Rack opinion according to Dodge dealership mechanics need replacing. I was told by another professional mechanic that the sway bar and tire rods need to be replaced. Will you all please search for Recalls N complaints. I will have the racken opinion work done because of the Safety issues that are at hand. Also anticipating sway bar n tire rod and front end work to Ensure that we are safe in the vehicle. Thank you!Safety First!
2013 Ram 1500 electrical complaints
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Revision "N" of the Body Control Module (BCM) is defective and causes the door auto door locks to not lock correctly by either either the key fob or the interior lock buttons. This results in the doors not locking and children can open the doors while driving at any speed. Many other reports of this are on the Ram Forums here: https://www.ramforum.com/threads/automatic-door-locks-will-unlock-but-wont-lock.79219/
I was driving down the interstate and started to see flames and smoke coming from my hood. I pulled over and was able to put out the fire. The fire department showed up and determined that the fire started from the fuel injector system.
The TIPM failed, & has been failing The vehicle just died in a traffic lane. There were no warnings or ability to avoid any incident that could happen from being stranded in a travel lane. Being stuck in a travel lane is extremely dangerous. The part is not inspectable, Ram seen fit to create an issue with the design of the TIPM that can easily be avoided. The vehicle gives no warning
2013 ram 1500. Consumer writes in regard to delay with the horn. The consumer stated the horn had a significant delay between being pressed and being heard.
Air bag light came up. Headed to nearest mechanic he said there was a recall on airbags for this type of vehicle. Made an appointment on dealer. On my way engine light came up and vehicle started shaking
Electrical Power Steering (EPS) light turned on. Car is not drivable at this time. I understand that there is a known defect with the EPS in this make and model of the year.
The fuel level gauge/sensor has failed 3 times now, making it impossible to know the fuel level when driving. It was repaired in January 2019, and again in July 2019, and failed again in August 2020 and remains broken due to the ridiculously high repair cost. This is a common problem with Ram pickups and should be a recall. When the fuel gauge fails the check engine light comes on and stays on until cleared by a technician. This is a safety hazard because the driver has no way of knowing how much fuel is actually in the tank and could easily end up with the driver being stranded on a busy interstate or in a dangerous situation.
My side boxes do not open with key button and do not unlock with button on key and my bolts broke on exhaust manifold on drivers side and passenger side 4 bolts total
My power steering momentarily locked up yesterday and then again today driving at slow speeds turning the wheel sharply. At first I thought it was a problem with the hydraulic power steering pump, belt, or fluid until I looked into it and found it was electronic and there has been similar issues with other vehicles of the same make and there were safety recalls for other ram trucks with different eps part numbers. I thought for sure mine would be on the list but was not.
My electronic power steering control module rack and pinion is non functioning, should be under some sort of a safety recall! Went out while driving on a city street.
ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. CLUSTER REPLACED 3 TIMES STILL NOT WORKING AT ALL *LN*JB Consumer has contacted dispute center as well as highway safety board.
The truck acts like it was restarted when im driving down road . The lights go out all the gages turn off and reset its not a good thing when u are driving at night. It has happened more then the one time on 01/09/2020 it has happened 3 times this month an be for that it would do it here and there. When I first purchased it the dealer had it every week for 3 months but it never did it for them but there should be some records of me having it in there. It would happen at different speeds anywhere from 30 MPH to 60 MPH
12-5-21 driving to and from store. Power steering warning light activated and loss power steering. Put the vehicle. Into reverse when realized no steering. I thought mt steering wheel was locked. Dealer has it at this time. No work being done. I feel this is related to the recalls in the past and recent recalls. Help me please.
Referring to the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v167000. Recall on 2015-2016 ram 1500, eps control circuit component failure. Recall should be extended to ram 1500s to include all fourth generation models, 2013-2019. While driving experienced loss of power steering. This problem would resolve by restarting the vehicle to regain normal power steering. Power steering loss was intermittent then became more frequent till complete loss of power steering which could not be resolved by restarting the vehicle.
Complete loss of power steering while driving resulting in difficulty in turning and controlling the vehicle. Restarting the ignition would result in return to normal power steering. The loss of power steering was intermittent at first then became more frequent till complete loss of power steering which could not be resolved by restarting the vehicle.
First thing that happened dashboard and radio lights were glitching on and off then warning indicator stated my rear brakes lights were out then my turn signals,then it stated my headlights were out but none of these lights or signals were out. A month later my turn signal was blinking very fast so I checked it and my left turn signal was out but the indicator didn't inform me I replaced bulb it started back working then I noticed driving home at night my headlights weren't as bright as usual so I checked it and my right side headlight was out so I replaced the bulb but it didn't look burned out but I replaced it any way with a new one it didn't come back on so I put the old bulb back in then searched for the fuse even contacted dodge dealership they stated that that didn't know where the fuse was located neither so then like 3days later the headlight comes back on so now today 2months later my same turn signal and headlight went back out again dashboard is glitching again as well I changed bulbs again still no lights alot of people with the same dodge ram have been asking me if I've been having problems with my lights like they have I stated yes indeed people have been saying to not to deal with dodge ram 1500 because of the electrical problems I need some assistance or I might not be purchasing another dodge
Radio lock up no more accs to any devises ex camra radio temp contrle etc
Bcm module that controls automatic door locks only locks the drivers door and the tailgate. Pushing the key fob will unlock all doors but will only lock the drivers door and tailgate. Many people on the ram forum report the same issue. It's a problem because I can't lock the doors and keep my kids inside with the child safety locks on. Unless I get out of the car or reach over and behind me to lock them manually. Pressing the door switch on either side of the vehicle will not lock the other three passenger doors or tailgate. This is also a safety issue for us if someone were to try and carjack us because the doors won't lock.
The wiring harness for the driver's side headlight is faulty. It has been repaired and reconnected several times and the headlight continue to turn off while driving. If it's unplugged and reconnected it will work for a while. This is a known issue amongst ram owners based on my internet research. I can't believe ram has not already issued a recall for this as they should know, based on their repairs, that this wiring harness is faulty.
Digital instrument panel goes off while driving (comes and goes)! This panel has mileage, speedometer, oil change info, temperature, etc. It will stay off and randomly come back on!
The instrument cluster lights constantly go in and out regardless of temperature or day or night.
Tl* the contact's son owns a 2013 ram 1500. The contact stated that during hot weather, the fuse box overheated which caused the back up camera screen to be inoperable or to become distorted. The contact also stated that the air conditioning unit was also inoperable. The contact reached out to pomoco chrysler jeep dodge ram of newport news (12629 jefferson ave, newport news, va 23602) where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The dealer referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted and a case was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced several electrical failures which were attributable to the keyfob. The contact stated he was on several occasions unable to turn the vehicle off due to the failure. Additionally, the vehicle would start-up, lock and unlock the doors independently. The vehicle was taken to lithia chrysler jeep dodge of tri-cities (7171 w canal dr, kennewick, wa 99336) where the keyfob was replaced however, the failure persisted. The contact attempted to use the replacement keyfob however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no additional assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5,000. *bf the consumer has stated the failure was estimated to be less than 16,00 miles.
The computer screen will not light so you cant use any of your controls had to replace brakes shocks and struts and calipers sun roof wont open back window wont open the engine light is on saying low oil pressure but the gage on the truck shows it right in the middle cant use the radio or the phone or control the air or the heat because that's all on the screen that wont light up the back up camera wont work I checked for recalls on the VIN number it said there was none the exhaust manifold ticks super loud when you first start it then the noise goes away after the truck warms up I have put new tires on it twice I have the oil changed every time that its due with expensive royal purple had to put a new battery in it the truck might look nice but I would never purchase another one !!!!!!!!!!! It has been the worst vehicle I have ever purchased and I am very disappointed with the truck and the experience !!!!!!!!!0
Constant electrical issues. Air bag light came on multiple times before finally being repaired. Ac/heater motor went out 4 times before it was determined the wiring harness had burnt. Heater would go on and off on it's own
I was shopping in ikea at atlantic station when I came out I saw fire trucks in the parking lot just to walk up and find that my truck was on fire and the fire department was putting out the fire.
Service electric brake comes on intermittently a couple of time a day and sometimes screen goes black while driving
My truck will not start, it won't even turn on.it continuously says check the fuel cap and the check engine light will turn on but absolutely nothing is wrong with it (before it started to act up). Even though it seems like the batteries dead and we know it won't turn on it's still making a loud like clicking or knocking noise. It will stop for a minute and then start again. I've never heard a car do that before so I don't think that's normal. My clicker key won't even work to lock or unlock or even set the panic off.
I tried this once and lost it downloading a picture. I had a problem putting gas in my truck. It kept making the gas pump pop. Eventually it took 30-40 min to get gas in it. I started using a 5 gallon gas can to get gas in it. I took it to my mechanic and it cost over a thousand dollars to fix. Also I had a problem with my tailgate opening while I was driving, one of the times a trailer was attached and it opened an hit the hitch and dented it making it hard to open it. One day I stopped at a business on joppa rd in perry hall to pick up 2 lawnmowers and when I pulled out on joppa road and the tailgate popped open again and the mowers fell out and started grilling down the road and luckily the owner of the business saw it happen and helped me catch them before they caused and accident. I'm not going to try to download a picture because I don't want to lose this again. I never got recalls on these things until after these things happened
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