Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle inadvertently shifted from park to neutral without warning. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v821000 (power train) and 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the noticed indicated that the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. A dealer was not contacted about the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect for the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v821000 (power train) and VIN tool confirms parts not available for the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline).
2012 Dodge RAM 1500 fuel system complaints
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Front gas tank strap pulled out of frame of truck, gas tank was hanging about 3 inches from ground and grinding against drive shaft , strap cradle that was attached to frame was totally rotted away, truck has 46,000 well maintained miles and is in excellent condition , when I returned to dealer on 1/30/2018 where I purchased the truck new in september 2012 they informed me frame is rotted and not repairable, they apologized and told me they could not help me in any way . Desperate for help I went to a local mechanic and I learned the frame was not rotted but the bracket on the frame had rotted away. This mechanic welded everything back together and I paid him $400 out of my pocket, after reading some dodge ram forums I learned I am not the only one who has had this problem, luckily for me nothing bad happened I was only going 20 MPH on a local road , gas tank had just been filled and holds 32 gallons of fuel , just thought I should report this so it does not happen to someone else with a worse outcomes,
Fuel pump relay in the tippin went out. Stationary as would not start. Took to shop, shop owner said he has seen this in other dodge rams(recently as two weeks before we brought ours in), was told that several models have been recalled for this exact same problem(dodge caravan, jeep cherokee, and the dodge durango) but the dodge ram is not included. He repaired the vehicle using the fix that was used on all the other recalled vehicles. Gave us info on where he found the fix which in turn opened our eyes that hey there or lots of these faulty fuel pump relays out there. Went to the chrysler dealership where my husband was told, yes they have been seeing this as well and to save our receipts just in case it was added but that there was nothing they could do at this time and there were no plans that they new of for it to be added to the recall. Talked to chrysler corporation and they said they are not the ones who adds cars to the recall they could do nothing for us either. Cbwpr091aa was the replacement number for the part given to the shop owner from mopar. Just wanted to pass this along since several other chrysler vehicles have had this same recall and we live in a city of around 10,000 so if several people in our city have had this same issue with their dodge rams, then surely there at tons more out there. Thank you
Exhaust manifold bolts constantly break. This causes exhaust leak at the cylinder heads in the engine compartment. I have had this repaired twice in the past year and the problem is there again.
There is a known problem with the exhaust manifold bolts breaking on the 5.7 engines. I've had to have both manifolds repaired in under a year. This problem allows exhaust fumes to enter the cabin exposing the occupants to carbon monoxide.
Recall tipm ? Fuel pump and tipm with a cost of $1,700 to repair at dodge dealership. Many others are having the same issue. Why is this not a recall?
My vehicle started acting up a few times when I would go to start the vehicle, the engine would turn over and then stall out. I thought it was strange, but continued to drive it. While driving down an ice and snow packed road in the middle of traffic my vehicle stalled out; lost all power steering, brakes locked up, lights shut off, and I almost ended up rear-ending the car in front of me going 45 MPH. I pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and was able to get it started again. Since then I have taken it to the car dealership and they told me the win module needed replaced along with the key fob ($725) that was not covered under my warranty. Upon further investigation I see this is a common problem. I called chrysler headquarters and they told me that there was nothing they could do about it. This is a serious issue and needs a recall! It has done it several more times while driving. I have no other choice but to drive the vehicle due to it being my only means of transport. Something needs to be done about this. I've had the truck less than a year.
Tipm failed to work correctly resulting in no fuel pressure periodically and without warning. Engine would fail to run. Sometimes it would be ok and then sometimes the engine would not run. Ram said they would have to locate a new tipm. They didnt have one because of alot of these had failed, so theyre in high demand. Why arent these being recalled then??
Took my truck to get inspection and it didn't pass because of code p0456 : evaporative emission system leak detected why?
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 13v529000 (steering), 14v635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel), and 15v459000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Currently, when getting into vehicle we have been having issues starting the truck. It has even stalled out on us while driving on the interstate. Tood to dealership and due to the check engine light not being on they informed us they were unable to do the dionogstic test.
The tipm and fuel relay keep going out in my truck. It causes it to not start or the fuel pump keeps running and drains my battery overnight. I've contacted dodge since they have recalls on other vehicles with the same problem, but they refuse to do anything about it
Received recall notice that a steering wheel harness could rub and deploy the airbag at any time. I took the truck to hollywood chrysler hollywood fl and they repaired and returned. When I arrived and for the preceding months prior my "fuel economy display" indicated my average mileage was 15.8 gallons per mile reasonably within the specs for this vehicle. Following the wiring harness repair the display now (and for more than 2 weeks ) reports 11.8 mpg. Somehow the repair altered the fuel usage of the vehicle. The dealer checked and said nothing was wrong. But my mileage has gone from 15.8 to 11.8. I'm not driving differently. I'm losing 30% of my gas and the vehicle is now under advertised specs of 14/20 mpg there is an issue they don't want to discuss. Can the federal safety agency contact other owners with this repair and verify? Can you help? Thanks
My 2012 ram 1500 has been in the shop seven times in the past year for electrical problems. The original problems were related to the PCM which would short out and cause my vehicle to operate in only one gear. This problem was fixed finally by replacing the PCM and various other parts. My truck recently had the engine temperature sensor, right headlight, and fuel pump control go out all around the same time which made it difficult for my truck to start and when it did start it sounded anemic and would often have alerts going off. The dealership claimed that the tipm was the cause of the fuel pump problems and now I am wondering if it is the route of all the other problems. This most recent repair cost me $1000 dollars and well over $100 in alternative transportation arrangements. My truck is only two and a half years old with 50k miles on it. I should not be having this many problems with this new of a vehicle. Chrysler and ram have a well documented history of recent problems with the tipm across various vehicles and an investigation needs to be conducted and customers need to be compensated for the problems this part has caused.
This vehicle with a 36 gallon gas tank makes a thump noise a few seconds after the vehicle stops when the tank is between approximately 1/4 and 3/4 full. When filled the noise stops or when gas is below 1/4. The dealer changed a part in the lower steering column as that was their diagnosis and said a part was found worn but the noise still exists and is commonly found on the internet ram forums for these vehicles with this size gas tank.
At about 18000 miles on vehicle it suddenly stalled. Throttle body control light came on, RPM dropped to almost zero. Pumping gas pedal had no effect. Condition lasted about 15 to 25 seconds. Took truck to dealer and was informed it needed a throttle body software update. This was done. Also was performed again later. The stalling is intermittent some times not happening for weeks then again it will happen up to 3 times in a week.bit once stalled on my lady as she was crossing an intersection . Vehicle now has 77000 miles on odometer . I thought this just a hassle until about three weeks ago. As I was merging on to the interstate at about 65 MPH in front of a big truck the vehicle stalled for a long period. The big rig was within a very few feet of my vehicle before engine started running again. Needless to say this scared me big time. This was when I started to look for someone to be in my corner on this vehicle has been serviced by dodge dealership regularly since new. Each time I have reported stalls and at one time had a case opened with chrysler. I am told they find nothing and they only have my word this is happening. This from dealer and chrysler
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 8/27/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency 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.
Upon selecting transmission "d" option instrument panel indicated "6", drove to barn for horse feed. Needing to back up to fence, to disperse feed, transmisson selection of "r" was necessary. Using the brake pedal to regulate speed and no usage of accelerator pedal (as automatic transmisson vehicles will generally motivate when gear selection is initiated) "sudden acceleration" occurred causing damage to tailgate which was down. Brake pedal was pressed and vehicle was stopped. With brake pedal depressed transmisson selection "d" was initiated, in order to investigate damage, and once again with brake pedal used to regulate speed and no usage of accelerator pedal "sudden acceleration" was again encountered. Brake pedal was again depressed which stopped vehicle. No further occurrances were encountered that day. Weather was sunny and cool, high 40's, with dry conditions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) and 13v527000 (steering) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the parts would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v63500 (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 delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The week of march 9th of this year, we took the truck in for transmission problem and wheel alignment to the local dealer: frontier dodge chrysler jeep 5801 spur 327 lubbock, tx 79424 the transmission was repaired. The service advisor told us that they will only fix the alignment after they receive the recall part# n49. Due to them having to realign it again after they repair n49. The steering wheel's position is off. The logo is tilted to the right. With that said, its now december and we have not received any calls from the dealer. They have not contacted us with any updates. We called in june and the service desk and were told that they didn't have our part yet. That was said even before we gave them our name. How did they know who they were talking to? After we identified the truck, they said that the part isn't in yet. The only reason that we are contacting you is due to the poor customer service that we received at the local dodge dealer. And we understand that the recalls need to be done. The only problem is that its not getting don?t in a timely matter. The 2nd recall, with compartment fire, sounds like it could be a disaster. I don't even feel comfortable driving the truck especially having my family in it. I would really like a call or some sort of response to the above situation.
Tried to start truck - dead jumped battery - went and bought a new battery truck ran fine during the day - went out next morning - truck would try to turn over but wouldn't start- took it to dealer- dealer said to diagnose would be $ 130 dollars paid for that- they said that the battery was not hooked up correctly they fixed it- took truck home- tried to start it the next morning.. Same thing won't turn over- will crank but won't turn over- called dealer he said bring it in - now they say that the sending unit in the gas tank is bad - $ 750 to fix - installed new unit paid the bill brought truck home last night this morning truck won't start- tried calling dealer no answer-left message-no call back...
Engine idle spiked and dropped in rush hour stop and go traffic until the truck eventually stalled. I placed the truck in park and tried restarting. The "electronic throttle control" light illuminated in the dash. I turned the truck off and tried restarting. The starter turned over but the truck acted as if an element needed for combustion was missing. I turned my hazards on--as traffic was clearing around me. I tried starting the truck a dozen times before calling 911 (since I was in the middle of an interstate hwy). I texted a friend who said try starting with the accelerator pedal fully depressed--the truck started, but then went right back to spiking idle and the engine died again. At this time traffic was speeding by so fast on both sides that I could not exit the vehicle. State patrol came to push me to the shoulder. Truck started again on the shoulder after several attempts and I managed to move it about 50 feet before it died again. Had truck towed to nearest dealership where they informed me it may take up to 2 weeks before they can diagnose my truck. Still under warranty. Second time this has happened with this vehicle in 6 weeks. First time dealership drove truck 84 miles and returned it with a note saying they could not replicate the problem.
Sometimes when vehicle comes to a complete stop it feels as though it is being rear ended even though no one is behind it.
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