • miles
Exhaust manifold bolts broke off on my 2019 Ram 1500. Dealership said it-??s a known problem affecting all models.

- Macomb, MI, USA

problem #142

Aug 152024

1500

  • miles
Hello, I was driving on Highway 99 three days ago and my truck came to an abrupt halt after making some horrible engine noises. I hadn-??t been driving my truck because it won-??t pass smog due to check engine light on. I had taken it to a dealer in Lodi Dodge Dealer and they Did one recall on the fuel injector pump. I-??m still not positive. What happened but I strongly believe after Research that the magnetic strip for cam timing failed. I-??m trying to find an independent Agency that looks into things like this as I do not trust the dealer for a couple reasons. Not saying it here. Anyway, if you have any idea how I should move forward after that frightening experience losing all power to my truck, the dash turned red, no oil pressure no anything is what it was saying. I was able to get a tow truck to bring the vehicle to my home where it sits now and it-??s been two months since I-??ve really had a vehicle. I had to make an emergency run to get two bales of hay for my animals. I paid the registration, but I don-??t have the tags because it will not pass smog.

- Galt, CA, USA

problem #141

Aug 122024

1500

  • miles
Came to a stop on the highway, truck decides to stall. A/C and radio stayed active, but engine stopped. Had to put vehicle in park and press the start button. Luckily it started back up but not something anyone should have to deal with. Standard 5.7 Hemi, no E-torque. At this point, no clue what caused the issue.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #140

Aug 022024

1500

  • miles
On Friday August 2nd. 2024 approximately 11am I was driving my 2019 ram 1500 laramie. At about 28 mph my truck lost power steering. Message in my dashboard says Power steering unavailable. The steering was very hard, harder when the engine is not running. I pulled over and waited 10mns and restarted the truck and everything went well. And I drove off it happened again within 10mns or 5mi. Same thing pulled over waited 5mns and restarted the truck and the message is gone and truck drove like normal. It happened 3 times within 15mi of driving. Take it to the dealership and they confirm my steering wheel rack electric module has failed and quoted my $3500 for repair.

- Benson , NC, USA

problem #139

Jul 272024

1500

  • miles
The truck with provide warnings "front/rear sensors temporarily disabled" and "service shifter" before starting to shift itself back and forth between 1st and 3rd gear. When it does this it will often stay in whatever gear it is in when accelerating and not shift with no regard for speed.

- Peoria, AZ, USA

problem #138

Jul 012024

1500

  • miles
Vehicle developed the infamous "hemi tick" chronicled in multiple news articles, bulletins & complaints. Defective exhaust manifold design causes it to trap heat, melting the bolts and cracking the manifolds. This leads to loud ticking when engine is started from cold and can eventually lead to engine failure. Had to have both manifolds replaced, along with gaskets.

- Athens, WV, USA

problem #137

Jul 012024

1500

  • miles
Recall 44A I contacted Promaster Case Management Case # [XXX] Their reply was that I go to Wilson Motors 425 N W Buchanan Corvallis, OR 97330, a 5 hour, 14 minute round trip, of 246 miles. I live in a population of approximately 26,000+ people. This is wholly unacceptable when there are 5 dealerships who sell Ram vehicles (2 much closer) closer to my location. A major auto manufacturer should not be selling vehicle for which they don't provide reasonable service for in a populated area such as the ORegon coast. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Lakeside, OR, USA

problem #136

Jun 022023

1500

  • miles
Every Ram 1500 around 30K miles cast iron exhaust manifold failure bolts brakes and/ or manifold cracks causing exhaust leak higher toxins in the air without going through the Cadillac converter. Ram been scamming people for decades, costing over $1,000 to resurface and/or replaced manifold gasket and bolts have to extract the broken bolts since the nut broke off the bolts

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #135

May 252024

1500

  • miles
Upon acceleration from stop, and even while driving at speeds between 30 & 40 mph, the vehicle shifts from Drive to Neutral and displays "Shift to P..." on the display. This occurs repeatedly. You have to stop the vehicle and shift to Park then back to Drive. But it keeps occurring, over and over. It first occurred when I pulled out into traffic, the vehicle shifted to N and I had absolutely NO EXCELLERATION with oncoming traffic behind me. I immediately put on my hazard lights and steered towards the curb to attempt to get out of the way... traffic behind me was able to slow and avoid collision but this is an extremely dangerous issue.

- Beaumont, TX, USA

problem #134

Nov 272023

1500

  • miles
My [XXX] son was driving his Ram 1500 on a country road and the he started hearing a clunking noise and his tires locked up. Luckily he is experienced in driving bigger vehicles and was able to control the vehicle to not wreck it. We had his vehicle towed to repair shop. Less than a day later the repair shop called to tell us that the vehicles transmission needed to be replaced as well as the rear differential. He said the rear diff issue is what caused the transmission to go out. Ive contacted multiple dealerships in hopes to have this replaced for free of charge since Ram had a recall with this same issue. But since the trucks Vin number isn't under the recall they denied the claim. I feel its unfair of a owner of a vehicle that literally has the same issues as a recall within the same year of the recall but can't get compensation for the repairs. Both repairs ended up totaling over $10,000. This truck only had 69,000 miles. NHTSA Campaign ID : 18V556000 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Columbus, IN, USA

problem #133

May 282023

1500

  • miles
2019 RAM classic with significant wobble /vibration during highway driving between 40 and 80 at cruising speed. Will do similar shaking during acceleration, but not consistently. We have replaced the rims, all 4 tires (the two rear wheels have been replaced twice), the vehicle has been balanced twice, once high speed and once with all 4 wheels. the tires have been balanced as well. The vehicle has gone to several different repair shops trying to troubleshoot the problem. Documents are available upon request.

- Chepachet, RI, USA

problem #132

Apr 302024

1500

  • miles
I was driving on busy road and truck completely shut down with a warning message-??shifter autocorrect active-?? all power to truck died out and truck cruised to a slow speed and then abruptly jumped into park.i would restart it, drive few feet and it did it again. A few times it drove for a relatively longer distance but same message would come up and truck shut down in motion. Police had me take it off the road as i was causing very unsafe situations for myself and for all others around me. Had truck towed home, Unhooked battery once car got home to help reset it, took it out again and exactly same thing. Called dealer they said never heard of it, yet there are hundreds of complaints regarding this situation online. Taking it into dealer to have a diagnosis done

- Windsor, FL, USA

problem #131

Apr 012024

1500

  • miles
I own a 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie quad cab 4x2. In two different instances while accelerating from a stop or near stop the transmission dropped completely out of gear. The message "Return shifter to park(P) then shift to desired gear" has come up. On one of those occasions I was pulling out onto a main road. Luckily for me there was no traffic at that moment as I made it into the lane before the transmission dropped out. My truck just rolled 80K miles. This is a major life safety issue and has taken away my confidence in my vehicle.

- Bonita Springs, FL, USA

problem #130

Mar 012024

1500

  • 56,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the transmission became stuck in third gear with the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, while driving the vehicle there was a loud clunking sound coming from the transmission while shifting gear. Additionally, the vehicle failed to operate when shifted into reverse. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not yet repaired. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 56,000.

- Winston Salem, NC, USA

problem #129

Mar 182024

1500

  • miles
Jun 09,2022 Manufacturer Recall NumberZ46 NHTSA Recall Number22V-406 Recall StatusRecall Incomplete It is almost two years since this recall came out.

- Gig Harbor, WA, USA

problem #128

Mar 112024

1500

  • miles
The location of the shifter knob, in close proximity to the fan control knob, poses a danger while driving the vehicle. I was driving at 70mph on the freeway and went to turn down the fan when I accidentally turned the shifter and the truck went into neutral. As a result, I was nearly rear-ended as I wasn-??t able to accelerate.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #127

Mar 052024

1500

  • miles
Gauge cluster stopped working, no speedometer, mileage, turn signal indicators etc. all black. Extreme safety risk. 4WD will not engage, possibly associated.

- Mariposa, CA, USA

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