2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

UPPER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS STICKY WITH EXCESSIVE FOGGING OF WINDSHIELD. "DASHBOARD" IS STICKY, WON'T CLEAN UP WITH WATER BASED CLEANERS/ CLEANING WIPES. RESIDUE ON INSIDE SURFACE OF WINDSHIELD WON'T CLEAN UP WITHOUT CLEANER. THE RESIDUE IS EXCESSIVE AND CAUSES MODERATE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING WITH SUN DIRECTLY IN YOUR FACE. NOTED EXCESSIVE BUILDUP OF RESIDUE WITHIN TWO YEARS OF PURCHASE - SAME TIME NOTED THAT BUILD UP OF DUST, BUGS ON THE UPPER INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (9640 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75035, (214)-256-4324) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY 2015 RAM 1500 4X4 WITH ECODIESEL BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON US31 SO I PULLED OFF ON THE NEXT SIDE STREET. AT THAT POINT, SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE VENTS AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD INTO THE CAB. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. DEALER REPORTS AN EGR VALVE COOLER FAILURE WHICH THEN CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CRACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STAUNTON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (907 W FRONTAGE RD, STAUNTON, IL) TO BE REPAIRED. TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 61 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE SPEED INCREASED TO 70 MPH DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY 12 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON A DECLINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,567. *TT *JB

WHILE LEAVING WORK, I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I HAD TROUBLE KEEPING THE VEHICLE WITHIN A SINGLE LANE. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH AT TIMES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I LOOKED ONLINE THAT SIMILAR 2015 RAM'S ACTUALLY HAD A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PART, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR THE RECALL. MY 3YR/36K WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN MAY 2018, BUT I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE PART WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY HAD ORDERED THE PART. THEY ADVISED THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER 2018. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, 10-3-18,AND THEY STATED THE PART WOULD NOT BE IN AT THE EARLIEST 11-26-18. POSSIBLY NOT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

RUNNING BOARD BROKE OFF DUE TO ERRORS WITH RIVETS FASTENED TO THE BODY INSTEAD OF CHASSIS FRAME

THE STEERING GETS TIGHT TO WHERE YOU CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN IT LOOSENS BACK UP UNEXPECTEDLY. IT'S BECOMING DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN TURNING CORNERS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO TIGHTEN UP. WE JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER 2018 AND ALREADY HAVING ISSUES. IT HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. IF THE PAST RECALL FOR STEERING WAS EVER FIXED, IT'S BROKE AGAIN AND NEEDS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ABERDEEN (11049 US-15, ABERDEEN, NC 28315, (910) 944-7115) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 87 MPH AND THE AUTO THROTTLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AT AUTONATION (11200 N FWY SERVICE RD E, FORT WORTH, TX 76177, 817-642-7894); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,419. *TT UPDATED 11/28/18*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP. I GOT MY TRUCK TOWED TO A SHOP AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE ENGINE ROD BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT AND ALLOWED THE ROD TO COME OFF OF THE CRANKSHAFT. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT AND AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND THIS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE IN COMPARISON TO OTHER ENGINES. I DISCOVERED THIS CONDITION OCCURS AT RANDOM MILES AND IN MOST CASES WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILS YOU LOSE POWER TO CRITICAL COMPONENTS LIKE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, IN SOME CASES COULD LEAD TO A FIRE AS WELL. LUCKILY I WAS ON A ROAD THAT ALLOWED ME TO STOP SAFELY.