2018 RAM 1500 Complaints

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. HAD USED CRUISE CONTROL AT 70MPH ON FREEWAY, BUT HAD NOT USED IT IN TOWN. I WAS DECELERATING FOR A STOP LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN. I WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING 15-20MPH WHEN I BEGAN ACCELERATING AGAIN. I HEARD A CLICK, LIKE A RELAY OR SOLENOID AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS IF I HAD HIT "RESUME". LAST SPEED PRESET HAD BEEN 70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO CANCEL THE ACCELERATION BY HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT I NEARLY REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT HIT "RESUME" BY MISTAKE EITHER, AS MY HAND WAS NOT ON THE STEERING WHEEL NEAR THE BUTTONS. IN FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE CRUISE WILL NOT ENGAGE BELOW 25MPH. IF RESUME IS PUSHED BEFORE PASSING 25MPH (DURING ACCELERATION), THEN NOTHING HAPPENS.

UNPREDICTABLE VIBRATIONS AT VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES ANNOYING OTHER TIMES MORE SEVERE. THIS CONDITION ALSO EXISTED ON MY PREVIOUS 2017 RAM 1500 THAT I JUST TRADED IN. THIS IS THE SECOND RAM 1500 THAT HAS HAD THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW 10/05/19. DEALERS CANNOT SOLVE, AND FCA CUSTOMER CARE IS USELESS. I SUSPECT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH RAM. THE STANDARD CANNED ANSWER IS IT IS THE TIRES.

THE BACK UP CAMERA GOES OUT AND BLACK OUTS AT TIMES. SOMETIMES IT LOOKS LIKE A OLD TV WITH WAVY LINES. THE DRIVERS WINDOW CONTROLLER, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE AUTO DOWN AND AUTO UP. AT TIMES, YOU MUST HOLD UP ON THE WINDOW SWITCH TO MAKE THE WINDOW GO UP. THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU ENTER A DARK GARAGE AND WHEN YOU PULL OUT THEY STAY ON. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON DURING MORNING WITH FULL SUNSHINE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE MOTOR . SOUNDS LOVE LIKE A BAD VALVE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LAGS POWER TO MOVE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A 4 SEC DELAY THEN POWER WILL MOVE THE TRUCK ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD FORM A STOP. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK.

I WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET WENT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, BRAKE SYSTEM FLASHED, NO TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE TURNED OFF. ENDED UP IMPACTING 3 OTHER VEHICLES AND A SCHOOL BUS. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ALL PARTIES WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, ALMOST ALL ARE SEEKING REPRESENTATION FROM ATTORNEYS FOR THEIR INJURIES.*DT *AS

LONG LAG BETWEEN THE TIME YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE WHEN THE TRUCK WOULD RESPOND. CREATED DANGEROUS SITUATION SPECIALLY MERGING WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND MOVING FROM STOP SIGNS. VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DEEMED TO A LEMON AND FCA BOUGHT IT BACK ONLY TO RESELL TO SOMEONE ELSE.

I OWN A 2018 ECODIESEL AND WHEN MY TRUCK WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY DID AN UPDATE CALLED AEM OR V08 EMISSIONS UPDATE. AFTER THE UPDATE MY TRUCK NO LONGER ACCELERATES FROM A STOP. IT CRAWLS AT UNDER 10MPH EXTREMELY SLOW APROX. 90 SECONDS UNTIL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS I HAVE BEEN IN 3 NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO A LACK OF ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION TO THE LACK OF ACCELERATION I NOW GET MUCH LOWER GAS MILEAGE. PRIOR TO THE UPDATE I WAS GETTING 27 MPG, NOW THE BEST I HAVE GOTTEN WAS 19MPG. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW, TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE THAT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND DRIVES THEY WAY IT DID WHEN I TEST DROVE IT, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY I PURCHASED IT. ONLY FOR THEM TO COMPLETELY CHANGE MY VEHICLE AFTER THE PURCHASE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION IS TO ME A BAIT AND SWITCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER SWITCHED TO RECYCLE MODE IN THE RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. IN ADDITION, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (9640 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75035, (214) 390-7543) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR COIL WAS CLOGGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 59792292. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

THE TRUCK WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DEER IN 2018 THAT DID NOT RESULT IN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY WHEN A DEER RAN OUT AND WAS STRUCK WITH THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. IN AUGUST 2019, THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER STRUCK A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. THIS COLLISION ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT DISENGAGE AFTER THE ACCIDENT (THEY STAYED IN THE LOCKED POSITION). AFTER TALKING WITH THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY AND THE AUTO BODY SHOP, THEY FELT THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE SECOND COLLISION AND THE LOCATION SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS, BUT IT DID NOT. THE PICTURES AND POLICE REPORT ARE FOR THE SECOND COLLISION.

FROM NEW, THE RAM 1500 WITH THE ECO DIESEL ENGINE HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WHEN COLD CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I LEAVE WORK I NEED TO CROSS A MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAY HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. I COULD WALK ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FASTER THEN WHAT THE TRUCK WILL CROSS IT. I HAVE THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ENGINE CONTROL THAT RAM IS OFFERING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED RAM CUSTOMER ASSIST ABOUT THE ISSUE. ALL I WAS OFFERED WAS A FEW FREE OIL CHANGES. BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I DID GET THE CUSTOMER ASSIST CONTACT TO STATE SHE WOULD RELAY THE MESSAGE TO ENGINEERING. I WILL SELECT TODAY'S DATE BELOW AS TO WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED, BUT IT DOES IT EVERY DAY IT IS DRIVEN.