2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING (0430), I GOT CALLED INTO WORK, THE WINOWS IN THE TRUCK WERE FOGGED UP, SO I TURNEDON MY REAR WINDOW DE-FROSTER AND FRONT WINDOW DE-FROSTER. AS I TURNED THE CORNER OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD (LESS THAN 1/2 MILE) I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT IT, AFTER SEEING THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BODY I LOOKED UP AND SAW A LARGE HOLE IN MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT. AS I WAS INSPECTING THE WINDOW I TOUCHED THE LOWER LEFT CORNER AND BURNDED MY FINGER. IT WAS LIKE TOUCHING A LIGHT BULB THAT IS ON. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE DE-FROSTER OFF AND CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW AND IT WAS AT A NORMAL TEMPERATURE.

2015 DODGE RAM LARAMIE, 4X4 WITH ECO DIESEL MOTOR. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK BEGINS TO VIBRATE, 65 MPH AND GREATER. THE VIBRATION APPEARS TO ORIGINATE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE, AS SPEED INCREASES THE VIBRATION INCREASES. WHEN THE ROAD BECOMES ROUGH (I.E. POTHOLE ON I95) CONTROL BECOMES AN ISSUE DUE TO THE VIBRATION. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES. PROBLEM IS STILL PERSISTENT AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. TRUCK NOW HAS 1000 MILES ON IT AND IS BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTIC, AND REPAIR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNSURE OF WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE. I HAVE TAKEN VIDEO OF THE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK SHAKING FROM THE VIBRATION AND PRESENTED IT TO THE DEALER TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. FAMILY DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN OTHER LIKE MODELS VEHICLES IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS.

FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK AT SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH IT WILL VIBRATE THE FLOOR BOARD AND FRONT SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE SEVERELY. AFTER MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH RAM AND THE DEALER HAVE AGREED TO REPLACE MY GOOD YEAR SRA 275-60-20 WITH A NEW SET OF TIRES SAME TYPE. TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM THEY DID SO ON 8-28-2015 9950 MILES IT HAS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I BROUGHT THIS TSB I FOUND HERE ON NHTSA ID NUMBER 10056977 SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 16-001-14 TO THIER ATTENTION THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT TSB I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN IT SEEMS THERE ARE A GROWING NUMBER OF 2015 1500'S WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IT NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD BE A HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN AND IT COULD BE CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. I AM GOING BY THE DEALER TODAY 8-31-2015 TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO NOW, VEHICLES TODAY ARE TO EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THESE TYPE OF ISSUES MINE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 10000 MILES AND NO FIX IN SIGHT THIS IS MY 5TH ATTEMPT TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED.

NEW TRUCK. LEFT DEALER AND DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO TOP IT OFF. PUMP SHUT OFF WHEN IT WAS FULL. SQUEEZED THE PUMP NOZZLE AGAIN, LIKE I HAVE ALWAYS DONE TO ROUND OUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, AND FUEL GURGLED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND RAN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE STATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM ALSO ON VARIOUS YEAR RAMS AND THEY JUST GOT USED TO NOT SQUEEZING THE NOZZLE A SECOND TIME. THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 32 GALLON GAS TANK. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MY 2012 RAM WITH THE 22 GALLON TANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS DISENGAGED AND ROTATED TO 180 DEGREES AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING,AND MUST BE MANUALLY GUIDED TO SAFETY SO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES ON THIS DATE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THE TRUCK DID SHUT OFF FOR THEM AS WELL DURING THEIR TESTING. THE TRUCK IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE TRUCK TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING SINGLE TRIP; OTHERS IT WOULD NOT TURN ON (OR OFF IF ILLUMINATED AT START). VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AUGUST 8, 2015. DEALER FOUND NO ISSUE. UPON PICKING VEHICLE UP AND STARTING, AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE TECH FOUND FRAYED WIRING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AND WIRING TO BE REPLACED AT A LATER, BUT STILL UNDETERMINED, DATE.

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2015 DODGE RAM 1500, THE FIRST WEEK I HAD AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE WINDOWS NOT GOING BACK UP, ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS DRIVING AND THE NEW KNOB SHIFTER, WENT INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MEANT TO TAKE IT IN, BUT HAD BEEN SO BUSY WITH WORK, THAT I WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. I NOTED THOSE TWO ISSUES ON AN EMAIL REVIEW/SURVEY THAT DODGE HOUNDED ME TO FILL OUT. EXACTLY TWO MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE TRUCK ON JULY 28TH, THE SAME DAY I MADE MY SECOND PAYMENT, I WAS AT THE GARAGE AT WORK, LEFT THE TRUCK ON AND PUT IT IN PARK, GOT OUT OF THE CAR, CLOSED THE DOOR AND AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GO AROUND THE TRUCK TO GO INSIDE MY JOB, THE CAR STARTED TO BACK OUT BY ITSELF, I TRIED GETTING BACK INTO THE TRUCK TO STOP IT BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I FAILED, THE TRUCK ALMOST RAN ME OVER. THANKFULLY A CEMENT BEAM STOPPED THIS FROM HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE LANE INDEPENDENTLY AND SIDE SWIPE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CAME TO A STOP AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE POSITIONED INWARDLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH KNEES, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN