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2012 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1654800
Internal NHTSA #	11319944
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	RAM
Model	1500
Model Year	2012
File date	24/02/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In the morning while starting truck no problem, all of a sudden while driving on street the truck just turned off. It had happened before on 3 other occasions but the first one was far apart then the other 2 in the last 2 weeks. When i got on the freeway i noticed a had to push harder on the gas pedal to gain speed but it felt like it was hard to press on and i wasn't getting to the speed (60mph) so i just took it slowly to gain speed. That lasted about a week. The following week after trying to gain speed at about 45-50 mph the truck started shaking really bad so i let go of the gas pedal and took it slow again. So i took it to my mechanic to get a basic tune up since i had just gotten an oil change he would just do spark plugs on3/5/20 to see if it would solve the problem. After explaining to him what it was doing he told me right away that it's probably the camshaft and hydraulic lifters worn out with my truck mileage of 108,000 it was unbelievable because i always make sure my truck is up to date with everything. By this time no check engine light had turned on. So i drove it another week and half with the same issues; finally on 3/16/20 the check engine light turned on and i took it to get it checked at autozone and oreilys and both computer finding were code p0385 which is a misfire on cylinder 5 which is hydraulic lifter, camshaft, and possible ignition coil gone bad. I decided to not use my truck until i took it to the mechanic which i did on 03/24/20. His finding were the worn out camshaft and hydraulic lifter on cylinder 5. I did some research on the internet and of course there is a lot of people complaining about the same problem and it starts with trucks from 2011 and some with only of 58,000 miles. This is very costly to repair when you expect a truck to last a long time especially if you take care of it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	1C6RD6LT3CSXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 RAM 1500 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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