2011 Dodge RAM 3500 Other or unknown Problems

“We went to the dealership on august 4th, 2013, and they told us that we do need this recall fixed. However, they also said there was a shortage of the replacement parts. Fast forward over a year, and we are still on the waiting list for a replacement part. This is unacceptable!”

“It takes several attempts to start the vehicle. There is a problem with the ignition switch. It has to be in the perfect spot for the engine to fire. With in the past week, the truck will no shut down while driving. Fortunately all incident have been on dirty streets .”

“While driving 70mph on the interstate, the truck randomly shut off. I lost power steering. Luckily I was going straight and there were no curves in the road, and I managed to pull the truck and trailer to the side of the road. All electrical assist, steering and brakes turned completely off, radio turned off, all electrical power was off. The engine shut off as well. As I was pulling over, the electrical turned back on but the engine did not. Once I was stopped, I turned the key off, waited 30 seconds, and then started the truck. It ran fine the rest of the way home, approximately 30 miles. …”

“There is a NHTSA recall number: 17v-821, manufacturer recall number: t79 recall date: december 20, 2017. When I called mopar today to see what the status is they told me the manufacturer still does not have a replacement part and added me to a list to be notified when it comes in (see attached live assistance exchange). The solution in the interim is to set the parking brake. Unfortunately when we use the parking brake it becomes difficult to shift out of park. The dealership does not have a solution for this problem, so we stopped using the parking brake. …”

“W 17, 2018 my husband stopped on the shoulder of a two lane road and believes he put the truck in park; the engine was still running. He removed his foot from the brake, unbuckled his seat belt, opened the door and stepped onto the ground. At that point the truck began to roll forward. He ran to try to catch it and fell. The left rear dual ran over his left foot, right ankle, and up the back of the right leg as far as the hip. The truck was parked on level ground but rolled slightly to the right, into a shallow ditch or depression. …”