2009 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH A SCHRODER ELECTRONICS VALVE STEM (N/A) MODEL NUMBER CB583AB (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DEFLATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM EXHIBITED A HOLE WITH SEVERE CORROSION. THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I PULLED INTO WORK AND SHUT MY TRUCK OFF, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF. THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK AND THE KEY TO THE TRUCK WAS IN MY HAND AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. I PULLED THE BATTERY TERMINALS OFF THE BATTERY AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO RUN. THE TRUCK RAN WHILE I WAS IN WORK WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY TERMINALS DISCONNECTED. WHEN I WAS DONE AT WORK THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING IN THE PARKING LOT. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TERMINALS AGAIN AND BEGAN PULLING FUSES OUT OF THE FUSE BOX ONE BY ONE UNTIL THE TRUCK FINALLY SHUT OFF. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A RED STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. AT THAT TIME I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THE TRUCK SHOOK AS IF WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND. WE WERE NOT HIT. THE TRUCK WOULD RUN, BUT WOULD NOT DRIVE WHEN IT WAS IN GEAR. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINE THE REAR PINION SHAFT SNAPPED IN HALF. *TR

I HEARD A WHINING SOUND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH, DECIDED TO GET OFF BUSY STREET TO INVESTIGATE. AS I APPROACHED THE TURN LANE (SLOWING TO ABOUT 5MPH) THE REAR END LOCKED UP. I HEARD A LOT OF RATTLING AND THEN A KERPLUNK AS SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE "KERPLUNK" WAS MY DRIVE SHAFT, IT DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND HIT THE GROUND. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE DRAGGED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND ONTO A TOW TRUCK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT IT WAS SCARY. IM GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MY 3 YR AND MY 1 YR GIRLS WERE WITH ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH HE BEGAN TO BECOME VERY SLEEPY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND TAKE A WALK TO WAKE HIMSELF UP. THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES WHEN HE RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN AND THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. AS A PRECAUTION, THE CONTACT CONSULTED WITH ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS (AS NOW KNOWN UNDER DODGE TSB SAME SUBJECT) ARE DEFECTIVE AND OF WRONG MATERIAL TYPE AS PER TSB. BOLTS MAY FAIL CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK AT MANIFOLD TO ENGINE GASKET, ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN. NOXIOUS FUMES IN CABIN MAY CAUSE DRIVER TO BECOME POISONED OVER LONG TRIP TIMES RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND VEHICLE CONTROL OR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. FAILURE OF BOLTS ALSO ALLOWS RELEASE OF PRE-CATALYST EXHAUST TO BE DISCHARGED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. CONTACT:[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AS VEHICLE ABRUPTLY. STOPPED ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING.THE REAR WHEELS ALSO SEIZED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SAW THAT THE REAR DRIVESHAFT WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD ALSO SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE EXACT FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

CPSC#I1270494A. 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS HIS FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, HE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMMON WITH HIS MAKE/MODEL. APPARENTLY, THE NUT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RIM, THAT SECURED THE VALVE STEM AND SENSOR TO THE WHEEL WAS PRONE TO CORROSION. WHEN IT WAS CORRODED ENOUGH, THE VALVE STEM LOOSENED INTO THE TIRE ALLOWING ALL OF THE AIR TO ESCAPE, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. PINION BOLT CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL/REAR END TO LOCK UP AS I WAS DRIVING. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NOR MOVE IN NEUTRAL AFTER THE PINION BOLT CAME LOOSE. *TR

REAR WHEELS LOCKING UP -- POSSIBLY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES' DIFFERENTIAL. BROKEN PIN? THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP! IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THERE COULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES. *TR

THE DOORS THAT SWITCH THE AIR UP TO THE WINDSHIELD OR TO YOUR FEET OR FACE STARTED FLAPPING BACK ANFOURTH AND THEN STUCK ION BLOWING ON YOUR FEET NEVER SWITCHING AGAIN. THEN BEFORE I COULD GET BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED THE WHOLE HVAC SYSTEM QUIT WORKING ALL EXCEPT THE FAN SWITCH, IT STILL BLOWS ON YOUR FEET. WHEN THE SYSTEM QUIT IT ALSO STOPPED MY AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT ON SWITCH TO QUIT. YOU CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD HOW IS THAT NOT SAFE. THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 50000 MILES WHEN THESE STARTED HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V084000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS A SECOND TIME FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT INCLUDED GREASE FITTINGS, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V657000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 15000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, THE AIR BEGAN TO SUDDENLY CIRCULATE ONLY FROM THE FLOOR VENTS. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V158000 (EQUIPMENT: ELECTRICAL: AIR CONDITIONER). THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO A PREVIOUS INSPECTION PERFORMED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. AT THAT SPECIFIC TIME, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A DEFECT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR THE RECENT FAILURE WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VALVE STEM DETACHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE VALVE STEM WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 07/13/12*LJ UPDATED 07/17/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER AND AIR CONTROL FOR THE DEFROSTER ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSING THE NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP FAILURE. BOTH HIGH & LOW BEAM WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. COMMON PROBLEM POSTED AMONG 2009+ DODGE RAM OWNERS. CAUSED BY FAULTY GROUND WIRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAD A TIRE TO BLOWOUT ON ME AND MY WIFE ON I-30 IN LITTLEROCK AR. AND ONE MORE TIRE WITH A KNOT ON IT. HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES. THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK WAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P-275-60R-20 MY TRUCK IS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE 4X4 NOT HAPPY WITH GOODYEAR. *JS

THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM (TPMS) ON MY WHEEL HAS CORRODED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING. THIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE BODILY HARM, UP TO INCLUDING DEATH TO A PERSON(S)IN MY VEHICLE ON A RAPID AIR LOSS OF MY TIRE(S). THESE VEHICLES VALVE STEMS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR NORTHERN TERRITORY WHERE SALT IS USED FOR WINTER MONTHS. ALSO CHECK FAULTY HUBCAPS THAT TRAP WATER IN AND AROUND VALVE STEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE ABS LIGHT, LIMITED SLIP LIGHT, ESP LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. I WENT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD THE COMPUTER SCANNED FOR THE CODE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTICS FEE. I LOOKED UP AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM DUE TO BAD SOFTWARE LOADED INTO 125,000+ VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, I HAVE SPOKEN TO 4 OTHER 2009 RAM 1500 OWNERS WHO HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN BY DODGE TO HAVE AN ABS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY ADMIT THEY NEED TO FIX IT!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 RAM AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT LIT UP, INDICATING A PROBLEM. BEFORE I HAD TIME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (KEEP IN MIND I WAS ONLY MOVING AT 35MPH), THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FLAT TIRE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS MISSING. AFTER TAKING THE TIRE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WE LEARNED THAT THE ALUMINUM NUT ON THE VALVE STEM APPARENTLY FAILED AND CAUSED THE VALVE STEM TO FALL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, THUS ALLOWING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT, VIRTUALLY INSTANTLY. WHILE PURCHASING A REPLACEMENT TPS (TIRE PRESSURE SENSING) VALVE AT NAPA, I WAS TOLD BY THE EMPLOYEES THERE, THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS DESIGN, CAUSED BY THE CORROSION OF THE NUT DUE TO THE SALT USED ON HIGHWAYS HERE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THIS EVENT, I HAD THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 3 VALVE STEMS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL ALSO. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY FOUND ONLY ONE ADDITIONAL VALVE THAT APPEARED TO HAVE A "CRACKED" NUT. THEY REPLACED ONLY THAT VALVE. (BY THE WAY.. THE NEW VALVE DESIGN IS ALL RUBBER. NO MORE ALUM NUT). I ROTATED THE TIRES TO PLACE THE POTENTIAL "TIME BOMB" VALVES ON THE REAR, IN ORDER TO PREVENT A LOSS OF STEERING WHEN THESE VALVES FAIL, AND THEY WILL. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I ONLY HOPE THE TIRES DON'T GO FLAT WHILE I'M TRA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVE SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE OTHER REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE BUT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,585. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, HEAT WOULD NOT BLOW FROM THE VENTS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V158000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING AND CAVING IN. LARGE AND SMALL PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DASH AREA. SOON AFTER, I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE TRIED USING MY HIGH BEAMS, AND WILL LOSE MY HEADLAMPS, AND THE HIGH BEAMS DON'T COME ON EITHER. DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE RELATED BUT RECENTLY HAVE HEARD AND READ OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DODGE RAMS THAT HAVE BROKEN DASHBOARDS. SOME HAVE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE DASH TOO. I ALSO NOW HAVE SIGNIFICANT WIND WHISTLE COMING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UNLESS I LEAVE A WINDOW CRACKED OR VENT OPEN WHEN TRAVELLING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SUSPECT IT IS FROM LOSS OF STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY DUE TO COLLAPSED DASH. *TT

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I STARTED HEARING A WHINING/GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDER THE TRUCK IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 2 MILES GROWING LOUDER AND LOUDER. I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG WITH THE TRUCK SO I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED INTO THE TURNING LANE, JUST AS I DID THE REAR END LOCKED UP AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG, I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK A FOUND THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN OFF ONTO THE GROUND. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME BECAUSE HAD THIS HAD HAPPENED AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I DRIVE MY 3 YEAR DAUGHTER AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE AND NOW WORRY ABOUT HERS AND MY SAFETY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PINION GEAR FAILED THROUGHOUT THE RING GEAR CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY AXLE AND DRIVE SHAFT. THE REAR AXLE AND DRIVE SHAFT WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. THE WORK IS COVERED UNDER MY LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXTREME WIND NOISE AROUND THE PASSENGE SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT FOAM BLOCKS WOULD HAVE TO BE INSERTED IN THE PASSENGER DOOR TO REDUCE THE WIND NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIE ROD ENDS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED HIM NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500.

IN 2007 I PURCHASED A NEW RAM TRUCK FROM MCKENNEY DODGE IN GASTONIA N.C. AND FOUND LEAKS IN BACK WINDOW, WENT THROUGH N.C. LEMON LAW AND WAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT 2009 VEHICLE . IN 2011 DISCOVERED REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS EXACTLY SAME ISSUE AS 2007 VEHICLE HAD. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY AND SAFETY FOR FAMILY WITH POSSIBILITY OF MOLD DUE TO LEAKAGE, OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME . THIS ISSUE COULD ONLY BE ADDRESSED IF CONSUMER DISCOVERED LEAKAGE OTHERWISE CONSUMER COULD BECOME SICK AND NOT KNOW WHY. *TR

I OWN A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB 4X4 .THE TRUCK CAME EQUIPED WITH ORIGIONAL DODGE RUNNING BOARDS.WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF OWNING THE TRUCK THE RUNNING BOARDS BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE WHEN DRIVING.THE DEALERS ONLY RESOLUTION WAS TO CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN THEM.NOW 1 1/2 YEARS LATER THE RUNNING BOARDS FELL OFF.ALL THE METAL AROUND WHERE THE BOLT HOLES USED TO BE FRACTURED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE.THE HOLES LEFT ARE NOW THE SIZE OF QUATERS.WHEN THE FACTORY REP CAME DOWN TO SEE THIS HIS ONLY ANSWER WAS THEY WOULD REFUND THE COST OF THE RUNNING BOARDS .NO OFFER TO REPAIR OR EVEN TO EXTEND THE RUSTPROOFING WARRANTY.MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST SERIOUSLY HURT BY THIS .I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TRUCK THIS HAPPENED TO .THE DEALER REFUSED TO REFUND THE MONEY UNLESS I SIGHNED A HOLD HARMLESS .I REFUSED!IS THIS WHAT WE PAY 40 GRAND FOR ? I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING.WHAT IF THIS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ?WHOS FAULT WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN THEN? WHAT IF IT KILLED SOMEONE? THE METAL THIS IS BOLTING TO IS TOO THIN TO SUPPORT THIS CONSTANT ABUSE. *TR

1 PERSON INJURED(DRIVER) IN DODGE RAM. HOWEVER 2 OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED AND NOT SURE ABOUT THEIR INJURIES. I ACCIDENTLY REAR ENDED VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME WHICH CAUSED THAT VEHICLE TO REAR-END VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. MY VEHICLE(DODGE RAM) WAS TOTALED. FRONTAL IMPACT OF DODGE WAS VERY SEVERE AND CAUSED ME(DRIVER) HEAD AND CERVICAL TRAUMA, RESULTING IN EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT AND REHAB THERAPIES. ALL AIRBAGS IN DODGE RAM FAILED TO DEPLOY AND DRIVER SEATBELT FAILED TO RETRACT/RESPOND RESULTING IN MY HEAD/NECK/SPINAL INJURY. I HAVE WRITTEN DODGE-CHRYSLER, THEY SAY THEY SENT SOMEONE TO INSPECT TRUCK AND SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT NOT WORKING. DODGE/CHRYSLER ALSO WRITE THE AIRBAG/SEATBELT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO WORK DUE TO THE SPEED LIMIT (40MPH) DRIVEN AND DUE TO MORE OF A SIDE IMPACT THAN FRONTAL. HOWEVER, THE IMPACT WAS BOTH FRONTAL AND FRONT SIDE. (I HAVE PICTURES)

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEATBELTS DID NOT RETRACT/WORK. WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE COLLISION IN WHICH MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS TOTALED. I RECEIVED HEAD TRAUMA INJURY PER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT NOT WORKING. CHRYSLER/DODGE DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY W/ THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY/SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN MY VEHICLE. I ACCIDENTALLY REAR ENDED A CAR WHO HAD ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. SEVERE HEAVY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. MY DODGE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. I SUFFERED SEVERE PAIN/INJURY TO MY HEAD AND NECK. ALL PERSONS INVOLVED IN MY AND THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. MY 2009 DODGE RAM WAS PURCHASED NEW OFF THE DODGE LOT IN 2009...UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF

THE PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR 2009 DODGE SLT 1500 IS 1...THE RECALL ON HEAT AND AIR...DEALER FIXED! GREAT! 2....YALL READY FOR THIS! OUR TRUCK STARTED SMOKING AND STALLING OUT WITH NO POWER YES SMOKING OUT THE TAIL PIPE SOLID WHITE SMOKE AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU! HOW EMBARRASSING IS THAT....SOOOO THE DEALER LEAD US ON FOR 6 MONTHS THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY WHERE DOING THIS AND THAT AND FINALLY THEY BROKE DOWN AND PUT...REBUILT HEADS, BRAND NEW SHORT BLOCK(IS WHAT THEY SAID) AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS REBUILT OR USED..AND CALLED IT A NEW MOTOR!!! NOW THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE THEN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY 2 SEMI'S TRYING TO CHANGE LANES IN TRAFFIC HEADING BACK FROM GAINESVILLE LAST WEEKEND BECAUSE THE TRUCK STALLED WHEN WE SLOWED DOWN SLIGHTLY. WE TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO NO POWER! WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP...THE DEAL SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO GO TO ATLANTA ON OUR TRUCK ALONE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE IT! DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! EVEN AFTER A SO CALLED REBUILT MOTOR. *TR

ON MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD-CAB 4X4, AT 43,000 MILES, WHILE CHANGING THE OIL AND OIL FILTER, THE DRAIN PLUG NUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE OIL PAN BROKE LOOSE FROM THE WELDS. I WAS LUCKY, IN THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL I WAS PUTTING THE OIL DRAIN PLUG BACK IN. I WAS ABLE TO HOLD TENSION ON THE NUT AND TIGHTEN THE DRAIN PLUG COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ORDERED THE PAN. IT TOOK A MONTH TO GET THE REPLACEMENT OIL PAN. I SCHEDULED IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPLACEMENT. DUE TO THE FINE ENGINEERING, THE FRONT AXLE HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE OIL PAN. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD COMPLETE THE REPLACEMENT. IT WAS COVERED BY THE LIFETIME DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK. *TR

THE DEFROST FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKS ON MY 2009 DODGE RAM. IT HAS AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROLS WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE DEFROST FUNCTION NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AT ANY TIME RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 115 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT AGAIN, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE AND WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED AFTER A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, INSTEAD THE ENTIRE AIRBAG HOUSING UNIT CAME UNBOLTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, BECAME A PROJECTILE, STRUCK DRIVER AND DAMAGED STEERING WHEEL. AIRBAG UNIT, STEERING WHEEL, SPRING, AND CRUISE CONTROL ARM WERE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP KEPT FAULTY PARTS FOR INSPECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROBBED AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY TO THE POINT WHERE IIT VIBRATED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAD TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR $100. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION GEAR BROKE WHICH LOCKED UP THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND THE TRUCK SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL TO A DEAD STOP. AFTER THE TRUCK STOPPED DUE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKING UP, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AND HAD TO DRUG ONTO A FLATBED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT TOOK 23 DAYS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PARTS AND MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE COMPLETE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. PARTS NUMBERS: #68034651-AA / SHAFT DRIVE #68002298-AC / AXLE REAR #68003055-AB / LUBRICANT #4318060-AB / LUBRICANT DESCRIPTION ON WORK ORDER: REPLACED THE WHOLE DIFF. IN A COMPLETE UNIT WITH ALL PARTS AND PREASSEMBLED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE TRUCK WAS PICKED UP ON 10/15/2010. MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED: 30,564 MILES. WORK DONE AT: EWALD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, LLC 6319 S 108TH ST, FRANKLIN, WI 53132 414-427-2000. *TR

FLAT TIRE TRIED TO USE JACK BUT IT FAILED METAL EXTENSION HANDLE TWISTED AND TORE IN HALF SO I REMOVED ONE EXTENSION AND SAME OCCURRENCE METAL RIPPING FELL TO THE GROUND ENDING UP WITH HEAT STROKE AND IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAY 'S THESE JACK'S ARE FAULTY AND DANGEROUS TO THE SENIOR POPULATION. *TR

WE OWN A 2009 1500 DODGE TRUCK AND WERE STRANDED IN THE HIGH DESERT FOR WELL OVER TEN HOURS UP OFF OF HIGHWAY 377 IN NORTHERN ARIZONA WE HAD A FLAT WE PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE JACK THAT WAS BRAND NEW WE WERE JACKING THE TRUCK UP WHEN THE FIRST EXTENSION END TORE LIKE IT WAS SOFT METAL SO WE DISCARDED THE FIRST EXTENSION AND PROCEEDED TO USE THE SECOND WHICH ALSO TORE SO I USED THE LAST EXTENSION AND THEN THE HOOK THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE JACK BECAME TWISTED AND COULD NO LONGER BE USED THIS STRANDED US IN A PLACE THAT WHERE WE COULD NOT BE LOCATED WE CALLED ROADSIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY DISPATCHER THAT HE HAD PIN POINTED US AND THAT THEY WOULD SEND OUT A TOW TRUCK BUT THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND US WITH THE COORDINATES THAT WE GAVE HIM . SO WE TURNED TO TRIPLE A WHO WE BELONG TO WE ALSO CALLED 911 . WE WERE TOLD BY TRIPLE A TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT WE SHOULD DRIVE ON FLAT TIRE TO HIGHWAY 377 IF WE WANTED HELP SO WE PROCEEDED TO DO SO AND WAS THIS TOW DRIVER WRONG IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND IT TOTALLY STOPPED RUNNING AND IS NOW AT POWER DODGE IN PHOENIX AZ . WE WERE FINALLY FOUND BY THE HOLBROOK SHERIFF DEPARTMENT SERGEANT PRICE AND THE NAVAJO DISPATCHER FOUND US BY THE COORDINATES THAT WE PROVIDED FROM OUR GPS WHICH WAS SOME TIME THE NEXT MORNING WE ARE BOTH DISABLED AND DID NOT HAVE OUR MEDS UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER WHEN WE GOT HOME ALL BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTED JACK THAT WAS PROVIDED WITH TRUCK . EXCUSE THIS IF IT IS CONFUSING BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY MEDS BUT AM STI

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE I NOTICED A WHINE WHICH I ASSUMED WAS FROM THE GROOVED PAVEMENT. I THEN NOTICED IT WOULD COME AND GO BY SLIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED TO GET LOUDER. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AT WHICH POINT THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR WHEELS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. I AM WAITING FOR THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE AND DRIVESHAFT TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR PINION GEAR NUT HAD UNSCREWED AND THE DIFFERENTIAL GEARS HAD SELF DESTRUCTED AND DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF. THERE MAY ALSO BE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS DODGE TRUCKS HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS HAPPENING. I WAS ON THE WAY TO TOW A TRAVEL TRAILER. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS TOWING A TRAILER IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

A YEAR AND A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK, ONE DAY ITS DASH BEGAN EMITTING A LOUD REPETITIVE POPPING SOUND AND THE HEATER / A/C WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION IN A DEFROST / DEFOG MODE. AS I LIVE IN A HIGH-HUMIDITY GULF COAST AREA, THIS IS A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE. MY LOCAL DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM WAS DUE TO BROKEN PLASTIC "BLEND DOOR". THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM, THE REQUIRED PART IS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO A "NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE". AT LEAST 8 WEEKS HAVE GONE BY WITH THIS SAME EXCUSE -- I SUSPECT THIS A DELAYING TACTIC WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. *TR

AT ABOUT 100 MILES ON VEHICLE NOTICED A LOW SQUEAL SOUND FROM ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION? AT PRESENT THERE ARE 15000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND THE SQUEAL HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE WORST. THE NOISE BEGINS AFTER ABOUT ONE OR TWO MINUTES OF STARTING, AND IS CONTINUALLY SQUEALING WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. THE DEALER SHIP RAN TEST AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I DROVE ANOTHER 2009 1500 RAM AND THE NOISE WAS NOT THERE, OR IN ANOTHER 1500 RAM FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO GO ANY FURTHER WITH THE PROBLEM, QUOTE: WE CAN'T FIGURE WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM, SO IT MUST BE NORMAL. *TR

MY SONS FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY NEW DODGE TRUCK, WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM (10 CAR LENGTHS) STOPPED - HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR ( NO PRESSURE). THEY REAR ENDED THE TRUCK WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF THEM (NO DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE) THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK IS CRUNCHED (LUCKILY THAT'S ALL THIS TIME) SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AFTER THE INCIDENT MY SON CHECKED THE PEDDLE HIMSELF, NO PRESSURE WAS FELT UNTIL THE PEDDLE WAS PUMPED MULTIPLE TIMES. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLES BRAKES DATING TO JANUARY ALTHOUGH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I PLAN ON CONTACTING CHRYSLER ABOUT THE DAMAGE AND LACK OF NOTIFICATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN OPENING THE REAR WINDOWS TO ALLOW AIR TO FLOW THROUGH THE CABIN, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEATS WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO HIS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIRRORS WERE TOO SMALL; WHEN HE WAS DRIVING, HE COULD NOT SEE OTHER VEHICLES USING THE MIRRORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.