2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

INVOLVED IN A MVA DURING A SNOW STORM. RESPONDING TO A FIRE CALL DRIVING DOWN HILL WHEN VEHICLE INFRONT STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TAPPED ON BRAKES AND TRUCK STARTED TO SLIDE. TRUCK LOST CONTROL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS .TRUCK WENT THROUGH A TREE AND TELEPHONE POLE AND MY SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCKS FRONT FRAME WAS WRINKLED AND BUMPER SNAPPED IN HALF. WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES SEAT BELTS NEVER LOCKED.

THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN, AIRBAG AND STEERING/ELECTRICAL. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 2012-2014 RAM 1500S THAT WERE RECALLED, MILEAGE FOR THE TRUCK IS ABOUT 65000. COST FOR FIXING IT WAS 762.67. IT IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11065676 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. CHAPMAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (3800 N 89TH ST, 85251) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,500.

THE FUEL SENSOR GOES OUT. IT SEEMS FCA KNOWS OF THIS BUT NOT DOING MUCH TO FIXING IT. COMPLAINTS ON UTUBE ALSO. IT WON'T START IN SELF-STARTING, FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY, AND MAINTAINS A ENGINE PROBLEM. CAN RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY IF NOT FIXED. CAN COST UP $1000.00. IT HAPPENED AT 36, 499, JUST OVER THE WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION'S AIR SYSTEM ABRUPTLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S REAR END TO LIFT AND THE FRONT END TO DROP ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT DOVE TO CHRIS NIKEL CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (2920 NORTH ASPEN AVENUE, 145TH EAST AVENUE & THE B.A. EXPRESSWAY, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012, (918) 940-6785). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR COMPRESSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPRESSOR SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE DISABLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION HAD AN AIR BAG THAT WAS OPERATED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE REAR SUSPENSION AIR BAG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

FCA AS THE PARENT COMPANY TO RAM BRANDS HAS ISSUED A RECALL R51 FOR A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO THE RAM 1500 ECODIESEL USING A 3.0L VM MOTORI DIESEL MOTOR. THE RECALL IS INTENDED TO COVER ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS WITH A BLOCK HEATER. ALL VM MOTORI ENGINES ARE EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH A BLOCK HEATER. HOWEVER, ONLY SOME TRUCKS WERE SHIPPED WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED HEATER BLOCK CABLE, AND ONLY THOSE WITH THE CABLE CODE WERE FLAGGED WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE LISTED IN THE RECALL RELATING TO COLD WEATHER OPERATION BELOW AMBIENT FREEZING TEMPERATURES. AFTER CONTACTING FCA, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NHTSA TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VIN NUMBER INSERTED INTO THE RECALL, AS ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS IN THIS RANGE SOLD IN AREAS FREQUENTLY BELOW FREEZING REQUIRE IT. THE RECALL TEXT IS AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/UNIVERSAL/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/R51.PDF

CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0463 HIGH LEVEL OUTPUT FUEL SENSOR. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT CHANGE AND WORKS CORRECTLY. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $734 TO $1400 TO FIX THIS SENSOR PROBLEM. // FRONT PARK ASSIST SENSOR BROKEN. ONE SENSOR BROKEN BUT FAILS THE OTHER SENSORS INSTALLED. SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $765 TO REPLACE ONE SENSOR AND PAINT TO MATCH THE FRONT BUMPER.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER AND I STARTED COASTING TO A STOP. WHILE SLOWING DOWN, A LOUD CLICKING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND I GOT A "LOW OIL PRESSURE" WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH. AS I WAS COASTING TO A STOP, SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS COMING INTO THE CAB THROUGH THE VENTS. IT SMELLED LIKE COOLANT. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS GOOD. ALL GAUGES WERE IN NORMAL TEMPERATURE RANGES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT IS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION) COOLER FAILED. THEY SAID IT LEAKED INTO THE INTAKE AND THE INTAKE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL FOR A TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $4500. RAM SAID THAT THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT, WHICH IS ABSURD BECAUSE THE TWO PARTS ARE BOLTED TO THE ENGINE AND NECESSARY FOR IT TO RUN. EGR COOLER FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON ON RAM 1500 ECODIESELS, ALTHOUGH RAM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE.

ENGINE IN THE TRUCK FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, STARTED LOUDLY KNOCKING AND LOST POWER, BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK FILLED WITH SMOKE, THE SMOKE IN THE CAB WAS THICK ENOUGH THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. EYES WERE WATERING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO BREATH, THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK. I NEVER SAW FLAMES BUT THOUGHT TRUCK WAS ON FIRE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE SO I HAD MY FAMILY EXIT THE TRUCK AS SOON AS WE WERE SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE DEALER THAT THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE INDICATED THAT THERE WERE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 60 ENGINES ON BACK ORDER IN THE US WITH NO ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIME ON A REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE A LARGE AMOUNT OF THESE ECO DIESEL ENGINES FAILING AND SOME VEHICLES ARE CATCHING ON FIRE DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST AND IGNITING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME FAILURE ALONG WITH ENGINE BAY FIRES ON A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK AND ENGINE. HTTPS://WWW.RAM1500DIESEL.COM/

10/05/2018 DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, 3 TRIPS TO DEALER, 10/08/2018 AFTER UPDATING COMPUTER FOR RECALLS ON 1ST TRIP,10/18/18 REPLACEING EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS ($1188.00) 2ND TRIP, REPLACED PLUGS, AFTER 3RD TRIP 10/22/2018 WAS TOLD HAVE BAD LIFTERS, $6500 TO REPAIR, VALVE LIFTERS ON BACKORDER 4-6 MONTHS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS HEMI MOTOR. TRUCK HAS 136000 MILES, OUT OF WARRENTY. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHEN REPLACEMENT LIFTERS DO COME IN THEY ARE THE SAME, NOT FIXED, NOT UPGRADED, SO THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT DO I DO WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 4-6 MONTHS?

AM GETTING A P203E ERROR MESSAGE. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE LEVEL SENSOR LOCATED INSIDE THE TANK. PROBLEM IS ITS A SEALED TANK WITH NO ACCESS ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK, PUMP AND SENSOR. VERY BAD DESIGN FLAW. $2600 TO REPLACE. MESSAGE IS SAYING ENGINE WILL FAIL TO START AFTER 500 MILES. THE DEF PUMP IS WORKING CORRECTLY BUT THE ENGINE THINKS ITS ALMOST EMPTY.