2009 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 1500 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE A YEAR AGO. THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND I HAVE TRIED AND TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED THE DEALER ALWAYS AND I MEAN ALWAYS NEVER HAS THE PART IN STOCK--I GUESS WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT FALLS OUT YOU WILL LISTEN. *TR

WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK I EXPERIENCED ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS RELATED TO ABS TO LIGHT UP . HAD CODES READ REVEALING C2200 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE INTERNAL AND C120D REAR TRACTION CONTROL PRIME VALVE CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW. THE TRUCK WAS STILL DRIVABLE UP UNTIL THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY OVERHEATED AND CAUSED MY RIGHT FRONT DISC ROTOR TO OVERHEAT AND BEGIN TO COME APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND ALSO CAUSED A BLOWN PISTON SLEEVE ON THE BREAK CALIPER TO CAUSE THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO ACTUALLY OVERHEAT WITH SMOKE AND EXTREME ASBESTOS SMELLING HEAT COMING OUT OF THE WHEEL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD HELP HONOR WHAT IS IN FACT A VEHICLE WITH JUST 1000 MILES MORE THAN THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM OR THE BLOWN CALIPER AND ROTOR. I HAVE SINCE AT MY EXPENSE REPLACED TWO FRONT DISC ROTORS AND 1 RIGHT FRONT CALIPER AND ADDED MY SECOND SET OF NEW BRAKE PADS ( THE SET THAT WAS ON THERE WERE JUST REPLACED AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 6000 MILES ON THEM.) I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO OVER 75,000 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCKS AND I CAN NOT IMAGINE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE THAT AT LEAST GETS DODGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE FAULTY ELECTRONIC BRAKING EQUIPMENT . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE GAVE OUT. IT RUINED THE TIRE SO I BROUGHT IT TO A TIRE PLACE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER INSPECTION ,THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE NUT CAME OFF THE STEM AND THAT IS WHY THE TIRE GAVE OUT. WHEN I WENT HOME I CHECKED THE OTHER TIRE STEMS AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE TWO OUT OF THE OTHER THREE TIRE VALVE STEM NUTS ARE BROKEN. I'M CROSSING MY FINGERS THAT NOTHING HAPPENS BEFORE I GET THEM FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE THEY HAVE NOT HAD A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 1500 AFFECTED BY THE K17 RECALL FOR PARTS CDEA1K171AA (REPROGRAMMING) AND CDJ1K172AA (RECIRCULATION DOOR). THE SECOND IS A ACTUATOR FOR THE RECIRCULATION DOOR. THIS RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON 12/22/2010. IN JAN AND AGAIN IN MAR 2014 TWO MORE ACTUATOR DOORS WENT OUT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE ACTUATOR. FIRST, PART NUMBER 68089742AA, FOR THE BLEND DOOR AND SECONDLY, PART NUMBER 68089742AA, FOR THE FOOT ACTUATOR AND THE DEFROST. THE GEARS WERE STRIPPED ON BOTH DOORS AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD THUMPING FROM UNDER THE DASH. BOTH WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. THERE ARE FOUR ACTUATOR DOORS IN THIS MODEL RAM TRUCK. THIS IS FAR PAST COINCIDENTAL THAT "ACTUATORS" ARE DEFECTIVE IN THIS TRUCK, BUT THE RECALL ONLY REPLACED ONE WHEN THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES "ACTUATORS", PLURAL. THE FIRST I REPLACED IN JAN. CAUSED ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDOW FROM ICE AND FOG. THE SECOND IN MAR. DISABLED THE A/C AND HEATER USAGE COMPLETELY. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTUATORS INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BY THE AUTO MAKER AT THEIR COST. IN THE CHRYSLER RECALL, K17, IT STATES THAT "IF THERE ARE MODE DOOR ACTUATORS THAT NEED REPLACING, UP TO 4 ADDITIONAL HOURS MAY BE REQUIRED". THE RECALL STATES PLURAL ACTUATOR DOORS. I HAVE SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO CHRYSLER AND THEY STATE THAT THE ACTUATORS I REPLACED WERE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE FOUR IN THIS VEHICLE AND THREE OF THE FOUR HAVE GONE BAD. *TR

WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH AND OUR TRUCK NOTIFICATION SAID LOW TIRE PRESSURE. WE PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AND THE TIRES LOOKED OK. WE PULLED BACK OUT AND WENT LESS THAN HALF A MILE AND THE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. THE VALVE STEM COVER NUT HAD SPILT AND BROKE OFF. THE WHOLE PIECE FELL INSIDE THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO GO FLAT. WE HAD THE TIRE LOOKED AT AND THE VALVE STEM COVER NUTS AND STEM THREADS ARE ALL CORRODED. WE PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND THEN AGAIN TODAY (APRIL 25, 2014) IT SAID LOW TIRE PRESSURE AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN A VALVE STEM COVER NUT SPLIT AND BROKE OFF DUE TO CORROSION. WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER SPARE AND WE WERE QUOTED A PRICE OF $75 TO $90 TO REPLACE EACH OF THE VALVE STEM PIECES. THE OTHER TWO TIRES ON THE TRUCK HAVE SPLITS IN THE VALVE STEM COVER NUTS AND ALL HAVE CORROSION TOO. SO NOW I'VE GOTTA REPLACE THESE ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND REPLACE ONE WHOLE TIRE.. *TR

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ABOUT JANUARY 6, 2014 FOR OUR 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. RECALL NUMBER N49 / NHTSA 13V-529. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER MONTHLY SINCE THAT TIME (BERGSTROM AUTOMOTIVE, KAUKAUNA, WI 54130, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. I NEED TO WAIT FOR A SECOND NOTICE. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL? *TR

FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO DEFLATED IN LESS 10 SECONDS WHILE TRALING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRE WAS LESS THAN 1YEAR OLD AND HAD UNDER 1500 MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION THERE WERE NO PUNTURES/LEAKS, HOWEVER THE VALVE STEM WAS SEVERLY CRACKED AND FELL INTO THE TIRE UPON REMOVAL OF THE WHEEL. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING IN LESS THAN A YEAR ON THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT KEY FOB BECAME TRAPPED IN THE IGNITION AND CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO LOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOWN. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,551.

UPON START-UP OF THE VEHICLE A TICKING NOISE IS HEARD (POSSIBLE EXHAUST LEAK). THE SOUND BECOMES LESS NOTICEABLE AS THE ENGINE WARMS TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. SIMILAR CASES HAVE BEEN SEEN IN 2009 MODELS CAUSED BY BROKEN OR LOOSE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FOR CYLINDERS 7 AND 8. CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THAT RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND ENGINE TYPE. *JS

HEATING AND AIR WILL NOT BLOW AIR ON WINDSHIELD OR PASSENGER WHICH IN A HIGH HUMIDITY SITUATION(RAIN) WOULD CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO FOG OVER AND NOT CLEAR UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. *JS

MY BROTHER AND I BOUGHT IDENTICAL DODGE RAM 1500 CREW CAB PICK UPS NEW IN 2009. THEY BOTH HAVE ALUMINUM 20 INCH WHEELS. ON 04-08-14 MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN HIS LOW AIR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HIS DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. (NOTE: HE AND I BOTH ARE VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVERS AS FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT). INSPECTING THE WHEEL AND TIRE INDICATED THAT THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM HAD BROKEN APART AND DEPLETED THE AIR IMMEDIATELY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 2 OTHER VALVE STEMS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE CRACKED. HE HAD ALL REPLACED WITH NEW RUBBER (AIR SENSOR) VALVE STEMS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR IS CRACKED AND SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT $80.00 PER VALVE STEM. EVEN AS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN A TIRE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. BUT, AT THIS TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED. I WAS TOLD TO SAVE MY REPAIR RECEIPT FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT IF A RECALL SHOULD COME OUT. THE COST IS A CONCERN BUT NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE SAFETY SIDE OF THIS ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS--WHY IS THE VALVE STEM BREAKING APART NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL?? *TR

TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON STATE ROUTE 17 IN ILLINOIS. AFTER 40MILES INTO TRIP, NOTICED IN SIDE MIRROR THAT DRIVERS SIDE SEEMED TO BE DOWN IN THE REAR COMPARED TO LAST TIME I CHECKED. VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS ACCELERATING AS TO CATCH UP TO ME. AT THE SAME TIME FELT SLIGHT VIBRATION AND LOOKING AT DASH SAW LOW TIRE WARNING LIGHT COME ON. CONTINUED TO NEXT INTERSECTION AND TURNED LEFT , STOPPED AND INSPECTED TIRE, FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS MISSING FROM THE RIM OF WHEEL. CHANGE TO SPARE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE METAL VALVE STEM WAS IN FLAT TIRE AND RIM. 4-9-14 TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THE TIRE WAS SHOT BECAUSE OF SIDE WALL DAMAGE, NOTE DISTANCE TRAVELED 50FT. TIRES WERE NEW 15000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE . DEALER CHECKED THREE OTHER VALVE STEMS AND FOUND CRACKS IN RETAINING NUTS? STEMS ARE ALUMINUM. ALL STEMS REPLACED ALONG WITH 1 NEW TIRE. COST OF MOUNTING AND BALANCE AND BREAKING DOWN THREE OTHER TIRES AND REPLACEMENT OF NEW RUBBER STYLE VALVE STEMS. TOTAL$ 376.97. LABOR 42.50 PARTS 310.52 SHOPS SUPPLIES 2.13 SALES TAXES 21.82. A RELATIVE OF MINE OWNS SAME TRUCK AND TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND HIS STEMS WERE CRACKED ON HIS TRUCK ALSO. THIS WAS AS OF TODAYS DATE 4-10-14. DODGE NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND NOTICE THE THOUSAND'S OF OTHERS WITH SAME EQUIPMENT. THESE TIRES ACTUALLY BLOW OUT, ACCIDENTS WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN. PLEASE ADVISE DODGE THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED AND THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE PAID IN FULL FOR THE TROUBLES THI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE CORRODED AND BECAME FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ALL FOUR VALVE STEMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,300.

I HAVE BEGUN TO NOTICE THAT THE PAINT ON THE BODY UNDER MY DOORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IS BEGINNING TO BUBBLE. THIS IS NOT OCCURRING ANY WHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A 2009 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PAINT ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE SERVICE THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR AS THE RESULT OF THE PINION NUT BECOMING LOOSE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, WHICH REQUIRED THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER BEARING, PINION BEARING AND RELATED COMPONENTS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,936 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,946.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE NEXT DAY AT THE DODGE DEALER SHIP THE CAUSE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR VALVE. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 20K MILES ON THEM AND WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID CAUSE WAS NOT THE TIRE. DEALER STATED THE TIRE STEM VALVE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE STEM AND SENSOR COLLAPSED INTO TIRE CAUSING A FAILURE. *TR

MY CONCERN IS VALVE STEM FAILURE. THE VALVE STEMS ON MY TRUCK HAVE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS ON THEM AND ARE BOLTED IN THE VALVE STEM HOLE IN THE RIM. THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE VALVE STEM IN PLACE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A INSTANT DEFLATION OF THE TIRE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VALVE STEM NUT CRACKING BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER DUE TO A CONSTANT TIRE LEAK THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD VALVE STEM. THE VALVE STEM COST $50 AND $80 TO INSTALL. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON A SCHEDULED TIRE ROTATION AND THE TECH NOTICED THE NUT HAD CORROSION AND WAS CRACKED. HE REPLACED IT WITH A NEW NUT. THE THIRD TIME WAS THE BLOW OUT I DESCRIBED FIRST, WHICH ALSO RUINED THE TIRE. ON INSPECTION OF THE FORTH TIRE THE NUT IS ALSO CRACKED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE BOLTS OF BRAKES MANIFOLDS WERE FRACTURED ON EACH SIDE AND CAUSING THE LEAK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NOTICED LOW TIRE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING. DROVE ABOUT 10 MILE WITH INDICATION. PARKED IN DRIVE WAY. WHEN I UNSCREWED THE VALVE STEM CAB THE VALVE STEM WENT ALMOST COMPLETELY INTO THE TIRE. THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. I FOUND THAT THE LOCKING NUT WAS CORRODED AND ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. I HAD THE TIRE REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SENSOR AND LOCKING NUT ARE ALL ONE UNIT AT A COST OF 70.00. YESTERDAY I CHECK THE PRESSURE IN ALL 4 TIRES AND FOUND THE LOCKING NUT ON THE FRONT TIRE BROKEN MISSING ABOUT 1/3 OF THE METAL. *TR

IN FEB, DODGE ISSUED A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE 13V038000 FOR A DEFECT THAT MIGHT LOCK UP THE DRIVE TRAIN AT ANY SPEED. IT HAS NOW BEEN SEVEN MONTHS AND DODGE STILL DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL. I THINK DODGE IS STALLING , KNOWING THAT NHTSA IS IMPOTENT AND CANNOT TOUCH THEM IF THEY CONTINUE TO DELAY. DODGE NEEDS TO BE FINED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND MAKE PUNITIVE PAYMENTS TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

WHEN FILLING MY VEHICLE WITH GAS THE TANK GETS FULL AND THE PUMP STOPS BUT ONLY AFTER SPITTING FUEL ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS RECENTLY STARTED HAPPENING BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP NO MATER WHAT OCTANE AND NO MATTER WHAT STATION I CHOOSE. I WOULD ESTIMATE UP TO A HALF GALLON OF GAS SPILLS ON THE GROUND. SERVICE BULLETIN AT SHOP ALLDATA REPAIR ADVISED OF SIMILAR ISSUES BEING RESOLVED BY REPLACING EVAP CANISTER, EMISSION SYSTEM INTEGRITY MONITOR, VAPOR LINE & FILTER. ALL THESE WERE REPLACED AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, YET LOCAL SHOP FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN. JUST WAITING FOR AN EXPLOSION TO HAPPEN AT THIS POINT, LET ALONE THE GROUND POLLUTION FROM THE FUEL. RELATED COMPLAINTS I WAS ABLE TO FIND: NHTSA ID: 10561110 10502815 10498166 *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE UNAVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.- LL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). AND CALLED THE DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, AND REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 03/06/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD EXCEED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY ALLOWING ONE REPAIR KIT PER WEEK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING IN SNOW AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE I COULD FEEL THAT THE SNOW WAS HAVING AN EFFECT ON MY TRUCKS TRACTION AND WITH THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD TO INFORM ME THAT ONE OF MY DRIVE WHEELS MUST BE LOOSING TRACTION. AFTER MOVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON DRY SALT TREATED PAVEMENT THE ABS, BRAKE, ESP,AND BAS, LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND HAVE NOT GONE OFF SINCE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE ON MY BRAKING ABILITY IF TRACTION BECOMES AN ISSUE OR IF HEAVY BRAKING IS INVOLVED. *TR

WHEN FILLING MY VEHICLE WITH GAS THE TANK GETS FULL AND THE PUMP STOPS BUT ONLY AFTER SPITTING FUEL ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS RECENTLY STARTED HAPPENING BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP NO MATER WHAT OCTANE AND NO MATTER WHAT STATION I CHOOSE. I WOULD ESTIMATE UP TO A HALF GALLON OF GAS SPILLS ON THE GROUND. THIS SEEMS SUPER DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 ( POWER TRAIN) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE JANUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT WAS RECALLED LAST YEAR AROUND JUNE 2013 IT IS NOW JAN 2014 ALL THE DEALERSHIP CAN DO IS CALL AND HARASS ME ABOUT TRADING THE TRUCK IN AND NOT A WORD ON THE REPLACEMENT REAR AXLE PINION NUT--PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03-10-14 *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO OPENINGS, UNTIL APRIL. UPDATED 03/13/14

THE TIPM IS GOING OUT. CAUSING ALL SORTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. HEATER FAN STOPPED WORKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME AND GO, ESP COMES AND GOES, TOW/HAUL COMES AND GOES, REAR WINDOW POWER COMES AND GOES, 4X4 CANT BE TURNED ON FROM TIME TO TIME, AIRBAG LIGHTS COME ON AT WILL, ESP/BAS COMES AND GOES, ABS COMES AND GOES, REAR SLIDING WINDOW COMES AND GOES, ALL OF THIS HAPPENS MAINLY BELOW 32 DEGREES BUT VAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. BUT BELOW FREEZING IS EXTEMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD ICES UP ON THE INSIDE WITH NO HEATER FAN! THERMOMETER STOPPED WORKING TO. IM SURE OTHER THING BUT ITS TO MUCH TO JUST REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. FUEL ECONOMY IS TERRIBLE ALSO 12-13.5 MPG WHILE THE PROBLEMS OCCUR. NORMALLY IS 17.1 MPG AVERAGE STILL THAT IS TERRIBLE. AT TEST DRIVE IT WAS GETTING 20 MPG AVERAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE CORE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AND REAR TIRES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

OUR GRANDDAUGHTER'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING. HE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED FOR A FLAT TIRE AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. THE TIRES WERE FINE AND HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LEAKING. HE STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AGAIN HE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK AGAIN FOR LEAKS, BUT NOTHING WAS LEAKING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE SO HE STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. THE TRUCK WAS STILL SHAKING AND THEN STARTED HUMMING AND MAKING GRINDING NOISES. THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING BUT KEPT MOVING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL ( BUT STILL IN DRIVE). HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HE CALLED THE CLOSEST CHRYSLER DEALER AND HAD IT TOWED THERE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE PINION SEAL HAD LEAKED AND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE TRUCK HAD A FULL SERVICE CHECK IN OCTOBER AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR EITHER. AFTER RESEARCH, I'VE READ OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. AFTER DOING EVERYTHING WE SHOULD HAVE TO CARE FOR THE TRUCK, WE STILL ENDED UP PAYING $5940.75. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE. LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE DASH, THE RESULT OF STRIPPED GEARS INSIDE THE ACTUATOR SLIPPING. PLASTIC GEARS BECAME WORN AND INEFFECTIVE, CAUSING FAILURE IN THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. SAFETY IS COMPROMISED WHEN DEFROST CAN FAIL AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE LINE OF SIGHT WITH THE ROAD AND POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, AND/OR LOSS OF LIFE, LIMB, OR EYESIGHT. NEEDS RECALL IMMEDIATELY TO CORRECT MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

CALLED LANDERS MCLARTY DODGE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, FOR RECALL REAR AXLE PINION NUT, N08/NHTSA 13V-038 ON NOV 8 2013 AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED THE NEEDED PARTS. WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEM IN TWO WEEKS. CALLED AGAIN ON NOV 21, 2013, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO SEND THEM ANY UNTIL MID-DECEMBER. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL THIS SITUATION "COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER ON NOV 21, 2013, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO SPEED UP THE PARTS DELIVERY. *TR