general problems of the 2012 Dodge Ram 1500

Fuel tank strap corroded due to environmental exposure to water and salt in west virginia.

While driving my ram truck at approximately 55 mph, the front gas tank strap failed, causing the front portion of the fuel tank to drop below the vehicle’s body. Upon inspection, I found that the strap securing the tank had detached from its connection point on the frame. The failed part is available for inspection upon request. This incident presented a serious safety hazard to myself and others on the road, as the entire fuel tank could have separated from the vehicle, creating a significant risk of fire or collision. The issue was reported to a local dealership, which advised me to contact Dodge. Dodge acknowledged the issue but stated there is no warranty coverage or recall, and that any repair would be at my expense. No formal inspection has been performed other than my own, and I have implemented a temporary repair to secure the tank. There were no warning lights or prior symptoms before the failure. The only indication was a loud clunking noise followed by the sound of the strap repeatedly striking the drivetrain.

I noticed while looking underneath my vehicle the front fuel tank strap was no longer attached. Further inspection show the frame had rusted enough that the fuel tank strap is no longer attachable. I noticed a recall (u04 / NHTSA 18v-160) was available however my VIN shows no record of this recall being available. So no dealer will assist me with it although my vehicle meets all of the prerequisites the recall states. Currently undriveable due to safety concerns.

Front gas tank strap pulled out from (rusted)-frame. Dropping front of (full) gas tank inches from road. I’m told there was an extended warranty for the issue. That I never received notice of. It has since expired. I found recall - u04/NHTSA 18v-160 that I’m also told doesn’t apply to my vehicle. Odd that the extended warranty would have. But the recall doesn’t?.

While driving down the highway I hit a bump then got a severe grinding noise in my 2012 Ram 1500. I pulled over and found the front gas tank strap had pulled out of the welded frame bracket for the fuel tank strap. The strap was not broken, the front fuel tank frame bracket had rusted out. The front fuel tank bracket which is welded to the frame needs to be repaired so the fuel tank strap will be held securely. The grinding I heard was the front fuel tank strap that had become detached was rubbing on the driveshaft.

Fuel tank strap came loose from frame.

Fuel pump won’t shut off when car is turned off, I had to pull out fuel pump fuse because my battery kept getting drain, I’ve had difficulty starting and it’s only been a month since I bought this car,I’ve had to buy a bypass cable to temporarily fix the issue, this has happen to so many people, there should be a recall on the timp failing.

Fuel pump randomly shuts down while driving. Or no start condition. Loss of cruise control hitting bumps in the road. Service 4x4, no tc, no cc, trailer lights disconnect. Dealer has recalls on other same year vehicles w same motor w same tipm defective part. Not on truck. Warranty will not cover due to common problem. Since fuel relay is part of fuse box, will not cover part. Part alone is $2200. Dealer only. Can't get remanfactured, rebuilt, or part store item. Stuck with a truck that barely runs and almost $3000 to fix a non warranty issue. And very common.

Bracket for fuel tank straps broke, causing gas tank to fall during operation without any warning,it could of caused a fire or explosion causing harm to driver and others or death. My local service center confirmed the problem and repaired the bracket and secured the gas tank back into place with new straps. This happened on our about [xxx] about [xxx]. Friday (rush hour)!! I was at walmart when I saw the problem returning to my truck. I went to the auto service center to buy some cargo straps to secure the gas tank back into place so it was safe to drive,the service manager was shocked! thank god that I saw the problem and secured the gas tank!!! I was a mechanic and service manager earlier in life. I called a local ram dealer ganley in bedford ohio and found out that this problem had a extended warranty on it that expired 4 or 5 days ago. [xxx]. I never received any information of this from the dealer I bought it from or the manufacturer, I could of been killed and others due to the neglect of the dealer and manufacturer,buyers of columbus,ohio and fiat, Chrysler ! why didn't NHTSA make sure I was warned of this? it was a life threatening problem! information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Front fuel tank strap rusted off of the frame.

Tipm failure. Vehicle fails to start ("crank, no start" or it acts likes it's out of gas) and/or fuel pump continues pumping after turning the vehicle off (draining battery). The vehicle stalls while driving which has created very unsafe conditions. There has been recalls on other Dodge vehicles with same problem. This needs to be a uniform recall on all affected vehicles.

Looking under my truck, I found that the front gas tank strap had fallen down from the vehicle frame mount. During further inspection of the vehicle it was that the gas tank strap mounting point has rusted through and that the strap has pulled thru the rusted point. The front of the gas tank has fallen down and pushed the gas tank strap into the drive shaft. Th only thing supporting the gas tank is the rear gas tank strap.

Shut off vehicle and fuel pump kept running. Tapped on totally integrated power managment module and stuck relay corrected, so the fuel pump shut off. Found a safety recall (safety recall r09/NHTSA 15v-115) for stuck relay in tipm on same year Dodge durango and Jeep grand cherokee. A quick search of many automotive enthusiast forums indicates this issue is common in my particular year, make, and model vehicle as well. I believe this recall should be expanded to include all Dodge products using similar timp/fuel relay configurations. It is very likely this relay could have been stuck off, while driving causing an unexpected engine shutdown. In my case I was lucky it was stuck on.

Catalytic converter, sensors, knocking loss of power, bogging , hot and cold engine , was on a road trip back home passing a 18 wheeler and it starts to lose power boggs down and then takes off , steering wheel was iffy, fumes are stong in and out of truck. Threw my suitcase and dog in floor . I have replaced sensors , knock sensor , coils, sparks plugs - no fix muffler shop said catalytic is not plugged up . Sent me to mechanic said ram / Dodge designed these years messed up common problem ,one mechanic telling me new engine parts might fix won’t pass inspection so now it just sits and drys up that’s not right for what it has cost my insurance said there nothing they can help with it only has 84k miles please emission and knock common problem that is mana factory defect surely loss of power in traffic scary please help with insurance and parts , gas I have no money for deep engine problems 84 k should still run like new truck the trip there drove great then I went to start to go back home 2 days later and knocking and wouldn’t drive putting scanner said sensor . This truck was running awesome I like driving . But to malfunction no reason. The codes are not right . Need my truck back on the road I live in texas has to pass emission to get inspection sticker.

With the cold weather, it's not cranking. I had a new battery and starter installed and it still doesn't crank unless it's in neutral and I press the fuel peddle. If it sets for too long in cold, I have to repeat the process and no longer am able to use remote start and sometimes have to be jumped off.

Exhausted manifold on driver side making loud noise, totally defective component.

Upon selecting transmission "d" option instrument panel indicated "6", drove to barn for horse feed. Needing to back up to fence, to disperse feed, transmisson selection of "r" was necessary. Using the brake pedal to regulate speed and no usage of accelerator pedal (as automatic transmisson vehicles will generally motivate when gear selection is initiated) "sudden acceleration" occurred causing damage to tailgate which was down. Brake pedal was pressed and vehicle was stopped. With brake pedal depressed transmisson selection "d" was initiated, in order to investigate damage, and once again with brake pedal used to regulate speed and no usage of accelerator pedal "sudden acceleration" was again encountered. Brake pedal was again depressed which stopped vehicle. No further occurrances were encountered that day. Weather was sunny and cool, high 40's, with dry conditions.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Dodge ram. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:14v63500 (engine and engine cooling , fuel system, diesel) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the fai;ure. The contact did not experienced a failure. Pp.

The week of March 9th of this year, we took the truck in for transmission problem and wheel alignment to the local dealer: frontier Dodge Chrysler Jeep 5801 spur 327 lubbock, TX 79424 the transmission was repaired. The service advisor told us that they will only fix the alignment after they receive the recall part# n49. Due to them having to realign it again after they repair n49. The steering wheel’s position is off. The logo is tilted to the right. With that said, its now December and we have not received any calls from the dealer. They have not contacted us with any updates. We called in June and the service desk and were told that they didn’t have our part yet. That was said even before we gave them our name. How did they know who they were talking to? after we identified the truck, they said that the part isn’t in yet. The only reason that we are contacting you is due to the poor customer service that we received at the local Dodge dealer. And we understand that the recalls need to be done. The only problem is that its not getting don’t in a timely matter. The 2nd recall, with compartment fire, sounds like it could be a disaster. I don’t even feel comfortable driving the truck especially having my family in it. I would really like a call or some sort of response to the above situation.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v635000 (engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

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 try starting with the accelerator pedal fully depressed--the truck started, but then went right back to spiking idle and the engine died again. At this time traffic was speeding by so fast on both sides that I could not exit the vehicle. State patrol came to push me to the shoulder. Truck started again on the shoulder after several attempts and I managed to move it about 50 feet before it died again. Had truck towed to nearest dealership where they informed me it may take up to 2 weeks before they can diagnose my truck. Still under warranty. Second time this has happened with this vehicle in 6 weeks. First time dealership drove truck 84 miles and returned it with a note saying they could not replicate the problem.

At about 18000 miles on vehicle it suddenly stalled. Throttle body control light came on, rpm dropped to almost zero. Pumping gas pedal had no effect. Condition lasted about 15 to 25 seconds. Took truck to dealer and was informed it needed a throttle body software update. This was done. Also was performed again later. The stalling is intermittent some times not happening for weeks then again it will happen up to 3 times in a week. Bit once stalled on my lady as she was crossing an intersection . Vehicle now has 77000 miles on odometer . I thought this just a hassle until about three weeks ago. As I was merging on to the interstate at about 65 mph in front of a big truck the vehicle stalled for a long period. The big rig was within a very few feet of my vehicle before engine started running again. Needless to say this scared me big time. This was when I started to look for someone to be in my corner on this vehicle has been serviced by Dodge dealership regularly since new. Each time I have reported stalls and at one time had a case opened with Chrysler. I am told they find nothing and they only have my word this is happening. This from dealer and Chrysler.

Sometimes when vehicle comes to a complete stop it feels as though it is being rear ended even though no one is behind it.