# 2013 RAM 3500 TIPM woes **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ram, 3500\ **Created:** [May 15, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-3500-tipm-woes/117398 "2018-05-15T02:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VeraSmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/94ad74/32.png) [@VeraSmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VeraSmith)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-3500-tipm-woes/117398/1 "2018-05-15T02:24:35Z")
We bought our Ram 3500 new. We are now having problems with the SECOND TIPM. Truck won’t start, horn goes off, etc. it is possessed. Will not buy another ram. I am so frustrated I just want to trade it. But towing it to Honda wouldn’t make a great impression when I’m trying to trade. Is anyone else having these issues. I’m afraid to trust it even if I can get it running. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-3500-tipm-woes/117398/2 "2018-05-15T02:35:56Z")
About all you can do is install another TIPM and get rid of it. You do realize that the TIPM is used in all Chrysler/Jeep vehicles? Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-3500-tipm-woes/117398/3 "2018-05-15T02:44:30Z")
We’ve seen other posts about problems with that part here as I recall. Totally integrated power module, right? I think there was one just recently where that part was causing a problem with the tail lights. If you want to see them, try the forum search feature. Click that icon that looks like a magnifying glass upper right. As I recall the most common method is to just replace that part. Sometimes other malfunctioning modules can be reprogrammed, like the body control module for example, but I don’t think that applies to the TIPM. No harm done to ask the dealership if there’s any tsb’s or recalls for that part.