2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AND THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CRASHED INTO RECEIVED INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS TO UNLOCK AND MOVE ONTO THE FLATBED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER (STEVE WHITE MOTORS 3470 US HWY 70 SE, NEWTON, NC 28658, (828) 464-3458) WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,238.

THE AIR SUSPENSION ON MY 2015 RAM 1500 HAS BEEN FAILING (BLOWING FUSES WHILE DRIVING, FREEZING UP AND FAILING TO INFLATE BEFORE STARTUP) EACH WINTER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE SYSTEM CAN FAIL WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, DUE TO BLOWN FUSES FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. IT ALSO CAN JUST FAIL TO INFLATE ON COLD DAYS. THE SYSTEM APPARENTLY WAS NOT INSTALLED WITH AN AIR DRYING CAPABILITY CAUSING THESE ISSUES ABOVE AND THIS SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN COLDER CLIMATES. THE AIR SUSPENSION IS A 'CLOSED' SYSTEM, BUT WAS BUILT IS CAPABLE OF PULLING IN AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS (MEANING IT IS NOT A CLOSED SYSTEM). GIVEN THE FACT THIS ABILITY WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE SYSTEM, AN AIR DRYING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL. IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS TO INFLATE THE AIR SUSPENSION AND FCA SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WOULD FAIL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL REIMBURSING PEOPLE FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING FAILURES OF THIS SYSTEM (COMPRESSOR AND AIR BAG FAILURES) AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATION OF A REMEDY (FULL REPLACEMENT) TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE SYSTEM.

P0364 FUEL SENSOR FAILURE. GAS INSTRUMENT GAUGE SUDDENLY GOES EMPTY WHILE IN MOTION AND NO LONGER WORKS. DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE FAILING PARTS INSIDE GAS TANK.

AEM UPDATE CAUSED VEHICLE TO PERFORM IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IRREGULAR AND NO LONGER SLOWS VEHICLE DOWNHILL. DURING ACCELERATION MOTOR CAN REDLINE AND CAUSE A RAPID DECELERATION. NEVER SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN PRESSING THE FUEL PEDAL. NEVER SURE IF IT WILL SAFELY GO WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. FUEL ECONOMY IS ALSO REDUCED FROM 28 MPG TO 25 MPG. IT IS NOW A SCARY VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WAS IN RIGHT LANE EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 152 GOING OVER PACHEO PASS BEHIND SLOW TRUCK TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE CHANGING LANES THE MOTOR WENT TO REDLINE AND DEPOWERED. I QUICKLY HAD TO BRAKE AND GET BACK IN THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE 4-1/2 YEARS PRIOR TO THE AEM. THEY RUINED MY TRUCK WITH THE MODIFICATIONS, IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING.

I HAD SAFETY RECALL U74 DONE IN JULY 2018 , IN MY TAILGATE . THE PROBLEM IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AND I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY ISSUE IS HOW IS A SAFETY RECALL OUT OF WARRANTY AND TAT I HAVE TO FIX ON MY OWN NOW ? I AM SO UPSET AT THE TREATMENT . THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AGAIN.

THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING DOWN THE ROAD AS I'M DRIVING THE TRUCK JUST LOOSES ALL POWER CUTS OFF AND I HAVE TO JERK IT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IT'S THE TONE WHEEL FOR CRANKSHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. AND WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCKS AND I WAS GIVEN A CASE WORKER WITH FCA OR DODGE AND THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS IT'S BEEN 3 MONTHS.

ON OCTOBER 1, 2020, MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. A YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK IS PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS DESCRIPTION. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP EVER SINCE. TODAY (DECEMBER 7, 2020) MARKS 68 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK REMAINS UNDRIVEABLE. THE PROBLEM WAS IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND TONE RING. THESE SAME PARTS WERE RECALLED UNDER 20V-475 (FCA RECALL W58) BACK IN AUGUST. I RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AFTER MY TRUCK FAILED. FCA AND BIG O DODGE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK IN A REASONABLE TIME, AND ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE A FAIR TRADE-IN VALUE OR DISCUSS BUYPACK. THIS, DESPITE THE TRUCK BEING PART OF THE ECODIESEL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT THAT REQUIRES FCA TO BUYBACK TRUCKS THAT EXPERIENCE >30 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE DURING THE 18 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE EMISSIONS MODIFICATION SOFTWARE. YOUTUBE VIDEO OF STALL: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YPMUEWFSBSM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V475000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER SUNLAND PARK CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 950 CROCKETT ST, EL PASO, TX 79922, WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 247,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE LAMP/CARGO LAMP, WATER LEAKED IN AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE HEADLINER AND MADE UPPER BRAKE LAMP/CARGO LAMP INOPERABLE. $2400 TO REPAIR HEADLINER AND LAMP. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN WATER ENTERED INTO MY TRUCK CAUSING DAMAGE

I WAS DRIVING AND TURNED A CORNER AT A LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH A POLICE CAR. IT HAS NEVER GONE BACK TO POWER IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS IS SINCE MARCH 2020