2012 Dodge RAM 1500 problems and owner complaints

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 T…

Owner-reported narrative. 83,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10653582 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10748395 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOS POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT A FAILURE BUT THE ABNORMAL DECELERATION WAS A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THE CONTACT EITHER APPLIED THE BRAKES, LIGHTLY TOUCHED OR CAME ANYWHERE NEAR THE BRAKES THEN THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THIS SAFETY FEATURE WAS NOT RELAYED TO THE CONTACT PRIOR TO P…

Owner-reported narrative. 5 miles reported. Look up ODI 10450486 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME, DRIVING ON MY STREET. AFTER I CAME TO A STOP ON MY CORNER I ACCELERATED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRUCK JUST TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN. IT FELT LIKE SOMEBODY JUST SLAMMED ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. NOW I HAVE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK IS STILL WANTING TO TAKE OFF. BY NOW I'M IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCKS REAR TIRES BREAK LOOSE. SO NOW THE TRUCK IS DOING A BURNOUT. MY NEXT REACTION WAS TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL. ONCE I P…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,355 miles reported. Look up ODI 10486601 at NHTSA ↗

2012 DODGE RAM WITH 4.7 LITRE ENGINE. NOTICED A GROUND OUT VIBRATION TYPE NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS AND AT IDLE IN GEAR AT STOP LIGHT THERE WAS A REALLY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. FOUND POWER STEERING PUMP TO BE LOOSE AND UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO THREADS IN MOUNTING BOLT HOLE AT THE 9:00 POSITION AND THE LOWER BOLT AT THE 6:00 POSITION IN THE END OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THEREFORE THERE WAS ONLY ONE BOLT HOLDING ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND IT HAD LOOSENED UP AND NOW THE PUMP AND LINE WERE VIBRATING. VEHICLE IS…

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10439174 at NHTSA ↗

VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TWO FRONT AIRBAGS WHILE WATCHING THE CRASH TEST RATINGS. THE DRIVER COMPLETELY COLLAPSED THE BAG, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER BAG WAS ABOVE AVERAGE BUT SEEMED TOO AGGRESSIVE CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO WHIP LASH BACK TOWARDS THE SEAT. A GREAT PASSENGER OCCUPANCY DURING THE TEST AND OVERALL EXCELLENT TRUCK. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10448514 at NHTSA ↗

2012 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB LONE STAR 5.7 HEMI W/MDS AUTO TRANS. TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY MODERATE "BUMP" OR JARRING THUD INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE TRUCK COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS IN CITY/HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT REPEAT CONCERN AS I DESCRIBED. THIS BUMP IS NOT NORMAL AND IS NOT CONSTANT OR CONSISTENT WITH ALL STOPS. ALSO, TRUCK WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY WORK AFTER 1200 MILES. TRUCKS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT. BATTERY WAS DEAD AND WOULD NOT START. UNKNOWN PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10440984 at NHTSA ↗

STARTED VEHICLE AFTER I RAN ERRANDS AND GOT ABOUT 500 YARDS BEFORE VEHICLE DISPLAYED SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL WAS SET TO OFF, DISPLAYING A WARNING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT LATCHED WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS LATCHED, DISPLAYING A LOW ENGINE FUEL WARNING WHEN THERE WAS OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS, DISPLAYING A WARNING FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS OKAY. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAS ON OCCASION BEEN DIFFICULT TO S…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,083 miles reported. Look up ODI 10483381 at NHTSA ↗

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,333 miles reported. Look up ODI 10641893 at NHTSA ↗