2013 RAM 1500 Complaints

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS INIQUITOUSLY GREASED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE, CAUSING FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING,AND THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF, DAMAGING THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS,BREAK CALIPER,ROTOR, HUB AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WITH NO BREAKS. I HAVE OBSERVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MAKEITSAFER.COM ,THIS IS A LIE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUITOUSLY IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AT 35 MPH, WITH NO WARNING

DURING DECEMBER 2016 AND JANUARY 2017, A RECURRING SAFETY ISSUE OCCURRED. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT TWICE, THE TRUCK SURGED WITHOUT WARNING (WHILE THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE) OR WHILE IN MOTION, SLIPPED INTO ANOTHER GEAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERN, ON FEBRUARY 4, 2017 WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FAULTY PART RELATED TO THE GEAR SHIFT KNOB ISSUE.

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I'VE NOTICED EITHER DRIVE TRAIN SURGING OR BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING - THE TRUCK SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OVER A FEW SECONDS OR POSSIBLE SHIFT ISSUES WHILE PARKING BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PURPOSELY DUPLICATE IT. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH I SLOWED BEHIND A VEHICLE MAKING A TURN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING. I BACKED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED PRESSURE (MAYBE RAPIDLY A FEW TIMES - NOT SURE) RESULTING IN SOME BRAKING AND SOME SQUEALING THAT SOUNDED LIKE TIRES SKIDDING ALTHOUGH THE SLOWING WAS GRADUAL AND NOT ABRUPT. I MADE THE TURN BEHIND THE OTHER VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 1/4 MILE HOME WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND NORMAL BRAKE ACTION. I'VE NOTICED THAT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE'S A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING WHICH MAY BE RELATED. THE TRUCK HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT, OEM BRAKES AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION AT 80K SERVICE. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY COMMUTING WITH RELATIVELY LITTLE BRAKING.

LOOKS LIKE MY 2013 RAM 1500 EXPRESS WITH 80,000 ON IT HAS BAD LEFT FRONT BEARINGS. IT HAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT WHEN MOVING THE TIRE TOP TO BOTTOM. AND MAKES A NOISE WHEN DRIVING LIKE SOMETHING'S RATTLING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE IT'S TOO SOON FOR SOMETHING LIKE TO HAPPEN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED. I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BUT DODGE. AND THIS RAM WHICH IS MADE NOW BY FIAT. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE UNTIL NOW.

NON OF THE GAUGES WORK IN THE STEERING COLUMN INCLUDING GAS RPM AND SPEED. THE WIPERS RUN NON STOP AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. BLINKERS DON'T WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE MECHANIC AND THE COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. HUGE BILL NO ANSWERS USELESS VAN. THE GAGE SAYS NO BUS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

THE MESSAGE FROM MY TRUCK SAID THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEED SERVICES THIS CODE COME UP B0020_13

WHILE SLOWLY BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME AND TURNING INTO THE STREET, I HEARD A LOUD BANG WHICH SEEMED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND SLOWLY DROVE THE TRUCK BACK INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN AT THAT TIME THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKE IN HALF WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BALL JOINT. AFTER INSPECTING THE BROKEN PART I NOTICED AN ABNORMALITY AND CONCLUDED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING (CASTING) DEFECT AT THE FACTORY WHICH COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE PART.THIS WAS ALSO CONCLUDED BY THE RAM DEALER WHERE I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. PART WAS RETURNED TO CHRYSLER FOR EVALUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT: ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD). THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE IN MARCH AND AGREED WITH THE TECHNICIAN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BLOODY NOSE AND FACE INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A NEAR ROLLOVER CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

APRIL 15TH 2017 I WAS LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PARK. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND STARTED THE ENGINE. WHEN ALL THE GAUGES LITE UP FOR THE SYSTEM CHECK I NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS AND STILL, MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND I GET PERIODICALLY A MESSAGE ON MY DASH STATING "SERVICE AIR BAG".