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The car is not breaking or driving and dangerous at times. Was taken to deer and the abs computer module was the issue. It-€™s been 4 months every abs module they-€™ve gotten from the company is programmed wrong. I went through 3. No parts are available nationwide. Hundreds if not thousands of dodge ram truck owners have the same parts issue the abs module stops working and cannot find another. Dodge has done nothing to address the situation the dealers are being forced to go on eBay and junkyards to get these modules - if dodge knows the part is breaking down in 70-80% of its cars after only 30-120k in miles have been put in they should have a recall and capability to manufacture said part.
The airbag light turns on and beeps. The truck is available for inspection. A dealership told us it was the sensors that have gone bad. It is odd that all the sensors would go bad all at one time. Concern is if there is an accident, the air bags will not go off as intended. There is also concern that the airbags could go off while driving. Also it is beeping often while driving and it is distracting. There are no other issues. But we see that there has been recalls in the past over airbag systems on this truck. We are very concerned since the truck carries very precious cargo.
Found that while driving the instrument cluster will go blank. All guages drop out. As this happens the windshield wipers will run. Sometimes last only a few seconds. Other times I have to restart the truck to get the cluster back.
Rack opinion according to Dodge dealership mechanics need replacing. I was told by another professional mechanic that the sway bar and tire rods need to be replaced. Will you all please search for Recalls N complaints. I will have the racken opinion work done because of the Safety issues that are at hand. Also anticipating sway bar n tire rod and front end work to Ensure that we are safe in the vehicle. Thank you!Safety First!
Revision "N" of the Body Control Module (BCM) is defective and causes the door auto door locks to not lock correctly by either either the key fob or the interior lock buttons. This results in the doors not locking and children can open the doors while driving at any speed. Many other reports of this are on the Ram Forums here: https://www.ramforum.com/threads/automatic-door-locks-will-unlock-but-wont-lock.79219/
- Chandler, AZ, USA
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I was driving down the interstate and started to see flames and smoke coming from my hood. I pulled over and was able to put out the fire. The fire department showed up and determined that the fire started from the fuel injector system.
The TIPM failed, & has been failing The vehicle just died in a traffic lane. There were no warnings or ability to avoid any incident that could happen from being stranded in a travel lane. Being stuck in a travel lane is extremely dangerous. The part is not inspectable, Ram seen fit to create an issue with the design of the TIPM that can easily be avoided. The vehicle gives no warning
Air bag light came up. Headed to nearest mechanic he said there was a recall on airbags for this type of vehicle. Made an appointment on dealer. On my way engine light came up and vehicle started shaking
Electrical Power Steering (EPS) light turned on. Car is not drivable at this time. I understand that there is a known defect with the EPS in this make and model of the year.
The fuel level gauge/sensor has failed 3 times now, making it impossible to know the fuel level when driving. It was repaired in January 2019, and again in July 2019, and failed again in August 2020 and remains broken due to the ridiculously high repair cost. This is a common problem with Ram pickups and should be a recall. When the fuel gauge fails the check engine light comes on and stays on until cleared by a technician. This is a safety hazard because the driver has no way of knowing how much fuel is actually in the tank and could easily end up with the driver being stranded on a busy interstate or in a dangerous situation.
My side boxes do not open with key button and do not unlock with button on key and my bolts broke on exhaust manifold on drivers side and passenger side 4 bolts total
My power steering momentarily locked up yesterday and then again today driving at slow speeds turning the wheel sharply. At first I thought it was a problem with the hydraulic power steering pump, belt, or fluid until I looked into it and found it was electronic and there has been similar issues with other vehicles of the same make and there were safety recalls for other Ram trucks with different eps part numbers. I thought for sure mine would be on the list but was not.
My electronic power steering control module rack and pinion is non functioning, should be under some sort of a safety recall! went out while driving on a city street.
The truck acts like it was restarted when im driving down road. The lights go out all the gages turn off and reset its not a good thing when U are driving at night. It has happened more then the one time on 01/09/2020 it has happened 3 times this month an be for that it would do it here and there. When I first purchased it the dealer had it every week for 3 months but it never did it for them but there should be some records of me having it in there. It would happen at different speeds anywhere from 30 mph to 60 mph
12-5-21 driving to and from store. Power steering warning light activated and loss power steering. Put the vehicle. Into reverse when realized no steering. I thought mt steering wheel was locked. Dealer has it at this time. No work being done. I feel this is related to the recalls in the past and recent recalls. Help me please.
Referring to NHTSA campaign number: 16V167000. Recall on 2015-2016 Ram 1500, eps control circuit component failure. Recall should be extended to Ram 1500S to include all fourth generation models, 2013-2019. While driving experienced loss of power steering. This problem would resolve by restarting the vehicle to regain normal power steering. Power steering loss was intermittent then became more frequent till complete loss of power steering which could not be resolved by restarting the vehicle.
Complete loss of power steering while driving resulting in difficulty in turning and controlling the vehicle. Restarting the ignition would result in return to normal power steering. The loss of power steering was intermittent at first then became more frequent till complete loss of power steering which could not be resolved by restarting the vehicle.
First thing that happened dashboard and radio lights were glitching on and off then warning indicator stated my rear brakes lights were out then my turn signals, then it stated my headlights were out but none of these lights or signals were out. A month later my turn signal was blinking very fast so I checked it and my left turn signal was out but the indicator didn't inform me I replaced bulb it started back working then I noticed driving home at night my headlights weren't as bright as usual so I checked it and my right side headlight was out so I replaced the bulb but it didn't look burned out but I replaced it any way with a new one it didn't come back on so I put the old bulb back in then searched for the fuse even contacted Dodge dealership they stated that that didn't know where the fuse was located neither so then like 3days later the headlight comes back on so now today 2months later my same turn signal and headlight went back out again dashboard is glitching again as well I changed bulbs again still no lights alot of people with the same Dodge Ram have been asking me if I've been having problems with my lights like they have I stated yes indeed people have been saying to not to deal with Dodge Ram 1500 because of the electrical problems I need some assistance or I might not be purchasing another Dodge
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- Plantation, FL, USA