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2021 Ram Super Duty truck owners are being told to park outside and away from buildings.
That's never a good sign. The Cummins 6.7-liter turbodiesel engine has an electrical short inside the intake air heater relay. Stellantis says the short can happen even when the truck is turned off and it's responsible for three fires.…
keep reading article "Ram Super Duty Owners Urged to Park Outside Over Fire Risk"Some of the 2014-2019 ProMaster's gear shift cables were kinked during installation
, increasing the chance they'll seperate from the transmission at some point.
When that happens you might have situation where the gear shift lever says PARK but the transmission is most definitely still in OMG REVERSE.…
keep reading article "ProMaster Recalled Because Shifter Cables Can Detatch From Transmissions"Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) wants to buy back a small number of Ram 1500 trucks.
Any 2019 model with a 12-inch touchscreen and base-level heating will be unable to defrost or defog the windshield. Apparently the easiest solution is to just buy the 15 affected trucks back from owners.
keep reading article "FCA Wants to Buy Back a Small Number of Ram 1500 Trucks"More than 228,000 Ram trucks might suddenly roll away, even when the key isn’t in the ignition.
The problem is caused by pins in the brake transmission shift interlock (BTSI) that stick open in higher temperatures. Fiat-Chrysler is expanding a previous recall of 1.8 million vehicles to include trucks with column shifters that were built between 01/01/2017 and 01/10/2018.
keep reading article "Ram Expands Rollaway Recall to Include More Trucks"
Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks because their steering linkages may separate over time.
This drag link separation will likely cause a complete loss of steering control which is … not ideal. FCA hasn’t said when the recall will begin but they better hurry up as the problem is already responsible for 8 accidents.
I hate to be a drag, but that number is only going to rise if this takes much longer.
keep reading article "Ram 2500 and 3500 Recalled for Steering Separation Problems"Ram is recalling certain 2019 Ram 1500 trucks because the adjustable brake pedals can fall off.
No need to adjust your screen, you read that right. The brake pedal can detach when pushed back too far. For an extra sprinkle of fun it can even happen while driving and, well, that seems less than ideal. Hopefully Ram will hurry up and fix the estimated 220,000 trucks with this problem.
keep reading article "The Ram 1500’s Adjustable Brake Pedals Can Just Fall Off"The 2019 Ram 1500 is being recalled for intermittent power steering loss caused by an open electrical circuit.
keep reading article "An Open Circuit is Causing Intermittent Power Steering Loss in the Ram 1500"A loose connection can lead to an open electrical circuit that can cause power steering to come and go on an inconsistent frequency. A driver won't lose the ability to steer the Ram 1500 but Chrysler says oversteer and understeer conditions may cause problems.
…The passenger seat track of the 2019 Ram 1500 has a sensor that keeps an eye on how far the seat is from the dashboard.
Using some fancy math it relays information to the airbag control module to make sure that once the airbag is deployed it doesn’t knock you out.
Sounds smart, except when it’s not working.…
keep reading article "How a Seat Track Sensor Is Messing With the Airbags in the 2019 Ram 1500"Roughly 2,400 Ram 4500 and 5500 trucks are being recalled to fix their brakes before they start leaking.
The problem is with the ferrules (metal fasteners) used on the primary and secondary brake hoses located between the brake master cylinders and the hydraulic control units.
Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) tracked the issue to January 15th, 2018 when someone forgot to install the anti-corrosion plating. The recall is scheduled to begin June 20th, 2018.
keep reading article "Corroded Metal Fasteners May Allow Brakes to Leak in the 4500 and 5500"Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling 303,000 Ram 1500 trucks because the gas tanks can sag and possibly fall off due to corroded brackets.
To be fair, sagging in unexpected places tends to happen to the best of us as the miles add up.
keep reading article "Over 300,000 1500 Trucks Recalled for Sagging Gas Tanks"Some 2016 Ram 1500's have a dangerous defect in the left front halfshaft and the right front halfshaft.
I'm not very good at math, but it sounds like you could end up with zero front halfshafts if you're not careful.…
keep reading article "Hey ProMaster City Owners, Ram Wants to Talk to You About Your Weight"Some 2016 Ram 1500's have a dangerous defect in the left front halfshaft and the right front halfshaft.
I'm not very good at math, but it sounds like you could end up with zero front halfshafts if you're not careful.…
keep reading article "Both Front Halfshafts Recalled in 2016 RAM 1500"Chrysler will recall 1.2 million trucks for tie rod problems in three seperate actions.
The defective tie rods can cause a a complete loss of steering and could possibly be linked to the infamous death wobble.…
keep reading article "Tie Rod Recall Hopes to Fix Problem Before They Send Trucks Out of Control"