2013 RAM 3500 Complaints

I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE CASE OF THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME IN TWO MONTHS AND THIS WAS THE WORST YET. I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60. THE LEFT FROM TIRE HIT A SMALL BUMP - MAYBE AN INCH DEEP. THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE SHAKING BUT IT KEEP SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS LONG AS IT WAS MOVING. I FINALLY SLID OFF THE ROAD SIDEWAYS AND ENDED UP ON THE SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A GENTLE SHOULDER. IF IT HAD BEEN STEEP I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALER AFTER THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS AND HE SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE. THAT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER AS THIS IS A DEATH TRAP. *TR

RANDOMLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HAZARDS AND/OR COLLISIONS AND WHILE MERGING ONTO MOTORWAY, GAS PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS FROM A DEAD STOP; HOWEVER, HAS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALSO. *TR

THERE IS AN EXTREME HESITATION BETWEEN THE TIME THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS APPLIED TO WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING. THIS ISSUES SEEMS TO BE MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE THROTTLE PETAL IS PRESSED SLOWLY AND ALSO WHEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD, RELEASED, AND PRESSED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. *TR

"DEAD PEDAL" STARTED OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT AND WAS STARTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH A 8000 POUND TRAILER GOT TO ABOUT 5 MPH SOMEONE PULLED OUT AND WANTED TO COME STRAIGHT THREW THE LIGHT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION I WAS GOING ! I LET OFF THE THROTTLE THEN DECIDED I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO MAKE IT AND WHEN I GOT BACK ON THE THROTTLE IT WAS LIKE I DIDN'T PUSH THE THROTTLE. THE TRUCK JUST SAT THERE FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS TILL IT STARTED TO MOVE ! THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE ! DOES NOT MATTER IF THE TRUCK IS LOADED OR EMPTY ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS START ON THE THROTTLE LET OFF OF IT AND GET BACK ON THE THROTTLE AND IT DIES FOR A FEW SECONDS !! *TR

TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, REDUCING ABILITY TO STEER. SHAKING DID NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO 25MPH. DEALERSHIP STATED COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AS THERE WERE NO TROUBLE CODES SHOWING. THIS HAS RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES, EACH TIME THE SHAKING INCREASINGLY VIOLENT, AND EVEN LESS CONTROL OF STEERING AND BREAKING. DEALERSHIP STATES UNLESS ANOMALY OF CAN BE RE-INACTED, NO REPAIRS WILL BE MADE. DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ACCUSES US OF FAKING ISSUE OF SHAKING OR "DEATH WOBBLE". CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE STATES UNLESS A RE-CREATION OF THIS ANOMALY NO REPAIRS WILL BE MADE. WE HAVE EXPRESSED TO CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE FEAR OF HAVING ACCIDENT. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MESSAGE SAID ERROR WITH DEF SYSTEM , CALL DEALER. THEN MESSAGE CAME UP AND SAID IN 200 MILES TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN TO ONLY 5 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS AN ISSUE ON THESE TRUCKS. THEY COULD NOT GET A NEW PART FOR 2 WEEKS. I WAS 3RD ON LIST AND 5 MORE BEHIND ME. THEY'RE HAVING TO ORDER SO MANY THAT THEY'RE BACK LOGGED. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS FIXED FAST! SURELY, THEY WILL DO A RECALL. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH A TERRIBLE DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THERE IS A SEVERE DELAY BETWEEN IMPUTING THROTTLE AND THE TRUCK ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE TRUCK TAKES 3-6 SECONDS TO REALIZE THROTTLE INPUT. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE OR TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THERE IS NOTHING AVAILABLE TO RECTIFY THIS. I AM CLEARLY NOT ALONE ON THIS, MANY OF US HAVING BEEN HAVING LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS ON THE FORUMS IN HOPES OF A FIX. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE TIMES WHERE I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND GOT THE FAMOUS "DEAD PEDAL" THAT DODGE HAS PROGRAMMED INTO THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS TOO MUCH TORQUE MGMT. OR SOMETHING AND THERE ARE MANY CASES, WHERE YOU EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF AND IT WILL SIT THERE FOR 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE MOVING, THEREFORE PUTTING YOU INTO A DANGEROUS POSITION. WE NEED THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IN THE FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY, MANY THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLES - 2013-2014 VEHICLES WITH CUMMINS 6.7L DIESEL. *TR

STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BACKED OFF AND STEPPED BACK DOWN ON PEDAL. TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING CARS. THIS IS AN ONGOING CONDITION, HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IF I PUSH ON THE PEDAL TOO HARD, THE TRUCK TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO RESPOND. *TR

MY 2013 DODGE DIESEL CONSUMES 1 GALLON OF DEF (DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID ) EVERY 85 MILES WHILE TOWING. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS ABOUT 1000MPG. IT IS USING 10 TIMES THE AVERAGE. IT IS VERY COSTLY AND DIRTY TO FILL THE DEF TANK. I'M ADDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT MULTIPLE PLASTIC 2 1/2 GALLON JUGS AND THE BOX THEY COME IN. THE FACTORY HAS NO FIX AS OF YET ,THE DEALER HAS BEEN GOOD WITH ALL THE REPAIRS EXCEPT THIS. THEY ARE HELD BACK BY THE FACTORY WITH A LACK OF INFORMATION, I'M TOLD. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS DOING TO MY TRUCK/ENGINE OR THE ENVIRONMENT IT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP. *TR