2013 RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT) WITH THE USB INSERTED, THE MESSAGE BOARD WENT BLANK AND FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO HAD BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

WHEN USING THE HORN DRIVING OR STATIONARY, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY FROM DEPRESSING THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER AND THE HORN SOUNDING. THE DELAY RENDERS THE HORN RELATIVELY USELESS FOR TIMELY WARNING TO OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS. HORNS ARE MEANT AS WARNING DEVICES, SECONDS COUNT AT SPEED AND THIS DELAY IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), 15V459000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER LANDING ONCE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN CONTINUED TO FLIP OVER ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO FRACTURE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK PAINS INCLUDING ABRASIONS ON THE LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V459000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 12/30/15*LJ *TR*DT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH IMPACT SPEED AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TH CRASH OCCURRED ON A BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL ROADWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO PERIODICALLY WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

ON 10/6/2015, I HAD MY NEPHEW IN MY TRUCK WHILE I WAS INSTALLING HIS CAR SEAT. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, THE KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET. AS I WAS INSTALLING THE CARSEAT , HE WAS ABLE TO PULL MY SHIFTER OUT OF PARK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE STREET. AS I JUMPED INTO PASSENGER SIDE TO REACH THE BRAKE, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HIT A BRICK MAILBOX AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK THAT SHOULD KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING IS NOT FUNCTIONING IN MY VEHICLE, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FROM ROLLING, I GOT BACK IN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND I CAN CLEARLY MOVE MY SHIFTEROUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE, NEUTRAL AND DRIVE WITH THE TRUCK TURNED OFF AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE.

2013 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NUMEROUS FAULTS WITH THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. *SMD THE DEALER PERFORMED SEVERAL UPGRADES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAULTS INCLUDED THE POWER ASSIST BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING, THE POWER STEERING DID NOT ENGAGE, MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERAL TIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK FROM THE INSIDE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ON ONE OCCASION, THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALSO, NUMEROUS TIMES THE DISPLAY CONSOLE WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO TURN ON IN AUTOMATIC MODE, AND THE BACK UP DISPLAY DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES WERE RANDOM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND 15V459000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.