2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT. NEEDS NEW TIPM ACCORDING TO SERVICE CENTER. THEY WON'T REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAY WE MODIFIED IT BY WRAPPING A PIECE OF HEAVY DUTY WIRE AROUND THE BOLT FOR POWER IN THE TIPM. SERVICE PEOPLE STATED TWICE THAT IF WE REMOVED THE WIRE, IT WOULD PUT THE TRUCK BACK TO FACTORY CONDITION AND IT WOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE CENTER TWICE AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE TRUCK UNDER WARRANTY. THE WIRE IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO KEEP THE TRUCK RUNNING AND HAS COME LOOSE ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT WE DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR.

RAM 1500 BIG HORN WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY HOME GARAGE, IDLING IN PARK. I DISMOUNTED TO CLOSE BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ITSELF TO DRIVE. IT PROCEEDED INTO THE GARAGE AND HOUSE WALL CAUSING EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SEE NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE16-014 FOR SIMILAR ACCIDENTS.

I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK ON THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL WITH ENGINE RUNNING WALKED AWAY ABOUT 20 YARDS WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING I TRIED TO RUN AFTER IT BUT ONLY GOT MYSELF HURT AND THE TRUCK TOOK OUT A MAILBOX AND FENCE.THESE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTERS ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED. IM NOW AFRAID OF IT ITS NOT TO BE TRUSTED I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON.I WAS LUCKY WHEN IT ROLLED ACROSS THE ROAD IT DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR

MY TRUCK WAS IDLING IN PARK WITH BRAKE ON. MY TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE AND RAN INTO A TREE WITH NO BODY IN DRIVERS SEAT.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION(LIGHTNING BOLT), LOW POWER. WAS TOLD 1.5 WEEKS FOR APPOINTMENT. 1 WEEK LATER 'DPF 100% FULL, SEE DEALER'. DEALER DID FORCED REGEN, CLEARED CODES, BACK TO NORMAL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY WARNINGS ABOUT DPF BECOMING FULL. NO EARLY REGEN NOTIFICATION.

THE VEHICLE'S TAILGATE WILL RANDOMLY OPEN WHILE MOVING ALLOWING EVERYTHING IN THE BED TO COME OUT, THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S TAILGATE, CONTENTS, AND LAST TIME NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TO TRAILING VEHICLES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK NEW IN 2015. I ASSUMED THAT I HAD SIMPLY NOT LATCHED THE TAILGATE WELL. SINCE THEN IT HAS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY, LAST TIME ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2017, WHEN IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS RELATED TO A FAULTY METAL TAB THAT IS BEING BROKEN OFF BY A MOVING PLASTIC PIECE CONNECTING THE LATCH TO THE ELECTRIC LOCK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, ALTHOUGH THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE ISSUE FOR YEARS. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I FIRST SPOKE TO RAM AFTER MY TAILGATE OPENED WHILE I HAD A TRAILER ATTACHED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE. I CALLED THEM ON JULY 20TH, 2017, THEY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I CALLED THEM AGAIN OCTOBER 20TH, 2017 AFTER MY TAILGATE OPENED AND A BOX CONTAINING A CEILING FAN CAME OUT. THE BOX NARROWLY MISSED THE TWO VEHICLES TRAVELLING BEHIND ME. SO FAR, THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CASE MANAGER HAS NOT RETURNED ANY OF MY CALLS. IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 7 DAYS. AN ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE ISSUE CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/3768/OWNERS-2015-RAM-1500S-ARE-STUNNED-TAILGATES-FALLING-OPEN-WHILE-DRIVING.

P0299 UNDER BOOST CODES. AFTER BEING THROWN INTO LIMP MODE AND ALMOST GETTING ME AND MY FAMILY KILLED I GOT MY DODGE ECODIESEL TO THE DEALERSHIP. SAID ITS A SOFTWARE ISSUE AND THERE IS NO FIX. WAS TOLD TO THAT ITS FINE AFTER THEY JUST CLEARED THE ENGINE LIGHT. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!! JUST SEND THEM BACK OUT IN THE DEATH TRAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (SKINNER AND DAMULIS, 3144 US-20, RICHFIELD SPRINGS, NY 13439) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ONE DAY LAST WEEK I WOKE UP AND MY LEFT REAR STEERING WHEEL CONTROL BUTTON STOPPED FUNCTIONING. (TURNS THE RADIO STATION TUNING DOWN) ALSO THE HIGH MOUNTED REVERSE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN IN REVERSE. I ALSO HAD A BLOWN HIGH MOUNTED REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB OUT WHICH WAS REPLACED. HORN WORKS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO DO TO DIAGNOSTIC COST.

EXHAUST FUMES FILL CABIN: 2015 4X4 ECODIESEL. WHEN DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH OR STOPPED, THE CABIN BECOMES FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, AS IT IS QUITE NOTICEABLE WHEN IT IS BLOWING DIRECTLY IN YOUR FACE. IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND STRONGER OVER TIME. WHILE THE TRUCK IS MOVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS NOT NOTICED, OR AT LEAST AS COMPARED TO WHAT IS NOTICED WHEN AT LOWER SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED. THE FUMES CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME QUITE HEAVY WHILE OPERATING AT THE SLOWER SPEEDS OR STOPPED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN A RECALL (R04) FOR 2014 AND 2015 RAM 4X2 ECODIESELS BUT NOT IN RAM 4X4 ECODIESELS AS OF 10/5/17.