2013 RAM 1500 Wheels Problems
12 NHTSA complaints on file
Wheels Issues in the 2013 RAM 1500
12 wheels complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 RAM 1500. Of these, 2 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
12
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Wheels Complaints
While performing a left-hand U-turn across three lanes and into the far right-hand 4th turning lane, at less than 15mph my 2013 Ram 1500's power steering failed and jerked the wheel out of my hands back towards the neutral position. This action forced me across all the lanes and into the curb on the right edge of the 4th lane which was the turning lane that I was trying to reach. When I finally got the vehicle off the curb and was able to get the vehicle into the parking lot I was originally going to, the power steering seamed to operate breifly as long as the wheel was turned slowly and under speeds less than 10mph, so I limped it home. This however was short lived by the end of the next day I had totally lost all power steering assist and had to fight the wheel to turn...
Lost my eps while I'm driving on school zone and can't turn the wheels snd i end on crash it
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVIING WITH WARNING. FAILED SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ON VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF RECALL FOR SPECIFIC VEHICLE. COMPONENT FAILED WHILE DRIVING SPEED LIMIT ON HIGHWAY CURVE ENDANGERING SELF AND OTHERS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED HOWEVER RECALLS ARE NOT APPROPRIATED TO VEHICLE IN QUESTION. IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY MECHANIC SHOP WHO STATED DEALERSHIP MUST CORRECT. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED RECALL INFORMATION. THE WARNING WAS NOT PRESENT AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ONLY APPEARED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT.
My ABS module is defective. My power steering goes, my ABS system lights come on and off. My braking comes and goes. I brought it to the dodge dealership and they said that dodge is remanufactifing the parts as it’s a huge issue they are having and said just to drive it or don’t but with no other help.
PURCHASE TRUCK FROM A1 IMPORTS AND DEALER SAID THAT HE DONE SAFETY AND HE WILL PROVIDE NEW TAG WITH SPARE WHEEL. WHEN I RECEIVED TRUCK AND NEXT DAY WHEN I CHECKED SPARE WHEEL, IT IS WAY BIGGER SPARE WHEEL THEN REGULAR 4 WHEEL. I DROVE 300 MILE AND BRAKE PAD FROM FRONT PASSENGER TOTALLY GONE AND DAMAGE FRONT PASSENGER ROTOR TO. WHEN I DID COMPLAIN ABOUT IT TO DEALER, HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHINGS TO CHANGE AND I WENT THERE WITH NEW ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD SO HE JUST REPLACE IT. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ON DEC-2-2020 AND I GOT TEMP TAG UNTIL JAN-2-2021 AND HE TOLD ME THAT I WILL GET MY ONE YEAR TAG IN MAIL WITHIN TIME BUT TILL TODAY IS 6-JAN-2021 AND STILL I AM WAITING FOR MY TAG. I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH DEALER SINCE JAN-2 FROM EVERY DAY AND HE IS MAKING EXCUSE THAT HE...
MY TPMS INDICATOR DASH LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE AND THEN TURN THEMSELVES OFF AT THEIR OWN CHOOSING. I CONFIRMED MY TIRE PRESSURE READINGS ARE ACCURATE WITH A PRESSURE GAUGE AND MY TIRE PRESSURE IS BELOW THE TIRE OR VEHICLE DOOR FRAME RECOMMENDED TIRE AIR PRESSURE. THERE IS NO BEARING ON WHETHER OR NOT THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE OR BELOW A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. MY TIRES ARE OEM STOCK TIRE SIZE RECOMMENDED FOR MY VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE TPMS DEVICES WHEN I BOUGHT MY NEW TIRES 1.5 YEARS AGO. *TR
THE PASSENGER FRONT HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT ITS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE DASH SCREEN KEEPS SAYING SERVICES TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS . THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT.
THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT WORE OUT AT 91K MILES. MOPAR REFUSES TO REPAIR THE ITEM DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS BOTH A SAFETY HAZARD AND A NON-WEARABLE ITEM.
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS INIQUITOUSLY GREASED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE, CAUSING FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING,AND THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF, DAMAGING THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS,BREAK CALIPER,ROTOR, HUB AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WITH NO BREAKS. I HAVE OBSERVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MAKEITSAFER.COM ,THIS IS A LIE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUITOUSLY IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AT 35 MPH, WITH NO WARNING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROTATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ONLY ONE OF THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500. UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ *CN
GOOD YEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES ON MY RAM 1500. I HAD A BLOW OUT OF THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY WANT ME TO HAVE THE TIRE INSPECTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE THAT BLEW OUT IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. THE LATEST TIME IT WAS THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE THAT BLEW OUT AND CONTROL WAS LOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CALLED GOODYEAR WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL TIRE BUT NOT IN MY SIZE. THEY REQUESTED I SEND THE TIRE BACK TO THEM FOR INSPECTION WHICH I DID BUT THEY CLAIMED THE TIRE WAS LOST AND GAVE ME A GOOD FAITH CHECK TO COVER MY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. WHEN I CALLED GOODYEAR AFTER YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN CHECK THE REMAINING TIRES THAT ARE ON MY TRUCK BUT THEY MAY NOT REPLACE THEM TILL...
GRINDING FROM LEFT WHEEL. VIBRATION FROM LEFT WHEEL. FRONT LEFT BEARING HUB ASSY. BAD.
Other 2013 RAM 1500 Problem Areas
Steering
569 complaints
Electrical System
208 complaints
Engine
120 complaints
Air Bags
92 complaints
Power Train
80 complaints
Service Brakes
63 complaints
Unknown Or Other
48 complaints
Suspension
43 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
35 complaints
Structurebody
34 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
33 complaints
Exterior Lighting
28 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
17 complaints
Seat Belts
15 complaints
Visibilitywiper
14 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
12 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
8 complaints
Seats
6 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
5 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
5 complaints
Latcheslockslinkages
5 complaints
Steeringrack And Pinion
5 complaints
Structure
5 complaints
Tires
5 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints
Equipmentelectricalradiotape Deckcd Etc
3 complaints
Exterior Lightingheadlights
3 complaints
Latcheslockslinkagestailgatelatch
3 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
2 complaints
Electrical Systemignitionswitch
2 complaints
Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe
2 complaints
Lane Departure Assist
2 complaints
Service Brakes Airantilockabs Warning Light
2 complaints
Steeringelectric Power Assist System
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module
1 complaint
Electrical Systemhorn
1 complaint
Electrical Systemstarter Assembly
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingbrake Lights
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinestoragetank Assemblymounting
1 complaint
Interior Lighting
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Power Trainaxle Assembly
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipabs Warning Light
1 complaint
Steeringhydraulic Power Assistpower Steering Fluid
1 complaint
Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly
1 complaint
Steeringsteering Control Module
1 complaint
Structurebodydoor
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontspringsair Suspension System
1 complaint
Tirestreadbelt
1 complaint
Traction Control System
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint
Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevices
1 complaint