2020 RAM PROMASTER Complaints

The contact owns a 2020 Ram Promaster 2500. The contact stated while reversing at approximately 5 MPH, the contact felt vibration in the steering wheel. The contact depressed the brake pedal and attempted to shift into park(P). The contact was unable to shift the vehicle into park (P). The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle but was not able shift into drive (D). The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic determined that the transmission clutches and several gears had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact stated he had recently had NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V301000 (Power Train) and was not sure if the recall was related to the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2020 Ram Promaster 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V301000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. An unknown dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The transaxle downshifts whenever the accelerator pedal is released and the vehicle gains speed. This happens anytime, not when the driver wants to slow down. In the snow this has caused me to loose traction (unwanted engine breaking). There is no way to turn this off. I've spoken with other ProMaster owners and they all report the same issue. The transaxle should only offer engine breaking if the driver is depressing the brake pedal. Not whenever the vehicle accelerates. I believe this feature should only be active in "tow/haul" mode, and not be active in "Drive" mode. Even when the gear selector is in "manual mode" the unwanted downshifting still occurs. This has caused me to loose control (steering) as the vehicle is FWD on several occasions. No other vehicle I've ever driven acts this way. This has caused me to go off the road in snowy conditions.

The contact owns a 2020 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving about 70 mph there was a thumping noise originating from the rear passenger side. The vehicle was veered to the side of the road and inspected. On another occasion when the vehicle was reversing a crunching sound was heard emanating from the rear passenger side. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the emergency brake was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,940.

Vehicle awning unintentionally deployed while vehicle was in motion on public road way. NHTSA Safety Recall 22V-696

The contact owns a 2020 Ram Promaster City. The contact stated that after experiencing a flat tire, it was discovered that the spare tire could not be removed or released from the spare tire mounting section of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who cut the tire storage section of the vehicle in order to remove the spare tire. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 10,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Ram Promaster. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH another vehicle in the opposite lane had crashed head on into his vehicle. The contact stated that the air bag did not deploy upon impact , however after he hit his head on the steering wheel , the air bag deployed. The contact stated he and the other driver did sustain head injuries, and required medical attention. The contact stated that a police report was filed and the ambulance arrived to transport them to the hospital. The contact stated the police had the vehicle towed to collision center, where it remained. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,100.

Radio system, navigation, backup camera and associated telematic system failure. The radio in the RAM Promaster functions as a control center for many safety functions. It intermittently fails while driving the RAM Promaster. It has been in multiple (4) times for service. Replaced on 6/24/2021. Problem reoccurred on 8/12/2021. No solution at this time from Fiat - Chrysler (FCA). This is a problem that may be internal and does not report buss data. Safety put at risk with no camera functions or communications.

While traveling away from my home and over the course of 4,000 miles, the driver's and passenger sideview mirrors would intermittently blow inward suddenly. This impaired my ability to view anyone in my blind spots, but the passenger one was worse due to having to pull off the side of the road to pull it back into position. Both mirrors are powered but the buttons to make the mirror go back into position would not work when they were blown in. On 5/11/2021 @ approx. 6:20pm, I was driving on I-880S in Oakland, CA going 65mph . When I changed lanes to go into the fast/passing lane, the passenger side mirror blew in. Although I was following at least 3 car lengths in front of me, the 4 cars in front of me were bumper-to-bumper with the first car having nobody in front of them for several car lengths. That front car suddenly braked very hard due to noticing a tow truck pulling another vehicle off of the offramp (4 lanes away from them), which caused the cars following it to scramble. Since my vehicle is so heavy and I didn't want to possibly not stop in time, I had no choice but to pull into the emergency lane as I braked as I could not see if I could do an evasive maneuver by pulling into the lane on my right with the passenger mirror having blown in. Upon pulling into the emergency lane there was a stationary tire still on its rim that I tried to go around but hit with my front passenger tire. It popped the tire and caused body damage to the vehicle. Despite going through FCA's process of warranty replacement through their acting agent, Fremont CDJR dealership, the mirrors were not replaced with non-defective ones but with another set of broken mirrors. FCA's risk assessor came out to inspect the mirrors but FCA has not contacted me at all about the incident. Reporting this incident so that others will not be put in an unsafe predicament and be unable to replace the mirrors properly.

SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS REMAIN IN A LOCKED POSITION AND DO NOT PULL OUT, ARE INOPERABLE, AND REMAIN IN A LOCKED POSITION, THUS THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO USE OUR SEATBELTS. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE.