2017 RAM 3500 Complaints

THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER HAVE BEEN LITTLE TO NO TRAILER BRAKING POWER AT LOW SPEEDS.

SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS DELAY WITH ACCELERATION RESPONSE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC. THE HESITATION IS EXCESSIVE AND IT CAN TAKE GREATER THAN 3 SECONDS FOR ANY RESPONSE.

TRUCK IN PARK, STATIONARY BUT RUNNING, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTER AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRUCK. *TT *DT *BF*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE NO ADDTIONAL PROBLEMS.*JB 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB*DT*JB

ONLINE RESEARCH BEST DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM AS THE DODGE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN AN UNEVEN SPOT OR A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD IS DRIVEN THROUGH, THE FRONT WHEELS WOBBLE AND SHIMMY VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE LOCAL DEALER AS WELL AS A LOCAL ALIGNMENT SHOP HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

VERY SLOW TO RESPOND THROTTLE PEDAL, ITS TO A POINT OF NOT SAFE TO PULLOUT IN TRAFFIC OR MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. THERE IS 2-4 SECONDS OF IDLE WHILE PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR, THEN THE ENGINE WILL START TO INCREASE RPM AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WILL SEEM TO BE IN NEUTRAL AT TIMES WHEN TURNING INTO AN ELEVATED PARKING LOT OR DRIVEWAY. APPLY MORE THROTTLE AND CLUNKS BACK INTO GEAR THEN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. AT TIMES COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN A HIGHER GEAR OR THE LOCKUP CONVERTER IS STAYING LOCKED UP. TRYING TO STOP WITH TYPICAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. YOU REALLY NEED TO APPLY PEDAL PRESSURE UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPS ROLLING THEN IT SEEMS TO RESET OR GO BACK TO NORMAL. RAM DEALERS CLAIM ITS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRUCK AND THEY SAY THAT RAM STAR SAYS ITS NORMAL. A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND YOU WILL FIND THIS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE. I AM LOOKING INTO LEMON LAW OR GETTING AN ATTORNEY. $60K TRUCK AND ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. COMPLETELY UNSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE

FRONT PASSANGER TIRE IS BEING ATE UP AT 16000 THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE REACH 6000 MILES, AND BEEN NOR RAM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TRUCKS AND WILL CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. WITH 16000 THESE TIRES SHOULD NOT BE WEARING LIKE THIS

I HAVE A 2017 RAM 3500 WITH AN AISIN TRANSMISSION. THE THROTTLE LAG IN THIS TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS. I REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN CROSSING ROADS OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE TRUCK HESITATES 2-5 SECONDS AFTER I PRESS ON THE THROTTLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MUST BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND HOW SERIOUS IT IS. RAM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, IF THEY HAVENT BEEN ALREADY.

NEXEN TIRE FAILURE AT 3452 MILES. TIRES CAME ON NEW TRUCK. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HWY, 65 MPH, PULLING A 14000 LB 5TH WHEEL RV. FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED SIDEWALL TO BLOWOUT COMPLETELY. DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BUT SUCCESSFUL. EXAMINATION SHOWED TREAD WAS NOT PROPERLY GLUED TO CARCASS. NO PERSONAL INJURIES BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN WHEEL. LT235/80R-17E TIRES MADE BY KOREAN COMPANY. TIRES MAY NOT BE SUITABLE TO THAT HEAVY OF VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING WITH A TRAILER CONNECTED, THE "TRAILER BRAKE NOT CONNECTED" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINE BELT CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1400 OCEAN AVE, ROUTE-88, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BLUE BONNET CHRYSLER DODGE, 547 S SEGUIN AVE, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,125. *TT *TR