Ram 1500 Change Vehicle

"Display screen would either turn solid green or scramble the picture. Dealer was able to make repair."

"Display goes blank or fuzzy snow during reverse camera mode. Sometimes it went all green without backup"

"The radios and gps systems are a piece of junk. The radio has been a pain since I purchased the vehicle. It no longer receives Sirius radio and the GPS will take you on the craziest route and miss your destination by miles."

"quit working no warranty,,needed a 180 dollar switch plus labor,,,"

"control would not engage intermittent"

"The button to turn on the cruise control would not work intermittently."

"It appears bushings ent bad after 4,000 miles."

"I had issues with the air suspension system which requires 2 trips to the dealer, the last time to install a new compressor on warranty and charge the system with nitrogen. No issues since and the smooth ride is great!"

"The right front side of the vehicle sat to low. When the dealer re-charged the system the issue was corrected but a day after, the condition re-appeared. It took 2 more trips to the dealer before they discovered a slow-leaking air line. The problem was finally solved."

"Ram box drivers side would not lock by remote & water leak"

"Passenger rear seat heater will turn on without pressing the switch. Once on, the on/off switch works intermittently to turn the heater off"

"The door handles faded within six months and the plastic that cover that covered the trailer hitch bolt crumbled and fell apart"

"Rotary shift knob was replaced"

"periodic hard downshift"

"Slow down almost to stop, hit gas and the trans hunts and slips"

"Catalytic converter system went, required three visits to dealer for replacement of parts in sequential order. Now is fine. All under warranty."

"Failure of DEF pump"

"Manifold leak upon starting when cold. Replaced the gasket and bolts."

"A wheel speed sensor failed which caused loss of cruise control and every AWD/4-wheel drive function. I really needed AWD/4-wheel on a trip to rural NY during heavy snows."

"Dealer balanced the tires, then replaced the tires, then replaced the drive shafts. Dealer also swapped tires and wheels from a known good truck. None of this fixed the problem. I am in the process of taking them to Lemon Law as the dealer has had the truck three times for a total of about three weeks and the truck still has a vibration problem"

"Transmission in this model has more electrical/electronic control than in previous 2009 Ram 1500 I owned. '09 ram had a better control with a mechanical lever engagement. The newer control on this 2016 Ram often won't allow the the truck to move when Drive or Reverse is engaged. When this happens, I need to set the control back in Park, slam the door, & then reengage Drive or Reverse. Newer trucks should be more user-friendly, not less."

"Check engine light indicated a failed glow plug. Techs could not replace so had to replace head, glow plug and electronic control module.2 weeks without truck."

"miles the engine it spun a main rod bearing and blew up. I was without the truck for two months for fiat Chrysler to decide to replace and then make repairs"

"Mechanical failure in intercooler hose, most likely manufacturer defect, at 5000 miles, caused CEL and low power mode."

"the dual climate heating valve was not closing all the way and this was under warrenty"

"inside temperature will go real cold or real hot depending on if you are using heat or A/C"

"Drivers side vents not switching to heat or defrost, floor vents not working."

"Engine would not start after I filled up tank."

"I have an EcoDiesel that was a part of a nation wide recall to update the computer program. Since the program has been updated the truck has experienced the following issues: Issue 1: Fuel mileage. I have tracked my fuel mileage every tank since the truck was new. I consistently averaged 25-26 mpg on interstate running 75-80 mph; but after update the best I have done is 23 mpg with the average being between 21-22.5 mpg. The around town mileage is about the same at around 19 mpg. Issue 2: Cold start up accelerator pedal lag. On cold start, you can count to seven sometimes before the truck will go, with the pedal to the floor. I have been almost hit three times. To safely pull out, turn or merge, the distance needs to be 2 to 3 times as much as it needed before. This is by far the most upsetting issue to me! It is outright dangerous! The truck will not go even though the accelerator pedal is pushed all the way to the floor. When it finally does go (after about 3-4 sec) the tires will spin and if the roads are wet it cause the back end of the truck to slide into other lanes. AGAIN I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS! Issue 3: Traveling at highway speed the truck constantly shifts from 8th to 7th gear and back to 8th. The truck now struggles to maintain 8th gear under any load and keeps downshifting to 7th. You do not have to be towing for this issue to be experienced. My truck unloaded traveling at highway speeds constantly shifts from 8th to 7th to the point that if there are any hills I will simply shift the truck to 7th gear and leave it until the road is completely flat when I will then shift it back into 8th to prevent it from the constant shifting which is irritating."

"At 8,500 miles, I took my truck in for its first oil change. When I left, I noticed a low droning sound in certain accelerating conditions, and then significantly more engine noise in the cabin during heavy acceleration. Took it back to the dealership and they said the truck has a problem with its MDS system, but there is no fix for it. No way to repair it"

"AGM Battery Failed. Replaced under warranty"

"My son's truck: Truck has repeatedly turned off without warning in variety of circumstances (e.g. in high speed rush hour traffic, parking lots, idling at traffic signal, on rural roads). Multiple attempts by dealer to Dx and fix. Unable to fix. Fiat Chrysler initially said rodent damage caused problem, this proved to be a false-cause. Now Fiat Chrysler says the vehicle was abused because there was a small amount of dried mud inside the engine compartment (we have photos - a very small amount of thin layer of mud splash from rural road). Fiat Chrysler black box dump after one month shows the vehicle shutting down several times without apparent cause, according to Fiat Chrysler. Fiat Chrysler has frozen the warranty so dealers cannot continue to pursue the search for the root cause, which I suspect is a firmware problem in silicone - and consequently will be very difficult to discover. My son has spent over $1,000 on rental vehicles, he is now forced to drive this dangerous truck because Fiat Chrysler is unwilling to declare the truck a lemon and provide a new vehicle. This is a dangerous vehicle, and except for the fact that my son is a Naval aircrew special air rescue swimmer (ie. trained to manage emergencies) there were two instances in high speed rush hour San Diego traffic that the truck malfunction would have caused injury &/or death had it not been for his ability to function under stress..... I would like Consumer Reports to use its considerable expertise and activism to examine this instance. Please contact my son (he is back from deployment, but still flying) ALEX KASPROW 352.672.1634 [cell] amkasprow@gmail.com"

"Parking brake seized on, would not release. Problem was entrance point of cable into brake hub, corroded. It was fixed on warranty"

"Rotors warped, replaced under warranty"

"In the ((dealer)) 9 times in 14 mo. lost 6 weeks of down time re-programed modem repeatedly replaced the valve shifting body engine over rev shifting clutch slamming at the end of over rev. cruse control sticks quits shifting. I finally fixed the truck my self bought a Ford F 150 no more problems in 8,000 miles"

"blown fuse at 50,000 miles on heating fan caused intermittent overheating."