2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

WHEN I WOKE UP MY RAM'S STEERING WAS LOCKED AND I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS SO I WAITED AND WAITED UNTIL IT REACHED 190* F TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL THEN I SAFELY DROVE MY VEHICLE TO SCHOOL AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY TRUCK AT 2:20 THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AGAIN AND I'M SHOCKED AGAIN BECAUSE I NEVER HAD A CAR THAT HAD PROBLEMS. TO MY CONCERN THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM CAN SERIOUSLY CAUSE A BAD CAR ACCIDENT THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE AIR SUSPENSION ON MY RAM ECO DIESEL 2015 PICKUP HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE SUSPENSION FAILED. I HAD TO DRIVE 25 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY JUST TO GET IT BACK TO TOWN. THIS HAPPENED LAST WINTER ALSO AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. FOR 2 WEEKS THE TRUCK SAT WHILE RAM TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THE TRUCK CAN NOT SOFTLY BE DRIVEN UNTIL FIXED. RAM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND KNOWS THAT THE COLD WEATHER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN THE GOVERNMENT DO TO FORCE RAM TO RECALL THE TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS?

I TURNED IN A 2013 RAM 1500 BECAUSE THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED FOUR TIMES IN FIVE MONTHS. ON OCTOBER 26, 2018, I LOOKED AT 12, YES 12, TRUCKS AND SETTLED ON A 2105 RAM 1500 REBEL, ALSO WITH THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION. ON FEBRUARY 8, 2109, THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED ON THE 2105 RAM TOO! THE 2015 IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FIAT/CHRYSLER. WHEN THIS SYSTEM FAILS, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE NO LONGER DRIVING ON TIRES BUT LOGS WHICH COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO CRASH. THE AIR RIDE NEEDS IMMEDIATE SERVICE ALARM DISPLAYED UPON START UP ON THE 2015. THE ALARM DISPLAYED THREE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE EACH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WHILE PARKED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GREAT WITH THE 2013 BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE 2015 EXCEPT THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $2,700.00. ON BOTH TRUCKS, I WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALERSHIP STAFF, THE LEFT FRONT AIR SPRING LEAKED AND THE PUMP & MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY STOPPED WORKING.

MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE PURCHASING THIS TRUCK, WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK IT HAS ROLLED BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I HAD TO JUMP IN THE TRUCK WHILE IT IS MOVING AND PUT THE BRAKES ON. THIS HAS THE 8 SPD TRANSMISSION WITH THE ROTARY KNOB.

VEHICLE IS STRUGGLING REALLY HARD TO TURN JUST GOING AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THIS IS MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO HAVING TO STRONG ARM EVERY TURN OF THE WHEEL AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUDDEN TURNS IN THE EVENT IT IS NECESSARY. I BELIEVE IT IS THE POWER STEERING THAT HAS FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

IN COLD WEATHER THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION STOPS WORKING. WHILE SITTING OR DRIVING THE AIR BAGS LOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE AND DROPS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BUMP STOPS. I AM UNSURE EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE TRUCK BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD EVERY BUMP YOU HIT. I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID HE HAS FOUR TRUCKS IN HIS SHOP AT THE MOMENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO GET RESOLVED.

THE AIR SUSPENSION WARNING MESSAGE COMES UP EVERY TIME IT GETS BELOW 10 DEGREES, AND THE SUSPENSION BAGS COMPLETELY DEFLATED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD NO SUSPENSION, JUST RIDING ON THE BUMP STOPS.

VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHEN HITTING POTHOLES ON CITY STREETS WHILE DRIVING HAVE TO STOP PUT IN PARK AND RESTART SAID VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP MAY OF 2018 FOR SAME ISSUE VEHICLE ON HAS 1000 MLS SINCE LAST REPAIR PER ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE SERVICE ADVISER IN ARANSAS PASS TEXAS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE CONTACT PERFORMED A COLD START. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, WHICH ALSO MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CROWN DODGE OF FAYETTEVILLE (436 N MCPHERSON CHURCH RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303, (910) 920-9613) AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT DID NOT COVER THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.