Dodge Ram 1500 Traction Control Problems

Traction Control complaints by model year

Which parts fail

• Automatic (asc)
  2

Components named in complaints (electronic stability control and traction control).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  1217%
• 25k–50k
  812%
• 50k–75k
  710%
• 75k–100k
  1623%
• 100k–150k
  2029%
• 150k+
  69%

What owners report

2012 Dodge Ram 1500 express 2wd / 2 door truck. On March 21, 2018 at 9:00 am, I had a fire in the center of my steering wheel by my airbag. I took the truck to the dealer and they told me that my entire electrical wire harness caught on fire for no apparent reason. I called my insurance company and they told me they will only cover normal wear and tear. I believe this is a assembly and manufacturing issue with these vehicles now made in Mexico by inexperience and incompetent people working at chryslers new manufacturing plant for cheap foreign slave labor in Mexico. The entire wire harness from my steering wheel all the way to my engine through the fire wall needs to be replaced now costing me well over $2200.00. The main wire harness is now a lot thinner wires and not protected from coming into heat or contact and weather conditions in the engine area. …

Driving on a city road, 40 MPH, clear conditions, all the dashboard icons went dark. Difficult to pull over, steering wheel sluggish response. Able to pull over to side of road, put vehicle into park, turned key to off and then back on. Truck started back up. On 10/13, country dirt road, slowing down to 10 MPH, going into a turn, none of the lights on dashboard flashed, they were simply gone. Tried brakes and turning steering wheel, difficult to turn. Put into neutral, and turned the truck back on, all the dashboard icons and items came back on. Road conditions were clear and dry. Next event was turning the truck on in the driveway, morning of 10/15. Was turning the truck on, and it lost power again. Removed key, then put it back in the ignition, then started up, no issues. Made it to work without issue. …

Takata recall the TIPM went bad in my truck at 85,000 miles. Truck will not start at times, it will lock me out of my own vehicle (thank god my kids were never locked in). The fuel pump runs constantly even when the truck is turned off because the TIPM does not allow it to turn off. It affects all of my electrical stuff, including radio, power locks and power windows. My windows will role down out of nowhere when the vehicle is turned off, and the windows will not role back up. The backup camera will come on while I am driving forward, my radio will freeze up to where I can no do anything to it. My key gets stuck in the ignition and will not come out! The whole entire truck just locks up. When you're driving, and it decides to shut off out of nowhere, I lose all power!!! No brakes or steering!!! Its uncontrollable!! …

Truck won't start after sitting for a long period of time 5-6 hours, then it starts.power window & locks, visor lights, traction control, rear brake light, tire pressure monitoring light, all working intermittently. Ac outlet has never worked, key pulled out of ignition with truck staying running, key stuck in ignition won't release, big thing is truck shutting down while driving, now were afraid of driving it. Dealer looked at numerous times to blame our stereo in it. I have been researching it have found numerous complaints, don't know what its going to take for a recall, someone getting killed? Chrysler has recalled it in the Dodge durango, Jeep cherokee and other vehicles but not Ram 1500, cost 1000- 3000 from dealer who is the only one to fix ? …

The contact owns a 2010 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the ESP, traction control, and ABS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the tire pressure pump was replaced but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and they stated that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the part was no longer available. The failure mileage was 108,000.

2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi traveling at highway speed when instantly the gauge cluster started acting erratic. First the tire pressure display said that different tires were showing a multitude of different pressures the gas gauge started flickering between full and empty as well as the stop working of the speedometer and tachometer air-conditioned, power steering and continual windshield wiper on even though they were off at the switch. Radio intermittently on and off and ABS and airbag light on and off intermittently. All four windows fail to operate and interior lighting will not come on. Gauge function fluctuates every couple second.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 (na) Dodge Ram 1500. While driving approximately 64 MPH during inclement weather, the rear of the vehicle swayed from left to right. As a result, the vehicle hydroplaned and rolled multiple times without warning. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a neck and back injury that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed, but the body was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13V287000 (electronic stability control). The failure mileage was 29,900. ...updated 09/28/15 updated 12/08/2017

Dodge Ram 1500 crew cab, v6 engine. Dial gear shifter goes out of park while stopped and placed in park. Will move forward. I was stopped(stationary), vehicle was in park. On a highway and the vehicle moved forward, the striking vehicle in front. Police report completed, case #18-101657