10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,484 miles

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problem #81

Jun 142021

1500

  • miles
The vehicle comes with a safety feature that automatically locks the doors when you reach a set speed, I believe it is 15mph. On several occasions, I, as well as two others that I am sure of, have had their arm on the door when the window was open and when the auto door locks engaged, it pinched us, and on three separate occasions, left bruises. I contacted Ram and their independent reviewers said there was no manufacturing defect. I agreed with that but told them that it's a poor design, and at least change the auto door lock feature to engage when the vehicle shifts into gear. Still not the best option but probably the easiest to just change the software. I currently have the auto lock feature disabled, but if this were to happen to somebody while driving, it could distract them long enough to hit something.

- Hobart, NY, USA

problem #80

Jun 162021

1500

  • miles
While driving all dash warning lights will come on, windshield wipers come on, power steering stops working, brakes extremely hard to stop vehicle. Warnings states do not turn off vehicle as it may not start again or go into gear. This has happened on two occasions. Have taken truck to dealer on both instances and am advised there are no issues. Last time this happened I took video of everything that was happening and provided to dealer.

- Haughton, LA, USA

problem #79

Jun 172021

1500

  • miles
While driving the vehicle shifted out of drive and gave a message stating to put the vehicle in to park and then shift to drive. This has happen twice and the dealership does not know why.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

problem #78

Oct 012020

1500

  • 22,000 miles
The car is off and the radio turns on by itself. While the car is in motion the airconditioner works occasionally (not very often) and when the ac goes out the power windows go out as well. The warning sensors on side do not work either.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #77

Mar 152021

1500

  • 45,000 miles
Vehicle warning display on the speedometer isn't working. It's a 2019 Ram with 45K miles. It goes blank or won't come on. Without this display working properly, driver cannot see any warning such as, door open, tire pressure or any important warnings. The vehicle is drivable but the warning dash on the speedometer doesn't work.

- Rockwall, TX, USA

problem #76

Apr 302021

1500 8-cyl

  • 37,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated his son was reversing the vehicle when the vehicle lost motive power and began to shutter when hitting a curb. No warning lights illuminated from the vehicle. The driver exit the vehicle and noticed a glare coming from underneath the vehicle, when the driver looked underneath the vehicle he saw fire coming from the underneath between the frame welds. The fire department came out and to extinguish the fire. No one was injured. A fire department report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot, then later towed to a local dealer olivia Chrysler center Inc (2135 w Lincoln ave, olivia, mn 56277 phone: (320) 523-2170). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,000.

- Monteviddo, MN, USA

problem #75

Apr 152021

1500

  • miles
While driving on April 15, 2021, stopped at a red light and car completely shut off and would not start back up. Tried jumping car numerous times but still would not start. Had car towed to dealer and car still would not start. Dealer can not diagnose what issue is and can not define why car cut off in the middle of traffic

- Upper Marlboro, MD, USA

problem #74

Mar 112021

1500

  • 39,000 miles
The truck turns off while driving

- Northridge, CA, USA

problem #73

Mar 242021

1500

  • 84,000 miles
I was driving on hwy 285 just outside encino nm headin East bound weather was snowing and road conditions were fair I was doing about 40 mph when I lost control of the vehicle due to the gas pedal breaking off I slid into the median hitting a reflector pole and that didn't stop I continued sliding onto West bound traffic colliding with a semi emts and torrance county sheriffs office arrived upon discovering about the gas pedal no one has ever heard of a thing like this before information was exchanged I was checked out high blood pressure went to er and I was okay nothing broken or bleeding inside very sore tho

- Los Lunas, NM, USA

problem #72

Mar 162021

1500

  • 19,000 miles
When driving, RPM just under 4 and truck slows down abruptly X 2. today, driving on highway, cruise set, tapped brakes as I was nearing roadside construction, all of a sudden rpms nearing 4, truck abruptly slowed to 15mph. Pulled over on side of road X 2. error msg 'shifter autocorrect active' the second time. The truck remained in D until turning it off. I turned truck off @ this point hoping I could drive rest of way home. It seemed to fix/reset itself. This is now twice this has done this. I am taking the truck in to be looked at tomorrow. This is not safe for myself, my family or even fellow drivers. I would have had video but I was nervous on side of highway with narrow pull off with semis barreling past me.

- Logansport, IN, USA

problem #71

Sep 142020

1500

  • 17,000 miles
Alignment is off and I only have 22,000 miles on vehicle and it's worn only the outside edge of tires alignment is off nearly 1.5-2 inches

- Tyler, TX, USA

problem #70

Feb 242021

1500

  • 38,000 miles
2 cracks in the window frame above the rear sliding window have appeared. The truck was parked in my driveway. There was no incident that would have caused these and they appear to have formed on their own. I fear that there may have been leaks or will be leaks as other owners have experienced.

- Haslet, TX, USA

problem #69

Feb 212021

1500

  • 49,000 miles
Rear window seal is cracked in two separate areas roughly 12 inches apart allowing water to get in. The headliner above rear window has water damage.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #68

Feb 172021

1500

  • 21,000 miles
My back window trim is cracked and has started leaking below the cracked area. 21K miles and it just happened.

- Williamsburg, KY, USA

problem #67

Feb 062020

1500

  • 13,000 miles
Water enters vehicle through rear window. Stress cracks form in plastic frame of rear window. These then crack and water gets in vehicle can causes mold to grow. Ram replaced window and the new one already had stress marks on them. This is am ongoing issue that needs to be taken care of.

- Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

problem #66

Jan 092021

1500

  • 9,800 miles
Crack in rear window frame

- New Paltz, NY, USA

problem #65

Apr 012020

1500

  • 41,000 miles
Vehicle has a "shimmy" at highway speeds, several dealerships have inspected the vehicle and agree that there is a "shimmy" but cannot find anything wrong with the vehicle. Tires have been balanced, replaced. Nothing makes a difference.

- Panama City, FL, USA

problem #64

Feb 122021

1500

  • 102,576 miles
I was backing out of my driveway two days ago and the truck switched to the park position on its own while I was reversing and it would not get out of the park position even after I pressed the brakes and I tried to move the shift knob, so I was stuck in the middle of the street for five minutes trying to get the truck to move to the reverse position again. Today, I was driving to the store and the truck switched to park position on its own and came to a stop while I was driving. The engine was revving up and I pressed the brakes to switch it back to park and it would not let me switch. After a minute I turned the truck off and turned it back on to try and put it back in the drive position so I could get out of the middle of the road. Can someone please help with any information, I'm afraid that this will occur again and cause an accident.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #63

Jan 222021

1500

  • 27,800 miles
Both sun visors brackets break and causes the sunvisor to fall in front of the drivers face when you hit a bump blocking your vision. Both sun visors brackets that screw into the ceiling break loose inside the bracket and causes the visor to fall down vertically blocking the drivers vision. In taking the vehicle to the dealer, they had to backorder the item (30 days backorder) this might be a clue that this is a common problem.

- Dayton, NV, USA

problem #62

Jan 212021

1500

  • 28,000 miles
Touchscreen controls for radio, climate, and all other controls do not work properly. Any and all elements of touchscreen will power on and off from ac to heat to radio stations to random phone dialing. Also the vehicle will shut down while driving as if the gear shifter has been placed in neutral. Truck will not accelerate and remote start doesn't work either. Left rear passenger window seal near bed of truck also leaks water when it rains.

- Pembroke, NC, USA

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