2012 Ram 1500 Engine Problems

While driving at 65 mph, your check engine light started flashing and your truck unexpectedly slowed down and shook when you pressed the accelerator. A mechanic found that cylinder #2 was misfiring due to failed lifters and a damaged camshaft, which allowed metal pieces to get inside the engine. Your engine needs to be replaced because of this internal damage.

Your engine failed at 119,000 miles due to a lifter that broke, which also damaged the camshaft and spread metal shavings throughout the engine. You likely noticed a loud ticking noise, engine misfires, and worse fuel economy starting around 106,000 miles. The engine had to be completely replaced because of the internal damage caused by the failed lifter and metal contamination.

The engine has lifters ticking when cold and a loss of power during operation. The engine hesitates during driving at different times and runs rough. There is no warning before this happens and no warning lights/sensors activated. The truck only has 76k miles on it.

The engine has this ticking sound that has progressively gotten louder and now the engine shakes. My truck has turned off multiple times in traffic at a random and I would presume it’s from a failing engine.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary at a red light, upon starting to drive and attempting to make a right turn, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to immediately restart the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 160,000.

The exhaust manifold bolts Broken causing it to leak ,tick.

The contact owns a 2012 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the cam shaft and lifters needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

I am experiencing a loud exhaust manifold leak for the third time now in this vehicle. The previous mechanic told me the bolts were broken and this is a known problem with these Rams. I can't afford to keep fixing this issue. This isn't an inexpensive fix. Please help

The engine is "Ticking". Ticks real bad when first started cold. After it warms up the ticking diminishes. Vehicle has just over 50,000 miles on it

The exhaust manifold bolts have broken off inside the block 3 times in 7 years. I have fixed them every time. Most recently, I was advised by service manager at Lithia Chrysler Dodge that 4 manifold bolts were broken and the repair cost $1490. This is a very common issue that needs a recall.

Engine "tick" - exhaust bolts are broken and according to dealer cylinder head needs to be extracted

Complete engine failure caused by lifters sticking due to lack of lubrication which is a well known problem with the hemi engines. It occurred in my case at approximately 140,000 kilometres despite being maintained religiously with all oil changes done at 5000 kilometre intervals using synthetic oil. Only fix possible because of the damage was to purchase a new long block at a cost of approximately $8000.

Exhaust manifold failed (warped and broke bolts) for second time since owning my 2012 Ram 1500 causing dangerous exhaust leak that then enters the cabin of the vehicle causing dangerous conditions for the occupants.

Issue is that the exhaust manifold studs/bolts break off in cylinder head(s) on 5.7L Hemi engines causing exhaust leak in engine compartment in which could allow carbon monoxide to be drawn into passenger compartment. I personally replaced all the bolts/ studs along with new gaskets each time. Even once replacing exhaust manifolds only to have this issue continue to happen repeatedly.

I believe there should be a recall by Dodge on their Dodge 1500 Laramie Longhorn with the 5.7 Hemi engines. It's really the Hemi exhaust manifold that is the problem. I have this ticking noise which hundreds if not thousands of others also have. Copied from the Internet ** (Broken or loose exhaust manifold bolts (this is the most common answer). I've had my truck diagnosed and this is what they say is bad. They will not fix it for no charge. The fix is close to and/or over $1,000. Good reason for the to not admit it's their problem. There should definitely be a Class Action Lawsuit against Dodge. This is a very common problem and because hundreds if not thousands of engines have this issue it should be a RECALL issue. I would hope your organization could do something about this. I don't think it's fair that their mechanical problems they caused are my costly problems. I'll pay for wear and tear and things I've done to my car but they should stand up and take responsibility of their manufactures defects. Please help. [XXX] P.s. Not sure of the date this started but it had about 40,000 miles. Now has 69,000. I've been driving it this way for sometime now but would like to get it fixed. Dodge is denying my request to have them pay for it. We hope you have some clout to get this issue resolved not only for me but for hundreds of others. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

2012 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS.

Camshaft lobe warn down from, from faulty rocker arm roller (needle bearing) (there is no to very little compression in cylinder 5), apparently engine is lubricated "by splash oil design" and people smarter then me have diagnosed that it is a design flaw.(having to do with the well and the height of the bores that accept the rocker arms) The engine only had 118,000 miles when the engine light came on, resulted in a severe knocking sound and misfiring. I expected a well taken care of motor with regular oil changes would last 200,000 miles. My choices are to rebuild the motor and or replace, both are costly. Thanks for taking the time to read my complaint. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

SEEMS LIKE THIS IS NOT NEW, OTHERS THAT OWN THE SAME 1500 MODEL HAVE ISSUES WITH LIFTS AND CAMSHAFT CAUSING A MISS FIRE, P030SOMETHING (MINES IS P0303). THE SPARK PLUS/ FUEL INJECTORS/ AND COIL PACKS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. OUT OF NOWHERE I GET A CODE WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD A RUNNING TICK TO IT. I HAVE MY VECHILE SERVICED BY DODGE THEMSELVES. THEY NEVER STATED IT WAS AN ISSUE. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE IN HEMI 5.7 ENGINES MANUFACTURED AFTER THE REDESIGNED FROM THE MAGNUM PLATFORM.

2012 RAM 1500 HEMI TICK ISSUE. SUPPOSED TO BE A LIFTER. REPLACED ALL LIFTERS AND NOW MY TRUCK WONT START. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND SHUDDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME MODEL OF TRUCK I HAVE EVERYONE HAS SEEMED TO COME ACROSS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS CAUSING EVERY CAR PLACE IN MY STATE TO BE OUT OF THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING AND ACTING WEIRD SO I BROUGHT IT IN TO GET CODED AND WHEN IT WAS GETTING CODED I WAS TOLD BY THE TECH THAT THE 7TH CYLINDER WAS OUT ALONG WITH ISSUES WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND HE HAS SEEN IT IN AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF TRUCKS. SO MUCH THAT THEY COULDN'T GET HANDS ON THE PARTS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. UPON LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS INDEED A HUGE ISSUE IN HEMI 5.7 ENGINES MANUFACTURED AFTER 2010.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD/BOLT FAILURE CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK AND TICKING NOISE. PASSENGER SIDE.

ENGINE MAKING TICKING NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE. TICKING GOES AWAY AFTER IT WARMS UP.

RAM 1500S HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE IMPROPER MATERIALS WERE USED IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RESULTING IN BOLTS BREAKING OFF AND CAUSING HAZARDOUS EXHAUST LEAKS. MINE CURRENTLY HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT. THE LEAK IS DIAGNOSABLE BY A TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY AT START UP FROM WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD ON THE MANIFOLD VIBRATE DUE TO THE BROKEN BOLTS, OFTEN CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK AT THE SITE OF THE BROKEN BOLT.

VEHICLE HAS 138,358 MILES AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, THE CAM SHAFT HAS WORN AND ROCKER ARM HAS BECOME LOOSE AND IS CAUSING CYLINDER 5 TO MISFIRE (P0305). THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR TIMES OF ACCELERATION TO CROSS TRAFFIC OR CLIMB STEEP ROAD GRADES. INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY AUTO MECHANIC STATES THAT CAM SHAFT AND ROCKER ARM NEED REPLACING. ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED TO SEE IF VALVLES ARE DETERIORATING AND NEED REPLACING.

LIFTERS ON TRUCKAND CAMSHAFT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND MISFIRE.TRICK HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES ON THERE NOW. HAD NO POWER OFF THE LINE ON THE HIGHWAY.

DISCOVER COOLANT SOAKED INTERIOR FLOORBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. TRUCK BEGAN OVER HEATING WHILE DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE (I.E., 5-10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD) AND UPON ACCELERATION TO HIGHWAY REGULATION SPEEDS. BELIEVED TO BE PROBLEM WITH HEATER CORE IN ENGINE.

Y'ALL MANIFOLDS ARE FAULTY. I JUST REPLACED MY MANIFOLD AND SCREW TWO YEARS AGO AND AGIN THE SAME ISSUE THIS COST 800-900 DOLLARS. THIS IS FAULTY ON MANUFACTURER PART.

CAMSHAFT ON HEMI ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE AND FAIL CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL AND COSTING OWNER $6,000 TO REPAIR. THIS DEFECT IS EFFECTING THOUSANDS OF THESE ENGINES AND DODGE/RAM NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HAD MINE REPAIRED FOR $6,000 BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN CT. SINCE HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THIS DEFECT IS RAMPANT ON THESE ENGINES ON MANY YEARS OF RAM TRUCKS WITH HEMI ENGINE. DODGE MUST OWN UP TO THIS AND THEY MUST BE RECALLED. ONLY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN GET THEM TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT IS THE ENGINE WHICH IS AT STAKE.

I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE BAY. THE SOUND STOPS AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS SLIGHTLY. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAL FOR THE EXHAUST IS NOW COMPROMISED THUS POSSIBLY HAVING AN EXHAUST LEAK. I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER OWNERS THE ISSUE RETURNS EVEN AFTER REPAIRED. FCA ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE (TSB 11-002-11).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER HAD A FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER RANDALL FORD LOCATED AT 5500 ROGERS AVE, FORT SMITH, AR 72903, SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT, LIFTERS, CYLINDER, WATER PUMP CASE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN OFF RAMP AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN FROM THE RELAY AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT CALLED ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TIPM OR RELAY SWITCH WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT CALLED OXMOOR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4520 SHELBYVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40207, (502) 895-4520) AND WAS GIVEN A COST ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE TIPM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,200.

LIFTER/ TAPPER FAILURE IN CYLINDERS 3 AND 5.

CYLINDER MISFIRE AT HIGH RPM. ROLLER LIFTERS GETTING STUCK OR WEARING AND CAUSING GROOVES OR EXCESSIVE CAMSHAFT WEAR. RANDOM CYLINDERS AND LIFTERS BECOMING STUCK OR BEARINGS ON LIFTERS FAILING CAUSING EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE CAMSHAFT WEAR OR FAILURE OF LOBES ON CAMSHAFT. 2012 HEMI 5.7L ENGINE. HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE PUT UNDER A LOAD SUCH AS GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY OR PASSING A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. UNDER LOAD OR HIGHER RPM ENGINE FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND WILL BLINK ON AND OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. PURCHASED ON 11/16/19 AS USED VEHICLE. ODOMETER 147514.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO STALLING DODGE (1245 38TH BLVD NE, CAIRO, GA). THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

LOUD TICKING NOISE CAUSED BY LIFTER/CAMSHAFT MALFUNCTION. TRUCK LOSES POWER. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRUCK STARTED MISFIRING (CYLINDER 3). HAD TO PUT ON HAZARD FLASHERS AND DRIVE AT SEVERELY REDUCED SPEEDS FOR 125 MILES TO GET HOME. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE HEMI ENGINE. CANNOT GET LIFTERS DUE TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES. IF YOU CAN FIND LIFTERS, THE PRICES ARE OUTRAGEOUS. DODGE DEALER.STATES THERE ARE MORE THAN 10,000 LIFTERS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. WE MAY HAVE TO LET OUR TRUCK GO BACK TO THE BANK AS WE CANNOT DRIVE IT BUT STILL OWE 20K!!! PLEASE FOR THE SAKE OF THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED DODGE OWNERS, DO SOMETHING!!!

2012 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT 5.7 HEMI 73000 MILES AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING THE VALVE SPRING BREAKS DID NOT EVEN GENERATE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME TO FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL OTHER RAM HEMI OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAM ISSUE AND DODGE APPARENTLY IS AWARE OF THIS AND WILL NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT SO I WILL NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OWN OR RECOMMEND TO ANYONE I KNOW TO OWN ONE OF THESE P.O.S. RAMS NOT WORTH THE MONEY OR THE TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DODGE SHOULD BE SUED AND THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE THIER LACK OF CUSTOMER CARE!!!!!!!!!!!! I CONTACTED THE DODGE HQ AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALL WITHIN 24 HRS GOT NOTHING AGAIN THEY DON'T CARE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, THE ENGINE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED VILLAGE MOTORS AT 330-674-2055 (LOCATED AT 784 WOOSTER RD, MILLERSBURG, OH 44654) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A FAKE PHONE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

CAM AND LIFTER FAILURE UNDER 90,000MILES ON IT HAD FOR ABOUT A YEAR BOUGHT FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON IT THIS IS PRIME EXAMPLE OF A LEMON FOR THE LEMON LAW THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE ENGINES WITH A REPAIR COST OF 4400 DOLLARS OR MORE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE ALSO THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY TRUCK MORE THAN 3 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THE CAMSHAFT OR LIFTERS BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH THEM AND ARE ON BACKORDER WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN FAULTY PARTS INTO THE ENGINES

2012 RAM 1500 - CRANKED MY RAM TRUCK ONE MORNING AND THE ENGINE HAD A KNOCK WITH A TAPPING SOUND, TURN OFF CHECK THE OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS OK! STARTED THE ENGINE AND ONLY HEARD LIKE A MAINIFOLD LEAK. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES , I NOTICE THAT THE TRUCK WAS SHAKY DURING TAKE-OFF OR CLIMBING A HILL. DROP TRUCK OFF AT MY MECHANIC FOR A TUNE-UP AND LATER THAT DAY MY MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THE TUNE-UP WASN'T THE PROBLEM. HE REMOVE THE CAMS/LIFTERS TO #5 LIFTER AND THAT LIFTER WASN'T MOVING LIKE 1,3 & 7. "IS WAS LIKE THE LUG ON THE CAM WERE WORE OUT."

EXHAUST STUDS BROKE TOOK TO SHOP FOR REPAIR GOT BACK STILL EXHAUST LEAK TOOK BACK HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE MANIFORD WAS TOLD BY DODGE DEALER SHOP THAT NEW DESIGN STUDS WAS AVAILABLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM DODGE HAD WITH STUDS BREAKING PAID OVER $1200 FOR THIS WORK

TRUCK SHUTS DOWN ON OCCASIONS WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES?

2012 DODGE RAM SPORT LOSES POWER AND HAS AN ANNOYING TICKING SOUND WITH IT.. TICKING IS CONSTANT AND SO IS POWER LOSS. THIS HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO.. TRUCK HAS 155,620 MILES ON IT. HAPPENED AS I WAS GETTING ON THE THE INTERSTATE..

SERIOUS EXHAUST LEAK. ALSO, EXHAUST IS LEAKING INTO THE CABIN. MY 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS 77,000 MILES. I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A TERRIBLE SMELL INSIDE THE TRUCK. I REALIZED THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS AT A SHOP IN GAINESVILLE FL TOLD ME HIS SHOP HAS REPAIRED 125 OF THE SAME TRUCKS IN 2.5 YRS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE FAILING/BREAKING WHICH CAUSES AN EXHAUST LEAK WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE MANIFOLD TO WARP. MY TRUCK HAS NOW HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND IS CURRENTLY AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. MY TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. IN MY OPINION THIS EXHAUST LEAK IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM JUST LIKE FORD RECENTLY HAD WITH THEIR POLICE VEHICLES.

VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD TICKING NOICE AT STARTUP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. TICKING NOISE STOPS AROUND FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING APPRX 65 ON THE FREE WAY. I CHECKED THE CODE P0305. SLIGHT SPUTTER AT FIRST. NOW LOW POWER BELOW 30MPH AND MAJOR JUMP INTO GEAR HIGHER THAN 30MPH. ALMOST AS IF SKIPPING A GEAR. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A CAM FAILURE CAUSING A MISFIRE, POSSIBLY FROM EVIDENCE OF SPRING SEIZURE.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS DUE TO BROKEN BOLTS ADHERING MANIFOLD TO ENGINE. THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD AND A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, IT IS POSSIBLY ALLOWING EXHAUST GAS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO LEAK FROM POOR DESIGN, COSTING CONSUMER MORE THAN 1000$ TO FIX BOTH SIDES OF MANIFOLD.

THE LIFTERS HAVE FAILED AND THERE IS ONLY AROUND 80,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE HEMI ENGINES THAT HAVE THE MDS SYSTEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED WHEN THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND DESIGN FLAW

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKE OFF IN THE BLOCK!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF KATY (LOCATED AT 21777 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450, (281) 715-6920) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CYLINDER NUMBER THREE WAS MISFIRING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTER IN THE ENGINE AND CAMSHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOB RICHARDS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1666 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, GRANITEVILLE, SC 29829, (855) 984-5458) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,641.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF RAM 1500 OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE LIFTERS IN THE MOTOR HAVE A DEFECT IN THE NEEDLE BEARINGS, BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND FOR THESE LIFTERS I WILL BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND I GUARANTEE YOU ALL THE OTHER OWNERS DO ALSO.

I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO LODI CDJR TO HAVE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. THEY THEN INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND FOUND BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WARPED AND STUDS HOLDING THEM TO THE BLOCK BROKEN. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF MANIFOLDS. I HAD THE WORK PERFORMED AT MY PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS REPAIR FREQUENTLY. I LOOKED AT DODGERAMFORUM ONLINE AND SAW THIS DAMAGE TALKED ABOUT A LOT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 5.7L HEMI BLOCK IS ALUMINUM AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STEEL, 2 DISSIMILAR METALS. IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN EXCEED 400 DEGREES F AND THEN COOL BACK DOWN, DISSIMILAR METALS EXPAND AND CONTRACT AT DIFFERENT RATES, PUTTING SHEERING FORCE ON THE CONNECTING BOLTS, CAUSING THEM TO BREAK. WHICH MINE DID. THIS REPAIR COST ME $890 AND COULD EASILY HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE DISSIMILAR METAL SITUATION IS BY DESIGN AND REALLY CANNOT BE CURED. I CALLED A LEMON LAWYER WHO DIRECTED ME TO DODGE'S OWN CUSTOMER SERVICE. I EXPLAINED MY COMPLAINT TO THE DODGE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REPRESENTATIVE (1-800-423-6343) WHO SAID HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT YOU. HE GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER FOR MY CASE: 57938794, TO GIVE TO YOU. I FEEL CDJR IS WELL AWARE OF THE FLAW HERE AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT BY RECALL.

STARTED HEARING A LOUD TICKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. ONCE ENGINE WARMS UP SOUND GOES AWAY.

SHOULD. THE LEAK AND PROBLEM GETS WORSE OVER TIME. 12/26/18-76,XXX MILES.

MY 2012 RAM 4X4 WITH THE 5.7 HEMI HAD 102K MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT, AT 105K MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CODE WAS PO302 #2 CYLINDER MISFIRE. I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO MY 1ST OIL CHANGE B4 IT WENT OUT. I HAVE MADE 3 PAYMENTS ON IT, NOW ITS A MONEY PIT AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT, AND IF I LET IT GO BACK TO BANK IT SCREWS MY CREDIT UP LOL HOW'S THAT FOR YOU ALL LOL I HAVE 5 PPL IN MY FAMILY I TRADED MY LAST TRUCK IN ON THIS 1 FOR PIECE OF MIND FOR THE FAMILY , NOW IT IS A YARD ORNAMENT AND SOON ILL BE WALKING TO AND FROM WORK IF I DON'T LOSE MY JOB DUE TO BEING LATE FROM HAVING TO WALK TO WORK LOL IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD LUCK......

KNOWN MAJOR ISSUE WITH WITH RAM HEMI 5.7L LIFTERS GOING BAD AND EATING INTO CAMSHAFT. MY TRUCK HAS STARTED THIS PROBLEM AND WILL ONLY GET WORSE WITHOUT MAJOR REPAIRS, CAUSING DECREASE OF ACCELERATION AND EVENTUALLY MOTOR LOCK UP. DODGE/CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS PROBLEM AND, AS YET, HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LBJ OF LOUISBURG (1188 US HIGHWAY 401 SOUTH, LOUISBURG, NC 27549, 919-752-3921) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,017. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK. MOST PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO WITH A 4TH GENERATION RAM HAVE OR HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 35K MILES ON IT.

TRUCK ENGINE BEGAN TAPPING AND HAD POOR ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED A CYLINDER 5 MISS FIRE. CHANGING LIFTERS AND CAM SHAFT. TRUCK HAS 74,000 MILES.

CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT AND DAMAGING THE CAMSHAFT

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE IS A DISTINCT TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS THE VEHICLE WARMS UP IT GOES AWAY. AFTER LATER DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD BROKE OFF OR SHEARED OFF FROM THE HEAD. THIS WAS SAID TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH RAM TRUCKS BECAUSE OF THE HEAT DISPLACEMENT ISSUE. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO RECORD OR INTENTION OF ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT WARRANTY WILL ONLY COVER A FRACTION OF COST. IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE FIXED INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CONSUMER PAY MORE FOR THE PRODUCT DEFECTS.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADER BOLTS ARE PRONE TO BREAKING DUE TO AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM BLOCK AND THE CAST IRON HEADER MANIFOLDS. THEY EXPAND/CONTRACT AT DIFFERENT RATES CAUSING THE BOLTS TO STRETCH AND EVENTUALLY BREAK OFF CAUSING A MANIFOLD LEAK, WHICH REDUCES PERFORMANCE, DECREASES GAS MILEAGE AND LET'S EXHAUST GASSES ENTER THE ATMOSPHERE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE ON MY TRUCK AT 65,000 MILES, AND AGAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE AT 78,000 MILES.

WHEN I START MY TRUCK THE LIFTERS ARE KNOCKING AND A TAPPING SOUND! AND MY TRUCK ITS BOGGING DOWN LOSING POWER. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS IT TAKE IT LONGER TO REACH POWER THAN USUALLY. THE RPMS SEEM STUCK IT NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. I WANT TO GET IT FIX. I DONT WANT NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP OUT WITH MY SITUATION! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DALLAS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (11550 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75238, (214) 327-9361) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANIFOLD BOLTS DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. LEFT SIDE BROKE OFF IN 2015 AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. STATEMENT OF DEFECTIVE BOLTS WAS THE REASON AND WHEN ASKED TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE WITH THE NEW BOLTS, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WERE GOOD BOLTS. DEALERSHIP DETECTED THE EXHAUST LEAK AND BROKEN BOLT ON 5/09/18.

RAM 1500 2012 5.7 HEMI BEGAN WITH A "SQUEAK" COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE/BELL HOUSING. DIAGNOSED AS A CAMSHAFT/LIFTER PROBLEM. ENGINE ONLY HAS 77749 MILES. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HEMI.

I'VE A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE MANIFOLD FOR YEARS. I WENT TO DODGELAND IN COLUMBIA, SC AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER I READ MANY POST CONCERNING THE TICKING AND RECALL. IT WAS HAPPENING ON START UPS AND WOULD GO AHEAD, BUT NOT ITS TICKING ALL THE TIME.

2012 RAM1500 - 74,250 MILES. STARTED ON 3/5 - GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GAS UP. FILLED IT AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BELIEVED IT TO BE "GAS CAP" ISSUE, SINCE I JUST GASSED UP. BROUGHT IT TO A AUTO PARTS STORE FOR A QUICK CHECK. P303. ENGINE MISFIRE CYLINDER 3. INITIALLY REPLACED IGNITION COIL, THEN SPARK PLUGS, NO CHANGE IN ISSUE. EACH TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH. TAKEN IT AGAIN TO TWO AUTO PARTS STORES, AND EACH GAVE THE SAME ERROR CODE OF P303. TAKEN IT CAR REPAIR CENTER, THEY DIAGNOSED, ENGINE MISFIRE TOO, BUT ALSO SEEN IN OTHER CYLINDERS. REPLACED ALL IGNITION COILS AND ALL SPARK PLUGS, SAME ISSUE. CLEANED FUEL SYSTEM 2X BELIEVING IT WAS CARBON BUILD UP, STILL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SAME ERROR CODE. ADVISED BY SHOP TO CONTACT RAM TRUCKS, NOT THE DEALER TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY, THE SHOP, INDICATED THAT THE ISSUE THEY SEE, IS THE CAMS AND LIFTER NOT WORKING, AND IT IS A "KNOWN" ISSUE. CONTACTED RAM TRUCKS, THEY OPENED A CASE AND DIRECTED ME TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AS THE FIRST STEP. IN TALKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID, THE ENGINE IS MISFIRING AT "IDLE" NOT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THEY ARE GOING TO WORK ON AN ESTIMATE FOR TWO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, ONE BEING THE CAMS/LIFTERS AND THE OTHER WAS SOMETHING ELSE, MY FAULT FOR NOT GETTING THAT OTHER, BUT BELIEVING IT IS THE CAM/LIFTER ISSUE. AT THIS TIME WAITING ON DETERMINATION. BUT UNSURE WHAT HELP, IF ANY, WILL BE OFFERED FOR THIS ISSUE. RESEARCH ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS INDICATE QUITE A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH "TICKING" OR CAMS/LIFTERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE SHOOK, WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TEXAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 18555 EASTEX FREEWAY SERVICE RD, HUMBLE, TX 77338) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CYLINDER FIVE MISFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

CYLINDER 5 MISSFIRE-CAMSHAFT: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA. I NOTICED THAT THE POWER HAD REDUCED, FUEL ECONOMY DROPPED, AND THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING, THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS SHAKING LIKE A TIRE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW OUT. AFTER EXITING AND FINDING THE NEAR O'REILY, I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS,AND IGNITION COIL #5 AS WELL AS THE FUEL INJECTOR. AFTER ALL THAT WAS REPLACED, THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND FLASHING THE SAME CODE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSTICS TEST WAS COMPLETE, THEY REPORTED BACK WITH REPLACING THE CAMSHAFT! THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND A 5.7 HEMI. IT WILL ALSO BE A MAJOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING APRIL 2017. IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED BEFORE WE PUT IT BACK ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE TWO CAR SEATS.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FROM SPEEDS 0 - 40MPH A "WHIRLING/WHINING" NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK AND IS ONLY HEARD WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE IS NOT PRESENT WHEN CAR IS PARKED OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I HAVE 160,000.00 MILES ON TRUCK AND IT HAS JUST STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I SEE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL TRUCKS. WE HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2017 RAM TRUCK AND THAT WILL BE OUR THIRD RAM TRUCK AND AM UPSET THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET

IN THE MORNING WHEN ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED THEIR IS A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOR ABOUT 10 MIN AND THEN GOES AWAY. ALSO IF TRUCK SITS TOO LONG THE KNOCKING NOISE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 MINS. 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS REGARDING THIS NOISE AND CONCERNED THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO THE DEALER AND GOVERNMENT FOR QUITE SOMETIME NOW.

TICKING SOUND COMING FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, STILL CONTINUES WHEN WARMER NUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE.

HEMI TICK MANIFOLD GETS HOT EXPANDS BREAK MANIFOLD BOLTS, ACTED UP ON HIGHWAY IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE ALMOST HOT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM LOSS OF POWER AND JERKING.

I HAVE BEEN HEARING A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM MY ENGINE THESE PAST FEW WEEKS. I LOOKED INTO THE MATTER AND HAVE FOUND ISSUES WITH THE MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT ARE BREAKING OFF AND CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED DODGE OF GILROY TODAY AND THEY STATE THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY ISSUES REGARDING THIS ENGINE HEMI 5.7. HOWEVER, AFTER LOOKING AT THIS WEBSITE, IT APPEARS THEY'RE MANY ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL, AS IT IS A DANGER OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CAB.

ENGINE TICKS AND LAGS/HESITATE UNDER THROTTLE RECEIVE ERROR CODE P0308, DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED A TUNE UP BUT DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. STILL HESITATES UNDER THROTTLE. DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON-LINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND COSTLY TO CONSUMERS AND DANGEROUS. IN MY CASE, I WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY WITH MY 2 KIDS. I WAS ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AS I ENTERED THE ON RAMP OF THE FREEWAY TO GET TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 60 MPH. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE AND ALMOST STALLED CAUSING THE VEHICLES ON THE FREEWAY TO SLAM ON HIS/HER BREAKS AND SWERVE TO GO AROUND ME. FORTUNATELY, THE CARS BEHIND ME DID NOT RAN INTO ME OR ANYONE ELSE CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS THIS OCCURRED DURING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR FREEWAY.

ENGINE IS MISSING ON ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED OR CLIMBING A HILL - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON (ERROR CODE IS "CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE"). DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE HEAD DUE TO DAMAGED VALVE SPRINGS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 112K MILES.

I'VE HAD MY 2012 RAM 1500 FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW. IT JUST STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. FROM WHEN I START TO WHEN I TURN IT OFF. I'VE DONE MAY RESEARCH AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. I'M A DIE HARD RAM FAN. THIS NEEDS TO GET RECALLED.

LOUD TICKING FROM ENGINE POSSIBLE MANIFOLD. HAD THE TICKING FOR YEARS, BUT WAS TOLD BY DODEGLAND OF COLUMIBA SC THAT IT WAS NOT.

AT 104,000 MILES, ENGINE CODE FOR CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE. 16 NEW PLUGS AND #3 COIL PACK DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. FURTHER TESTING REVEALED REVEALED A BAD LIFTER. ENGINE OVERHAUL PRODUCED A SEIZED ROLLER ON THE LIFTER THAT EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY WORE A LOBE OF THE CAMSHAFT. WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF LIFTERS, CAMSHAFT, VALVE SPRINGS, THE MECHANIC SHOP ALSO REPLACED 5 BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS (ANOTHER KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE). $4000 LATER I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ENGINE OVERHAUL ON AN ENGINE WITH JUST 104,000 MILES THAT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. 5W20 MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC OIL USED AT ALL OIL CHANGES AT FACTORY RECOMMENDED INTERVAL, SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW.

CLICKING SOUND UNDER RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. ONLY DOES IT WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD..AFTER AROUND 30 SECONDS ITS GONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE LIFTERS ON THIS ENGINES IS GOING BAD, IM THINKING ON BUYING A NEW RAM BUT WITH THIS BAD ENGINE I DON'T THINK I WANT ONE MORE. RAM REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IS VERY BAD YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU ENGINE NEEDS OIL WHEN IT DOES THIS CLICKING OR IF IS YOUR LIFTERS.

ON THE 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 BIGHORN, TRUCKS THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE WILL FAIL, CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK.. KNOW AS THE HEMI TRICK. MY TRUCK SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND SO I STARTED A LITTLE RESEARCH PROJECT TO FIND A SOLUTION, AND IN A MATTER OF MINUETS I FOUND NUMEROUS TRUCK OWNER REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN YOU TRY TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP FOR RESOLUTION, THEY JUST PRETEND THAT ITS THE FIRST TIME THEY EVER HEAR OF IT. THEN OFFER TO FIX IT FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS... WHEN IT A KNOW DEFECT IN THE ENGINE.

TRUCK HAS 84K MILES AND SUDDENLY HAS P0303 CODE FOR MISFIRE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO MECHANIC. SO FAR VALVE AND LIFTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXHISTS. MOST LIKELY A WORN DOWN CAM LOBE FROM THE BAD LIFTER, SO NOW IM WITHOUT A VEHICLEFOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS THAT I STILL OWE 20K ON. I CANT BELIEVE THE PARTS QUALITY AND ENGINEERING ARE SO POOR THAT THIS TRUCK DOESNT EVEN HAVE 90K ON IT. TO TOP IT OFF, THE MANUFACTURER HAS STATED THERE ARE THOUSANDS ON BACK ORDER WHICH TELLS ME THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS STATING THEY HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH SUCH LOW MILES AND IRONICALLY OUR TRUCK IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS, WHICH SECURE THE EXHAUST TO THE CYLINDER HEAD, FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TIPM FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY RESULTING IN NO FUEL PRESSURE PERIODICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE WOULD FAIL TO RUN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE OK AND THEN SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN. RAM SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOCATE A NEW TIPM. THEY DIDNT HAVE ONE BECAUSE OF ALOT OF THESE HAD FAILED, SO THEYRE IN HIGH DEMAND. WHY ARENT THESE BEING RECALLED THEN??

TICM FAILURE CAUSE ENGINE/ELECTRONIC TO SUDDENLY STOP WHILE RUNNING. IN PARKING LOT, LUCKILY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE KNOWN AS THE HEMI TICK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR INTAKE VALVE, EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. UPDATED 01/17/2017*CT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL NOISE, FOLLOWING BY A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE MANIFOLD GASKET TO BLOW IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,400.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKEN CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. VERIFIED BY DEALER AFTER DOING A FULL INSPECTION AFTER ANOTHER RECALL ITEM WAS FIXED. DEALER SAID THAT IT IS COMMON FOR THE 5.7 HEMI. POSSIBLE EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING DRIVER CAB. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE HEMI TICK, HAVE BEEN HEARING TICK FOR ABOUT 1,000 MILES, CURRENT MILES IS 32,004. CAN HEAR EXHAUST LEAK CONSISTENTLY

STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ONGOING PROBLEMS. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. DENIED IN RECALL YET EXTREMELY UNSAFE. FAULTY TIPM.

EXHAUST LEAK RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER PASSENGER CABIN.

GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL TO COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. WITHOUT WARNING THE TRUCK SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OFF RAMP. STARTS RIGHT UP BUT MAKES A NOISE AS IF YOU WERE STARTING A COLD DIESEL ENGINE. IT'S HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND THE DEALER COULD FIND OR FIX THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/27/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V63500 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TRIED TO START TRUCK - DEAD JUMPED BATTERY - WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY TRUCK RAN FINE DURING THE DAY - WENT OUT NEXT MORNING - TRUCK WOULD TRY TO TURN OVER BUT WOULDN'T START- TOOK IT TO DEALER- DEALER SAID TO DIAGNOSE WOULD BE $ 130 DOLLARS PAID FOR THAT- THEY SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT HOOKED UP CORRECTLY THEY FIXED IT- TOOK TRUCK HOME- TRIED TO START IT THE NEXT MORNING.. SAME THING WON'T TURN OVER- WILL CRANK BUT WON'T TURN OVER- CALLED DEALER HE SAID BRING IT IN - NOW THEY SAY THAT THE SENDING UNIT IN THE GAS TANK IS BAD - $ 750 TO FIX - INSTALLED NEW UNIT PAID THE BILL BROUGHT TRUCK HOME LAST NIGHT THIS MORNING TRUCK WON'T START- TRIED CALLING DEALER NO ANSWER-LEFT MESSAGE-NO CALL BACK... *TR

ENGINE IDLE SPIKED AND DROPPED IN RUSH HOUR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC UNTIL THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY STALLED. I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TRIED RESTARTING. THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND TRIED RESTARTING. THE STARTER TURNED OVER BUT THE TRUCK ACTED AS IF AN ELEMENT NEEDED FOR COMBUSTION WAS MISSING. I TURNED MY HAZARDS ON--AS TRAFFIC WAS CLEARING AROUND ME. I TRIED STARTING THE TRUCK A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE CALLING 911 (SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE HWY). I TEXTED A FRIEND WHO SAID TRY STARTING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED--THE TRUCK STARTED, BUT THEN WENT RIGHT BACK TO SPIKING IDLE AND THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN. AT THIS TIME TRAFFIC WAS SPEEDING BY SO FAST ON BOTH SIDES THAT I COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. STATE PATROL CAME TO PUSH ME TO THE SHOULDER. TRUCK STARTED AGAIN ON THE SHOULDER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND I MANAGED TO MOVE IT ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE IT DIED AGAIN. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME IT MAY TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN DIAGNOSE MY TRUCK. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE IN 6 WEEKS. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP DROVE TRUCK 84 MILES AND RETURNED IT WITH A NOTE SAYING THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD MADE A LOUD TICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT LATER EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD BOLT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,890.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE T HE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,565 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,113. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE FAILURE WOULD LAST UP TO 15 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TWICE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. UPDATED 03/11/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGAGED IN ECONOMY OR MULTIPLE DISPLACEMENT MODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY VIBRATE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED HOWEVER, AN UPDATE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER LATER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIBRATION WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.