2018 Ram 1500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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WHEN MY TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP WE WERE UNABLE TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. I HAD AT LEAST FIVE GENTLEMEN OFFER TO HELP ME PUSH IT OUT FROM BLOCKING THE OFF RAMP BUT WE COULD NOT BECAUSE OF THE LOCKED UP BRAKES. I SAT THERE FOR 45 MINUTES BEING CURSED AT AND HONKED AT BECAUSE CHRYSLER STUPIDLY THOUGHT IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOCK WHENEVER THE ENGINE STALLS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID YES IT DOES THAT ON PURPOSE BUT AGREED IT PROBABLY A BAD FEATURE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS HAD IT STALLED ON A BLIND CURVE OR THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE IDEA AND VERY UNSAFE!
MY U-CONNECT SCREEN IS BEING TAKEN OVER WITH WEATHER ALERTS SO OFTEN THAT IT IS DANGEROUS! THESE ARE COMING FROM SIRIUS TRAVEL LINK AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. ONE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THEM BY CLICKING THE "X" OR "OK" EACH TIME AS THEY DO NOT TIME OUT OR OTHERWISE DISAPPEAR ON THEIR OWN ACCORD. PLEASE FORCE EITHER DODGE, U-CONNECT, OR SIRIUS TO INCLUDE A DISABLE BUTTON!
THE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UCONNECT SYSTEM- SYSTEM IS IN REBOOT STATUS FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS - 1000'S OF 2018 VEHICLES AFFECTED - REBOOTING EVERY 60 SECONDS AND LOSS OF NAVIGATION, BACK UP CAMERA AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. NO FIX SO FAR FROM CHRYSLER - AFFECTING JEEP, DODGE, AND RAM
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The 2018 Ram 1500 has 53 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.