7.9

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,264 miles

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problem #33

Nov 132023

1500

  • miles
Engine has stalled and shut off on multiple occasions, once on the on ramp to a highway this posing extremely dangerous scenario. Dealership has been unable to determine the cause or replicate the issue

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #32

Sep 012022

1500

  • 200 miles
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shut off as a battery warning light would flash on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they discovered the issue was related to the torque located inside the motor. The contact was informed that the part to repair the defect was not available. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200.

- Laredo, TX, USA

problem #31

Nov 012023

1500

  • 11,000 miles
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, and the parking brake was activated, the vehicle began to roll forward. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The contact stated that on one occasion, the vehicle erroneously rolled into a tree causing damaged to the exterior body. On multiple occasions when the failure occurred the contact and the husband were nearly struck by the vehicle. The failure was intermittent and had occurred while the vehicle was turned on and while the vehicle was turn off. After taking the vehicle to the local dealer, no cause for the failure found. The dealer performed a transmission software update to resolve the failure, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,000.

- Monument, CO, USA

problem #30

Nov 222023

1500

  • miles
Persistent codes not considered ESP not functioning properly or appearing I display Headunit notifications not storing for vehicle trip or information Engine ticking under 2000 miles No recall work done or reported by showroom company ( failure to register in USA) Surging acceleration No stop start function (standard) Mis information on cluster Water seeping between rubber mold and window Lightning bolt on dash Drive train issue (control module issue appeared 800 miles disregarded) 48 volt system worked on prior to purchase (recorded but undocumented by dealership confirmed by employee) Possibly ground disconnect from 48 system Control bus failure Floating high rev no shift Steering column never done recall work (Built in Michigan)

- Waterloo, IA, USA

problem #29

Jan 232024

1500

  • miles
The high pressure fuel pump failed while traveling at approximately 45 mph in the left lane on a public highway in snowy conditions. The truck lost all mechanical power and would not start upon multiple attempts. There were other motorists on the road who could have been endangered if I was not able to safely maneuver the truck to the shoulder. The truck was towed to Ken Garff Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in West Valley, UT where the service department confirmed that the high pressure fuel pump failed. The manufacturer "prioritized" ordering replacement parts, but is unable to provide an estimated time of arrival for several components necessary to complete the repair. No symptoms, warning lamps, or other indicators were evident prior to the mechanical failure. The fuel tank was 3/4 full with diesel fuel purchased in Utah (where the incident occurred), DEF was full, and the truck had routine scheduled service a week prior performed by a Ram dealership in Canoga Park, CA.

- Woodland Hills, CA, USA

problem #28

Jan 252024

1500

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2022 RAM 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 2 MPH into his driveway, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, coming to a complete stop after colliding into the contact's home. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained a minor injury but did not seek treatment. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000.

- Johnston, SC, USA

problem #27

Jul 302022

1500

  • miles
The vehicle has a constant vibration. It was returned to the dealer with 312 miles. I have copies of each trip to the dealer. The drive shaft showed not aligned properly, the brakes shudder under deceleration, noise was found in the motor mounts. It vibrates at all speeds but at 65 mph there is a roaring sound inside the cab with enough vibration on the steering wheel to put your hand to sleep. I'm not sure if something is going to completely seperate from the drive train, if the brakes are going to fail or motor will seperate from the motor mounts. I've been in the tire and wheel business for 41 years and there is something going on. If there's a vibration at all speeds, something is wrong. The problem has been confirmed by the dealer where I purchased the vehicle and by the area tech advisor who told me on or about September 9th 2023, he knows what's wrong and it can not be fixed. It appears to me that fca is waiting for something to fail before they will fix this problem. I have filed a "lemon law" suit against fca in the state of Texas.

- Mission, TX, USA

problem #26

Oct 252023

1500

  • miles
At random times the truck when coming to a stop under 10 mph will stall and shut itself off and engage the emergency brake. It shifts itself into park and to start again you have to push on brake, release emergency brake, press ignition switch and put car back into drive. This happens sometimes multiple times a day or once every couple days, whenever it happens we nearly get rear ended because it stops the truck so suddenly. The truck also has engaged the emergency brake at 60 mph, jolted the vehicle and we had to coast to the side of the road. At this time it did not stop the truck instantly and thank God no one was right behind us. We have taken it in twice already to get it fixed and we were told they couldn-??t replicate the problem along with they updated the computer so we wouldn-??t have any further problems yet we still are. This truck is going to get either us hurt or someone else hurt and it-??s the only vehicle we have to use! I-??ve seen several other complaints online and whole heartedly believe this truck is a lemon with a big safety concern of creating an accident due to the sudden stall and shutdown of the truck at random times.

- Bayfield , CO, USA

problem #25

Jan 132023

1500

  • 12,525 miles
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the auto park features independently engaged. The contact stated that the feature would shift the vehicle to park (P), turn the vehicle off, and set the parking brake. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle could be restarted; however, the failure occurred at a traffic signal. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent, but it was a recurring failure. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,525.

- Gary City, TX, USA

problem #24

Apr 072023

1500

  • miles
The drive train in my truck has multiple issues that have been going on since I bought the truck last December. The rear end has a clunk when making a yield type turn or when applying gas after coasting. This clunk is heard and felt from the driver seat. There is a delay when shifting into reverse from park which gives a clunk when it shifts into gear. The truck is jerky at slow speeds (25mph and below) or when coming to a stop. The throttle has a delay when starting off. You will push the gas to go and the transmission is not ready. It will finally decide to go and give you a strong jerk. Sometimes when coming to a stop there will be a clunk which feels as if you got hit from behind. The engine will shut off before the truck comes to a complete stop during a auto start/stop sequence. I have had the truck in for service twice and both times I was told that nothing is wrong.

- Crestview, FL, USA

problem #23

Feb 172023

1500

  • miles
My 2022 Ram 5.7 with etorque (25k miles) decided to park itself in the middle of a state Highway. I was coming to a stop at a light and heard some beeping noises from the truck, I looked down and it was trying to put the truck into park while my wheels were still turning. Once I was around 2-3 mph it jammed into park and applied the parking brake. I couldn-€™t move the knob to drive, and my battery light lit up on the dash. I had to turn the truck off and back on again to get it out of park. The truck almost didn-€™t seem to want to turn back on and when I put it in drive, the engine started sputtering and the battery light remained on. I gassed it and barely managed to make my turn without stalling into oncoming traffic because the engine kept acting like it was going to die. I stopped in a parking lot for a few minutes, kept the truck running and started back home. While the engine stopped sputtering it still didn-€™t seem to drive quite right- the truck was surging a little when it shifted and it still had the battery light on. Once I got home (like a mile away) I turned it off and back on a few times with no further issues. Possibly unrelated but I have also been to 3 Ram dealers to try and fix my engine tapping/knocking noise (and sometimes rough idle - maybe lifter related). It-€™s so loud I can hear knocking from inside my truck and from 15-20 feet away in a parking lot. All three dealers stated it was normal, which (obviously) it is not. I-€™ve also had issues with electrical burning smells coming from my engine bay, as well as a leaky rear window (probably over the battery pack). Ram needs to acknowledge the safety issues and mechanical failures and fix them immediately before someone gets hurt, or worse. I have read dozens of reports from this site of trucks parking themselves in the middle of the road and so far nothing seems to be done about it. I have footage on my dash-cam, if they would like to reach out and see what exactly happened.

- San Antonio , TX, USA

problem #22

Jan 302023

1500

  • miles
My vehicle is equipped with a dial for gear shifting. While stopped at a light I was adjusting the radio. As I took my foot off the brake but before I placed it on the accelerator I was also moving my hand from the radio controls back to the steering wheel. During the transition it brushed across the shifting dial causing the vehicle to shift from drive to reverse. I feel this could have caused an accident had I not realized what I had done and put my foot on the accelerator.

- Southgate, MI, USA

problem #21

Nov 142022

1500

  • miles
Transmission jumped out of gear while on major higway. Vehicle is at the dealership. Three times the vehicle jumped out of gear while driving on a major highway, had to make my way to the shoulder of the road without causing an accident. Dealership has had the vehicle since Dec 12, 2022 No warning lights or messages. Issue accured between Nov 1, 2022 to Dec 12, 2022

- Wilmington, DE, USA

problem #20

Jan 112023

1500

  • miles
I started my truck to go to work and 3 warning came on, the abs system, the traction control service, and 4x4 disengaged. This vehicle has 16,100 miles on it. I tried to drive it to the dealership for repair and the rear tires are locked up.

- Anderson, CA, USA

problem #19

Jul 092022

1500

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2022 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission shifted into the park(P) independently and the contact was unable to shift the gear selector afterward. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and was able to shift out of the park(P). No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred on various occasions. Additionally, after reversing and attempting to shift into drive(D), the transmission remained in the park(P). The vehicle was taken to a local dealer on five occasions; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- Hampton, GA, USA

problem #18

Dec 132022

1500 8-cyl

  • miles
Sat. 7/16/22 ~ 3:05pm (7,427 mi) - While pulling out of my neighborhood onto the main road, the truck abruptly shut itself off, went into PARK & applied the e-Brake with my truck sticking into the roadway about a foot (& another vehicle behind me). Oncoming traffic in the lane was able to go around me still. Thankfully traffic was light and I wasn-€™t stuck further out in the road when it happened-€¦ or Mon-Fri when it-€™s busier. I noticed the -€œBattery-€ fault symbol on the dash but was able to restart the truck, release the e-brake, and get it in DRIVE again to get going again. During the rest of the 35 min drive to work, I had the digital gauges up on the radio and could see the battery voltage was at 11.9v - 12.0v for the entire drive to work. Sun. 7/17/22 ~ 12:15am to 12:45am - After sitting for 8hrs, I came out expecting to need a jumpstart to get home and found the truck started right up. I pulled up the digital gauges on the radio and the dash cluster and saw the battery voltage was at 13.9v -14.0v. That seemed weird, but perhaps the 48v Li eTorque Battery recharged the 12v system? During the 35min drive home from work, I noticed the battery voltage continued to drop to 13.3v, 13,2v, & 13.0v by the time I got home. Mon. 7/18/22 ~ 7:30am - Dropped the truck off to get it looked at/potential issue entered into the system. Dealer kept the truck for a few days, making several small trips with the truck and couldn't replicate the issue. Tue. 12/14/22 ~ 3:03 pm (15,222 miles) - while making a left turn from onto a side road the truck abruptly shut itself off, went into PARK & applied the e-Brake with my truck stuck in the oncoming Lane. Oncoming traffic luckily stopped for me to clear the road. Same scenario as before, with the -€œBattery-€ fault symbol on the dash but was able to start the truck, release the e-brake, and get it in DRIVE again to get going again. During the rest of the 30 min drive the digital gauges show the battery at 11.8v to 12.0v. 2hrs later fine.

- Anderson, SC, USA

problem #17

Dec 132022

1500

  • miles
Vehicle is equipped with -€œe-torque-€ auto stop/start feature. Was driving vehicle about 20-25 mph on road within grocery store parking lot area and approached stop sign. As I came to a stop the vehicle shut the engine off like normal and as I released the brake (which is when the vehicle automatically starts again) it started and I turned right to have the engine shut off again with no warning. Vehicle came to stop on road with traffic and automatically shifted vehicle into park and set e-brake. I didn-€™t know what happened at the moment and was confused why I lost power. I started the engine again and shifted into drive and deactivated the parking brake. Called dealer immediately after and made an appt for vehicle to be seen. No warning lights persisted after the incident took place. Seems like a very serious safety issue that should be investigated.

- Windsor, CO, USA

problem #16

Nov 242022

1500

  • miles
There were two (2) separate Repair orders performed in late July 2022 by dealership on 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn truck. Afterwards, on 7/21/22 the Fire Dept responded to our home since new 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 truck with 1,225 miles was -€œleaking gasoline-›½ï¸ from engine compartment. The gasoline leak was pouring out the engine compartment onto the driveway and down into the street. This potential fire ðŸ"¥ dilemma occurred just 2 weeks after dealership had replaced -€œall the fuel injectors-€ in the engine. This was a dangerous situation my husband and family were put in due to thus defective truck. In addition, since the inception of leasing this truck the MIL light blinks constantly with daily notification regarding -€œPowertrain Engine Malfunction-€! Seems very negligent for Manufacturer and dealership to have a defective truck that risks the consumer-€™s life and the safety of their family with a fire hazard!ðŸ"¥ This defective truck had another repair order on Nov. 29, 2022 when truck began revving on its own and then lost power on roadway. We had to have the truck towed back to dealership yet again & again. This major defect occurred when the truck lost power while driving and the electrical dashboard oil / transmission indicators were acting erratically. Basically, the repair order indicates that the dealership replaced the same fuel injector that they replaced in back in July 2022 (twice for same replacement part). Lastly, , even after seven repairs the check engine light is continuously going on (indicating never ending mechanical problems). The dealership has never fixed this issue either since the truck is beyond repair.

- Massapequa, NY, USA

problem #15

Dec 032022

1500

  • miles
Just purchased brand new and has 681 miles. All the coolant has leaked out onto exhaust causing steam to come into the cab. All over everywhere. The resouvoir is below the minimum level. I stopped the vehicle and was unable to return home because of fear of running out of fluid. The fumes came through the vents. This vehicle only has 681 miles. I purchased this one week ago

- Idaho Falls, ID, USA

problem #14

Nov 152022

1500

  • miles
Driving around 40mph on a busy road way I went to slow down and make a right hand turn into a shopping center. Truck died without warning, dash displayed normal start prompt screen then told me to shift to park. The lady behind me almost rear ended me. So it stopped the truck completley and restarted with no issue. Im now very concerned for the saftey of my family and myself not to mention I do tow a small but expensive bass boat on the weekends which could cause a major accident and or financial loss!

- Waterford Works, NJ, USA

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