2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

REAR CAB 3RD BRAKE LIGHT LEAKS EXTREME AMOUNT OF WATER WHEN RAINING HARD. THERE ARE HUNDARDS OF VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE. WATER ENTERING THE CAB COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE OR SOME KIND OF ELECTRIC SHORT. CHRYSLER/RAM DOESN'T OFFER A SOLUTION TO FIX AT THEIR COST.

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN WINTER CONDITIONS THE TRUCKS ANTI-LOCK/ABS/TRACTION CONTROL /4X4 AND CRUISE CONTROL ALL STOPPED WORKING AND THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. AT 65 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING WITH TRAFFIC UP HILL ON A CORNER ON WINTERY ROADS THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS LOST. THE TRUCK WENT INTO SEVERAL 360 DEGREE SPINS AND CAM TO A STOP ON THE FAR RIGHT SHOULDER. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE STRUCK AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO LITHIA DODGE OF WASILLA I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED (48,100 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT) BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK IN FOR OVER A WEEK. AFTER THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK THEY REPLACED THE R-REAR SPEED SENSOR AND SAID THAT WAS THE ISSUE. I WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. I LEFT THE TRUCK AGAIN AT THE DEALER. THEY THEN INDICATED THE ISSUE WAS IN THE WIRING HARNESS. I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME TO INSPECT THE WIRING. I TESTED THE CONTINUITY OF THE CONDUCTORS THAT THE DEALER HAD INDICATED WERE THE ISSUE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK AND EXPLAINED MY FINDINGS, THEY INDICATED THAT THE TECH HAD "GUESSED" THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE HARNESS. AFTER RETURNING TO GET MY TRUCK THE DEALER SAID IT WAS REPAIRED, THEY HAD PERFORMED UNAUTHORIZED WORK, CUT MY HARNESS AND SPLICED AS THEY SAID THAT WAS THE ISSUE, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER LITHIA DEALER WHO INDICATED THE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR BY THE DEALER, YOU CANT SPLICE THE HARNESS(?) ACCORDING TO THE OTHER DEALER AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN WHOLE. THEY COULD NOT WORK ON IT ANY MORE TO FIX THE ISSUE DUE TO THE HARNESS ISSUE CAUSED BY THE UNAUTHORIZED REPAIR PERFORMED BY THE OTHER LITHIA DEALER. TRUCK STILL HAS NO 4X4, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL OR CRUISE CONTROL. THIS FAILURECOULD BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND RESULT IN ACCIDENTS.

2015 RAM 1500 RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE DURING A SIGNIFICANT CRASH. ENTIRE LOWER BUMPER TORN OFF, CHROME SOLID STEEL BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY MANGLED. FRONTAL FRAME BRACKETS (4 TOTAL) WERE CRUSHED LIKE AN ACCORDION, SIDE SUPPORT BRACKETS OF THE FRONT BUMPER WERE BENT BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL WITH THE BUMPER. ACCIDENT WAS DRY PAVEMENT, SUNNY WEATHER, PART OF 6 CAR PILE UP, IMPACT ESTIMATED GREATER THAN 25MPH INTO A STATIONARY VEHICLE. PERMANENT MEDICAL ISSUES DUE TO COMPLAINT SYSTEM RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. REQUESTED DEALER TO REVIEW THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM SOFTWARE TO DETERMINE IF IT SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED. DEALER HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIND THE DATA RECORDED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 7 MPH. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED YORK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AT (928) 433-3925 (500 PRESCOTT LAKES PKWY, PRESCOTT, AZ 86301) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE DORSCHEL DORSCHEL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP DEALER (3817 W HENRIETTA RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14623) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,099. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LOCHMANDY MOTORS, 920 N NAPPANEE ST, ELKHART, IN 46514) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT ONCE THE REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

2015 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT STILL FAILED. *JS

2015 RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRONIC SHIFTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT AND/OR TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT REVERSED ABOUT 75FT AND IMPACTED A CONCRETE ABUTMENT AND METAL PIPE SUPPORTING GATE. THE GEAR SHIFT THEN WENT INTO REVERSE AND THE BACK UP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. *JS

WHEN I PUT MORE THAN 300LBS OF LOAD ON THE BED, DRIVING AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 65 MPH DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE OR SMALL DEEP ON THE ROAD/HIGHWAY THE TRUCK STARTS BOUNCING AROUND, START AT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE TO REAR LEFT SIDE, TO THE POINT THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE KICKED IN, IT IS SO UNSAFE THAT WE AND MY FAMILY GOT SO SCARE, I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO ROLL OVER, IT HAS HAPPENED IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, VERY VERY UNSAFE. CHECKED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS NOT LEAKING, NO BROKEN COIL SPRINGS, PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. IT IS UNSAFE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND FAILED TO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CREAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BEYERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 200 RIDGEDALE AVE, MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 33357922. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.