2016 Ram 1500 Complaint Log

IT LOSSES POWER THE EXHAUST FILTER IS FULL EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST CHANGED IT IS A 2016 ECO DIESEL DODGE RAM 1500

I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK. IT WAS DARK OUT. I STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE ONTO THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE MOON. AS MY FEET HIT THE PAVEMENT THE TRUCK BEGIN TO ROLL IN REVERSE. I WAS HIT BY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THROWN TO THE GROUND. I ROLLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE BEING RUN OVER BY THE TIRE. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO GO IN REVERSE AND I CHASED AFTER THE VEHICLE PURE ADRENALINE WAS ALL THAT KEPT ME GOING. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO JUMP INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE. I WAS DRAGGED A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE PULLING MYSELF INTO THE TRUCK CAB. I APPLIED THE BRAKE BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. I LOOKED AT THE DIAL SHIFTER AND IT STILL SAID IT WAS IN PARK. I SUFFERED BRUISING AND A DECENT SIZED CONTUSION TO MY RIGHT LEG AND SOME BRUISED RIBS. I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO BE AGILE ENOUGH TO HAVE ESCAPED WORSE INJURIES.

PARKED VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS A FLAT SURFACE. I WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED MOVING FORWARD ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND CHASE DOWN MY TRUCK TO STOP IT. I ALERTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

DODGE RAM 1500 WAS DESIGNED WITH THE REAR BRAKE LINE WHICH IS POSITIONED SUCH THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WILL BE CUT IF CHAINS OR SNOW CABLES ARE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE; HOWEVER, THERE IS NO FIX. THE ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO USE IN AREAS WHERE IT COULD SNOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TOWED TO THE JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/26/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THE FIRE WAS WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT. UPDATED 7/10/18*JB *TR

LOCATION - FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. TIME - 5PM ON 11/25/2016 THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 50 FT AROUND THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING INTO A PARKING LOT ON FLAT GROUND, BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE DIAL SHIFTER WAS THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT TO SELECT PARK AT WHICH TIME THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STEPPING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND BEFORE THE DRIVER COULD EVEN CLOSE THE DOOR THE VEHICLE STARTED TO CREEP FORWARD. DUE TO THE SLICK CONDITIONS IN THE PARKING LOT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CATCH UP WITH THE VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 10 FT BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AS THE DRIVER REENTERED THE VEHICLE AND BROUGHT IT TO A STOP AGAIN. NO ONE WAS HURT AND ONLY MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE TWO VEHICLES. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE RAM 1500 BY THE DEALER SHOWED ICE BUILDUP AROUND THE PARK RELEASE PREVENTING IT FROM WORKING PROPERLY.

SHIFTER COMIN OUT OF PARK CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND MY GARAGE PLUS BODILY INJURY

THE SYNC 3/AUDIO/NAV SYSTEM, ONCE AGAIN QUIT FUNCTIONING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IF I OR ESPECIALLY MY WIFE IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN AN AREA WE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH, OR LATE AT NIGHT OR COME UP ON AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER UNSAFE SITUATION AND ARE UNABLE TO CALL 911 OR FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE OR UNABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE AREA WE ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH, OUR LIVES AS WELL AS OTHERS WOULD BE AT RISK. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2016. AS OF TODAY 19 JULY 2017 THIS VEHICLE IS AT SALLISAW FORD, LOCATED IN SALLISAW, OK WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED - FOR THE THIRD TIME, FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY, CAN OCCUR WHILE IN USE OR AFTER TURNING SYNC SYSTEM ON OR OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A VIBRATION EMERGED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER BALANCED THE WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR DUE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND THE BRAKE ROTORS SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTED TO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

HAD JUST BACKED VEHICLE OUT FROM UNDERNEATH CARPORT AT MY HOME, LEFT IN DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF IGNITION (IT WAS STATIONARY), AND WENT INSIDE MY HOME. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPLODING AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE BURNT UP COMPLETELY, IT IS A TOTAL LOSS!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IT INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACK IN REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT AND THEN A WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON THE KNEES, FEET, AND HIPS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500.

WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE STAYS AT 1450 RPMS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. AFTER TWO SERVICE VISITS, I AM TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL. IT DID NOT DO THIS PROBLEM DURING FIRST 1500 MILES.

2016 DODGE RAM 1500. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AFTER SERVICE CENTER WORKED ON THE ENGINE NOISES. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO COVER ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES. *SMD ALSO, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. *JB

OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MID COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ON 12/16/2015 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 10/5/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARDS WITHOUT A DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. TWO OF OUR CLIENT'S EMPLOYEES NOTICED THE VEHICLE MOVING AND WERE ABLE TO JUMP IN TO THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT. WHEN ONE OF OUR CLIENT'S EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR WAS ALREADY IN A PARKED POSITION. HE THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BREAK. WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF OUR CLIENT'S EMPLOYEES, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CRASHED IN TO A HIGH-TRAFFIC EXTERIOR STAIRWELL ON OUR CLIENT'S PROPERTY. A COMPREHENSIVE INCIDENT REPORT IS ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT. FOR PRIVACY PURPOSES, WE HAVE REDACTED INFORMATION DIRECTLY PERTAINING TO OUR CLIENT. OUR CLIENT' S EMPLOYEES ARE REFERRED TO BY THEIR LAST NAMES ONLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND TOWED TO MID COUNTY CHRYSLER FOR REPAIRS. WHILE THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, ANOTHER 2016 RAM 1500 HAD A SIMILAR TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION ON 8/22/2016. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT MALFUNCTION IN THIS MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S BODY STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED AFTER THE CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKED AND MOVED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE CONTACT DECELERATED, THE DRIVER SEAT SLID FORWARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

HAS SHIFTED TO SOON SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW WITH 7 MILES ON IT . I HAVE TO SHIFT IT TO 8 TH GEAR UNLESS I'M ON THE HIGH WAY.

MY TRUCK HAS A NOTICABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND ABOVE. AFTER 3-4 TRIPS TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE, I REALIZED THAT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON BLOGS RELATED TO THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER/RAM. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED/ROTATED/ROAD FORCED BALANCE, ETC. FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS REPLACED (IT'S A 4X4 MODEL) AND STILL THE SAME RESULT ... VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED WITH THE NHTSA, BUT AFTER READING NUMEROUS BLOGS, I WOULD EXPECT THAT FCA WOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. UPDATED 11/08/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO STATED THE BRAKE LINE WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO THE ROTOR. *TR

DRIVING ON PAVEMENT THE AMBIENT TEMP WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES WITH NO ROAD HAZARDS THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE TREAD. A PIECE OF THE TREAD HIT THE INNER FENDER AND DAMAGED BOTH THE LINER AND THE OUTER FENDER. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER THAT CAME STOCK ON THE TRUCK 275/60 R20 DOT # M6YNJB1R2915. THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 3200 MILES ON THIS 2016 TRUCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WITH NO RESULTS AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE SHIFT SELECTOR IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS DRAGGED DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH TWO TREES, A SWING SET, AND ALSO A PROPANE TANK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL FRACTURED RIBS, FRACTURED STERNUM, BRUISED LUNGS, FRACTURED RIGHT SHOULDER, TORN MUSCLES, ELBOW CONTUSION, AND MULTIPLE LACERATIONS WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,621. UPDATED 03/01/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROLLBACK WHILE IN PARK AND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT REGISTER THE VEHICLE IN THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MID COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ON 12/16/15 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 8/22/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MID COUNTY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. THE MECHANICS ALSO FOUND DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, BUT WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE MECHANICS THEN PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 9/7/2016. WHILE THIS IS A SINGLE INCIDENT FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FLEET CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF RAM 1500, WITH SEVEN BEING 2016 MODELS AND ONE 2015 MODEL. BATTERY FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE FLEET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED HAD FLICKERING LIGHT ISSUES. UPDATED 7/11/18*JB

OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MID COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ON 12/16/2015 AS A PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 8/18/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK AND NEEDED JUMPER CABLES TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO MID COUNTY CHRYSLER FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSED A FAILED BATTERY AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/26/2016. WHILE THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT ON RECORD FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FLEET CONSISTS SOLELY OF RAM 1500S, WITH SEVEN OF THEM BEING 2016 MODELS AND ONE 2015 MODEL. BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES HAVE BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE FLEET.

OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MID COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ON 12/16/2015 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 8/18/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE MID COUNTY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANICS TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/26/2016. WHILE THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT ON RECORD FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FLEET CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF RAM 1500, WITH SEVEN BEING THE 2016 MODEL AND ONE 2015 MODEL. BATTERY AND ELECTRIC FAILURE HAS BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE FLEET.

THE TRANSMISSION KNOB SHIFTED FROM PARK (P) TO DRIVE (D) WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND NOBODY WAS IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD INCLUDING TOWING A RV TRAILER AND DROVE ACROSS THE ROAD SMASHING INTO A TENT TRAILER. THE TRUCK HAD DRIVEN 500 MILES NON STOP THAT DAY.

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-5 SOUTH AT APPROX. 65 MPH, USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPED UP AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DECREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO VEER WEST OFF INTO THE DIRT SHOULDER STRIKING THE DIRT EMBANKMENT AND WOOD FENCE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS FACE, ANKLE AND PAIN IN CHEST. *BF *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED BEFORE INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTER WAS RECEIVED. THE DRIVER BECAME DISABLED AND COULD NO LONGER WORK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM THE DRIVE POSITION TO THE PARK POSITION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,629.

MY VEHICLE HAS NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FOR VISUAL SAFETY. THE SALES CODE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED BY THE FCA. I WANT MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE LIGHT SAFETY LIKE ALL THE OTHER DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP VEHICLES. WHY ARE THE RAM 1500'S LEFT OUT OF THIS SAFETY FEATURE?

I HAVE A 2016 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL. TRUCK NOW HAS 16K ON IT AND HAVE HAD IT SINCE NEW 08/05/16. TRUCK WENT TO THE DEALER AT ITS FIRST SERVICE 7,138 AND FLUID LEAK. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED FOR A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER TUBES BETWEEN HEAT EXCHANGER AND TRANSMISSION CASE 09/25/2016. TRUCK WENT IN FOR SERVICE 14,381 AND AGAIN TRANSMISSION LEAK NEEDED TO BE FIXED. TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET DRAIN PLUG AND FLUID REPLACED 02/01/17. TRUCK IN NOW AT 16,235 05/31/2017 AND IS GOING IN AGAIN FOR A TRANSMISSION LEAK.

ON JULY 29, 2016, I BACKED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND PLACED THE ROTARY SHIFT KNOB IN PARK. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TO GRAB SOMETHING OUT OF THE GARAGE. AS I STEPPED POUT THE VEHICLE START MOVING FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED. I TRIED TO STEP IN ( THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN) TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, BUT AS IT ENTERED THE GARAGE, THE DOOR WAS BEING PUSHED SHUT. I BACKED OUT JUST PRIOR TO BEING CRUSHED BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE TRUCKED CONTINUED FORWARD, SMASHING THRU THE BACK OF THE GARAGE WALL AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE BUMPER ABOUT A FOOT THROUGH THE WALL. *TR

THE 2016 RAM 1500, WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER COLLISION. NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE ROLLOVER EVENT..UPDATED 02/02/17 *BF UPDATED 09/18/2017*JS *CN

THE WINDSHIELD HAS A DISTINCT INDENTATION FROM THE FRONT UPPER PANEL OF THIS VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH INDICATES THAT THIS MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE WINDSHIELD MAY BE COMPROMISED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES, SIZE: LT265/70R17. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. AS A RESULT, BOTH TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TAKATA INFLATORS. MY NAME IS [XXX]I WAS A PASSENGER OF A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY [XXX] ON JULY 9TH 2016. THERE WAS MYSELF AND 3 OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE 2 PASSED AWAY AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND MYSELF AND ANOTHER OCCUPANT WERE SEVERELY INJURED. NOT ONE AIR BAG WENT OFF. I SUFFER FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, SPINAL INJURIES AND MANY MORE. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO WALK AND I REQUIRE 24/7 ASSISTANCE. THIS WAS A ROLLOVER CRASH. I SUFFERED MANY MAJOR INJURIES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR ...UPDATED 08/29/17 *BF *CN *TR

OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM BAYSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ON 4/21/2016 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 6/30/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 7/1/2016. ON 8/2/2016, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO START AND WARNING LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED ON THE INDICATOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/5/2016. ON 10/1/2016, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOR A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY FAILED TO HOLD A CHARGE. THE BATTERY WAS ONCE AGAIN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 10/3/2016.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. DOES IT IN LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM. HAS DONE IT WITH AC ON AND OFF. HAS DONE THIS WITH HEAT ON AND OFF. I AM CONCERNED THAT WITH THE ISSUE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAN CAUSE A LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE. IT DOES IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS CITY SPEED. I NOTICED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 751 MILES ON IT.

OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM BAYSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ON 4/22/2016 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 6/24/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS NOTED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE WITH JUMPER CABLES, BUT MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED DIMMING. THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE BATTERY AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO US THE SAME DAY. ON 8/4/2016, THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP, WHERE MECHANICS AGAIN FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE AND ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/5/2016. ON 9/13/2016, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE BATTERY WAS AGAIN REPLACED AND A ROAD TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 9/20/2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE DOOR TO SWING SHUT. THE DOOR SWUNG BACK OPEN AND STRUCK AND INJURED THE CONTACT'S HIP, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE HINGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STURDY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE DOOR REMAINING OPEN WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,346.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND TOWING A CAMPER, THE BRAKE CONTROLLER COMPUTER FAILED AND THE BRAKES DETACHED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CONTROLLER COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AS I WAS GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN APPROACHING A SHARP TURN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED. I WENT INTO THE WOODS WHERE I HIT NUMEROUS TREES AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS

THE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN A POSITION WHERE IT CAN BE BUMPED BY THE DRIVERS KNEE. I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, BUMPED THE KEY FOB WITH MY KNEE, AND THE TRUCK DIED. I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT NIGHT, AND THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM.

MY TRUCK JUMPS FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE SHIFT KNOB ON 06/08/2016 THE TRUCK SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND RAN ACROSS THE ROAD BACKWARDS DOING APPROX. 6000.00 IN DAMAGE I THOUGHT I LEFT IT IN REVERSE I HAVE SINCE WITINESSED IT DOING IT ON ITS OWN AND MY WIFE SAW IT ON TWO OCASIONS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED IN FRONT OF A GATE AT MY BUSINESS AND WHILE UNLOCKING AND OPENING THE GATE THE TRUCK RAN BACKWARDS ACROSS THE ROAD TO THE PARKING LOT OF ANOTHER BUSINESS STRIKING A TREE AND THE BANK CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.I EXITED THE TRUCK LEFT THE DOOR OPEN AND THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT IT HAD TO SET THERE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT TOOK OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FOUR BOLTS THAT SECURED THE DRIVESHAFT TO THE DIFFERENTIAL WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARM, AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HOUR OF DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO DRIVE ROUGH. WHEN I COME TO A STOP IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HITS ME FROM THE REAR. WHEN I'M DRIVING AROUND 35 MPH AND SLOW DOWN IT DOWN SHIFTS HARD (CLUNK). WHEN I'M DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND I GO TO PASS,WHEN IT PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS A LONG HESITATION AND THEN IT BOGS DOWN THEN ACCELERATES. IT'S SCARY MY WIFE GETS NERVOUS WHEN SHE'S DRIVING. THE LONGER YOU DRIVE IT THE WORSE IT GETS. I HAVE 9,500 MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU EXIT TO THE STREETS THE GAS PEDAL HAS A LOT OF PLAY IN IT-ABOUT 1.5 INCHES FROM WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE PEDAL TO WHEN IT KICKS IN AND THEN THE RESPONSE IS A BIT JERKY. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 9/26/2016 AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I EXPLAINED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR A WHILE. WHEN THE TRUCK IS COLD IT'S OK, NO ISSUES. IV'E TALKED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAS 40 PLUS YEARS WORKING ON CARS AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE'S HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER RAM TRUCK OWNERS. HE TOLD ME TO REGISTER THE COMPLAINT...THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT KNOB HAS FAILED TO KEEP VEHICLE IN PARK ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, IT IS PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE A/C FAN CONTROL KNOB. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK FROM DRIVE, AND AS I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AFTER IT WAS IN PARK, THE TRANSMISSION MOVED BACK TO DRIVE. LUCKILY, MY FOOT WAS STILL HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, AS I WAS PLACING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK FROM DRIVE, I PLACED IT INTO PARK, HEARD THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGE, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. AGAIN, IT JUMPED BACK INTO DRIVE, BUT MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONE THING TO ADD CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT AS TOO CLOSE TO THE A/C FAN CONTROL, I ACTUALLY REACHED OVER AS TURNING TO OPEN MY DOOR AND TURNED THE A/C FAN TO THE LEFT (OFF) WHICH IS THE SAME DIRECTION AS PLACING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK FROM DRIVE. IT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND I LOOKED AND REALIZED I WAS CONTROLLING THE A/C.