Major Problems with 2012 RAM 1500 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 RAM 1500

2012 RAM 1500 AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 18000 miles

2012 RAM 1500 AIR BAGS Victims: 2

2012 RAM 1500 AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 4500 miles

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Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from RAM 1500 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2012 dodge ram 1500 crew cab lone star 5.7 hemi w/mds auto trans. transmission has a very moderate "bump" or...	110 ~ 64079 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that when the vehicle engaged in economy or...	105 ~ 74223 miles
AIR BAGS very concerned about the two front airbags while watching the crash test ratings. the driver completely collapsed the bag hitting...	68 ~ 36738 miles
POWER TRAIN 2012 dodge ram 1500 crew cab lone star 5.7 hemi w/mds auto trans. transmission has a very moderate "bump" or...	65 ~ 31062 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i had the oil changed about 9 days earlier and i was in a drive thru when all of the...	45 ~ 44130 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM sometimes when vehicle comes to a complete stop it feels as though it is being rear ended even though no	41 ~ 75225 miles
STEERING 2012 dodge ram with 4.7 litre engine. noticed a ground out vibration type noise at low speeds and at idle...	39 ~ 36330 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the headlights both high and low beams are so poor as to be a serious safety hazard. on low beam...	38 ~ 27176 miles
SERVICE BRAKES the factory installed trailer brake controller outputs the same voltage at all settings from 0-10. this results in the brakes...	37 ~ 38159 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle would loos power without warning....	21 ~ 36220 miles
SUSPENSION at 4000 miles i noticed a "popping" noise from the driverside suspension. at 8000 miles the noise was much worse...	16 ~ 37922 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. while driving approximately 65 mph the contact opened the rear passenger...	15 ~ 58204 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL this vehicle with a 36 gallon gas tank makes a thump noise a few seconds after the vehicle stops when...	12 ~ 62145 miles
WHEELS i was on vacation in smokes going up a hill. i was behind a slow moving car about 25 to...	10 ~ 36843 miles
TIRES driving my 4 month old new 2012 ram 1500 4x4 in mid michigan after our first measurable snow fall. on...	6 ~ 29929 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL the week of march 9th of this year we took the truck in for transmission problem and wheel alignment to...	5
SEAT BELTS rear seat seat belts are inoperable. poor/faulty design. lower half of rear seat raises/lowers for storage. the buckle end of...	4 ~ 67125 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2012 dodge ram with 4.7 litre engine. noticed a ground out vibration type noise at low speeds and at idle...	4 ~ 3644 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. while driving 20 mph the air bag warning light illuminated. the...	3 ~ 68000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the heating and air conditions system would not operate. windows fogged up and defroster would not operate at all. lost...	3 ~ 38300 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE this vehicle with a 36 gallon gas tank makes a thump noise a few seconds after the vehicle stops when...	3 ~ 38000 miles
SEATS the design of the headrest is bad. it forces you to bend your neck as such an angle that it...	3 ~ 32380 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving 70 mph the driveshaft dislodged from the vehicle and caused...	2 ~ 122000 miles
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while the vehicle was idling in the park position the engine inadvertently...	2 ~ 69865 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. the contact was driving approximately 55 mph with the headlights activated...	2 ~ 29000 miles
LATCH > TAILGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving at an undisclosed speed the tailgate opened independently and caused...	1 ~ 25000 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. the contact stated that a bracket was rusted around the fuel tank....	1 ~ 100000 miles
MODULE > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving various speeds the vehicle shut off without warning. the vehicle...	1 ~ 178000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving various speeds the vehicle made an abnormal noise. the vehicle...	1 ~ 102126 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving 40 mph the accelerator pedal was depressed and became stuck....	1
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. when the vehicle was started the contact heard an abnormal noise coming...	1 ~ 100017 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving at an unknown speed smoke was present coming from the...	1 ~ 80000 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION the vehicle may slip out of gear due to the transmission locking pin getting stuck open. ( no incidents have	1
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. the contact stated that the adhesive from both exterior mirrors were degrading...	1 ~ 6000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving various speeds the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was...	1 ~ 80000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that water was leaking from the brake light...	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while driving approximately 10 mph the brakes were applied but failed. there...	1 ~ 30000 miles
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v635000 (engine and...	1
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph the engine stalled...	1 ~ 47000 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving at 60 mph the hood...	1 ~ 32000 miles
EQUIPMENT dodge ram laramie1500 4x4 crew cab built in june 2012 has factory 20x9 aluminum chrome clad wheels with goodyear wrangler...	1 ~ 31036 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE everything was alright we parked the truck came out and it wouldn't open the door so we manually opened the...	1 ~ 56000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT when you copy mp3's to the hard drive and then play them the radio will lock up and not function...	1 ~ 1000 miles

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