general problems of the 2012 Dodge Ram 1500

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended and stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was turned off; however, while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart. After several attempts, the vehicle restarted and was driven to the residence. The contact stated that after parking and turning off the vehicle, the fuel pump was still running. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a fuel pump relay failure. The contact was informed that the tipm needed to be replaced. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated that it was a known failure with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,300.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the vehicle, followed by the sound of metal striking the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the fuel tank strap had detached from the vehicle due to extensive corrosion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 210,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the fuel tank strap "t-slot" had detached. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline). The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 mph, the fuel tank detached and fell from the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The contact related the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approximately 65 mph, a loud sound was noticed coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that when the wife arrived home, he inspected the vehicle and became aware that the fuel tank was hanging and making contact with the ground. The contact also stated that the frame that holds the bracket was rusted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The contact related to the failure with the NHTSA campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system. Gasoline); however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure ;however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated that upon inspection the vehicle, it was discovered that the fuel tank was hanging low and not properly secured to the vehicle, due to a faulty front fuel tank strap which had failed. The local dealer was notified of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The fuel brackets broke and dropped. The fuel tank was rusted. There were no warning light illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system gasoline). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph, there was a fuel strap failure. There were no warning lights. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who confirmed the failure with the fuel strap. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationed at traffic light and when depressing on the accelerator pedal and the vehicle seized. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the ignition and drove to his residence, but was able to start the ignition. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the fuel pump relay was needing to be removed. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline), however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, an abnormal noise could be heard coming from the vehicle without warning. The contact pulled over and discovered that the fuel tank was hanging from underneath the vehicle. The contact was able to strap the fuel tank back to the frame and drove the vehicle home. The contact's husband went underneath the vehicle and discovered that the frame where the fuel tank was attached had corroded, which caused the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 18v160000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 87,013.