2015 Ram 2500 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES CAUSED SEVERE HEADACHES TO THE CONTACT AND THE CONTACT'S SON. THE CONTACT'S SON PASSED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THE FUMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE TEST FOR CARBON MONOXIDE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL OF FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR MONTHS FOR THE DEALER TO ESCALATE THE CONCERN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER CONTINUED TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED.

THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SHOWED A WARNING MESSAGE. THE RR TIRE SHOWED -- AS THE TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT ALL FOUR TIRE SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE CHECKED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR SENSORS AT NO CHARGE. *TR

TO HIGH FACTORY TIRE PRESSURE AFFECTS VEHICLE STABILITY INCLEMENT WEATHER. 80 PSI IS TO MUCH PRESSURE IN AN UNLADEN PICKUP TRUCK. SKIDDING...

THE TRUCK WANDERS AND DOES NOT STEER CORRECTLY. LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL VERY SLOWLY IT WONT EVEN TURN THE WHEELS. ITS A VERY SCARY SITUATION THAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR LIFE TAKING WRECK IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I KNOW MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIPS JUST TELL US THAT'S HOW TRUCKS DRIVE AND THAT CHRYSLER ISN'T AWARE OF ANY TYPE OF STEERING ISSUES. THE STEERING COMPONENTS NEED A RECALL. I'M APART OF A RAM TRUCK FORUM ONLINE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THERE ALL HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCES. I'VE OWNED TRUCKS ALL MY LIFE AND NEVER HAVE HAD A STEERING FEEL/ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AS THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO 4TH GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM REVVED IN MANUAL SHIFT MODE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON WHICH RESUMED BACK TO NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILLER'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (48 KELLY ISLAND RD, MARTINSBURG, WV 25401, (888) 373-4929) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFTER SOLENOID VALVE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

LOSING BRAKE LIGHTS WHILE STOPPING. NOT SPECIFIC TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, I.E. DAY NIGHT CITY HIGHWAY WEATHER. ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, DASH. HAPPENS USUALLY ONCE EACH TRIP.

TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTED CORRECTLY FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. DRAG LINK FEEL APART WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED BUT STILL NEVER SOLVED ALL THE PROBLEMS. NOW THE "F"[XXX] SOLENOID NEEDS REPLACEMENT SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THIS HAPPENS VARIOUS TIMES. JUST AT THE HIGHER SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

VEHICLE IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OPTIONAL UP OR DOWN MANUAL SHIFTING ON THE SHIFTING COLUMN. WHEN DRIVING AND IN 6TH GEAR, IF YOU HIT THE DOWN SHIFT ON THE SHIFTING COLUMN, IT WILL DROP 6 GEARS - INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO REV ENGINE AT 7000RPMS WHICH IS HARD ON THE DRIVE LINE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS - JONES JUNCTION (BEL AIR, MD) AND LEN STOLER (WESTMINSTER, MD). I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS THE "CORRECT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRUCK". THIS IS DANGEROUS, ITS LIKE SLAMMING THE REAR BRAKES ON. ITS LIKE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE AND THROWING IT IN 1ST GEAR. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SYSTEM OVERRIDE THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT DOES THIS ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS, AND NOT TO MENTION TEAR UP THE TRANSMISSION IN THE TRUCK. *TR

VEHICLE TPMS ON RAM 2500'S IS SET TO 80PSI FOR "PROPER INFLATION" ON A UNLOADED TRUCK IS WAY TO MUCH. WHEN DRIVING DURNING SUMMER MONTHS TIRE PRESSURE IS EXCEEDING MAX TIRE PRESSURE OF 80PSI. NO WAY TO DEFLATE TIRE TO MORE SAFE PRESSURES WITHOUT TPMS "LIGHT" AND "WARNING INDICATOR" TELLING YOU TO INFLATE TIRES TO 80PSI. UPDATE TPMS TO BE ABLE TO LOWER TIRE PRESSURES TO A MORE REASONABLE PRESSURE BEFORE SOMEONE BLOWS OUT A TIRE AND HAS OR CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.

"DEAD PEDAL" ON CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE. IF ACCELERATING THEN LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THEN PRESS IT AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A MOMENTARY "DEAD PEDAL" FOR SEVERAL SECONDS OR MORE WHERE NO ENGINE POWER IS APPLIED. THE HARDER YOU PRESS THE PEDAL THE SECOND TIME (I.E., THE MORE YOU NEED THE POWER), THE WORSE IT IS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS, AND OTHER TIMES WHERE I NEEDED THE ENGINE TO GIVE ME POWER RIGHT THEN, NOT SEVERAL SECONDS (OR MORE) LATER. THIS COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.