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I started to have trouble with the truck as it would not start in the mornings when I was trying to go to work. I replaced the fuel pump and it did not solve the problem. Shortly after that, my battery would be dead most mornings. I replaced the battery, but still the problems continued. The truck started to lose power while I was driving so I took it to a mechanic. He told me that the tipm was faulty and needed to be replaced. I had to take it to the dealership I purchased it from to have it fixed. I have driven the truck less that 7000 miles since I purchased it. After speaking with fca, they say that they won't do anything to help out because the truck is out of warranty. I want to know why a recall was never put in place and enacted because I have seen thousands of complaints from people having the same problems. I would like to know why I'm having to pay $1794.03 out of pocket for the faults of the manufacturer pf the vehicle.
As I was driving about 40 mph, and approaching the curves on the road ahead of me, I lost control of my vehicle because I had no power steering, gas, or brakes. All gauges dropped to 0 and I had to coast to be able to stop. Had I made it to the curves, by vehicle would of crashed off the side of road. Apparently the PCM went bad. This is not a part that should ever go bad. This part malfunction could of killed me or someone else. Nonetheless it was also $1303, towing fees, and 5 days of car rental. This is absolutely unacceptable and I don't want this to happen to another driver. There should be a recall of this part. I now have a fear when I drive the truck I have always loved.
On my 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 the nation switch is loose and shuts off all me while I'm driving on the freeway and sometimes doesn't want to start the vehicle
- Los Lunas, NM, USA
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Engine starts intermittently. Eng. Completely shuts down while in motion. (twice). Will restart in neutral while moving. I know there is a recall on the ignition switch, win module. Dealer says my truck VIN. Does not apply and will charge me $980 to fix. If there is a federal safety recall, shouldn't that include all affected vehicles? bought the vehicle in Oct. 2018 with 66K+ miles on it. 70K+ on now. First time my was daughter driving my G-daughter to school on roseville city street. Second time on I-94 doing 65 with cruise control on and 16 mile in clinton twp. Mich. I don't have the recall number but my son- in - law is a master mechanic and told me about it. Thank you!
Fuel pump relay faulty which could of caused accident.inferior design that was not included in a recall that some other vehicles by same manufacturer were.no easy permanent fix except taking to dealer for $90 bypass kit or a $1000 tipm unit.thankfully vehicle was parked when failed.
The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. While making a right turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact powered off the engine while in traffic. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. On another occasion, the vehicle failed to start and a clicking noise was heard. Also, the message "no fuse" appeared. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted, could not duplicate problem. They said it is the tipm computer. Second incident occurred exactly the same as 1st incident (took to mechanic) told him truck stalled again making right turn at light, almost hit another car. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000. Consumer stated codes indicate major computer issues. Replaced battery, alternator maintenance to fuel tank, etc. Vehicle dies while driving. Dealer wants to replace fuel pump and computer tipm.
Vehicle fails to start in the morning. Once it is started, it runs fine. It will restart if not left more that 4 hours. It is parked in a garage at night and the temprature never gets below freezing.
I got into the cab of my truck and it smelled wet. I looked up at head liner and saw that it was water stained. I looked on dodgeramforum and saw that others had experienced this. Most suspected the third brake light above the rear windshield to be leaky. I removed the third light from my vehicle. It was wet and the bulb blown out. I stuck my hand into the space between the outer and inner shells of the cab and it was wet. I took the assembly to lodi cdjr, who told me the gasket was defective. They were selling the replacement assembly at $22.70 so that people could quickly make the repair. Recall? no. Somewhere I learned that several year models were affected, including my other vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Ram express. So I bought another replacement assembly to install on it. I asked if they would cover the cost. He said they would get back to me, but never did. A few weeks later, I opened the glove box of the 2012 truck and noticed that there was rust on some of my papers. I looked up into the glove box and saw rusted wires. I think the water drained from the top of the cab into the front of the firewall and soaked the circuitry. Cruise control, my passenger window, other things don't function properly at all times. I have not taken it in to be evaluated as I fear they might just make it worse. The new light assembly has stopped any further leakage. It does not appear that my 2014 sustained water damage due to the faulty light gasket. 2014 Dodge Ram express VIN: (xxxxx). I will file a separate complaint on this vehicle if you direct me to. But at this time I think I caught it before damage occurred. I reported this to Dodge customer assistance center, who assigned this reference number to it: 57938794. It is the same reference number on another complaint I have submitted to you: 11173399 parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
There has been a recall on the durango and Jeep Cherokee with same relay in the fuse box (tipm) my fuel pump continues to run after truck is shut off creating a fire hazard. There are websites dedicated and making money on fixing this known problem. Please look further into it. And feel free to contact me if need be.
Truck will randomly shut off, losing all power. It has happened while driving and while in park. When it happens during driving it has happened at all speeds. All power including lights and power steering is lost. Must turn ignition off and restart engine. Has became a major safety issue while on the road. Have taken it to a dealership that it was bought from but they could not pin point problem since it randomly happens
Takata recall have a problem with the ignition module on my Ram 1500 2012 will start sometimes when it wants to and going down the road I hit a bump truck looses complete power. It is very dangerous going 60 miles a hour down the road and lose of all power no control of the truck whatsoever, especially at night coming around a curve and hit a bump lights turn off no power steering to the truck could have been killed very dangerous situation I think needs to be addressed before I do end up dieing for a simple recall on all the truck and cars that have the same problem and there are plenty of people with the same problem needs to be addressed before something bad happenes thank you
Win moduel(wireless ignition node module) vehicle has 90,000 miles. When key is inserted into ignition and turned to the start position the win module fails to make a circuit internally and will not crank the vehicle. The faulty connections inside will also move while vehicle is in motion causing the vehicle to shut off at sometimes a high rate of speed. Resulting in loss of brakes, steering, lights, etc. Serious injury or death may occur because of this issue. My personal vehicle has done this repeatedly while in motion and also when starting. The latest occurrence being last night when driving 60mph down a rule stae hi-way we lost complete power!!! no head lights, no engine, no power breaks, no power steering, everything was dead. This was very scary!!! was able to come to a stop in the middle of the hi-way and turn off the key and everything powered back up. This could have ended a lot worse!!! this is a known problem with other Chrysler models and should be recalled on this one also.
The wireless ignition module is defective. (ignition). While driving if you hit a bump the truck turns off. Your power steering power brakes all turn off at any speed. If you turn the key and hold it in with slight pressure it is fine
The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the throttle body warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the totally integrated power module (68142156aa) failed. The vehicle was taken to haley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram airport (located at 5400 S laburnum ave, richmond, va 23231, (804) 663-5337), but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000. Consumer stated pump was installed but problem was not resolved.
Vehicle would stall/die while driving. After being towed to a shop, it was found to have a failed tipm. This failure occurred at 61K miles and is a huge safety concern. The vehicle would stall/die without notice. Numerous times the vehicle was in an intersection when the light turned red, quit and was hard to restart. Vehicle would also stall when on the highway in traffic, again, without any warning. The fix was approx $1,200 + tow bill (vehicle was stuck in 4th gear after stalling several times).
Occasionally when decelerating engine shuts off causing loss of power steering. Has happened multiple times (3) over past year when on board cpu started causing single headlight to stop functioning. There are no traditional fuses for lights.
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- Cache, OK, USA