2012 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

THE SPARE TIRE HEAT SHIELD BROKE FROM STRESS POSING A RISK OF FALLING OFF DURING DRIVING. THIS POSES A RISK OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS WELL AS A RISK OF BECOMING HAZARDOUS DEBRIS TO OTHER DRIVERS. BECOMING HAZARDOUS DEBRIS COULD RESULT IN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. AFTER DRIVING 50 MPH OVER DIVOTS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

I LIVE IN WARRENTON, VA. ON JULY 23 MY WIFE AND I WERE HEADING SOUTH ON VIRGINIA HIGHWAY 81. MY 2012 RAM 3500 AT ROUGHLY 65 MPH THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES DURING OUR TRIP TO OUR VACATION HOME. ONCE IT STARTED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO EASE UP ON THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE SPEED DROPPED TO AROUND 25 MPH. THE LOCAL DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

THE OEM TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER WILL SHOW A "TRAILER BRAKES DISCONNECTED", "CHECK TRAILER BRAKES" THIS IS A RANDOM MESSAGE AND CHECKING THE WIRING SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALERS APPEAR TO BE CLUELESS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND BLAME THE OWNERS TRAILER. THE WARNING ON THE DASH DISPLAY AND ON THE OEM TRAILER BRAKE WILL DISPLAY AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. THERE ARE REPEATED POSTS ON THE VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS WITH NO CORRECTION AVAILABLE, AND SINCE IT IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, VERY HARD TO DIAGNOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM AND STEERING. HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY, 2012. IN FEBRUARY, 2012, PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD BLINK AND GO OFF, INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) COMPUTER. APPEARED TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY. IN MARCH, 2016, PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND IS NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL. WORKS ON HIGH BEAM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB WITH A KNOWN GOOD BULB. SAME PROBLEM. TIPM IS OUT AGAIN. REPAIR IS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A PART THAT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. ANECDOTAL REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM BY HUNDREDS OF OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND MAKES OPERATOR OF VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC LAWS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR.

THE TRACK BAR BRACKET CRACKED. THE CRACK IS LOCATED 2 INCHES ABOVE BOLT HOLE. IT DIDN'T CRACK AT THE WELD. I NOTICED IT WHEN THE TRUCK BECAME A LITTLE HARDER TO CONTROL , ZIG ZAGGING IN THE LANE. I HAD IT TEMPORARILY WELDED BUT UNKNOWN STRAIN CAUSING CONTINUING FAILURES IN BRACKET.