2013 RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AN UNUSUAL NOISE SOUNDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHICH ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

THE 2013 DODGE RAM WAS THE FIRST YEAR TO USE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE CHIP/MODULE THAT CONTROLS THIS PROCESS IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING RACK. THE MODULE HAD AN "INTERNAL FAILURE". I WAS VERY LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO SAFELY GET A VEHICLE THIS LARGE PARKED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND MULTIPLE BLOGS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME FAILURE (SOME WHO WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME). SINCE THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO WEAR AND TEAR, IT SEEMS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE ANY LIVES (OR MORE LIVES) ARE LOST.

WHEN BACKING UP IN REVERSE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE THE "D" LIGHT ON THE DASH AND SHIFTER KNOB FLASHES ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR REVS THE ENGINE UP AS IF IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT CAUGHT ME TOTALLY BY SURPRISE AND BECAUSE I WAS ON A STEEP HILL MY TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE MOVING TRUCK WAITING FOR ME TO PULL OUT. ONCE I ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A GARAGE BEFORE I COULD STOP IT.LUCKILY FOR EVERYBODY CONCERNED THE GARAGE DOOR WAS OPEN. ANOTHER TIME I ROLLED OVER A CURB IN A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSH. MANY TIMES JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AS HAS THE SHIFTER KNOB. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN HELPFUL IN TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT AND HAS VERIFIED THE PROBLEM EXISTS. AS THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT THEY HAVE BEEN RELYING ON CHRYSLER TECHNICAL ASSIST (STAR CASE). CHRYSLER'S LAST RESPONSE WAS THE BRAKE SHOULD ALWAYS BE FIRMLY PRESSED WHILE SHIFTING "THIS IS A BUILT IN SAFETY FEATURE AND NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION"???. HOW CAN A 6000LB TRUCK ROLLING BACKWARDS WITH THE DRIVER EXPECTING IT TO GO FORWARDS BE "NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION"? I HAVE GONE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THE "D" LIGHT WILL FLASH. BUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION "LOCKS" AND EVEN THOUGH THE THE TRUCK REVS JUST LIKE THE OTHER SITUATION IT DOESN'T MOVE. IT JUST STAYS PUT IN THE SAME PLACE. THIS I WOULD CONSIDER "NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION". ONE DAY WHEN THIS ROLLING SITUATION HAPPENS THERE IS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY BEHIND ME AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. I CANNOT GET CHRYSLER TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE TOLD THEM OVER AND OVER ABOUT MY SAFETY CONCERNS AND ABOUT ALREADY RUNNING INTO ANOTHER TRUCK AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS "WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS BUT YOUR PROBLEM IS NORMAL" . UPDATED 03/01/16*LJ UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS T BONED. HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WERE DAMAGED, FRONT AND REAR AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

GRINDING FROM LEFT WHEEL. VIBRATION FROM LEFT WHEEL. FRONT LEFT BEARING HUB ASSY. BAD.

CENTER DASH CLUSTER REBOOTS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING WHILE CLUSTER RECYCLES. IT HAS OCCURRED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO THE ROOT CAUSE. MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.

RIGHT SIDE TIRE (PASSENGER SIDE) SHOWING FEATHERING ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE . IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT FROM PURCHASE DATE AND WAS ALIGNED BY DODGE DEALERSHIP TO DODGE SPECIFICATIONS. TIRE STILL SHOWED EXCESSIVE OUTSIDE WEAR SAME SIDE OUTSIDE OF TIRE. TIRE WAS ROTATED AT 9000 MILES. ROTATED TIRE NOW SHOWING OUTSIDE WEAR ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE. ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED FOR ALIGNMENT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND REALIGNED. WEAR PERSISTED AS TIRES WERE ROTATED, TIRES FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH 22, 530 MILES. NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AT 22530 MILES TO DODGE SPECIFICATIONS TIRE SHOWING WEAR AT 700 MILES ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND IN ALIGNMENT. NOW AT 1945 MILES RIGHT SIDE TIRE IS SHOWING SEVERE FEATHERING AND LEFT FRONT IS SHOW SLIGHT FEATHERING. DODGE NOTIFIED AND IN PROCESS OF 4TH ALIGNMENT. . AT LEAST 4OTHER DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS IN NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ALL SHOWING SAME WEAR PATTERN SAME SYMPTOMS ... DODGE SEEMS NOT TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH DODGE CUSTOMER CARE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AN AGENT AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2014 TO PRESENT DATE.

I STARTED NOTICING MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING FOR A FEW DAYS AND NOW THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BULBS AND REALIZED THEY WERE FINE. THE DAY AFTER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES AND NOW MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WONT ROLL DOWN. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS MY (TIPM) TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE AND IT WILL COST AROUND $800 OR MORE TO REPLACE. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY FOR A FAULTY PART AND FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT, IM LUCKY TO HAVE THE LITTLE PROBLEMS I DO. REPORTS OF PEOPLES VEHICLES STALLING, NOT STARTING, AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING, ETC.. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? PEOPLES LIVES COULD BE AT RISK.

CENTER DASH CLUSTER REBOOTS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEEPS RUNNING WHILE CLUSTER RECYCLES. IT HAS OCCURRED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO THE ROOT CAUSE. MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. MY DOME LIGHTS ALWAYS FLICKER EVEN AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT TWICE BY A RAM DEALER TECHNICIAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHENEVER THE REAR WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,741.