2013 RAM 1500 Complaints

MY MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY ON MY 2013 RAM 1500 HAS GONE BLANK. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY DEVICE BECAUSE I HAVE LOST THE USE OF MY BACKUP CAMERA WHICH IS INVALUABLE ON THIS LARGE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY BUMPED INTO SMALL OBJECTS WHILE IN REVERSE, WHICH I WOULD NOT OF IF MY DISPLAY WAS WORKING. AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I HAVE NARROWLY ADVERTED A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DISPLAY ALSO SHOWS OTHER NON-CRITICAL FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION, BUT I AM BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NTSB BECAUSE OF THE SO IMPORTANT BACK UP CAMERA THAT PROVIDES A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE, ENHANCING THE DRIVERS REARWARD VISIBILITY. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND TRIED RESETTING THE COMPUTER BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE DISPLAY UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A RIDICULOUS COST. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 RAM 1500. MY PERSONAL RESEARCH ONLINE CONFIRMS THIS THROUGHOUT THE MESSAGE BOARDS. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRAHEADQUARTERS.COM/BLOG/NEW-RAM-1500-OWNERS-REPORT-RADIO-PROBLEMS/ I AM REQUESTING THE NTSB TO LOOK INTO THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED, AND TO ORDER AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BY RAM TO FIX THIS CRITICAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN THE PARK POSITION, IT INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,184.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, IT ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

I FIRST NOTICED THAT, WHILE IN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR AND COULD NOT BE CHANGED. I COULD SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE BUT WHEN I TRIED TO GO TO DRIVE IT WOULD GO TO 4TH GEAR. THEN, 2 DAYS AGO, I BEGAN TO NOTICE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT APPEARED TO BE COMPUTER RELATED. WHEN I TURNED THE RUCK OFF THERE WOULD BE A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I CHECKED AND IT APPEARED TO BE THE A/C/ COMPRESSOR. THEN IT STOPPED WHEN I UNLOCKED THE TRUCK DOORS. THEN I NOTICED WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE FUEL PUMP TICKING AS IF CALLING FOR FUEL. ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND, ONCE AGAIN, IT STOPPED. THE NEXT MORNING MY BATTERY WAS DEAD. I TRIED TO JUMP IT WITH NO LUCK SO I PURCHASED E NEW BATTERY. NOW WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE STARTER MAKES ALL KIND OF CRAZY NOISES AND IT WON'T START.

DODGE RAM 1500 KEY FOB WILL NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE FOB IS NOT RELIABLE, AS IT HAS FAILED YEARLY SINCE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WE FEAR THAT FAILURE TO START POSES A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT STALLS.

WHEN DRIVING MY RADIO WILL TURN OFF AND RESET IT SELF ALONG WITH MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER IT WILL ALL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING SO YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING UNTIL IT RESETS AND TURNS BACK ON. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND IN PARK. PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGED. UNLOADING GROCERIES WITH RT REAR DOOR OPEN. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS ABOUT 1.5 FEET THEN STOPPED. THIS TRUCK HAS THE COLUMN SHIFTER. NOTICED COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ROTARY SHIFTER. HOWEVER, IT ROLLED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK POSITION. TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 25 DEGREES AND CLEAR. LEFT TIRES WERE ON DRY PAVEMENT. RIGHT TIRES ON SNOW. TRUCK DID NOT SLIDE AS IT LEFT VERY NOTICEABLE TIRE TRACKS.. FIRST TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. NOW WE ARE VERY LEARY OF THE TRUCK ROLLING UNATTENDED... THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE LOWERED ONTO THE TIRES INDEPENDENTLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

BOUGHT THE PICKUP IN JANUARY 2016 ONE PREVIOUS OWNER EVERYTHING ORIGINAL THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR PIN NEEDS TIGHTENED CONSTANTLY BECAUSE THE LOW BEAM HIGH BEAM LOSES CONNECTION AND WON'T COME ON UNLESS YOU PULL HEADLIGHT AND TIGHTEN THE CONNECTOR PINS. IT HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS WHILE DRIVING IT WILL ALSO FLICKER ON AND OFF. PARKLIGHT WORKS FINE. I DON'T KNOW ACTUAL DATE BECAUSE IT IS SO FREQUENTLY SO THE DATE IS AN ESTIMATE. THE SPEED VARIES ALSO FIRST TIME I WAS AT 65 ON FREEWAY. *TR

ON 12/7/16, A DESOLATE, STRAIGHT, COUNTRY ROAD, I STOPPED MY TRUCK TO INVESTIGATE DAMAGE FROM A DEER THAT HAD RUN INTO THE DRIVER'S FENDER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. EVEN THOUGH I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK AFTER MY STOP (TO MAKE IT STATIONARY), THE RAM STARTED MOVING AS I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT ITS CABIN; AND THEN IT DROVE FOR ABOUT 300 FEET AT IDLE SPEED DOWN THE ROAD, WHERE IT STOPPED IN A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH. MEANWHILE, THE RAM'S "SELF-DRIVING" MODE HAD CAUSED ME TO SLIP ON THE RUNNING BOARD AND TO FALL VERY HARD TO THE GROUND (A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 22 INCHES). THE RESULTS: PAIN, HAND AND KNEE CUTS, EXTREME BRUISING AND SWELLING OF THE ENTIRE LEFT LEG, AND BRUISING AND SWELLING OF THE LOWER RIGHT LEG. THESE REQUIRED SOME MEDICAL ATTENTION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO BLOOD CLOTS, NO BROKEN BONES, NO DISLOCATED LIMBS, NOR RUN-OVER LIMBS! I WAS VERY LUCKY!! *TR