2011 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND COULD SMELL WIRES BURNING. THE NEXT DAY, HE DISCOVERED BURN MARKS ON THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH HAD ALSO MELTED. ABERNETHY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1442 E MAIN ST, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092, (704) 732-1890) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OWNED AN OBD2 READER AND A CODE APPEARED FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO GRIND AND BOUNCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TAKEN TO SURESKY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 2 HATFIELD LN, GOSHEN, NY 10924, (888) 633-3227) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND MADE A LOUD GROWLING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FRAME AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AXLE WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V656000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. GRIFFIN DODGE JEEP RAM (1012 HOLLAND AVE, PHILADELPHIA, MS) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WENT TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM AHL CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (617 KING AVE, LIMA, OH 45805, (419) 909-6322) THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC 'S DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, CONNECTOR, AND REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL RELAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WENT INTO THE FUSE BOX TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE BROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (4970 E U.S. HWY 377, GRANBURY, TX 76049, (817) 279-1500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 64777982. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONALITY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A MINUTE AND THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS RETURNED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO LAKE ELSINORE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (31400 AUTO CENTER DR, LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530, (951) 225-4749) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A MILD DINGING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER AND VIDEON CHRYSLER DODGE (4951 W. CHESTER PIKE, NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAM LEMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF PEORIA (309-692-1801, LOCATED AT 1801 W PIONEER PKWY, PEORIA, IL 61615) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.