2013 Ram 1500 Wipers & Visibility Problems

The heat works on the passenger side but not the drivers side. This makes it impossible to see on cold days because the defrost will not work. It is in the shop now. They have changed actuators, blend doors, heater core and still can't find the issue. When checking the internet, I see that this is a common problem with Dodge, Ram, Chrysler vehicles.

HEAT BLOWS OUT OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE VENTS AND DEFROSTER BUT NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CREATES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AS THE WIND SHIELD FOGS EASILY AND FREQUENTLY.

NO HEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A RAINY DAY WITH WIPERS ON, SUDDENLY THEY FREEZE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND DO NOT RESPOND TO ON/OFF OR THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, THEY SIT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES I TURN THEM ON TO FULL SPEED AND THEY WORK, BUT THE HOMING POSITION NOW HAS THEM SITTING STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN (THINK OF SCHOOL BUS), INSTEAD OF LAYING DOWN PER USUAL. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND FORUMS ALL AROUND HAVE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, SOME WORSE SOME NOT. THE WIPERS FREEZING COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD INCLEMENT WEATHER BEEN AN ISSUE OR THE RAIN WAS COMING DOWN HARDER DECREASING VISIBILITY.

MY MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY ON MY 2013 RAM 1500 HAS GONE BLANK. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY DEVICE BECAUSE I HAVE LOST THE USE OF MY BACKUP CAMERA WHICH IS INVALUABLE ON THIS LARGE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY BUMPED INTO SMALL OBJECTS WHILE IN REVERSE, WHICH I WOULD NOT OF IF MY DISPLAY WAS WORKING. AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I HAVE NARROWLY ADVERTED A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DISPLAY ALSO SHOWS OTHER NON-CRITICAL FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION, BUT I AM BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NTSB BECAUSE OF THE SO IMPORTANT BACK UP CAMERA THAT PROVIDES A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE, ENHANCING THE DRIVERS REARWARD VISIBILITY. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND TRIED RESETTING THE COMPUTER BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE DISPLAY UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A RIDICULOUS COST. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 RAM 1500. MY PERSONAL RESEARCH ONLINE CONFIRMS THIS THROUGHOUT THE MESSAGE BOARDS. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRAHEADQUARTERS.COM/BLOG/NEW-RAM-1500-OWNERS-REPORT-RADIO-PROBLEMS/ I AM REQUESTING THE NTSB TO LOOK INTO THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED, AND TO ORDER AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BY RAM TO FIX THIS CRITICAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THANK YOU.

WIPERS ARE ON WITH TRUCK OFF HAD TO PULL FUSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHENEVER THE REAR WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,741.

WHILE DRIVING MY DOG STEPPED ON THE WINDOW BUTTON WHICH I THOUGHT WAS IN THE LOCK POSITION AND THE WINDOW OPENED. I NOW KNOW THE WINDOW IN THE FRONT DOES NOT LOCK, BUT THIS CERTAINLY DISTRACTED ME THE ROAD PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I NOW KEEP HIM IN THE BACK BUT IT IS STILL A PROBLEM WHEN KIDS ARE IN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO LOOK TWO WAYS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR NEEDS TO BE READJUSTED DAILY. -- FIRST COMPLAINING TO DEALER WAS 1-24-13, 2665 MILES. DEALER ORDERED MIRROR AND REPLACED ON 1-31-13. NEW MIRROR HAD SAME PROBLEM. SECOND COMPLAINING 2-26-13, 3799 MILES. CHRYSLER RESPONSE: KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER -- "REARVIEW MIRROR LOSES ADJUSTMENT AFTER A FEW DAYS. INSPECTED MIRROR. CHECKED FOR APPLICABLE TSB'S. TECH TIPS AND STAR ONLINE CASES. CHRYSLER RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. SUGGESTING THAT HARSH/ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS MAY AFFECT THE MIRROR'S ABILITY TO RETAIN ITS ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL CONDITION AND NO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT SHOULD BE MADE." I INFORMED THE LOCAL DEALER THAT WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE. THIRD COMPLAINT 5-16-13, 8974 MILES. DEALER RESPONSE: "INSPECTED MIRROR FOR DEFECTS. ROAD TESTED. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. NO UPDATED PARTS AVAILABLE." INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR PROVIDES VISIBILITY THAT THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS DO NOT, PARTICULARLY IN REDUCED VISIBILITY WHEN OUTSIDE MIRRORS ARE FOGGED, FROSTY, OR ICY. MADE A 2,775 MILE TRIP FROM MARYLAND TO THE MICHIGAN UPPER PENINSULA AND MIRROR HAD TO BE ADJUSTED A FEW TIMES DAILY ON THE DRIVE UP AND BACK. MADE A 2,050 MILE TRIP FROM MARYLAND TO FLORIDA AND MIRROR HAD TO BE ADJUSTED A FEW TIMES DAILY ON THE DRIVE DOWN AND BACK. THIS ISSUE BECOMES A HAZARD WHEN THE DRIVER FINALLY REALIZES THEY ARE MOVING THEIR HEAD TO GET A SAFE VIEW IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE A BASIC SAFETY FEATURE OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THEY NEED TO BE RELIABLE. A DRIVER NOT REALIZING THIS MIRROR IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT UNTIL HAVING TO CRANE THEIR HEAD TO GET A SAFE VIEW IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS QUITE DISTRACTING. DRIVER DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. A VEHICLE TRAVELING 70 MPH IS GOING 102+ FEET PER SECOND - ANY DISTRACTION IS HAZARDOUS. *TR