general problems of the 2013 Dodge Ram 3500

Four problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2013 Dodge Ram 3500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2014

Truck was smoking under hood so pulled over to side of road and truck was on fire under the hood. Truck was completely burned. Found a recall on your website #p65.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/29/2014

I was on PA turnpike attemping to merge from a service plaza, when an opening in traffic was available I applied power to merge into line . As I did this my truck did not respond !! I was pulling a 36' fifth wheel trailer at the time and my merge into traffic became very perilious! after what seemed like a very long delay ( and some braking by other motorists ) my vehicle finally started to accelerate. Once the motor responded I had plenty of power to achive speed with traffic . I have told dealer about dead pedal and was told " never heard of it " this has happened to me more that once!.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2014

When letting off the gas petal and then pressing again, (like merging or a rolling stop) there is a lag of 1-2 seconds. Very dangerous when pulling out in traffic. Ram says that is normal. This need to be investigated. Thanks.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 09/07/2013

Stepped on accelerator pedal, backed off and stepped back down on pedal. Truck did not respond. Very dangerous when pulling out in front of oncoming cars. This is an ongoing condition, happens all the time if I push on the pedal too hard, the truck takes several seconds to respond.


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