2016 RAM 1500 Suspension Problems

I OWN A 2016 RAM REBEL 1500 WITH THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION. AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, THERE ARE CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THIS SYSTEM. I START MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND UPON ENTERING VEHICLE, A MESSAGE POPPED UP STATING,' IMMEDIATE AIR SUSPENSION SERVICE/REPAIR REQUIRED.' THE FRONT END WAS IN 'ENTRY/EXIT' MODE AND THE REAR WAS IN 'NORMAL' MODE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND A BLOWN 40 AMP GREEN FUSE THAT IS FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION. I REPLACED THE FUSE MYSELF DUE TO CONVENIENCE ISSUES AND NOTED IN MY CAR FAX OF REPAIR. THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVE ERUPTED AND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

2016 RAM 1500 WITH FACTORY AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILS WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. IT FAIL WHILE IN MOTION OR WHILE STATIONARY. THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM DROPS TO THE BUMP STOPS AND WILL NOT PROPERLY INFLATE TO A SAFE RIDE HEIGHT. ONCE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WARMS TO ABOVE FREEZING, THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION.

SUSPENSION AIRBAG SYSTEM COLLAPSED UNDER -15 TEMPS. THE TRUCK STARTED AND IT EVENTUALLY CAME BACK UP TO NORMAL RIDE HEIGHT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT OUTSIDE

UNRESOLVED ISSUE BY RAM REGARDING THEIR AIR RIDE SUSPENSION WHERE THE KNOWN ISSUE HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED, NOR HAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AN ATTEMPT RECALL ANY PARTS RELATED. MY TRUCK UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2018 HAD A CONTROLLER AND AIR PUMP REPLACED DUE TO AIR RIDE DROPPING TO FRAME WHEN TEMPERATURES DROPPED BELOW 20 DEGREES. THE SYSTEM CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER TEMPS WARMED BUT THEN AGAIN THIS JANUARY (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP TALKED TO RAM AND THEY REFUSE TO LOOK INTO ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF RAM OWNERS WITH AIR SUSPENSION ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES. SOME CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/551357055052657/ I'M SPEAKING HERE ON BEHALF OF ALL THESE OWNERS AS IT SHOULD BE RAM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COVER ANY RELATED COSTS TO THIS DEFECT IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE TRUCKS BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND ONE CANNOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL JUST DECIDE TO DEFAULT, THUS MAKING TRAVEL UNCERTAIN...

TAKARA RECALL MY DODGE RAM HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END LOWERING ITS SELF IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW IT'S BEEN BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE SO FAR FOR IT EVERYTIME THEY SAY IT'S THE AIR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM FOR IT THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I ENDED UP STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY FOR 3 HOURS CUZ OT CAUSED A FRONT TIRE TO BLOW OUT SO I WAS SITTING ON A FLAT AND WITH THE SUSPENSTION SYSTEM LOWERING IT SO FAR YOU CANT WVEN ATTEMPT TO TRY PUTTING A SPARE ON I EONT EVEN WANT THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT CUZ THE SAME PROBLEM CONSTANTLY ACCURS AND NEVER GETS RESOLVED IT MIGHT LAST A MONTH IF THAT AFTER THEY "FIX" IT AND IT'S BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING IT'S A 53,000 THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCK WITH ONLY 23 THOUSAND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT VIBRATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BONNEVILLE AND SON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (625 HOOKSETT RD, MANCHESTER, NH) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED TIRE MAINTENANCE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOSS MOTORS (133 PORTSMOUTH AVE, EXETER, NH), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,600. *TT

HIGH SPEED VIBRATION STARTING AROUND 60 MPH ONLY GET WORST AS YOU SPEED UP.. ONE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ECO. SYSTEM KICKING IN , ANOTHER SAID THERE WASN'T NO PROBLEM. BUT I NOW THERE'S ONE. TO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED AND THE REAR END RAISED 18 INCHES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER (PATRIOT CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM, 916 S GEORGE NIGH EXPRESSWAY, MCALESTER, OK 74501) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

KNUCKLE BROKE AT TIE ROD WHEN ENTERING A TURN ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH CAUSING SPIN OUT AND ACCIDENT BETWEEN VEHICLE AND SEMI. WHEN ENTERING TURN HIT SOME SLUSH FELT SOMETHING FUNNY THEN VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. THERE IS NO DAMAGE ON THE WHEEL OR TIRE ALL CONTACT FROM CRASH AT FRONT OF VEHICLE IS AT SIDE VIEW MIRROR TO THE TOP OF THE HEADLIGHT. THE ROADS ARE SMOOTH WITH NO POT HOLES, CRACKS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. THE SURFACE WAS WET. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LEAVE THE ROAD SURFACE.

AIR RIDE SUSPENSION QUIT FUNCTIONING ALL TOGETHER DEALERS BACKED WITH SAME ISSUE ON LARGE # OF VEHICLES. WAS INFORMED PARTS TO FIX ARE BACKORDERED AND CAN'T BE TOLD IF IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION OR NOT. WAS TOLD WE ARE VERY AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT NOT A REASONABLE TIME OR FIX THAT WILL PREVENT ISSUE FROM REACCURING. NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAYS 70MPH.

BRAND NEW 2016 RAM 1500 EXPRESS 4X4, REGULAR CAB, SHORT BED. I DID THE 300 MILE BREAK AS SPECIFIED BY RAM. FIRST TIME I GET IT TO ABOUT 65+, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 68 AND 73 MPH IT SHAKES AND SHIMMY'S BAD. VIBRATION IS IN THE SEATS, FLOOR, AND CONSOLE BUT IS NOT TRANSMITTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT TO BACK TO THE DEALER WITH 380 MILES ON IT, THEY ROAD FORCED BALANCED THE WHEELS, SAID THEY WERE OFF. ALSO STATED THAT, IN WRITING THAT IT STILL SHIMMIES'S SLIGHTLY. THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. BRINGING IT BACK FOR SECOND VISIT.

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. 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.