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Problems with 2012 RAM 1500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

On average, the 2012 RAM 1500 starts to “feel” problems with the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and its various aspects after 73 622 miles.

Components Affected by ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Issues

We have classified the 110 complaints from 2012 RAM 1500 about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.

WIRING 3 IGNITION 1

Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on 2012 RAM 1500

Existing case #11308350 hissing sound in gas tank while on road in motion, on a city street, and a highway and turning and stationary, even noticed it when truck is turned off and sound will not turn off, killed one battery already, truck does not smell like gas. maybe electrical definitely should be recalled seems dangerous. may also add that driver seat is flat and ripped due to manufacture defect like most cars and trucks, common issue should be recalled thank you

Burning smell through vents

While driving at any speed my truck shuts off intermittently. figured out when key fob is bumped engine shuts off an loses power. noticed that they have the same problem on other vehicles with the same wireless ignition module but my truck isn"t included on the recall

Fuel pump stopped working . put in new pump still didn't work.put jumper from accessories to fuel pump worked fine.changed relay's same proplem.something wrong in electrical system. pulled up to the house and shut off motor .whent to restart and nothing.

Truck shuts off while driving. relay problem. had told get towed twice $165 each time. was going 50mph when truck lost all power in metairie louisiana on the causeway bridge 1st time. this can kill someone! this could have killed my family! i will never buy another dodge truck! chevy i will stick too! i know anything you buy can have a problem but when people complain about the same problems and nothing is done it's bad business! this is not some people are doing to dodge trucks this is something that is going on with the maker of this trucks! so is anybody gonna do something? will our trucks get fixed? i paid money to buy a truck that i keep up and do not have any other problems but the relay lose of all power while driving, now why and how is that? is a dodge truck suppose to do that? when buying my truck did anybody tell me this would happen? no! should i be responsible, no! this truck could kill people! i wasted my money on buying this truck. all these complaints and nobody cares. somebody needs to be responsible for lost of power. 2nd time ...

While driving the vehicle on the highway, it lost power and shut off. had it towed to a mechanic and they said my valves, lifters, and camshaft were damaged. the truck only has 110,000 miles on it. when the truck lost power, it would have caused an accident, lucky though i was able to pull over in enough time, before another vehicle could hit me. this seems to be a common thing, with these trucks, the mechanic can't replace the pieces because of out of stock, so he wants to replace the whole engine. this issue needs to be investigated, before someone does get into an accident.

Key fob switch shuts off dury start up and during driving.killing truck.been going on for about a year

Fuel pump relay will not shut off causing battery to die

I started to have trouble with the truck as it would not start in the mornings when i was trying to go to work. i replaced the fuel pump and it did not solve the problem. shortly after that, my battery would be dead most mornings. i replaced the battery, but still the problems continued. the truck started to lose power while i was driving so i took it to a mechanic. he told me that the tipm was faulty and needed to be replaced. i had to take it to the dealership i purchased it from to have it fixed. i have driven the truck less that 7000 miles since i purchased it. after speaking with fca, they say that they won't do anything to help out because the truck is out of warranty. i want to know why a recall was never put in place and enacted because i have seen thousands of complaints from people having the same problems. i would like to know why i'm having to pay $1794.03 out of pocket for the faults of the manufacturer pf the vehicle.

As i was driving about 40 mph, and approaching the curves on the road ahead of me, i lost control of my vehicle because i had no power steering, gas, or brakes. all gauges dropped to 0 and i had to coast to be able to stop. had i made it to the curves, by vehicle would of crashed off the side of road. apparently the pcm went bad. this is not a part that should ever go bad. this part malfunction could of killed me or someone else. nonetheless it was also $1303, towing fees, and 5 days of car rental. this is absolutely unacceptable and i don't want this to happen to another driver. there should be a recall of this part. i now have a fear when i drive the truck i have always loved.

On my 2012 dodge ram 1500 the nation switch is loose and shuts off all me while i'm driving on the freeway and sometimes doesn't want to start the vehicle

Engine starts intermittently. eng. completely shuts down while in motion. (twice). will restart in neutral while moving. i know there is a recall on the ignition switch, win module. dealer says my truck vin. does not apply and will charge me $980.00 to fix. if there is a federal safety recall, shouldn't that include all affected vehicles? bought the vehicle in oct. 2018 with 66k+ miles on it. 70k+ on now. first time my was daughter driving my g-daughter to school on roseville city street. second time on i-94 doing 65 with cruise control on and 16 mile in clinton twp. mich. i don't have the recall number but my son- in - law is a master mechanic and told me about it. thank you!

Fuel pump relay faulty which could of caused accident.inferior design that was not included in a recall that some other vehicles by same manufacturer were.no easy permanent fix except taking to dealer for 90.00 bypass kit or a 1000.00 tipm unit.thankfully vehicle was parked when failed.

Key fob stuck in ignition, unable to put vehicle in park. parking brake must be applied to keep vehicle from rolling.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ram 1500. while making a right turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact powered off the engine while in traffic. the vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. on another occasion, the vehicle failed to start and a clicking noise was heard. also, the message "no fuse" appeared. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were contacted, could not duplicate problem. they said it is the tipm computer. second incident occurred exactly the same as 1st incident (took to mechanic) told him truck stalled again making right turn at light, almost hit another car. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000. *dt*jb *tt consumer stated codes indicate major computer issues. replaced battery, alternator maintenance to fuel tank, etc. vehicle dies while driving. dealer wants to replace fuel pump and computer tipm.*jb