This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated while reversing into a parking spot, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact stated he replaced the battery himself, but the vehicle failed to restart. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 88,001.
Cam shaft went out in March of 2021. Causes the truck to have sudden lose of power. Purchased RAM brand new in November 2016, wouldn't expect the Engine/Cam shaft to go out before 5 years.
Truck was at the dealer for Recalls repairs & Maintenance. After weekend driving to work, engine fire occurred, truck totaled. Per nationwide insurance letter received 7-7 under "next steps" it gave this website to report this to you. I would like to be notified of outcome
This issue is apperently so well know, it has its own name. HEMI TICK. The bolts on the exhaust manifold break, causing an exhaust leak. The sound of the leak is where the term "HEMI TICK" gets its name.
On 5/27/21 while driving on a highway 295 in Virginia, the truck engine shutoff while driving 70 mph in lane 3 of a four lane highway. Engine would not restart and braking/steering was also affected. Diagnostics and Chrysler/Ram dealer mechanic confirmed the magnetic material on the tone wheel failed and the engine was not able to determine the position of the crankshaft so the engine stalled. The dealer attempted to address this using the W58/NHTSA 20V-475 software remediation of the powertrain control module but this failed. The dealer confirmed the tone wheel needed to be replaced. I have the defective tone wheel. I called Chrysler to report but they said this VIN # was not covered by the recall W68/NHTSA 20V-475 despite the circumstances being identical. There were no other warning lights or symptoms before this incident.
Exhaust rear passenger bolts broke last year when vehicle had 60k miles and now has 130k and drivers side rear bolt has broken. Last time the warranty covered it and now my truck is out of warranty to do the driver side. I googled it and it seems to be a problem with 2009 rams with hemi. Exhaust leak is fairly loud and goes away as the engine warms up.. just wanted to see if there is so many clams of this same part (bolt) is or will there be a recall.... Because of the bolt braking they will have to replace the head.. Its like a $3,000 plus job.
Personally, just 3 weeks ago. My 3rd engine failed. It looks like they're going to put a 4th. I own a 2016 ecodiesel 4X4 big horn. Always taken it to the dealer for maintenance and never drove it rough and rarely towed. 1st engine went out at 55,747 miles. 2nd engine went out at 112,482 miles. 3rd engine went out at 144,806 miles ever since the 1st engine failure. I've tried to have them buy it back with fca refusing everytime. After the 1st one. I knew the sound you described and knew the engine was about to fail so I started recording it in my phone. Now I have 2 video documentation on 2 separate failures. Let's see them try to explain this one. I've had a lawyer involved now because they don't listen to the little guy, so now I have to take them to court. 2 out of the 3 times my engine went out, I was almost hit from behind and had to swerve off the road.
I have a 2016 Ram 1500 ecodiesel. The computer was reprogrammed to comply with the emissions lawsuit brought against fca. After this update, the vehicle fuel mileage dropped about 18% which is less than the advertised mileage. The vehicle also lost power (I have no way of measuring) but a noticeable difference when towing. Last but most importantly, there is a terrible throttle response lag when the engine is cold. This issue has caused some near crash scenarios for me when attempting to pull out on a busy road. Specifically, when accelerating from a stop or while rolling when the engine is cold, the throttle must be pushed between 3/4 and full to get the vehicle to respond (I've read this is caused by the cold turbine). This occurs every day with the masters near accident occurring today while leaving the dealership. I have taken the vehicle to 3 different dealers and made complaints directly to fca with no satisfactory answers to address the problems.
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, his wife heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine. There was also and abnormal oil odor inside the vehicle. The contact pulled over and the oil pressure low, check oil warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact exited the vehicle and saw a large amount of oil on the roadway. The vehicle was towed to autoworld Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram (1370 auto center dr, petaluma, ca 94952) and was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact stated that the vehicle was properly maintained, and was up-to-date on all maintenance repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact requested that a new engine be expedited to the dealer. The engine was expedited to the dealer and the engine was replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to arrigo Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram West palm beach (6500 okeechobee blvd, West palm beach, fl 33411, (561) 421-5387) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the tone wheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 20V475000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V475000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated he was driving 55 mph, when the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to lakeland Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (2875 mall hill dr, lakeland, fl 33810) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the crank position sensor tone wheel was delaminated. The dealer was provided the recall information but disputed the remedy with the contact. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were two levels for the recall repair however, the manufacturer had not contacted the dealer about the recall repair process. The failure mileage was 99,000.
Broken right side manifold bolt. Leaking and ticking. I paid a large amount for this truck, you need to recall this issue that thousands are having and better bolts and/or manifold.
I have replaced the 3 way control valve 4 times and each time after about a week the bottom of the control valve blows out and radiator fluid all over. It happens when driving down the road/highway.
We have been trying to get 2 recalls repaired to our vehicle for over a year now. I called this week and the dealership informed me they were a year out for scheduling and were only doing 1 recall repair per week. My truck is running poorly (no acceleration, engine is struggling. Runs ok while stationary but struggles to operate when moving be it city or highway.) and with only one dealership available I am at a loss. What are we supposed to do?
Oil cooler developed a massive leak dumping at least half the oil on the ground and on the undercarriage of the truck. Oil is on the exhaust which cause a smell of burning oil which cannot be safe. Multiple people have the same issues with this engine and parts are nowhere to be found.
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