2013 RAM 2500 Complaints

HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO ACTUATOR FOR $3549.18. THIS IS A 2013 WITH ONGOING RECALLS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A LARGE TICKET ITEM WITH A TRUCK THIS AGE.

THE E-BRAKE KEEPS LOSING IT ADJUSTMENT AND WILL NOT HOLD THE TRUCK WHEN PARKED. IT HAS A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING WILL POT OUT OF GEAR ON ROUGH ROADS AND AT TIME WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. I HAND TO DODGE SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS ISSUE TO NO AVAIL.

THE ELECTRONIC DASH IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH SHOWS WHAT GEAR SUCH AS DRIVE OR REVERSE OR PARK AND WEATHER OR NOT YOU ARE IN 4 X 4 MODE GOES ON AND OFF BY ITSELF AND NOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THIS THEN LEAVES YOU NOT KNOWING WHAT GEAR YOU HAVE PLACE THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN CAUSE YOU TO CAUSE AN ACIDENT OR INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2014 MODELS BUT NOT THE 2013 MODELS WITH THE SAME DISPLAY. THIS NOW IS A PERMANENT PROBLEM AND MAKING THIS VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A WORK VEHICLE AND HAS MANY DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT / BAD ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

WHILE DRIVING ALTERNATOR STARTED SMELLING AND RAPID CHANGES IN VOLTAGE. WHEN STOPPED AND OPENED HOOD ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND STARTING TO CATCH ON FIRE. TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREET AS WELL AS A HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY TO CORRECT ALL RECALLS. THE DEALERSHIP DID ALL OTHER RECALLS OTHER THEN ALTERNATOR THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY COULD GET THE PARTS. IT IS NOW DECEMBER 23RD AND NO CALL WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENED.

FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY WORK MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE.

DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES LOCK WHEN THE LOCKED BUTTON IS PRESSED. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT'S THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE TRUCK, THE AUTO LOCK ONCE YOU GO ABOVE 10MPH, OR THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE. SINCE THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK, KIDS MAY BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AT SPEED AND GET HURT!

VOLUME ON RADIO DOESN'T WORK WHICH MEAN THE HANDS FREE VOLUME DOESN'T WORK EITHER. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THE INTERUPTION OF THE VOLUME NOT WORKING HAS CAUSED ME TO BE DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING.

GOT MOST RECENT RECALLS DONE. THE REFLASHED MY TRUCK AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. ALARM WAS GOING OFF RANDOMLY. BACK UP CAMERA WAS ALL MESSED UP, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES IT SEEMED. THEY WORKED THEM SELVES OUT AFTER DRIVING A WHILE. BUT THE TRUCK WOULDN'T REGEN ON ITS OWN. BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE IF THE T05 SCR RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON SOME TRUCK THIS SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS BUT NOT ON THIS TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EVEN WHEN IT STRUCK A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED IT TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SPRING (21027 I-45, SPRING, TX 77388, (281) 715-6927). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

ON APRIL 21, 2018, I PULLED MY 2013 RAM 2500 4X4 OUT OF MY BARN TO GO SHOPPING. THERE WAS ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND GOT OUT TO CLOSE THE BARN DOOR. AFTER ABOUT 2 STEPS AWAY FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL. I TURNED AROUND A TRIED TO GET TO THE CONTROLS TO STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE TRUCK AND RUN OVER BY THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AND WHEEL. I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY LEFT LEG. I HAVE FOUND THE SHIFTER CAN INDICATE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK WHEN IN FACT THE SHIFTER IS SITTING ON THE DETENT BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES (FCA). FCA ISSUED A RECALL OVER UNINTENDED ROLLING OF THEIR TRUCKS. FCA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE YET THEY WANT TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE CARPET. I WOULD NOT FEEL RIGHT IF THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESS AS THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I WAS IF THEIR TRUCK EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED ROLLING. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE AND EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. A VIDEO OF THIS CAN BE FOUND ON YOUTUBE @ HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=E_NUGO1EMA4 I HAVE STILL PICTURES IF NEEDED.