2013 RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL FENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, ARM, AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT ALSO REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000......UPDATED 07/26/16 *BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

2013 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP IN REFERENCE TO STEERING WHEEL WIRING RECALL/AIR BAG NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 15V459000. *JB

I WAS REAR ENDED AT A DEAD STOP. UPON IMPACT MY SEAT(DRIVERS) SLID ALL THE WAY BACK CAUSING ME TO NOT KEEP MY FOOT ON OR REACH THE BREAK CAUSING ME TO ROLL FORWARD AND HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME.

THE TWO FRONT DOME LIGHTS FLICKER AND HAVE DIMMED FROM THE ORIGINAL BRIGHTNESS AT PURCHASE DATE. I HAVE HAD THE MASTER SWITCH REPLACED AND FINALLY THE OVERHEAD DOME CONSOLE REPLACED AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM BRIEFLY, NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR USE AS THEY FLICKER AND ARE DIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, AND SPEEDOMETER SEIZED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

2013 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE CAN START WITHOUT REMOTE IGNITION KEY FOB. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS IN HIS POCKET, THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF HIS LEG, OR BENDING OVER, WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO START. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AS CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE GARAGE/HOUSE. *JB

OWNED TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS OBSERVED. RECEIVED NOTICE OF 3 RECALLS 2 OF WHICH WERE RELATED TO AIR BAG ISSUES. WORK WAS PREFORMED BY DEALER I PURCHASED TRUCK. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER A LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER EXAMINED FOUND DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THEY REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $600. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER AN INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. DEALER EXAMINED FOUND DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESS FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG. FIXED AT MY EXPENSE OF $300.