9.4

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,350 miles

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problem #4

Jul 282023

2500

  • miles
The ABS - Anti-Skid lights come on and off intermittently while driving, or it's actually done this just sitting still a few times. When it first started around July 2023 the truck had about 90k miles on it. I called the dealership, they said keep driving it till it stayed on all the time so they could track what was causing it. Well it never stays on, it is on/off at random. The random occurrence nearly caused a bad wreck while driving onto an on ramp wet road. The truck dinged as I was making the turn, it started spinning sideways and when I got stopped, I was sideways, I had to move quickly to get out of other cars way. When I tried to go it spun around the other way sideways, stopping traffic. I was lucky the other cars brakes worked or I would have been T-Boned. If I had been pulling the trailer or boat there would have been no way to control the spin or brake sliding, which I am positive would have been a bad wreck. I was not going too fast either, about 30-35 when all this happened. Dodge Ram company needs to fix this issue NOW before someone gets killed. I have an excellent driving record and want to keep it that way. I cannot pull my camper, boat or equipment trailer now cause I'm afraid this will happen and not be so lucky. Sad thing is, Dodge knows about this and are doing nothing about it.

- Alpine, AL, USA

problem #3

Jan 012023

2500

  • miles
Hydraulic control unit was replaced July 2020 (ABS traction control lights coming on MEANING, NO ABS NO TRACTION NO 4 WHEEL DRIVE.) Hydraulic control Unit not working AGAIN. I have NO ABS, NO TRACTION, NO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AGAIN. CHIME GOING OF CONSTANTLY AND DEALERSHIP HAS HAD "PART ON ORDER SINCE JAN 2023"

- Brooksville, FL, USA

problem #2

Nov 202019

2500

  • 5,400 miles
The 2019 travato was built on this Ram 2500 chassis. Winnebago glued heavy, silver aluminum trim strips to the bottom of all sections of this van. We had the one on the driver's door fall off while parked in las vegas in March of 2019. We had this reattached which was covered by warranty. In November of 2019 we discovered over eight more sections coming loose and it was going to cost $1,300 to have them reinstalled. We were told that there was no guarantee that we would not have to have them reinstalled 4 or 5 years later. We elected to have them removed instead. These are heavy pieces of metal that are exposed to high wind gusts while travelling at highway speeds. If one (or more) should fly off while in transit, they could damage vehicles following us or even cause a fatal accident.

- Vancouver, WA, USA

problem #1

Oct 112019

2500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2018 Ram 2500. The contact took the vehicle to H and M motor company (373 E 3rd St, weston, wv 26452, 304-269-5727) for routine maintenance. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 19V021000 (steering) and performed the recall repair. After the recall repair was performed, the contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to have the tires replaced and for an alignment. The mechanic informed him that due to the welding that was performed during the recall repair, they were unable to perform an alignment. The same dealer was contacted and informed him that the work they performed on the vehicle was approved by the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified and the contact requested that they pay for the alignment due to the work performed on the vehicle. The manufacturer denied the request and provided case number: 64758281. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Weston, WV, USA