2013 Ram 2500 Wipers & Visibility Problems
3 owner-reported wipers & visibility complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (3)
DUE TO A POOR SILL DESIGN, DEBRIS SUCH AS SMALL ROCKS AND SAND WILL COLLECT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN, THE DEBRIS WILL SCRATCH AND ETCH PERMANENT VERTICAL LINES IN THE GLASS AS THEY MOVE DOWNWARD. OVER TIME THE GLASS APPEARS DIRTY, HAZY, AND PROVIDES REDUCED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SUN SITUATIONS OR AT NIGHT WHEN UNDER DIRECT LIGHT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS.
ON 9-6-17 I REMOTE STARTED THE TRUCK. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED.WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS IN PIECES. I REPLACED THE BELT AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK THAT BELT SHREDDED AS WELL. I NOTICED METAL SHAVINGS BEHIND THE PULLEY ON THE WATER PUMP. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID OUR WATER PUMP SEIZED. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 9-7-17.
THE AIR BLOWING INTO THE CAB OF MY TRUCK IS NOT AS WARM AS IT SHOULD BE. IT HAS BEEN GETTING SLOWLY WORSE AND NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS FREEZING IT IS NOT HEATING AT ALL. I HAVE HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED, REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, FLUSHED THE HEATER CORE, ALL TO NO AVAIL. TRUCK RUNS FINE AND IS NOT OVERHEATING. THE BLOWERS WORK FINE AS WELL. IN FREEZING WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST. MY DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE BLEND DOOR INSIDE THE DASH ISN'T OPENING FULLY, AND THAT I WILL HAVE AN $1800 REPAIR BILL TO FIX THIS. MY TRUCK ISN'T OLD, AND IS STILL IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAS NEEDED SO MANY REPAIRS AND HAD SO MANY RECALLS.