2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A RAM 1500. WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED AFTER PERFORMING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 10/01/15*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. UPDATED 12/24/15. *JB

ONLY HAD THE NEW 2015 RAM 1500 LARAMIE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WHEN THE FIRST OCCURANCE OF 3 SO FAR HAPPENED. WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND I BACK OFF THE GAS TO CRUISING SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EXTREMELY HARD AND THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE TRAIN VIOLANTENTLY FEELING LIKE I'M LOSING CONTROL. EXTREMELY SCARY AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAD ABOUT 400 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AUTONATION TO LOOK AT IT AUGUST 4TH. IT WAS PURCHASED FROMTOWN & COUNTRY IN WENACHEE WA. THE ISSUES WAS REPORTED TO TOWN & COUNTRY WHEN I WENT IN TO HAVE THE BED LINER SPRAYED.

2015 RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RENTAL VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PERFORMANCE AND REACTION TIME WAS LIMITED BY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM IN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 1,000 RPM, UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED. *JB

IT ALL STARTED AROUND 850 MILES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I GOT INTO IT AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO SHUMAN CHRYSLER IN WALLED LAKE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. A MONTH LATER THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AT WORK AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND THE TRUCH ACCELERATED WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL. TOOK DIRECTLY TO SHUMAN CHRYSLER IN WALLED LAKE MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD ME AFTER FIXING IT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SAID SOMETHING ELSE SOMETHING LIKE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS BAD..

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES WERE AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED A FEW TIMES WITHOUT TOUCHING THEM. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND THE THIRD TIME WAS TWO DAYS AGO AND WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO CHRYSLER JEEP RAM IN ALHAMBRA, CA TO BE EXAMINED. THEY TEST DROVE IT AND EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC BREAKING MECHANISM AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. EACH TIME OF THE BREAKING, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE EVEN HAD THE FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. WE PURCHASED THIS ONE THINKING IT WAS A SAFE TRUCK, YET NOW WE ARE VERY CONCERNED. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. IF THIS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I AM SURE WE WOULD BE REAR ENDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAG) AND 14V796000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES AND I HAVE NOT DRIVEN WHEN IT HAS BEEN DARK OUTSIDE. BUT ON THIS OCCASION IT WAS NIGHT AND I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE EXTREMELY DIM AND SEEMED TO BE ADJUSTED TO LOW SO STOPPED FOUND THE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT WHICH RAISED THEM BUT MADE LITTLE OR NO DIFFERENCE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUES AND IS ONE OF THE FIRST UPGRADES DONE... AMAZINGLY LIKE MYSELF ON NEW TRUCKS... I THEN WENT AND PURCHASED A COMPLETE SET OF SYLVANIA SILVER STAR ULTRA LOW AND HIGH BEAM AND FOG LIGHT REPLACEMENTS. THAT COMPLETELY CURED THE ISSUE. NOW I HAVE LIGHTS THAT WORK AND ARE SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT I HAVE ALSO MADE RAM AWARE THROUGH AN EMAIL. I REALIZE PROFIT MARGINS ARE DRIVING FORCE TODAY BUT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

WHILE CHECKING FOR THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION AIR BAGS, WHICH IT DOES NOT HAVE, ON BRAND NEW 2015 RAM 1500 LONE STAR CREW CAB WITH ONLY 85 MILES - WE CAME ACROSS EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE DRIVE SHAFT, PARTS OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, ON THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET, IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND PARTS BEHIND THE ENGINE.

I HAD DECIDED TO CHANGE MY OIL MYSELF FOR THE TRUCK'S SECOND OIL CHANGE BECAUSE I WANTED TO USE AMS OIL. I BOUGHT THE FILTER FROM A LOCAL PARTS STORE BECAUSE AMS DID NOT OFFER ONE. I BEGAN TO DRAIN THE OIL AND THEN REMOVED THE OLD FILTER. AFTER IT DRAINED FOR 20 MINUTES I INSTALLED THE NEW FILTER AND OILED THE NEW O-RING AND INSTALLED IT ON THE FACTORY CAP AND TORQUED IT TO 20 FOOT POUNDS. I POURED THE 6 QUARTS OF NEW OIL IN THE ENGINE, WARMED IT UP AND SHUT IT DOWN. I THEN CHECKED THE FILTER FOR LEAKS AND CHECKED MY OIL LEVEL. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR OWN OIL RIGHT? WELL I GUESS THAT'S NOT TRUE WITH THIS TRUCK ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER. IT WAS ABOUT 3000 MILES LATER WHEN I WAS AT WORK AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER PARTS WERE COATED WITH OIL. I CHECKED THE LEVEL AND NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE DIP STICK SO I HAD MY NEW TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T USE OEM PARTS AND I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO CHANGE MY OWN OIL AND THAT IS WHY OIL WAS GUSHING ALL OVER THE TOP OF MY ENGINE! NOTICE THAT DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH AN ENGINE COATED WITH OIL IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME FOR A NEW OIL CHANGE, WIPED THE OIL OFF WHERE THEY COULD AND REFUSED TO HAVE THE ENGINE STEAM CLEANED. THEY SENT ME ON THE STREET WITH OIL ON MY ENGINE! I TRIED TO HAVE IT CLEANED BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYBODY THAT COULD DO IT THAT DAY. I HAD TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND IT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE SO I LET IT GO. I AM NOW AT 23,578 MILES (INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 16,893) AND I'M STARTING TO NOTICE IT LEAKING A LITTLE BIT AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND SOMEBODY COULD GET KILLED! NOW I'M GOING TO GO COMPLAIN ABOUT ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 IS HAVING. DON'T BUY AN FCA PRODUCT! YOU WILL BE SORRY! *TR