2009 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

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

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

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.

THANK FULLY NOTHING HAS HAPPENED AS OF YET. HOWEVER ALL FOUR TPMS VALVE STEM RETAINING NUTS THAT WERE USED ON MY MODEL ARE CRACKED AND GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. I SAW THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD RAPID DECOMPRESSION OF THEIR TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO CRACKED RETAINING NUTS. THESE WERE REPORTS ON THE COMPLAINTS SECTION HERE. I WAS INFLATING ONE OF MY TIRES AND THE WHOLE VAVLE STEM CRACKED OFF AND I HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THEM ALREADY. I BROUGHT IT UP WITH MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID "THAT'S JUST WHAT ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS DO" IM AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY THEY WILL FAIL AT HIGH SPEED AND JUST WANT TO PUT A COMPLAINT IN. A PART LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT JUST BE EXPECTED TO "DO" SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING REAR END LOCKED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAKING DRIVELINE ON CITY STREET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE REAR AXLE FLUID, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BUMP STOPS ON BOTH SIDES WERE DETERIORATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE TECHNICIAN HAD NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TT UPDATED 07/09/18*JB *TR

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 70 MPH ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WITHOUT WARNING. NO NOISE OR STEERING ISSUES WERE NOTED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AT 46,000 MILES. THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE ROTOR, CALIPER, HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE, HALF SHAFT, STEERING KNUCKLE AND TIRE. THE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE HALF-SHAFT IN QUESTION AT 44,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR AND BLEND DOOR GEAR BOX FAILED REPEATEDLY CHANGING HOT AIR FROM AC UNIT TO COLD AIR OR VISE VERSA.

TWO TIRE VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE INFLATION. FIRST FAILURE, JUNE 5, 2016 DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (70MPH). TIRE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. SECOND FAILURE, SEPT 26, 2016 PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE OCCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY (55MPH). TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE. FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SHOWS CRACK IN VALVE STEM RETAINING NUT. CRACK RUNS STRAIGHT FROM TIRE TO TOP OF RETAINING NUT. CRACK APPEARANCE LOOKS AS THOUGH THE RETAINING NUT IS A STAMPED PART WITH A SEAM. PHOTOS: 1) SEPT 26 FAILURE SHOWING VALVE STEM PARTS COMPLETELY MISSING. 2) UNFAILED, BUT CRACKED RETAINING NUT (DARK LINE IS CRACK) TAKING TRUCK TO TIRE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL VALVE STEMS. WILL ASK FOR ALL EXISTING PARTS TO BE RETURNED. NOTE FIRST FAILURE REQUIRED CHANGING TIRE WITHIN 4 FEET OF HEAVY VEHICLE TRAFFIC MOVING AT 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT. SECOND FAILURE REQUIRED CHANGING TIRE ON DARK ROADWAY DURING RAIN STORM. UNLIKE TYPICAL TIRE PUNCTURES WITH SLOW PRESSURE LOSS, I HAD NO ABILITY TO RE-INFLATE AND MOVE TO SAFER LOCATION FOR TIRE CHANGING.

2009 DODGE RAM 1500 THERE IS A MANIFOLD BOLT THAT IS INFERIOR/DEFECTIVE PART DEALERSHIP HAS ADMITTED THEY KNOW IT IS.. THEY ARE REPLACING ATLEAST ONE A WEEK. THIS BOLT CAN BREAK OFF AND CAUSE THE MOTOR TO CEASE... WARRANTY WILL NOT REPLACE AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ITS IN ALL DODGE FORUMS... $400 + TO REPLACE THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BD A RECALL ONLY 50,000 MILES ON TRUCK

TRUCK IS MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR END AND THE FRONT GAS TANK STRAP HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. THE SLOT THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FASTENED TO IS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZZARD THAT COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF THE TANK COMES OFF. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF *CN

TIRE AIR VALVES ARE METAL AND SPLIT CAUSING A BLOWOUT ON I-57 AT 65 MPH. AND AS OF TODAY 09/03/2016 I HAVE NOTICED THE TIRES (ALL 4) ARE STARTING TO LOOSE AIR AND 3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKED CAUSING THE AIR TO RUSH OUT OF THE TIRE AS THE CRACK GETS WORSE ,THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO WAY TO SCAN IN THE PAPERWORK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT I DO HAVE IT.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 RAM 1500 HOME FROM WORK AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BACK OVER BUMPS, AND WHEN STOPPING. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT OF FUEL TANK WAS HANGING DOWN, THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRAME RUSTING OUT WHERE THE FUEL TANK STRAP ATTACHED. ALSO INSPECTED WAS THE FRAME WHERE THE REAR STRAP ATTACHED IS ALSO ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT

I MAILED A COMPLAINT NOTICE AND YOU CLAIM SOMEONE WILL GET BACK WITH YOU IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS---I'M STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE ON # 10896888 AND # 10896617. OUR SAFETY SHOULD BE YOUR UTMOST IMPORTANCE. HOW CAN WE HAVE OUR VEHICLES REPLACED IF THERE ARE NO PARTS, AND IF WE CHOOSE TO HAVE THIS FIXED OURSELVES, WE ARE GOUGED IN A BIDDING WAR AND PAY A PREMIUM PRICE FOR THE PART. HOW DO WE KNOW IF OUR VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY BEING FIXED OR NOT? THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION..... [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TEAM: THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LEVERS LOCATED IN REAR ROTORS CORRODED & LOCKED UP PREVENTING USAGE. I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS DROOPING & BANGING AGAINST THE FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED, BUT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED OUT OF STATE, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR

THE FRAME ROTTED OUT WERE THE STRAP FOR THE FUEL TANK ATTACHES TO THE FRAME CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO DROP. I HAD TO REATTACH FUEL TANK WITH A RATCHET STRAP TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF *CN

TEAM: PART # CH52010176-AG HAS FAILED. IT'S THE UPPER PART OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. THE TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT. THE BRAKE IS NOT USED. DODGE WANTS $400 TO REPLACE IT. IT'S CURRENTLY BANGING THE FRAME.

THE STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS FUEL TANK RUSTED OFF AND AS A RESULT THE WHOLE FUEL TANK FELL FORWARD TO THE GROUND. UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF ... UPDATED 09/20/17 *BF *CN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, A TICKING SOUND WAS HEARD CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD BOLTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

AIR BAG FAILURE--ON WEDNESDAY JULY 13 2016 THE VEHICLE (2009 DODGE RAM 1500) WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING ON A CITY OWNED ROAD. THE DRIVER WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE DARK. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH, COMPLETELY SMASHING IN THE FRONT END AND DAMAGED MOST OF THE REST OF THE TRUCK AS WELL. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS ENTIRE UPPER BODY AS WELL AS SUFFERING FROM A CONCUSSION UPON IMPACT BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. HE REQUIRED EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. WE HAVE MORE PICTURES INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK HOWEVER THE FILE IS TO BIG TO UPLOAD ON THIS REPORT.

STARTED HEARING A TICKING SOUND FROM MY TRUCK WHEN STARTING IT UP, BUT MOSTLY IN THE MORNING.TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD I HAD A MANIFOLD LEAK. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO FOUR OF THE MANIFLOLD BOLTS HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE MANIFOLD FOR NO REASON AT ALL. UPON DOING FUTHER RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHER DODGES.

RAM BOX PLASTIC LIDS SEEM TO BE RELEASING FIBERGLASS LIKE FIBERS INTO SKIN DEVELOPING A RASH WHEN TOUCHED OR RUBBED. WHEN LEANING ON THE LID WITH FOREARMS, THE SKIN EXPERIENCES SEVERE ITCHING, A RASH AND DISCOMFORT JUST LIKE HAVING FIBERGLASS SLIVERS IN YOUR SKIN AS HAPPENS WHEN HANDLING FIBERGLASS INSULATION MATERIAL. IT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS FOR THE ITCHING OF SCRUBBING WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR THE ITCHING TO SUBSIDE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY CHILDREN. SINCE IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF THE ITCHING, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS OF 2009 DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE RAM BOX. I ALSO FOUND UNCONFIRMED INFORMATION THAT DODGE MAY HAVE CHANGED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE RAM BOX LIDS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR MODEL. HAVING CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND THE NATIONAL DODGE WARRANTY OFFICE, THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE RAM BOX LIDS AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF AN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A TURN OR CHANGING LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BEARING AND HUB WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ

FRONT STRAP ON GAS TANK PULLED OUT OF AN RUSTY FRAME, THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE IF THE TANK WOULD FALL OFF. THE DIESIGN OF CROSS BAR DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE FOR WATER TO DRAIN OUT,WV. HAS A STATE INSPECTION AND THIS IS WHEN IT FOUND....UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,152.

2009 DODGE RAM 1500, 5.7 HEMI, 74000 MILES. DEVELOPED TICKING IN THE ENGINE AT IDLE AND ACCELERATION. WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH SHUDDERING UNDER SMALL LOAD (UP HILL HIGHWAY). TOOK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE ROLLER LIFTER FAILED (SEIZED) AND GROUND THE CAM LOBE FLAT CAUSING THE MISFIRE IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. $4300 REPAIR BILL! THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE 5.7 HEMI AND NOT JUST THE RAM, SO COMMON IN FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THE REPAIR IS ON HOLD BECAUSE THE LIFTERS ARE ON BACKORDER! GOOGLE "FAILED 5.7 HEMI LIFTERS"... SOME VEHICLES DON'T MAKE IT 25000 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. CHRYSLER HAS SINCE CHANGED THE PART NUMBER OF THE LIFTER BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE WAS A DEFECT OR DESIGN FLAW. BUT WHEN YOU ASK FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THEM OUT THERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL HEAD AND ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

BATTERY STARTED GOING DEAD. BATTERY AND ALT BOTH TESTED GOOD. A LOT OF THINGS STOPPED WORKING INCLUDING; BACK WINDOWS, REAR SLIDING GLASS, POWER LOCKS, HEAT/AC FAN, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, PARK ASSIST, MIRRORS, WIPERS, AND A FEW OTHER THINGS I AM FORGETTING OR HAVEN'T FOUND. HAD A CHRYSLER MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE HELP ME DIAGNOSE THE TIPM AS THE PROBLEM. TIPM IS DRAWING 4A WHEN THE TRUCK IS OFF. I AM NOW HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY ANY TIME I PARK IT FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AND PUT THE BATTERY ON THE CHARGER OVER NIGHT. TIPM IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, CHRYSLER IS INSTALLING 9 A DAY AND THAT JUST THE ONES FOR MY 09 TRUCK WHICH ONLY WORKS IN 09'S. VERY FRUSTRATING AND BEEN HELL TO DRIVE THIS IN THE SPRING IN MO, NO WIPERS OR AC DURING RAINY, HUMID HOT SEASON JUST SUCKS AND IS MY PERSONAL HELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM FUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION, THE WHEELS UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION BEARING WAS LOOSE AND THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2009 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI, I HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH SHIFTING FROM PARK AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AND DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY CERTAIN REASON FROM ISSUE. ALSO TRUCK WILL ALLOW TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT HOLDING THE BRAKE WHICH COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE AND IN MY CASE WAS. MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING AS I GOT OUT AND WAS GETTING MY KIDS THINGS TOGETHER WHEN MY SON CLIMBED IN AND SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO GEAR CAUSING IT TO ROLL FORWARD INTO A TREE.

2009 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI, MY ISSUE IS CONCERNING "THE HEMI TICK" WHICH IS ACTUALLY BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAD BOLTS. SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY THAT HAS THIS YEAR MODEL HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 BROKE BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE BOLTS HAPPEN TO BE THE SAME BOLTS HOLDING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHIELD IN THE REAR OF THE MOTOR. THE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE IS MODERATELY EXPENSIVE AND IF NOT ADDRESSED COULD EASILY CAUSE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES. THE EXHAUST LEAK CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE TICKING SOUND (USUALLY AT START UP UNTIL MOTOR WARMS UP AND SEALS THE LEAK) AND SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH STRONGER BOLTS THAT ALLOW FOR THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES.

REAR AXLE RECALL. MY 2009 DODGE RAM WAS PART OF A RECALL REGARDING REAR AXLE PROBLEMS WHERE REAR AXLE COULD LOCK UP. RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON MAY 7 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 7PM MY REAR AXLE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE REAR YOKE BROKE AWAY FROM THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY AND DRIVESHAFT WAS ALMOST TWISTED IN HALF.

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL LOCK / UNLOCK ONLY WITH KEY OR BY PULLING UP/PUSHING DOWN THE MANUAL LOCK CONTROLL IN THAT DOOR. IT CANNOT BE OPERATED WITH THE ELECTRIC CONTROLS IN EITHER THAT DOOR OR THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, AND IT WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WITH THE OTHER THREE DOORS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT BEGAN DOING THIS AFTER IT WAS ABOUT ONE YEAR OLD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THIS DOOR FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE, FOR CHILDRENS SAFETY, OR TO KEEP SOMEBODY FROM ENTERING.

VEHICLE ODOMETER RESETS AT 66,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES CONSISTENTLY @ 66,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

FOR THE PAST MONTH NOW MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI HAS STALLED OUT ON ME 4 TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, AND JUST SITTING IN DRIVE IN A PARKING GARAGE LOT. TRUCK HAS 142000 MILES ON IT BUT THIS STALLING ISSUE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AROUND 30K. I CAN PUT THE TRUCK BACK IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AND START IT BACK UP BUT THERE'S A KNOCK EVERY TIME NOW. IT IS STARTING TO WORRY ME THAT THE TRUCK MAY STALL OUT ON THE FREEWAY. I DO NOTICE THAT IT OCCURS WHENEVER THE RPM GET LOW AROUND 500-700 RPM. THE TRUCK THEN BOGS DOWN AND STALLS WHENEVER I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ON THE FEW OCCASIONS THAT IT HAPPENED. WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN I ALSO NOTICED THE RPM DROP TO STALL THE TRUCK.

EVER SINCE 50000 MILES I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUCK. LATELY IT HAS GOTTEN SCARY BAD. AFTER A FEW STOPS EITHER HARD OR MERE TRAFFIC LIGHT STOPS THE BRAKES START TO OVER HEAT. I START TO SMELL THE PADS COOKING AS IF I WERE TRYING TO STOP A FREIGHT TRAIN. I GET HUGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FADE AND THE ABS FOR THE FRONT DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE. THE REAR ABS STILL KICKS ON BUT NOT AS FREQUENTLY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE DRAMATICALLY INCREASES. AFTER A FEW STOPS THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTS TO SINK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. DURING HARD PANIC STOPS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE HOT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND I LOSE MOST OF THE BRAKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS AND STILL NO CHANGE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES SAYING THAT IT WAS NORMAL OR I COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED TO ATTEMPT AT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. TRUCK IS AT 142K MILES NOW AND STILL WITH THE SAME ISSUE GOT USED TO DRIVING SLOW AND REPLACING THE BRAKES EVER 30K MILES.

FAILED TIMING CHAIN ..... CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO ENGINE.

KEY FOBS, REMOTE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK FAILING. KEY FOBS KEEP FAILING, BUY NEW FOBS AND AFTER ABOUT A YEAR THEY FAIL. OWNERS RESORT TO UNHOOKING THE HORNS AS THE HORNS SOUND WHEN MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE KEY. THIS IS A STATIONARY FAILURE OF THE FOB. HOWEVER IF OWNERS ARE DISCONNECTING THE HORNS, THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE NEED TO ALERT OTHER VEHICLES ARISES. VEHICLE OWNERS ARE NOT PURCHASING NEW FOBS DUE TO COST BUT RATHER DISCONNECTING THEIR HORNS SO THAT THE ALARM DOES NOT SOUND WHEN UNLOCKING THE DRIVERS DOOR TO GAIN ENTRY. MANY OWNERS ARE NOT REPORTING THIS DEFECT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS A VAST # OF COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITE FORUMS. SOURCE-I AM AN ASE MASTER TECH. I HAVE AN 09 1500 THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I DO NOT DISCONNECT THE HORNS BUT RATHER JUST DON'T LOCK THE TRUCK. (TAKING A CHANCE AGAINST THEFT)

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED, THE TRUCK POWER FELT AS IF THE TRUCK WAS PULLING A HEAVY LOAD. I NOTICE THE SHIFTER INDICATOR ON THE (-/+ ) INSTEAD ON (D). I TRY TO SHIFT TO (D) BUT INSTEAD IT WENT TO REVERSE.THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE TRUCK DIED. IT STARTED BACK UP BY THE RADIO WAS NOT OPERABLE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT ON AND THE RADIO WORK. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THE RADIO HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 2 TIMES. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOW WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN (-/+) MODE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT INDICATE MY TRUCK IS 4TH GEAR. THERE IS ANOTHER (-/+) AS WELL ON THE SHIFTER WERE YOU CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE THE GEAR YOU ARE IN. I HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE THAT GEAR. BY PRESSING THE + AND HOLDING IT, IT WILL SHOW THAT IT CHANGES FROM 4 TO D BUT AS SOON AS YOU STOP PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER IT GOES RIGHT BACK TO 4TH GEAR. THE WAY I CAN GET IT BACK TO D, I HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER PUTTING IT PARK OF COURSE, AND STARTED UP, THEN IT SHIFTS TO D, EVENTUALLY IT GOES BACK TO THE MANUAL MODE. I JUST PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE FROM CARMAX IN WOODBRIDGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION WAS BY FAR THE BETTER. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLES COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM BY THE HUNDREDS. TO BAD I DIDN'T SEE IT BEFORE BUYING. NICE TRUCK AND ALL, BUT IN THE MEANTIME OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS OR WORSE ARE STILL DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WITH THEIR FAMILIES ON BOARD, AND W

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK FOR UP TO 90 SECONDS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND WHEN IT DOES DECIDED TO SHIFT THE BREAK PEDDLE MAY OR MAY NOT BE PUSHED.

FIAT/DODGE IS REFUSING TO HONOR THEIR COURT ORDER AND BUY MY RECALLED TRUCK BACK AT FAIR MARKET VALUE PLUS 10% OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE. INSTEAD I WAS OFFERED TRADE IN PLUS 10% OF THAT. I WILL NOT ACCEPT THEM TRYING TO MAKE A DOLLAR OFF OF THEIR MISTAKE. THEY ARE PUTTING MY FAMILIES SAFETY AT RISK EVERY DAY THEY PLAY THIS LOWBALL GAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IN THE FORWARD OR REVERSE POSITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACTS' RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE BLOCK HINGES WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

DURING A TRIP IN JANUARY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNCONTROLLABLY WOBBLE AND I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO GAIN CONTROL, HAD SOME STEERING PARTS REPLACED WHICH IMPROVED THE RIDE BUT STILL HAD ISSUES SO I REPLACED THE STRUTS , SPRINGS AND SHOCKS BUT A SLIGHT WOBBLE IS STILL THERE AT ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION AND UPON HITTING BUMPS, ITS A LITTLE SCARY. IT HAPPENS TYPICALLY OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR AND AT ONE POINT ABOUT EVERY 10 MINUTES ON THE INTERSTATE