2015 RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AIRPORT DODGE RAM (2605 NW PRAIRIE VIEW RD, PLATTE CITY, MO) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,I WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I TURN THE WHEEL IT FELT LIKE IT HIT A WALL AND I COULDN'T TURN ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKIN IT TO MULTIPLE SHOPS TO HAVE IT SCANNED AND LOOKED AT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CODE BEING THROWN ON THE DASH. BUT BOTH PLACES SAY THE SAME THING IT IS OUT. ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE IS WHAT ITS CALL I DO BELIVE. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I NEED IT TO GET TO WORK AND KIDS TO SCHOOL.

ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE HAS FAILED. EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. STEERING WHEEL MUST BE MANUALLY TURNED BACK AFTER MAKING A TURN. VERY DANGEROUS. RECALL NOTICE S19 SHOULD BE COVERING THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO DEALER.

DRIVING MY 2015 RAM NOTICED HARD TO STEER AT TIMES! THEN ALL AT ONCE CAN'T STEER WITHOUT MUCH ADDED MUSCLE! FEELS LIKE STEERING GETS STUCK AND HAVE TO FORCE IT BACK STRAIGHT AND OR IN DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO! CHECKED FOR THE RECALL THAT IS OUT FOR RAMS AND MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM! NEED IT FIXED ASAP AND SEEING ALL THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL IS DISTURBING! PAY A LOT FOR THESE TRUCKS AND ALL THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE IT ISN'T A FLUKE! MANUFACTURERS SHOULD STEP UP!

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE MY ELECTRIC RACK AND PINION IS GIVING OUT. THIS CREATES A LACK OF POWER STEERING FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE LISTED IN RECALL VB9 BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND HARD TO TURN WHILE THE (GRILL SHUDDER SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER(STEVE WHITE MOTORS 3470 HIGHWAY 70 SE, NEWTON, NC 28658 (828) 464-3458 ) WHERE IT WAS TEST DROVE NOT DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED NO FAILURE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000(STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALLS WERE UNDER THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V757000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNKNOWN DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO EGR SYSTEM OVERHEATING (MAYBE BURNING INTERNALLY) MELTING THEN SPONTANEOUSLY CATCHING FOAM RUBBER PAD ABOVE THE EGR DIFFUSER TUBE ON FIRE. RESULTED IN MELTING WIRES, HOSE AND OTHER PARTS ATTACHED TO ENGINE. WAS QUICKLY PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WAS DRIVING TO MENARDS IN NORMAL ILLINOIS AND SMELLED SMOKE AT FIRST STOP LIGHT, THOUGHT IT WAS VAN NEXT TO ME. AT NEXT STOP LIGHT SMELLED THE SMOKE AGAIN AND PULLED INTO MENARDS PARKING LOT. SAW LOTS OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. RAISED HOOD LOOKING FOR WHERE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. SAW A SMALL FLAME, WENT TO BACK OF TRUCK AND TOOK OUT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WENT TO FRONT OF TRUCK AND FLAME HAD TURNED TO FLAMES, EXTINGUISHED FIRE.

SINCE DECEMBER OF 2018 MY 2015 RAM 1500 LARAMIE LONGHORN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES DUE TO THE AIR SUSPENSION FAILING. THEY'VE REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, REPLACED BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS, REPLACED FUSES, COMPRESSOR LINES ETC. MOST RECENTLY I PICKED UP MY TRUCK AFTER IT WAS INT HE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS LATER THE SUSPENSION FAILED AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70+ MPH WHEN THE SUSPENSION SUDDENLY DROPS TO ITS LOWEST SETTING AND BEGINS BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE GOTTEN MESSAGES TO SERVICE AIR SUSPENSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I'VE LOST A TOTAL OF OVER 30 DAYS OF VEHICLE USE WHICH SERIOUSLY IMPEDES MY ABILITY TO RUN MY BUSINESS AS I DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE FOR HAULING MATERIALS ETC. THESE FAILURES HAVE AMOUNTED TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I HAVE THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. WHILE THIS HAS SAVED ME CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY, I'VE STILL PAID OVER $1000 IN DEDUCTIBLES ONLY TO HAVE THE SYSTEM FAIL AGAIN. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP IN DECEMBER OF 2016, MARCH 2019, APRIL 2019, MAY 2019, NOVEMBER OF 2019 AND JANUARY OF 2020, ALL FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WILL DROP TO ITS LOWEST SETTING AND FAIL TO RAISE AFTER BEING PARKED, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OVERNIGHT ETC. WHETHER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR ON LOCAL SURFACE STREETS THE SUSPENSION SUDDENLY FAILS. THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHY OR WHEN IT OCCURS. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND QUITE A DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER SPENDING NEARLY $70,000 ON A VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUES AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE MINE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS.

THIS FIRE START ON AIR INTAKE, I LOST THE TRUCK. WAS DRIVING FINE AND START BLUE SMOKE COME OF HOOD... THIS TRUCK GOT A RECALL OPEN, THIS RECALL IS ABOUT FIRE ON AIR INTAKE. I CALL DODGE TO DO THEY NEVER HAVE THE PART... THE END OF HISTORY I LOST MY TRUCK.