2012 DODGE RAM 1500 Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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.

UPON SELECTING TRANSMISSION "D" OPTION INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED "6", DROVE TO BARN FOR HORSE FEED. NEEDING TO BACK UP TO FENCE, TO DISPERSE FEED, TRANSMISSON SELECTION OF "R" WAS NECESSARY. USING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REGULATE SPEED AND NO USAGE OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL (AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON VEHICLES WILL GENERALLY MOTIVATE WHEN GEAR SELECTION IS INITIATED) "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" OCCURRED CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE WHICH WAS DOWN. BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TRANSMISSON SELECTION "D" WAS INITIATED, IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE DAMAGE, AND ONCE AGAIN WITH BRAKE PEDAL USED TO REGULATE SPEED AND NO USAGE OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" WAS AGAIN ENCOUNTERED. BRAKE PEDAL WAS AGAIN DEPRESSED WHICH STOPPED VEHICLE. NO FURTHER OCCURRANCES WERE ENCOUNTERED THAT DAY. WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND COOL, HIGH 40'S, WITH DRY CONDITIONS. *TR

BRAKES MUSHY, GO ALL WAY TO FLOOR, NEED TO BE PUMPED BEFORE EACH STOP. BAD COLD START ENGINE NOISE COULD MAKE ENGINE STOP WORKING ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER REPAIR BULLETIN. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPAIR EITHER DEFECT - BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES AND STAYS ON MUCH LONGER DUE TO PUMPING AND NEED FOR CONSTANT PEDAL ACTION. ACCORDING TO ON-LINE SEARCH THE ABOVE DEFECTS ARE COMMON IN DODGE RAMS - CHRYSLER REFUSING TO REPAIR - CLAIMS "BRAKES WORKING NORMALLY" - PLEASE ADVISE WHAT TO DO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRIED TO START TRUCK - DEAD JUMPED BATTERY - WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY TRUCK RAN FINE DURING THE DAY - WENT OUT NEXT MORNING - TRUCK WOULD TRY TO TURN OVER BUT WOULDN'T START- TOOK IT TO DEALER- DEALER SAID TO DIAGNOSE WOULD BE $ 130 DOLLARS PAID FOR THAT- THEY SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT HOOKED UP CORRECTLY THEY FIXED IT- TOOK TRUCK HOME- TRIED TO START IT THE NEXT MORNING.. SAME THING WON'T TURN OVER- WILL CRANK BUT WON'T TURN OVER- CALLED DEALER HE SAID BRING IT IN - NOW THEY SAY THAT THE SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK IS BAD - $ 750 TO FIX - INSTALLED NEW UNIT PAID THE BILL BROUGHT TRUCK HOME LAST NIGHT THIS MORNING TRUCK WON'T START- TRIED CALLING DEALER NO ANSWER-LEFT MESSAGE-NO CALL BACK... *TR

ENGINE IDLE SPIKED AND DROPPED IN RUSH HOUR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC UNTIL THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY STALLED. I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TRIED RESTARTING. THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND TRIED RESTARTING. THE STARTER TURNED OVER BUT THE TRUCK ACTED AS IF AN ELEMENT NEEDED FOR COMBUSTION WAS MISSING. I TURNED MY HAZARDS ON--AS TRAFFIC WAS CLEARING AROUND ME. I TRIED STARTING THE TRUCK A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE CALLING 911 (SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE HWY). I TEXTED A FRIEND WHO SAID TRY STARTING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED--THE TRUCK STARTED, BUT THEN WENT RIGHT BACK TO SPIKING IDLE AND THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN. AT THIS TIME TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING BY SO FAST ON BOTH SIDES THAT I COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. STATE PATROL CAME TO PUSH ME TO THE SHOULDER. TRUCK STARTED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD MADE A LOUD TICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT LATER EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,890.

I WAS DRIVING MY SONS 2012 RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB WITH LESS THAN 20K ON THE ODOMETER BACK FROM TEXAS TO NORTH CAROLINA. I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND WE RAN INTO A PORTABLE TOW BEHIND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SIGN, BOUNCED OFF A GUARD RAIL AND THEN ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES DOWN THE FREEWAY EMBANKMENT ON I-20 IN TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA. NOT ONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. LUCKILY MY SON AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS ESCAPED PRACTICALLY INJURY FREE, WITH ONLY MINOR ABRASIONS, HOWEVER I TOOK A BEATING TO THE HEAD AND AM STILL OUT OF WORK 1 MONTH LATER DUE TO HEAD/CONCUSSION INJURY. NONE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS, SIDE IMPACT OR FRONTAL IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS TOTALED, TO VALIDATE THIS. I ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT STATING NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHAT SHOULD I...

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED THE NIGHT BEFORE AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15PM AND AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30AM MY WIFE WOKE TO SOMETHING POPPING OUTSIDE AND HER 2012 RAM WAS OUTSIDE ON FIRE. IT CAUGHT MY 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 ON FIRE ALSO, AND EVENTUALLY BURNT OUR HOME DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGAGED IN ECONOMY OR MULTIPLE DISPLACEMENT MODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY VIBRATE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED HOWEVER, AN UPDATE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER LATER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIBRATION WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.