2010 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

I HAVE A 2010 RAM WITH 50K MILES ON IT AND JUST GOT A WAKE UP CALL. WHILE RUNNING WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, HEARD A LOUD WHINE, THEN KABLAM!!! THE REAR OF THE TRUCK LOCKED UP AND KICKED ME DEAD SIDEWAYS, LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO A GAP BETWEEN TRAFFIC. NOTHING LIKE HAVING A FULL SIZE CREW CAB TRUCK SLIDING SIDEWAYS ON AN INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED UP AND AS IT WAS ABOUT TO SLIDE AROUND THE OTHER WAY I HEARD THE REAR END EXPLODE AND THE REAR WHEELS FREED UP AND I GOT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. KUDOS TO THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME, CARS AND THE 2 18 WHEELERS THAT WERE ABLE TO AVOID T BONING ME AS I WENT ON THIS WONDER RIDE. I CLIMBED OUT THE PASSENGER DOOR AND CALLED MY DEALER, THEY HOOKED ME UP WITH ROADSIDE AND AN HOUR LATER!!! WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC JUST MISSING MY TRUCK BY INCHES, I GOT TO MY DEALER. THEY HAVE YET TO GET IT ON THE RACK TO LOOK AT IT. I DID CRAWL UNDER IT IN THE LOT. DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. THE PINION APPARENTLY CAME LOOSE, I CAN SEE IT INSIDE THE DIFFERENTIAL AND ALL THE THREADS ARE PRESENT. THE DRIVE SHAFT IS BEAT ALL UP, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT HUNG ON THE FRAME WHEN THE TRUCK WENT SIDEWAYS. THE FRONT OF THE DIF LOOKS CRACKED, THE PINION IS INSIDE THE DIF WEDGED AGAINST EVERYTHING. THE TRANS SEAMS TO BE LEAKING FLUID AS WELL, CRACKED????? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!! FIRST MINE IS NOT THE ONLY RAM THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MY DEALER HAS HAD 1 OTHER IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND ANOTHER FOR

HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. DASH LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THEY WILL COME BACK ON IN A FEW MILES AND ALSO IF I STOP THE TRUCK AND RESTART. PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES TO SEARCH FOR AN ERROR BUT NONE ARE SHOWN. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. I ALSO HAD THE SIDE OUTSIDE HEATED MIRROR REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD A BURNT SPOT IN THE LOWER CORNER. UCONNECT HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED AT TIMES RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED "NOT TRAINED" ONE MORNING WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR TIRES SEIZED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,500.

THE REAR END SEIZED WHICH IN TURN SNAPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT IN HALF. THE DRIVE SHAFT THEN PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK, AND FLATTENED THE SPARE TIRE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, MY SPEED AT THE TIME WAS APROX 15 MPH. IT LIFTED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND SLAMMED DOWN TO A STOP. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL 360 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE THEN FISH-TAILED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED AND COMPLETELY DETACHED ONTO THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,495.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN A WHISTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR END AS THE REAR TIRES SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DID NOT FIT PROPERLY ON THE BRACKET THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT COULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO DROP AND CAUSE A FIRE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

AS YOU'RE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF WHERE-WHEN YOU COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HOLE, SPEED BUMP, RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC.; THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK JUMPS. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES COMPLETELY FROM YOUR HANDS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK JUMPS AND SHIMMIES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. THE CAR DEALER SAID IT WAS A RESULT OF LEAKAGE IN THE SEALS WITH THE SHOCKS. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS RUST SPOTS ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK COMING THROUGH THE PAINT. I TOOK INTO DEALER TO ASK ABOUT IT, THEY TOOK PICTURES AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK SINCE. IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE PAINT? MY TRUCK IS WHITE, THEREFOR IT IS QUITE NOTICEABLE. *TR

EXHAUST RESONANCE AT 1500 RPM ON 5.7 LITER MDS VVT ENGINE. HAVE MADE 7 TRIPS TO TWO DEALERSHIPS. DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO CORRECT. HAVE CONTACTED DODGE THREE TIMES. MANUFACTURER THINKS IT IS CONNECTED WITH THE MDS BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT SAY IF THIS WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE ENGINE OVER TIME.

2010 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP IN WHITE 8 MONTHS OLD,RUST SPOTS OR BLEMISHES BLEEDING THRU PAINT AFTER BEING THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND PROTESTED WITH 2 COATS OF LIQUID GLASS AUTO POLISH. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER ON MY 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 IS DEVELOPING RUST ON THE FRONT BUMPER. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHICH TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER SUBMITTED THESE PHOTOS TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER DENIED MY CLAIM UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE RUST ON THE FRONT BUMPER. CHRYSLER STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN ROCK CHIPS THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. WHAT SEEMS ODD ABOUT THE CHIPS IS THAT I HAVE NORMAL FINISH AND RUST SPOTS. THERE ARE NO CHIPS WITH JUST PRIMER LEFT WHICH YOU MIGHT HAVE WHEN HAVING ROCK CHIPS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH RUST WITHIN A YEAR. THIS MAKES ME QUESTION THE LONG TERM VIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND TO QUESTION THE PURCHASE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE.

THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE WEBBING MATERIAL ON THE 2010 MODEL IS MADE OF A HEAVIER QUALITY (COARSE THREAD) WEBBING MATERIAL AND THE 2004 MODEL HAS A WEBBING MATERIAL (FINE THREAD) SIMILAR TO STANDARD SEAT BELT MATERIAL. CHRYSLER / DODGE HAS NOT FOLLOWED THIS FEDERAL REGULATION FOR THE UPPER TETHER ANCHORAGE ON IT?S 2010 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 TRUCK. THE CURRENT TETHER STRAP IN THE 2010 MODEL VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A TETHER ANCHORAGE POINT. ALL CHILD SEATS WITH UPPER TETHER STRAPS HAVE A METAL HOOK FOR WHICH TO CLIP INTO A TETHER ANCHOR. THE METAL HOOK ON CHILD SEAT TETHERS BY DESIGN IS NOT MEANT TO BE CLIPPED ONTO A LOOP OF WEBBING ONLY. SOME TECHNICAL ADVISORS FROM CHRYSLER / DODGE HAVE INFORMED ME AND MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK IS TO BE CLIPPED ONTO THE UPPER TETHER LOOP OF WEBBING. HOWEVER, IF YOU UTILIZE THE 201

4 WHEEL DRIVE , ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL GOES OUT WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURE AFTER GETTING WET. *LN

CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS ON INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETHER STRAP HOOK UNDER THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THROUGH THE LOOP OF WEBBING BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT" PARAGRAPH 4 STATES "ROUTE EACH TETHER STRAP TO THE ANCHOR BEHIND THE CENTER SEAT, AND ATTACH TO THE HOOKS TO THE METAL RING" ON PAGE 76 AS PICTURED ITEM 1 THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) CLEARLY SHOWS THE REQUIRED ANCHOR RING FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK. THE REQUIRED 3 TETHER LOOP STRAPS ARE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED METAL ANCHOR RINGS ON EITHER STRAP IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CHILD CAR SEAT TETHER HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD CAR/BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HAS A TETHER STRAP FOR USE. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE

CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETHER STRAP HOOK UNDER THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THROUGH THE LOOP OF WEBBING BEHIND THE CHILD SEAT" PARAGRAPH 4 STATES "ROUTE EACH TETHER STRAP TO THE ANCHOR BEHIND THE CENTER SEAT, AND ATTACH TO THE HOOK(S) TO THE METAL RING" ON PAGE 76 AS PICTURED ITEM 1 THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) CLEARLY SHOWS THE REQUIRED ANCHOR RING FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CHILD SEAT TETHER HOOK. THE REQUIRED 3 TETHER LOOP STRAPS ARE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BUT DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED METAL ANCHOR RINGS ON EITHER STRAP IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CHILD CAR SEAT TETHER HOOK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD CAR/BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HAS A TETHER STRAP FOR USE. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING THE CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP HOOK. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2004 UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 55350981-AB. THE 2010 MODEL UPPER TETHER STRAP IS 52029441-AA. IF YOU PUT THESE TWO PARTS SIDE BY SIDE THE MOUNTING OF THE BRACKETS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS MOUNTING IS CONCERNED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRACKET FOR THE 2004 MODEL APPEARS TO BE SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN THE 2010 MODEL BUT THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PARTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. THE

I BOUGHT NEW 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 TRX 4X4 MODEL QUAD CAB FROM DAY ONE I GET NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM REAR OF TRUCK AND IS NOTICEABLY WORSE WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP OVER 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS PROBLEM BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE IGNITION AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS RESET THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS WHERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE VAPOR CANISTER AND THE LINER VALVE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED A FOURTH TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WHERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED A FIFTH TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE FUEL OUT AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF THE DEALER WHO STATED HE WOULD GIVE THE CONTACT A CALL WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE BUT HAS NOT RETURNED THE CALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED A DIFFERENT TECHNICIAN WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HIT A WILD TURKEY; AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. HE STATED THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAVE SUFFERED TIRE FAILURE AT SPEED GREATER THAN 50 MPH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO TIRE CENTER EACH TIME. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS TPS FAILURE. TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND LEAD TO FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THIS IS A RECOGNIZED AND COMMON PROBLEM, IF FACT THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT HAD RUN OUT OF SENSORS. MADE COMPLAINT TO DEALER MANAGEMENT WHO STATED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE AS A DEFECT DESPITE NUMEROUS FAILURES AND THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WERE TO BE BORN BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE PCM AND TIFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RESTARTED AND ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND IGNITION PARTS, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

I ALSO HAD THE FUEL FILLER NECK POP OUT WHEN REFUELING. IT STILL POPS OUT A BIT BUT I JUST PUSH IT BACK IN AND CLOSE THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION WITH REAR WINDOWS IN DOWN POSITION IN 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO CEMENT STEPS AND THE SIDING OF A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN THE NECK AND SHOULDER AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,003.

DROVE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WET, SLUSHY SNOW (ON PAVED ROADWAYS) FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. SNOW PACKED IN AROUND TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE CAUSING SHIFTER LINKAGE TO BE PHYSICALLY IMPEDED. COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. ENDED UP STUCK IN REVERSE WITH LEVER IN PARK, CAUSING A SITUATION WHERE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED OR MOVED. HAD TO GET UNDER VEHICLE TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE ALL SNOW FROM AROUND TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE BEFORE SHIFTER LINKAGE BECAME UNSTUCK. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE FILLED THE FUEL TANK, THE FILLER NECK POPPED OUT THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD JUST PUSH IT BACK IN AND HOLD THE NOZZLE TO CONTINUE FILLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,080. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50-BK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH INTO A DITCH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT HIT AND BROKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE; HE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC (AND POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE) STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ROCKER ARM BROKE IN THE HEMI ENGINE. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND HE DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROCKER ARM AND A PUSH ROD WHICH WERE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 670 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,312. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATD 01/24/11*JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP THREE WEEKS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME INTERMEDIATE THE LIGHTS FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING OFF AND ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD POP THE HOOD BECAUSE THE MAIN ELECTRICAL BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD ON SOME HAVE HAD NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED PLUGS ON THE BACK AND THEY MAY VIBRATE LOOSE AND I SHOULD WIGGLE THEM AROUND AND SEE IF THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK IN FOR THEM TO TRY AND REPAIR BUT IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IF THE CONNECTOR IS LOOSE ON THESE THAT THE POWER INTERRUPTION TO THE CIRCUIT WILL MAKE THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS INOPERABLE FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF THIS OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME. I HAVE PICS AND VIDEO OF THE ISSUES. THERE IS ALSO TO GIVE A BIGGER SCOPE OF THE BLOCKS LOOSENESS NO HEATED SEAT EXCEPT DRIVER NO COOLED SEAT EXCEPT DRIVER ALL 4 POSITIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HEATED AND COOLED. THE RADIO WORKS OFF AND ON, THE POWER PEDALS DON'T WORK AT ALL. THERE IS AS A UNRELATED NOTE AN INTERMITTENT KNOCK IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN THREE PLACES ALL WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. (JULY 2010) THERE HAVE BEEN NO WRECKS OR STRESS PLACED UPON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THIS DASHBOARD BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE PLUS POSES AN EXTRA HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF THERE WAS A COLLISION, PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD PLASTIC MAY BECOME DEADLY PROJECTILES, INJURING OR EVEN KILLING THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 ST. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY A SLOW DELAYED RESPONSE. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PUT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE TOWING EXPENSE. THE CONTACT HAD SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN A 1,000.

MECHANISIMS THAT HOLD ALL FOUR DOORS OPEN IN THE HALF AND FULL POSITION ON MY 2010 DODGE RAM CREW CAB TRUCK DO NOT HOLD DOOR SECURE ENOUGH TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL UNWANTED CLOSING OF DOOR WHICH IN TURN STRIKES PERSON WHILE ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE. WHILE SERIOUS INJURY HAS NOT OCCURRED YET, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DOES. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED FOR HAND, FINGER, OR HEAD TYPE INJURIES WITH CHILDREN AND EVEN ADULTS NOT AWARE OF THIS CONDITION WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING MY VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH I AM VERY AWARE OF THIS SITUATION I COULD ALSO GET HIT BY A DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY. MY DEALER FEELS, AND I AGREE, PROBLEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION BUT RATHER IMPROPERLY DESIGNED PARTS. REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED PARTS IN LIKE KIND WOULD ONLY RESULT IN SAME PROBLEM. RE-DESIGNED PARTS SUCH AS STRONGER COMPRESSION SPRING AND/OR INCREASED DEPTH OF SCALLOPS IN HOLDING BARS ARE NECESSARY TO MORE FIRMLY HOLD DOORS ON THEIR DETENT UNTIL OCCUPANT DESIRES TO CLOSE DOOR WITH HIS OR HER HAND. *TR

TRUCK MAKES DRONE SOUND AND VIBRATIONS CAN BE FELT WHEN THE MDS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY-RELATED CONCERN BUT RATHER QUALITY/COMFORT. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL AND DUE TO THE MDS TURNING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BREAKS FAILED TO ENGAGE LEAVING ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TO OPERATE. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN ADDITION, WHEN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,800.

THERE WAS NO FAILURE OR ACCIDENT INVOLVED. WHILE RENTING A 2010 DODGE RAM PICKUP - SHOULDER HARNESS WAS SO HIGH IT RUBBED MY NECK SO RAW I HAD TO HOLD IT AWAY WITH LEFT HAND. SHOULDER HARNESS DESIGNS ARE NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION PEOPLE THAT ARE SHORT 5' OR LESS. THE VEHICLE SAFETY BOARD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHY ALL THE SHOULDER HARNESSES ARE MOUNTED SO HIGH ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IN FACT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO A SHORT PERSON DRIVING, IF INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY AND HAVE HAD A PACEMAKER IMPLANTED, AND THIS EXTREMELY HIGH SEAT BELT NEARLY CUTS MY NECK. MY TOYOTA TUNDRA IS ALSO HIGH, BUT NOT NEARLY SO MUCH AS THIS RENTAL DODGE. *TR