What 1,425 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ram 1500 Crew Cab

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED, IT ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND IN THE PARK POSITION, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SEVERAL OBJECTS, INCLUDING A MOTOR HOME THAT WAS OCCUPIED. TWO OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,556.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AND CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE LEFT FOOT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

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TWO ACCIDENTS AND WAS DENIED RECALL - EVEN THOUGH MY 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 STEERING COMPONENT HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT #1 FEBRUARY 16, 2016 BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION WELL. CAR DID NOT BRAKE WELL IN THE RAIN, WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NOT BRAKING. DODGE RAM 1500 SKID AND HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT. ACCIDENT #2 MARCH 12, 2016 LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STARTED A SLOW LEFT TURN WHEN: (1) THE DODGE RAM LOST TRACTION, (2) DODGE RAM OVER STEERED TO THE LEFT FROM THE STEERING INPUT SUDDENLY LOSING POWER, AND (3) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND (4) MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. I TRIED TO COUNTER STEER TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE TO THE STREET BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE TRUCK THEN SKID, WENT OVER THE CURB AND HIT A LIGHT POST THAT FELL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DODGE RAM AND DAMAGED THE CAR HEAVILY. IF IT HAD FALLEN ON THE ROOF MY PASSENGERS AND I WOULD BE DEAD. POLICE REPORT AND FOUR WITNESSES. ELEVEN DAYS AFTER THE SECOND ACCIDENT, A RECALL FOR DODGE RAM 1500 MODEL YEARS 2015-2016 CAME OUT FOR STEERING. THE RECALL IS FOR THE IDENTICAL MALFUNCTIONING STEERING COMPONENT THAT CAUSED MY SECOND ACCIDENT. CALLED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, WHICH MEANS FOR THEM THAT MY CAR WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT FACILITY FROM THE RECALLS AND IS NOT OF CONCERN FOR THEM. DESPITE THAT MY 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 IS THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF THE RECALL AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT I TOLD THEM I HAD JUST HAD THAT EXACT STEERING MALFUNCTION, I WAS DENIED THE RECALL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LAUNCHED FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE T12 VERTEBRAE IN HIS MID BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V534000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

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I WORK AT MARYSVILLE AXLE PLANT , MARYSVILLE MI ,THEY HAVE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR AXLE CATCHING FIRE DUE TO AXLE SHAFT BEING TIGHT AT THE BEARING CAUSING THE BEARING JOURNAL RUBBING ON THE BEARING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION CAUSING FIRE ,I HAVE BEEN TOLD OF 4 VEHICLES CATCHING FIRE BY MY SUPERVISOR , THEY ARE TEARING APART AXLES AT AN OFF SITE WAREHOUSE NEAR THE AXLE SHAFT SUPPLIER IN CORUNNA MI , I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE USING TO DO THIS WORK OR IF THEY ARE EVEN QUALIFIED TO DO IT. I HAVE BUILT THESE AXLES FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THERE IS A LOT TO REBUILDING THEM INCLUDING AIR TESTING FOR LEAKS , THIS PLANT IN MARYSVILLE MI IS RUN BY ZF AND ALL WHO WORK HERE ARE LEASED FCA EMPLOYEES ON PLANT FLOOR,I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING AS FAR AS A RECALL AND I FEEL THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AS THE REAR AXLE IS NEAR THE FUEL TANK AND I FEEL THEY ARE TRYING TO HIDE THIS BY DOING ALL REPAIR OFF SITE AND NOT HAVE TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THOUSANDS HAVE TO BE REPAIRED PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY AS I FEEL ITS VERY IMPORTANT YOU FOLLOW THRU WITH AN INVESTIGATION , THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS , THANKS FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME.

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BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2015 DODGE RAM 1500, THE FIRST WEEK I HAD AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE WINDOWS NOT GOING BACK UP, ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS DRIVING AND THE NEW KNOB SHIFTER, WENT INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MEANT TO TAKE IT IN, BUT HAD BEEN SO BUSY WITH WORK, THAT I WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. I NOTED THOSE TWO ISSUES ON AN EMAIL REVIEW/SURVEY THAT DODGE HOUNDED ME TO FILL OUT. EXACTLY TWO MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE TRUCK ON JULY 28TH, THE SAME DAY I MADE MY SECOND PAYMENT, I WAS AT THE GARAGE AT WORK, LEFT THE TRUCK ON AND PUT IT IN PARK, GOT OUT OF THE CAR, CLOSED THE DOOR AND AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GO AROUND THE TRUCK TO GO INSIDE MY JOB, THE CAR STARTED TO BACK OUT BY ITSELF, I TRIED GETTING BACK INTO THE TRUCK TO STOP IT BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I FAILED, THE TRUCK ALMOST RAN ME OVER. THANKFULLY A CEMENT BEAM STOPPED THIS FROM HAPPENING.

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