2013 RAM 1500 Complaints

VEHICLE HAS 77,000 MILES AND @ 1000 MILES AGO A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN RIDE AND HANDLING. RIDE HAS BECOME VERY STIFF AT ALL SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO GIVE THE FELLING OF FLOATING WHEN CORNERING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY CODES TO TELL THEM SOMETHING IS WRONG? THEY HAVE CHANGE MANY PARTS, SHOCKS, IDLER ARMS, RUBBER SUSPENSION BUSHINGS, ETC, THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ROUGH RIDE, BUT CANNOT FIND THE REASON? I BELIEVE IT IS A SENSOR OR REGULATOR VALVE, THAT CONTROLS THE AIR SUSPENSION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN CORNERING. THE TRUCK RIDES LIKE THE THERE IS EXCESSIVE AIR PRESSURE IN THE AIR BAGS TO SOFTEN THE RIDE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS,

2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED DASH AT PASSENGER AIRBAG. *LD *JS

BCM MODULE THAT CONTROLS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ONLY LOCKS THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE TAILGATE. PUSHING THE KEY FOB WILL UNLOCK ALL DOORS BUT WILL ONLY LOCK THE DRIVERS DOOR AND TAILGATE. MANY PEOPLE ON THE RAM FORUM REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN'T LOCK THE DOORS AND KEEP MY KIDS INSIDE WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON. UNLESS I GET OUT OF THE CAR OR REACH OVER AND BEHIND ME TO LOCK THEM MANUALLY. PRESSING THE DOOR SWITCH ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT LOCK THE OTHER THREE PASSENGER DOORS OR TAILGATE. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US IF SOMEONE WERE TO TRY AND CARJACK US BECAUSE THE DOORS WON'T LOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TATE DODGE CHRYSLER, JEEP RAM (7139 RITCHIE HIGHWAY GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061 PHONE (410) 766-2560). THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED FAILURE CODE: C221700 (THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE INTERNAL FAILURE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V812000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *TR*DT*DT*LN *BF *JS*JB*JB*JB

THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND MOUNTING BRACKET RUSTED OUT AND DISENGAGED FROM THE TANK . FRONT PART OF THE TANK HANGING DOWN . VERY DANGEROUS . DODGE DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR 2013 RAM 1500. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP LIKE THEY DID FOR PREVIOUS YEAR VEHICLES.

MY 2013 DODGE RAM 1500 SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING ME TO ENTER A DITCH AND MY VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE STILL RUNS FINE BUT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWED MOPAR KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH 2013-2015 MODELS AND RECALLS EXIST BUT MY VIN SHOWS NO SUCH RECALL. LIVES WILL BE LOST IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND INSTANT POWER STEERING LOSS ON A FULLY FUNCTIONAL VEHICLE IS VERY CONCERNING. IF SOMEONE IS ON A CURVE AS I WAS THERE IS NO WAY TO NAVIGATE THE SITUATION.

THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS FAULTY. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND RECONNECTED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE HEADLIGHT CONTINUE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF IT'S UNPLUGGED AND RECONNECTED IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONGST RAM OWNERS BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH. I CAN'T BELIEVE RAM HAS NOT ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS AS THEY SHOULD KNOW, BASED ON THEIR REPAIRS, THAT THIS WIRING HARNESS IS FAULTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INTERMITTENTLY BECAME INOPERABLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YORK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (500 PRESCOTT LAKES PKWY, PRESCOTT, AZ 86301, 928) 277-8534) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DARCARS ORANGE PARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (7233 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY 2013 RAM 1500 LARAMIE LONGHORN WITH 27394 ORIGINAL MILES SUFFERED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER TECHNICIAN'S TESTS..."INTERNAL FAULT IN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM...NEED TO REPLACE STEERING RACK/ EPS MODULE ASSY". FORTUNATELY, I HAPPEN TO BE OFF ROAD WHEN IT FAILED SO IT WAS NOT HAZARDOUS TO ME. I MANAGED TO OPERATE STEERING USING MANUAL POWER TO GET HOME AND LATER TO THE DEALER. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED 64 COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA OF MY MODEL YEAR FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING....I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURES IN MODEL YEARS 2015 AND 2016 RAMS. APPARENTLY MANUFACTURER WAS USING SAME TECHNOLOGY IN MY MODEL YEAR AS IN 2015/ 2016 SO WHY ISN'T THE RECALL APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE AND OTHER 2013 RAMS?