2012 RAM 1500 Seats Problems

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	2
60–100k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

February 11, 2019 · 97,000 miles
Engine · Seats
My ram 1500 had valve springs break. It has a tick in the engine and the mechanic said it was a lifter. He said 2012 rams always get bad lifters, also the front seats the way they are shaped, when getting in or out the edges are rubbed and my leather is torn. The lifter is a major issue. I'll never by another ram again because of it. My truck sounds awful. I have 97000 mile it's 2012, looks beautiful, and sounds…
ODI 11186959
June 25, 2017 · 100 miles
Electrical System · Power Train · Seats
Tamara recall- so on june of 2017 i was driving from texas to colorado. I was at the passing by trinidad, co when the truck just gave out going up the hill. It literally left me stranded in the middle of the hill while cars wer driving by 70 miles an hour. M and m towing towed it to trinidad and they informed me the transfer case was bad and so was the right front drive shaft. I paid 2500 dollars to have that…
ODI 11064642
December 30, 2011 · 40 miles
Seats
The design of the headrest is bad. It forces you to bend your neck as such an angle that it causes extreme neck and upper back pain. I realize that by removing the head rest i will not have any whiplash protection but i am willing to take that chance because i am in pain each time i drive the vehicle. Who ever forced the manufactures to make the headrest this way has never driven one. More research needs to be done…
ODI 10442011