2019 RAM 3500 Complaints

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V880000 (Fuel System, Diesel) and 21V398000 (Wheels) however, the part to do the recall repairs was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was invalid.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-62 MPH, the vehicle stalled. On another occasion, while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The “exhaust system service required to see dealer” message was displayed. The fuel filter was drained, and the valve was closed approximately five times by contact. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V880000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the part to do the recall was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who stated the parts were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2019 RAM 3500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH and making a left turn, suddenly there was a loud knocking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine rod bearing had failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 189,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 3500. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the started to decelerate. The local dealer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the battery needed to be replaced, the filter needed to be changed weekly, and an unknown sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2019 Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V398000 (Wheels) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact called the local dealer who confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tire is Nexen Roadian AT Pro LT235/80R17 Load Range E. Original Factory installed tires on 2019 Ram 3500 with dual rear wheels. Purchased the truck new in June 2020. All 6 tires on the truck are identical and had approximately 14,000 miles on them when the driver's side front tire failed. The tires were recently rotated approximately 3-4 weeks prior to failure. The tire that failed was previously located on the Passenger Side Front prior to rotation. I began noticing vibration in the steering wheel at speeds approximately 40-45 mph and higher. I monitored this vibration for a few days in various driving conditions in an attempt to diagnose the problem and noticed that the vibration increased with vehicle speed. Soon, the problem became worse and the entire vehicle began vibrating. The last day of the evaluation period I was towing a Tandem Axle 16ft open Car Trailer with an SUV loaded on the trailer at speeds as high as 75 mph on the interstate. The next day I took the truck to the local dealer who informed me that the steel belt had separated on the inside of the tire and would require replacement. After conducting research on tire separation, I discovered the serious safety concern where the tire could have blown out which would have surely caused a serious accident. I also discovered that this separation failure is very common with this same combination of Nexen Tires on Heavy Duty Ram Pickup Trucks. I had the spare tire mounted until an identical replacement tire was delivered to the dealer for install. I paid $282.42 out of pocket for the tire replacement and after arguing with the dealer, they filed a warranty claim with Nexen. Weeks later I was informed that they have offered to reimburse approximately $113, but to date I have not received any funds and I still have 6 Nexen of these Nexen tires on my truck plus the spare.

In August 2021, my truck started pulling to the right and bouncing. I took to dealership where got vehicle. On September 1,2021 they rotated front tires to rear outer spots. The truck stopped pulling but still bounced. A week later went to Dr. appointment and when got back the tire that was on right front and moved to right rear outer spot had a knot in side wall as well as wire sticking out. There was only 17,479 miles on the truck at the time of rotation. I had that tire taken off and spare put on. Truck still bounced like bad tire still on rear of it. Then on October 20,2021 the other tire that was moved from left front to left rear outer tire split in the tread and blowing out. I contacted the dealership about the issues with the tires but they said it's the customer's responsibility to file warranty claims. In trying to find a dealer of Nexem tires, which I've not been able to in this area, I found a lot of complaints on these tires. Now it's going to cost me almost 2000.00 dollars to replace all 7 tires.

Fuel pump failed at 103,000 miles while driving down the highway. Truck started acting funny slight loss of power. Pulled over to the side of the highway and turned truck off. Went to restart and it wouldn't restart. Had to sit on the side of the highway 43 with no amenities within 50 miles waiting for help. Unable to get a towing company directly 911 was called and CHP had to arrange a tow truck for more than 100 miles from destination. Truck was taken to mechanic that confirmed fuel pump failure that in turn took out the entirety of the fuel system. Has been at the mechanics since June 24th waiting on parts.

Truck lost throttle response at about 50mph. Coasted to a stop on the side of the road and as soon as it stopped the truck shut down and wouldn’t restart. Check engine light came on and warning message read something along the lines of “exhaust system service required see dealer” After researching these symptoms and warning message, I believe this to be a fuel pump failure. I was able to safely get my truck off the road, but I can easily see how this could be a safety concern depending on traffic. Truck will go to the dealership tomorrow.

NEXEN LT235/80R17 2019 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually We have read many horror stories about these stock tires from RAM. The RAM dually and other sites are full of photos and stories of the tires failing. These truck are used for towing large RV and other trailers so the risk due to failing tires is huge. We had hoped to get a few miles out of them before replacing them for peace of mind. Didn't happen though we had the front and inside dual on the passenger side fail at 14,866 miles. The front began to wobble and shake the front end of the truck. I noticed it on 10/12/2021 and on the 13th the truck was shaking so badly I drove the 15 or so miles to Discount tire at 30mph. Discount tire inspected the tire and immediately noticed the tire belts were separating and the tire was about to blow apart. They then found the inside passenger side dual was separating as well. We pulled and replaced all 6 tires. No way we could trust our safety to the RAM stock NEXEN tires. Please look into this further. The number of reports does not reflect the numbers of failures on the road. Many of the truck buyers just immediately replace the NEXEN tires on delivery of their RAM trucks! $200 for a new front end alignment and $1,600 for tires on a new truck but we are safe.