2009 Dodge RAM 1500

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2018· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB, V6 ENGINE. DIAL GEAR SHIFTER GOES OUT OF PARK WHILE STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK. WILL MOVE FORWARD. I WAS STOPPED(STATIONARY), VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. ON A HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD, THE STRIKING VEHICLE IN FRONT. POLICE REPORT COMPLETED, CASE #18-101657

• 12/31/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE DATE REPORTED JULY 09, 2009 NHTSA REFERENCE #10030926 TSB REFERENCE #TSB-09-041 DESCRIPTION: CHRYSLER: DODGE-APPROXIMATELY 125,182 VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH ESP SALES CODE (BNB ) HAVE A CONDITION THAT MAY SET THE ABS, ESP, AND/OR BASE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ON IN THE CLUSTER WITH CODE C2200. MY TRUCK, WITH THE ABOVE VIN NUMBER HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. MY VIN IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM LISTED ABOVE AS A RECALL. MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING INTERNAL MODULE FAILURE AS STATED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE. THIS VIN WILL REQUIRE A NEW ABS MODULE FOR THE ABS TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY.

• 12/31/2012· TIRES

  2009 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEMS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE FOUR VALVE STEMS CAME APART AND BROKE. THE FIRST VALVE STEM CAME APART WHILE USING ONLY HAND PRESSURE, AND THE SECOND CAME APART USING A SOCKET AND RATCHET, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.

• 12/30/2018· ENGINE

  THE MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE 5.7 HEMI BREAK SOMETIMES BREAKS OFF IN THE HEAD AND ARE NOT EASILY REMOVED. THUS CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK (AKA HEMI TICK). AND MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 77000 MILES ON IT. BOUGHT USED SO NO WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIRS.

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTANTLY FAILS, BUT BULB IS OK. WINDOWS INTERMITTANTLY ROLL THEMSELVES DOWN. KEY(FOB) GETS STUCK IN RECEPTICALE. PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD SPRAYER DOES NOT SPRAY WATER.

• 12/28/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SEALS ON THE SIDES ARE STARTING TO COME OFF. WORRIED THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS OR INTERSTATE FEARING THAT MY WINDSHIELD WILL FLY OFF. MANOR SAFETY HAZARD.

• 12/28/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE HVAC SYSTEM WOULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 12/28/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A 2014 RAM TRUCK 1500 LONGHORN CREW PICKUP.THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE COMPLETLY FELL OFF AND THE STEERING KNUCKLE WAS SHEERED OFF !

• 12/27/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH HAVEN AUTOMOTIVE (827 JERICHO TURNPIKE, ST. JAMES, NY 11780) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE PINION NUT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

• 12/26/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  MY EXTREMELY LOW-MILEAGE RAM IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL AND SENSOR ISSUES OF A TRUCK TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES HIGHER. THE KEY FOB WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS BUT THE LIGHTS WILL FLASH. THE ESP/BAS LIGHT REMAINS ON ALONG WITH THE SLIPPING LIGHT PLUS THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY ALL REMAIN ON. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE PANEL WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE 2 REAR WINDOWS, BUT, THE 2 FRONT WINDOWS WILL OPEN AND CLOSE. ALL LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE IN MOTION OR PARKED. I DID NOTICE THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND WAS NOT AS TIGHT AS NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 65,000 MILES ON IT. AND IS 8 YEARS OLD POSSIBLY RELATED ISSUES ARE THAT THE TRUCK WAS RECENTLY TAKEN IN FOR WHEEL SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND LOW IDLE CAUSING STALLING.

• 12/26/2014· AIR BAGS

  AN AIR BAG IS ENCASED IN THE HORN ENCLOSURE. I ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE HORN AND THE AIRBAG COVER, WHICH IS PART OF THE HORN ENCLOSURE SPLIT. HILL KELLY DODGE OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY. APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER, 2014, THE COVER AGAIN SPLIT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE HORN. DEALER TELLS ME THAT AN AIR BAG IS LOCATED IN THE HORN ENCLOSURE AND THAT TAMPERING WITH THE HORN COVER ASSEMBLY COULD SEVERELY INJURE ME IF THE AIR BAG ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYS. I HAVE PICTURES TO SEND TO YOU. *TR

• 12/26/2009· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  2010 DODGE 1500 RAM WITH LESS THAN 9000 MILES SUDDEN DANGEROUS DECELERATION AND ABS,4WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE AND ESP LIGHTS ALARMING WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. FRIGHTENING! TRUCK SEEMING TO CUT OUT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM DRIVER. COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. SPEEDOMETER ALSO SWINGING ACROSS FROM 0 TO 65MPH CONSTANTLY DURING EVENTS. *TR

• 12/24/2015· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 GAS TANK ALMOST FELL OUT CAUSING ALMOST AN EXPLOSION OF TANK. REASON: THE TANK IS HELD IN BY TWO METAL STRAPS ONE SIDE IS ATTACH TO A FRAME BOLT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STRAP IS A T SHAPE THAT SLIDES INTO A T SLOT IN THE FRAME NOW WHAT HAPPEN IS THE T SECTION PULLED RIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME CAUSING THE TANK TO DROP ALMOST TO THE ROAD THE REMAINDER OF THE STRAP WAS HITTING THE DRIVESHAFT CAUSING SPARKS IF THE PLASTIC TANK HIT THE GROUND IT COULD EXPLODE. DODGE REP HAD MENTION TO ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. SO I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE...UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN

• 12/24/2012· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE MADE A SLIGHT ROAD NOISE SOUND, SUCH AS A ROCK STUCK IN THE TIRE TREAD. WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF THE SOUND STARTING, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" SOUND AND THE DRIVESHAFT FLEW OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS SHATTERED INTO MANY PIECES. WHEN THE WRECKER ARRIVED, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE REAR AS THE REAR END WAS LOCKED UP. THIS TRUCK WAS THE LARAMIE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODEL AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WITH ISSUES AT ALL. I BOUGHT IT USED AT WESTGATE DODGE IN PLAINFIELD INDIANA WITH 40,000 MILES IN FEBRUARY 2012. I HAD THE WRECKER DRIVER TOW IT TO ANDY MOHR CHEVROLET IN PLAINFIELD THE SAME DAY AND I TRADED IT IN. I LOST $7,000 DUE TO THE DAMAGE. I WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS TRUCK AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. THE TRUCK HAD A CLEAN CAR FAX WHEN PURCHASED AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER. *TR

• 12/23/2013· POWER TRAIN

  2009 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR AXLE PINION NUT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE CALLED THE DEALER TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/22/2021· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  The contact owns a 2009 Ram 1500. The contact stated that an abnormal, ticking noise would emit from the vehicle upon startup without warning. He also stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as the engine would rev without warning. The contact called the dealer and was informed that there were no recalls or warranties on the vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact believed that the failure was related to a defective exhaust manifold. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

• 12/22/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  K17 RECALL DIAGNOSIS FOR THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR WAS PERFORMED AT SOUTH POINTE CHRYSLER DODGE IN TULSA, OK. I SPOKE WITH MARLA AT THE CHRYSLER SCA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. MY CASE NUMBER IS 28251650. MARLA WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT SHE TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE ENTIRE HVAC MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR.

• 12/19/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE DEALER SAYS ITS A BAD TIPM, AND THAT THEY GO BAD ON RAM TRUCKS OFTEN. ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES CRAZY, TRACTION CONTROL, AIR BAGS, ABS, BLOWER FOR HEAT AND AIR, WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, WINDOWS AND OTHERS. IF THEY KNOW THIS IS FAULTY WHY NOT SHOULD THEY HAVE TO RECALL OR PAY US BACK

• 12/19/2014· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVE-SHAFT DROPPED OFF REAR DIFF. AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DIFF. FLUID DRAINED CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO SEIZE. I HEARD DRIVE SHAFT START TO DRAG AND HAD A LOSS OF POWER SO I WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN AT APPROX. 45 MPH REAR WHEELS LOCKED SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY BUT WAS BLOCKING AN OFF RAMP FOR THE 2 HOURS IT TOOK TO GET A FLAT BED TO GET THE TRUCK. DEALER SAID PINION NUT CAME OFF. *TR

• 12/18/2012· POWER TRAIN

  THE REAR END LOCKED UP. *TR

• 12/18/2012· POWER TRAIN

  THE PINION NUT HAS BACKED OFF THE YOKE ON MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 4X4 CREW CAB. I WAS LOOKING UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND FOUND OIL FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE. THE TRUCK IS GOING IN 19 DECEMBER TO BE LOOKED AT. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT APPARENTLY MY BUILD DATE DOESN'T FALL IN LINE. I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS HAPPENING TO RAM 1500'S ACROSS THE BOARD. MY BUILD DATE IS 1/09. THE RECALL DATE NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 4TH GENERATION DODGE RAM'S BUILT IN 2009 AND 2010. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/17/2019· POWER TRAIN

  THERE WAS A RECALL AROUND 2012-2013 FOR 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCKS BECAUSE SOME PINION NUTS COULD COME LOOSE. I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE NOTICE. THE FIX FOR THIS WAS TO INSTALL A RETAINER THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE NUT TO LOOSEN. THIS WEEK, 12/16/19, I WENT TO REPLACE MY PINION SEAL AS I NOTICED LEAKING AT THE SHAFT. I FEEL THAT THE RETAINER THAT WAS USED TO HOLD THE NUT IN PLACE IS DEFECTIVE AND NOT A SUFFICIENT FIX AS THE NUT HAS DEFINITELY MOVED SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THERE ARE MOST LIKELY STILL TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WHERE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT THE PINION NUT HAD ONLY ONE THREAD SHOWING AND TOOK VERY LITTLE FORCE TO REMOVE. AS I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMOVE THE RETAINER "HOLDING" THE NUT IN PLACE, I USED A HAMMER AND A PUNCH TO TRY TO SPIN IT. THE RETAINER AND THE NUT MOVED WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. THERE WAS ONLY ONE THREAD ON THE SHAFT SHOWING BEFORE I LOOSENED IT. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT MORNING. THE NUTS ON THESE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTED UNTIL THE BEARING YIELDS A CERTAIN RESISTANCE AND THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE WITH THE COMPONENTS IN THE REAR OF THE DIFFERENTIAL REMOVED. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS STARTING TO TALK ABOUT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" SINCE THE RECALL. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED PROPERLY BY A DEALER WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE. WE CAN NOT KNOW WHAT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IF THE NUT HAS BEEN COMING LOOSE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THERE MAY BE A REQUIRED WASHER MISSING BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET. IF THERE IS A WASHER MISSING, THAT MEANS THAT THEY REMOVED THE PINION NUT COMPLETELY BEFORE REPLACING IT WHICH YOU CANNOT DO WITHOUT REMOVING THE DIFFERENTIAL CARTRIDGE TO PROPERLY SET THE PRE-LOAD FORCE ON THE BEARING. EACH ONE OF THESE NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED INDIVIDUALLY.

• 12/17/2018· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN DECEMBER OF 2017. THE DEALER (DICKS COUNTRY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 767 SW BASELINE ST, HILLSBORO, OR) STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/16/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. JS

• 12/16/2012· STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  ESP/BAS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE WAITING IN THE GAS LINES. THE TRUCK FISH TAILS / SKIDS MORE FREQUENTLY ON SLICK / RAIN ROADS. THE LIGHTS DID NOT GO OUT AFTER CHECKING FLUID LEVELS, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, ETC. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR RAM 1500SLT TRUCKS AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THE CONDITION. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET IN HOPES OF THE CONDITION CORRECTING ITSELF, BUT WILL SHORTLY. ALSO, IT APPEARS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF RUST IN THE REAR BODY / TOW FRAME OF THE TRUCK AFTER LESS THAN FOUR YEARS. *TR

• 12/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HEATER FAN MOTOR AND WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE TIPM COMPUTER. THIS LEAD TO THE WINDOWS FOGGING UP WITH NO MEANS TO CLEAR OTHER THAN PULLING OFF THE ROAD. *TR THIS IS AN ISSUE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CONSIDERATION FOR RECALL. THE TIPM COMPUTER WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE AT A COST OF OVER $900 TO THE OWNER.

• 12/13/2013· TIRES

  IN JULY OF 2012, I HAD THREE CRACKED METAL PRESSURE SENSING VALVE STEMS. ONE OF THEM BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RUINING THE TIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THREE STEMS THAT WERE BAD AT THAT TIME BUT NOT THE FOURTH. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO DODGE AND GOT SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE. NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I NOTICED THE FOURTH VALVE STEM HAD CRACKED. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $160.00 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AGAIN BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. *TR

• 12/10/2015· STEERING

  VEHICLE DUCKS UPON GOING OVER RUFF SPOTS MOMENTARILY LOOSING CONTROL IN THE ROAD, BUT DRIVES FINE OVER SMOOTH SURFACES

• 12/09/2013· POWER TRAIN

  RECALL N08/NHTSA, 13 V-038: HE IS UNABLE TO GET HIS VEHICLE FIXED AND BELIEVE THE RECALL AND THE TIME OF THE FINAL SOLUTION TO BE POORLY EXECUTED. *SMD 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SO LONG, THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY INFORMED THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT MAKE APPOINTMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WERE BEHIND WITH SERVICE WORK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HE COULD LEAVE THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF 2-4 WEEKS AND THEY WOULD TRY TO GET TO IT, AT SOME POINT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. UPDATED 12/30/13

• 12/08/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I NOTICED ABOUT A MONTH AGO THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE JUST AFTER STARTING IT, REGARDLESS OF DEFROST/HEAT BEING ON OR OFF. IT WOULD MAKE THIS NOISE ABOUT 20-30 TIMES AND THEN STOP. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER, I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD ALSO DO THE SAME THING 10-15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. I OBSERVED THAT WHILE THE POPPING NOISE IS OCCURRING, THE HVAC FAN GOES TO A MINIMUM SETTING AND SOMETIMES STAYS THERE AFTER THE POPPING HAS SUBSIDED. THIS INCLUDES THE DEFROST. NOW THAT COLD WEATHER HAS ARRIVED, I HAVE HAD INSTANCES OF THE WINDSHIELD FREEZING UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NOTHING. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DETERMINED IT TO BE ONE THE HVAC DOOR ACTUATORS. ACCORDING TO POSTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. 3 OF THE 5 OF THESE ACTUATORS THAT EXIST ON THE VEHICLE ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO ACCESS, SO I OBTAINED ONE OF THESE PARTS AND REPLACED ONE OF THE THREE ACCESSIBLE PARTS (FOUND TO HAVE STRIPPED GEARS). AFTER REASSEMBLING, THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. AFTER, INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THAT THE ONE OF THE ACTUATORS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HVAC HOUSING HAS GONE BAD, ALSO. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THESE IS TO REMOVE THE DASHBOARD. THEY TOLD ME THIS WOULD COST NEARLY $600. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT ALL OF THE ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY "HIGH TORQUE" ACTUATORS, WHICH MEANS THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/07/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE MY RECALL REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER AN UNPLEASANT BACK AND FORTH I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET A MANAGER OR "ADVISOR" ON THE PHONE. THE ADVISOR DETERMINED THAT I DID IN FACT HAVE AN ACTIVE RECALL. THIS ERROR WAS EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL, UNACCEPTABLE AND COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF ANYONE IN MY VEHICLE AS THE SAFETY RISK OF THE RECALL IS "THE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY DURING A CRASH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH." (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-302). WHILE THIS INSTANCE IS THE MOST EGREGIOUS FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OURISMAN JCD OF ALEXANDRA, VA HAS BEEN RECKLESS OR NEGLIGENT WITH MY VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. ERRORS LIKE THIS COULD LEAD TO MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE.

• 12/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM HAVING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH MY TRUCK. I REMOTELY STARTED IT ONE COLD MORNING, APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES. AFTER GOING OUTSIDE AND APPROACHING THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. WHEN REMOTELY STARTING A VEHICLE ONLY THE PARKING/MARKER LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE TRUCK WITH THE KEY FOB, NOTHING WORKED. I MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND OPENED IT TO FIND AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF ISSUES. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE WINDOWS WERE STILL COMPLETELY FROSTED UP. I NOTICED THAT THE DEFROST WASN'T WORKING, INCLUDING THE HEATED SEATS, HEATED STEERING WHEEL, AND HEATED MIRRORS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR POWER TO THE ENTIRE RADIO CLUSTER, HEAT & A/C CONTROLS, PARKING ASSIST BUTTONS, HAZARD BUTTON, 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTROLS, ETC. THE DOORS DIDN'T HAVE POWER FOR ANY DOOR LOCKS OR WINDOWS. ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, EVERY WARNING LIGHT IMAGINABLE WAS ILLUMINATED. CHECK ENGINE, ABS, VOLTAGE, AIR BAG, PARK ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL, LOW FUEL, LOW WASHER FLUID, SEAT BELT, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ALL GEARS INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CENTER MESSAGE SCREEN WAS GOING THROUGH EVERY POSSIBLE FAULT SCENARIO. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTART IT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE TRUCK WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHATSOEVER. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OVER THE PHONE THAT THE TIPM IS THE ISSUE. THE TRUCK STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS NOW A PAPER WEIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK AS WELL THAT I WILL FILE SEPARATE COMPLAINTS ON EACH ISSUE. (TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID, STAYING IN 4TH GEAR, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FLYING OUT OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT UNLOCKING/LOCKING WITH KEY FOB OR FRONT DOOR LOCK CONTROLS). *TR

• 12/06/2016· TIRES,WHEELS

  I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO WORK ONE MORNING. I WAS TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED OF 70MPH IN A STRAIGHT STRETCH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE AND I HAD THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH. AFTER NO MORE THAN 2 SECONDS THE TRUCK PULLED EXTREMELY HARD TO THE RIGHT. I KNEW THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SAFELY PULL OFF AND AVOID THE TRACTOR TRAILER FROM SLAMMING INTO ME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE, I NOTICED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A VALVE STEM IN MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE RAIN BUT BROKE THE CHEAP LUG WRENCH THAT IS SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP OVER TORQUED THE LUG NUTS. I HAD TO GET A RIDE TO WORK, BEING 1.5 HOURS LATE AND LEAVE MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE ALL DAY. MY FATHER IN LAW WORKS FOR A TIRE AND LUBE CENTER. HE PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED IT. THE THREADS COMPLETELY STRIPPED OUT OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND VALVE STEM. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED IT TO VIOLENTLY EJECT FROM THE WHEEL ITSELF. BY GODS' GOOD GRACES I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THAT DAY AND NOT CRASH OR DIE DUE TO THE HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK AS WELL THAT I WILL FILE SEPARATE COMPLAINTS ON EACH ISSUE. (TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID, STAYING IN 4TH GEAR, TIPM ELECTRICAL ISSUES/NO POWER TO ANYTHING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK, REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT UNLOCKING/LOCKING WITH KEY FOB OR FRONT DOOR LOCK CONTROLS) THIS TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILIES LIFE AS WELL AS MY OWN. *TR

• 12/06/2016· POWER TRAIN

  ONE DAY I TRIED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO THE STORE WITHOUT ANY HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I PLACED THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED IN 4TH GEAR. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK THEN INTO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH, ALMOST LIKE I WAS PULLING A HEAVY LOAD ON A TRAILER. I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN 4TH GEAR AGAIN. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I HAD ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE TRUCK INTO MANUAL, BUT I KNEW THAT I HAD NOT. SO I TRIED TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE, BUT THIS DIDN'T FIX IT. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, BACK ON AND MIRACULOUSLY NO MORE ISSUES. UNTIL I DROVE IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT WOULD SPORADICALLY SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, AND STAY THERE WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF RESET LIKE BEFORE. OTHER DAYS, I COULD DRIVE JUST FINE. I EVENTUALLY HAD AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST LOOK AT THE TRUCK. HE STATED THAT THE LOW GEAR/REVERSE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I REPLACED IT AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES. BESIDES THE REAR DOOR LOCKS BEING INOPERABLE LIKE BEFORE, THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES STARTED THE FOLLOWING WEEK (TIPM). NOW I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THE TIPM MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE INITIAL ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AND TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK AS WELL THAT I WILL FILE SEPARATE COMPLAINTS ON EACH ISSUE. (TIPM ELECTRICAL ISSUES, NO POWER TO ANYTHING INSIDE OF THE TRUCK, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FLYING OUT OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT UNLOCKING/LOCKING WITH KEY FOB OR FRONT DOOR LOCK CONTROLS) THIS TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILIES LIFE AS WELL AS MY OWN. *TR

• 12/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH EVERYTHING ELECTRICALLY RELATED TO THE TRUCK. THE HEADLIGHTS STAY ON, I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THEM TO GO OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONSTANTLY REMAIN ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, WINDOWS, SEATS, HEAT, A/C, RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, ETC DO NOT WORK. ONCE THE TRUCK STARTS, ALL OF THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. (CHECK ENGINE, ABS, LOW WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, VOLTAGE, LOW OIL PRESSURE, ETC) THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND IS A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY.

• 12/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHATSOEVER IN MY TRUCK. TRYING TO UNLOCK/LOCK THE DOORS IN MY TRUCK WITH THE KEY FOB ONLY OPERATE THE FRONT DOORS. TRYING TO UNLOCK/LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK CONTROLS ONLY OPERATE THE FRONT DOORS AS WELL. THE ONLY WAY THE BACK DOORS WILL LOCK/UNLOCK IS IF IT IS DONE MANUALLY. WHEN THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED, THE BACK DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHEN THE TRUCK REACHES THE SPEED THAT ENGAGES ALL DOOR LOCKS WHEN IN DRIVE. THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO PARK. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF ONE OR THE OTHER IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT NOT BOTH. THIS DEFINITELY INDICATES AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CHILDREN CAN GET TRAPPED IN IF THEY TRY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT, THEY COULD GET KIDNAPPED/ASSAULTED IF THE BACK DOOR LOCKS WERE PULLED UP BY THEM WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, MY ITEMS COULD GET STOLEN IN MY TRUCK IF ITS LEFT PARKED AND UNATTENDED, ETC. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF SCENARIOS. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK AS WELL THAT I WILL FILE SEPARATE COMPLAINTS ON EACH ISSUE. (TIPM ELECTRICAL ISSUES/NO POWER TO ANYTHING WHATSOEVER WITH THE TRUCK, TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID, STAYING IN 4TH GEAR, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FLYING OUT OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH) THIS TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILIES LIFE AS WELL AS MY OWN. *TR

• 12/06/2013· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION AND TRIED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER. 3 WEEKS LATER AFTER 3 ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE SEEN WITH AN APPOINTMENT. THE INSPECTION TOOK 30 MIN OR LESS BUT DID FIND THAT A PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 3-6 WEEKS GET IN. IN THE MEAN TIME I'VE BEEN ADVISED TO WAIT AND THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 12/05/2016· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL METAL SCRAPING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BLACK OIL FROM THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 12/05/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I HEARD A STRANGE SOUND UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO HAVE A LOOK AND NOTICED THE STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK DETACHED ON ONE SIDE AND THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. APPARENTLY THE STRAP SUPPORT IN THE FRAME ROTTED OUT. THE REAR STRAP ATTACHMENT ALSO SEEMS TO BE CORRODING. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF BOTH STRAPS DETACHED AT THE SAME TIME WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL. I TEMPORARILY STRAPPED THE TANK TO THE FRAME, USING A RATCHET STRAP, AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND SAID I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

• 12/05/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  ANNOYING SOUND BEHIND THE DASH. THIS IS CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE SYSTEM ON THE ELECTRONICS OF THE CAR. IT CONCERNS THE RECALL WITH K17 REPROGRAM HVAC CONTROL HEAD AND INSPEC/REPLACE ACTUATORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW, HERE IS 4 YEARS LATER 2 REPAIRS BY DEALER ONE REPLACEMENT BY OWNER AND THE PROBLEM STILL GOING ON. THE FAMOUS MOTOR ACTUATORS FOR THE VENT OPENING AND CLOSING. ALSO THE CHANGE OF TEMPERATURE WHILE THE AC IS ON IT HAS ITS OWN MIND TO GO TO HEAT NOT ALLOWING THE FULL COOL EFFECTS OF THE SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IF THIS TIME GET FIX IT WILL BE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE IF NOT I DOWN TO MY LAST NERVE. WOULD HAVE TO SEEK LEGAL ADVISE. I HAVE POSTED IN CARCOMPLAINS.COM A LENGTHY EXPLANATION FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO READ THE WHOLE STORY. HERE IT IS DEC 5, 13 AN IT STARTED IN MAY 7, 10. AN STILL NOT FIX. *TR

• 12/05/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND A LOUD CLICKING NOISE EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH FRONT TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO THE FRONT TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/04/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, HASN'T WORKED IN OVER 2 YEARS WE HAVE BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THINKING WE STILL HAD GAS! VERY UNSAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS!

• 12/04/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  YESTERDAY I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING DOWN UNDER MY DODGE RAM. AFTER A CLOSER LOOK I SAW IT WAS MY GAS TANK AND THE FORWARD STRAP HAD CAME OUT OF ITS ANCHOR POINT. I THOUGHT ALL I WOULD HAVE TO DO IS PUT IT BACK IN TO THE FRAME BUT THEN I DISCOVERED THAT THE STRAP HAD ACTUALLY PULLED THROUGH ITS ANCHOR SPOT ON THE FRAME AND DISFIGURED THE ANCHOR POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER PUT THE STRAP BACK ON. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY GAS TANK HAD DISLODGED FROM MY TRUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR ...UPDATED 08/08/17 *BF *CN

• 12/03/2014· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HVAC ACTUATOR GEARS WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

• 12/03/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE. THE RECAL REPAIR WAS NOT HONORED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING READILY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/01/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LIGHTING SOCKETS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS ARE MELTING AND SMOKING CAUSING EVERYTHING NOT WORK. CURRENTLY NOT WORKING AFTER BEING REPLACE IN WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS: HEADLIGHTS, REVERSE LIGHTS, PARKING SENSORS (4), HEATED SEATS, RANDOMLY THE NAVIGATION/MUSIC SYSTEM, UNLOCKING/LOCKING WITH KEY FOB (RANDOMLY), ABS SENSORS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE BEING TURNED OFF AND ON, THE PARKING BRAKE RANDOMLY TURNING OFF AND ON. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THINGS WILL SLOWING START TO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I GO TO LEAVE IN THE EARLY MORNING AND I HAVE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE SINCE YOU CANNOT LEGALLY DRIVE WITHOUT WORKING LIGHTS IN THE DARK. MULTIPLE CAR REPAIR SHOPS HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO FIX IT. WE HAVE SPENT UNDER 4K IN REPAIRS ON A TRUCK WE HAVE OWNED LESS THAN A YEAR, AND WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND 1K PLUS LABOR COSTS TO REPLACE THE TIPM AND ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED TO BRING IT TO A DEALERSHIP AFTER AND HAVE IT "REFLASHED"

• 11/30/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY 2009 DODGE RAM GAS TANK ALMOST FELL OFF. THE TANK IS HELD ON BY TWO METAL STRAPS WITH ONE SIDE BEING ATTACHED BY A T-STYLE THAT FITS INTO A T-SLOT IN THE FRAME.. THE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT AND THE STRAP HAS PULLED OUT OF THE FRAME. THE GAS TANK DROPS DOWN AND ONLY HAS ONE STRAP SECURING IT TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP OR THE FACTORY HAS NO SOLUTION FOR REPAIR ASIDE FROM REPLACING THE FRAME (WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). IN READING THE FORUMS AND NHTSA SITE, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON SITUATION. A GAS TANK FALLING FROM A VEHICLE IS A SERIOUS CONCERN, NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS BUT IF IT HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY IT MAY INVOLVE OTHER MOTORISTS. A RECALL IS NEEDED.

• 11/30/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  ON A DAILY BASIS THE ENGINE ON MY 09 DODGE RAM CREW CAB WILL DIE AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING AROUND 20-30 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER 3 TIMES. THE ISSUE STILL HAPPENS ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE. I HAVE DUPLICATED THE ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE SERVICE AGENT, BUT MAGICALLY WHEN THEY HAVE MY TRUCK FOR TWO WEEKS AT A TIME THE VEHICLE STALLING DOES NOT OCCUR AND THEY CANNOT "RECREATE" THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT PULL ANY CODES WHEN HOOKED UP AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS A "PHANTOM" PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE MY FAMILY GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED!! *TR

• 11/29/2013· VISIBILITY

  HEATER/AC STOPPED WORKING RIGHT AFTER I HAD RECALL SERVICE DONE TO "REPROGRAM HVAC CONTROL HEAD AND INSPECT/REPLACE ACTUATOR". HEATER AND AC NOT WORKING AND THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER DASH BEFORE RECALL WORK DONE. AFTER RECALL SERVICE DONE, POPPING NOISE WENT AWAY, BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS OFF AND ON WITH AC AND HEATER NOT WORKING. WITHIN MONTH AFTER RECALL SERVICE WORK PERFORMED, AC AND HEATER STOP WORKING ALTOGETHER AND DEALERSHIP TELLS ME HVAC CONTROL HEAD IS NOW BAD AND NEEDS REPLACING TO THE TUNE OF $400.00. THEY SAY IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HVAC RECALL AND THE WORK THEY PERFORMED. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE GIVE ME SAME SPEECH. NOT THEIR FAULT, ETC. ETC. I JUST FIND IT VERY STRANGE THAT AFTER MY TRUCK WAS SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL NOTICE, NOT THE SAME PART IS "BAD" AND I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT MY EXPENSE. COME ON DODGE---STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. SHOPPING FOR ANOTHER TRUCK FOR SOMEONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY. ALREADY OWN THIS DODGE AND ONE OTHER. HOWEVER, DONE WITH DODGE PRODUCTS AS I AM TIRED OF THE RECALL NOTICES AND THEM NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR (FAULTY) PRODUCTS! *TR

• 11/28/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE SITS OVER NIGHT AND BATTERY DRAINS. NUMEROUS FORMS ONLINE ADVISED THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME BUT, ALSO HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE CERTIFIED DODGE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. I REPLACED THE TOTAL INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE, WENT THROUGH 3 BRAND NEW MOPAR BATTERIES, HAD IT PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTICS TOOL AT THE DEALER AND AFTER 3-4 WEEKS OF GUESS AND CHECK THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN OVERNIGHT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES ONE NIGHT, SOMETIMES 3-4 AND THE TEMP OUTSIDE DOES NOT PLAY ANY ROLE IN IT. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT WITH MY 09 RAM 1500 QUADCAB AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME THE ISSUE. I'M BELIEVING MORE AND MORE THAT I HAVE GOTTEN A LEMON AND UNFORTUNATELY I CAN NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY LEMON LAW DUE TO MY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN THE USA. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS GOOD IN THIS WORLD, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM SO WE DON'T HAVE TO JUMP START OUT TRUCKS...PLEASE! I'VE SPENT AN ABSORBATANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE PROBLEM AND HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A DODGE RAM PICKUP GOING ON ALMOST 20 YEARS. NEVER HAVE I SWAYED FROM THE BRAND OR, EVEN GIVEN A THOUGHT TO PURCHASING A PICKUP BY A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, THIS HAS ME CONTEMPLATING BUYING A FORD AND TRADING THIS RAM IN ON IT. IT'S FULLY PAID FOR AND IN GREAT SHAPE AND LOVE THE TRUCK. BUT...SOMETIMES CUTTING THE CORD AND GOING IN THE FORD DIRECTION IS FOR THE BEST. I'M SURE THIS WILL LEAD NOWHERE BUT THIS IS MY FINAL PLEA FOR HELP. PLEASE?!