2018 RAM 1500 Complaints

1. RADIO SWITCHES ON ITS OWN TO A DIFFERENT CHANNEL. ALSO SWITCHES TO A M BY ITSELF OR SIRIUS XM AND I HAVE ISSUES CHANGING IT BACK TO WHAT I WAS LISTENING TO. 2.CLOCK FUNCTION POPS UP ON SCREEN AND ASKS IF I NEED TO UPDATE THE TIME WHICH I DO NOT. SOMETIMES I ADJUST IT BUT IT DOES NOT CLEAR THE SCREEN. TODAY THIS MORNING IT WAS NICE AND COOL THIS MORNING AND I COULD NOT TURN ON THE HEAT SCREEN SHOWED IT WAS ON THE HEAT BUT IT WAS BLOWING AS THE A C WAS O. IT WAS COLD. 3. TODAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE AC BUT IT WAS BLOWING HEATER BUT IT SHOWED AC WAS ON COLD 4 OIL LIFE RESET WILL NOT RESET AS INSTRUCTED ON THE OWNERS MANUAL

SCREEN RADIO IT'S TOUCH SCREEN AND IT'S GOING FROM ONE SCREEN TO THE OTHER ON ITS OWN AND IT TURNS UP THE HEATING SEATS THE HEATER IT GOES UP AND DOWN BUT NEVER UNDER 74F THE RADIO STATION CHANGES ON ITS OWN IF I HAVE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION IT HANGS ON MY CALLS AND IT CALLS RANDOM NUMBERS AND THE SOS 🆘 AS WELL! IF THE SUN HEATS IT, IT'S WORSE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID IT'S A BIG ISSUE THERE HAVING! THE HAVE ME ON THE WAITING LIST SUPPOSEDLY I WILL NEED ANOTHER RADIO AND SINCE MY WARRANTY IS OVER IT WILL COST ME AT LEAST 1500$.. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT I CAN EVEN USE THE GPS! THIS HAPPENS PARK AND IN MOTION YOU CAN'T EVEN TURN IT OFF THE RADIO VALINE ALSO GOES UP AND DOWN THIS CAN REALLY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT!

THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME OF A RECALL. I ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BUT WAS TOLD THAT A LIMITED SUPPLY OF PARTS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE REPAIRS. I HAVE BEEN PUT ON A WAITING LIST THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR TIMELINE, COULD BE SEVERAL YEARS LONG.

STARTED OFF BY HAVING A TOUGH SPOT ONCE IN A WHILE TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL. NOW ITS TOTAL FAILURE ON AND OFF. NOT CONSISTENT, I CAN BE GOING 20 ,PH AND IT WORKS GOOD, THEN MY STEERING JUST FAILS. AT 60 MPH IT WORKS GREAT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FAILS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL 3 TIMES. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO EVEN START TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. MADE TRAVELING OVER THE HOLIDAYS VERY DANGEROUS. IHAVE READ WHERE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER 2018 RAM REBEL TRUCKS AS WELL AS OVER 1500 2019 RAM TRUCKS AS WELL.

THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON MY 2018 RAM REBEL 1500 KEEPS FAILING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES STILL TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ACCELERATED WEAR AND TEAR ON OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FUSES, RELAYS, BOLT JOINTS AND BUSHING WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WHEELS.

FOG LIGHT HOUSING BRACKET IS WORN DOWN, CAUSING FOG LIGHT TO MOVE AROUND/BOUNCE LIGHT BEAM WHILE DRIVING. CAUSING DISTRACTION TO OTHER DRIVERS. FRONT SUSPENSION (AIR LEVELING SUSPENSION) BOTTOMS OUT TO BUMP STOPS WHILE DRIVING.

VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH AT APPROX. 40 MPH, ON A COUNTRY ROAD, WITH SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BELLS WENT OFF IN VEHICLE, THE P LIGHT ON THE SHIFTER AND DASHBOARD BEGAN FLASHING, A MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DASH MESSAGE CENTER STATING TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT ONLY COULD TURN THE KEY TO ACCESSORY. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT TO PARK. THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULDN'T SHUT DOWN, I COULDN'T REMOVE THE KEY. WHILE STOPPED I OPENED THE OWNERS MANUAL TO REVIEW THE TRANSMISSION SECTION AND IT EXPLAINED THAT IF THE ISSUE OCCURS TO FOLLOW PRINTED PROCEDURE. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ISSUE IS THAT THIS COULD BEEN A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE IF I WASN'T BACKING INTO MY OWN DRIVEWAY. THIS WOULDN'T TURNED OUT WELL IF I WAS BACKING INTO A BUSY STREET. I HAVE A VIDEO AVAILABLE OF THE LIGHTS FLASHING. I ATTACHED A STILL PHOTO OF THE DASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO HIS LANE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATED DRIVE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL TRANSMISSION RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRKINS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2700 1ST ST, BRADENTON, FL 34208) WHERE THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.*DT*JB

WATER LEAKING INTO STORAGE AREA UNDER BACK SEAT. TRUCK HAS BAD ODOR AFTER RAIN. SEE PICTURE OF HEADLINER WITH WATER DAMAGE.