2012 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

3 DIFFERENT INSTANCES, WHILE TRAVELING FROM DIFFERENT ROAD SURFACES,CEMENT TO GRAVEL, GRAVEL TO TAR. SEEMS SMALL DIFFERENCE IN ROAD HEIGHT CAUSES TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENT,AND LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING ABILITY.2 OF 3 TIMES ENDED UP COMING TO A STOP IN DITCH. ONLY AFTER CROSSING BOTH LANES.THANK GOD THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT THEY DID AND THEY HAVE A TERM FOR IT [ THE DODGE DEATH SHAKE ]. THE AFTER MARKET EVEN MAKES PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FROM NEW STEERING LINKS ,STEERING BOXES.AND FRAME STIFFENERS. MAKES A PERSON WONDER,IF THEY HAVE A TERM FOR IT,AND MAKE PRODUCTS TO STOP IT.WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE DOING ABOUT IT?. AND WHY DO CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET, TO REPAIR AN POORLY DESIGNED PRODUCT THEM SELVES? FROM LAWSUITS TO LIES AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

WHEN ACCELARATING, FROM A STOP ESPECIALLY, THE THROTTLE INTERMITANTLY WILL GIVE AN ALMOST DEAD RESPONSE. IT CAN BE PRESSED ALL OF THE WAY DOWN TO WIDE OPEN AND IT SLOWELY DEVELOPES POWER AND DOES NOT REACH FULL POWER UNTILL AFTER THE 1, 2 SHIFT. IT IS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NO MIL LIGHT NOR TROIBLE CODES ARE PRESENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V529000 (STEERING) AND DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT CAUSING THE FAN BELT TO COME OFF. EVIDENTLY THE FAN BELT SYSTEM IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD WE BEEN GOING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AS WE HAD NO BRAKES. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS TRUCK. FORTUNATELY WE WERE GOING SLOW WHEN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. HOPEFULLY NO ONE ELSE HAS THE FAN BELT COME OFF. NOT ONLY THAT, I REALLY DON'T THINK A DIESEL TRUCK WITH ONLY 46000 MILES SHOULD BE THROWING A WATER PUMP. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE MORE STUDIES DONE ON THE VEHICLES AS TO THE AMOUNT OF DANGEROUS DESIGNS IT ACTUALLY HAS.

OUR 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK 4 DOOR WAS PARKED, UPON PARKING THE TRUCK WHEN THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO P THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. WENT INTO THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR REMOVED SOME ITEMS CLOSED ALL DOORS AND LOCKED DOORS WITH REMOTE. LEFT THE AREA FOR ABOUT 1 HOURS UPON RETURN A FRIEND SAID IS THAT YOUR TRUCK ROLLING TOWARDS THE BOAT RAMP. SURE ENOUGH I LOOKED OVER AND SAW OUR TRUCK MOVING PICKING UP SPEED TOWARDS THE BOAT RAMP. LUCKILY IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT IT WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER TRUCK AND TRAILER AS OUR TRUCK SWIPED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER TRUCK WHICH WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED IT FROM GOING INTO THE WATER. UPON INSPECTION BY THE RESPONDING SHERIFF THE DOORS OF OUR TRUCK WERE STILL LOCKED AND THE TRUCK WAS STILL IN PARK NO ONE TOUCHED THE TRUCK UNTIL IT WAS LOOKED AT BY THE SHERIFF.

I HAVE TWO RECALLS FOR THE FUEL HEATER SHORTING OUT AND POSSIBLE FIRE. I CALL DODGE TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TELL ME THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. IF THEY CAN'T FIX MY TRUCK I WANT ONE THAT ME AND MY FAMILY CAN DRIVE AND FEEL SAFE IN.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I 10 TODAY GOING 70 MY TRUCK STARTED VIGOROUSLY SHACKING AND MAKING MY TRUCK RUN OFF THE ROAD IT WAS ALL I HAD TO KEEP FROM CRASHING MY FRONT END OR READ END FELT LIKE IT LOCKED UP THEN I TRIED PULLING OFF AND MY TRUCK HAD LITTLE POWER IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT RUNNING RIGHT AGAIN BUT EVERY BUMP I HIT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED I LOOKED UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND COULD SEE FLUID COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN THIS HAPPENED LITERALLY AT 180000 MILES AT 86000 MILES MY 2012 DIESEL EXHAUST FILTER CLOGGED COMPLETELY UP AND THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE 100000 MILE WARRANTY I PAID $934 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE EXHAUST PROBLEM S STILL TOO.

WE JUST GOT OUR 2012 RAM 2500 OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK INTO A DODGE DEALER, GREENWOOD, IN GILROY, CA, TOLD US THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DIDN'T OFFER ANY KIND OF RESOLUTION. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN,TO THE SAME DODGE DEALER IN GILROY, CA, FOR THE SAME ISSUE, ON JULY 6TH, THEY SAID AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY SAID THEY FOUND METAL IN THE STEERING PUMP FLUID. THEY SAID, THE WARRANTY AGREES TO PAY FOR THE PUMP, BUT THE PART WOULD NOT BE IN THAT FRIDAY OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE HAD A CAMPING TRIP SCHEDULED AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE? THEY WOULD NOT INDICATE. WE HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK IN ON JULY 19TH. ON JULY 24TH, SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID, THE PUMP WAS AN UPGRADE AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE NEW FITTING AND HOSE REQUIRED FOR THE UPGRADED PUMP. WE TOLD THEM TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE PUMP WITH THE UPGRADED STEERING PUMP AND FITTING/HOSE. WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER'S MANAGEMENT AND THEY PAID FOR THE FITTING/HOSE AND FINALLY GAVE US OUR TRUCK ON SATURDAY, JULY 25TH. ON JULY 27TH, I HEARD ABOUT THE BUY BACK THE GOVERNMENT IS ISSUING TO FCA US LLC AND DECIDED TO SEND YOU MY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON OUR 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4.

WHEN ACCELERATION FROM A START AND TURING TO THE RIGHT I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE DASH ..AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HAD A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK LESS THAN A YEAR ....... DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WOULD HELP ....... THE NOISE STILL EXISTS AND HASN'T AFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUCK....... I AM MORE CONCERNED WITH THIS NOISE SINCE THE MEDIA NEWS ON DODGE RECALLS.......CONCERNED??

I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL 2 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 1,2014 FOR DIESEL FUEL HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THIS HAS BEEN OVER 8 MONTHS NOW AND I AM NOW EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STICKING THROTTLE AS I DRIVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN RELEASING THE THROTTLE. IT ALSO AT IDLE WILL INCREASE THE RPM ON IT'S OWN. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW THE FUEL HEATER WAS FIXED. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH HIGH IDLE AND THE VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE HIGH IDLE AND CONSTANT INSTANCES OF FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE INABILITY TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLES INFORMATION PORT STILL EXISTS. UPDATED 10/01/15*JB