10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,029 miles

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2012 Ram 3500 engine problems

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2012 Ram 3500 Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #12

Oct 082014

3500 4WD 6-cyl Diesel

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. 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. MA 10/8 updated 10/26/2017

- Great Falls, NE, USA

problem #11

May 042015

3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Peyton, CO, USA

problem #10

Apr 212015

3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) and 13V529000 (steering); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

problem #9

Dec 072014

3500

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. Both the dealer and manufacturer stated a remedy had not yet been determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Star, IA, USA

problem #8

Nov 032014

3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 doge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) however, the vehicle was unable to be serviced under the recall because the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Brenham, TX, USA

problem #7

Mar 022015

3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable. The contact stated that the dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they had also informed the contact that they were uncertain when the parts would become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Grants , NM, USA

problem #6

Dec 292014

3500 4WD 6-cyl Diesel

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) however, the vehicle was unable to be serviced under the recall because the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 4/15/15

- Haines City, FL, USA

problem #5

Dec 222014

3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel). The contact stated that the part for the repair was not available for three months. 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.

- Ocalla, FL, USA

problem #4

Feb 112015

3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Joliet, MT, USA

problem #3

Dec 262014

3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14V635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel). The contact stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #2

Sep 122012

3500 6-cyl Diesel

  • 46,840 miles
While driving on the freeway at 50mph went to accelerate to pass a truck and nothing happened. Dead pedal, a big truck was coming up behind me and he had to hit the brakes as I was now in the left lane. He went to the right to avoid me. This has happened countless times. Dealer cannot figure out the problem, as no codes are set. They have replaced the apps, which is the gas pedal, the brake light switch, the ECM, the egr. None of these made a difference. Been back at least ten times for them to put truck on there computer, and no codes. They say, can't fix what they don't see. Dealer left the work order open for a long time so no evidence of all the come backs were recorded. Dealer is 40 miles away. Twice in one minute, one time only truck would not move from a stoplight. This only happened one time. I can make the truck do its dead pedal thing, but its out of warranty. It has something to do with the exhaust brake. It sounds like the brake is on, pumping the pedal does no good, just put it to the floor wait 3 or more seconds and will downshift and off we go. Like I said, when going to pass, moving into the left lane on a hill and nothing happens, just a little scary. I think it is a safety issue, it could create an accident. Rear ended..

- Westland, MI, USA

problem #1

Jul 052013

3500

  • 12,000 miles
I pull a light weight 40' gooseneck trailer, and while driving I noticed the fuel mileage dropped tremendously and the coolant temp stayed around 220deg and I noticed a horrible loss of power which would not let me drive any faster than around 40-45mph! I took it to the dealership and they performed a boost test on the turbo and said that it's supposed to produce 32 pounds of boost but mine was only producing 26 pounds of boost, and then I was informed they could not justify replacing the turbo because it has not thrown a code on the instrument panel, well if you tell me it's supposed to produce one number and it's doing another then I believe that's enough justification to replace the part beings I paid $50,000 for a brand new truck! the loss of power causes traffic back-ups even if I'm in the slow lane! the temp out of the exhaust reaches 800deg's and melts my mudflap and has caused it to start smoldering after I come to a complete stop! I was later informed about the "re-gen" process and was told it would kick in and out of "re-gen" but I don't believe mine has came out of re-gen beings I'm still getting 5mph with or without a trailer! the engine light and ABS light comes on numerous times a day an then go off and now the engine light stays on all the time! this is a brand new Dodge 3500 6.7L turbo diesel 4X4.

- Texarkana, AR, USA

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