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The component that failed was the air ride suspension. When outside air temperature drooped to 0? then the air ride suspension lowered to the bottom and would not inflate. With this the wheels are out of alignment, tires scrape on fenders when turning and there is no suspension, spring action. I had the truck taken to the Ram repair center, they reset the computer and kept the truck in a warm shop until suspension continued to work. The following week when outside air temperature dropped to 0? the same thing happened. Every year truck suspension goes out. No warning. Where I live the outside air temperature below 0? is common in the winter and can last over a week at a time.
The lower torque Precision control arm. Driver's rear suspension is Worn out, able to move by hand side to side. Causing this truck to fish tail & wiggles on interstate / highway speeds during release of gas pedal. Tires are dry rot size 285 60 20 currently on during the test drive. Brake rear rotors been turned, specs for replacement in question as thin rotors. Brake fluid old for Brake service complete?
Air suspension system failure, while driving at highway speeds the rear end of the truck dropped into entry and exit mode no warning light came on until I came to a full stop after hitting a bump in the road and getting knocked off the road, temperature outside was 13 degrees farenheight. The truck remained in a sagged position until the temperature rose above 35 degrees. Dealer states I need to replace the entire system because they cannot find a leak and there is no way to drain the system of any moisture
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle was vibrating. There was an abnormal buzzing noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 71,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
My pickup rebel "leans". My driver side will be down 2 inches (entry mode) on the stops while my passenger side is in (area mode). It's really unsafe to drive. Has left me stranded a handful of times. Brought it into the mechanics with no prevail. Does it when it is below 32 degrees.
- Moorhead, MN, USA
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Factory 4 corner air suspension empties and truck lowers when cold. The suspension will drop in cold temps while driving. This then cause a very hard drive that is hard to control especially in snow. Truck suspension was fixed 6 months ago to the best of the dealerships ability. The suspension has dropped 3 times this December during snow storms and almost caused me to ditch the truck and loose control. Dealership is giving me the run around. This is not an uncommon issue the the air suspension according to different dodge forums on the internet. Their is something wrong with entire air system including the electrical system that controls the suspension. So the system could be in normal range but it is actually lowered to the ground.
Steering wheel or suspension.. I had truck aligned plus 4 new tires and still I can-??t drive it straight. The back tires are trying to come around and it pushes me sideways toward on coming traffic so I can-??t drive at all. Please help. It sounds like a current recall but my vin isn-??t included. He very dangerous to drive it at all
Air suspension cuts in an out while driving. Causing my vehicle to have zero suspension at highway speeds. Without suspension any little bump in the road is causing the back end of my vehicle to jump around sending me into other lanes. This is a serious issue according to many forums and complaints I have read after purchasing the vehicle.
Air suspension randomly fails to inflate, 1 or multiple bags do not inflate. Drivability is very dangerous as you have no suspension keeping the tires on the ground when going over any bumps on the road. Steering can also be affected as it can lean to one side causing steering pull to that side that is deflated. Loss of control is a factor as well while turning and accelerating, with the harshness of no suspension keeping the wheels in contact of the ground, even little input to the accelerator will put unpredictable power to the wheels usually losing grip putting the vehicle into an oversteer event.
2016 RAM 1500 Air Suspension, I have seen many report of a faulty LEFT REARAIR BAGS dropping to the ground making unsafe to drive. I have seen many people repotting the Left Rear bag issues and when taking to the manufacture they refuse to troubleshooting and locate the issue but wants to replace the entire rear bags and compressor for more than $3000
My air ride system has failed three times making the truck unusable and as I looked into it it seem a lot of people are having the same issue. The truck is sitting on the frame and can not be driven even a few miles...
-suspension failure in February 2020. Replaced compressor -failed early January 2021. Replaced compressor. Failed in 1hour of leaving the dealer. -replaced air suspension control module. Failed within 1hour of leaving the dealer. -replaced faulty factory compressor. Failed within 1hour of leaving the dealer. Four air suspension failures in 3 weeks, and 5 total in one year. Vehicle drops down onto the bump stops upon failure creating an unsafe and unbelievably harsh driving experience. Renders the vehicle unable to drive at safe highway speeds. And unusable to tow my trailers.
The air bag suspension malfunctions and doesn't inflate when it's cold out or when we have weight in the bed. We have replaced it every winter since buying it in 2016.
Air suspension compressor failed with truck in motion and the vehicle swerved. Vehicle now sits and drives lopsided. Truck had 59,573 miles when this happened. The internet is full of Ram trucks air suspension failing in cold weather regions over and over and over again. The air suspension is not covered under the power train warranty. It doesn't do any good to replace the failed oem components because they just fail in a year or two again. The safest fix is to remove the air suspension system and replace it with shocks and springs.
Air suspension has four levels. It is stuck on the lowest level and rides very bouncy and jumps violently on all but the smoothest road surface. The dealership estimates the repair at $4000. Youtube has many pages of people with same problem.
Today with the cold weather my air ride suspension froze up causing me to have to drive my truck to work with the suspension lowered completely. The ride was very rough and if I would have had to take any emergency measures I most certainly would have ended up in the ditch. Fca is refusing to help us with this known issue
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- Butte, MT, USA