2020 RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE SPINDLE WOULD HIT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH CONTROL ARMS WERE DAMAGED FROM REPEATEDLY COMING INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GILL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1100 S. MADERA AVE, MADERA, CA 93637) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC FOUND NO FAULT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE ISSUE WAS NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RAZZARI CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1605 AUTO CENTER DR, MERCED, CA 95340) WHERE HE WAS GIVEN THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE OTHER DEALER ABOUT THE CONTROL ARMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

ENGINE STALLS AND THE EMERGENCY BREAK ENGAGES WHILE AT A STOP. THE TRUCK (A 2020 RAM 1500 LIMITED, 5.7 HEMI E-TORQUE) HAS ABOUT 700 MILES ON IT AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES. THE FIRST 3, 4 TIMES THE DASH MESSAGE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOOD BEING OPENED (IT WASN'T). THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES THE DASH MESSAGE SAYS SOMETHING LIKE ...SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE A PHOTO BECAUSE THE MESSAGES DISAPPEAR RATHER QUICKLY AND I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE ASAP BECAUSE I'M STUCK IN TRAFFIC WITH CARS BEHIND ME. THE TRUCK RE-STARTS AS NORMAL AND I'M ON MY WAY. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I COULD GO SEVERAL DAYS AND NOTHING HAPPENS, ALL SEEMS NORMAL, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE WILL STALL ON YOU. YESTERDAY IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FREEWAY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ON THE FREEWAY!, HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU.

THE REAR WINDOW OR 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STARTED ALLOWING WATER INTO MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT GLADSTONE DODGE FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY TRUCK BACK.

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN THE TRUCK IS LEAKING AND CAUSING WATER TO COME INSIDE THE CAB AND STAIN THE HEADLINER. WATER INSIDE THE CAB COULD CAUSE MOLD TO GROW AND CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THIS HAS BEEN A GRADUAL ISSUE OVER TIME AND HAS BEEN CONFIRMED LEAKING BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THE WATER LINE IS EVEN AROUND THE REAR AIRBAG AND COULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION LEADING TO INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER CHAMPION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, INC. (907 S CLINTON ST, ATHENS, AL 35611, (256) 262-3133) HOWEVER, WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,185.

WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION & THE DASH STARTED TO BLINK. AS SOON AS IT BLINKED THE STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I AM NOT WEAK BY ANY MEANS & I COULD BARELY TURN. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH IF I WASN'T GOING UNDER 10MPH. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE LOVE'S GAS STATION IN MEAD KANSAS AROUND 6:40PM ON MARCH 23RD 2021.

PURCHASED 2020 RAM LIMITED ON JULY 14, 2020. MSRP WAS $70,355. ON JULY 16 WAS TRAVELING ON I-15 WHEN ALL TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING OVER 70 MPH. I APPLIED BRAKES AND NOTHING, DIDN'T EVEN SLOW ME DOWN. TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANY OF THE STOPPED CARS I LEFT THE ROADWAY AND DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND INTO THE BAR DITCH. TOOK ME APPROX HALF MILE TO GET STOPPED. STOPPED BY GOING UP AN EXIT. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED, I WAS TERRIFIED. I CHECKED BRAKE PEDAL FOR OBSTRUCTION AND IT WAS CLEAR. BEING AN AVERAGE COMMON CITIZEN, NO MATTER NEW OR USED VEHICLE, WE EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHEN WE PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN IT DOES NOT IT IS TERRIFYING. VEHICLE HAD APPROX 500 MILES AT THE TIME. OVER $1700 DAMAGE TO MY NEW TRUCK. FORWARD TO DECEMBER 29, 2020: WENT TO MY LOCAL POST OFFICE, PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE, AGAIN, NO BRAKES. HOWEVER WAS GOING VERY SLOW (5 MPH OR LESS. CRASHED STRAIGHT INTO BRICK BUILDING. ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES NOR DID THE "AUTO STOP" ENGAGE. OVER $5000 DAMAGE TO TRUCK AND $???? DAMAGE TO BUILDING. FORWARD TO JAN 1, 2021: PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, TRIED STOPPING, AGAIN NO BRAKES. AS IT WAS A HOLIDAY AND THE EVENING, NOT MANY CARS IN PARKING LOT. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH AID OF PARKING BRAKE. HAS BEEN TO LOCAL DEALER, I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT AS LONG AS NEEDED AND DRIVE AS MUCH AS NEEDED. THEY KEPT IT FOR ONE WEEK, SAID NO CODES ON COMPUTER, DROVE 8 MILES SAID NOTHING WRONG. HAVE NOT DRIVEN FOR 2 MONTHS (SCARES ME). AWAITING ANOTHER DEALER (NEXT CLOSEST 250 MILES AWAY) TO PICK IT UP TO CHECK IT OUT SOME MORE. VEHICLE NOW HAS LESS THAN 4000 MILES. ABSOLUTELY NO SUPPORT OR HELP FROM RAM. BEEN FIGHTING WITH THEM FOR 2 MONTHS. HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE! I'M NOT A ROOKIE, HAVE BOUGHT AND OWNED BETWEEN 75-100 CARS IN MY LIFE. NEVER A PROBLEM WITH A DEALER OR A MANUFACTURER, UNTIL NOW!!! SEE ALSO 11397598

DURING WARM WEATHER AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDAL IS COMPLETELY DEAD. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE OR PUMPING OF THE PEDAL HAS ANY AFFECT. THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD AT IDLE BUT NO OTHER ACCELERATION. AFTER 5-10 SECONDS, THE ACCELERATING COMES ON 100%. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE IDLE ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC BUT STANDS YOU WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN WITH NO IDEA THAT YOU CANNOT MOVE!

HOT SMELL IN CABIN WHEN USING 4X4 MODE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS NOT ACCURATE, SHOWS ME ON ROADS I'M NOT. SPEED SIGN RECOGNITION EITHER DOES NOT WORK OR IS VERY INACCURATE. TRAFFIC JAM UPDATES NEVER HAPPEN. LANE KEEPING SYSTEM DISPLAYS MESSAGE TO PLACE HANDS ON WHEEL. THEN TURN OFF. MY HANDS ARE ON THE WHEEL, IT STILL DEACTIVATES ITSELF. VEHICLE HAS SORT 8 WEEKS IN DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN FIX IT

HELLO IAM CONTACTING YOU GUYS REGARDING MY 2020 RAM 150@ THE ISSUE FIRST STARTED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR I WAS DRIVING DOWN TO THE BRONX AND WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP OIL PRESSURE LOW MIL CAME ON AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE I GOT SCARED AND REPLACED OIL WITH A AFTERMARKET IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER ONCE THEY TOOK IT IN THEY FOUND THE OIL FILTER AND IMMEDIATELY BLAMED ME FOR IT AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND I WOULD NEED 15,000 TO REPLACE I FEEL LIKE THIS IS NOT RIGHT I UNDERSTAND I PLACED MY HANDS ON THE TRUCK BUT THIS WAS AFTER THE ISSUE HAPPENED I DON'T BELIEVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 7,500 MILES SHOULD BE GOING THRU THIS