2018 RAM 1500 Complaints

2018 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ECO DIESEL EGR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING A TRAILER DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE TAIL GATE FRACTURED CAUSING THE TRAILER TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DAMAGES WHERE TO THE TRAILER LEFT GATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CHANTZ SCOTT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 300 BACHMAN DR, GREENEVILLE, TN 37745 (423) 761-4258) WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALLS WERE UNDER THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V347000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAITED TO LONG FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

THE SCREEN HOUSING THE BACKUP CAMERA, CALLS AND ALL COMPONENTS IS MALFUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN, THE SCREEN WILL CHANGE TO BACKUP CAMERA ON ITS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT PLACES CALLS WITHOUT THE PHONE BEING ATTACHED, CALLS TO SOS SYSTEM OUT OF ITS OWN ACCORD, THE SCREEN APPEARS TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE REAR AND TO HAVE SOME SORT OF LOOSE LIQUID INSIDE , ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY. I DISCUSSED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THE BACK UP CAMERA GOING ON BY ITSELF HAS ALREADY STARTLED ME A NUMBER OF TIMES AND I FEAR WILL CAUSE ME HAVE AND ACCIDENT AS I CANNOT CONTROL IT AND IT GIVES YOU THE IMPRESSION OF BEING DIZZY, ALTER YOUR PERCEPTION A LOT. IT IS BOUND TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE DRIVER SIDE AUTO UP MODE OF THE WINDOW WILL NOT WORK, THE PASSENGER SID EOUTSIDE MIRROR WILL NOT FOLD (ELECTRIC FOLD OPTION) THE RAIDO AT TIMES I AM NOT ABLE TO CHANGE STATIONS (IT FREEZES UP) I GET A BLUE SCREEN ON THE DISPLAY AT TIMES, THE CAR PLAY AT TIMES WONT WORK, THE BUILT IN AUTO GARAGE OPENER ON THE OVER HEAD HAS TO BE ACTIVATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE GARAGE DOOR OPENS (ALL OTHER OPENERS WORK ON THE FIRST TRY) AT TIMES THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS (THE DOOR HANDLE BUTTON) WONT WORK AT TIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STSRT WHEN THERE ISN'T ANY MOISTURE (RAIN) THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW.

BACK UP CAMERA GLITCHING IN AND OUT, SOMETIMES UNAVAILABLE WHILE BACKING UP. SAFETY HAZARD !!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH CHAPMAN LAS VEGAS DODGE CHRYSLER, JEEP, RAM (3175 EAST SAHARA AVENUE, LAS VEGAS NV 89104, (702)457-1061), AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON OCCASION THE BACKUP CAMERA IMAGE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT APPEAR/ APPEARS VERY DARK WITH SPORADIC COLORFUL PIXILATION WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO REVERSE AND WHILE BACKING UP. RARELY THE CAMERA IMAGE STAYS DISPLAYED ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED LAMPE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (151 N. NEELEY ST, VISALIA, CA 93291; (559) 737-6400) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL 19V-757 ISSUED IN OCT 2019: ALMOST A YEAR LATER NOW AND MY LOCAL RAM DEALER STILL IS TELLING ME THEY DON'T HAVE IN STOCK PART TO USE ON MY TRUCK PER RECALL. INEXCUSABLE. PLEASE PRESS DODGE TO GET THIS RECAL DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V818000 (EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 20V036000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED RACKLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5050 E WINNEMUCCA BLVD, WINNEMUCCA, NV 89445: (775) 623-5005), LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF KLAMATH FALLS (2675 WASHBURN WAY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97603, (541) 205-4486) AND DOLAN DODGE RAM FIAT (700 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502, (775) 786-1211) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.