I was traveling along I-25 about 75-80 MPH when the steering got extremely tight so I started to slow down and when I did so I found out there was little to no brakes. Once I coasted to the edge of the interstate the truck started to overheat really fast so I shut it off. I opened the hood and examined the motor and found that the water pump shaft had snapped off because the water pump failed. When it happened my truck lost everything that is turned off of the serpintine belt which includes power steering pump all hydraulic system for my master cylinder and cooling system. There was no warning that the pump was going to fail and at 75 MPH it was amazing that nothing catastrophic happened with no steering or brakes. I have researched and found there is a recall for the water pump on my truck but it doesnt mention anything about it failing like mine did with 40,000 miles on it.
2013 Ram 2500 transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ram 2500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v821000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The dealer (glenn polk autoplex ram, chrysler, dodge, jeep, fiat, 4330 n. Interstate 35, gainesville, tx 76240, 940‑665‑3461) was contacted and confirmed that the recall parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Brake shift interlock is malfunctioning. Vehicle shifts out of park without depressing brake pedal.
I recently merged onto the highway where I live and I let off the throttle very quickly and then got back into it and my truck didn't accelerate at all for a couple seconds. This has happened 10-15 times during the 3+years I've owned it but this incident almost caused a crash because letting off the gas pedal and then getting back on it cause me to continue slow even though I mashed the gas pedal. This is a very dangerous situation and I think there is something very wrong with the software or controller that interacts between my drive by wire throttle and the engine/ecu.
2013 dodge ram 2500. Consumer writes in regards to torque converter drains fluid back into transmission when parked over night or longer at various rates, engine stalls, gear shifter issues. *smd the consumer stated the minimum drain back was 1/2 quart above full in the transmission, which caused soft engagement of the gear selected. However, the consumer stated the worst experience was when the truck was facing up hill on a slight grade and the gear selector was in drive. With a light throttle, the vehicle rolled backwards and the brakes had to be applied. The consumer also stated when slowing down to any speed, except in first gear with or without the exhaust brake on, when the engine RPM dropped to 900-1000 RPM the transmission shifted to neutral and not the next lower gear. As a result, the vehicle free wheeled especially picking up speed going down hill. *jb updated 12/13/2017 *ln updated 7/12/18*jb
Starting at about 15,000 miles, rear main seal developed a leak. The seal was replaced, leaked again and replaced by a seal and sleeve. Seal and sleeve leaked upon installation but were coated with rtv to stop leak at about 16,800 miles. At about 17,600 miles vehicle exhibited leak again. Have been informed now by ram service dealerships that the vehicle is supposed to have seepage of fluids from engine seals and are not an issue unless the fluid is pouring out on the ground and covering the vehicle. I currently use the vehicle to travel to public and private campground involving sensitive environmental areas. As explained, the vehicle is now banned from being operated in those areas due to designed leaking of fluids from the vehicle. Ram customer department has been advised and am awaiting a response.
From a stop, the vehicle will not accelerate properly. When depressing the gas pedal it takes a few seconds for the vehicle to respond. When letting off the gas, the throttle does not respond for about two seconds. There is a severe response in the throttle from when depressing the gas pedal to when the vehicle actually starts to move. This has almost caused several accidents because I am trying to switch lanes or accelerate and it just sits there for a few seconds. This is going to kill people especially ones unfamiliar with driving the vehicle. This needs to be addressed immediately. This same problem exists in all ram 2500 and 3500 with the turbo diesel motor from years 2011-2016. As I have driven the vehicle for the past three years it has become increasingly worse. The delay in throttle response has gotten longer.
2013 ram 2500 - on june 1, 2016 I was placing car seats into the truck. The keys were in my pocket and not running. My 3 year son was sitting in the front seat while I secured the car seats. My son grabbed the gear shifter and the truck went into gear rolling down a 25' embankment and striking a tree at the bottom. Upon a post accident inspection, I found that the vehicle would shifting into and out of park with no key in the ignition and without depressing the brake. The incident was reported to my local dodge dealer as they had conducted 2 safety recalls in the weeks previous, one of which involved wiring in the steering column. I was informed by the local dealer that the shift interlock system that is designed to keep a vehicle from going into gear without the brake depressed had failed and that the recalls they had conducted did not involve the shift interlock system. I was advised by the local dealer to contact fiat chrysler (fca). Fca sent out a safety inspector to inspect the vehicle. On 6-7-2016 maria padea with a 3rd party inspection firm hired by fca inspected the vehicle at my local dodge dealer. I was not allowed to be present during the inspection. On june 15, 2016 I received a letter from fca stating "..we are not lead to believe that the incident was due to a manufacturing responsibility" and "...therefore we must respectfully decline any assistance associated with this incident. Upon receiving the letter, I contacted fca and requested a copy of the inspection report. I received an email on 07-11-2016 stating "the inspection report and documentation you have requested are confidential and proprietary. As such, we are unable to provide them. Should you have any doubts about our handling, we encourage you to engage your own investigator to look into the matter. The incident has been reported to my insurance carrier.
Vehicle can be placed into drive without hitting the brake pedal. Dealer "fixed it" once and the problem has reoccurred.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the transmission became stuck in fourth gear. The contact indicated that the check engine light would sometimes illuminate when the failure would occur. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician replaced the transmission solenoid but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 19,000.
There appears to be two possibly related issues with regard to the powertrain. The first issue is some sort of backlash in the drive train when accelerating to 30-35 MPH and then letting off the gas. The system seems to shift gears before the torque converter unlocks. The second issue is that when accelerating from a stop there is a significant lag in response between the engine and the pedal both in accelerating and decelerating. This can cause an issue when pulling out into traffic. Both of these relate to the bcm and the electronic throttle control. Multiple visits to the dealership have not solved this issue.
Dead pedal from complete stop, dead pedal off and on the throttle. Safety hazard!!
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